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| US10947948B1 |
Systems and methods for ignition coil multiplexing in a pre-chamber system
Methods and systems are provided for multiplexing ignition signals in an engine system based on engine operating conditions, each cylinder of the engine system including a main chamber spark plug and a pre-chamber system. In one example, a method may include multiplexing spark signals to a first spark plug and a second spark plug, the first spark plug coupled to a pre-chamber of a first cylinder and the second spark plug coupled to a main chamber of a second cylinder. In this way, one ignition coil may be used to actuate two different spark plugs coupled to separate cylinders. |
| US10947947B2 |
Ignition apparatus
The ignition apparatus includes: an ignition plug; a plurality of high voltage devices each configured to generate the high voltage and apply the high voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; a leakage current detection device configured to detect a leakage current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a control device configured to control respective operations of the plurality of high voltage devices and the leakage current detection device. When the control device determines that leakage is present between the first electrode and the second electrode based on the leakage current detected by the leakage current detection device, the control device causes each of the plurality of high voltage devices to apply the high voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode at the same period. |
| US10947946B2 |
Enhanced VDE knock control
Systems and methods for adjusting ignition timing to one or more cylinders of a variable displacement engine responsive to a knock indication are described herein. In one particular example, during a partial cylinder mode, ignition timing to one or more cylinders may be adjusted responsive to a knock indication based on the number of cylinders deactivated; whereas during the full cylinder mode, ignition timing for all cylinders are adjusted responsive to a knock indication. Thereby, the systems and methods described allow a larger partial cylinder operating window that has a benefit of enhancing a vehicle's fuel economy. |
| US10947940B2 |
Fuel delivery system
A fuel delivery system includes a fuel pump assembly, an extension tube, and an injection nozzle assembly. The fuel pump assembly includes a pumping chamber, an inlet valve configured to direct fuel to the pumping chamber, a piston configured to pressurize fuel in the pumping chamber, an electromagnetic actuator operatively coupled to the piston, and an outlet check valve configured to direct pressurized fuel out of the pumping chamber. The electromagnetic actuator is configured to produce a force sufficient to move the piston to pressurize fuel in the pumping chamber and direct pressurized fuel through the outlet check valve. The extension tube is located downstream of the outlet check valve, and the injection nozzle assembly is located downstream of the extension tube. The injection nozzle assembly includes a nozzle check valve configured to selectively permit pressurized fuel received from the outlet check valve through the extension tube to exit the fuel delivery system. |
| US10947939B1 |
Resonator under intake manifold
A system for reducing noise associated with a compressor of an engine system comprises an intake manifold and a resonator comprising an outlet. The resonator is coupled to, and is positioned adjacent to, the intake manifold. An outlet pipe is in fluid communication with the outlet and the compressor, and a length of the outlet pipe extends from the outlet to the compressor. Positioning the resonator adjacent to the intake manifold reduces the length of the outlet pipe so as to reduce noise associated with air flowing through the outlet pipe. |
| US10947937B2 |
Functional component for influencing tank ventilation and arrangement of a functional component for influencing tank ventilation on an intake pipe
A functional component for influencing a tank ventilation of a fuel tank, functionally connected to an internal combustion engine, having a main body, wherein at least one flow channel for guiding fluid from an inlet side to an outlet side is formed in the main body, wherein at least one component for creating a clip connection of the functional component to an intake pipe is formed on the main body. The invention also relates to an arrangement of a functional component for influencing a tank ventilation of a fuel tank, functionally connected to an internal combustion engine, on an intake pipe. |
| US10947936B2 |
Side-by-side vehicle having air-intake unit facing cargo carrier
A side-by-side vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame including a cabin frame part surrounding a riding space in which seats for a driver and a passenger are provided; an engine which is mounted on the vehicle body frame and generates driving power for allowing the side-by-side vehicle to travel; an air-intake unit including in an inside thereof, an air-intake passage through which intake-air flows to the engine, and an air inlet through which the intake-air is introduced into the air-intake passage; and a cargo carrier having a loading space with a depressed shape in a state in which the cargo carrier is supported by the vehicle body frame, and the air-intake unit is disposed so that the air inlet is directed downward and faces a surface of the cargo carrier. |
| US10947929B2 |
Integrated aircraft propulsion system
An integrated propulsion system comprising at least two gas turbine engines, at least one fan, and a transmission assembly coupling the at least two gas turbine engines to the at least one fan wherein the at least two gas turbine engines are disposed within a main body of an airframe comprising the main body and a pair of wings, and wherein the number of gas turbine engines is greater than the number of fans. |
| US10947922B2 |
Engine controller and engine control method
A first intake air amount an engine is calculated based on a detected value of an intake air flow rate of an air flowmeter. A second intake air amount is calculated based on any one of a detected value of an intake pipe pressure and a throttle opening degree instead of the detected value of the intake air flow rate. When it is determined that the intake pulsation is not large, a difference amount of the second intake air amount from the first intake air amount is calculated. A corrected second intake air amount, which is a sum of the second intake air amount and the difference amount, is set as an intake air amount calculated value when it is determined that the intake pulsation is large. |
| US10947918B1 |
Apparatus for controlling an engine during a shift event, powertrain including same, and method
A system can control an engine during a shift event of a multi-ratio transmission driven by the engine. The engine can include a throttle valve configured to selectively regulate a flow rate of air entering the engine. The system can include a controller configured to receive shift data indicative of an execution of the shift event by the multi-ratio transmission, receive first sensor data indicative of a temperature of the engine and second sensor data indicative of a temperature of the multi-ratio transmission, obtain a transient air value based on the temperature of the engine and the temperature of the multi-ratio transmission when the controller has received the shift data, and signal the throttle valve to move to a position corresponding to the transient air value when the controller has received the shift data. |
| US10947917B2 |
Methods and system for skip-firing of an engine
Various methods and systems are provided for skip-firing an engine. As one embodiment, a method for an engine includes firing all cylinders of the engine and not altering the closing timing of the intake valves when fueling demands are greater than a threshold. The method further includes skip-firing the engine when fueling demands are less than a threshold, and holding open the intake valves of skipped cylinders for a greater duration than intake valves of firing cylinders. |
| US10947915B2 |
Control system
A control system includes an electronic control unit including a feedback controller and a reference governor. The feedback controller is configured to determine a value of control input such that a value of control output approximates a target value. The reference governor is configured to calculate, with a prediction model, a predicted maximum value of an overshoot amount of the control output that overshoots from the target value. The prediction model is derived assuming that an n-th delay (n is a natural number) occurs in a response of the control output. The reference governor is configured to calculate the target value by correcting the provisional target value of the control output based on the predicted maximum value so as to increase a degree of satisfaction of a constraint condition with regard to the control output. |
| US10947908B2 |
Controller for internal combustion engine
A controller according to the present disclosure, in each combustion cycle that composes a change cycle, calculates the average μn of control amounts from the first combustion cycle to the nth (1<=n<=N) combustion cycle and calculates the error μn-μo of the average μn with respect to the average μo of a reference normal population. Also, the controller sets both a positive threshold Zα/2*σo/n1/2 and a negative threshold −Zα/2*σo/n1/2 based on the standard error σo/n1/2 of the reference normal population in the case where the number of data is n. Then, the controller chooses an operation amount to be changed from a plurality of operation amounts, based on a comparison between a series of the errors μn-μo and a series of the positive thresholds Zα/2*σo/n1/2 and a comparison between the series of the errors μn-μo and a series of the negative thresholds −Zα/2*σo/n1/2. |
| US10947907B2 |
Variable engine braking for thermal management
An internal combustion engine system includes an engine with a plurality of pistons housed in respective ones of a plurality of cylinders, an air intake system to provide air to the plurality of cylinders through respective ones of a plurality of intake valves, an exhaust system to release exhaust gas from the plurality of cylinders through respective one of a plurality of exhaust valves, an aftertreatment system to treat exhaust emission from the engine, and a controller coupled to at least one sensor and configured to control a variable valve actuation mechanism to provide variable engine braking for thermal management. |
| US10947901B2 |
Gas turbine engine compressor sections and intake ducts including soft foreign object debris endwall treatments
Gas turbine engine (GTE) compressor sections and compressor intake ducts are provided having Soft Foreign Object debris (SFOD) endwall treatments, which reduce peak damage to GTE components in the event of SFOD ingestion. In embodiments, the GTE compressor section includes a compressor rotor and a compressor intake duct. The compressor intake duct includes an intake flow passage, which extends through compressor intake duct to the compressor rotor. A first duct endwall extends around a centerline of the flow passage to bound a peripheral portion of the intake flow passage. An SFOD endwall treatment includes topological features formed in or otherwise provided on the first duct endwall. The topological features of the SFOD endwall treatment are configured such that SFOD impacting the topological features is directed in a radially inward direction toward the flow passage centerline prior discharge of the SFOD from the intake flow passage and into the compressor rotor. |
| US10947899B2 |
Energy storage and management using pumping
Disclosed techniques include energy storage and management using pumping. An energy source is connected to a pump-turbine energy management system, wherein the pump-turbine energy management system includes a pump-energy storage subsystem. Energy from the energy source is stored in the pump-energy storage subsystem. One or more processors are used to calculate a valve-based flow control setting for recovering energy from the pump-energy storage subsystem. One or more valves in the pump-energy management system are energized, wherein the energizing enables energy recovery. Energy is recovered from the pump-energy storage subsystem using a pump-turbine recovery subsystem enabled by the one or more valves that were energized. Waste heat is recovered through a waste-heat recovery subsystem which includes water heat exchangers or a fluid spray. The water from the water heat exchangers can be used to make steam or ice. |
| US10947897B2 |
Multiloop gas turbine system and method of operation thereof
The present disclosure relates to a novel gas turbine system having applications, for example, in thermal power generation in an environmentally friendly manner. The multiloop gas turbine system may have multiple functional units each comprising a compressor, a regenerator, a combustion unit, and a turbine. Typically, exhaust flow of a turbine of a preceding loop may be routed to the combustion unit of the next loop, allowing mixing of exhaust flow with hot compressed air of the next loop, and the expanded exhaust from the turbine of the ultimate loop is fed back into the regenerators of each loop to recover exhaust heat. |
| US10947894B2 |
Oil supply device
An oil supply device configured to supply oil to a turbocharger of an engine includes a first oil pump, a second oil pump, a first valve, and a second valve. The first oil pump is coupled to a bearing unit of the turbocharger via an oil supply path, and configured to supply oil to the bearing unit. The second oil pump is coupled to the bearing unit via an oil discharge passage, and configured to suck oil from the bearing unit. The first valve is provided in the oil supply path. The first valve is switchable from a connected state to a disconnected state when the engine is to be stopped. The second valve is provided in the oil discharge passage. The second valve is switchable from a connected state to a disconnected state when the engine is to be stopped. |
| US10947892B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for throttled engine control using turbocharger wastegate
Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for producing a target pressure differential across an intake air throttle of an internal combustion engine by opening or closing a turbocharger wastegate to a commanded position that provides an opening through the wastegate having an effective area based on the target pressure differential. |
| US10947891B2 |
Internal combustion engine and method of operating an internal combustion engine
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a combustion engine comprising a first exhaust gas channel and a separate second exhaust gas channel each connected to at least one cylinder, wherein the first exhaust gas channel is further connected to a turbocharger and the second exhaust gas channel is configured to bypass the turbocharger, and a throttling valve in the second exhaust gas channel configured to control an exhaust gas pressure in the cylinder. |
| US10947889B2 |
Exhaust gas aftertreatment module support assembly
An exhaust gas aftertreatment module support assembly for supporting an exhaust gas aftertreatment module above a cylinder head and a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine includes a first mounting bracket, a second mounting bracket, and a cradle assembly. The first mounting bracket is configured to be coupled to the cylinder block. The second mounting bracket is configured to be coupled to the cylinder block. The cradle assembly is selectively coupled to the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket. The cradle assembly includes a first cradle bracket and a second cradle bracket. The first cradle bracket has a first cradle bracket cradle surface that is configured to interface with the exhaust gas aftertreatment module. |
| US10947888B2 |
Urea mixer
Methods and systems are provided for a urea mixer. In one example, a urea mixer may include a plurality of outlets located adjacent a throat of a venturi passage. |
| US10947887B2 |
Method and system for exhaust particulate matter sensing
Methods and systems are provided for sensing particulate matter by a particulate matter (PM) sensor positioned upstream, or downstream, of a diesel particulate filter in an exhaust system. The PM sensor may include a curved sensor surface having interdigitated electrodes of differing voltages disposed thereon. An inlet may be disposed to capture a sample flow of exhaust from an exhaust flow from a diesel engine. A conduit may be formed to direct the sample flow toward the curved sensor surface in a direction that may form an acute angle with a line normal to the curved sensor surface. |
| US10947886B2 |
Catalyst state estimation apparatus, catalyst state estimation method with information processing apparatus, and non-transitory recording medium in which program is stored
A catalyst state estimation apparatus includes a first sensor, a memory and a processor. The first sensor is configured to acquire information about a catalyst that removes a toxic substance in an exhaust gas, the first sensor being provided in a main passage into which the exhaust gas flows from an internal combustion engine. The memory is configured to previously store a catalyst state estimation model that includes at least one mathematical model. The processor is configured to estimate a removal performance of the catalyst by applying the information about the catalyst acquired by the first sensor to the catalyst state estimation model. |
| US10947881B2 |
Reductant generator
A reductant generator includes a housing defining a chamber, an inlet to direct engine exhaust gas into the chamber, a moveable member that receives driving input from an engine and which is configured to compress engine exhaust gases within the chamber, and a supply to provide a fluid into the chamber to be transformed into reductant. The generator also includes an outlet from which the reductant is directed into an exhaust system. |
| US10947878B2 |
Method of controlling a regeneration procedure on a vehicle
A method for controlling a regeneration procedure in an exhaust system after treatment device in a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a location of the vehicle, obtaining data related to the location, determining, based on the data related to the location a probability of completing the regeneration procedure on the vehicle at said determined location, controlling the vehicle to perform the regeneration procedure in dependence on the probability of completing the regeneration procedure. |
| US10947873B2 |
Engine revision for peristaltic oil change
A method and a kit for oil removal or injection into the oil pan of a vehicle, marine or aircraft engine. A modified dip stick tube or other access tube extends to the bottom of the oil pan has at least one or more openings at its bottom end to allow oil to enter or exit. The top has an air-tight seal that can be attached to a flexible tube that can be run to a peristaltic pump. The pump can have an exit tube that runs into an oil recovery receptacle. After draining, the oil, the tube can be valved or physically relocated to a fresh oil source. The direction of rotation of the pump can be reversed to fill the oil pan with fresh oil. An electric control can run the pump in both a forward and reverse direction typically from a vehicle battery voltage source. |
| US10947872B1 |
On-engine lubrication fluid storage system
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed that include an internal combustion engine having a lubrication system with an upper storage reservoir for receiving lubrication fluid from the internal combustion engine. The upper storage reservoir maintains a supply of lubrication fluid to a lower storage reservoir even while the internal combustion engine is inclined due to operation along severe grades. The lower storage reservoir supplies fluid for circulation to the internal combustion engine. |
| US10947868B2 |
Block mounted overhead cam support system for internal combustion engines
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for supporting one or more camshafts by the engine block in overhead arrangement relative to the cylinder heads and valve train. |
| US10947867B2 |
Lightweight geardrive systems
An improved, lightweight gear drive having a rim gear mounted on a shaft, the shaft formed of one or more shaft segments, each of the shaft segments supporting a segregated arc. The segregated arcs forming a circumferential portion of a bearing surface of the shaft. |
| US10947864B2 |
Gas turbine with separate cooling for turbine and exhaust casing
A gas turbine having a turbine casing, an outer and inner casing part between which a hot gas flows. An annular duct is formed between the outer casing part and the turbine casing to accommodate a cooling fluid. An exhaust gas casing is positioned downstream in the flow direction of the hot gas. A bearing system for a rotor has bearing struts arranged around the circumference which extend from a shaft bearing to an outer casing and, in the hot gas path of an exhaust gas diffuser arranged in the exhaust gas casing are shielded by another strut set which surrounds the bearing struts and is hollow to support the diffuser, wherein, to center the turbine and the exhaust gas casing, these are connected to one another via a fit wherein the turbine and the exhaust gas casing can be supplied with cooling air independently of one another. |
| US10947860B2 |
Actuator
An actuator actuates a movable part of a turbocharger including a turbine housing for accommodating a turbine driven by exhaust, and a compressor housing for accommodating a compressor which is disposed on the same axis as the turbine and which pressure-feeds intake air. The actuator has a rod of which one end side is coupled by a link to the movable part, a case having a bearing part that slidably and axially supports the other end side of the rod, a boot which covers the sliding part of the rod and the bearing part and of which at least part of the outer peripheral surface faces the outer peripheral surface of the turbine housing, and a thermal shield member disposed between the turbine housing and the boot. |
| US10947859B2 |
Clearance control arrangement
A clearance control arrangement (26) for a rotor (28) comprising a segment assembly (33) spaced radially inwards from a casing (32) and defining a radial clearance (42) between the rotor (28) and the segment assembly (33). A front carrier (35a) and a rear carrier (35b) supporting the segment assembly (33). A heat transfer cavity (48) formed between the carriers (35a, 35b), the segment assembly (33) and the casing (32). A settling chamber (60) formed adjacent to the casing (32) and upstream of the heat transfer cavity (48). The clearance control arrangement (26) is configured to receive air into the settling chamber (60) and thence to deliver it to the heat transfer cavity (48). |
| US10947857B2 |
Labyrinth seal for a turbine engine of an aircraft
Labyrinth seal for a turbine engine, in particular of an aircraft, including a rotor element rotating about an axis of rotation, and a stator element extending around the rotor element The rotor element includes a series of annular lips extending radially outwards and surrounded by at least one abradable element carried by the stator element. Each lip includes an inner peripheral body portion, an outer peripheral body portion and an upstream annular face for impact of an air flow during operation. At least one lip has, looking from the upstream annular face, a first annular cavity with a concave rounded cross-section on its inner peripheral body portion and a second annular cavity with a concave rounded cross-section on its outer peripheral body portion. |
| US10947854B2 |
Internal cooling cavity with trip strips
An airfoil is provided. The airfoil may comprise a cross over, an impingement chamber in fluid communication with the cross over, and a first trip strip disposed on a first surface of the impingement chamber. A cooling system is also provided. The cooling system may comprise an impingement chamber, a first trip strip on a first surface of the impingement chamber, and a second trip strip on a second surface of the impingement chamber. An internally cooled engine part is further provided. The internally cooled part may comprise a cross over and an impingement chamber in fluid communication with the cross over. The cross over may be configured to direct air towards a first surface of the impingement chamber. A first trip strip may be disposed on the first surface of the impingement chamber. |
| US10947852B2 |
Tribrid wind turbine blade
A tribrid wind turbine blade is described, wherein the blade is formed from three separate parts made using three different manufacturing approaches. A root section of the blade is formed by a load-bearing central spar having an aerodynamic shell or fairing fitted to the spar. A mainboard portion is formed from a load-bearing shell structure. A tip portion is formed as an integrally-formed element from a one-shot closed moulding process. |
| US10947851B2 |
Local pressure side blade tip lean
A rotor blade of a gas turbine engine includes a pressure side, and a suction side opposite the pressure side and defining a rotor blade profile therebetween, the pressure side and the suction side each extending from a blade root to a blade tip. The rotor blade defines a cross-sectional median line midway between the pressure side and the suction side. The cross-sectional median line extends in a generally radial direction from the blade root to a lean point between the blade root and the blade tip. The cross-sectional median line extends off of radial from the lean point to the blade tip, defining a lean of the rotor blade between the lean point and the blade tip. |
| US10947848B2 |
Direct port commutator and manifold assembly
A commutator/manifold assembly controls a flow of hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic fluid system. The assembly includes a commutator having an offset design including an inner portion eccentrically encompassed within an outer portion, and offset commutator porting to control the hydraulic flow. A manifold includes manifold ports having a straight configuration by which walls defining the manifold ports run substantially along a longitudinal axis through an entirety of the manifold. The commutator is configured to rotate to sequentially align the commutator porting with differing portions of the manifold ports to control the flow. The commutator porting includes inner ports and outer ports that are isolated from each other by a commutator seal. A commutator ring has a guiding surface that guides rotation of the commutator. The rotation of the commutator provides a timed flow through the manifold ports straight through the manifold and without any directional flow restriction. |
| US10947846B2 |
Opposed piston engine
An opposed piston engine has a driveshaft with at least one combustion cylinder positioned between opposing, curvilinear shaped cams mounted on the driveshaft, where the center axis of the combustion cylinder is parallel with but spaced apart from the driveshaft axis. A piston assembly is disposed in each end of the cylinder, with one piston assembly engaging one cam and the other piston assembly engaging the other cam. Each piston assembly includes a cam follower that can move along a curvilinear shaped cam to reciprocate the piston assembly within the cylinder. The combustion cylinder includes an intake port in fluid communication with an annular intake channel formed in the engine block in which the cylinder is mounted, and an exhaust port in fluid communication with an annular exhaust channel formed in the engine block. |
| US10947843B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring characteristics of fluid in a reservoir
Disclosed are methods in which measurements are obtained from a plurality of sensors secured in spaced relation to one another across at least a portion of the depth of reservoir of some form in order to identify one or more characteristics of the fluids within the reservoir. The sensors are used to monitor ambient forces exerted by fluids within the tank proximate each sensor. An example mechanism for obtaining the measurements includes a plurality of sensors, such as strain gauges, supported on a structure that supports the sensors in fixed relation to one another, and can, in some examples, support the sensors in a known relation relative to boundaries of the reservoir. |
| US10947839B2 |
Downhole thermal anomaly detection for passive ranging to a target wellbore
A method can include measuring temperature along a relief wellbore, thereby detecting a temperature anomaly in an earth formation penetrated by the relief wellbore, and determining a location of an influx into a target wellbore, based on the temperature anomaly detecting. A thermal anomaly ranging system for use with a subterranean well can include a temperature sensor in a relief wellbore that penetrates an earth formation, the temperature sensor detecting a temperature anomaly in the formation, and the temperature anomaly being caused by an influx into a target wellbore. Another method can include measuring optical scattering in an optical waveguide positioned in a relief wellbore, thereby detecting a temperature anomaly in an earth formation penetrated by the relief wellbore, and determining a location of an influx into a target wellbore, based on the temperature anomaly detecting. |
| US10947835B2 |
Borehole mapping tool and methods of mapping boreholes
A borehole mapping tool may include a probe casing having first and second ends that is sized to receive at least one location probe. An outer casing sized to be closely received by a borehole surrounds the probe casing so that an interior space is defined therebetween. A first end cap is mounted to a first end of the outer casing so that the first end of the probe casing extends beyond the first end cap. A second end cap is mounted to a second end of the outer casing so that the second end of the probe casing extends beyond the second end cap. |
| US10947834B2 |
Sensor for a downhole tool
A sensor apparatus for a downhole tool 12 comprises a sensor 24 for taking downhole measurements; and a sensor support 26, 28 for mounting the sensor 24 to the downhole tool 12. The sensor support 26, 28 includes an actuator 26 for moving at least a part of the sensor 24 in a direction extending along a longitudinal axis of the downhole tool 12, such that in use the moveable part(s) of the sensor 24 can move relative to the tool 12 in a direction extending along a longitudinal axis of a borehole. The sensor apparatus is arranged to log measurements from the sensor using a point on the tool 12 as a reference to determine relative depth between measurements without using an external reference point to obtain an indication of the absolute depth of the measurements. |
| US10947831B2 |
Fluid driven commingling system for oil and gas applications
A fluid management system positioned in a wellbore for recovering a multiphase stream from the wellbore. The system comprising a downhole separator configured to produce a carrier fluid having a carrier fluid pressure and a separated fluid having a separated fluid pressure, an artificial lift device configured to increase the carrier fluid pressure to produce the turbine feed stream having a turbine feed pressure, a turbine configured to convert fluid energy in the turbine feed stream to harvested energy, the conversion fluid energy from the turbine feed stream to harvested energy produces a turbine discharge stream having a turbine discharge pressure less than the turbine feed pressure, and a pressure boosting device configured to convert the harvested energy to pressurized fluid energy, the conversion of harvested energy to pressurized fluid energy produces a pressurized fluid stream having a pressurized fluid pressure greater than the separated fluid pressure. |
| US10947830B2 |
Fracturing method for creating complex crack network by intermittent fracturing on site
A fracturing method for creating a complex crack network by intermittent fracturing on site, which relates to oil and gas field development, and comprises the following steps: pumping a fracturing fluid into an oil well to enter the reservoir, continuing pumping the fracturing fluid into fractured cracks after a pumping pressure has reached a preset pressure, and stopping pumping the fracturing fluid after a preset condition has been reached; performing under-pressure shut-in for the oil well; stopping the shut-in operation when a signal detecting vehicle cannot receive an obvious microseismic signal in the under-pressure shut-in process; repeating the above three steps multiple times; pumping the fracturing fluid into the oil well to enter the reservoir by the fracturing truck until an amount of the pumped in fracturing fluid reaches a design pump-in liquid amount; pumping a sand-carrying fluid into the oil well to enter the reservoir by means of a sand blending truck and the fracturing truck after the amount of the pumped in fracturing fluid has reached the design pump-in liquid amount, and stopping pumping the sand-carrying fluid after the pumped in sand-carrying fluid has reached a preset sand adding amount. |
| US10947829B2 |
Cable management of electric powered hydraulic fracturing pump unit
A hydraulic fracturing system includes a pump, an electrically powered motor for driving the pump, a trailer on which the pump and motor are mounted, and a transformer that steps down electricity for use by the motor. Electrical output from the transformer connects to a series of receptacles mounted onto a housing around the transformer. A similar set of receptacles is provided on the trailer and which are electrically connected to the motor. Power cables equipped with plugs on their opposing ends insert into the receptacles to close an electrical circuit between the transformer and pump. |
| US10947823B2 |
Erosive slurry diverter
A downhole tool may comprise a body comprising an outer wall and a first passage that extends longitudinally in the body, wherein a fluid slurry traverses a flow path in the body of the downhole tool through the first passage. The downhole tool may further comprise a diverter disposed in the body, wherein the diverter comprises at least one channel and the diverter extends from the outside wall of the body into the flow path of the first passage operable to direct the fluid slurry from the first passage to a location outside the downhole tool. A gravel packing system may comprise a packer and a conveyance comprising a downhole tool. The downhole tool may comprise a body comprising an outer wall and a first passage that extends longitudinally in the body and a diverter disposed in the body. |
| US10947821B2 |
Oil and gas production well control system and method
A control system for and oil and gas production well includes a controller connected to a well string extending downhole from a wellhead. The control system maximizes downhole pump efficiency and oil and gas production by interactively monitoring and controlling well operating parameters. A method embodying the present invention optimizes well production and operating efficiency. |
| US10947819B2 |
Active alternator control in a downhole tool string
A downhole system includes a drill string having a drilling fluid flow channel and at least one turbine alternator deployed in the flow channel. The turbine alternator is configured to convert flowing drilling fluid to electrical power. A voltage bus is configured to receive electrical power from the turbine alternator and at least one electrical motor is configured to receive electrical power from the voltage bus. An electronic controller is configured to provide active control of the turbine alternator via processing a desired speed of the electrical motor to generate a desired torque current and feeding the desired torque current forward to the turbine alternator. The turbine alternator is responsive to the desired torque current such that it modifies the electrical power provided to the voltage bus in response to the desired torque. |
| US10947817B2 |
Methods and systems for a tool with encapsulated heating cable within a wellbore
Examples of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for an encapsulated heating cable within a wellbore. Embodiments may have the durability required for the hazardous and harsh environment of a wellbore, and to provide sufficient heat within the production string to reduce and/or eliminate deposits. |
| US10947816B2 |
Downhole graphene heat exchanger
A graphene heat exchanger for absorbing thermal energy and located in a downhole tool. The downhole tool is located in a borehole intersecting an earth formation and comprising a thermal component. The heat exchanger includes graphene and is thermally coupled to the thermal component. The heat exchanger is configured to absorb thermal energy from the thermal component or absorb ambient thermal energy from the earth formation. |
| US10947815B2 |
Tool assembly with collet and shiftable valve and process for directing fluid flow in a wellbore
Various embodiments of a tool assembly for completion of wellbores and processes of using the tool assemblies are provided. In various example embodiments a tethered receptacle in receipt of a plug member is releasably coupled to a collet. The tool assembly comprises one or more shiftable valves. In a process for controlling fluid flow in a wellbore string, the collet is released from the receptacle. Engagement of the collet with a shiftable valve causes the valve to shift from a port closed to a port open position, and to plug the central bore of a wellbore string with the plug member. |
| US10947813B2 |
Systems and methods for preventing sand accumulation in inverted electric submersible pump
Systems and methods for providing artificial lift to wellbore fluids include a pump located within a wellbore. A motor is located uphole of the pump and a protector assembly is located between the pump and the motor. A downhole packer is located within the wellbore downhole of the pump. A sand diverter is located downhole of the pump and has a flow port assembly located uphole of the downhole packer, the sand diverter having a diverter inner bore in fluid communication with the wellbore downhole of the downhole packer. The flow port assembly has an inner sleeve that is moveable between an open position where an inner sleeve port assembly is aligned with an outer sleeve port assembly of an outer sleeve, and a closed position where the inner sleeve port assembly is unaligned with the outer sleeve port assembly. |
| US10947809B2 |
Dissolvable frac plug
A dissolvable frac plug is disclosed. The dissolvable frac plug has an internal chamber surrounded by an external wall with the chamber containing a dry powder component in an amount sufficient to combine with ground water or other wellbore fluids to form a solution or environment that enhances dissolution of the plug. The dry powder is released from the chamber as a portion or portions of the external wall dissolves due to contact with water or other wellbore fluids. |
| US10947803B2 |
Lightweight flow module
A flow control module includes an inlet hub coupled to a first flow passage having a first flow bore, a flow meter, and a choke disposed in a second flow passage having a second flow bore, where the second flow passage is coupled to a distal end of the first flow passage. The flow meter is associated with the first flow bore and positioned for top-down fluid flow. The flow control module also includes an outlet hub coupled to a distal end of the second flow passage, where the outlet hub faces in a different direction from the inlet hub. |
| US10947798B2 |
Bidirectional downhole isolation valve
An isolation valve for use in a wellbore includes a housing having a bore; a flapper movable between an open position and a closed position, the flapper operable to isolate an upper portion of the bore from a lower portion of the bore when the flapper is in the closed position; and a collet pivotable between a first position configured to move the flapper to the closed position, and a second position configured to engage the flapper in the closed position, thereby retaining the flapper in the closed position. |
| US10947797B2 |
Systems and methods for separating fluid mixtures
Systems and methods for separating a flowback mixture received from a wellbore. Employing a vessel with internal chambers to receive the mixture and employing eductors and a shaker to manage the separation of the mixture to produce a supply of solids-free liquid ready for reuse. |
| US10947795B2 |
Oil-swellable, surface-treated elastomeric polymer and methods of using the same for controlling losses of non-aqueous wellbore treatment fluids to the subterranean formation
An oil-swellable lost circulation material (LCM) formed from an elastomeric polymer and a crosslinker amine is provided. The LCM may be formed from elastomeric polymer particles, a crosslinker amine, an anti-agglomerating agent, and may also be formed using a cure accelerator. A mixture of the elastomeric polymer particles, the crosslinker amine, the anti-agglomerating agent, and in some mixtures the cure accelerator, may be hot rolled at a temperature of at least 120° F. for a duration. The resulting LCM may swell by absorbing about 20 to about 34 times its weight when introduced to a loss circulation zone in the presence of a non-aqueous fluid such as a drilling mud or component of a drilling mud. |
| US10947794B2 |
Method and system for extended reach coiled tubing
Embodiments provide a method for centralizing a coiled tubing in a wellbore. The method includes the step of supplying a roller set to a roller set assembly system located at a surface. The roller set includes a first half and a second half. The roller set assembly system includes a first guide cable and a second guide cable. The method includes the step of installing the first half to the first guide cable and the second half to the second guide cable. The method includes the step of securing the first half and the second half to the coiled tubing such that the roller set is fixed to the coiled tubing. The method includes the step of injecting the coiled tubing into the wellbore. |
| US10947792B1 |
Device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore
A device for centering a sensor assembly in a bore comprises a first support member and a second support member axially spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the device, and a plurality of arm assemblies connected between the first and second support members. Each arm assembly comprises a first arm pivotally connected to the first support member by a first pivot joint having a first pivot axis, a second arm pivotally connected to the second support member by a second pivot joint having a second pivot axis, a third arm connected between the first and second arms, the third arm pivotally connected to the first arm by a third pivot joint having a third pivot axis, and the third arm pivotally connected to the second arm by a fourth pivot joint having a fourth pivot axis. A third support member is positioned axially between the first and second support members, and the third arm is pivotally connected to the third support member by a fifth pivot joint having a fifth pivot axis coincident with and orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The third arm extends across the longitudinal axis between the third pivot axis and the fourth pivot axis, so that in use each arm assembly contacts opposite sides of the bore to centralise the sensor assembly in the bore. |
| US10947790B2 |
Coiled tubing connector with internal anchor and external seal
