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| US10982823B2 |
Automotive led light source with glass lens over a glass converter plate containing phosphor
A lighting system that is part of a headlight module of a motor vehicle includes an array of LED light sources that include no organic materials. Each light source includes a glass lens attached to a phosphor glass converter plate, which itself is attached to an LED die that is flip-chip mounted on a mounting substrate. The converter plate includes phosphor particles embedded in glass. Each lens is disposed laterally over a single LED die. The converter plate is attached to the LED die by a first bonding layer, and the lens is attached to the converter plate by a second bonding layer. Both bonding layers are made of a metal oxide and are thinner than the converter plate. Either each lens does not extend horizontally outside the lateral boundary of each converter plate, or the lens portions centered on each LED die are part of a unitary lens array. |
| US10982821B2 |
Downlight with selectable lumens and correlated color temperature
A lamp is provided that can have at least one interface on the lamp body for a selectable lumens and selectable correlated color temperature (CCT). In one embodiment, the lamp design includes a housing having a downlight geometry and a light engine including at least one string of light emitting diodes (LEDs), in which the light engine is position to emit light through a light emission end of the housing having the downlight geometry. The lamp also includes at least one first switch for selecting at least one lumen setting for the light emitted by the light engine; and at least one second switch for selecting at least one correlated color temperature. The first and second switch are mounted to the housing. |
| US10982816B2 |
LED light bulb having uniform light emmision
An LED light bulb, comprising: a lamp housing, doped with a golden yellow material or coated with a yellow film on its surface, a bulb base, connected with the lamp housing, a stem with a stand extending to the center of the lamp housing, disposed in the lamp housing, LED filament disposed in the lamp housing, at least a half of the LED filament is around a center axle of the LED light bulb, where the center axle of the LED light bulb is coaxial with the axle of the stand. two conductive supports, connected with the stem and the LED filament, a driving circuit, electrically connected with both the conductive supports and the bulb base. |
| US10982813B2 |
Connecting element for gas cylinders
Disclosed is a connecting element for connecting a device or apparatus to a gas cylinder provided with coupling element including at least one external thread, the connecting element including a body with a hollow cylindrical section provided with an internal thread adapted for joining with the external thread of the gas cylinder, an annular gasket, an annular seat adapted for housing the gasket, the seat including at least one perimeter surface on which the gasket rests. The body includes one or more bleed channels, each with a first end that opens on to the perimeter surface of the seat of the gasket and a second end that opens on to an outer surface of the body so that the bleed channel places the seat of the gasket in communication with the external atmosphere. |
| US10982811B2 |
Material, storage container using the material, valve attached to the storage container, method of storing ClF and method of using ClF storage container
A material at least partly coated with a passive film of fluoride formed by contact with a gas containing ClF. |
| US10982809B2 |
Gas cylinder lining
An improved gas cylinder configured to prevent degradation of a contained pressurized reactive gas includes a metallic gas cylinder configured to store a pressurized reactive gas within the cylinder. The improved gas cylinder further includes a cylinder lining including parylene. In one embodiment, the parylene lined cylinder can be heat treated. The improved gas cylinder prevents cracking of the cylinder lining, thereby preventing the contained reactive gas from coming into contact with the metallic gas cylinder. |
| US10982807B2 |
Handle with mounting track for receiving a mount assembly
A handle with a mounting track includes a handle section. One or more legs extend from the handle section and are attachable to a surface. When the leg is attached to the surface, the handle section forms a graspable handle. A mounting track is formed along at least a portion of the handle section. The mounting track includes a base, two vertical rails extending opposite each other from the base, and two horizontal beams each extending from a different one of the vertical rails over the base toward the other horizontal beam. The horizontal beams are laterally spaced apart from each other by a first distance. The vertical rails and the horizontal beams define a track within which a retention element of a mount assembly can move. |
| US10982804B1 |
Pivot clamp system and method of use
A pivot clamp system allows for boards, reflective material or similar objects to be held in place and easily repositioned to move the object to the desired orientation. The system uses a holding plate with a pin that passes through the object and is secured by a locking device. |
| US10982803B2 |
Fluid delivery device