A connector for a coiled tubing end anchors internally and seals externally. The anchor profile is split with a gap to clear an internal spline without need to remove the spline to allow a seal to enter the coiled tubing since the seal is mounted internally to a sleeve that envelops the end of the coiled tubing. Component relative rotation extends the internal anchor radially against the coiled tubing inner wall to secure the connection with the seal engaged to the coiled tubing outer wall. |
| US10947788B2 |
Drill bit
A drill bit that serves to remove mineral materials and that consecutively has on a longitudinal axis (6) a drill head (2), a helix (3), an insertion end (4) and an impact surface (7) on the end face of the insertion end (4) that faces away from the drill head (2) and that serves to absorb impact along a direction of impact (8), is provided. The drill head (2) has at least two cutting edges (13) and at least two blades (20). The cutting edges (13) each have a cutting face (16) and a free face (17). The blades (20) run parallel to the longitudinal axis (6) and adjoin the cutting edges (13). The blades (20) each have a radially projecting tooth (24) that adjoins the cutting face (16), whereas it adjoins the free face (17) either only partially or not at all. The axial dimension (29) of the tooth (24) is smaller than the axial dimension (25) of the blade (20). |
| US10947774B1 |
Free standing sliding panel footed barrier
A free standing barrier includes two panels that slide parallel to each other. Each of the panels includes a lower outer corner portion on which is mounted a foot. The feet, in combination with each other, hold the barrier upright and make the barrier free standing. One foot engages one sliding panel and the other foot engages the other sliding panel. Each of the feet includes an outward extension that works as a stop against, for example, a doorjamb, to prevent the barrier from being pushed, such as by a dog, through the opening that the barrier is intended to close off. |
| US10947771B2 |
Control system for fire door and a door operator having the same
A control system for a fire door and a door operator having the same are disclosed. The control system includes a fire door actuating module, a first control module and a second control module. The fire door actuating module is used to actuate a fire door. The first control module is electrically connected with the fire door actuating module to control the operation of the fire door actuating module. The second control module is electrically connected to the first control module and the fire door actuating module. The second control module monitors the operation of the first control module. When the operation of the first control module is abnormal, the second control module controls the operation of the fire door actuating module. |
| US10947769B2 |
Assembly group for adjusting an adjustment element relative to a stationary section of a vehicle
It is provided an assembly for adjusting an adjustment element relative to a stationary section of a vehicle, in particular a vehicle door relative to a vehicle body, which comprises a drive motor for electromotively adjusting the adjustment element, an electrically actuatable coupling device, a sensor device for measuring an acceleration value of the adjustment element during an adjustment of the adjustment element, and a control device for controlling the drive motor and the coupling device. The control device is configured to calculate a force value or torque value acting on the coupling device with reference to an acceleration value obtained via the sensor device during an adjustment of the adjustment element in a slip state of the coupling device. |
| US10947768B2 |
Door sensor with rotation angle encoder
Door sensor (30) for installation on the door leaf (21) of a swing or revolving door (20), having a 3D image sensor for monitoring a monitoring field (30) in front of the door leaf, having a rotation angle encoder for detecting the rotation angle of the door leaf, wherein the door sensor has a common support that connects the 3D image sensor to the rotation angle encoder. |
| US10947765B2 |
Assisting damper, damping assembly and cover plate device
A cover plate device comprises a cover plate, a support plate and the damping assembly, wherein the cover plate is located at the upper part of the support plate, the damping assembly is provided on one side edge of the cover plate, and the assisting damper and a rotating damper are respectively connected with a support shaft on the support plate, so that the cover plate is rotatably connected with the support plate. The assisting damper comprises a shell I, a pin roll, a driving shaft, a driven shaft and a spring assembly, wherein a damper working chamber is arranged in the shell I; the driving shaft, the driven shaft and the spring assembly are all located in the damper working chamber; and when the driving shaft rotates, the driven shaft is driven to translate along the length direction of the damper working chamber. |
| US10947764B2 |
Door closer diagnostics system
A method according to one embodiment includes generating, by at least one sensor, motion data indicative of motion of a door having a door closer as the door is moved from an open position to a closed position, analyzing the motion data to determine a duration the door was in each of a plurality of door movement zones between the open position and the closed position, determining at least one adjustment to the door closer for a successful installation of the door closer based on the duration the door was in each of the plurality of door movement zones, and displaying at least one installation instruction corresponding with the at least one adjustment on a graphical user interface of a mobile device. |
| US10947762B2 |
Articulating mounting bracket for hanging doors
An articulating bracket for a hanging door. The articulating bracket is a two-part structure having a top piece and a bottom piece rotatably coupled together. The bottom piece attaches to a door, and the top piece extends upward from the bottom piece, with a roller wheel attached to the top piece and adapted to roll along a rail mounted above the door. The articulating bracket is particularly advantageous for a pair of doors that are coupled together at their proximal edges. With a first articulating bracket attached at one extreme top position of the first door and a second articulating bracket at the other extreme top position of the second door, one of the articulating brackets is affixed to a supporting structure and the other is free to move with the roller wheel along the rail. As the roller wheel is moved, both of the brackets rotate to follow the outward rotation of the doors. |
| US10947761B2 |
Security door hinge assembly
A security door hinge assembly is provided, comprising a door frame structure, having at least a head member, a first jamb member and a second jamb member, and at least one door leaf. The door leaf further comprises a leaf frame structure, having at least a top rail member, a bottom rail member, a hinge stile member and a lock stile member; an inner leaf panel, mounted to a first side of said leaf frame structure and extending past said hinge stile member, so as to form an inner leaf flange; an outer leaf panel, mounted to a second side of said leaf frame structure, opposite said first side, and extending past said hinge stile member, so as to form an outer leaf flange, and wherein, in use, said door leaf is operable between a first closed position and a second open position. The security door hinge assembly further comprises a hinge chamber positioned between said first jamb member and said hinge stile; a hinge-mount bracket, coupled to said first jamb member; a hinge mechanism, having at least one pivot axis and which is located within said open hinge chamber and adapted to pivotally mount said door leaf to said hinge-mount bracket, and wherein, in said first closed position, said inner leaf flange is in an exteriorly overlapping engagement with at least a portion of said hinge mount bracket, so as to prevent access to said hinge mechanism. |
| US10947760B2 |
Hinge for a folding windshield
A hinge for a folding windshield is provided for vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) utility vehicles (UTVs), golf carts, and other vehicles. The hinge includes an integral stiffening member or brace to prevent the windshield from bowing due to wind pressure and vibration. |
| US10947756B2 |
Electromechanical lock with mechanical latch holdback and remote release
An electromechanical lock which is configured to provide a mechanical latch holdback feature, whereby a key is useable to retract a latch of the lock, the key can be removed, and the latch remains mechanically held back. The held back latch is remotely releasable. As such, a correctional officer can use his key to mechanically hold back the latch, such that the lock remains open. Subsequently, a control signal can be sent from a remote location causing the latch to be released and extended, such that the lock locks. This ability to remotely override the mechanical latch holdback is useful in a correctional facility—for example, when the mechanical latch holdback has been engaged for cell doors and an emergency situation arises where a quick remote lockdown may be necessary, instead of having to perform the time-consuming task of re-locking the doors one-by-one, locally by key. |
| US10947755B2 |
Latch mechanism with status indicator
A latch mechanism is provided having a housing, a cap, and at least one indicator. The housing may include a first top surface. The cap may include a second top surface and may be mounted for selective rotational movement relative to the housing between a latched position and an unlatched position. The at least one indicator may be interposed between the cap and the housing and mounted for axial movement relative to the cap. As the cap is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position, at least a portion of the indicator is axially displaced to an extended position above at least one of the first and second top surfaces. |
| US10947752B2 |
Utility pole caddy
A utility pole caddy has a trapezoidal-shaped component with a base and an opposing top. The top includes a concave portion effective to receive a utility pole positioned horizontally relative to the ground. The dimensions of the utility pole caddy are effective to deny pole movement without mechanical assistance. This utility pole secures utility poles at temporary work sites and prevents rolling, reduces vandalism by requiring a machine to remove a pole from the device, and assists crews setting poles by elevating the tops of the poles prior to setting. |
| US10947750B2 |
Swimming pool cleaner
Disclosed herein are a steering system for a suction cleaning device, a locomotion system for a pool cleaner, and a turbine for use in an automatic cleaner. The steering system includes a fluid driven turbine that rotates a cam gear that is interconnected with a cam wheel for directing a drive pinion. The drive pinion is positionable in a plurality of positions to drive a nose cone that steers the suction cleaning device. The locomotion system includes first and second A-frame arms that respectively engage first and second bearings about first and second eccentrics of a turbine. Rotation of the turbine causes the first and second A-frame arms to rotate back and forth driving associated walking pod assemblies. The turbine includes a turbine rotor and a plurality of vanes connected to the turbine rotor. The plurality of vanes including lateral edges having lateral open regions to facilitate debris-removing efficiency. |
| US10947748B2 |
Reinforcement structure, equipment frame, and booth
A reinforcement structure includes compound trusses placed horizontally symmetrically, and each compound truss is constituted by a first truss and a second truss. Each first truss has: a vertical side; a first inclined side extending obliquely downward from an upper end of the vertical side; and a second inclined side connecting between the vertical side and a lower end of the first inclined side. Each second truss shares the first inclined side with the first truss and has: a horizontal side extending horizontally from the upper end of the vertical side; and a second inclined side connecting between a tip end of the horizontal side and the lower end of the first inclined side. Each compound truss is coupled to the construction in a state where the vertical side is along an inner side surface of the construction and the horizontal side is along a ceiling surface of the construction. |
| US10947747B2 |
Foundation with pedestal and ribs for towers
A fatigue resistant gravity based spread footing under heavy multi-axial cyclical loading of a wind tower. The foundation having a central vertical pedestal, a substantially horizontal continuous bottom support slab, a plurality of radial reinforcing ribs extending radially outward from the pedestal. The pedestal, ribs and slab forming a continuous monolithic structure. The foundation may have a three-dimensional network of post-tensioning elements that keep the structural elements under heavy multi-axial post compression with a specific eccentricity intended to reduce stress amplitudes and deflections and allows the foundation to have a desirable combination of high stiffness and superior fatigue resistance. The foundation design reduces the weight and volume of materials used, reduces cost, and improves heat dissipation conditions during construction by having a small ratio of concrete mass to surface area thus eliminating the risk of thermal cracking due to heat of hydration. |
| US10947746B2 |
Configurable steel form system for fabricating precast panels
A configurable steel form system for creating precast concrete panels is disclosed. The configurable steel form system can be used to create precast panels for both commercial tilt panels and highway noise barrier walls, among other applications. A plurality of steel form system sections are preferably fabricated from steel plate bent into a J-channel member. The configurable steel form system can be designed in sections that are quickly assembled. To suit a particular application, a section can be extended by sequentially attaching extension members to a primary member. A quick-release mechanism can be implemented for ease and speed of connection. Each section can have the panel depth and contour fabricated into the steel form profile. Anchoring holes and corner miters can also be cut into the form's framework. |
| US10947745B2 |
Pry bar for construction applications and methods of using the same
A pry bar for construction applications and methods of using same is disclosed. The presently disclosed pry bar includes a main pry bar member, a handle, and a pry bar head. The pry bar head further includes a top plate, a faceplate that includes two prongs, a tapered slot between the two prongs, and optionally a pivot edge at the top of the tapered slot, and various support members. A method of using the pry bar is provided that includes the steps of positioning a board to be installed and thereby revealing a gap between the board and a previously installed board, positioning the pry bar head with respect to a floor joist and also with respect to the board to be installed and manipulating the handle of the pry bar until the gap is closed, fastening the board in place. |
| US10947742B2 |
Recyclable synthetic resin tile and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a recyclable synthetic resin tile to be laid contributing to establishment of a recycling-oriented society, and a method of manufacturing the same.A recyclable synthetic resin tile to be laid wherein a main constituent resin includes an olefinic thermoplastic resin and/or thermoplastic elastomer, and the tile includes a base part in which a decorative layer, two or more intermediate layers, and a balance layer are laminated in this order, and a layer of the intermediate layers includes an inorganic fiber layer, and the decorative layer and the balance layer are shaped to be concave-convex. |
| US10947741B2 |
Panel and covering
Interconnectable panels, such as interconnectable floor panels, are generally joined mechanically at edges of the panels by using complementary coupling profiles at opposite edges. Traditionally, rectangular floor panels are connected at the long edges by means of a traditional angling method. The invention relates to an interconnectable panel, in particular a floor panel. |
| US10947740B2 |
Levelling spacer device
A levelling spacer device for the laying of sheet-shaped products for coating surfaces, including a base positionable posteriorly to a laying surface of at least two sheet-shaped products arranged adjacent and side by side relative to a side-by-side direction, a separator element which rises perpendicularly from the base and is configured to slip between facing lateral sides of the two sheet-shaped products placed side by side, a pusher element adapted to cooperate with the separator element, and a plate provided with at least one through opening configured to be inserted onto the separator element, wherein the plate is configured to be interposed between the pusher element and the base and includes a first flat surface facing the base wherefrom at least one lamella is projecting which is configured to slip between a lateral side of a sheet-shaped product and the separator element. |
| US10947738B2 |
Adjustable balustrade system
In at least one embodiment, it is contemplated that the present invention provides a baluster system including a handrail, at least one newel post having a shaft, a mounting plate abutting the shaft and adapted for fixing the newel post to a lower supporting surface, a plate abutting the shaft, and an intermediary shaft portion having a second end abutting the plate and a first end having a swivel mount adapted for fixing to the underside of the handrail, and at least one baluster having a first end having a swivel mount adapted for fixing to the underside of the handrail, a second end having a swivel mount for fixing to a lower supporting surface and a baluster shaft extending between the first end and the second end. |
| US10947736B2 |
Residential awning canopy assembly
An awning is disclosed. The awning comprises a case assembly comprising a housing, configured to be mounted to a dwelling, and a lead rail, a roller assembly mounted in the case assembly and including a roll tube rotatable relative to the case assembly, a lead rail assembly coupled to the lead rail, the lead rail assembly movable relative to the housing between an extended position and a retracted position, a canopy having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the leading edge being connected to the lead rail assembly and the trailing edge being connected to the roll tube, and a spring arm assembly connecting the housing of the case assembly to the lead rail, the spring arms including a first arm and a second arm pivotable relative to one another, the spring arm assembly allowing the lead rail assembly to move between the extended position and the retracted position. |
| US10947733B2 |
Roof gutter cap system
A roof gutter cap system includes a water channeling panel configured to contact an angled roof surface. The water channeling panel includes a plurality of apertures configured to channel water from the roof surface into a gutter attached to the roof. In one embodiment, the water channeling panel includes a flat base and a plurality of appendages protruding upwardly from the flat base. In another embodiment, the water channeling panel includes a corrugated section including a repeating alternating wall pattern. |
| US10947731B2 |
Supporting a load on a roof
The invention provides a system for installing a load on a metal panel roof, the system comprising a rail and closure structure adapted to be supported by ribs defined by the roof panels, and a load adapted to be supported on the rail and closure structure. In some embodiments, standing seams on ribs, and side rails on the rail and closure structure, extend parallel to each other, and optionally parallel to opposing sides of a hole in the roof. In some embodiments, substantially all of a downwardly-directed force of the load passes downwardly through the rail and closure structure to the ribs, and from the ribs to underlying structural members of the building. |
| US10947726B2 |
Self-cambering of timber elements
The invention relates to a method for the cambering of a wooden element, comprising the steps of: cutting to form at least one incision in a surface of the wooden element; inserting an expansive material into the at least one incision of the wooden element; letting the expansive material expand in the at least one incision so that a cambering of the wooden element is achieved. |
| US10947723B2 |
Multilayered layered body comprising a thermal insulation body
A multilayered layered body comprising an evacuated thermal insulation body (12) having a core material (13), which is enclosed by a gas-tight film (16), wherein the thermal insulation body (12) has a first flat side (14) and a second flat side (15), which is arranged opposite of the first side, wherein a lamination layer (17) is laminated onto at least one flat side (14, 15). |
| US10947714B2 |
Air gap floor drain
An air gap floor drain is disclosed which may provide an air gap between a floor drain aperture and one or more device drain conduits producing drain effluent. An example air gap floor drain includes a first funnel. A lid on the first funnel has one or more ports to accept the device drain conduits. A second funnel is stacked under the first funnel so that the drain effluent from the device drain conduits entering the first funnel through one or more ports passes down through the second funnel before flowing from the second funnel down into the floor drain aperture. |
| US10947710B2 |
Faucet
A faucet is provided, and the faucet includes a faucet body, an electrically controllable valve, a contact sensing unit or a proximity sensing unit, a motion sensing unit, and a control unit. The control unit determines an operation mode of the faucet based on a signal of the contact sensing unit or the proximity sensing unit, and a signal of the motion sensing unit, and controls an on-off state of the electrically controllable valve. |
| US10947707B2 |
Device for resisting rotation of a tap
A device 307 for resisting rotation of a tap that has been fitted to a sink, the device comprising an engagement formation 313 for engaging with a part of the tap, a body 312, and at least one distal edge 308 for contacting with a remote part of the sink. The engagement formation 313 comprises an attachment means for securing the device 307 to a part of the tap, the attachment means comprising one or more channels 334. |
| US10947704B2 |
Bolt retention assembly for a work tool
A bolt retention assembly defines a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. The bolt retention assembly includes an adapter including a forward abutment portion and a rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion. The adapter may also define an interior aperture. The bolt retention assembly further includes a slide including a forward threaded portion configured to fit within the interior aperture of the adapter, and a rearward vertically oriented cradle portion configured to receive the rearward horizontally oriented saddle portion of the adapter. |
| US10947698B2 |
Low-profile machine cabin
A cabin for a machine is disclosed. The cabin may include a floor, a roof, at least one A-post located at a leading end relative to a forward travel direction of the machine, and a C-post located at a trailing end opposite the at least one A-post. The C-post may have first terminal ends located at the floor and second terminal ends located at the roof. The C-post may include a C-shaped beam having the first terminal ends, and a Y-shaped beam structure having the second terminal ends. The Y-shaped beam structure may extend from the C-shaped beam to the roof. The Y-shaped beam structure may include two spaced beams. |
| US10947697B2 |
Pivoting unit for construction equipment
A pivoting unit for construction equipment is provided which can ensure a brake performance for an upper pivoting body thereof for any pivoting power source applied thereto without a limitation to the applied pivoting power source. The pivoting unit for a construction equipment, comprises a pivoting motor, a pivoting reducer connected to the pivoting motor, and a parking brake device which is installed between the pivoting motor and the pivoting reducer and restricts the rotation of the pivoting reducer independently of the pivoting motor. |
| US10947696B2 |
Ingress/egress arrangement for machine
An ingress/egress arrangement for a machine comprises an operator cabin and a walkway system outside the operator cabin. The operator cabin can include a plurality of posts, including first post and a second post, and a door rotatably coupled to the first post so as to be movable between at a fully open position and at a fully closed position. An opening in the operator cabin between the first post and the second post defines a first operator ingress/egress point. The walkway system provides operator access to inside the operator cabin via the door and the opening, and provides operator access to outside the operator cabin. The door, in the fully open position, can restrict operator access toward a front of the machine and can allow operator access simultaneously to the walkway system and a second operator ingress/egress point. |
| US10947695B2 |
Submarine cable trencher
A trencher includes a trencher body; a cable detection mechanism disposed at a front portion of the trencher body; a chain mechanism and a jet mechanism disposed in the center of a bottom portion of the trencher body; a first track mechanism and a second track mechanism, the first track mechanism being disposed on a first side of the bottom portion of the trencher body, and the second track mechanism being disposed on a second side of the bottom portion of the trencher body; and a soil discharging component disposed at a rear portion of the trencher body. |
| US10947690B2 |
Trenchless method of installing a monolithic manhole in a levee for pipe access
A monolithic manhole is formed in a levee without trenching, to provide access to drain pipes within the levee for maintenance and repair of the pipes. The manhole is formed by first forcing an outer tube downwardly into the earth and levee and removing soil from within the outer tube to expose the pipe. An inner tube is lowered into the outer tube, with an annular space maintained between the tubes. The annular space is filled with concrete, which hardens to form a monolithic vertical wall. A concrete floor may be poured at the bottom of the wall and a cover attached to the top of the wall. A hole is cut in the pipe inside the wall to provide internal access to the pipe. |
| US10947689B2 |
Vibration ram
A vibration-ram arrangement for introducing a material to be rammed into a ground may include a hydraulic apparatus for generating hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic apparatus may include an internal-combustion motor and a hydraulic pump that is drivable by the internal-combustion motor. The arrangement may further include an exciter arrangement, which is configured to be spatially separate from the hydraulic apparatus and which by way of a hydraulic line is connected to the hydraulic apparatus. The exciter arrangement may have a hydraulic motor and a rotatably mounted unbalanced mass. For driving the unbalanced mass, hydraulic liquid may be guided in a circuit comprising the hydraulic apparatus, the hydraulic line, and the hydraulic motor. The unbalanced mass is drivable by the hydraulic motor to generate vibration movements of the exciter arrangement. The arrangement may also include a support device on which the hydraulic apparatus and the exciter arrangement are disposed. The present disclosure also relates to methods for operating vibration-ram arrangements and to component sets for assembling such vibration-ram arrangements. |
| US10947686B2 |
Sandwich clearing strip
A clearing strip for the clearing blade of a snowplough has, in a sandwich design, a steel baseplate, a steel cover plate and an interposed rubber-elastic layer with at least one embedded hard material element. To better protect the embedded hard material elements from impacts without loss of clearing capability of the cleaning strip during continuous operation, at least one flexible buffer space is provided in the rubber-elastic layer above the hard material elements. |
| US10947683B2 |
Structure of sign pole and sign pole
A structure of a sign pole is provided. The sign pole includes a tubular member that has a predetermined outer diameter, a predetermined inner diameter, and a predetermined thickness. In a state in which the sign pole is embedded in a ground, the sign pole includes a reinforcement portion having a thickness different from the predetermined thickness while maintaining the predetermined outer diameter in a first range from a first position equal to or lower than a level of a ground surface to a second position located a predetermined distance above the level of the ground surface. The reinforcement portion has a thickness larger than the predetermined thickness. |
| US10947682B2 |
Temporary barrier system
A temporary barrier system that is configured to be placed adjacent a concrete divider on a roadway wherein the temporary barrier system provides an increased vertical barrier so as to inhibit seeing therepast. The temporary barrier system includes a storage container having the body of the present invention stored in its first position therein. The body of the present invention is planar in manner and stored in a rolled position in the storage container. The body is wrapped around a winding apparatus and includes an end that is configured to be secured to a deployment vehicle. The deployment vehicle traverses away from the storage container to deploy the body to its second position. The body further includes a plurality of support members being configured to be perpendicular to the upper and lower edge. The storage container is configured as a towable trailer. |
| US10947681B2 |
Protective construction
A protective construction, such as a fence for a race track, may include a device for energy dissipation, e.g., in line with a guy wire. In some examples, the energy dissipation device may have a braking profile and a cutting unit having at least one blade that can be pulled through the braking profile along its longitudinal axis. |
| US10947679B2 |
Sliding pendulum bearing and method of dimensioning such a bearing
A sliding pendulum bearing is used to protect a construction against dynamic stresses from predominantly horizontal earthquake excitation with a first sliding plate, a second sliding plate and a slider movably arranged between both sliding plates, wherein each of the two sliding plates has a curved main sliding surface and the slider is in surface contact with a first main sliding surface of the first sliding plate and with a second main sliding surface of the second sliding plate, wherein the first main sliding surface is designed for a first load case and the second main sliding surface is designed for a second load case which differs from the first load case. |
| US10947678B2 |
Systems and methods for sensing wear of reducing elements of a material reducing machine
The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for sensing wear in machines designed to reduce or break-down material. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for sensing wear of reducing elements used by excavation machines such as surface excavation machines. The present disclosure relates to a wear sensing system including a multi-level wear sensor protection system. The multi-level wear sensor protection system includes a first level of protection, a second level of protection, and a third level of protection. |
| US10947675B2 |
Article of commerce treated with sublimable material
The present disclosure is directed towards a paper product which can remain intact prior to and during usage and can self-disintegrate over time. Such a paper product can occupy less space in a user's waste bin following usage when compared with a similar paper product that does not self-disintegrate. Such a paper product can be treated with a topical binder that includes a sublimable material. The sublimable material can sublime away from the paper product over time thereby reducing the ability of the fibers of the paper product to remain bonded together. |
| US10947673B2 |
High strength and low stiffness hesperaloe tissue
Soft, durable and bulky tissue products comprising non-wood fibers and more particularly high yield hesperaloe pulp fibers are disclosed. The tissue products preferably comprise at least about 5 percent, by weight of the product, high yield hesperaloe pulp fiber and have relatively modest tensile strengths, such as a geometric mean tensile (GMT) greater than about 1,000 g/3″, and improved durability and cross-machine direction (CD) properties, such as a CD Stretch greater than about 10 percent. Additionally, at the foregoing tensile strengths the products are not overly stiff. For example the tissue products may have a Stiffness Index less than about 10.0. |
| US10947672B2 |
Smooth and bulky tissue
The present disclosure provides high bulk tissue products, as well as an apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. The tissue products provided herein not only have high bulk, but they also have improved surface smoothness, particularly compared to tissue products of similar basis weights. |
| US10947668B2 |
Methods for preparing cannabis hurd fiber, purified cannabis hurd fiber, and articles containing the purified cannabis hurd fiber
Provided are purified Cannabis hurd fiber, and refined Cannabis hurd fibers, and methods for preparing cellulosic fiber from the hurd of Cannabis plants. The methods include decorticating the bast from the hurd, at least partially fibrillating the hurd fibers, abiotic retting of the hurd fibers, and exposing the hurd fibers to synthetic sunlight and ozonation to produce a purified hurd fiber. The purified Cannabis hurd fibers are substantially free of bast fiber, and have little to no pectin. Also provided are compositions containing the Cannabis hurd fiber or refined Cannabis hurd fiber, including packaging products, molded pulp cartons such as egg cartons, smoking papers, paper packaging materials, single ply or multi-ply paperboard, absorbent paper products and ink receptive papers. |
| US10947666B2 |
Leather-like fabric
A leather-like fabric has a feel of natural nubuck leather and a napped feel and air permeability of suede leather, as well as high wear resistance. The leather-like fabric includes a fibrous structure including ultrafine fibers having an average monofilament fineness of 0.0001 dtex or more and 0.5 dtex or less, at least one surface of the fibrous structure being napped, the napped surface having resin layers located discontinuously, and each of the resin layers containing two or more layers. |
| US10947665B2 |
Cork yarn, production method and uses
The present disclosure refers to a cork yarn, in particular a yarn with incorporated cork, textile structures comprising said yarn, obtention method and uses thereof.The cork yarn described in the present disclosure is useful to the textile and clothing industry, and can be applied extensively in the textile industry namely in the manufacture of fabrics for clothing and home textiles, in particular technical clothing, duvets, blankets, covers, etc. |
| US10947664B2 |
Metal detectable scouring pad
A detectable scouring pad is provided that is made with a sparse unwoven base polymer that defines the pad shape, an overcoating of cured thermoset resin loaded with a particulate on the base polymer, the particulate present in an amount to render the polymer detectable by X-ray detection or magnetometer detection. A process of detecting a scouring pad includes forming a fiber composed of a base polymer having a cross-section and a length, and distributing a particulate on the thermoplastic polymer in a thermoset resin matrix. The process further includes forming a sparse unwoven thermoplastic polymer from the fiber, and manufacturing the scouring pad from the sparse unwoven polymer by overcoating the base polymer with a particulate loaded thermoset resin. The scouring pad is passed through an X-ray detector or a magnetometer detector, and a signal is collected from the detector indicative of the presence of the scouring pad. |
| US10947663B2 |
Seam inspection device
A seam inspection device includes an imaging device and a processing device. The imaging device shoots a sewing object supported by a throat plate of a sewing machine and having seams formed therein. And the processing device detects an abnormality of the seam based on an image of the sewing object acquired by the imaging device. |
| US10947661B2 |
Control method of clothes dryer
A control method of a dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention in which a heat pump system is provided as a heat source for heating air supplied to a drum includes selecting one of a plurality of operation modes in which initial driving frequencies are different from one another and inputting a drying start command to the dryer by a user; checking an outer temperature and comparing the outer temperature with a preset reference temperature T by a control unit; performing the operation mode selected by the user by the control unit, in a case where the outer temperature is equal to or more than the reference temperature T; performing an operation mode in which the initial driving frequency of the compressor is the highest of the plurality of operation modes, in a case where the outer temperature is less than the reference temperature T. |
| US10947654B2 |
Sewing machine
A sewing machine includes a bed, a projector configured to project an image toward the bed onto at least a guarantee area, a storage medium, and a controller. The controller controls the projector to project the image toward the bed onto a maximum area. The controller determines, based on a position of the image projected onto the maximum area, first world coordinates representing, in a real space coordinate system, a rectangular area contained in the maximum area. The controller determines, based on the first world coordinates, second world coordinates representing, in the real space coordinate system, a target area containing at least the guarantee area. The controller stores the second world coordinates in the storage medium. |
| US10947647B2 |
Fabric for fiber reinforced composite material and fiber reinforced composite material
A fabric laminate used as a reinforcing base material of a fiber-reinforced composite is constituted by laminating fabrics having warp yarns and weft yarns. Each warp yarn has a diameter-changing portion, in which the diameter of the yarn gradually changes in the yarn longitudinal direction in the vicinity of one end in the yarn longitudinal direction of the warp yarn. |
| US10947646B2 |
Elastic band
An elastic band contains: multiple warps, multiple latex yarns, and plural latex threads which are interweaved so as to produce the elastic band. The multiple warps include a plurality of cloth layers formed on side surfaces and bottoms of the multiple warps respectively, and the multiple warps include multiple elastic layers arranged among the plurality of cloth layers individually. The multiple elastic layers are interweaved by the multiple warps, the multiple latex yarns, and plural latex threads. A sewing machine includes multiple frames and multiple steel buckles so that the multiple warps are inserted through multiple frames repeatedly, and the multiple warps, the multiple latex yarns and the plural latex threads are inserted through the multiple steel buckles repeatedly so as to produce the elastic band. |
| US10947643B2 |
Continuous wire drive system for needleless electrospinning apparatus
A continuous wire drive system for a needleless electrospinning apparatus, the electrospinning apparatus including an electrospinning enclosure and within which a nanoscale or submicron scale polymer fiber web is formed onto a substrate from a liquid polymer layer coated onto a plurality of continuous electrode wires passing through the electrospinning enclosure. The continuous wire drive system includes a master wire drive drum and a slave wire drive drum, each of the master wire drive drum and slave wire drive drum including a plurality of wire guides, each of the wire guides including a channel or groove for receiving one of the plurality of continuous electrode wires. The continuous wire drive system is external to the electrospinning apparatus, and the continuous wire drive system drives the plurality of continuous electrode wires through the electrospinning enclosure. |
| US10947642B1 |
Single crystalline Cs2U4O12 and processes of making and using same
The present invention relates to single crystalline Cs2U4O12, hydrothermal growth processes of making such single crystals and methods of using such single crystals. In particular, Applicants disclose single crystalline Cs2U4O12 having a P21/c structure and a process of making and using same. Unlike other single crystalline Cs2U4O12 structures the P21/c structure has a different set of atomic coordinates which gives a different framework which in turn provides the altered performance of such single crystals. |
| US10947640B1 |
CVD reactor chamber with resistive heating for silicon carbide deposition
A CVD reactor for deposition of silicon carbide material on silicon carbide substrates, may comprise: an upper gas manifold and a lower gas manifold; and a substrate carrier comprising a gas tight rectangular box open on upper and lower surfaces, a multiplicity of planar walls across the width of the box, the walls being equally spaced in a row facing each other and defining a row of channels within the box, the walls comprising mounting fixtures for a plurality of substrates and at least one electrically resistive heater element; wherein the upper gas manifold and the lower gas manifold are configured to attach to the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate carrier, respectively, connect with upper and lower ends of the channels, and isolate gas flows in odd numbered channels from gas flows in even numbered channels, wherein the channels are numbered in order along the row; and wherein said electrically resistive heater elements and said mounting fixtures are coated with a material able to withstand exposure to (i) chemicals for removal of silicon carbide, such as ClF3, and (ii) process temperatures up to 1700° C., examples of the material including tantalum carbide, diamond and boron nitride. |
| US10947638B2 |
Underlying substrate including a seed crystal layer of a group 13 nitride having stripe-shaped projections and recesses and an off-angle in a direction of an a-axis
An underlying substrate including a seed crystal layer of a group 13 nitride, wherein projections and recesses repeatedly appear in stripe shapes at a principal surface of the seed crystal layer, and the projections have a level difference of 0.3 to 40 μm and a width of 5 to 100 μm, and the recesses have a bottom thickness of 2 μm or more and a width of 50 to 500 μm. |
| US10947635B2 |
Surface treatment method for aluminum exterior part of vehicle
A surface treatment method for an aluminum exterior part of a vehicle includes: pre-treating the aluminum exterior part comprising aluminum or an aluminum alloy; etching a surface of the pre-treated aluminum exterior part by immersing the pre-treated aluminum exterior part in an etching solution; forming an oxide layer on the surface of the aluminum exterior part by immersing the aluminum exterior part, which is subjected to the etching, in a hydrothermal synthetic solution; and forming an electrodeposition coating layer on the surface of the aluminum exterior part, which is subjected to the forming the oxide layer. |
| US10947634B2 |
Method for preparing invisible anodic aluminum oxide pattern
A method for preparing invisible anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) patterns is revealed. The method includes a plurality of steps. First take an aluminum substrate. Then anodize the aluminum substrate for the first time to get a first anodic aluminum oxide (AAO). Next perform photolithography so that a photoresist forms a pattern on the aluminum substrate with the first AAO. Lastly anodize the aluminum substrate for the second time so that a second AAO is formed on the pattern and the pattern becomes invisible. |
| US10947632B1 |
Electrochemical additive manufacturing method using deposition feedback control
A method of additive manufacturing that deposits material onto a cathode by transmitting current from an anode array through an electrolyte to the cathode; the method uses feedback to control the manufacturing of successive layers of a part. For example, feedback signals may be a map of current across the anode array; this current map may be processed using morphological analysis or Boolean operations to determine the extent of deposition across the layer. Feedback data may be used to determine when a layer is complete, and to adjust process parameters such as currents and voltages during layer construction. Layer descriptions may be preprocessed to generate maps of desired anode current, to manipulate material density, and to manage features such as overhangs. Feedback signals may also trigger execution of maintenance actions during the build, such as replenishment of anodes or removal of films or bubbles. |
| US10947630B2 |
Metallurgical and chemical processes for recovering vanadium and iron values from vanadiferous titanomagnetite and vanadiferous feedstocks
The present disclosure broadly relates to a process for recovering vanadium, iron, titanium and silica values from vanadiferous feedstocks. More specifically, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to a metallurgical process in which vanadium, iron, titanium and silica values are recovered from vanadiferous feedstocks such as vanadiferous titanomagnetite, iron ores, vanadium slags and industrial wastes and by-products containing vanadium. The process broadly comprises digesting the vanadiferous feedstocks into sulfuric acid thereby producing a sulfation cake; dissolving the sulfation cake and separating insoluble solids thereby producing a pregnant solution; reducing the pregnant solution thereby producing a reduced pregnant solution; and crystallizing ferrous sulfate hydrates from the reduced pregnant solution, producing an iron depleted reduced solution. The process further comprises removing titanium compounds from the iron depleted reduced solution thereby producing a vanadium-rich pregnant solution; concentrating vanadium and recovering vanadium products and/or a vanadium electrolyte. |
| US10947628B2 |
System for electrochemical of carbon dioxide
The present disclosure provides a system for electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide, including: a reduction electrode unit to which carbon dioxide is supplied and including a metal-containing electrode; an oxidation electrode unit including a sacrificial electrode; and an electrolyte unit including an aprotic polar organic solvent and an auxiliary electrolyte, which is in contact with the reduction electrode unit and the oxidation electrode unit, and the carbon dioxide supplied to the reduction electrode unit is electrochemically reduced so as to produce an oxalate salt. |
| US10947626B2 |
Fluoride corrosion inhibition of metal surfaces
Certain metal surfaces are often unable to be effectively contacted with fluids containing hydrofluoric acid due to significant corrosion issues. Titanium and titanium alloy surfaces represent but one example. Corrosion inhibitor compositions comprising boron-hydroxyalkyl(amine) compound(s) can be used to suppress such metal corrosion, including that taking place on titanium and titanium alloy surfaces, particularly those in a wellbore or in fluid communication with a wellbore. |
| US10947624B2 |
Fuel distribution pipe
Provided is a fuel distribution pipe connected to a fuel pipe and distributes and supplies fuel to a plurality of fuel injection devices, comprising: a tubular base material forming a body of the fuel distribution pipe; and a plating layer formed on a surface of the base material, wherein the base material includes a sealing surface formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof and comes into press-contact with the fuel pipe, and wherein a thickness of the plating layer on the sealing surface is thinner than that of the plating layer on an outer peripheral surface of the fuel distribution pipe. |
| US10947622B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating fibers and microstructures from disparate molar mass precursors
The disclosed methods and apparatus improve the fabrication of solid fibers and microstructures. In many embodiments, the fabrication is from gaseous, solid, semi-solid, liquid, critical, and supercritical mixtures using one or more low molar mass precursor(s), in combination with one or more high molar mass precursor(s). The methods and systems generally employ the thermal diffusion/Soret effect to concentrate the low molar mass precursor at a reaction zone, where the presence of the high molar mass precursor contributes to this concentration, and may also contribute to the reaction and insulate the reaction zone, thereby achieving higher fiber growth rates and/or reduced energy/heat expenditures together with reduced homogeneous nucleation. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to the permanent or semi-permanent recording and/or reading of information on or within fabricated fibers and microstructures. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to the fabrication of certain functionally-shaped fibers and microstructures. In some embodiments, the invention may also utilize laser beam profiling to enhance fiber and microstructure fabrication. |
| US10947617B2 |
Tune able masks for PVD deposit thickness uniformity management
The tunable mask in the current invention comprises three parts: a mask body, an upper piece, and a lower piece. When these parts are assembled together, either or both of the upper and lower pieces' positions on the mask body can be adjusted to form various shapes of the tunable mask. Different shapes of upper and lower pieces are also available for use. During the coating process in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system, a single or multiple tunable masks are positioned between the substrate and the evaporation source. Uniformity of the coating thickness on the substrate is improved when the tunable mask provides an optimal shielding effect with a selective shape. |
| US10947613B2 |
Alloys for highly shaped aluminum products and methods of making the same
Described herein are novel aluminum containing alloys. The alloys are highly formable and can be used for producing highly shaped aluminum products, including bottles and cans. |
| US10947607B1 |
Boron nitride nanotube-magnesium alloy composites and manufacturing methods thereof
Boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-magnesium (Mg) alloy composites and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The BNNT-Mg alloy composites can have a sandwich structure and can be fabricated by high-pressure spark plasma sintering. A mat of BNNTs can be sputter-coated with Mg, and then sandwiched between Mg alloy particles, followed by a sintering step. The BNNTs can include a hexagonal boron nitride phase. |
| US10947605B2 |
Method for hydrophobising leather, and leather produced by means of same
The invention relates to a method for hydrophobising leather, comprising the steps: providing tanned, at least partly dried leather whose content of free water is in the range of from 0 to 25 wt. %, based on the weight of the dried leather, treating the leather with a mixture of compressed gas and a hydrophobising agent at a pressure of at least 30 bar in a pressure vessel, and relieving the pressure of the pressure vessel to ambient pressure. By using the method according to the invention it is possible to obtain leather which is hydrophobised at the surface, as well as thick and firm, deeply hydrophobised leather, as is used, for example, for shoe soles. |
| US10947602B2 |
Methods of making gray leaf spot resistant maize
Compositions and methods useful in identifying and selecting maize plants with increased resistance to gray leaf spot are provided herein. The methods use molecular genetic markers within a QTL region located on chromosome 4 to identify and select plants with increased resistance to gray leaf spot, and plants comprising the QTL allele associated with increased resistance to gray leaf spot can be crossed to other maize plants to incorporate the increased resistance into other maize lines or varieties. |
| US10947598B2 |
Methods for determining the metabolic status of lymphomas
Provided is an in vitro method for determining the metabolic status of a lymphoma comprising a step of determining the level of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) expression in lymphoma cells, wherein a low level of GAPDH expression is indicative of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) status. Also provided is an in vitro method for predicting the responsiveness of a patient afflicted with a lymphoma to a treatment with a metabolic inhibitor selected from the group consisting of mitochondrial metabolic inhibitors and glutamine metabolism inhibitors comprising a step of determining the level of GAPDH expression in lymphoma cells obtained from said patient, wherein a low level of GAPDH expression is predictive of a response to a treatment with a metabolic inhibitor. |
| US10947597B2 |
Methods for detecting BRAF in cancer
The invention features compositions and methods for detecting and quantifying BRAFV600E in a sample of a subject. In particular embodiments, the invention provides a highly sensitive and precise quantitative method for diagnosis, post-operative surveillance, and monitoring evidence of disease over time in the adjuvant setting (i.e. treatment with BRAF-inhibitors). |
| US10947594B2 |
Oversampling in a combined transposer filter bank
The present invention relates to coding of audio signals, and in particular to high frequency reconstruction methods including a frequency domain harmonic transposer. A system and method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank (501) comprising an analysis transformation unit (601) having a frequency resolution of Δf; and an analysis window (611) having a duration of DA; the analysis filter bank (501) being configured to provide a set of analysis subband signals from the low frequency component of the signal; a nonlinear processing unit (502, 650) configured to determine a set of synthesis subband signals based on a portion of the set of analysis subband signals, wherein the portion of the set of analysis subband signals is phase shifted by a transposition order T; and a synthesis filter bank (504) comprising a synthesis transformation unit (602) having a frequency resolution of QΔf; and a synthesis window (612) having a duration of DS; the synthesis filter bank (504) being configured to generate the high frequency component of the signal from the set of synthesis subband signals; wherein Q is a frequency resolution factor with Q≥1 and smaller than the transposition order T; and wherein the value of the product of the frequency resolution Δf and the duration DA of the analysis filter bank is selected based on the frequency resolution factor Q. |
| US10947592B2 |
Method for detecting cystic fibrosis
The present invention relates to methods for simultaneously determining the presence or absence of mutations, deletions, duplications and single nucleotide polymorphisms in a cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) nucleic acid. Oligonucleotide primers and kits used to amplify regions of a CFTR nucleic acid for high throughput, massively parallel sequencing and methods of determining an individual's cystic fibrosis status are also disclosed. |
| US10947591B2 |
Compositions and method for treating complement-associated conditions
The invention provides methods and compositions for treating various degenerative diseases (e.g., AMD) with a factor D inhibitor (e.g., anti-factor D antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof). Also provided are methods of selecting or identifying patients for treatment with a factor D inhibitor. Methods include the use of prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers. |
| US10947588B2 |
Restriction mediated quantitative polymerase chain reactions
The present invention relates to the technical field of nucleic acid amplification using a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Specifically, the present invention relates to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) primers and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) nucleic acid amplification mixture and the use thereof in (quantitative) Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR). Specifically, the present invention relates to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) primers suitable for use in Restriction Mediated quantitative PCR (RM-qPCR) nucleic acid amplification reactions comprising a 5′ Acceptor representing one member of a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) pair; A representing a nucleic acid sequence motif of 10 to 30 bp; 3-C representing a linker region comprised of at least three carbon atoms; B representing a double stranded restriction enzyme recognition site or a random nucleic acid sequence; A′ representing a nucleic acid sequence motif of 10 to 30 bp being complementary to the nucleic acid sequence motif of A; and R-prim representing a nucleic acid sequence complementary to a target sequence in a nucleic acid sequence to be amplified. |
| US10947587B2 |
Single-cell forensic short tandem repeat typing within microfluidic droplets
A short tandem repeat (STR) typing method and system are developed for forensic identification of individual cells. Agarose-in-oil droplets are produced with a high frequency using a microfluidic droplet generator. Statistically dilute single cells, along with primer-functionalized microbeads, are randomly compartmentalized in the droplets. Massively parallel single-cell droplet PCR is performed to transfer replicas of desired STR targets from the single-cell genomic DNA onto a coencapsulated microbead. These DNA-conjugated beads are subsequently harvested and reamplified under statistically dilute conditions for conventional capillary electrophoresis STR fragment size analysis. The methods and systems described herein are valuable for the STR analysis of samples containing mixtures of cells/DNA from multiple contributors and for low concentration samples. |
| US10947582B2 |
Methods of nucleic acid sample preparation for immune repertoire sequencing
Aspects of the technology disclosed herein relate to methods of preparing and analyzing nucleic acids, e.g., nucleic acids encoding immune receptors and immunoglobulins. In some embodiments, methods for preparing nucleic acids for sequence analysis (e.g., using next-generation sequencing) are provided herein. |
| US10947580B2 |
Detection of exposure to RIP II toxins
The invention concerns methods for detecting exposure to a RIP II family toxin in a biological sample. The method is based on identifying the enzymatic activity of the toxin on 28sRNA and employs sensitive and specific amplification steps that allow detection in clinical samples. |
| US10947579B2 |
Recovering long-range linkage information from preserved samples
The disclosure provides methods to isolate genome or chromosome level structural information from preserved samples. In some cases, samples preserved under conditions where long-range nucleic acid information is believed to be irreparably lost, such as FFPE samples, are treated to recover nucleic acid-protein complexes stabilized as part of the sample preservation process. The complexes are processed so as to recover information regarding which nucleic acids are bound to a common complex, and the information is used to recover genomic structural information. |
| US10947576B2 |
Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing by tracking sub-micron scale motion of single bacterial cells
A method for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing by tracking sub-micron scale motion of single bacterial cells including obtaining a biological sample from a subject including live bacteria. Different doses of antibiotic are added to a multi-well glass slide and adding portions of the biological sample to the wells. Bacterial cells are tethered onto the surface. The tethered bacterial cells are imaged and tracked. Bacterial sub-micron motion of tethered cells is measured at the different doses. A processor performs statistical analysis on a population of cells for each antibiotic dose to generate an antibiotic dose curve proportional to the motion changes, where the antibiotic dose curve plots data including a decrease in movement over time indicating a proportional effectiveness of an antibiotic applied to a well. |
| US10947573B2 |
Process for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material and fermentation of sugars
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fermentation product from lignocellulosic material, comprising the following steps: a) optionally, pretreatment of the lignocellulosic material, b) optionally, washing of the optionally pretreated lignocellulosic material, c) enzymatic hydrolysis of the optionally washed and/or optionally pretreated lignocellulosic material using an enzyme composition comprising at least two cellulases and whereby the enzyme composition at least comprises LPMO, and optionally purifying the hydrolysed lignocellulosic material, d) fermentation of the hydrolysed lignocellulosic material to produce a fermentation product, and e) optionally, recovery of a fermentation product, wherein the amounts of formed hydrolysed oxidation products at the end of the enzymatic hydrolysis by the oxidation by LPMO of the lignocellulosic material containing cellulose and/or cello-oligosaccharides is kept between 3 to 80 g/kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material by adding a suitable amount of oxygen after the pre-treatment and before and/or during the enzymatic hydrolysis to the lignocellulosic material, preferably the formed hydrolysed oxidation product is gluconic acid, an aldonic acid and/or geminal diol, more preferably the hydrolysed oxidation product is gluconic acid. |
| US10947571B2 |
Method for producing lactic acid in recombinant yeast cell culture
The present invention provides a method for producing lactic acid in a recombinant yeast cell culture using glucose as carbon source comprising a first, seed fermentation stage to produce biomass wherein the yeast is cultivated in a culture medium at a pH of 5 to 7, followed by a second, a production fermentation stage with biomass from the seed fermentation to produce lactic acid, wherein the yeast is cultivated in a culture medium at low p H using a yeast strain that is engineered to have lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and optionally has decreased or knocked-out pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) activity. |
| US10947560B2 |
Modified serotype 28 adenoviral vectors
The invention provides a replication-deficient serotype 28 adenoviral vector characterized by comprising a portion of a serotype 45 adenoviral hexon protein and/or a portion of a serotype 45 fiber protein in place of the endogenous serotype 28 hexon and/or fiber protein. |
| US10947557B2 |
ToLCNDV resistant melon plants
The application concerns melon plants (Cucumis melo) resistant to infection with tomato leaf curl New Dehli virus (ToLCNDV). The resistant melon plants have a genomic introgression fragment on chromosome 5 which confers tolerance to ToLCNDV in a dominant manner. Also disclosed are markers for identifying those fragments, methods for identifying or producing resistant melon plants. |
| US10947552B1 |
Recombinant fusion proteins for producing milk proteins in plants
Provided herein are compositions and methods for producing milk proteins in plants, which allow for safe, sustainable and humane production of milk proteins for commercial use, such as use in food compositions. The disclosure provides recombinant fusion proteins comprising a milk protein, or fragment thereof and a structured mammalian, avian, plant, or fungal protein, or fragment thereof. The disclosure also provides methods for producing the recombinant fusions proteins, and food compositions comprising the same. |
| US10947551B2 |
Compositions and methods for engineering oil content in plants
Compositions and methods for producing plants with enhanced oil content and higher seed yield are disclosed. The transgenic plant comprises a polynucleotide encoding a monoacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (MGAT1) operatively linked to a plant-expressible promoter; a polynucleotide encoding a phosphatidylcholine diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase 1 (PDCT1) operatively linked to a plant-expressible promoter; a polynucleotide encoding a suppressor of expression of Sugar Dependent 1 (SPD1) operatively linked to a plant-expressible promoter; a polynucleotide encoding a diacylglyerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) operatively linked to a plant-expressible promoter and a polynucleotide encoding a glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD1) operatively linked to a plant-expressible promoter; or a combination thereof. |
| US10947548B2 |
Production of organic acids from Aspergillus cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase (cadA) deletion strains
This application provides recombinant Aspergillus fungi having an endogenous cis-aconitic acid decarboxylase (cadA) gene genetically inactivated, which allows aconitic acid production by the recombinant fungi. Such recombinant fungi can further include an exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding aspartate decarboxylase (panD), an exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding β-alanine-pyruvate aminotransferase (BAPAT), and an exogenous nucleic acid molecule encoding 3-hydroxypropionate dehydrogenase (HPDH). Kits including these fungi, and methods of using these fungi to produce aconitic acid and 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) are also provided. |
| US10947545B2 |
Aptamers for use in inhibition and/or suppression of TLR9 activation
The present invention relates to new aptamer molecules for use in therapy of a subject by inhibiting or suppressing the activation of TLR9 in a cell, a method of inhibiting or suppressing the activation of TLR9 in a cell using such aptamer molecules, a pharmaceutical composition and a kit comprising such aptamer molecules and the use of aptamer molecules for inhibiting or suppressing TLR9 activation. |
| US10947543B2 |
Interferon production using short RNA duplexes
The present invention provides a small hairpin nucleic acid molecule that is capable of stimulating interferon production. The nucleic acid molecule of the present invention has a double-stranded section of less than 19 base pairs and at least one blunt end. In certain embodiments, the molecule comprises a 5′ triphosphate or a 5′ diphosphate. |
| US10947539B2 |
Structure, manufacturing and uses of human-derived cell-permeable peptides conjugated with specific biologically active cargo peptides
Embodiments disclosed herein provide compositions for conjugates, including fusion proteins, and methods of using them to treat a variety of conditions. In some embodiments, the conjugates and/or fusion proteins incorporate a 60-amino acid human homeodomain (e.g., peptides derived from human HOX genes), to translocate functional and regulatory peptides and proteins or other biologically active molecules such as nucleic acids, which are not naturally associated with the human homeodomain, across cell and nuclear membranes to intended sites of action without provoking an unwanted immune response that may reduce exposure to the conjugate and/or result in a clinical adverse event. In further embodiments, disclosed conjugates and fusion proteins can pass through the blood-brain barrier to allow entry into the CNS. In various embodiments, the disclosed compositions are suitable for delivery into a cell (i) the expression product of a gene of interest and/or (ii) novel peptides or polynucleotides to regulate gene function. |
| US10947536B2 |
Oligomers
Certain disclosed oligomers induce exon skipping during processing of myostatin pre-mRNA. The oligomers may be in a vector or encoded by the vector. The vector is used for inducing exon skipping during processing of myostatin pre-mRNA. A therapeutically effective amount of the oligomer may be administered to a subject patient such that exon skipping during processing of myostatin pre-mRNA is induced. The administration to a subject may be used in order to increase or maintain muscle mass, or slowing degeneration of muscle mass in the subject. The administration to a subject may ameliorate muscle wasting conditions, such as muscular dystrophy. Examples of such muscular dystrophies which may be so treated include Becker's muscular dystrophy, congenital muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, distal muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy, and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. |
| US10947535B2 |
Methods of using PVT1 exon 9 to diagnose and treat prostate cancer
PVT1 exon 9 is overexpressed in aggressively tumorigenic prostate cancer cell lines and prostate tumor tissues. This exon provides a diagnostic tool for the detection and monitoring of aggressive prostate cancer. Several small interfering ribonucleic acids (siRNAs) are disclosed that are useful for treating prostate cancer. |
| US10947520B2 |
Compositions comprising polypeptides having galactanase activity and polypeptides having beta-galactosidase activity
The present invention relates to compositions comprising polypeptides having galactanase activity and polypeptides having beta-galactosidase activity for use in e.g. animal feed. The present invention further relates to polypeptides having beta-galactosidase activity, polypeptides having galactanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. |
| US10947516B2 |
Exonuclease deficient polymerases
Described herein are polymerase variants that are exonuclease deficient. Some variants retain the strand displacement capability comparable to the wild-type or parental polymerase. Some variants have a strand displacement capability that is improved relative to the wild-type or parental polymerase. The variants may have an extension rate that is greater than the wild-type or parental polymerase. The variants may have a waiting time that is less than the wild-type or parental polymerase. |
| US10947514B2 |
Adeno-associated-virus Rep sequences, vectors and viruses
The invention provides adeno-associated virus (AAV) replication (Rep) sequences. In one embodiment, the invention provides nucleotide sequences encoding a chimeric protein, wherein the encoded chimeric protein contains a wild type AAV Rep inhibitory amino acid sequence, and wherein the nucleotide sequences contain a scrambled and/or deoptimized polynucleotide sequence encoding the wild type AAV Rep inhibitory amino acid sequence. The invention provides vectors, cells, and viruses containing the invention's sequences. Also provided are methods for detecting portions of the AAV Rep inhibitory amino acid sequence, which reduce replication and/or infection and/or productive infection by viruses. The invention's compositions and methods are useful for site-specific integration and/or expression of heterologous sequences by recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors and by rAAV virus particles, such as hybrid viruses (e.g., Ad-AAV) comprising such vectors. The invention's compositions and methods find application in, for example, gene therapy and/or vaccines. |
| US10947511B2 |
Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into pancreatic endocrine cells using thyroid hormone and/or alk5, an inhibitor of tgf-beta type 1 receptor
The present invention provides methods to promote differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to pancreatic endoderm cells expressing PDX1, NKX6.1, and HB9. In particular, the methods encompass culturing Stage 4 to Stage 6 cells with a thyroid hormone (e.g. T3), an ALK5 inhibitor, or both. |
| US10947510B2 |
Culture medium for epithelial stem cells and organoids comprising the stem cells
The invention relates to a method for culturing epithelial stem cells, isolated tissue fragments comprising said epithelial stem cells, or adenoma cells, and culturing the cells or fragments in the presence of a Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) inhibitor, a mitogenic growth factor, and a Wnt agonist when culturing epithelial stem cells and isolated tissue fragments. The invention further relates to a cell culture medium comprising a BMP inhibitor, a mitogenic growth factor, and a Wnt agonist, to the use of said culture medium, and to crypt-villus organoids, gastric organoids and pancreatic organoids that are formed in said culture medium. |
| US10947505B2 |
Methods and compositions for inducing hematopoietic cell differentiation
The invention provides culture platforms, cell media, and methods of differentiating pluripotent cells into hematopoietic cells. The invention further provides pluripotent stem cell-derived hematopoietic cells generated using the culture platforms and methods disclosed herein, which enable feed-free, monolayer culturing and in the absence of EB formation. Specifically, pluripotent stem cell-derived hematopoietic cell of this invention include, and not limited to, iHSC, definitive hemogenic endothelium, hematopoietic multipotent progenitors, T cell progenitors, NK cell progenitors, T cells, NK cells, NKT cells and B cells. |
| US10947501B2 |
Low oxygen culture conditions for maintaining retinal progenitor cell multipotency
The present invention relates to methods for culturing human retinal progenitor cells under low oxygen conditions to allow the cells to retain the ability to differentiate into photoreceptors following transplantation. The described methods provide cells that can treat a number of ocular diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. |
| US10947497B2 |
Nelumbo nucifera callus extract having increased content of gallic acid, method for preparing same, and whitening cosmetic composition containing same
The present invention relates to Nelumbo nucifera callus having an increased content of gallic acid or an extract thereof and to a method for preparing the same. The Nelumbo nucifera callus extract according to the present invention has an excellent whitening effect by containing a large amount of gallic acid, and thus can be advantageously used as a cosmetic composition. |
| US10947485B2 |
Beverage maker
A beverage maker includes a fermentation tank, a dispenser, a water supply heater configured to heat water supplied from a water supply pump or an external water supply source, a first channel valve that opens and closes a first channel that connects the water supply heater to the dispenser, a second channel valve that opens and closes a second channel that connects the water supply heater to the fermentation tank, and a controller that performs a first cleaning operation by guiding heated water to the dispenser through the first channel based on opening the first channel valve for a first cleaning time, and a second cleaning operation by guiding heated water to the fermentation tank through the second channel based on opening the second channel valve for a second cleaning time. The controller performs the first cleaning operation and the second cleaning operation based on an order. |
| US10947482B1 |
Structured detergent composition providing enhanced suspension control, optical brightening, and whitening maintenance
A structured detergent composition has a yield stress point and includes a surfactant component present in an amount of from about 5 to about 50 weight percent actives, water present in a total amount of from about 40 to about 90 weight percent, and a smectite clay present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 3 weight percent actives, each based on a total weight of the composition. The composition is formed by combining water and a smectite clay to form a mixture, applying shear to the mixture, combining the sheared mixture with an acidic surfactant, adding an acid to the combination of the sheared mixture and the acidic surfactant, then adding a base and a buffer. The method also includes the step of adding additional surfactants, wherein the combination of the acidic surfactant and the additional surfactants make up the surfactant component. |
| US10947480B2 |
Liquid laundry detergent compositions
A liquid laundry composition comprising: (i) one or more anionic surfactants; and (ii) a non-ionic ethoxylated C10 Guerbet alcohol surfactant with a degree of ethoxylation in the range of 1 to 10; wherein the total amount of anionic surfactant in the composition is in the range of 3 to 18 wt % of the total composition and the weight ratio of the total amount of anionic surfactant to the non-ionic ethoxylated C10 Guerbet alcohol surfactant is in the range of 6:1 to 60:1. Use of a liquid laundry detergent composition including said non-ionic ethoxylated C10 Guerbet alcohol surfactant for laundering textiles wherein effective foam is maintained during a main wash step and an easy rinse of the textiles is provided during a rinse step. |
| US10947475B2 |
Lubricating oil composition
A lubricating oil composition which can reduce the occurrence frequency of LSPI and which can ensure detergency. The lubricating oil composition which includes a lubricant base oil, a compound having calcium and/or magnesium, a compound having molybdenum and/or phosphorus, and an ashless dispersant having nitrogen and which satisfies X≤−0.85 and Y≥0.18 (wherein X is calculated according to formula (1): X=([Ca]+0.5[Mg])×8−[Mo]×8−[P]×30 and Y is calculated according to formula (2): Y=[Ca]+1.65[Mg]+[N]). The lubricating oil composition for use in an internal combustion engine, more particularly, a lubricating oil composition for use in a supercharged gasoline engine. |
| US10947473B2 |
Less corrosive organic compounds as lubricant additives
A composition of matter represented by the following formula: where R1 is an unsaturated or branched hydrocarbon chain, R2 is either a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon chain, and m and n are independently from 1 to 5, when used in a lubricating composition, being effective for friction and wear reduction, while providing improved protection against copper and lead corrosion in an engine. |
| US10947471B2 |
Grease composition and rolling bearing
A grease composition includes base oil, a thickener, and an inorganic additive. The base oil is a poly-α-olefin having a base oil kinematic viscosity of 15 to 50 mm2/s at 40° C. The thickener is a diurea expressed by Structural Formula (1). The content of the thickener is 10 to 22 mass % with respect to the total amount of the base oil and the thickener. The inorganic additive is a mixture containing sepiolite and bentonite, and is organically modified. The content of the inorganic additive is 2 to 20 mass % with respect to the total amount of the base oil and the thickener. R1—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R3 (1) |
| US10947468B2 |
Fuel compositions with additives
A fuel composition for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine comprises a non-metallic octane-boosting additive. The non-metallic octane-boosting additive is an additive which, when used at a treat rate of 0.67 % by weight, increases the research octane number of a fuel by at least 1.8 whilst maintaining the T90 and/or the vapour pressure. |
| US10947464B2 |
Integrated resid deasphalting and gasification
Systems and methods are provided for integration of use deasphalted resid as a feed for fuels and/or lubricant base stock production with use of the corresponding deasphalter rock for gasification to generate hydrogen and/or fuel for the fuels and/or lubricant production process. The integration can include using hydrogen generated during gasification as a fuel to provide heat for solvent processing and/or using the hydrogen for hydroprocessing of deasphalted oil. |
| US10947462B2 |
Catalyst staging in catalytic reaction process
A reforming process is described. The reforming process includes introducing a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons having 5 to 12 carbon atoms into a reforming zone containing reforming catalyst, the reforming zone comprising at least two reformers, each reformer having a set of reforming operating conditions, to produce a reformate effluent, wherein the last reformer contains less catalyst than the next to the last reformer. |
| US10947458B1 |
Upgrading of renewable feedstocks with spent equilibrium catalyst
A process is provided for upgrading a renewable feedstock. The process includes introducing the renewable feedstock into a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) reactor unit operating under catalytic cracking conditions and comprising a circulating inventory of an equilibrium catalyst composition; removing a portion of the equilibrium catalyst inventory from the FCC reactor unit while replacing all the equilibrium catalyst removed from the unit with a spent catalyst to obtain a composite circulating catalyst within the FCC reactor unit; and contacting the composite circulating catalyst with the renewable feedstock in the FCC reactor unit under a steady state environment to provide a product stream comprising cracked products. |
| US10947455B2 |
Automatic draft control system for coke plants
A coke oven includes an oven chamber, an uptake duct in fluid communication with the oven chamber, the uptake duct being configured to receive exhaust gases from the oven chamber, an uptake damper in fluid communication with the uptake duct, the uptake damper being positioned at any one of multiple positions, the uptake damper configured to control an oven draft, an actuator configured to alter the position of the uptake damper between the positions in response to a position instruction, a sensor configured to detect an operating condition of the coke oven, wherein the sensor includes one of a draft sensor, a temperature sensor configured to detect an uptake duct temperature or a sole flue temperature, and an oxygen sensor, and a controller being configured to provide the position instruction to the actuator in response to the operating condition detected by the sensor. |
| US10947453B2 |
Method and apparatus for preparing coir
A method for processing coir comprising processing dry coir by shredding, hydrating the coir up to a specified moisture content, and pelletizing the coir. An apparatus for pelletizing coir comprising a metal disk having flat, cylindrical openings. A soil additive composition comprising coir, seed, basalt, root stimulant, lime, worm castings, fish meal, molasses, and polymer. |
| US10947452B2 |
Scintillation crystal, a radiation detection system including the scintillation crystal, and a method of using the radiation detection system
A scintillation crystal can include Ln(1-y)REyX3, wherein Ln represents a rare earth element, RE represents a different rare earth element, y has a value in a range of 0 to 1, and X represents a halogen. In an embodiment, RE is Ce, and the scintillation crystal is doped with Sr, Ba, or a mixture thereof at a concentration of at least approximately 0.0002 wt. %. In another embodiment, the scintillation crystal can have unexpectedly improved linearity and unexpectedly improved energy resolution properties. In a further embodiment, a radiation detection system can include the scintillation crystal, a photosensor, and an electronics device. Such a radiation detection system can be useful in a variety of radiation imaging applications. |
| US10947451B2 |
Nitride fluorescent material, method of producing nitride fluorescent material and light emitting device
Provided is a method of producing a nitride fluorescent material containing silicon nitride particles containing Eu, at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba, Al, and fluorine in a composition of the silicon nitride particles. The method includes heat treating a raw material mixture containing an Eu source, a source of the alkaline earth metal, an Al source, an Si source, and an alkaline earth metal fluoride containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba, wherein a molar content ratio of fluorine atom to Al is from 0.02 to 0.3. |
| US10947449B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode with high efficiency and long lifetime
The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode exhibiting high efficiency and longevity. The organic light-emitting diode comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light-emitting layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light-emitting layer contains at least one of the amine compounds represented by Chemical Formula A or Chemical Formula B and at least one of the compounds represented by Chemical Formulas H1 to H7, Chemical Formulas A, B, and H1 to H7 being the same as in the specification. |
| US10947444B2 |
Materials and methods for reducing viscosity of oil
The invention provides environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for reducing the viscosity of crude oil using microorganisms and/or biosurfactants produced by microorganisms. |
| US10947443B2 |
Viscoelastic surfactant gel for perforation operations
Provided are compositions, methods, and systems that relate to use of viscoelastic surfactant gels in well perforation. A method for well treatment comprising: introducing a viscoelastic surfactant gel into a wellbore; and forming one or more perforation channels in an interval of the wellbore while the viscoelastic surfactant gel is disposed in the wellbore. A method for well treatment comprising: introducing a viscoelastic surfactant gel into a wellbore over an interval of the wellbore to be perforated; disposing a perforating gun into the wellbore such that the viscoelastic surfactant gel is disposed between the perforating gun and a casing of the wellbore; and forming one or more perforation channels in the interval of the wellbore. A downhole perforating system comprising: a perforating gun disposed at a distal end of a work string; and a viscoelastic surfactant gel. |
| US10947432B2 |
Magnetizable abrasive particle and method of making the same
A method of making magnetizable abrasive particles includes: moistening the outer surfaces of ceramic particles with waterglass to provide moistened ceramic particles. Magnetizable particles are contacted with the moistened ceramic particles to provide powder-coated ceramic particles. The powder-coated ceramic particles are heated to at least a temperature sufficient to bond the magnetizable particles of the powder-coated ceramic particles to the respective ceramic particles thereby providing the magnetizable abrasive particles. On a respective basis, each magnetizable abrasive particle comprises a respective ceramic particle having a magnetizable particles bonded thereto. |
| US10947431B2 |
Crosslinkable silicone mixtures containing a guanidine catalyst and an adhesion promoter
A crosslinkable silicone composition including: a. at least one condensation-crosslinkable polydiorganosiloxane P having silanol, alkoxysilyl, carboxysilyl, ketoximinosilyl, amidosilyl and/or aminosilyl end groups; b. at least one silane or siloxane crosslinker V for the condensation-crosslinkable polydiorganosiloxane; c. at least one crosslinking catalyst K1 of the general formula (I) d. at least one adhesion promoter H of the general formula (IV). Compositions of this kind are especially suitable as adhesives, sealants, coatings or casting compounds and are notable for a low tendency to separate and very good adhesion under moist and warm conditions. |