Fluid delivery systems and methods for using fluid delivery systems are rotatable around two axes. In one embodiment, the fluid delivery system has a reduced swing radius and/or a reduced clearance area needed to rotate the fluid delivery device about one of the axes. The reduced swing radius and/or reduced clearance area allow for a more compact footprint of the fluid delivery system and a larger ratio of flow rate of fluid per unit of required clearance area. |
| US10982802B2 |
Liquid pipe coupling universal joint and liquid product treatment device using the same
A pipe coupling universal joint has a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion. An edge circumference of the first or second fitting portion is separated from a reference plane by a length set to 21 to 23% of the maximum diameter length of the first or second fitting portion on the reference plane in a direction opposite to a side where a straight pipe portion is connected from the reference plane. |
| US10982800B2 |
Pipe couplings
A pipe coupling comprising an elastomeric sleeve, a support sleeve and adjustable clamping bands is provided. Each band has adjustment means comprising a bolt allowing the bands to provide a secure fit on the ends of the pipes to be coupled. The support sleeve comprises contact sections at either end and a compensation section therebetween. The first contact section of the support sleeve is for fitting around a larger pipe than the second contact section. The second contact portion and the compensation section are comprised of fingers of sheet material defined by axial slots therebetween. The elastomeric sleeve comprises a substantially tubular body and end sections provided at each end of the body. The end sections can be folded back over the outer surface of the body to provide circumferential flaps. Each flap defines a partially enclosed channel within which the contact sections of the support sleeve are provided. |
| US10982797B1 |
Multiple tubing annuli pipeline systems and methods
Techniques for implementing a pipe segment that includes a tubing inner barrier layer that defines a pipe bore through the pipe segment, a venting tubing annulus implemented around the tubing inner barrier layer, in which the venting tubing annulus includes a first solid material implemented to define a venting fluid conduit, a tubing intermediate barrier layer implemented around the venting tubing annulus, a reinforcement tubing annulus implemented around the tubing intermediate barrier layer, and a tubing outer barrier layer implemented around the reinforcement tubing annulus. The reinforcement tubing annulus includes a second solid material that is different from the first solid material and is implemented to define a reinforcement fluid conduit. Additionally, the venting fluid conduit facilitates venting fluid that permeates from the pipe bore through the tubing inner barrier layer out from the pipe segment before the fluid contacts the second solid material in the reinforcement tubing annulus. |
| US10982792B2 |
Electric valve
An object of the present invention is to provide an electrically operated valve capable of more accurately detecting the position of a valve body. In order to achieve the above object, the electrically operated valve of the present invention comprises a valve body, a driver configured to move the valve body along a first axis, a rotation shaft configured to rotate the driver around the first axis, a permanent magnet member, and an angle sensor. The permanent magnet member is disposed on the rotation shaft and configured to rotate with the rotation shaft. The angle sensor is configured to detect a rotation angle of a permanent magnet included in the permanent magnet member. The angle sensor is disposed above the permanent magnet. |
| US10982789B2 |
Gas meters having high pressure shut-off valves and related gas flow control systems
Gas meters including a first portion and a second portion are provided. The first portion is separate and distinct from the second portion and a physical barrier is positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion includes at least a motor associated with a shut-off valve for the gas meter and the second portion includes at least an area for a gas stream to flow through. Related gas regulating devices are also provided herein. |
| US10982784B2 |
Actuator for controlling a valve
An actuator for controlling a valve having a valve rod is provided. The actuator includes a manual override arrangement for manually moving the actuator spindle, the manual override arrangement including a locking element, an actuator spindle holder housing at least a portion of an actuator spindle. A guiding arrangement is adapted to guide the actuator spindle along the actuator spindle holder. In a normal operating mode the actuator spindle holder is locked to the locking element, and the actuator spindle is guidable along the actuator spindle holder via the guiding arrangement. In a manual override operating mode, the actuator spindle holder is unlocked from the locking element, and the actuator spindle holder is rotatable together with the actuator spindle via the guiding arrangement. |
| US10982781B2 |
Stopcock