| US10947430B2 |
Tire with reduced cavity noise
Disclosed is a tire with reduced cavity noise including an adhesive agent layer applied to an inside of an inner liner and a sound absorber layer attached to the adhesive agent layer, wherein the adhesive agent layer includes poly(ether-urethane) containing alkoxysilane at both ends thereof. The tire with reduced cavity noise is stable without causing separation of a sound absorber even upon heating and deformation during driving. |
| US10947429B2 |
Biopolymer and isocyanate based binder and composite materials
A binder comprising isocyanate droplets in water, wherein the isocyanate droplets have an average droplet size of 500 microns or less, and the isocyanate droplets have shells comprising a biopolymer or a reaction product of a biopolymer and isocyanate. The biopolymer may be a biopolymer nanoparticle or cooked and chemically modified starch. Optionally, the binder may also include urea. The substrate for the binder may be wood, another lignocellulosic material, or synthetic or natural fibers. In particular examples, the binder is used to make no added formaldehyde wood composites including particle board and MDF. |
| US10947426B2 |
Aqueous bonding composition
Disclosed is an aqueous bonding composition comprises: (A) a saccharide; (B) an inorganic acid ammonium salt; and (C) a metal salt, wherein the metal salt (C) comprises at least one selected from potassium salts, calcium salts, sodium salts, and magnesium salts. The aqueous bonding composition is excellent in balance among bending strength, bending strength under wet condition, water-absorption thickness expansion coefficient, and peeling strength. The aqueous bonding composition can be usefully used to produce a wood-based material. Further, a wood-based material obtainable by using the aqueous bonding composition is provided. |
| US10947424B2 |
Adhesive composition comprising eutectic metal alloy nanoparticles
Provided herein is conductive adhesive composition comprising at least one epoxy resin, at least one polymer chosen from polyvinyl phenols and polyvinyl butyrals, at least one melamine resin, a plurality of eutectic metal alloy nanoparticles, and at least one solvent. Also provided herein is an electronic device comprising a substrate, conductive features disposed on the substrate, a conductive electrical component disposed over the conductive features, and a conductive adhesive composition disposed between the conductive features and the conductive electrical component. Further disclosed herein are methods of making a conductive adhesive composition. |
| US10947423B2 |
Oil resistant adhesive
The present disclosure provides an oil-resistant adhesive comprising a crosslinked copolymer of (meth)acrylic ester monomers, methyl (meth)acrylate monomers, vinyl ester monomers, and a functional monomer selected from one of (meth)acrylic acid, a (meth)acrylamide or a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate monomers. |
| US10947421B2 |
Photocurable liquid silicone composition and cured product thereof
A photocurable liquid silicone composition is disclosed. The photocurable liquid silicone composition comprises: (A) a straight chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups with 2 to 12 carbon atoms in a molecule, and not containing a mercaptoalkyl group; (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two mercaptoalkyl groups in a molecule; (C) a branched chain organopolysiloxane, wherein alkenyl groups and mercaptoalkyl groups are not included; (D) a photo radical initiator containing a phosphorus atom; and (E) a hindered phenol compound. The photocurable liquid silicone composition is rapidly cured by irradiating with long wavelength light while providing excellent storage stability and coatability at room temperature and at low temperatures (e.g. approximately 0° C.), and provides a cured product that maintains transparency even when left under high temperature and high humidity conditions, with minimal clouding or discoloration. |
| US10947420B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for foldable display
The present application relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for a foldable display and a use thereof. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present application has excellent bending reliability while having appropriate adhesive force and cohesive force, thereby being useful for forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for a foldable display. |
| US10947418B2 |
Cyanoacrylate compositions
Cyanoacrylate compositions that include, in addition to an allyl-2-cyanoacrylate, a rubber toughening component and a component functionalized with at least two blocked hydroxyl groups are provided. |
| US10947414B2 |
Compositions for use in chemical mechanical polishing
A polishing composition for a chemical mechanical polishing process includes abrasive particles, at least one chemical additive, and a non-aqueous solvent. |
| US10947413B2 |
Chemical mechanical polishing method for cobalt with high cobalt removal rates and reduced cobalt corrosion
A process for chemical mechanical polishing cobalt to planarize the surface and remove at least some of the cobalt from a substrate. The process includes providing a polishing composition, containing, as initial components: water; an oxidizing agent; colloidal silica abrasive particles; aspartic acid or salts thereof; a phosphonic acid having an alkyl group of greater than ten carbon atoms, wherein the phosphonic acid having the alky group of greater than ten carbon atoms is included in amounts sufficient to enable high cobalt removal rates of ≥2000 Å/min and substantial cobalt corrosion inhibition; and providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad, having a polishing surface; creating dynamic contact at an interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; and dispensing the polishing composition onto the polishing surface at or near the interface between the polishing pad and the substrate; wherein some of the cobalt is polished away and cobalt corrosion is substantially inhibited. |
| US10947410B2 |
Coated granular material
The present invention relates to a coated granular substance, wherein the coating comprises a resin comprising the reaction product of a polyol component and an isocyanate component and cured by the addition of a catalyst, said catalyst comprising a hydroxy group-containing amine compound.Further, the present invention relates to a process for coating a granular substance, comprising the steps of (a) providing a granular substance; (b) providing a polyol component and an isocyanate component; (c) optionally mixing the polyol component with the isocyanate component; (d) adding the mixture of step (c) or the polyol component and the isocyanate component as individual substances to the provided granular substance and producing a coating on the granular substance; (e) adding a catalyst to cure the coating; (f) optionally repeating steps (d) and (e), wherein the catalyst comprises a hydroxy group-containing amine compound. |
| US10947406B2 |
Materials based on drying oils
This invention describes the manufacture of partially cured binder compositions based upon modification of drying oils with at least one multi-functional co-vulcanizing agent. The partially cured binder compositions can be blended with polymeric materials to prepare polymer blends. These polymer blends can be used to produce products such as cured solid layers. Methods of manufacturing the partially cured binder compositions and cured solid layers are described. |
| US10947404B2 |
Ink fixative solution
An ink fixative solution including a polyvalent metal salt; a wax; a dispersing agent; and water in an amount to provide from about 10% to about 35% solids content in the ink fixative solution is disclosed |
| US10947399B2 |
Piezo-jettable varnish composition
Herein is described a piezo-jettable varnish composition comprising a latex polymer having a weight averaged molecular weight Mw of greater than about 50 000, a polymeric salt derived from an acidic polymer having a weight averaged molecular weight Mw in the range of about 1000 to about 50 000, water, and a co-solvent, wherein, the latex polymer and polymeric salt are present in amounts such that the ratio of latex polymer to polymeric salt by weight is in the range of greater than about 1:1 to about 8:1. |
| US10947398B2 |
White ink, printed matter, method of printing, and device for printing
A white ink includes a hollow resin particle, an organic solvent, an acrylic silicone resin, and water, wherein the acrylic silicone resin has a resin solubility parameter smaller than that of the hollow resin particle. |
| US10947397B2 |
Optical apparatus, film to be provided on surface of optical apparatus, paint to be used for optical apparatus
There is provided an optical apparatus which comprises a lens, and a lens barrel holding the lens, wherein a film is formed on a surface of the lens barrel, the film contains a resin, titanium oxide coated with silica, and an inorganic particle, an average particle size of the inorganic particle is 10 nm or more and 110 nm or less, and an average particle size of the titanium oxide coated with the silica is 0.2 μm or more. Thus, it is possible to achieve the optical apparatus which, in an anoxic atmosphere, has less discoloration due to sunlight and less reflectance deterioration even when color is thin, and has the high solar reflectance. |
| US10947394B2 |
Radiative cooling functional coating material and application thereof
The present disclosure provides a radiative cooling functional coating material and application thereof. The radiative cooling functional coating material can be configured for manufacturing a radiative cooling functional layer. The radiative cooling functional layer can be configured for reflecting ultraviolet light and/or visible light and/or near-infrared light in sunlight and emitting heat through an atmospheric window in a form of infrared radiation. The radiative cooling functional coating material can include a granular filler and a radiative cooling functional resin, and the granular filler can be distributed in the radiative cooling functional resin. |
| US10947389B2 |
Composition, film, near infrared cut filter, laminate, pattern forming method, solid image pickup element, image display device, infrared sensor, and color filter
The composition includes two or more near infrared absorbing compounds having an absorption maximum in a wavelength range of 650 to 1000 nm and having a solubility of 0.1 mass % or lower in water at 23° C., in which the two or more near infrared absorbing compounds include a first near infrared absorbing compound having an absorption maximum in a wavelength range of 650 to 1000 nm, and a second near infrared absorbing compound having an absorption maximum in a wavelength range of 650 to 1000 nm which is shorter than the absorption maximum of the first near infrared absorbing compound, and a difference between the absorption maximum of the first near infrared absorbing compound and the absorption maximum of the second near infrared absorbing compound is 1 to 150 nm. |
| US10947387B2 |
Lignin-containing sealant and/or coating compositions from renewable sources
The present invention relates to lignin-containing compositions comprising: 0 to 50 percent by weight of lignin; 0 to 50 percent by weight of a liquid C2-C4polyol; and 10 to 50 percent by weight of an acrylic resin; wherein the percentages by weight are expressed relative to the total dry weight of the composition, and wherein the total dry weight of the composition amounts to 100 percent. The present invention further relates to processes for sealing joints or coating surfaces using such a composition. Moreover, the present invention relates to joints sealed and surfaces coated using such a composition, as well as vehicles comprising such sealed joints and coated surfaces. |
| US10947385B2 |
Dual cure organopolysiloxane composition
The present invention relates to organopolysiloxane compositions which exhibits both UV and moisture initiated curing. |
| US10947374B2 |
Sound insulation composition and sound insulation sheet for vehicle
A sound insulation composition and a sound insulation sheet for a vehicle are provided. The sound insulation composition includes 50 to 300 parts by weight of EPDM rubber, 10 to 300 parts by weight of mica powers, 10 to 300 parts by weight of dolomite, 2 to 15 parts by weight of a vulcanizing agent, 3 to 60 parts by weight of a compatilizer, 30 to 300 parts by weight of a fire retardant, 0.2 to 3 parts by weight of a cross-linking agent, 10 to 80 parts by weight of a plasticizer, and 100 to 500 parts by weight of barium sulfate. The sound insulation sheet for the vehicle is made of the sound insulation composition mentioned above. |
| US10947365B2 |
Transparent plastic substrate and plastic lens
To provide a transparent plastic substrate having a high cut rate of blue light, a plastic lens and a transparent plastic member. A transparent plastic substrate containing a benzotriazole compound represented by the formula (1), a plastic lens containing the transparent plastic substrate, and a transparent plastic member containing a benzotriazole compound represented by the formula (1). |
| US10947362B2 |
Polymer degradation
The present invention is in the field of a method of degrading a polymer into oligomers and/or monomers in a solvent, using a catalyst, and a functionalized magnetic particle comprising a catalyst being capable of degrading the polymer into oligomers and/or monomers. The present method and particle provide a high selectivity and a high conversion ratio. |
| US10947356B2 |
Porous nanocomposite and related method
A nanocomposite including an array of extended length fibers with nanofibers oriented in transverse relation to the extended length fibers. The nanofibers are mechanically interlocked with the extended length fibers using a connecting agent concentrated at contact locations between the extended length fibers and the nanofibers without saturating the composite. The resultant composite of fibers and connecting agent is characterized by significant internal porosity with an internal void volume not occupied by the connecting agent. |
| US10947354B2 |
High temperature composite honeycomb
Composite honeycomb that may be contoured to form composite honeycomb structures, which have tight radii of curvatures and/or compound curvatures, and which are suitable for use in high temperature environments. The method for making the composite honeycomb involves using high temperature prepreg to make a flexible composite honeycomb that is formed into a composite honeycomb precursor. A high temperature coating resin is applied to the composite honeycomb precursor to form the high temperature composite honeycomb. |
| US10947348B2 |
Fluorochemical piperazine carboxamides
The disclosure provides partially fluorinated piperazine carboxamide compounds having terminal fluoroaliphatic groups and polysiloxane groups. This invention also relates to polymer compositions comprising the fluorochemical composition and shaped articles made from the thermoplastic composition. See Formula (I). |
| US10947337B2 |
Toughened epoxy resin composition
A toughened epoxy resin composition includes an end-capped polyalkylene oxide (A), an epoxy resin (B), an epoxy curing agent (C), and a core shell polymer (D). The end-capped polyalkylene oxide (A) has a number average molecular weight of 1500 to 5000, and 40% or more of a total number of ends of the end-capped polyalkylene oxide (A) are capped with at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an allyl group, and an aryl group. A weight ratio of the end-capped polyalkylene oxide (A) to the core shell polymer (D) is 10/90 to 90/10. The core shell polymer (D) comprises a core layer in an amount of 70 to 95% by weight and the core layer is one or more selected from the group consisting of diene rubber, (meth)acrylate rubber, organosiloxane rubber, styrene polymer, and (meth)acrylate polymer. |
| US10947327B2 |
Catalyst composition including novel transition metal compound
The present invention relates to a catalyst composition including a transition metal compound represented by the following Formula 1; and one or more of a compound represented by the following Formula 2, a compound represented by the following Formula 3 and a compound represented by the following Formula 4. The catalyst composition according to the present invention has excellent copolymerization properties, and can be usefully used as a catalyst for a polymerization reaction for preparing an olefin-based polymer having a high molecular weight. |
| US10947325B2 |
Regulators for controlling linear and pseudo-ring expansion polymerization of vinyl monomers
New regulator compounds for a novel polymerization process for vinyl monomers, which yields polymers with improved control over composition and nearly full to full conservation of architectural integrity up to high conversion. The regulator compounds are defined by according to anyone of the Formulas 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G, 1H and 1I: wherein R1 stands for an optionally substituted secondary or tertiary alkyl or secondary or tertiary aralkyl; Z1 stands for —CN or a carboxylic acid ester of formula C(O)OR21; Z2 may be chosen from the group of —CN, carboxylic acid, salts of carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid ester, carboxylic acid amides, (hetero)aryl, alkenyl and halogen; R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently chosen from the group of H, alkyl, aralkyl, (hetero)aryl, —CN and carboxylic acid ester of formula C(O)OR22; R7 stands for a primary alkyl or primary aralkyl, —CN or hydrogen; Y stands for a bridging group and n is 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; in case R1 stands for tertiary alkyl or tertiary aralkyl, R6 stands for a primary alkyl or primary aralkyl, —CN or a carboxylic acid ester of formula C(O)OR26; in case R1 stands for a secondary alkyl or secondary aralkyl, R6 stands for a primary or secondary alkyl or primary or secondary aralkyl, —CN, a carboxylic acid ester of formula C(O)OR26 or a phosphonic acid ester of formula P(O)(OR27)2, a (hetero)aryl or an alkenyl; R21, R22, R26 and R27 each independently stand for alkyl or aralkyl having from 1-30 carbon atoms, optionally containing heteroatoms. |
| US10947322B2 |
Esterified cellulose ethers comprising phthalyl groups
An esterified cellulose ether is provided wherein the ester groups are phthalyl groups, the degree of substitution of phthalyl groups is from 0.02 to 0.18, the degree of neutralization of phthalyl groups is not more than 0.75, and the esterified cellulose ether has a solubility in water of at least 2.0 weight percent at 2° C. |
| US10947321B2 |
Host-guest metal organic framework systems
A method for producing Metal Organic Framework (MOF) having a framework that encapsulates a bio-molecule, the method comprising combining in a solution the bio-molecule and MOF precursors, wherein the bio-molecule promotes formation of the encapsulating framework. The method stems from a surprising effect that a bio-molecule can promote or trigger the formation of MOF when combined together in a solution with MOF precursors. That is, it has now been found that a bio-molecule can effectively act as a seed around which the framework forms, with the resulting framework encapsulating the bio-molecule. |
| US10947319B2 |
Bispecific antigen-binding constructs targeting HER2
Provided herein are biparatopic antigen-binding constructs that specifically bind HER2. The biparatopic antigen-binding constructs comprise one antigen-binding moiety that binds to ECD2 of HER2, a second antigen-binding moiety that binds to ECD4 of HER2, and an Fc. At least one of the antigen-binding moieties is an scFv. The biparatopic antigen-binding constructs can be used in the treatment of cancer. |
| US10947318B2 |
IgE anti-HMW-MAA antibody
In one aspect, there is provided an antibody or a functional fragment thereof, wherein the antibody or functional fragment thereof is capable of binding specifically to high molecular weight melanoma associated antigen (HMW-MAA), and binding to an Fcε receptor. |
| US10947317B2 |
NaPi2b-targeted antibody-drug conjugates and methods of use thereof
This disclosure provides NaPi2b-targeted antibody-drug conjugates (e.g., NaPi2b-targeted antibody-polymer-drug conjugates) that specifically bind to the extracellular region of SLC34A2, and to methods of using such conjugates in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic, and prophylactic indications. |
| US10947315B2 |
Benzodiazepine derivatives
The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepines of formula (I) and (II), in which the diazepine ring (B) is fused with a heterocyclic ring (CD), wherein the heterocyclic ring is bicyclic or a compound of formula (III), in which the diazepine ring (B) is fused with a heterocyclic ring (C), wherein the heterocyclic ring is monocyclic. The invention provides cytotoxic dimers of these compounds. The invention also provides conjugates of the monomers and the dimers. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention. The invention further relates to methods of using the compounds or conjugates for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions. |
| US10947310B2 |
Fusion protein comprising apelin and an anti-APLNR antibody
The present invention provides apelin receptor (APLNR) modulators that bind to APLNR and methods of using the same. The invention includes APLNR modulators such as antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, which inhibit or attenuate APLNR-mediated signaling. The invention includes APLNR modulators such as antibodies, or antibody fusion proteins thereof, that activate APLNR-mediated signaling. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments or antibody fusion proteins are fully human antibodies that bind to human APLNR with high affinity. The APLNR modulators of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with APLNR signaling and/or APLNR cellular expression, such as cardiovascular diseases, angiogenesis diseases, metabolic diseases and fibrotic diseases. |
| US10947308B2 |
Composition for treatment of disorders
The invention relates to stable and non-aggregating compositions comprising an IL-17A binding molecule, in particular a single domain antibody. Such compositions are useful for topical administration in the treatment of disease, for example skin disease or asthma. |
| US10947307B2 |
Antibody formulations
Formulations comprising an anti-IL-13 antibody are provided, including pharmaceutical formulations and methods of using such formulations. |
| US10947306B2 |
Correctly folded etanercept in high purity and excellent yield
A mixed mode chromatography method for separating correctly folded from incorrectly folded conformations of a given protein is provided. The method is highly effective in separating correctly folded etanercept from incorrectly folded etanercept and aggregates in commercially attractive yields capable of affording etanercept preparations having very high purity in terms of correctly folded etanercept versus incorrectly folded etanercept. The invention is further directed to protein preparations and formulations comprising correctly folded proteins obtained using the present methods, and methods of treatment using the high purity preparations obtained from the mixed mode method. |
| US10947304B2 |
Gremlin-1 antibody
This invention relates to crystals of the human Gremlin-1 protein, and the human Gremlin-1 protein in complex with an inhibitory antibody. The invention also relates to the structure of human Gremlin-1 (on its own, or in complex with the antibody) and uses of these structures in screening for agents which modulate Gremlin-1 activity. The invention further provides antibodies which bind an allosteric inhibitory site on Gremlin-1, together with pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of such antibodies and agents identified by the screening methods. |
| US10947303B2 |
TGF-ß1 specific antibodies and methods and uses thereof
Specific binding members, particularly antibodies and fragments thereof, which bind to transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) are provided, particularly recognizing human and mouse TGF-β1 and not recognizing or binding TGF-β2 or TGF-β3. Particular antibodies are provided which specifically recognize and neutralize TGF-β1. These antibodies are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with activated or elevated TGF-β1, including cancer, and for modulating immune cells and immune response, including immune response to cancer or cancer antigens. The anti-TGF-β1 antibodies, variable regions or CDR domain sequences thereof, and fragments thereof may also be used in therapy in combination with chemotherapeutics, immune modulators, or anti-cancer agents and/or with other antibodies or fragments thereof. Antibodies of this type are exemplified by the novel antibodies hereof, including antibody 13A1, whose sequences are provided herein. |
| US10947296B2 |
Fusion protein Slit2D2(C386S)-HSA and use thereof in treatment of fibrotic diseases
The present invention relates to the field of biomedical technology, in particular to a fusion protein Slit2D2(C386S)-HSA and use thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of fibrotic diseases. In the fusion protein, the amino acid residue is mutated on the basis of the Slit2D2 domain, which improves the stability of the fusion protein compared with the native protein. The above fusion protein is obtained by fusing Slit2D2(C386S) with HSA protein, which prolongs the metabolism time of the drug while improving the stability of the drug. The fusion protein provided by the present invention is more effective than the positive control drug in the prevention and treatment of fibrotic diseases, particularly pulmonary fibrosis, and shows good drug-forming properties. |
| US10947294B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors
A method of treating a patient who has hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), colorectal carcinoma (CRC), glioblastoma (GB), gastric cancer (GC), esophageal cancer, NSCLC, pancreatic cancer (PC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer (PCA), ovarian cancer (OC), melanoma, breast cancer (BRCA), CLL, Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), SCLC, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), AML, gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma (GBC, CCC), urinary bladder cancer (UBC), and uterine cancer (UEC) includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC. A method of treating a patient who has HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC. |
| US10947293B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10947288B2 |
Targeting of human interferon antagonists
The present invention relates to a fusion protein, comprising a cytokine antagonist and a targeting moiety, preferably an antibody or anti-body like molecule. In a preferred embodiment, the cytokine antagonist is a modified cytokine which binds to the receptor, but doesn't induce the receptor signalling. The invention relates further to a fusion protein according to the invention for use in treatment of cancer and immune- or inflammation-related disorders. |
| US10947285B2 |
Compounds, compositions and uses thereof for improvement of bone disorders
The present technology generally relates to peptides of IGFBP-2 that may be used to improve bone disorders. The present technology also generally relates to uses of such peptides in methods for preventing or treating bone disorders and to compositions for such uses. |
| US10947282B2 |
Functionalized protein-based materials and their uses
Embodiments of the invention are directed to Ubx-fusion molecules that maintain their mechanical strength and properties even after being fused with Ubx. Ubx fusions with VEGF and other growth factors, cell signaling proteins, and cell binding proteins can be used to induce angiogenesis. Ubx fibers and mesh, embedded within a tissue engineering scaffold, induce formation of vasculature within the scaffold. The presence of vasculature is necessary to provide oxygen and nutrients to other cells growing within the scaffold. |
| US10947279B2 |
Synthetic peptide compounds and methods of use
The present invention provides synthetic peptide compounds and uses thereof for therapy and diagnostics of complement-mediated diseases, such as inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, and microbial and bacterial infections; and non-complement-mediated diseases, such cystic fibrosis and various acute diseases. The invention is directed to modifications of a synthetic peptide of 15 amino acids from the Polar Assortant (PA) peptide, which is a scrambled peptide derived from human Astrovirus protein. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to peptide compounds that are peptide mimetics, peptide analogs and/or synthetic derivatives of PA (e.g., sarcosine derivatives) having, for example, internal peptide substitutions, and modifications, including PEGylation at the N-terminus and C-terminus. The invention further provides methods of selecting at least one synthetic peptide for treating various conditions. |
| US10947276B2 |
Cell penetrating peptides with improved internalization properties
A method for delivering a cargo molecule into a cell is described that comprises linking a cargo molecule to a cell penetrating peptide. Chimeric constructs comprising cell penetrating moieties are also provided. |
| US10947275B2 |
Caged cell penetrating peptide-polymer conjugates for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
The caged cell-penetrating peptide (cCPP) conjugates of this invention are ideal for intracellular delivery of a broad variety of cargoes including various nanoparticle pharmaceutical carriers (liposomes, micelles, microparticles, nanoparticles, polymer-conjugates). The conjugates comprise a detectable agent or a therapeutic agent, and the conjugates provide a novel strategy for site-specific delivery of the same to appropriate tissues in the subject. Versatile application of the conjugates in diagnostics and imaging is described. |
| US10947269B2 |
Purification of chimeric FVIII molecules
The invention is directed to methods of purifying a chimeric protein comprising subjecting the chimeric protein to a factor VIII-specific affinity chromatography, and subjecting the chimeric protein to an AEX chromatography; wherein the chimeric protein comprises a factor VIII protein or a fragment thereof. The chimeric protein purified by the present methods shows improved factor VIII activity. |
| US10947268B2 |
Methods of purifying proteins
In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method of purifying a protein of interest with a reduced level of aggregation formation in cation exchange (CEX) chromatography, comprising: (a) providing a mixture comprising the protein of interest and one or more contaminants; (b) loading the mixture onto a CEX resin coupled with arginine; and (c) eluting the protein of interest from the resin, thereby purifying the protein of interest with a reduced level of aggregation formation in CEX chromatography. |
| US10947267B2 |
System and method for solution phase gap peptide synthesis
Disclosed is a system and method for Fmoc/tBu solution-phase peptide synthesis including the development of a new benzyl-type GAP protecting group, and related uses thereto. This novel GAP protecting group is utilized in place of a polymer support, facilitating C to N Fmoc peptide synthesis without chromatography, recrystallization, or polymer supports. The GAP group can be added and removed in high yield. |
| US10947265B2 |
Synthesis of ursolic acid nanoparticles
The synthesis of ursolic acid nanoparticles includes dissolving ursolic acid powder in methanol, boiling water for five minutes, and adding the methanol solution to the boiled water dropwise at a flow rate of 0.1-0.3 ml/min under ultrasonic conditions. After sonication for 20 minutes, the contents are stirred for about 15 minutes, and then dried. Particle size distribution studies and TEM micrographs confirm the resulting product comprises nanoparticles. In vitro testing confirms the ursolic acid nanoparticles exhibit greater anticancer activity than conventional-size particles, and that the nanoparticles exhibit antimicrobial effect against gram positive and gram negative bacteria, as well as fungi. |
| US10947263B2 |
Cyclic dinucleotides as anticancer agents
The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula (I) wherein all substituents are defined herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising compounds of the invention and methods of using said compositions in the treatment of various disorders. |
| US10947262B2 |
Hydrophobic interaction chromatography for purification of oligonucleotides
The invention herein describes a method to purify a target oligonucleotide using hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC). The method includes adding a salt to a mixture of the target oligonucleotide and product-related impurities, applying the diluted mixture, at a particular dynamic loading capacity, to the hydrophobic interaction chromatography resin (or hydrophobic adsorbent), washing the hydrophobic adsorbent with an aqueous salt solution, eluting the target oligonucleotide with a eluting solution, and collecting the eluent comprising the target oligonucleotide. |
| US10947257B2 |
Preparation of psilocybin, different polymorphic forms, intermediates, formulations and their use
This invention relates to the large-scale production of psilocybin for use in medicine. More particularly, it relates to a method of obtaining high purity crystalline psilocybin, particularly, in the form of Polymorph A. It further relates to a method for the manufacture of psilocybin and intermediates in the production thereof and formulations containing psilocybin. |
| US10947250B2 |
3-phenyl-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydropyrano[2,3-f]chromene derivative and method for synthesizing optical isomer thereof
The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a 3-phenyl-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydropyrano[2,3-f]chromene derivative and an optical isomer thereof, and an intermediate Compound which may be used for the synthesis method, and when the method and the intermediate Compound are used, the 3-phenyl-2,3,4,8,9,10-hexahydropyrano[2,3-f]chromene derivative and the optical isomer thereof may be effectively synthesized. |
| US10947246B2 |
Substituted pyrrolo, -furano, and cyclopentylpyrimidines having antimitotic and/or antitumor activity and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides substituted pyrrolo-, furano-, and cyclopentylpyrimidine bicyclic compounds of Formula III, and Formula IV, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof, having antimitotic activity, anti-multidrug resistance activity, such as for example P-glycoprotein inhibition, and antitumor activity, and which inhibit paclitaxel sensitive and resistant tumor cells. Also provided are methods of utilizing these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating tumor cells and inhibiting mitosis of cancerous cells. |
| US10947245B2 |
Crystal form A of 2-butoxy-7-(4-(pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)benzyl)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-amine for inhibiting toll-like receptor activity
The present invention relates to crystalline form A of a TLR7 agonist 2-butoxy-7-(4-(pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)-benzyl)-5H-pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-amine (formula I), a method for preparing the crystalline form A, and the use thereof. |
| US10947244B2 |
Forms of a PI3K delta selective inhibitor for use in pharmaceutical formulations
The present invention relates to solid state forms of a p-toluenesulfonic acid salt (PTSA) of the selective PI3K delta inhibitor (S)-2-(1-(4-amino-3-(3-fluoro-4-isopropoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)ethyl)-6-fluoro-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (TGR-1202). The present invention also relates to methods of preparing the same, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of treating a PI3K kinase mediated disease or disorder, such as cancer, by administering the same. |
| US10947239B2 |
[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl compound
The present invention relates to a novel [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-yl derivative as inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound, to processes for preparing such compound and compositions, and to the use of such compound and compositions for the prevention and treatment of disorders in which PDE2 is involved, such as neurological and psychiatric disorders. |
| US10947236B2 |
Pyrrolo-dipyridine compounds
In one aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, and Formula Id and salts, hydrates and isomers thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of promoting bone formation in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, or Formula Id. The present invention also provides orthopedic and periodontal devices, as well as methods for the treatment of renal disease, diabetes bone loss, and cancer, using a compound of Formula I, Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, or Formula Id. |
| US10947233B2 |
Crystals of azabicyclic compound
Provided are crystals of 3-ethyl-4-{3-isopropyl-4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-1-yl}benzamide which are stable and show excellent oral absorbability.The crystals are Form II crystals of 3-ethyl-4-{3-isopropyl-4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-1-yl}benzamide showing an X-ray powder diffraction spectrum having at least three characteristic diffraction peaks at angles (2θ±0.2°) selected from the group consisting of 7.7°, 8.0°, 11.1°, 12.5°, 12.9°, 15.2°, 15.8°, 17.2°, 19.0°, 22.5°, 26.1°, and 27.4°. |
| US10947230B2 |
Bicyclic heterocycles as FGFR inhibitors
The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles, and pharmaceutical compositions of the same, that are inhibitors of one or more FGFR enzymes and are useful in the treatment of FGFR-associated diseases such as cancer. |
| US10947229B2 |
Dimethyl amino azetidine amides as JAK inhibitors
The invention provides compounds of formula (I): where the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are useful as JAK kinase inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat respiratory diseases. |
| US10947225B2 |
Phosphotidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitors
This disclosure relates to phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) inhibitors such as N-(5-(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl)pyridin-3-yl)sulfonamide derivatives and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating PI3K associated diseases or conditions comprising administering an effective amount of a compound disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the subject is at risk of, exhibiting symptoms of, suffering from, or diagnosed with cancer or a hematological malignancy. |
| US10947222B2 |
Indole derivatives useful as inhibitors of diacylglyceride O-acyltransferase 2
The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of formula I are inhibitors of diacylglyceride O-acyltransferase 2 (“DGAT2”) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by DGAT2. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of hepatic steatosis, diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions. |
| US10947221B2 |
Bryostatin compounds and methods of preparing the same
Methods for preparing a variety of bryostatin compounds are provided. The subject methods provide for preparation of bryostatin 1 in multi-gram quantities in a low and unprecedented number of convergent synthetic steps from commercially available materials. The subject methods are scalable with low estimated material costs and can provide enough material to meet clinical needs. Also provided are a variety of bryostatin analog compounds, and prodrug forms thereof, which are synthetically accessible via the subject methods and pharmaceutical compositions including the same. |
| US10947220B2 |
Anti-proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (anti-PCSK9) compounds and methods of using the same in the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular diseases
Disclosed are compounds that modulate the physiological action of the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), as well as therapeutic methods for use of such compounds to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including treatment of hypercholesterolemia. |
| US10947219B2 |
Enantioselective process for the manufacture of lactam carboxylate derivatives
The present invention relates an enantioselective process for the manufacture of a compound of formula (D) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1. |
| US10947209B2 |
Method for preparing 2, 5-furandimethylcarboxylate from hydroxymethylfurfural
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of preparing 2,5-furandimethylcarboxylate (FDMC), including preparing 2,5-furandimethylcarboxylate (FDMC) by subjecting a reaction mixture including 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), air, and an alcohol solvent to oxidative esterification in the presence of a gold (Au)-nanoparticle-supported catalyst, in which the gold (Au)-nanoparticle-supported catalyst includes a support and gold (Au) nanoparticles supported on the support. |
| US10947207B2 |
GP130 modulators
There are provided, inter alia, compounds and methods useful for the treatment of neurological conditions, such as neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's Disease. |
| US10947206B2 |
cGAS antagonist compounds
Disclosed are novel compounds of Formula I that are cGAS antagonists, methods of preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in medical therapy. |
| US10947205B2 |
Oxazolidinone compounds and methods of use thereof as antibacterial agents
The present invention relates to oxazolidinone compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, E, and R1 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise at least one oxazolidinone compound of the invention. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting growth of mycobacterial cells as well as a method of treating mycobacterial infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxazolidinone of the invention and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a composition comprising such compound and/or salt. |
| US10947204B1 |
Method for preparing sodium nitrotetrazolate using cation exchange resin
The present invention is directed to a method for preparing 5-nitrotetrazolate using a strongly acidic ionic cation exchange resin that has improve yields over prior art methods. The methods disclosed herein can be used either in a batch process or continuous flow reactor. In one exemplary process, starting material sodium 5-aminotetrazolate in solution is added into a reaction vessel containing a strongly acidic ionic cation exchange resin to facilitate production of 5-nitrotetrazolate. Multiple reactors containing resins may be connected in series to improve 5-nitrotetrazolate yields and purity levels. |
| US10947199B2 |
Spiro and cyclic bis-benzylidene proteasome inhibitor for the treatment of cancer, diabetes and neurological disorders
Described herein are spiro and cyclic bis-benzylidine proteasome inhibitors, which inhibit the proteasome function through either ubiquitin receptor ADRM1/RPN13 or proteasome DUB enzymes (USP14, UCH37 and RPN11), and which can be used for the treatment of cancers/diabetes/neurological disorders. |
| US10947186B2 |
Process for hydrocyanation of terminal alkynes
The present invention refers to a process for a Rh-catalyzed Anti-Markovnikov hydrocyanation of terminal alkynes which process discloses, for the first time, the highly stereo- and regio-selective hydrocyanation of terminal alkynes to furnish E-configured alkenyl nitriles and the catalyst used in the present process. |