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a stopcock including a housing element defining at least first, second and third ports, a handle element which is selectably positionable relative to the housing element, at least one fluid passageway communicating between at least two of the at least first, second and third ports, the at least one fluid passageway being selectably defined by at least one of the housing element and the handle element, the at least one fluid passageway being configured for enabling flushing an internal volume of at least one of the first, second and third ports by a fluid flow which does not flow entirely through the port whose internal volume is being flushed. |
| US10982775B2 |
Metal-coated seat retention groove
Disclosed is a valve comprising: an annular body defining a body bore having a bore axis, the body further defining a channel coannular with the bore, the channel comprising an axially outer edge defining a seat retention groove, the seat retention groove comprising a metal barrier; an annular valve seat positioned in the channel, the valve seat comprising a radially inner surface; and a valve element positioned in the bore and coupled to the body, the valve element comprising a rotatable disc configured to rotate about and between a closed position, in which the rotatable disc is configured to prevent fluid from flowing through the valve, and an open position, in which the rotatable disc is configured to allow maximum fluid flow through the valve, the radially inner surface of the valve seat configured to seal against the rotatable disc in the closed position. |
| US10982767B2 |
Piston ring
A piston ring which is resinous includes an annular main body portion having an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface facing each other and a pair of side surfaces interconnecting the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface and a joint portion 3 formed in the main body portion. The joint portion has a step shape when viewed from at least one of the pair of side surfaces and the outer peripheral surface. The outer peripheral surface has a tapered surface having an outer diameter increasing from a side of one side surface of the pair of side surfaces of the main body portion toward a side of the other side surface. |
| US10982766B2 |
Shifting device and drive unit for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a shifting device for the selection of rotationally fixed non-rotational couplings of a plurality of coaxial shafts of a motor-vehicle transmission, comprising a displacement sleeve, which can be axially displaced in relation to a housing and which has internal teeth having two axial toothed sections spaced apart from each other by an axial gap, and which coaxially surrounds a plurality of toothed elements that are arranged axially adjacent to each other and that are each non-rotationally connected to one of the shafts and that each have external teeth corresponding to the internal teeth of the displacement sleeve, wherein the displacement sleeve has a first sleeve part and a second sleeve part that are connected to each other in a manner that is axially fixed and rotationally decoupled, wherein the first sleeve part is a carrier of the first axial toothed section and the second sleeve part is a carrier of the second axial toothed section. |
| US10982765B2 |
Dual cam spring-loaded shifting transmission assembly
A shifting system is provided that includes at least one shift fork and shift collar. The at least one shift fork is axially movable on a shift rail. The at least one shift fork further has a second end with spaced side walls and a shift fork pin. The shift collar is axially movable on the shift rail between the spaced side walls of the at least one shift fork. The at least one shift collar has a shift collar pin. A biasing member is configured to bias the at least one shift collar against one of the spaced side walls of the at least one shift fork. A rotating shift drum has at least one shift guide profile that receives at least one of the shift fork pin and the shift collar pin to guide the at least one shift fork during a shift of the shifting system. |
| US10982764B2 |
Control method and control device for continuously variable transmission
A method controls a continuously variable transmission including: an oil pump disposed in an oil passage between a primary oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber to control a flow of oil from the secondary oil chamber to the primary oil chamber; and an oil supply source to supply oil to the secondary oil chamber, and the method includes: calculating a secondary hydraulic-pressure command value based on a required primary hydraulic pressure that is a pressure in the primary oil chamber required to transmit an input torque to an output side; and controlling the oil supply source in accordance with the secondary hydraulic-pressure command value. |
| US10982763B2 |
Hydraulic mechanical transmission with torque boost
A hydraulic mechanical transmission includes a first hydraulic unit having a first shaft and a second hydraulic unit having a second shaft. The second hydraulic unit is connected in hydraulic fluid communication with the first hydraulic unit by high and low pressure lines. A valve having a variable orifice is positioned along the high and low pressure lines, and at least one of the first and second hydraulic units has a variable displacement. A mechanical torque transfer arrangement transfers torque between the first shaft of the first hydraulic unit and a rotatable component of the second hydraulic unit. In use, one of the first and second hydraulic units operates as a hydraulic pump and the other of the first and second hydraulic units operates as a hydraulic motor. |
| US10982762B2 |
Hydrostatic transmission and method for braking using the same
A hydrostatic transmission implements a braking system, in which at least one adjustable traction motor acting as a pump is supported via a closed circuit on an adjustable axial piston machine acting as a motor, which in turn is supported on an internal combustion engine. Since the internal combustion engine should not be rotated at excessive revolution rates, a control unit adjusts the swivel angle of the axial piston machine during braking. The axial piston machine is load-sensitive, as a relationship between the control pressure and the revolution rate and the pivot angle of the machine consists of a pressure difference between the two working lines of the closed circuit. Using a pre-control, a swivel angle of the axial piston machine is set during braking, and the swivel angle is corrected by a revolution rate controller, such that a target revolution rate is obtained on the combustion engine. |
| US10982761B2 |
Liquid-pressure driving system
A liquid-pressure driving system includes: a pump connected to an actuator through two pressure liquid passages; pressurizing mechanisms interposed on the passages and applying pressure to the operating oil returning from the actuator; a low pressure selector valve connected to parts of the passages and introducing to a cooling passage the operating liquid having lower pressure between the operating liquids flowing through the two pressure liquid passages; a restrictor mechanism interposed on the cooling passage; a cooler apparatus interposed on the cooling passage downstream of the restrictor mechanism, the cooler apparatus cooling the operating liquid flowing through the cooling passage; and a pressure liquid returning mechanism connected to parts of the two pressure liquid passages, each of the parts being at one side of the corresponding pressurizing mechanism close to the pump, the pressure liquid returning mechanism returning the cooled operating liquid to the two pressure liquid passages. |
| US10982755B2 |
Method of detecting a change in the direction of rotation of a rotatable shaft
The invention relates to a method of detecting a change in the direction of rotation of a rotatable shaft (5) based on non-direction sensitive rotational speed data, the method comprising the steps: ●determining a speed (17) of a rotatable shaft (5) of a vehicle transmission (3) based on non-direction sensitive speed data received from a non-direction sensitive rotational speed sensor (7), wherein the speed (17) of the rotatable shaft (5) is the absolute value of the rotational speed of the rotatable shaft (5); ●determining, based on the speed (17) of the rotatable shaft (5), if the duration of a first continuous time interval (20) during which the speed (17) of the rotatable shaft (5) is continually smaller than a first predetermined speed value (18) is shorter than a predetermined duration (24); and ●detecting that a change in the direction of rotation of the rotatable shaft (5) has occurred during the first continuous time interval (20) if the duration of the first continuous time interval (20) is shorter than the predetermined duration (24). The invention further relates to a controller (8) for carrying out the method and to a driveline (100; 200) including the controller (8). The invention allows to determine a change in direction although the sensor as such is not direction sensitive. This is based on the insight that decelerating to a speed value below a threshold and subsequently accelerating again to a value which is above this threshold corresponds to a change in direction if this process occurs within a short time period. |
| US10982753B2 |
Shifting device
A shifting device shifting device includes a rotor member pivotally-supported by a base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a shifting direction of a shift lever; a lever member pivotally-supported by the base member in a turnable manner, and configured to turn following a selecting direction of the shift lever; a hall sensor as a detector member mounted on a circuit board and facing against a detection target section of the rotor member; and a hall sensor mounted on a surface of the circuit board, and facing against a detection target section of the lever member, the surface being identical to a surface on which the hall sensor is mounted. |
| US10982751B2 |
Control device for bicycle and methods
A control device wearable by a bicycle rider, the control device including at least one control sensor generating input signals when actuated. A control processor is connected to the at least one control sensor generating control signals responsive to the input signals. A wireless transmitter is in communication with the processor transmitting the control signals and a power source is connected to the shift control processor and the wireless transmitter. The control device may one or more of a control gear changer, one or more suspension component, and other electronically-controllable components or systems. |
| US10982740B2 |
Oscillation drive with adjustable oscillation angle