| US10947183B2 |
Fenfluramine compositions and methods of preparing the same
Methods of preparing a fenfluramine active pharmaceutical ingredient are provided. Aspects of the method include (a) hydrolyzing a 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetonitrile composition to produce a 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetic acid composition; (b) reacting the 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetic acid composition with acetic anhydride and a catalyst to produce a 1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propan-2-one composition; and(c) reductively aminating the 1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propan-2-one composition with ethylamine using a borohydride reducing agent to produce a fenfluramine composition. Also provided are compositions and pharmaceutical ingredients prepared according to the subject methods including a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of fenfluramine and having less than 0.2% by weight in total of trifluoromethyl regioisomers. |
| US10947182B1 |
Cinnamyl alcohol 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. |
| US10947173B2 |
Method for purifying 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane
The present invention relates to a process for purifying a stream including 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, comprising the steps of i) providing a stream A comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane and at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; ii) purification, preferably by distillation, of the stream A provided in i) in order to form a first stream A1 comprising 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane, preferably recovered at the top of the distillation column, and a second stream A2 comprising said at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, 1,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2-chloro-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, preferably recovered at the bottom of the distillation column. |
| US10947167B2 |
Biochar
The invention provides for methods, devices, and systems for pyrolyzing biomass. A pyrolysis unit can be used for the pyrolysis of biomass to form gas, liquid, and solid products. The biomass materials can be selected such that an enhanced biochar is formed after pyrolysis. The biomass can be pyrolyzed under specified conditions such that a selected biochar core is formed. The pyrolysis process can form a stable biochar core that is inert and/or resistant to degradation. The biochar or biochar core can be functionalized to form a functionalized biochar or functionalized biochar core. Functionalization can include post-pyrolysis treatments such as supplementation with microbes or physical transformations including annealing and/or activation. |
| US10947150B2 |
Decoy security based on stress-engineered substrates
A system includes a stress-engineered substrate comprising at least one tensile stress layer having a residual tensile stress and at least one compressive stress layer having a residual compressive stress. The at least one tensile layer and the at least one compressive layer are coupled such that the at least one tensile stress layer and the at least one compressive stress layer are self-equilibrating. At least one functional device is disposed on the stress-engineered substrate. The stress-engineered substrate is configured to fracture in response to energy applied to the substrate. Fracturing the stress-engineered substrate also fractures the functional device. The system includes at least one decoy device. Fragments of the decoy device are configured to obscure one or more physical characteristics of the functional device and/or one or more functional characteristics of the functional device after the functional device is fractured. |
| US10947148B2 |
Laser beam cutting/shaping a glass substrate
An apparatus includes a beam splitter and a plurality of mirrors. The beam splitter is positioned to receive a laser beam from a source and split the received laser beam to a first plurality of split laser beams and a second plurality of split laser beams. The plurality of mirrors is configured to direct the first plurality of split laser beams and further configured to direct the second plurality of split laser beams. The first plurality of split laser beams is directed by the plurality of mirrors is configured to cut a glass substrate. The second plurality of split laser beams is directed by the plurality of mirrors is configured to shape the glass substrate. |
| US10947141B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling denitrification in a denitrifying biological reactor
Methods and systems for controlling a denitrification reaction in a biological nitrogen removal reactor including denitrifying bacteria to favor denitratation of nitrate to nitrite and limit denitritation of nitrite to nitrogen gas are disclosed. pH, dissolved oxygen levels, solids retention time, and chemical oxygen demand to nitrogen ratio are controlled to favor this reaction. Wastewater or contaminated groundwater including concentrations of ammonium and nitrate are continuously fed to the biological nitrogen removal reactor along with a source of carbon and electrons as an influent, which is treated to form a nitrite effluent. The nitrite effluent may then be fed to an anammox reactor including anammox bacteria for production of nitrogen gas. The system may be operated under substantially anoxic conditions, which provides significant cost savings without sacrificing efficiency or productivity compared to traditional wastewater treatment systems and processes. |
| US10947137B2 |
Process for treatment of mine impacted water
A process for treating mine impacted water containing one or more reduced selenium species by an advanced oxidation process (AOP) including ozone and ultraviolet light, or ozone and hydrogen peroxide is disclosed. The process oxidizes the one or more reduced selenium species to selenate and thereby produces AOP treated water. Residual oxidants are removed from the AOP treated water. |
| US10947132B2 |
System and methods for removing dissolved metals from wastewater streams
A photocatalytic reaction unit for removing dissolved metals from a wastewater stream, including a photocatalytic reaction vessel having an inlet and an outlet for providing passage of the wastewater stream into and out of the photocatalytic reaction vessel; a photocatalyst for mixing with the wastewater stream; and an ultraviolet light source for emitting ultraviolet light into the photocatalytic reaction vessel. |
| US10947129B2 |
Fluid disinfection with ultraviolet radiation and a chemical disinfectant
There is described an on-line device for controlling a fluid treatment process configured to inactivate a microorganism in a flow of fluid using ultraviolet radiation and a chemical disinfectant. The device includes: a memory for receiving a calculated database of dose response for the ultraviolet radiation and for the chemical disinfectant for a fluid treatment parameter; means to obtain input data about the fluid treatment parameter from the process; means to compare the input data with calculated database; and means to adjust one or more of the amount ultraviolet radiation and the chemical disinfectant added to the flow fluid in response to a difference between the input data and calculated database. There is also described a process for controlling a fluid treatment process configured to inactivate a microorganism in a flow of fluid using ultraviolet radiation and a chemical disinfectant. |
| US10947124B2 |
Concentrated aqueous solutions of aluminum chlorohydrate monohydrate
A system and method for producing commercial strength solutions of aluminum chlorohydrate are provided. The method includes providing aluminum chlorohydrate monohydrate (ACHMH) powder, heating water to at least 120° F. and less than 200° F., and dissolving at least a portion of the ACHMH powder into the heated water to form the solution of aluminum chlorohydrate. The produced solution of aluminum chlorohydrate from the ACHMH powder has an aluminum oxide concentration ranging from about 18 wt % to about 27 wt %, has a basicity ranging from greater than 74% and less than 83%, and has a freezing point ranging from about 10° F. to about 16° F. The solution may also have an iron content of between about 0 to about 70 ppm as Fe. |
| US10947119B2 |
Metal halide crystals having a nanotube structure and methods
Provided are organic metal halide crystals having a 1D nanotube structure. The metal halide crystals may have a unit cell that includes two or more face-sharing metal halide dimers. The metal halide crystals also may include organic cations. Methods of forming metal halide crystals having a 1D nanotube structure also are provided. |
| US10947111B2 |
Method for frequency trimming a microelectromechanical resonator
Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a method for frequency trimming a microelectromechanical resonator, the resonator comprising a substrate and a plurality of loading elements layered on a surface of the substrate, the method comprising: selecting a first loading element of the plurality of loading elements, the first loading element being layered on a surface of a region of interest of the substrate; heating the first loading element and substrate within the region of interest to a predetermined temperature using an optical energy source, causing the first loading element to diffuse into the substrate; and cooling the region of interest to form a eutectic composition layer bonding the loading element and the substrate within the region of interest. |
| US10947109B2 |
Semiconductor component and method for producing same
A method for producing a semiconductor component is proposed. The method includes providing a housing. At least one semiconductor chip is arranged in a cavity of the housing. Furthermore, an electrical contact of the semiconductor chip is connected to an electrical contact of the housing via a bond wire. The method furthermore includes applying a protective material on the electrical contact of the semiconductor chip and also on a region of the bond wire which is adjacent to the electrical contact of the semiconductor chip, and/or on the electrical contact of the housing and also on a region of the bond wire which is adjacent to the electrical contact of the housing. Moreover, the method also includes filling at least one partial region of the cavity with a gel. |
| US10947108B2 |
Micro-electromechanical transducer
A micro-electromechanical transducer including one or more moveable members, and a viscoelastic substance having a predetermined viscoelasticity, the viscoelastic substance being adapted to influence the response of the transducer in a predetermined manner. The micro-electromechanical transducer of the present invention may include a MEMS transducer, such as a MEMS microphone, a MEMS vibration sensor, a MEMS acceleration sensor, a MEMS receiver. |
| US10947104B2 |
Dispense control system for a refrigerator appliance
A dispense control system for a dispensing assembly of a refrigerator appliance and a method for operating the same are provided. The dispensing assembly defines a base plane for receiving a container. A dispense control system includes an emitter for directing a beam of energy toward the container and the base plane and a receiver for detecting a projection of the beam of energy in an image plane of the receiver. The dispense control system may be configured to obtain a measured displacement of the projection when the container is positioned on the base plane, and an actual height of the container or a liquid level within the container may be determined from the measured displacement of the projection. |
| US10947102B1 |
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 computer processor portion (ACP) and an apparatus database portion. |
| US10947098B2 |
Refrigerator and control method thereof
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of producing carbonated water and a control method thereof. The refrigerator includes a carbonated water tank to store carbonated water a carbon dioxide gas supply valve to open/close a carbon dioxide gas flow path to guide carbon dioxide gas from a carbon dioxide gas cylinder to the carbonated water tank, and a carbonated water tank pressure sensor to detect an internal pressure of the carbonated water tank. |
| US10947094B2 |
Auxiliary brake assembly
An auxiliary brake assembly for use in a hoist, is disclosed. The auxiliary brake assembly comprises a pinion, a fastener, and a clutch assembly. The pinion may comprise a mesh gear disposed proximate a respective mesh gear of a rotor gear. The clutch assembly may be disposed between the fastener and the mesh gear. The fastener may be configured to compress the clutch assembly in the event a cable drum of the hoist is free spinning. The compression of the clutch may lock the pinion and the rotor gear and stop the cable drum from spinning freely. |
| US10947093B2 |
Remote operation terminal and remote operation system of mobile crane
A remote operation terminal T for remotely operating a mobile crane C is configured to include: a mode selection unit 34 for selecting an operation mode corresponding to work of the mobile crane C from a plurality of operation modes; an operation unit 35, 36 for instructing the mobile crane C on operation; and a control unit T1 that, when the operation mode is selected by the mode selection unit 34, assigns the operation corresponding to the selected operation mode to the operation unit 35, 36, and transmits an operation signal from the operation unit 35, 36 to the mobile crane C. Thereby, various operations can be performed by remote operation while securing safety. |
| US10947089B2 |
Bottom block assembly
A bottom block assembly includes a bottom block defining a cavity and at least one opening passing through a portion of the bottom block. The assembly further includes a plurality of sheaves disposed at least partially within the cavity, each sheave having a central opening. The assembly further includes a sheave pin passing through the at least one opening in the bottom block and the central openings in the sheaves to rotatably couple the plurality of sheaves to the bottom block. The assembly further includes a plurality of captivating frame assemblies to be coupled to the plurality of sheaves, each of the plurality of captivating frame assemblies including a housing and a plurality of rollers rotatably mounted to the housing. Each captivating frame assembly is associated with a corresponding one of the sheaves. The assembly further includes a plurality of wires for coupling the plurality of captivating frame assemblies to the plurality of sheaves. Each wire is reeved around one of the sheaves and reeved through the corresponding captivating frame assembly. |
| US10947088B2 |
Elevator vibration damping device
An elevator system includes a stationary structure, a first sheave rotationally supported by the structure, a rope supported by the first sheave, and an elevator car supported by the rope. A vibration damping device of the elevator system is positioned at a first termination of the rope, and is configured to reduce vibration waves in the rope, thereby reducing noise in the elevator car. |
| US10947086B2 |
Sequence triggering for automatic calls and multi segment elevator trips
A computer-implemented method a sequence triggering of a call for an elevator car of an elevator system. The elevator system including a first location device and a second location device. The computer-implemented method including detecting, by the first location device, a signal by the mobile device and detecting, by the second location device, the signal by the mobile device. The computer-implemented method also including automatically executing, by the elevator system, the call for the elevator car in response to the detection by the second location device of the signal subsequent to the detection of the signal by the first location device. |
| US10947085B2 |
Sequence triggering for automatic calls and multi-segment elevator trips
A computer-implemented method a sequence triggering of a call for an elevator car of an elevator system. The elevator system including a first location device and a second location device. The computer-implemented method including detecting, by the mobile device, a first triggering signal by the first location device and detecting, by the mobile device, a second triggering signal by the second location device subsequent to the detection of the first triggering signal. The computer-implemented method also including automatically executing, by the mobile device, the call for the elevator car of the elevator system in response to the detection of the second triggering signal subsequent to the detection of the first triggering signal. |
| US10947083B2 |
Coiled tubing and slickline unit
A coiled tubing unit includes a coiled tubing assembly and a slickline assembly sharing an axis of rotation with the coiled tubing assembly. A shaft of the coiled tubing assembly is received by bearings on a slickline drum of the slickline assembly and extends through an interior of the slickline drum. A swivel joint connection is rotatably affixed on an end of the shaft as it exits the interior of the slickline drum, thus allowing for introduction of fluid or cabling into the shaft and into the coiled tubing. The coiled tubing drum and slickline drum can rotate independently and are powered independently of each other. The coiled tubing and slickline assemblies are preferably affixed to a removable module, the removable module being positioned on a skid having a power unit and appropriate controls. |
| US10947082B2 |
Winding station having a movable cover unit
A winding station of a textile machine for producing cross-wound bobbins includes a base unit, a cover unit, and a bobbin holder configured to hold the cross-wound bobbin. A traversing device is configured to lay a thread in a crosswise manner on the cross-wound bobbin. A thread finding device is configured to find a thread end on the cross-wound bobbin. The base unit at least partially covers the cover unit, and the cover unit is movable with respect to the base unit between a working position for laying the thread and seeking the thread end and a cleaning position for cleaning the winding station. At least portions of the thread finding device are configured on the cover unit. A method is also provided for operating the winding station. |
| US10947080B2 |
Apparatus for and method of folding and winding a band of non-woven fabric of a predetermined length
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for folding and winding a predetermined length of non-woven fabric used for the industrial production of moistened wipes. The apparatus for folding and winding a predetermined length of non-woven fabric from a roll wound on a core is mounted on a countertop, equipped with a housing, provided with a drive unit. Mounted on a hub (1) is a cylinder (2), to which eccentrically attached are rods (3) from which at a certain distance is mounted a linear feed (4). The hub assembly (1) with the cylinder (2) with the rods (3) and the linear feed (4) can be mounted vertically or horizontally. |
| US10947077B2 |
Sheet post-processing apparatus and method for controlling the sheet post-processing apparatus
According to embodiments, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes a processing tray, a vertical alignment section, a horizontal alignment section and a controller. The controller is configured to control the horizontal alignment section to shift the sheet to a first alignment position a predetermined distance from the center of the processing tray in the sheet width direction, control the horizontal alignment section to align the sheet in the sheet width direction at the first alignment position, and control the vertical alignment section to align the sheet in the conveying direction at the first alignment position, control the horizontal alignment section to realign the sheet at the first alignment position. |
| US10947076B2 |
Image forming apparatus to which post-processing apparatus can be connected, image forming system, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor
An image forming apparatus that is capable of reducing influence of a failure on execution of a print job even if a post-processing apparatus that has a sheet stacking unit breaks down. Post-processing apparatuses are connected at a downstream side of an image forming apparatus in a sheet conveyance direction and apply post-processes to the sheet discharged from the image forming apparatus. A specifying unit specifies an available downstream-most apparatus from among the post-processing apparatuses. A setting unit can set a forced discharge mode in which a sheet is discharged to the downstream-most apparatus when the downstream-most apparatus is not provided with a sheet stacking unit. When the forced discharge mode is set, apparatuses at an upstream side of the downstream-most apparatus are controlled so as to discharge a sheet to the downstream-most apparatus and the downstream-most apparatus is controlled so as to discharge the sheet outside the apparatus. |
| US10947074B2 |
Note validator transport path centralizer
Various embodiments herein each include at least one of systems, assemblies, devices, components, methods, software and firmware for a note validator transport path centralizer, such as may be present in a Self-Service Terminal, e.g., an Automated Teller Machine. One example method embodiment includes receiving a note by a receiving and transport module of a note validator and sensing a lateral positioning of the note on a transport path of the note validator. This method further includes engaging at least one centralizing mechanism to move the note to a medial position on the transport path of the note validator and disengaging the at least one centralizer mechanism upon sensing the note reaching the medial position on the transport path of the note validator. The method may then output the note from the receiving and transport module of the note validator to a note validation module. |
| US10947072B2 |
Belt conveying device and image forming apparatus
An inadvertent swing of a steering roller is restricted with a versatile configuration. A belt conveying device includes a belt member configured to be stretched around a steering roller and a roller member, and a movement mechanism configured to move the roller member. The roller member is movable to a first position and a second position where the roller member is moved further inward on an inner peripheral side of the belt member than the first position by the movement mechanism. In the movement mechanism, a restriction portion capable of restricting a swinging range of the steering roller more in a case where the roller member is at the second position than in a case where the roller member is at the first position is provided. |
| US10947068B2 |
Telescopic plate
A telescopic plate includes a sliding rail structure (10), a rotation structure (20), a drive structure (30) including a motor (31), a circulation structure (40) including an upper connection member (41) and a lower connection member (42), and a support frame (50) mounted on the telescopic sliding rail. The sliding rail structure includes a fixed sliding rail (11) and a telescopic sliding rail (12); the rotation structure including a double-groove wheel (21) mounted at one end of the motor; the upper and lower connection members are wound on the double-groove wheel and extend into the fixed sliding rail to fix with the telescopic sliding rail; a positioning bolt (111) is provided on an inner wall at the tail end of the fixed sliding rail; a positioning groove (1211) is provided at the front end of the telescopic sliding rail; the upper and lower connection members pull the telescopic sliding rail to implement sliding of the support frame in the fixed sliding rail; the positioning bolt and the positioning groove are cooperative so that the telescopic sliding rail rotates around the positioning bolt. A motor is used for controlling to slide and rotate the support frame; a rotation angle can be adjusted by means of a remote-control operation so as to meet user requirements. |
| US10947066B2 |
Conveying system and method for controlling conveying system
A conveying system includes a plurality of carriers and circuitry. The plurality of carriers has a power source generating thrust in accordance with supply of power and moves along a conveying path. The circuitry is configured to execute detection of a collision between the carriers based on an increase in the thrust in the carriers. |
| US10947063B2 |
Load port
A load port including: a base as part of a wall partitioning a transportation space from an external space; an opening provided to the base; a door configured to open and close the opening and securing a lid to, and releasing a lid from, a container containing contents; and a first seal member for sealing the space between the base and the container. At least some of the container-side end surface of the door is located nearer to the transportation space than the container-side end part of the first seal member. The load port can keep a surrounding space clean when a FOUP is connected to a casing. |
| US10947060B2 |
Vertical sequencer for product order fulfillment
A product order fulfillment system including a multi-level transport system and a lifting transport system. Each level of the multi-level transport system having a corresponding independent asynchronous level transport system separate and distinct from the asynchronous level transport system corresponding to each other level of the multi-level transport system. Each independent lift axis of the lifting transport system being configured to independently hold at least one case and being communicably coupled to each asynchronous level transport system so as to provide for exchange of the at least one case between each asynchronous level transport system and each independent lift axis. Each independent lift axis is communicably coupled to each other independent lift axis of the more than one lift axis and forms a common output of mixed cases so as to create an ordered sequence of mixed cases in accordance to a predetermined case out ordered sequence. |
| US10947053B2 |
Production system for spectacle lenses
Disclosed is a production system for spectacle lenses made from spectacle lens blanks, having a left-hand outer transport track, multiple left-hand processing devices which are arranged on the left-hand side next to the left-hand outer transport track, a right-hand outer transport track, and a central transport track which is arranged between the left-hand outer transport track and the right-hand outer transport track. The transport direction of the left-hand outer transport track and the transport direction of the right-hand outer transport track are identical, and the transport direction of the central transport track is opposite to the transport directions of the left-hand outer transport track and the right-hand outer transport track or can be reversed. The multiple right-hand processing devices are arranged on the right-hand side next to the right-hand outer transport track. A processing device pair made of left-hand and right-hand processing devices is paired with a transfer device. |
| US10947048B2 |
Positive drive for a spiral conveyor and belt module for a radius or spiral conveyor
The present disclosure may be embodied as a belt module for a radius or spiral conveyor. The belt module includes first link ends extending in a direction of belt travel. Each first link end has a transverse opening. Second link ends extend in a direction opposite the first link ends and are configured to interdigitate with the first link ends of an adjacent belt module, and each second link end has a transverse opening defined therein. The transverse openings of the first and/or the second link ends are elongated. The belt modules further include a collapsible tab for contacting a frame member. The collapsible tab is located at a first transverse end of the belt module. In some embodiments, the collapsible tab is configured to engage a drive bar. The belt module may further include a guide tooth on a bottom side of the module for engaging a guide. |
| US10947046B2 |
Loading system for palleting mixed products on a target pallet
Loading system for palletizing mixed products on a target pallet, having at least two infeed conveyors for the products to be palletized, at least one grab head which is configured to take at least one product from one of the infeed conveyors in a predetermined sequence and to stack it on a loading plate, via which at least one product stack can be transferred to the target pallet, wherein at least two, preferably more product stacks are arranged on the loading plate during stacking and which are arranged at a distance (a) from one another. |
| US10947044B2 |
Method and apparatus for storing or retrieving items
A method and apparatus are provided for storing and retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. A storage and retrieval system stores and retrieves items as needed and transfer items from storage locations to transfer locations. A separate picking system conveys the items from the transfer locations to a picking station or an input out station so that the item can be selected. |
| US10947041B2 |
Transport system and transport method
A transport system includes first and second intrabay overhead tracks, first and second interbay overhead tracks, first and second storages, first and second delivery ports, first and second cranes including first and second runners that run along the first and second intrabay overhead tracks, respectively, first and second masts, and first and second transferors, and an overhead transport vehicle including a runner that runs along the first and second intrabay overhead tracks, a holder, a lifting driver, and a lateral extender. |
| US10947039B2 |
Discharge valve
A discharge valve for discharging a food product may be arranged at a low point of a vessel. The discharge valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, a valve plug and an arm. The valve plug is attached to a first end of the arm and a second end of the arm is attached to a pivot point that is arranged inside the valve body. The arm is configured to pivot the valve plug between a valve closed position where the valve plug abuts the valve seat, and a valve open position where the valve plug is pivoted away from the valve seat, to a location where the valve plug is positioned at least partly within the valve body. |
| US10947037B2 |
Method and apparatus for collapsible container
A hollow container or box formed from a roof, a first side (i.e., or first upper and lower sides), a second side (i.e., for second upper and lower sides), a rear side (i.e., or rear upper and lower sides), a door (i.e., or upper and lower door), and a base placing the container or box in a fully assembled position. Unique side and end access doors are provided. Each of the sides are releaseably coupled or hingedly connected to one another and the adjacent sides are hingedly coupled to the base. Upon releasing the sides from one another and rotating each relative to one another in a particular order along various axis rotation, the container or box is transitioned from a fully assembled position into a flat, parallel orientation, fully collapsed position. |
| US10947033B2 |
Reduction in stress cracking of films
Methods and packages for storing film strips while reducing or eliminating stress cracking during storage, including use of packages having an inner surface made from polymeric materials exhibiting various physical properties and including films and pouches that are annealed. |
| US10947032B2 |
Packaging box for liquid crystal panel
A packaging box for a liquid crystal panel includes a box and a reinforcing member, the box includes a bottom board and a side frame, and the reinforcing member is fixed on the bottom board. Since the reinforcing member is fixed on the bottom of the box, the supporting strength of the bottom board is enhanced. Thus, the thickness of the box is decreased, which is advantageous to decrease the thickness of the whole stacked pallet and warehousing spaces of logistics. |
| US10947027B2 |
Dosing dispenser system
A dosing dispenser for a flowable composition includes a housing, a traveler, a plunger, and a driver. The housing defines a chamber, and the plunger is movable within the chamber. The traveler is at least partially within the chamber and configured to selectively position the plunger. The driver is at least partially within the chamber and configured to movably position the traveler relative to the driver. The driver is engaged with the traveler within the chamber. |
| US10947026B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling and maintaining the temperature of a drink within a drinking vessel
Systems and methods for controlling and maintaining the temperature of a drink are discussed. The system may include a receptacle defining a recess for receiving a drinking vessel. The system may have a stand for holding the receptacle upright. The stand may be releasably attached to the receptacle. The receptacle may include a top end portion, a bottom end portion, an inner wall portion, and an outer wall portion. The top end portion may define a top opening of the recess. A system may include a first receptacle defining a first recess for receiving a drinking vessel. The system may include a second receptacle for receiving a drinking vessel, wherein the second receptacle defines a second recess. The system may include a first stand operable to releasably attach to the first receptacle and the second receptacle. |
| US10947023B2 |
Instant noodles container lid
Provided is an instant noodles container lid that provides indication according to elapse of time from the start of boiling water process. An instant noodles container lid includes a surface member, an intermediate member, and a seal base member having a sealant layer in order, respectively, from one surface side. The surface member has a printed layer in an area other than a first area. The intermediate member includes a paper layer, a printed layer, a filling layer, and a wax layer in order, respectively, from the one surface side, and the wax layer is in a second area that covers the first area. A first half cut is formed from the surface member into the paper layer, in the first area. A second half cut is formed in the second area from the filling layer into the paper layer in a portion outside of the first area. |
| US10947017B2 |
Bucket lid
A combination bucket lid and seat permits a user to access contents of the bucket while the user is seated. The lid has a lip for engaging the bucket, and an opening configured to receive a hand of a user for removing the bucket contents. The opening may be selectively covered by a door that is attached to the lid. The door is movable between a closed position and an opened position. The door is configured to cover the opening of the lid in the closed position and uncover the opening of the lid in the open position. The door also may have a pad that allows the user to be comfortable while sitting. More specifically, the door may be attached to the lid by a hinge, or rotatable about an axis of rotation, to selectively cover and uncover the opening. |
| US10947015B2 |
Tamper evident cap assembly
A tamper evident cap assembly includes an outer cap having an outer cap end wall and an outer cap skirt, and an inner cap having an inner cap end wall and an inner cap skirt. The inner cap skirt has a thread on an inner surface for selectively fastening the cap assembly on a portion of a container. The thread has separations therein. The first and second vertical ratchet teeth of the outer cap and the inner cap, respectively, abut when the outer cap is turned in an application direction to rotate the inner cap and the outer cap together to fasten the inner cap onto the container. When a downward force is applied on the outer cap, the second end teeth on the inner cap engage with the first end teeth on the outer cap applying torque on the outer cap in the removal direction turning the inner cap to release the cap assembly from the container and rupture the tamper evident band. |
| US10947013B1 |
Card object carrier
A card carrier includes a presentation substrate, a pocket layer connected to an interior side of the presentation substrate, and a notification carrier configured to fit within a receiving pocket. The presentation substrate defines a presentation address window. The receiving pocket is defined by the pocket layer and the presentation substrate. The pocket layer defines an interior display window configured for displaying card object data and is connected to the presentation substrate such that the interior display window is positioned in a top half of the presentation substrate. When the notification carrier is positioned within the receiving pocket, an address on the notification carrier is visible through the presentation address window. |
| US10947011B2 |
Drinking or eating vessel
There is provided a drinking or eating vessel comprising an inner surface that defines a volume for receiving liquid or solid food and an outer surface that supports a polymeric coating and a decorative layer; wherein the polymeric coating comprises a polymer formed by curing a coating mixture on the outer surface of the drinking or eating vessel, said coating mixture comprising a matting agent; wherein the polymeric coating has an inner surface in contact with the drinking or eating vessel and an outer surface exposed to contact by a user of the vessel; and wherein the decorative layer forms a diffuse layer within the polymeric coating. Also provided are corresponding processes for producing the drinking or eating vessel. |
| US10947010B2 |
Stackable bucket system
A stackable bucket system for carrying multiple substances in different containers at the same time while holding a single handle. The stackable bucket system includes a first container and a second container, wherein the second container is adapted to receive the first container therein and removably couple thereto, with the second container being larger than the first. Each container comprises a base and a perimeter wall ending in a rim at an open top. Handles are included on each container and are pivotally affixed to opposing sides thereof. The handle of the second container is wider than that of the first container and is adapted to fit over top of the handle of the second container. A flange protruding outward from the perimeter wall of the containers is adapted to rest flush against the rim of the open top when of the adjacent container when installed. |
| US10947008B2 |
Detachable pallet
The invention relates to a detachable pallet which comprises a plurality of slides and a plurality of cross-members, wherein the slides comprise anchoring elements, both rigid stops and flexible stops, which contribute to attaching the cross-members to the slides, all in cooperation with tongues and grooves provided in the sides of the cross-members, which are inserted into one another creating a solid, robust joint and a complete load surface. The pallet can also have a tie rod joined to the bottom of the slides, securing same and providing greater robustness to the assembly, allowing it to be used on roller lines. |
| US10947004B1 |
Dual use box
A box comprising: a side panel; a covering top panel connected to the side panel by a fold line, the covering top panel comprising an overlapping portion comprising: a primary sealing flap, the primary sealing flap comprising a primary adhesive; a secondary flap connected to the primary sealing flap by a perforated line, the secondary flap comprising a distal end and a proximal portion that is proximal the side panel relative to the distal end, the distal end comprising a secondary adhesive, the distal end joined to the proximal portion by a tear strip. |
| US10946998B2 |
Vertical packaging machine
Vertical packaging machine for generating packages from a film that according to one embodiment includes a film feeder and a forming tube with a longitudinal axis. The forming tube configured to impart a tubular shape to the film. The machine is configured for incorporating a longitudinal tool for longitudinally sealing the longitudinal ends of the tubular-shaped film together and generating a film tube. The machine also includes a module for moving the film tube, and a transverse tool for transversely sealing and cutting the film tube. The module is configured for rotating with respect to the longitudinal axis of the forming tube, being arranged in different operating positions, such that it allows arranging the longitudinal tool required in different positions for generating packages having different topologies and/or different sizes without the need of moving the transverse tool. |
| US10946996B2 |
Transfer wheel between a lollipop forming and a lollipop wrapping unit
The present invention relates to a lollipop production and down-stream processing apparatus (1) with a forming unit (2) and a down-stream processing unit (4) and a transfer wheel (3) in between the units (2,4) which rotates around a first axis (26) and which comprises a multitude of grippers (6) which releasably hold the stick of the lollipop and which rotate relative to the transfer wheel (3) around a second axis of rotation (27) parallel to the first axis of rotation (26). The present invention further relates to a method to transfer a lollipop from a forming unit (2) to a down-stream processing unit (4) by means of a transfer wheel (3) which rotates around an axis of rotation (26) and which comprises a multitude of grippers (6), each gripping the stick of a lollipop and taking it out of the holding means of the forming unit (2) and handing it over to the holding means of a down-stream processing unit (4). |
| US10946989B2 |
Method of and apparatus for packaging snack food chips
A method of packaging snack food chips, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of snack food chips as a shingled assembly of the snack food chips; (b) enclosing the shingled assembly within an elongate packaging container; (c) vibrating the shingled assembly supported so as to cause the snack food chips sequentially to fall from a free output end into the elongate packaging container while progressively translationally separating a closed end and the free output end to form a shingled stack extending away from the closed end; and (d) during at least a part of step (c), rotating the elongate packaging container so that the closed end is lowered while decreasing an angle of inclination such that the shingled stack is being progressively formed. |
| US10946982B2 |
Systems and methods for roof-top UAV delivery
A system and method for receiving a package from an unmanned aerial vehicle at a rooftop package receiving station and securely holding the package at the package receiving station. The recipient, using a computing device, may prompt the package receiving station to deliver the package from the rooftop to a delivery location. |
| US10946977B2 |
Method and system for integrating offboard generated parameters into a flight management system
Methods and systems are provided for integrating aircraft flight parameters generated by an offboard portable electronic device (PED) into an onboard flight management system (FMS). The method comprises selecting the aircraft flight parameters to be generated by the PED for use by the FMS. The current flight data is accessed for the aircraft with the FMS and providing the current flight data to the offboard PED. The rules for the aircraft flight parameters are computed with the offboard PED based on the current flight data for the aircraft and transmitted to a flight management (FM) adapter. The FM adapter confirms that the rules for the aircraft flight parameters comply with operational limits of the aircraft and then translates the rules of the aircraft flight parameters to aircraft operational targets for use by the onboard FMS. The aircraft operational targets are then loaded from the FM adapter into the FMS. |