An oscillation drive with a drive and with an eccentric coupling drive for converting a rotary motion of the drive into an oscillating rotary motion of a tool spindle about its longitudinal axis is disclosed, wherein the eccentric coupling drive has an eccentric with a first eccentricity that is driven by the drive and that works together with a coupling element that is coupled to the tool spindle in order to convert the motion of the eccentric into an oscillating rotary motion of the tool spindle, wherein the eccentric is coupled to an additional eccentric with a second eccentricity so that the eccentricities are superimposed, wherein the relative position between the eccentric and the additional eccentric is adjustable to at least two different positions in order to change the amplitude of the oscillating motions of the tool spindle. |
| US10982739B2 |
Bi-stable actuator devices
An actuator device that includes a first actuating segment of an artificial muscle fiber, where one end of the first actuating segment is connected to a first terminal and the other end of the first actuating segment is connected to a second terminal. The device also includes a second actuating segment of an artificial muscle fiber, where one end of the second actuating segment is connected to a third terminal and the other end of the second actuating segment is connected to a fourth terminal. The device also includes a paddle disposed on both the first and second actuating segments and a heating provision disposed on the first and second actuating segments. The heating provision independently provides energy in the form of heat to the first and second actuating segments, and the actuator device moves rotates the paddle to a desired position through activating the first or second actuating segments. |
| US10982735B1 |
Power train for electric vehicle
A planetary gear set may include a first rotation element connected to a first shaft and having a second rotation element connected to a second shaft, among three rotation elements; a motor; a first shifting device configured to be selectively engaged to the motor to deliver the power of the motor to the first shaft directly or at a reduced speed; and a second shifting device provided to be configured to selectively deliver the power of the motor to the first shaft or the second shaft. |
| US10982734B2 |
Chain link for bicycles
A roller-type chain for a bicycle is configured with asymmetrical chain link plates, the chain link plates applicable for use with a chain with reduced chain width as in use on chain drives with a high number of gear ratios. The chain link plates are configured at the inner side of the chain loop for engagement on the teeth of the rear sprocket and of the front chain wheel. The chain link plates are further configured at the outer side of the chain loop for interaction with the chain-guiding roller on the rear gearshift mechanism. |
| US10982726B2 |
Control system for vehicle
A control system for a vehicle configured to accurately learn an initial engagement position of a clutch. The control system is applied to a vehicle comprising a clutch that selectively transmits power between a prime mover and drive wheels, and a detector that detects an input speed of the clutch rotated by the prime mover. A controller executes a learning of the initial engagement position of the clutch, if a reaction time until an input speed of the clutch is changed by engaging the clutch gradually while maintaining the input speed of the clutch to a constant speed is shorter than a threshold period of time. |
| US10982724B2 |
Clutch carrier for a transmission
A clutch carrier includes a first component and a second component. The first component has an undulating ring, a cylindrical ring, and a connector portion. The undulating ring has an inner surface, and an outer surface for mating engagement with a clutch plate spline. The connector portion is between the undulating ring and the cylindrical ring. A plurality of apertures are defined at least partially in the connector portion. The second component has a first radial wall, a plurality of segments, and a plurality of formable tabs. The plurality of segments extend axially from the first radial wall and contact at least a portion of the inner surface to radially position the second component within the first component. The plurality of formable tabs extend from the first radial wall through the plurality of apertures. |
| US10982722B2 |
Clutch with swirl breaks
A clutch system configured to transmit torque between an input shaft and an output shaft. The clutch system includes a clutch. The clutch includes: an input portion disposed at an end of the input shaft; an output portion disposed at an end of the output shaft; a sliding component that slides axially between the input and output portions to engage the clutch; and swirl breaks. The input portion, the output portion, and the sliding component each comprises walls. The swirl breaks are affixed to a one of the walls. |
| US10982721B2 |
Torque transmission joint and electric power steering device
A first concave-convex portion of a first transmission member is engaged with an intermediate concave-convex portion of an intermediate transmission member with a circumferential gap being therebetween. A second concave-convex portion of a second transmission member is engaged with the intermediate concave-convex portion with a circumferential gap being therebetween. A first elastic member and a second elastic member are engaged with a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion of the intermediate transmission member such that separation between the intermediate transmission member and the first elastic member and the second elastic member can be prevented. |