| US10946974B2 |
Monolithic lipskin and method of fabrication
An aircraft nacelle and method of fabricating a monolithic lipskin of the nacelle. The nacelle may include a fan cowl, a bulkhead, and the monolithic lipskin. The lipskin may be formed by spin-forming or explosive forming an annularly-shaped plate onto a mandrel, and machining or chemically-milling integrated stiffeners or other protrusions and attachment tabs into an inner mold line (IML) of the lipskin. The machining or chemical milling may occur before or after the spin-forming or explosive forming. The stiffeners may have a spiral or circumferential configuration. An attachment tab extending from the IML may attach to the bulkhead, such that an outer mold like (OML) of the lip-skin is not disrupted by mechanical fasteners attaching the lipskin to the bulkhead. |
| US10946973B2 |
System and method for providing end-use specific customization of gas turbine engine operation
A system and method provide aircraft-specific customization of gas turbine engine operation. The system includes a gas turbine engine, a first processing unit, and an engine controller. The first processing unit is configured to selectively transmit an activation key. The engine controller is in operable communication with the first processing unit and the gas turbine engine. The engine controller is configured to receive the activation key transmitted by the first processing unit and is operable, upon receipt of the activation key, to: verify the received activation key is correct, enable operational parameters in the gas turbine engine and the engine controller when the received activation key is correct, and control the gas turbine engine using the enabled operational parameters. |
| US10946970B2 |
Systems for removal of parachute assembly head restraints
A system for translating a head restraint of a parachute assembly away from a head of an occupant supported by the parachute assembly may comprise a chord coupled to the head restraint and at least one of a control line configured to manipulate a canopy of the parachute assembly or a handle coupled to the control line. |
| US10946969B2 |
Split ventilation systems
A ventilation system, aircraft, and method. The ventilation system includes a first conduit in fluid communication with a first air source in the aircraft to direct a fluid flow from the first air source. The ventilation system also includes a first branch in fluid communication with the first conduit and a first outflow point, the first branch including an active air mover to move the fluid flow toward the first outflow point. The ventilation system further includes a second branch that is separate from the first branch and in fluid communication with the first conduit and a second outflow point, the second branch including a passive air mover to move the fluid flow to toward the second outflow point. |
| US10946966B2 |
Multi-panel privacy screen assembly
A multi-panel privacy screen assembly adapted to be deployed between laterally-adjacent passenger seats. The assembly includes an overhead beam having a plurality of tracks, a plurality of hanging panels, a plurality of coupling members suspending each of the plurality of hanging panels from the overhead beam, each coupling member coupled to one of the plurality of hanging panels, to one of a plurality of driven cables, and having rollers rollable along at least one of the plurality of tracks, and a drive mechanism including an intermittent gear assembly operable for driving the plurality of driven cables to move the plurality of hanging panels along at least one of the plurality of tracks according to predetermined deployment sequence. |
| US10946965B2 |
Gap accessary device for elevated roller rails
The invention is a gap accessary device for elevated roller rails disposed on a platform floor. The device includes a housing, fingers, tangs, roller support structures, rollers, a first curved truncated inclined plane, and a second curved truncated inclined plane. The device allows cargo to enter a platform without catching on the platform threshold and requires less effort to load cargo onto a platform with elevated roller rails. |
| US10946962B2 |
Blended wing body aircraft
A blended wing body aircraft wherein at least each profile section corresponding to the normalized half-span values from 0 to 0.2 has a thickness ratio having a nominal value within the range set forth in Table 1. Also, a blended wing body aircraft wherein at least each profile section corresponding to the normalized half-span values from 0.15 to 0.3 has a normalized chord having a nominal value within the range set forth in Table 1, and wherein a ratio between a maximum thickness of the center body and the chord length along the centerline has a nominal value of at least 16%. Also, a blended wing body aircraft wherein a region of the aircraft defined by normalized half-span values from 0.1 to 0.2 has a normalized chord having a dimensionless rate of change from −3.5 to −5.1, and a thickness ratio having a rate of change from −0.27 to −0.72. |
| US10946959B2 |
Drone configured for multiple uses
Disclosed is a drone configured for multiple uses. The drone may include a body and a sensor configured to be attached to the body. Further, the drone may include a plurality of arms configured to be attached to the body. Further, a first end of an arm of the plurality of arms may be attached to the body at a first movable joint. Further, the arm may include a first part connected to the first movable joint. Further, the arm may include a second part attached to the first part at a second movable joint. Further, the arm may include a powered rotor including a shaft configured to provide rotatory motion. Further, the powered rotor may be attached to one or more of the first part and the second part. Further, the drone may include a plurality of propeller blades attached to the shaft. |
| US10946952B2 |
Aircraft landing gear assembly
An aircraft landing gear assembly including a structural load bearing beam arranged, in use, to react torsional loads applied to it. The beam has a tubular box section main body having four straight sidewall portions, adjacent sidewall portions being orthogonal to one another and connected by rounded corner portions. Each corner portion has a radius of between 10% and 40% of the width and/or height of the tubular box section main body. |
| US10946948B2 |
Slide and rotating cockpit door and method
A door assembly for a vehicle. The door assembly includes a door frame, a door panel, a rotating strut, and a linear door guide. The door opens and closes through a combination of rotating and sliding motion, which minimizes the required operational footprint. The strut is mounted on the door panel such that the strut is hidden from view when the door is in an open position. |
| US10946947B1 |
Oar capable of bailing water
An oar capable of bailing water includes a rod and an oar blade disposed at one end of the rod. The rod includes an outer tube and an inner tube that are insertedly connected to each other to form a pump structure capable of performing a telescopic movement. A fixing device is provided at the junction of the outer tube and the inner tube. The rod has an accommodating room therein. The accommodating room is provided with a piston that can slide along the accommodating room with the telescopic movement of the rod. Another end of the rod, opposite to the oar blade, is formed with a bail opening. A passage is defined between the bail opening and the accommodating room to communicate with each other, so that the bail opening can bail water when the piston is moved. |
| US10946946B2 |
Sail construction
Sail construction comprising foldable sail supports, a crossbeam, a holder, a sail, a bottom holder, ropes and a block and tackle system. The sail can be a self-inflatable sail designed similarly to paragliders, partially or fully inflatable. |
| US10946944B2 |
Modified CO2 cycle for long endurance unmanned underwater vehicles and resultant chirp acoustic capability
A carbon dioxide cycle power generation system includes a first carbon dioxide storage configured to store a first portion of carbon dioxide and a second carbon dioxide storage configured to store a second portion of the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide cycle power generation system also includes a generator configured to generate electrical power based on a flow of at least part of the carbon dioxide between the first and second carbon dioxide storages. The carbon dioxide cycle power generation system is configured to cycle between different underwater depths in order to employ water pressure and/or water temperature in creating the flow of the at least part of the carbon dioxide through the generator. The second carbon dioxide storage includes an annular region surrounding a central region, where the annular region has a variable internal volume configured to receive at least part of the second portion of the carbon dioxide. |
| US10946942B2 |
Fin stabilizer
A vessel hull stabilization system includes a housing having a rotatable shaft mounted thereto, the shaft configured to connect to a fin such that the fin is located on an outside of the vessel hull and the housing is located on an inside of the vessel hull. A drive system is mounted to the housing and includes a motor and a drive element. The motor is connected to a central shaft of the drive element and an outer element of the drive element is connected to the fin shaft. The drive element includes a plurality of teeth positioned between the outer element and the central shaft such that when the motor rotates the central shaft, the plurality of teeth oscillate in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the central shaft to interact with and rotate the outer element. A controller receives sensor readings to determine control signals to send to the motor(s) to impart rotation of the fin. |
| US10946941B2 |
Process for controlling the roll and/or pitch motion of a ship with null or low ship speed
A process is described for controlling the roll motion of a ship, with null or low ship speed, through at least one stabilizing fin. The process comprises the following steps: starting the movement of the stabilizing fin when the roll motion starts; impressing a motion law of the stabilizing fin depending on the roll rate; and ending the movement of the stabilizing fin when the roll motion ends. |
| US10946940B1 |
Small ship
A ship including at least two hull sections spliced together along the axial direction of the ship. The two adjacent hull sections are connected through a splicing structure. The splicing structure includes a first matching structure and a second matching structure. The first matching structure includes a protrusion and a groove that are in a vertical inserting fit. The second matching structure includes a fixed base and a rotating base for rotating to press the fixed base. The hull sections of the present invention are stable to connect and convenient to disassemble and assemble. |
| US10946939B1 |
Watercraft having a waterproof container and a waterproof electrical connector
A watercraft and a waterproof electronics container are provided. The watercraft includes a flotation portion. A strut is removably affixed to a portion of the watercraft. A first connector portion is mounted to the upper end of the strut. A waterproof electronics container includes a second connector portion is disposed such that the second connector forms at least one electrically conductive pathway with the first connector portion when both are affixed to the watercraft. The waterproof electronics container is removably affixed to the said watercraft. In one aspect, the waterproof electronics container houses a power source capable of powering an electric motor that propels the watercraft. |
| US10946938B2 |
Coupling system for transfer of hydrocarbons at open sea
A coupling system for fluid transfer between a bow area of an elongated vessel and a hydrocarbon delivery installation at open sea. The system includes a support frame for suspending the system to the vessel and a fluid receiving tube segment fixed to the support frame comprising a coupling device arranged at a first end of the tube segment and that establishes a leakage free coupling with a hose valve. The system further includes a remotely controlled drive system that simultaneously exerts a transverse force generating pendulum movements of the coupling device in the transverse plane, a longitudinal force generating pendulum movements of the coupling device in a longitudinal plane, and a rotational force generating rotational movement of at least part of the coupling device iteratively adjusting the rotational position of the at least part of the coupling device by regulating the rotational force. |
| US10946937B2 |
Auto-releasable new danger mark buoy
A buoy system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a buoy body configured to provide buoyance; a fixing belt configured to fasten the buoy body to a ship structure; an auto-release unit configured to release the buoy body to be buoyed by releasing the fixing belt when a predetermined water pressure is reached; and an auto-reel chain box fixed to the ship structure, being opened in conjunction with releasing of the fixing belt, and including a chain which is reeled out when the buoy body is buoyed, wherein the auto-reel chain box comprises: a weight provided in the auto-reel chain box and being movable upward and downward according to a water pressure and buoyance; a pulley provided in the auto-reel chain box, having the chain wounded thereon and a plurality of teeth on an outer circumferential surface thereof; and a shaft having one end connected to the weight and the other end engaging with the teeth to fix the pulley and provided to be rotatable around a portion fixed in the auto-reel chain box. |
| US10946930B2 |
Bicycle controller
A bicycle controller controls a motor in accordance with the riding environment of a bicycle. The bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit that is configured to control a motor that assists in propulsion of a bicycle in accordance with a manual driving force. The electronic control unit is further configured to control an output torque of the motor to be less than or equal to a predetermined torque. The predetermined torque is changed in accordance with an inclination angle of the bicycle. |
| US10946927B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber includes a cylinder including a working chamber therein; a rod configured to be axially movably inserted into the cylinder; and a plurality of tanks configured to be integrally attached to the cylinder, wherein an interior of one of the tanks is comparted into a liquid chamber configured to be communicated with the working chamber and filled with liquid and an air chamber filled with gas, and a sub-air chamber configured to be communicated with the air chamber is formed in the other tank. |
| US10946926B2 |
Multipiece handlebar assembly
A multipiece handlebar assembly, method of assembly and kit are disclosed. The multipiece handlebar assembly, method and kit includes a first handlebar section having a first grip end spaced apart from a first handlebar mounting end and a second handlebar section having a second grip end spaced apart from a second handlebar mounting end. An interjoining feature is at the first and second handlebar mounting ends, wherein the interjoining feature on the first handlebar mounting end is removably secured to the interjoining feature on the second handlebar mounting end. At least one removably secured attachment feature is secured through the interjoining feature. |
| US10946922B2 |
Ride-on toy vehicle configured to tilt and drift
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a battery powered ride-on toy vehicle. The ride-on vehicle includes a main body, a front wheel assembly, and a steering assembly. The front wheel assembly is angularly offset from the main body so that steering the vehicle into a turn with the steering assembly creates a camber angle in the wheels of the front wheel assembly and tilts the main body into a turn. The ride-on vehicle may also include a rear wheel assembly and a drive assembly configured to drive any wheels included in the front wheel assembly and the rear assembly. The toy vehicle can also drift through turns while tilting into the turn. |
| US10946921B2 |
Saddle riding vehicle
A saddle riding vehicle includes: a pair of left and right seat rails disposed below a seat for a passenger; a battery disposed below the seat; and an ECU for controlling a drive source of the vehicle, wherein when viewed from above, the battery and the electronic control unit are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction between the left and right seat rails. |
| US10946918B2 |
Body cladding for a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
A body cladding for a motor vehicle, in particular for a single-track vehicle, is provided. The body cladding includes first and second cladding parts movable relative to one another, such that the second cladding part is arrangeable in at least first and second positions relative to the first cladding part. When the second cladding part is in an open state of the body cladding relative to the first cladding part, a storage space is formed between the first and second cladding parts. The body cladding may be provided with a latch for latching the second cladding part in at least one of the open state, a closed state and at least one intermediate state between the open and closed states. The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having such a body cladding. |
| US10946917B2 |
Seat frame structure for saddle riding vehicle
A seat frame extends rearward from a main frame, and the seat frame is a casting divided into right and left two parts, and the seat frame includes an upper cross member and a lower cross member, and the upper cross member and lower cross member couple divided left and right left side frame half body and right side frame half body one another, and the upper cross member and lower cross member are each fastened to the left side frame half body and right side frame half body with fastening members, and a seat is located above the one upper cross member, left side frame half body, and right side frame half body, and the lower cross member faces the upper cross member. |
| US10946911B2 |
Multi-material track pad for a continuous track assembly
A multi-material track pad for a continuous track assembly is disclosed. The track pad may include a body with a ground-engaging surface, wherein the body is formed of a metal material with a first hardness; a roller-engaging surface, wherein the roller-engaging surface is formed of a ceramic material with a second hardness that is greater than the first hardness; and a sprocket-engaging surface formed of the ceramic material. |
| US10946907B2 |
Aerodynamic curtain assembly for a tank trailer
An aerodynamic curtain assembly for use with a tank trailer illustratively includes a front nose assembly, and opposing first and second side assemblies. The front nose assembly illustratively includes a front support coupled to the tank trailer, and a flexible air deflector screen coupled to the support and extending arcuately from a first upright supported by a first side of the tank trailer to a second upright supported by a second side of the tank trailer. Each of the side assemblies illustratively includes an upper support member, a lower support member, an upper coupler securing the upper end of a flexible air deflector screen to the upper support member, and a lower coupler securing the lower end of the flexible air deflector screen to the lower support member. |
| US10946900B2 |
Vehicle body front structure
Provided is a vehicle body front structure capable of ensuring both driver visibility and collision performance. This vehicle body front structure comprises: a front pillar which has an A-pillar, an A′-pillar located behind the A-pillar, and a lower frame portion connecting the lower ends of the A-pillar and A′-pillar; and a top-side upper member which is disposed above a wheelhouse and connected to a lower-frame-portion upper member connecting portion. Ridge lines are formed across the upper member connecting portion, the lower frame portion, and the A′-pillar. |
| US10946899B2 |
Vehicle framework structure
A vehicle framework structure includes: a framework body portion extending in a vehicle front-rear direction in a vehicle end portion in a vehicle width direction, the framework body portion forming a closed section by an inner panel constituting an inner part of the framework body portion in the vehicle width direction and an outer panel constituting an outer part of the framework body portion in the vehicle width direction; and a reinforcing member placed inside the closed section of the framework body portion, the reinforcing member including a body portion inclined from the vehicle front-rear direction and provided over the inner panel and the outer panel, and a flange portion extending from an outer peripheral edge of the body portion and joined to the inner panel and the outer panel. |
| US10946898B2 |
Close coupled four rail front structure system transferring compressive loads into a single center torsion/compression member
A system for providing structural transmittal of force through a vehicle body of a mid-engine vehicle is provided. The system includes an elongated single member torsional box spanning a passenger compartment from a vehicle-forward portion of the passenger compartment to a vehicle-rearward portion of the passenger compartment, parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle body, and laterally centered upon a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle body. The system further includes four rails in a vehicle-forward position relative to the elongated single member torsional box, parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body, and offset from the elongated single member torsional box. The system further includes four diagonal support members, each diagonal support member being connected at a first end to one of the four rails and at a second end to the elongated single member torsional box. |
| US10946897B2 |
System and methods for steering control in assisted vehicle operation
A vehicle system comprises a hitch ball mounted on a vehicle and a steering system configured to steer the vehicle. The system further comprises a controller configured to identify a coupler position of a trailer and control a motion of the vehicle at a rate aligning the hitch ball with the coupler position. In response to the rate below a speed threshold, the controller activates a standstill mode suspending a steering control of the steering system. |
| US10946896B2 |
Off-road front suspension system
A suspension is provided for coupling a front wheel with a chassis of an off-road vehicle. The suspension comprises upper and lower suspension arms that each includes two inboard mounting points to the chassis and one outboard rod-end joint to a spindle assembly coupled with the front wheel. A ball comprising each outboard rod-end joint is fastened by way a bolt between a pair of parallel prongs extending from the spindle assembly. The upper suspension arm is configured to facilitate coupling a strut between the lower suspension arm and the chassis. A steering rod is coupled with the spindle assembly by way of a steering rod-end joint that is disposed forward of a drive axle, thereby decreasing leverage of the front wheel on the steering rod and substantially eliminating bump steer that may occur due to rough terrain. |
| US10946892B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus having increased number of sensor signals for safety enhancement
The present disclosure relates to an electric power steering apparatus. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electric power steering apparatus including a three-channel torque sensor, a three-channel motor position sensor, and a single-wound BLAC motor, and an ECU configured to control steering. |
| US10946890B2 |
Steering control unit
Provided is a steering control unit for improving influence of fluctuations in an estimated electrical angle on steering feel. A steering control unit includes a microcomputer that performs sensorless control of the driving of a motor by using an estimated electrical angle estimated by calculation. The microcomputer calculates the estimated electrical angle from a value that is obtained by selectively accumulating a first additional angle or a second additional angle. The microcomputer adjusts a vibration component of fluctuations in the estimated electrical angle by varying the amount of change in the first additional angle and the second additional angle. |
| US10946887B2 |
Steering device and cargo handling vehicle
A cargo handling vehicle includes a universal joint that allows an upper shaft to swing with respect to a lower shaft around a predetermined horizontal axis, a column tube that covers an outer periphery of the upper shaft, and a lockable gas spring that supports the upper shaft via the column tube. The gas spring is disposed under the column tube and connects a cowl with the column tube. The column tube has a cowl backing bracket that is disposed on a side of the universal joint and connected to the cowl, and the cowl supports the cowl backing bracket swingably around the horizontal axis. |
| US10946886B2 |
Sled transport apparatus
A sled transport apparatus for transporting people and supplies on sand and snow includes a sled body having a bow, a stern, a starboard side, a port side, a bottom, an upper perimeter, and a cavity. A divider wall is coupled to the sled body and extends from the starboard side to the port side and from the bottom to the upper perimeter. The divider wall forms a cooler receptacle within the cavity from the divider wall to the stern that is configured to receive a cooler. A seat bottom is coupled to the sled body adjacent the divider wall and extending from the starboard side to the port side and toward the bow. A towrope is coupled to the sled body. |
| US10946879B2 |
Rail fracture detection device
The rail fracture detection device detects a rail fracture in a section provided with the track circuit by determining presence or absence of a rail fracture and determining presence or absence of a train on a rail by using information on whether a relay of the track circuit is activated or deactivated and information on a current value of current flowing in the track circuit. |
| US10946872B2 |
Vehicle control device
In the present invention, a short-term route (provided at a timing for starting automatic driving) for automatic driving control that uses local environment map information generated constantly by a local environment map generation unit is generated continuously even when automatic driving is not set to an on state by an automatic driving switch. As a result, it is possible to instantly control the automatic driving of a vehicle by the continuously generated short-term route after transitioning to the on state of the automatic driving switch. |
| US10946865B1 |
Fault isolation, prognosis, and mitigation for vehicle component electrical power circuit
A power circuit includes a power source and a plurality components that connect the power source to a subsystem of a vehicle. A fault detection module receives voltages at an output of the power source and at an input of the subsystem and current drawn by the subsystem, and distinguishes between a power source failure, a permanent and an intermittent disconnection of one of the components from the power source, and a loose connection between the power circuit and the subsystem or corrosion of one of the components, based on analyses of the voltages and the current. A fault mitigation module mitigates the first two faults by switching to a different power source in the vehicle to supply power to the subsystem, and mitigates the third and fourth faults by reducing the power consumed by the subsystem and by generating a warning regarding the intermittent disconnection or loose connection. |
| US10946864B2 |
Apparatus and method for fault diagnosis and back-up of advanced driver assistance system sensors based on deep learning
An apparatus for fault diagnosis and back-up of advanced driver assistance system sensors based on deep learning, the apparatus including: an individual sensor diagnosis unit configured to quantitatively evaluate a reliability of an output result of each sensor at each moment on the basis of a model for an output of each sensor under a normal operation; an inter-sensor mutual diagnosis unit configured to extract shared representation between the sensors and quantitatively evaluate a normal-operation reliability of the output result of each sensor on the basis of the extracted shared representation; and an integrated diagnosis unit configured to quantitatively evaluate a final reliability of each sensor on the basis of output results of the individual sensor diagnosis unit and the inter-sensor mutual diagnosis unit. |
| US10946863B2 |
Wheel load estimation method for four-wheel drive vehicle
A wheel load estimation method of a four-wheel drive vehicle driven by a rotational driving device comprises a correlation relationship setting step for previously setting a correlation relationship between a total weight and at least one of the front wheel load and the rear wheel load by variously changing a movable load of the vehicle, a total vehicle weight computation step for calculating a current total vehicle weight from an output torque of the rotational driving device and a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle corresponding to the output torque, and a wheel load estimation step for estimating the wheel load of at least a driving wheel from the correlation relationship and the total vehicle weight. |
| US10946856B2 |
Vehicle drive system
Provided is a vehicle drive system capable of suppressing a feeling of acceleration drop and free running, thereby improving vehicle riding comfort. The vehicle drive system includes: an internal combustion engine for driving a primary drive wheel; a stepped variable transmission; an assist motor for driving a secondary drive wheel; and a motor control device for controlling the assist motor, wherein the stepped variable transmission is a seamless-shift transmission configured such that a drive force to be transmitted therethrough is interrupted during shifting down, but not substantially interrupted during shifting up, and the motor control device is operable, during the shifting down by the stepped variable transmission, to cause the assist motor to generate a drive force to compensate for the interruption of the drive force. |
| US10946853B2 |
Drive force control system for hybrid vehicles
A control system for hybrid vehicles to prevent a reduction in a brake force when an electrical input to a battery is restricted. A controller is configured to execute a regeneration control to deliver a regenerative torque resulting from operating second motor as a generator to the drive wheels, and an engine brake control to deliver a brake torque resulting from a power loss of an engine to the output member. The controller is further configured to select an HV-Lo mode when an input power allowed to accumulate in the battery is smaller than a threshold power. |
| US10946851B2 |
Pump arrangement for a hydraulic unit having a pump piston
In a pump arrangement for a hydraulic unit of a vehicle brake system having a pump housing and a pump piston which is guided so as to be displaceable axially back and forth in the pump housing, a damping element is provided radially between the pump piston and the pump housing. The damping element damps vibrations of the pump piston which occur during an operation of the pump arrangement. |
| US10946850B2 |
Brake cylinder maintaining valve
A brake cylinder maintaining system includes a main valve comprising a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm, and a valve member, with the first diaphragm having a reference pressure on one side of the first diaphragm and a brake cylinder pressure on an opposite side of the first diaphragm. The second diaphragm having a brake cylinder pressure on one side of the second diaphragm with the first diaphragm configured to move between a first position and a second position based on a differential between the reference pressure and the brake cylinder pressure. The valve member is configured to place a brake cylinder in fluid communication with a brake pipe when the first and second diaphragm are each in the second position and configured to isolate a brake cylinder from a brake pipe when the first diaphragm or the second diaphragm are in the first position. |
| US10946846B2 |
Electric brake system and control method thereof
Disclosed herein is an electronic brake system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The electronic brake system includes a master cylinder for discharging oil according to displacement of a brake pedal, a pedal displacement sensor sensing brake pedal displacement, a simulation apparatus providing pedal pressure responsive to the sensed pedal displacement, a hydraulic pressure supply unit for generating hydraulic pressure using a motor that operates based on the sensed pedal displacement, a hydraulic circuit for supplying the hydraulic pressure generated from the hydraulic pressure supply unit to the caliper, a cut valve positioned between the master cylinder and the hydraulic circuit for transmitting or blocking the hydraulic pressure discharged from the master cylinder, and a controller for blocking at least one of the cut valve and braking control with a target pressure according to a pressure in the simulation apparatus when the simulation apparatus fails. |
| US10946835B2 |
Method for controlling access to a vehicle according to different strategies
A method for controlling access to a vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with an access module and a keypad, an user having a portable device configured to communicate with said access module, the access module being designed to determine a relative position of the portable device with respect to the vehicle, the keypad being positioned outside the vehicle, wherein when the access module detects that the portable device is inside the vehicle and is in an inactive state, wherein said portable device is unable to authorize user access to the vehicle and start of the vehicle, then vehicle unlocking is authorized by a multiple switch operation in a predetermined sequence on the keypad, and wherein after vehicle unlocking, the access module puts the portable device in an active state, wherein said portable device is able to authorize user access to the vehicle. |
| US10946834B2 |
Relay device, storage medium storing program for relay device, and control method of relay device
In a system that enables a person who possesses a portable device in which enablement data as data that permits operation of a vehicle is stored, to operate the vehicle, a relay device is provided for relaying the enablement data from a center server that issues the enablement data of the vehicle, to a portable device of a person scheduled to operate the vehicle. The relay device includes an obtaining unit that obtains the enablement data of the vehicle from the center server, a temporarily storing unit that temporarily stores the enablement data obtained by the obtaining unit, in a storage device, and a transmitting unit that sends the enablement data stored in the storage device, to a portable device used by a person in charge of operation of the vehicle. |
| US10946829B2 |
Wrap around seatbelt
A vehicle seat and safety assembly includes a seat cushion, a seatback, and a wraparound seatbelt system to restrain an occupant in rear, side and rollover crashes. The seat cushion is connected to a vehicle floor. The seatback is connected to the seat cushion. The wraparound belt has a first strap end, a second strap end, and a strap, net or supporting body extending between the first strap end and the second strap end to direct restraining forces from an occupant through the seat to the vehicle floor or structure. The strap, net, or supporting body extends at least partially through or is integrated with the seatback and may incorporate pretensioning, load-limiting and other features to increase and control occupant restraint in non-frontal crashes. |
| US10946828B2 |
Multi-layered tether
An airbag assembly includes a base and an airbag extendable from the base to a flat position prior to inflation. A tether is elongated along an axis from a first end of the tether attached to the base to another end of the tether attached to the airbag in the flat position. A reinforcement is elongated along the axis in the flat position state and attached to the tether. The reinforcement has a greater torsional rigidity about the axis than the tether. |
| US10946827B2 |
Vehicle occupant protection device
A vehicle occupant protection device includes: a three-point seatbelt designed to be worn so as to cross the body of an occupant sitting in a seat of a vehicle; a force limiter that applies tension to the three-point seatbelt; an airbag device having an airbag designed to deploy in front of the upper body of the occupant sitting in the seat so as to support the upper body and head that are going to be thrown forward, the airbag having an upper-side portion, an outer-side portion, and an inner-side portion capable of deploying at different pressure levels; a controller that activates the force limiter and the airbag device upon a collision; and an occupant identification device that identifies the physique of the occupant sitting in the seat. The controller changes deployment of each portion of the airbag in accordance with the identified physique. |
| US10946826B2 |
Vehicle seat and airbag
A system includes a seat back including a housing having a chamber, a frame in the chamber and deployable from the housing above the seat back, an airbag supported by the frame, and a pyrotechnic device in fluid communication with the chamber. |
| US10946825B2 |
Airbag assembly
An assembly includes a front console. The assembly includes a body having a reaction surface and supported by the front console. The assembly includes an actuator connected to the body, the body movable by the actuator to a deployed position. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the front console and inflatable to an inflated position that abuts the reaction surface. The assembly includes an inflator connected to the airbag. |
| US10946824B2 |
Side underride guard
A side underride system configured to be coupled to a trailer is provided. The side underride system includes a support system, including a brace system and a cable, configured to be positioned below the trailer to provide side underride protection. The brace system includes a plurality of cross-braces that each extend across a width of the trailer and are spaced apart at intervals along a length of the trailer. The cable is configured to extend across the intervals between the cross-braces. |
| US10946818B2 |
Vehicular circuit body
A vehicular circuit body includes a trunk line that includes a power source line and a communication line and is routed in a vehicle body, and a plurality of control boxes that are disposed in a distribution manner along the trunk line. In a vehicle, a first power source supplies power to an accessory mounted on the vehicle and a second power source supplies power which is higher in voltage than the power of the first power source to a drive source of the vehicle. The vehicular circuit body further includes a voltage drop unit that reduces the voltage of the power supplied from the second power source, to the voltage of the power of the first power source. To the power source line of the trunk line, the power from the first power source is supplied, and the power from the second power source is supplied through the voltage drop unit. |
| US10946815B1 |
Vehicle badge assembly
A vehicle badge system includes a housing that defines an opening and an aperture proximate the opening. The housing defines a light-transmissive feature on a side thereof. A lens is coupled to the housing proximate the opening. The lens defines at least one grating. An image-based assembly defines a sensor field to obtain data. The image-based assembly defines a projector field to display a projected image. A first light source is configured to direct light through the light-transmissive feature. A second light source is configured to direct light through the lens. The at least one grating is configured to diffract the light emitted from the second light source. |
| US10946813B2 |
Vehicular vision system with forward viewing camera module
A vehicular vision system includes a camera module having a housing that houses at least (i) electronic circuitry disposed at a main printed circuit board (PCB) and (ii) an imager assembly. The imager assembly includes an imager, an imager PCB and a lens barrel. Electronic circuitry is disposed at an upper side and at a lower side of the main PCB. The lower side of the main PCB faces a lower housing portion and the upper side of the main PCB faces an upper housing portion. A flexible cable electrically connects electronic circuitry disposed at the imager PCB with electronic circuitry disposed at the main PCB. An electronic component of electronic circuitry disposed at the main PCB is in thermal conductivity with a thermal element, which is in thermal conductivity with the lower housing portion to enhance heat transfer from the electronic component to the lower housing portion. |
| US10946812B2 |
Method of assembling vehicular camera with fastenerless lens attachment
A method for assembling a vehicular camera module includes providing an imager circuit board and a lens holder. The lens holder includes a lens holding portion and an attaching portion, with the lens holding portion accommodating a lens. The attaching portion of the lens holder includes pins that, when the attaching portion is located at the imager circuit board, are received at least partially through apertures of the imager circuit board. With the pins received at least partially through the apertures, the lens holder is laterally adjusted relative to the imager circuit board and the pins are soldered at the imager circuit board so as to attach the lens holder at the imager circuit board to form an imager assembly. The imager assembly is attached at a camera housing, and a processing circuit board is accommodated at the camera housing and electrically connected to the imager circuit board. |
| US10946808B2 |
Display screen mounting assembly
A vehicle instrument panel assembly includes a display screen positioned within a housing, wherein the housing includes first and second protrusions. The vehicle instrument panel assembly includes a cross-car beam and a first bracket coupled to the cross-car beam. A second bracket is coupled to the first bracket and the first and second protrusions. |
| US10946807B2 |
Universal mounting system for tablet-controlled stereo head unit
A hardware system and method for mounting a tablet computing device in a vehicle dash. The invention makes use of an inventory of prior art mounting kits that are configured to mount standardized aftermarket stereo head units in a vehicle dash while smoothly blending the aftermarket head unit into the surrounding dash to create a finished appearance. |
| US10946805B2 |
Surfboard rack for vehicles
A surfboard rack device has a center post, two bottom receiver rings, and two top retainer loops. The bottom receiver rings may also have flexible netting forming bottom baskets, into which one end of a surfboard is inserted. The other end of the surfboard rests in one of the top retainer loops and is secured by an elasticized strap that hooks to a strap ring on the top retainer loop or a pair of hinged rigid arcs which lock together. The device is mounted on a vehicle either by sliding a trailer hitch insert into the vehicle's trailer hitch receptacle, or by hooking the flat hooks of the rack support over the top and bottom of the vehicle's trunk lid. |