| US10982720B2 |
Device for connecting an end of a first shaft to an end of a second shaft, and associated transmission assembly
A device (1) for connecting an end of a first shaft to an end of a second shaft, the end of the first shaft having a radial groove. The device includes a body (2) having a bore (21) into which the end of the first shaft can be introduced, a locking pin (3) movable with respect to the body (2) between a locked position, in which the pin (3) projects into the bore (21) such that, when the end of the first shaft is received inside the bore (21), the locking pin (3) is engaged in the radial groove in the end of the first shaft, and an unlocked position. In the unlocked position, the locking pin (3) is disengaged from the radial groove in the end of the first shaft, and an elastic return member (4) urges the locking pin (3) into the locked position. |
| US10982719B2 |
Seal fin, seal structure, and turbo machine
There are provided a seal fin, a seal structure, and a turbo machine that can achieve a high leak-suppressing effect and can reduce leak loss of the turbo machine. The disclosure suppresses leak of a fluid from a gap between a first structure being in a static state and a second structure rotating around an axis line and is formed on the first structure so as to extend toward the second structure while keeping a clearance between a tip face thereof on an extending direction and the second structure. The first structure and the second structure face each other in a radius direction with the gap inbetween. A plurality of hollows opening at a tip on the extending direction are arranged along a circumference direction in parallel with each other on a front face facing an upstream side of a flow direction of the fluid. |
| US10982718B2 |
Roller bearing equipped with a sealing
The invention relates to a rolling bearing equipped with a sealing device having a frame fixed to a first organ. The first organ has a downstream sector bearing a sealing element and presenting a U-shaped geometry formed of an axial bottom surrounded with an inner wall and an outer wall at its edges. The outer wall is extended by a deflector that separates, with the U-shaped geometry, the sealing chamber into an inner compartment and an outer compartment. The bearing also includes a wall fixed to second organ, which presents an outside section forming with the deflector a reduced sealing clearance between the outside opening of the chamber and the outer compartment. The deflector has an outer surface placed in the outer compartment and is slanted towards the opening at an angle β from 10° to 80° relative to a radial direction. |
| US10982715B2 |
Rotary table device
The rotary table device includes a base, a motor, a rotary drive shaft and a cross-roller bearing. An outer ring is rotationally driven through engagement of a pinion gear formed at a shaft end of the rotary rive shaft with a rack gear formed on the outer ring and transmission of a rotary drive force from the rotary drive shaft to the outer ring. The outer ring is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape covering a side of an inner ring, includes a table capable of mounting an external member on one side of the hollow cylindrical shape, and is integrated with the rack gear formed over an entire circumference of the other side thereof. With such a configuration, a rotary table device that can realize reduction in height, size and weight can be provided. |
| US10982713B2 |
Closed cycle heat engine
Heat engines employing fluid bearing assemblies hermetically sealed with a closed flowpath for a working fluid are generally disclosed. For example, the heat engine includes a rotating drivetrain and a fluid bearing assembly. The rotating drivetrain includes a compressor section, an expander section, and a heat exchanger. The compressor section and expander section together define at least in part a closed flowpath for the flow of a working fluid. The heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the closed flowpath for adding heat to the working fluid. The fluid bearing assembly is configured to utilize the working fluid to support the rotating drivetrain. Further, the fluid bearing assembly is hermetically sealed with the closed flowpath. |
| US10982707B2 |
Tie bolt retention
A tie bolt retention assembly includes a retention ring configured to contact a tie bolt head of a tie bolt; a retention washer configured to be disposed between the tie bolt head and a wheel section of a wheel assembly; and a retainer configured to engage with the retention washer; wherein the retention washer and the retainer are configured to secure the retention ring to the tie bolt head. |
| US10982703B2 |
Screw-type fastener for concrete and hurricane resistance applications
A screw for use concrete and hurricane applications includes a head end, a shank and a tapered end. A high thread begins on the tapered end, extends onto the shank and terminates at a first axial location along the shank, wherein the high thread defines a high peripheral edge, and at least a first helical portion of the high peripheral edge includes a plurality of notches and the first helical portion extends from on or proximate to the tapered end and substantially to the first axial location. A low thread begins on the tapered end, extends onto the shank and terminates substantially at the first axial location such that an axial length of the low thread is substantially the same as and contiguous with an axial length of the high thread. The low thread defines a low peripheral edge that is free of any notches. |