| US10946804B2 |
Specified clamp force inducing transmission for a bicycle fork mount
A drive mechanism for a load carrier includes a slip mechanism connected to a drive shaft and a retaining member configured to retain the slip mechanism. The slip mechanism includes a first member having a slot formed in a perimeter of the first member. The slot is configured to provide for easier rotation of the first member together with the retaining member. |
| US10946791B2 |
Out-of-vehicle notification device
An out-of-vehicle notification device includes a moving person detecting unit configured to detect a moving person who is to be notified of information by means of light based on a result of detection performed by an outside situation detecting unit, a plurality of light emitting units, a light emission control unit configured to cause the light emitting units to emit light, and an operating state detecting unit configured to detect operating states of blinkers of the host vehicle. When an operation of the blinker is detected, the light emission control unit forbids light emission of the light emitting unit that is provided within a predetermined area around the blinker in operation. |
| US10946789B2 |
Vehicle lamp-cleaning system
A system includes at least one sensor; a plurality of lamps fixed relative to the sensor; at least one vehicle component attached to the lamps; and a computer communicatively coupled to the lamps, the at least one sensor, and the at least one vehicle component. The computer is programmed to sequentially activate the lamps, determine that an intensity for at least one of the lamps is below a respective intensity threshold based on data from the sensor during the sequential activations of the lamps, and actuate the at least one vehicle component in response to one of the intensities being below the respective intensity threshold. |
| US10946788B2 |
Control device for vehicle lamp
A control device for a vehicle lamp including an ECU configured to: i) receive a sensor signal and derive a total angle; ii) retain an initial set value of the vehicle posture angle, the initial set value being acquired in an initialization process; iii) retain a reference value of the vehicle posture angle, adjust an optical axis angle of the vehicle lamp in response to a change amount of a total angle during a stop of the vehicle, and retain a sum of the change amount of the total angle and the reference value of the vehicle posture angle as a new reference value; iv) not adjust the optical axis angle in response to a change amount of a total angle during traveling of the vehicle; and v) perform a predetermined reset process when a reset signal is received. |
| US10946785B2 |
Edge-stowable tent for trailer system
A tent stowable around edges of a flatbed trailer to leave the floor of the flatbed trailer open for cargo and motor toys. The edge-stowable tent is supported internally by three rotationally deployable squared-off U-shaped supports. To be stowed, the tent and tent supports rotate to align with the front top edge and front portions of side top edges of the flatbed trailer. To be deployed, the tent and tent supports rotate to bring the rear edge of the tent to the rear edge of the flatbed trailer. Opposite legs of U-shaped tent supports are coupled to respective mounting supports on each side of the trailer, and rotate about aligned right-angled flanges to erect the tent. Support bars, attached to the top surfaces of front and side trailer walls or frame, support fasteners for bottom edges of the tent. The tent is stowed and erected by various means. |
| US10946784B2 |
Method of loading materials into a tank
A tank and a method of holding a load and discharging a load therefrom. The tank includes a body having a first wall that bounds and defines a first compartment for holding a load therein and a second wall spaced outwardly from at least a portion of the first wall; wherein a second compartment is defined between the first wall and the second wall. The tank assembly includes an air piping system that is selectively actuated to place the first compartment and the second compartment under substantially similar or substantially equal air pressure. In one example the air piping system pumps air into the first compartment and the second compartment. In another example the air piping system evacuates air from the first and second compartments. |
| US10946783B2 |
Transport trailer
A transport trailer includes an elongated body having spaced vertical supports for vertical actuators, a lower deck extending along and supported by the elongated body, and an upper deck supported by the vertical actuators. The upper deck is movable along the vertical supports via the vertical actuators. The upper deck can be lowered to a position to be substantially superimposed on top of the lower deck by the vertical actuators. |
| US10946778B2 |
Seat cushion assembly with pocket
A seat assembly is provided with a foam cushion and a fabric portion connected to a B-surface opposite a seat surface of the foam cushion. At least one pocket cavity is defined between the fabric portion and the foam cushion. A pneumatic support assembly is contained in the at least one pocket cavity. |
| US10946763B2 |
Charging of an electric vehicle fleet
A method for controlling the charging of multiple electric vehicles operating in a geographic area may include inputting a tariff schedule into a control system. The tariff schedule may identify the cost of energy at different times in the geographic area. The method may also include receiving data from the multiple electric vehicles. The data may include at least the state of charge of the vehicle. The method may further include sending instructions to at least one vehicle of the multiple electric vehicles. The instructions may include directives on charging based at least on the tariff schedule and the received data. |
| US10946762B2 |
System, apparatus and methods of electricity generation to end-use for fast charging of electric vehicle
A system for charging electric vehicles (EVs) includes at least one transportable battery-energy-storage DC systems (BESDCS), at least one renewable direct-current (DC) power supply station at a first location. The system also includes at least one DC charging station for charging of the at least one EV at a second location different from the first location. The system further includes at least one electric tanker transport comprising at least one electric truck vehicle configured to be coupled to the at least one BESDCS. The electric tanker transport is configured to transport the at least one BESDCS from the first location to the second location for charging of the at least one EV and transport the at least one BESDCS from the second location to the first location for charging the at least one BESDCS from renewable DC power supply station. |
| US10946758B2 |
Light electric vehicle parking and charging stations and smart charging systems for the vehicle batteries
A universal charging system is disclosed. In one example embodiment, the universal charging system includes a charging adapter configured to be mounted on a light electric vehicle (LEV), a charging station, and a processor configured to control charging of the LEV. The charging adapter may have electrical contacts for docking with a charging station and a charging interface for supplying power from the charging station to a battery of the LEV. The charging station may have at least one docking unit for receiving the charging adapter of the LEV. The at least one docking unit may have further electrical contacts for connecting to the charging adapter of the LEV. |
| US10946754B2 |
Wireless power transmission device
The power transmission device includes a power transmission coil configured to transmit power in a wireless manner to a power reception coil of a power reception device, a plurality of foreign object detection coils disposed along an upper surface of the power transmission coil, and a power supply ECU. |
| US10946752B2 |
Hybrid vehicle
The number of opportunities where external charging of a vehicle parked in a residential parking space or a charging station in a predetermined period is available is counted as the number of opportunities, and the number of times of the external charging performed in the opportunities in the same predetermined period is counted as the number of times of charging. The number of times of charging is then divided by the number of opportunities to calculate and store a charging frequency. Since the charging frequency is a ratio of the number of times that the external charging was performed to the number of opportunities where the external charging is available in the predetermined period, the ratio is used as an index that can offer more accurate determination regarding an external charging utilization status. As a result, various processing to promote external charging are executed more properly. |
| US10946751B2 |
Power supply device for vehicle
A power supply device for a vehicle includes first and second power supply systems, a switch, and first, second, and third mode controllers. The first power supply system includes: a first power supply including a first power storage and a first generator, and an electrical apparatus. The second power supply system includes a second power supply. When an SOC of the first power storage exceeds a lower limit, the first mode controller supplies electric power from the first power supply to the electrical apparatus. When the SOC decreases below the lower limit, the second mode controller supplies electric power from the second power supply to the electrical apparatus via the switch. When an abnormality is detected to have occurred in the switch during the second power supply mode, the third mode controller supplies the electric power from the first power supply to the electrical apparatus. |
| US10946749B2 |
Movable power coupling and a robot with movable power coupling
An apparatus comprises a first induction section comprising a first core and a first coil on the first core. A second induction section comprises a second core and a second coil on the second core. The first core comprises rail extensions, where at least two of the rail extensions extend from opposite ends of the first core. The second core comprises shoe portions located at respective ones of the rail extensions, where a gap is provided between each of the rail extensions and respective ones of the shoe portion. The second induction section is configured to move relative to the first induction section in a path along the extensions. The first induction section is configured to induce current in the second induction section, including when the second core moves relative to the first core along the extensions, to provide a contactless induction coupling between the first induction section and the second induction section. |
| US10946748B2 |
High power-density, high back EMF permanent magnet machine and method of making same
An electric drive system includes a permanent magnet machine having a rotor and a stator and a power converter electrically coupled to the permanent magnet machine and configured to convert a DC link voltage to an AC output voltage to drive the permanent magnet machine. The power converter includes a plurality of silicon carbide switching devices having a voltage rating that exceeds a peak line-to-line back electromotive force of the permanent magnet machine at a maximum speed of the permanent magnet machine. |
| US10946746B2 |
Vehicle power system including ultra-capacitor for mitigating transient current events
A vehicle power system includes loads, a battery coupled to the loads, an ultra-capacitor coupled to the battery, and a bypass circuit. The loads, the ultra-capacitor, and the battery are electrically coupled in series. The bypass circuit monitors the ultra-capacitor and prevents the ultra-capacitor from over-discharging and reversing in polarity. |
| US10946744B2 |
Vehicular projection control device and head-up display device
A device includes a vehicle information acquisition part configured to acquire vehicle information containing a vehicle speed, a visibility information acquisition part configured to acquire visibility information on a road for travelling, a virtual vehicle video generation part configured to generate a virtual vehicle video of a virtual vehicle, which is to be moving ahead of a host vehicle in the same direction as the host vehicle, and a projection control part configured to control projection of the virtual vehicle video by a projection unit, such that a virtual image of the virtual vehicle video generated by the virtual vehicle video generation part is visually recognized in front of the host vehicle. |
| US10946737B2 |
Fuel valve
A first casing has an internal cylindrical region defined as a floating/sinking guiding region for a float valve. The wall that forms the cylindrical region includes ventilation windows. A second casing surrounds the first casing to form, about the periphery of the first casing, a ventilation passage that guides fuel vapor in a fuel tank to the ventilation windows through a region that surrounds the first casing. In addition, the second casing surrounds the first casing from a first connection hole side to form, about the periphery of the first casing, a first ventilation passage that guides the fuel vapor in the fuel tank to the ventilation windows through the region that surrounds the first casing, and a second ventilation passage that has a larger passage cross-sectional area than the first ventilation passage. These ventilation passages stabilize floating/sinking operation of the float. |
| US10946735B2 |
Belt assembly for vehicle having hook and swing attachment and associated method
A belt assembly for an associated vehicle has a body that includes a substantially planar region dimensioned for abutting engagement with the vehicle. At least one seal lip extends outwardly from a first face of the body to engage an associated surface of a vehicle window. A first hook is provided on the body for receipt over a terminal tip of the vehicle structural assembly, and a second hook is dimensioned for at least partial receipt through an associated opening around the door window opening. The first hook is positioned over the terminal tip and then the second hook is rotated until the second hook elastically deforms outwardly and subsequently snap fits into an associated opening and the substantially planar region abuts along the associated structural assembly of the door to preclude movement of the belt assembly upwardly, cross-car, and fore-and-aft relative to the associated vehicle. |
| US10946731B2 |
Optimized middle rain channel
A sunroof apparatus for an automotive vehicle includes: a fixed glass panel having a first outer rim, and a movable glass panel having a second outer rim. A portion of the first outer rim of the fixed glass panel in the forward direction of the vehicle is adjacent to the movable panel and includes a water channel. A majority of the water channel is formed underneath of the movable glass panel such that the movable glass panel covers a majority of an upper open portion of the water channel when the movable glass panel is in a closed position. |
| US10946730B2 |
Door for vehicle
A door of a vehicle may include a first door module forming a door skeleton; and a second door module coupled with the first door module and forming a door window, wherein the second door module includes a relatively lightweight material as compared to the first door module; and a reinforcement member is along an edge portion forming the door window of the second door module, reducing weight and cost of the door for the vehicle. |
| US10946729B2 |
Apparatus for varying transparency of window glass using wireless power transfer
An apparatus for varying the transparency of a window glass can include: a window glass having a film with variable transparency; a pair of electrodes connected to the film; a controller mounted on a vehicle door of a vehicle, the controller controlling a wireless transfer of power for adjusting the transparency of the film; and a wireless power receiver mounted on the window glass, the wireless power receiver wirelessly receiving the power from the controller. The wireless power receiver can apply the power wirelessly received from the controller to the pair of electrodes. |
| US10946726B2 |
Air conditioning system, vehicle, control device, and control method
An air conditioning system includes: an air conditioner to regulate a state of air in a room; a sensor device including at least one detector to detect an amount of an odor-causing substance included in the air in the room; and a control device to control operation of the air conditioner. The control device includes: a first acquisition unit to acquire a detected value of each of the at least one detector at a first timing when a person is present in the room; a second acquisition unit to acquire a detected value of each of the at least one detector at a second timing later than the first timing; a difference calculator to calculate a difference between the detected value at the first timing and the detected value at the second timing; and an instruction unit to control operation of the air conditioner based on the difference. |
| US10946725B2 |
Refrigeration system and control device
A refrigeration system includes a generator, a power generation engine, a refrigerator, an electric power converter, an output control unit, and a characteristic estimation unit that estimates a refrigerator characteristic of a refrigerator according to an outside air temperature and a temperature of a cooling target space. The refrigeration system includes an output calculation unit that calculates a drive output as a target drive output that optimizes an energy efficiency of the entire system based on the refrigerator characteristic estimated by the characteristic estimation unit, an engine characteristic of the power generation engine, and a generator characteristic of the generator. Further, the output control unit controls the drive output to approach the target drive output calculated by the output calculation unit. |
| US10946724B2 |
Apparatus and method of controlling compressor of air conditioning device of vehicle
An apparatus for controlling a compressor includes: an operation information detector which detects operation information from various sensors according to an operation of a vehicle; a compressor which compresses a refrigerant for operating an air conditioner; and a controller which performs starting acceleration control of momentarily decreasing an operation rate of the compressor, which uses engine power in an acceleration situation of the vehicle, in which the controller stores a first map, in which a starting acceleration entry condition according to a driving pattern and a heat load of the vehicle is defined in a plurality of levels, sets a starting acceleration entry condition having a final level corresponding to the driving pattern according to a starting acceleration entry frequency of a driver for a predetermined unit time within a limited level range of the first map, and adjusts a starting acceleration control frequency of the compressor. |
| US10946723B2 |
Vehicle air conditioner
A vehicle air conditioner which is capable of inhibiting liquid return to a compressor and generation of noise due to bumping in an accumulator. There are executed a heating mode to close a solenoid valve 17, open a solenoid valve 21, let a refrigerant radiate heat in a radiator 4, decompress the refrigerant through an outdoor expansion valve 6, let the refrigerant absorb heat in an outdoor heat exchanger 7, and send the refrigerant to an accumulator 12, and a dehumidifying and heating mode to open the solenoid valve 17, close the solenoid valve 21, decompress the refrigerant through an indoor expansion valve 8, let the refrigerant absorb heat in a heat absorber, and generate heat in an auxiliary heater 23. A valve position of the outdoor expansion valve 6 is reduced for a predetermined period of time before shifting from the heating mode to the dehumidifying and heating mode. |
| US10946703B2 |
Tow bar apparatus and method
A tow bar includes a shank. The proximal end of the shank is shaped and sized to releasably connect to a hitch receiver. The tow bar includes a first pivot coupler and second pivot coupler. The first pivot coupler preferably includes a first clevis rotatably connected to the distal end of the shank and connects the distal end of the shank to the proximal end of a pivot bar. The second pivot coupler connects the distal end of the pivot bar to a yoke having a proximal bracket and a distal bracket. A pair of arms connects to the distal bracket. Each arm is connected at its proximal end to the distal bracket via one of two third pivot couplers. Each third pivot coupler allows its connected arm to pivot in a substantially horizontal plane. Each third pivot coupler preferably includes a heim joint located at the proximal end of each arm. |
| US10946701B2 |
Heavy-duty tire
A heavy-duty tire includes a tire sidewall (K) provided on a surface (Ks) thereof with a belt-like shaped serration extending in a tire circumferential direction. The serration is formed of a plurality of radially extending ridges arranged adjacently in the tire circumferential direction. |
| US10946699B2 |
Tire for two-wheeled automotive vehicle
In a tire 2 for a two-wheeled automotive vehicle, a carcass ply 24 is extended on and between one bead 8 and the other bead 8 along inner sides of a tread 4 and sidewalls 6, and includes a main portion 24a and turn-up portions 24b, which are formed by the carcass ply 24 being turned up around the beads 8 from an inner side toward an outer side in an axial direction. An outer end Pp of each turn-up portion 24b is positioned outward of a tread end Pe in a radial direction. A band 14 is positioned between a belt 12 and the tread 4, such that the band 14 covers the belt 12. An outer end P1 of an inner layer 28 layered over a carcass 10 and the outer end Pp of the turn-up portion 24b are positioned facing each other. |
| US10946696B2 |
Axle assembly including a wheel end and method of manufacture
An axle housing assembly includes an axle housing that includes a center portion and a first arm portion that extends from the center portion. The axle housing assembly further includes a wheel end housing that includes a wheel end body that extends from the first arm portion and a spindle that extends from the wheel end body. |
| US10946694B2 |
Dual tyre rim
Disclosed is a drive assembly for an in-wheel motor, which in-wheel motor has a rotor, the rotor having an axis of rotation, a peripheral outer surface and a transverse road side surface, wherein the drive assembly is provided with a assembly adapted for supporting two tyres and includes a circumferential first part and a circumferential second part, each part provided with a rim-section for carrying a respective one of the two tyres, wherein the first part and second part are adapted to be mounted on the rotor from and at the transverse road side surface of the rotor and are detachable from the rotor from the transverse road side surface, and wherein the second part is detachable from the rotor independent from the first part. |
| US10946691B2 |
Embosser including rollers
Embodiments of the disclosure set forth an embosser for a die. The embosser includes a frame having two sides. The embosser includes a handle and a roller body. The roller body includes a first roller in contact with the die and a second roller. In response to the handle being moved toward the roller body to a first handle position, the first roller is moved toward a first edge of the die and the second roller is in contact with the die. In response to the handle being moved toward the roller body to a second handle position from the first handle position, the first roller and the second roller remain in contact with the die and further press the die. |
| US10946688B1 |
Rigid paged book with interleaved book binding
A ridged paged book has an interleaved book binding that incorporates page binding couplers that extend from one page to the other along a binding side to enable each page to open and close. A cover binding coupler extends from the front and/or back cover to an adjacent page and may have a cover portion that is longer than a page portion. This longer cover portion may extend along the recess of the cover to provide stability of the cover binding. Pins extend through the covers and pages along a binding side and into the binding couplers to create a durable binding for the rigid paged book. A ridged paged book may have an interleaved book binding configured proximal to a top and/or bottom edge. A ridged paged book may be made out of metal including the covers and pages and the couplers and pins. |
| US10946684B2 |
Printed material, image recording method, and image recording apparatus
A printed material of the present invention is a printed material including a recording medium, a color material layer, and a fine irregular layer functioning as an outermost layer in this order; the color material layer contains a pigment; the fine irregular layer contains spherical particles having a specific average particle diameter; the spherical particles are present in a thickness direction of the fine irregular layer; and the surface of the fine irregular layer has convex portions having an average height of 0.04 to 0.15 μm and an image definition C(2) is 50% or more. |
| US10946679B2 |
Electric apparatus and control method therefor
An electric apparatus for controlling movement of a target object by performing first and second feedback controls, based on a detection signal obtained from detecting the movement of the target object, generates an operation quantity on the target object based on first and second operation quantities for the second feedback control if one of a predetermined target value and an estimated first state quantity of the target object is higher than a first threshold value, and generates the operation quantity on the target object using only the first operation quantity from among the first and the second operation quantities if one of the target value and the first state quantity of the target object is lower than the first threshold value. |
| US10946676B2 |
Base material processing apparatus and detection method
A displacement amount calculation part in a base material processing apparatus calculates the degree of matching between an upstream data section and a downstream data section included in an upstream and a downstream detection results, which indicate time-varying changes in the positions of an edge of the base material in the width direction at an upstream and a downstream detection positions. This calculation uses the results of comparison between signals in a predetermined frequency band extracted from the upstream detection result and signals in the predetermined frequency band extracted from the downstream detection result. Accordingly, a downstream data section that is highly matched with the upstream data section can be identified with high accuracy, and the amount of displacement of the base material in the transport direction can be detected with high accuracy on the basis of an identification result. |
| US10946673B2 |
Surface drying device for sheet-like non-permeable base material, printing apparatus, and printing method
Provided are a surface drying device for a sheet-like non-permeable base material with enhanced drying efficiency on a surface of a sheet-like non-permeable base material having a liquid adhering to a surface thereof, and a printing apparatus and a printing method using the surface drying device. The surface drying device for a sheet-like non-permeable base material includes: a loading port for loading a sheet-like non-permeable base material with a liquid adhering surface; an air nozzle configured to spray high-temperature air; an unloading port for unloading the sheet-like non-permeable base material; an air shield zone forming portion, which is formed between the loading port and the unloading port, and is configured to form a heat-insulating air shield so as to cover the liquid adhering surface of the sheet-like non-permeable base material; and a retained air exhaust portion configured to exhaust retained air retained on the liquid adhering surface of the sheet-like non-permeable base material to outside of the air shield zone forming portion through use of a Coanda effect, to thereby replace liquid adhering surface air on the liquid adhering surface of the sheet-like non-permeable base material. |
| US10946672B2 |
Printed heating element
A heating element is provided with a conductive path pattern which can be printed in a mask-free manner (e.g., drop-on-demand) with existing printing technology. The printing step can be performed, for example, with a thermal inkjet printer, a piezoelectric inkjet printer, an aerosol jet printer, or an ultrasound printer. The ink solution can be formulated so that it establishes an electrically conductive path which is free of polymer binders. |
| US10946670B1 |
Compositions, apparatus, methods, and substrates for making images and text
Embodiments of the present invention feature apparatus and methods for manufacturing a personalized identification document including one or more dyes and/or pigments embedded in the substrate. |
| US10946663B2 |
Inkjet printing apparatus
An inkjet printing apparatus is provided capable of attaching and detaching of a print head with a mechanism that is easily operable and simple, while preventing an erroneous operation. For the purpose, it is configured so that the press/release for the print head is possible along with movement of the joint member. Further, when the joint member is connected, the connection of the joint member is performed after pressing the print head, and when the connection of the joint member is released, the pressure on the print head is released after releasing the connection of the joint member. |
| US10946662B2 |
Wiping assembly for liquid ejection head and ink jet printer
A wiping assembly for a liquid ejection head includes a wiper including a first wiper surface facing in a first direction and a second wiper surface facing in a second direction, a wiper cleaner, a mover, and a controller. A protruding portion of the wiper cleaner includes a first cleaning surface facing in the second direction and a second cleaning surface facing in the first direction. The controller controls the mover to move at least one of the wiper and the wiper cleaner in at least one of the first and second directions from a state in which the wiper is located farther in the second direction than the protruding portion to bring the first wiper surface into contact with the first cleaning surface, and to move the at least one of the wiper and the wiper cleaner in at least one of the first and second directions from a state in which the wiper is located farther in the first direction than the protruding portion to bring the second wiper surface into contact with the second cleaning surface. |
| US10946657B2 |
Liquid ejection head
A liquid ejection head, including: a first head unit; a second head unit shifted with respect to the first head unit in both of a first direction in which nozzles of the head units are arranged and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and disposed so as to overlap the first head unit in the second direction; and a first wiring member having flexibility and drawn from the second head unit in the second direction toward the first head unit, wherein the first wiring member includes a large-width portion on which a drive circuit is mounted and a small-width portion having a width in the first direction smaller than a width of the large-width portion in the first direction, and wherein the small-width portion passes through a space existing next to the first head unit in the first direction and extends in the second direction. |
| US10946647B2 |
Liquid discharge apparatus and method for controlling liquid discharge
A liquid discharge apparatus that includes a liquid discharge head including a nozzle discharging liquid onto a recording medium and a pressure generating unit generating pressure by a change in a drive waveform of the liquid, a drive waveform generating unit generating the drive waveform applied to the pressure generating unit, and a waveform selection unit selectively masking a part of the drive waveform and selecting a pulse of the drive waveform, wherein the drive waveform includes at least one discharge pulse and a micro-drive pulse for causing a change in meniscus so that the liquid is not discharged at a point where the liquid is not discharged on the recording medium, wherein the micro-drive pulse is disposed at a head of a discharge cycle of the drive waveform, and wherein the micro-drive pulse is disposed at an integer multiple of a natural vibration cycle Tc of the liquid chamber. |
| US10946646B2 |
Recording apparatus and control method therefor
Heating is conducted sequentially by dividing a heating operation into first heating control and second heating control consuming higher electric power than that in the first heating control. |
| US10946645B2 |
Pause start-up routine of imaging device
Examples disclosed herein relate to an imaging device. Examples include a method for increasing the temperature of the imaging device by determining an internal temperature of the imaging device; determining if a start-up routine is to be initiated; pausing the start-up routine if the internal temperature is below a threshold temperature; and energizing at least one of a fan or heating element of the imaging device when the internal temperature is below the threshold temperature. |
| US10946643B2 |
Liquid ejection device and method for driving liquid ejection device
A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle face provided with a nozzle configured to eject a liquid, a cap member configured to contact the nozzle face at a position enclosing the nozzle and to be fitted so as to cover the nozzle, the cap member being formed with an atmosphere communication hole to place an inside of the cap member and a surrounding atmosphere in communication with each other, and a clog determination mechanism configured to determine whether or not the atmosphere communication hole is in an at least partially blocked state. |
| US10946640B2 |
Transfer apparatus, liquid ejection apparatus, reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, control method of the transfer apparatus
A transfer apparatus includes a head unit (210C, 210K) to process an object (W) transferred in a transfer direction, a first support member disposed upstream in the transfer direction with respect to a process position to support the object, a second support member disposed downstream in the transfer direction of the process position to support the object, a surface detector between the first and second support members to detect first surface information of the object, an upstream surface detector disposed upstream in the transfer direction with respect to the surface detector to detect second surface information of the object, an edge detector disposed closer to the upstream surface detector than the surface detector in the transfer direction to detect an edge of the object, and a controller to move the head unit based on detection results of the surface detector and the upstream surface detector and a detection result of the edge detector. |
| US10946639B1 |
Container decorating machine having a plurality of independent print workstations
A turret styled container decorator machine is disclosed having a rotatable turret and a number of circumferentially spaced container holding assemblies for holding a variety of pieces of media, such as a drink container, the surface of which is to be printed upon with an image. A plurality of workstations are positioned around the perimeter of the turret through which each media holder passes as the turret rotates. Each workstation includes an ink printing assembly and a curing assembly so that ink may be applied and cured as each piece of media is indexed into each workstation location. Each printing workstation may be removed and replaced with a different arrangement or configuration of ink heads to suit different types of media sizes and shapes, and the turret holds a plurality of media holding means assigned to a pie-shaped section of the turret adjustable to accommodate various types of media geometries. |
| US10946638B2 |
Hybrid transfer machine
A hybrid transfer machine includes: a body including a first drum installation part, a second drum installation part, a first body, a second body, and a worktable; a first drive means configured to allow wound fabric to be unwound; a thermal transfer unit configured to be installed in the second body, and to press and heat the fabric and transfer paper; a piece-type roller arm configured to be installed in the second body, and to guide the transfer paper to the third drum installation part; a second drive means configured to allow the transfer paper to be wound; a third drive means configured to allow the fabric to be wound; and a conveyer configured to be installed in the body, and to transfer the fabric and the transfer paper to the third and fourth drum installation parts. |
| US10946637B2 |
Printing press, method and apparatus for correcting a printing position of a printing unit
An apparatus, a printing press and method for correcting the printing position of a printing unit of a printing press that has at least one sensor unit, where the method includes the steps of detecting an actual position of at least one print mark via the sensor unit, where the print mark is printed onto a printing material via the printing unit, determining of a deviation of the detected actual position from a setpoint position, determining at least one difference value that characterizes the deviation, determining a buffer value from a number of basic values previously stored in a memory, determining a correction value by subtracting the buffer value from the difference value, storing the determined correction value in the memory as one of the basic values, and correcting the printing position based on the determined correction value. |
| US10946635B2 |
Three dimensional printing system adaptable to varying resin types
A kit enables an efficient and contamination-free method of changing a resin used in a three dimensional printer from a first resin to a second resin. The three dimensional printer includes a print engine and a receptacle. The kit includes a conduit assembly and a resin container. The conduit assembly includes a fluid inlet configured to be affixed in the receptacle in an upward orientation, a pump head configured to be coupled to a motorized pump actuator in the receptacle, a first conduit coupling the fluid inlet to the pump head, a fluid outlet configured to supply resin to the print engine, and a second conduit coupling the pump head to the fluid outlet. |
| US10946633B2 |
Additive manufacturing method
An additive manufacturing method of manufacturing a product by laminating metal includes: laminating the metal so as to form a half-finished product of the product and a support; and spraying dry ice pellets having a particle shape to the support, after the laminating. |
| US10946631B2 |
Thermoplastic composite laminate and articles manufactured therefrom
Disclosed are thermoplastic composite laminates comprising in order of: (a) a top layer composed of at least one polycarbonate sheet; (b) a fabric layer composed of a fabric comprising aromatic polyamide fibers and an adhesion aid; and (c) a bottom layer composed of at least one polycarbonate sheet; wherein the adhesion aid comprises polycarbonate oligomers having a weight average molecular weight of about 6500 or less.Also disclosed are articles comprising or produced from the thermoplastic composite laminates. |
| US10946628B2 |
Resin molded article
A resin molded article has a resin base layer formed of an ultraviolet curable resin. The resin base layer is provided on one end side with a cover layer made of a polymer membrane. Further, the resin base layer is provided on the other end side with recessed portions dented toward the cover layer. A decorative layer is formed at least at recessed portions. The decorative layer is visually recognizable through the resin base layer and the cover layer. |
| US10946627B2 |
Weatherable first surface over a tie layer over a pultruded substrate
The invention relates to a multilayered pultruded structure having a weatherable cap layer over a pultruded substrate, adhered with an appropriate tie layer. The structure provides improved weatherability and surface quality for pultruded structures. The invention is especially useful to provide a weatherable pultruded polyurethane, with an acrylic or styrenic cap layer. The weatherable polyurethane (PU) pultrusion of the invention provides an increased modulus over polyester pultrusions, making the weatherable PU pultrusion useful in commercial applications, and applications requiring a higher transverse modulus. |
| US10946621B2 |
Multiple layer panels having reduced levels of edge defects
A process for producing a multilayer glass laminate panel having two glass sheets with a poly(vinyl butyral) interlayer sandwiched therebetween, the process comprising the steps of: providing two glass sheets; providing a poly(vinyl butyral) interlayer, and inserting the interlayer between the two glass sheets to produce a laminate; removing air from the produced laminate; applying heat and pressure to the laminate for a hold time, wherein the laminate is free of bubbles at the edges of the laminate. The multilayer glass laminate panel has improved optical properties, and specifically reduced levels of edge defects, such as edge bubbles in the laminate. |
| US10946618B2 |
Process for making 7xxx series aluminum/fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid part for automotive crash absorption application
A method to prepare a composite laminate object containing an extrusion grade 7xxx Al substrate and a fiber-reinforced polypropylene layer adhesively laminated to the substrate; is provided. The process includes shaping and cutting an extruded 7xxx aluminum to a profile, assembling a layered arrangement of the 7xxx Al profile as substrate, an adhesive film and a fiber reinforced polypropylene preform, heating the layered arrangement to a temperature of 160-175° C. to melt the polypropylene and activate the adhesive film, applying pressure to at least a surface of the fiber reinforced polypropylene preform to mold the preform to the shape of the extruded 7xxxAl substrate and obtain a semi-finished laminate object, cooling the semi-finished laminate object to 90° C., optionally, cooling the semi-finished laminate object to room temperature for inventory storage; heat treating the semi-finished laminate object at 90° C. for 2 to 8 hours; and then heat treating the semi-finished laminate object at 130° C. to 150° C. for 8 to 16 hours; and cooling the heat treated object to obtain the composite laminate object. |
| US10946612B2 |
Integrated multilayer structure for use in sensing applications and method for manufacturing thereof
An integrated multilayer structure for use in sensing applications and a method of manufacture are presented. The multilayer structure includes at least one molded or cast plastic layer and a film layer on both first and second sides of said plastic layer. The film layer on the first side of said plastic layer is provided with reactance sensing electronics. The sensing electronics includes at least one sensing element and an electrical connection for connecting the sensing element to an associated control circuitry. The film layer on the second side of the plastic layer has a sensing area superimposed with the sensing element of the sensing electronics. The electrical distance between the film layer on the second side of the plastic layer and the sensing element are locally reduced by a physical feature at the position of the sensing area of the film layer to improve the associated sensing sensitivity. |
| US10946604B2 |
System and method for tire retreading
A plurality of embodiments of a method and apparatus for retreading individual tires using one or more electrical heating bands and a component or device to apply a force to the retread tire package comprising a new or used core and a new retread along with an adhesive. In particular, the force may be applied using one or more plates that are connected to actuators for pushing the plates into the retread package to apply the force during curing of the package. |
| US10946601B2 |
Method of forming non-pneumatic tire using support structure deformation
A method of forming a non-pneumatic tire is provided that includes the steps of providing an outer shear band ring (56) and an intermediate section (14) that has a supporting structure (16). The intermediate section (14) is collapsed from an uncollapsed state to a collapsed state. The intermediate section in the collapsed state is inserted inside of the outer shear band ring such that the outer shear band ring is located outward from the intermediate section in a radial direction of the tire. Compression of the intermediate section (14) is released when the intermediate section (14) is inside of the outer shear band ring (56) so that the intermediate section returns to the uncollapsed state from the collapsed state. In one embodiment, the compressing step of the intermediate section (14) is performed by a compression device (68) that has a plurality of gripping members. |
| US10946599B2 |
Method relating to phase change composite bimorphs
A method bilayer composite thin-film beam structure is described. The structure incorporates a bulk phase change material as small inclusions in one layer of a bimorph. The structure, also referred to as a “phase change composite bimorph” or “PCBM”, curls abruptly, and reversibly, at a phase transition temperature. Large curling and effective expansion coefficients are demonstrated. The PCBMs may be employed in various self-assembly mechanisms and actuators. |
| US10946596B2 |
Methods and precursors for manufacturing a perforated composite part
Precursors, and methods for manufacturing perforated composite parts, an exemplary precursor including structural fibers embedded in a cured matrix material and interposed between two removable plies, where the precursor may also have a sacrificial fiber extending through the removable plies, the matrix material and between the structural fibers. |
| US10946595B2 |
Method for composite flow molding
An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents. |
| US10946591B2 |
Method and apparatus for making bag using ultrasonic sealing
A method and apparatus for making bags or pouches is disclosed. An ultrasonic sealer may be used to form the seals. Sealing patterns may be used to provide a desired strength profile. |
| US10946590B2 |
Injection molded assembly and method of joining injection molded parts
An assembly of joined injection molded parts and a method for joining injection molded parts is disclosed herein. The assembly includes, but is not limited to, a first injection molded part having a first bonding area. The first bonding area has a plurality of first fingers extending from a surface of the first bonding area. The assembly further includes a second injection molded part having a second bonding area. The second bonding area corresponds in shape to the first bonding area and has a plurality of second fingers that extend from a surface of the second bonding area. The assembly includes an adhesive tape arranged between the plurality of first fingers and the plurality of second fingers. The adhesive tape is configured to bond the first injection molded part to the second injection molded part. |
| US10946587B2 |
Three-dimensional modeling apparatus and method for controlling three-dimensional modeling apparatus
A three-dimensional modeling apparatus includes a nozzle that ejects a molten material, which is a plasticized thermoplastic material, a plasticization section which includes a flat screw having a groove extending in a volute shape and a driving motor that rotates the flat screw, the plasticization section rotating the flat screw to thereby guide the molten material to the nozzle through the groove, and an ejection control mechanism that is disposed in a flow path between the flat screw and the nozzle, and controls an outflow of the molten material from the nozzle. |
| US10946582B2 |
Method for producing a three-dimensional shaped product
A method for producing a three-dimensional shaped product based on dispersion of powder by a squeegee and irradiation of the powder layer with a laser beam or electron beam, including the steps of installing a suction device that suctions fumes generated from the powder layer, in a state surrounding the entire periphery of a shaping table, and selecting a suction reference position at the shortest distance from the irradiation reference position currently moved and worked in a prescribed time range. |
| US10946575B2 |
Device and method for calibrating a blown film
A device and a method for calibrating a blown film are provided, said device comprising: a tubular region with at least one inner wall, through which region the blown film can be passed; a liquid reservoir, which can be used to provide a liquid and which is situated above the tubular region, the liquid being guidable between the inner wall and the blown film; and a suctioning device, situated below the tubular region, for suctioning off at least part of the liquid from the blown film. At least one liquid-permeable element is provided, said element surrounding at least parts of the periphery of the blown film. This device permits the distance of the liquid-permeable element from the main axis of the blown film to be altered. |
| US10946571B2 |
Mould clamp with mould height adjustment system and method for the actuation thereof
The invention relates to a mould clamp for an injection moulding machine, comprising a device for automatically adapting to the mould height of injection moulds (13) of different heights (a). A clamping device supported on an adjustable supporting element (21) is provided for moving a movable mould carrier (11) in the clamping direction (s-s) towards and away from the stationary mould carrier (10). A distance (x) between the stationary mould carrier (10) and the adjustable supporting element (21) can be adjusted by moving the supporting element, by means of a mould height adjustment system (14). A locking device (16) detachably locks the supporting element (21) in the respective position thereof, by pretensioning locking elements. A dynamically actuatable mould height adjustment system is produced by the locking elements being selectively relieved or pre-tensioned by active actuating elements, the pretension being cancelled in order to release the mould height adjustment system (14). |
| US10946570B2 |
Injection molding method and injection molding machine
This injection molding method uses an injection molding machine for two-material molding, which comprises a first mold part that is provided with a cavity and a second mold part that is provided with a cavity and is arranged in tandem with the first mold part. This injection molding method comprises: a first molding step wherein a material is injected into the cavity of the first mold part and the material in the cavity is compressed; and a second molding step wherein a material is injected into the cavity of the second mold part. A pressure, which is generated in the second mold part by injecting the material into the cavity in the second molding step, acts on the first mold part, and a compressive force is applied to the material in the cavity in the first molding step. |
| US10946569B2 |
Method for producing a foam body having an internal structure
A method for producing a foam body (10) having an internal structure (100, 200, 300), comprising the steps: I) selecting an internal structure (100, 200, 300) to be formed in the foam body (10), the structure comprising a first polymer material; II) providing a foam body (10), the foam body (10) comprising a second polymer material which is different to the first polymer material; III) injecting, by means of an injection means (20), a predefined amount of a melt of the first polymer material or a predefined amount of a reaction mixture (30, 31, 32) which reacts to form the first polymer material at a predefined location inside the foam body (10), corresponding to a volume element of the internal structure (100, 200, 300); IV) repeating step III) for further predefined locations inside the foam body (10), corresponding to further volume elements of the internal structure (10), until the internal structure (10) is formed. The invention also relates to a foam body (10) which has an internal structure (100, 200, 300) and is obtainable by the method according to the invention. |
| US10946565B2 |
Molded pocket in transaction card construction
Methods and apparatuses are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed methods and apparatuses may be used to form a transaction card frame within a mold. The transaction card frame may include one or more recessed portions formed within a first surface of the transaction card frame. The one or more recessed portions may be configured for affixing one or more electronic components. |
| US10946562B2 |
Sandwich structure including a VIP and method for producing the same
The present invention relates to a process for the production of composite elements comprising a first and a second outer layer, a vacuum insulation panel between the two outer layers, rigid polyurethane foam in contact with the first outer layer and the underside of the vacuum insulation panel, and also rigid polyurethane foam in contact with the second outer layer and the upper side of the vacuum insulation panel, comprising application of a reaction mixture (R1) for the production of a rigid polyurethane foam onto the first outer layer, bringing the lower side of a vacuum insulation panel into contact with the unhardened reaction mixture (R1), application of a reaction mixture (R2) for the production of a rigid polyurethane foam to the upper side of the vacuum insulation panel, bringing the second outer layer into contact with the layer of the unhardened reaction mixture (R2), and finally hardening of the two rigid polyurethane foam systems (R1) and (R2) to give the composite element. The present invention further relates to composite elements thus obtainable, and also to the use of a composite element of the invention or of a composite element obtainable by a process of the invention, as component for refrigeration equipment or as construction material. |
| US10946561B2 |
Apparatus and method for producing a biocompatible three-dimensional object
A method for making a biocompatible three-dimensional heart valve includes delivering, using at least one delivery unit, a biocompatible fluid substance towards a mold having a mold surface to obtain a coating layer of predetermined thickness that coats the mold surface, where the biocompatible fluid substance includes a plurality of particles; handling the mold and the delivery unit to provide a relative movement with at least three degrees of freedom between the mold and the delivery unit, the mold coated with the biocompatible fluid substance that is delivered to obtain a three-dimensional heart valve having a surface corresponding to the mold surface; removing, using a suction and blowing device, from the mold any surplus particles of the biocompatible fluid substance dispensed to make uniform the predetermined thickness of the coating layer; and pressing a counter mold on the coating layer deposited on the mold after delivering the biocompatible fluid substance. |
| US10946559B2 |
Multilayer riblet applique and methods of producing the same
Multilayer riblet applique and methods of producing the same are described herein. One disclosed example method includes applying a first high elongation polymer material to a web tool, where the web tool is to be provided from a first roll, and heating, via a first heating process, the first high elongation polymer material. The disclosed example method also includes applying a second high elongation polymer material to the first high elongation polymer material, and heating, via a second heating process, the second high elongation polymer material. The disclosed example method also includes applying, via a laminating roller, a support layer to the second high elongation polymer material. |
| US10946557B2 |
Release agent for vulcanized rubber molding
A release agent for vulcanized rubber molding is provided which has excellent mold releasing properties and washability. This release agent for vulcanized rubber molding contains an alkylene oxide adduct (A) of an active hydrogen group-containing compound having four active hydrogen atoms in the molecule, wherein the aforementioned alkylene oxide adduct (A) of an active hydrogen group-containing compound has a number average molecular weight of 5000-30000, and contains 50-95 mass % of an oxyethylene group. |
| US10946555B2 |
Conformal cooling molds with lattice structures for injection molding
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for designing and manufacturing conformal cooling molds with lattice structures include, in one aspect, a method including: obtaining temperature and pressure data for a 3D model of a conformal cooling mold from computer simulation of injection molding; replacing a volume of the 3D model with a lattice structure to reduce the mass of the mold; adjusting a number of lattice unit cells for the lattice structure in accordance with the temperature data to increase heat conduction from hotter areas of the mold; adjusting thickness(es) of beams forming the lattice structure in accordance with the pressure data to prevent structural failure of the mold; and providing an updated version of the 3D model of the conformal cooling mold that incorporates the lattice structure after adjustment of the number of lattice unit cells and the thickness(es) of beams forming the lattice structure. |
| US10946550B2 |
Method for producing a roof tile having a water barrier and roof tile having a water barrier shaped thereon
A method for producing a roof tile having a water barrier, wherein the water barrier is shaped onto a roof tile blank, which is supplied onto a lower mould, of a shaping unit, with a shaped piece and a shaping stamp that can move in relation to same. The shaped piece is placed on an upper side of a top end of the roof tile blank, and the shaping stamp is pressed against the top end of the roof tile blank, such that material of the roof tile blank is pressed into a shaping mould of the shaped piece. The roof tile blank is also arranged below the shaping unit and the shaping unit is vertically lowered onto the roof tile blank. The invention also relates to a roof tile produced according to this method having a water barrier shaped thereon. |
| US10946549B2 |
Device for the uniform distribution of slurries
The invention relates to a conveyor line (1) for the continuous production of drywall boards as well as a slurry distributing device (22) which is used in this conveyor line (1). The distributing device is used for the uniform and low-speed flow distribution of slurries (20). |
| US10946547B2 |
Electric striking device
An electric striking device is provided, including a main body and a striking unit. The main body includes an interior space and an outlet opening; the striking unit is disposed in the interior space, the striking unit includes an electromagnetic device, a driving member, a steering mechanism and an impacting member, the electromagnetic device drives the driving member to move along a direction perpendicular to an open direction of the outlet opening and further drive the impacting member to move along the open direction of the outlet opening. |
| US10946546B2 |
Apparatus and method for automated blade change for tissue saw
A blade storage array is detachably mountable with a tissue log cutting saw. The saw has a cutting arm with a tool holder receptacle adapted and configured to hold a circular saw blade for the saw. The array has a plurality of storage units. Each storage unit is adapted and configured to store a circular saw blade for the saw. Each storage unit has a tool holder receptacle adapted and configured to hold a circular saw blade. Each storage unit is adapted and configured to move perpendicularly to the saw blade center axis. |
| US10946545B2 |
Nonlinear line of weakness formed by a perforating apparatus
A web includes a curvilinear line of weakness. The curvilinear line of weakness includes a plurality of perforations. Each of the plurality of perforations is separated by a bond area. Each of the plurality of perforations has a perforation length and each bond area has a non-perforation length. |
| US10946544B2 |
Multifunctional machine
An oscillatory power tool that is capable of using various types of cutting tools is disclosed. The power tool includes an output shaft for mounting one of the cutting tools and driving the cutting tool in an oscillating rotary motion. An end of the output shaft has a driving section for engaging with a securing section of the cutting tool. The power tool further includes a fastener connected to the output shaft at the end and connectable to the securing section of the cutting tool for fastening the cutting tool to the end of the output shaft. The driving section has a fitting surface for contacting a surface of the securing section. Through a close fit between the friction surface and the surface of the securing section, the power tool can be connected with different types of cutting tools, which greatly improves the universality and convenience of the power tool. |
| US10946542B2 |
Scissor assembly
The disclosed technology includes a scissor assembly and method for using the scissor assembly. In some implementations, the scissor assembly includes first handle and a second handle connecting to each other via a flexible connector loop, two blades located on a first interior surface of the first handle and a first interior surface of the second handle, wherein the two blades are configured to slide adjacent to one another when the two handles are pushed towards each other. The scissor assembly may also include a lock to connect the two handles, the lock including a guide post located on the first handle configured to slidably move in a guide slot located in the second handle, a mouth located between the two blades when the scissor assembly is in an open position, the mouth to receive a first object of a predetermined size. |
| US10946541B2 |
Root cutting tool
A tool for cutting through roots in the soil includes an elongate bar formed of solid steel with an enlarged knob on a top end and a weighted cutting head on a bottom end. The cutting head is formed of solid tempered steel and is in the configuration of an axe head with a sharpened arcuate cutting edge on the lowermost distal end. A longitudinal axis of the bar extends through a center of the cutting edge. In a preferred embodiment, the entire tool is made as one piece forged steel. |
| US10946538B2 |
Coupling structure for a personal care device
A personal care device like a shaving device (1) comprises a base structure (2) and a head structure (3). The head structure comprises a first coupling element (5) and at least a head support structure (4) configured to hold at least one treatment head (4′). The base structure comprises a second coupling element (6). The coupling elements can releasably be coupled to each other for coupling the head structure to the base structure. By rotating the coupled coupling elements with respect to each other in a first rotational direction about a central axis (9), a first inclined surface (15) of at least one of the first and second coupling elements cooperates with a first co-operating surface (26) of the other of the first and second coupling elements thereby driving the first and second coupling elements away from each other in an axial direction extending parallel to the central axis. |
| US10946531B2 |
Modular robotic systems
Exemplary embodiments provide modular robotic systems that allow one or more operation parameters of a robotic actuator, or group of actuators, to be dynamically configured or reconfigured. The operation parameters may be, for example, the X, Y, and/or Z position of the actuator or group of actuators with respect to other actuators, the arrangement of the actuator(s) into an array or matrix, the rotation or pitch of an actuator, the distance between actuators, the grip strength or grip surface of an actuator, etc. Accordingly, the same robotic manipulator(s) may be used for multiple purposes in multiple different contexts, manipulators can be swapped out on-the-fly, and robotic systems may be dynamically reconfigured to perform new tasks. |
| US10946528B2 |
Autonomous companion mobile robot and system
An autonomous companion mobile robot and system may complement the intelligence possessed by a user with machine learned intelligence to make a user's life more fulfilling. The robot and system includes a mobile robotic device and a mobile robotic docking station. Either or both of the mobile robotic device and the mobile robotic docking station may operate independently, as well as operating together as a team, as a system. The mobile robotic device may have an external form of a three-dimensional shape, a humanoid, a present or historical person, some fictional character, or some animal. The mobile robotic device and/or the mobile robotic docking station may each include a fog Internet of Things (IoT) gateway processor and a plurality of sensors and input/output devices. The autonomous companion mobile robot and system may collect data from and observe its users and offer suggestions, perform tasks, and present information to its users. |
| US10946526B2 |
Robot taping system and method of taping
A robot taping system for applying a sticky tape onto of an object; the robot taping system comprising: a scanner to scan the object; a computer to generate a 3D model of the object from a scan of the object obtained by the scanner, the computer allowing a user to define a selected area and the computer generating a taping path for covering the selected area with the tape; a programmable robotic arm configured to move along a trajectory corresponding to the taping path; a taping tool attached to a free end of the robotic arm and comprising a tape holder rod to support a roll of the tape thereabout and from where the tape is dispensed; and a taping roller to contact a non-sticky side of the tape and to press the sticky side of a tape onto the selected area during movement of the robotic arm along the trajectory. |
| US10946524B2 |
Safety system for integrated human/robotic environments
Systems and methods are provided for specifying safety rules for robotic devices. A computing device can determine information about any actors present within a predetermined area of an environment. The computing device can determine a safety classification for the predetermined area based on the information. The safety classification can include: a low safety classification if the information indicates zero actors are present within the predetermined area, a medium safety classification if the information indicates any actors are present within the predetermined area all are of a predetermined first type, and a high safety classification if the information indicates at least one actor present within the predetermined area is of a predetermined second type. After determining the safety classification for the predetermined area, the computing device can provide a safety rule for operating within the predetermined area to a robotic device operating in the environment. |
| US10946522B2 |
Digital method and automated robotic setup for producing variable-density and arbitrary shaped metallic meshes
A mobile manufacturing device and a method for producing three-dimensional lattice or mesh structures, wherein the mobile manufacturing device is a mobile device adapted to move along a three-dimensional structure to be produced, in particular while performing both translation and rotation movements in three-dimensional space, and wherein the mobile manufacturing device includes a means for detection of its position relative to the dimensional structure to be produced, so that the mobile manufacturing device is able to produce the three-dimensional structure as an autonomous robot. |
| US10946521B2 |
Movement planning apparatus, moving robot, and movement planning program
A movement planning apparatus includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire an environmental map in which a no-entry area is indicated for each of turning angles that a moving robot may have; and a planning unit configured to search for a moving path that allows at least one search branch to be extended from a departure point to a destination point based on the environmental map without making a change in the turning angle become discontinuous and without passing the no-entry area, and determine the turning angle on the moving path to the destination point based on a predetermined condition. |
| US10946520B2 |
Mobile robot system and control method thereof
A mobile robot system and a related control method sets a virtual wall as a specific area so that a mobile robot cannot approach within a cleaning area to restrict a traveling of the mobile robot, registers the virtual wall on a map when the virtual wall for restrict the approach of the mobile robot is set by a terminal, calculates a location of the virtual wall for the cleaning area to avoid the virtual wall, and restricts the approach of the mobile robot by matching the virtual wall to the cleaning area, controlling the mobile robot as if an actual physical obstacle exists by setting the virtual wall on the map through the terminal and matching to an actual cleaning area, and achieving an easy cleaning setting and effectively controlling the mobile robot as it can be plurally set at a desired location irrespective of the number. |
| US10946518B2 |
Spatiotemporal controller for controlling robot operation
A robot may include a spatiotemporal controller for controlling the kinematics or movements of the robot via continuous and/or granular adjustments to the actuators that perform the physical operations of the robot. The spatiotemporal controller may continuously and/or granularly adjust the actuators to align completion or execution of different objectives or waypoints from a spatiotemporal plan within time intervals allotted for each objective by the spatiotemporal plan. The spatiotemporal controller may also continuously and/or granularly adjust the actuators to workaround unexpected conflicts that may arise during the execution of an objective and delays that result from a workaround while still completing the objective within the allotted time interval. By completing objectives within the allotted time intervals, the spatiotemporal controller may ensure that conflicts do not arise as the robots simultaneously operate in the site using some of the same shared resource. |
| US10946513B2 |
Robot and robot system
A robot comprising a base, an arm provided on the base, an actuator configured to drive the arm, a connector to which at least a part of a first wire of another device is connected, and a second wire configured to connect the actuator and the connector, wherein the base includes a cover through which the first wire is inserted, the cover covering at least a part of a hole of the base, and the cover includes a cutout for detaching the cover from the base by, in a state in which a screw fastening the cover and the base is loosened, sliding in a direction crossing a direction in which the first wire is inserted through the cover. |
| US10946511B2 |
Technician's work chair
A technician's work chair having a frame, an air cushion assembly, a seat assembly, and air hose and a pivoting hose support. The air cushion assembly is attached to the frame and supports the frame on an air cushion formed above a floor surface. The seat assembly has a cushion portion on the frame and a seatback portion with a mechanism that changes an angle of inclination of the seatback portion. A technician seated in the seat assembly can ergonomically operate tools and complete tasks with arms raised over the technician's head. The air hose having a first end connected to a compressed air source and a second end connected to the air cushion assembly. The pivoting hose support biases the air hose to move in a rearward direction relative to the technician's work chair. |
| US10946509B2 |
Hand-held power tool and control method
A control method for a hand-held power tool includes measuring a temperature of an electric motor, opening a switchable clutch if the temperature exceeds a first threshold value, and energizing the electric motor when the clutch is open until the temperature falls below a second threshold value. In an embodiment, the electric motor is switched to a current-free mode, i.e., switched off, if the temperature falls below the second threshold value. The second threshold value is preferably less than the first threshold value. |
| US10946506B1 |
Driving machine
There is provided a driving machine capable of reducing a load applied to a guide member in a direction of a center axis. The driving machine drives a fastener into a workpiece. The driving machine includes a movable piston, a driver blade operating together with the piston and applying driving force to the fastener, a cylinder guiding operation of the piston, a holder provided in a housing and supporting the cylinder, and a vibration damping rubber interposed between the holder and the housing and receiving a load applied to the holder in an operational direction of the piston. |
| US10946500B2 |
Methods for laser cutting a polycrystalline diamond structure
Methods of laser cutting polycrystalline diamond tables and polycrystalline diamond compacts are disclosed. Laser cutting of the polycrystalline diamond table provides an alternative to electrical-discharge machining (“EDM”), grinding with a diamond wheel, or lapping with a diamond wheel. Grinding or lapping with a diamond wheel is relatively slow and expensive, as diamond is used to remove a diamond material. EDM cutting of the polycrystalline diamond table is sometimes impractical or even impossible, particularly when the cobalt or other infiltrant or catalyst concentration within the polycrystalline diamond table is very low (e.g., in the case of a leached polycrystalline diamond table). As such, laser cutting provides a valuable alternative machining method that may be employed in various processes such as laser scribing, laser ablation, and laser lapping. |
| US10946499B2 |
Bonded abrasive article and method of grinding
An abrasive article configured to grind a workpiece having a fracture toughness of at least about 5.5 MPa·m0.5 may include a body comprising abrasive particles contained within a bond material comprising a metal, wherein the body comprises a ratio of VAG/VBM of at least about 1.3, wherein VAG is a volume percent of abrasive particles within a total volume of the body and VBM is a volume percent of bond material within the total volume of the body, and wherein the abrasive particles have an average particle size of at least about 1 micron and not greater than about 20 microns. |
| US10946498B2 |
Method and system for machining, and a robot system
The present invention discloses a method and system for machining a work piece by a machining tool, and a robot system using the same. The method comprises: defining a customized contact point on the machining tool by setting a contact point height of the machining tool; moving the machining tool against the work piece to apply predefined machining feeds. Compared with the existing prior arts, the proposed method and system improves machining efficiency and accuracy. With the method and system according to the present disclosure, high machining efficiency could be achieved as well as collisions could be avoided. |
| US10946497B2 |
Processing tool, particularly a roll tool, and method of processing a cylindrical sliding surface
Processing tool for processing a surface of a workpiece. The processing tool includes a tool body which defines a tool axis. At least one first roll element, which is borne by the tool body, is rotatable around a first roll element axis and has a first outer surface with a rough surface structure in at least one first working section configured for rolling contact with the workpiece surface. Further, at least one second roll element, which is borne by the tool body, is rotatable about a second roll element axis and has a second outer surface that, in at least one second working section configured for a rolling contact with the workpiece surface, has a distance (r2) to the tool axis, which is less than a distance (r1) of the at least one first working section to the tool axis. |
| US10946495B2 |
Low density polishing pad
Low density polishing pads and methods of fabricating low density polishing pads are described. In an example, a polishing pad for polishing a substrate includes a polishing body having a density approximately in the range of 0.4-0.55 g/cc. The polishing body includes a thermoset polyurethane material and a plurality of closed cell pores dispersed in the thermoset polyurethane material. Each of the plurality of closed cell pores has a shell composed of an acrylic co-polymer. |
| US10946493B2 |
Methods and systems for polishing pad control
A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for operating a polishing assembly for polishing of silicon wafers is provided. When executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to receive thermal data of a portion of a polishing pad from a temperature sensor and determine a removal profile of a silicon wafer based at least in part on the thermal data. The computer-executable instructions cause the processor to operate a polishing head assembly to position the silicon wafer in contact with the polishing pad and to selectively vary the removal profile of the silicon wafer based at least in part on the thermal data. |
| US10946490B2 |
Method for supplying cutting oil
A method for supplying cutting oil which is able to attain the above object by adopting the following processes in a machine tool for cutting work pieces. a. setting of individual cutting times to each work piece and selection of cutting oil to be used, b. setting of a quantity of the cutting oil supplied per unit time to a cutting area where the cutting oil selected by the process a is used, c. supplying the cutting oil to a cutting-oil tank, with a state kept that the cutting oil remains in the cutting-oil tank, and d. supplying the cutting oil to the cutting area on cutting each of the work pieces by setting a quantity of the cutting oil as a quantity obtained by multiplying individual cutting times according to the process a with a cutting quantity per individual unit times according to the process b. |
| US10946487B2 |
Method for producing a turbomachine impeller
A method for producing a turbomachine impeller, which has a radially inner hub body, a radially outer shroud body and blades extending between the hub body and the shroud body. The blades, the hub body and the shroud body are designed as an integral, monolithic assembly includes providing a blank; milling the blank to form a basic contour of the hub body, the shroud body, and the blades; performing build-up welding or additive manufacturing at least once on the main contour that is formed and subsequently performing milling at least once on portions that are formed by the build-up welding. |
| US10946482B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
A laser beam oscillated by a laser oscillator is condensed by a condenser. The condenser includes: a concave lens; a convex lens disposed at a predetermined interval from the concave lens, and disposed at a position such that aberration of a condensing point in the atmosphere is zero; and an actuator that generates an aberration at the condensing point in the atmosphere by changing the distance of the convex lens with respect to the concave lens. The actuator generates the aberration in the atmosphere such that the aberration of the condensing point is zero within a workpiece. |
| US10946481B2 |
Laser processing device
According to one embodiment, a laser processing device includes a light irradiation section, and an optical element. The optical element includes a first transparent member provided via a gap with a tip of the light irradiation section, and a second transparent member. The first transparent member includes a first surface opposed to the tip of the light irradiation section, and a second surface provided so as to be connected to the first surface. The second transparent member includes a flat surface and a convex surface, the flat surface being provided so as to be opposed to the second surface of the first transparent member, the light passed through the first transparent member passing through the convex surface. An optical axis of the laser beam passing through the first surface and an optical axis passing through the convex surface are different from each other. |
| US10946479B2 |
Laser spot welding of overlapping aluminum workpieces
A method of laser welding a workpiece stack-up (10) that includes at least two overlapping aluminum workpieces comprises advancing a laser beam (24) relative to a plane of a top surface (20) of the workpiece stack-up (10) and along a beam travel pattern (74) that lies within an annular weld area (82) defined by an inner diameter boundary (86) and an outer diameter boundary (84) on the plane of the top surface (20). The beam travel pattern (74) of the laser beam (24) surrounds a center area encircled by the annular weld area (82) on the plane of the top surface (20) so as to force entrained porosity inwards into a region of the weld joint (72) beneath the center area on the plane of the top surface (20) of the workpiece stack-up (10). |
| US10946478B2 |
Welding method and welded structure
Objects to be welded are joined together by laser welding to form adjacent nuggets. When a distance between central axes of the adjacent nuggets is p and a diameter of the adjacent nuggets in the objects to be welded is d, the adjacent nuggets are formed so as to satisfy an equation 1.0
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| US10946477B2 |
System and methods for generating laser markings on metallised substrates
The present disclosure includes systems and method relating to laser marking, in particular an apparatus comprises a fiber laser operable to produce a laser beam, an optics assembly operable to focus and direct the laser beam onto a non-metalized layer side of a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises the non-metalized layer side comprising a nonmetalized material and a metalized layer side comprising a metalized material, the metalized layer side being opposite the non-metalized layer side; and electronics communicatively coupled with the fiber laser and the optics assembly, the electronics being operable to control the fiber laser and the optics assembly, based on one or more laser settings, to direct the laser beam through the non-metalized layer side to be absorbed by the metalized layer side, generate a laser marking on the metalized material, and avoid generating the laser marking on the non-metalized material. |
| US10946476B2 |
Heat treatment and stress relief for solid-state welded nickel alloys
A joining method includes performing a first heat treatment step on a first superalloy workpiece and a second superalloy workpiece wherein at least one of the first and second superalloy workpieces include a gamma matrix phase and a gamma-prime precipitate phase. The first and second superalloy workpieces are joined using a solid state joining process, subjected to a post-weld stress relief operation and a final aging heat treatment. |
| US10946466B1 |
Welder apparatus and methods
Welder apparatus are provided that can include an inductor, with the inductor including: a fill coil; and a layered winding about the fill coil. Processes of providing power to a welding wand are provided that include pulsing power from a power source to an inductor, and then providing constant power from the inductor to the welding wand. |
| US10946465B2 |
Carbide-based hardfacing
One aspect of the disclosure provides an iron-based hardfacing layer which includes hard or wear resistant phases resulting at least in part from dissolution of silicon and/or boron carbide particles into a liquid iron-based metal during the fabrication process. In an embodiment, the hardfacing layer is formed by a fusion welding process in which carbide particles are added to the molten weld pool. In an example, the filler metal supplied to the welding process is a mild steel. In an embodiment, the hardness as measured at the surface of the hardfacing ranges from 40 to 65 HRC. In an example, the iron-based hardfacing layer also includes tungsten carbide particles. |
| US10946462B2 |
Portable band saw
In a band saw that is provided with a tension adjustment mechanism in which tension for an band saw blade can be adjusted, first and second wheel support shafts are provided in paired first and second wheel support portions, respectively, such that the first support shaft is parallel to the second support shaft. The first wheel support portion is configured to be movable in a direction in which a straight line extends, the straight line being perpendicular to both the first and second wheel support shafts. A first support is provided at a first end of the first wheel support portion, and a second support is provided at a second end of the first wheel support portion. Furthermore, an intermediate support is provided between the first support and the second support. A first load and a second load are configured to be applied to the second support and the intermediate support, respectively, such that the first load and the second load are parallel to the wheel support shaft and the direction of the first load is opposite to that of the second load. |
| US10946460B2 |
Splitting apparatus and splitting method
A splitting apparatus includes: a lower mold configured to allow placement of a plate material on the lower mold and arranged on a first side with respect to a split target line of the plate material; an upper blade configured to be raised or lowered with respect to the lower mold; and a support member arranged on a second side with respect to the split target line of the plate material. The splitting apparatus is configured that, in a case where the upper blade is lowered with respect to the lower mold in a state where the plate material is supported by the lower mold and the support member, a cut is formed on the split target line of the plate material by the upper blade, a crack is formed in conjunction with formation of the cut, and the plate material is split along the split target line. |
| US10946459B2 |
Magnetorheological support method for blisk processing
A magnetorheological support method for blisk processing is disclosed. In the method, a fork structure and a soft film are used to wrap magnetorheological fluid. The magnetorheological fluid is used for flow filling under certain pressure. The bulged soft film can conduct shape matching on the surface of a blisk blade. The magnetorheological fluid can be cured through magnetic field excitation, thereby ensuring the flexible support for a weak rigid component. Electric permanent magnets are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the fork structure to construct a uniform magnetic field that can realize a global excitation of magnetorheological fluid, so that the magnetorheological fluid works in a shear mode to achieve damping force controlling by magnetic field. The solid-liquid conversion of the magnetorheological fluid is controlled by an electric permanent magnet field. |