| US10982700B2 |
Composed element and corner connection applied herewith
A composed element includes at least two panel-shaped elements, such as a locking tongue and groove connection, that are arranged to be coupled to each other at an angle, either directly or indirectly by means of an intermediate piece. The connection includes, at least at one of the panel-shaped elements, a tongue or groove, cooperable with a groove or tongue provided on the other panel-shaped element or on the intermediate piece. The tongue includes a split tongue, with at least a first part and a second part, and a slit located therebetween. A locking part is located at the outer side of at least said first part wherein the slit, seen in cross-section of the tongue, defines at least one side, the course of which, seen in cross-section, deviates from the main direction belonging to the tongue. |
| US10982697B2 |
Hydraulic drive unit
A hydraulic drive unit includes: a pump; a pair of supply-discharge lines; a valve block; a sealed tank; a suction line that leads hydraulic oil in the sealed tank to the pump; a connecting line that connects an air vent port of the pump to the suction line; and a gas-liquid separator that separates air and the hydraulic oil flowing through the connecting line from each other. The pump is disposed upward of the valve block and the sealed tank in a vertical direction. |
| US10982693B2 |
Automatically actuated shunt valve system
An automatically actuated shunt valve system opens and closes a passage between two chambers of a powered element operated by a power source. The shunt valve system includes a coupler connecting the powered element with the power source through two mating coupling elements. One of the coupling elements includes a valve contact and the other includes a shunt valve assembly. The shunt valve assembly includes a valve chamber connected with both chambers of the powered element, a valve element opening or closing a flow path between the conduits, and a shaft for moving the valve element. The shaft engages the valve contact to move the valve element to close the flow path when the coupling elements are mated together, and moves the valve element to open the flow path when the shaft disengages from the valve contact as the coupling elements are disconnected from one another. |
| US10982690B2 |
Cylinder device, press machine, workpiece clamping apparatus, cylinder device actuating method, method for clamping workpiece, and method for pressing workpiece
A pneumatic chamber 20 is configured to include a first pneumatic chamber 21 pressurizing a first piston 11 and a second pneumatic chamber 22 pressurizing a second piston 12. The first pneumatic chamber 21 communicates with the second pneumatic chamber 22. The hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 is internally provided with a hydraulic chamber 30, and the hydraulic chamber 30 is configured to have a first hydraulic chamber 31 pressurized by the first pneumatic chamber 21 via the first piston 11 and a second hydraulic chamber 32 pressurized by the second pneumatic chamber 22 via the second piston 12. The hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 is movable in a thrust direction in a cylinder 2, and the second hydraulic chamber 32 has a function of fixing the moving hydraulic pressure generating unit 55 in the cylinder 2 by causing a thin portion 15 to be elastically deformed in a radial direction due to hydraulic pressure. The first hydraulic chamber 31 outputs hydraulic pressure of the first hydraulic chamber 31, which is increased by the fixing, to an output rod 7. |
| US10982684B2 |
Centrifugal fan
The disclosure provides a centrifugal fan, including an enclosure, a spacer, and a fan blade rotor. The enclosure includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and a side wall connected between the bottom panel and the top panel. The top panel, the bottom panel, and the side wall together form a first air exhaust vent and a second air exhaust vent. The spacer is disposed in the enclosure, is connected between the bottom panel and the top panel, and spaces a first space in communication with the first air exhaust vent and a second space in communication with the second air exhaust vent in the enclosure. The spacer includes a first opening. The first opening is in communication with the first space and the second space. The fan blade rotor is rotatably disposed in the second space. |
| US10982682B2 |
Fan rotor for ram air fan
A fan rotor for a ram air fan includes a hub and blades extending radially outwards from the hub. The hub includes an inner hub portion, a disk portion connected to a radially outer surface of the inner hub portion, and an outer hub portion connected to a radially outer surface of the disk portion. The outer hub portion has an upstream arm with a compound contoured surface. The compound contoured surface is configured to direct air flow around the compound contoured surface and along roots of the blades. |
| US10982680B2 |
Turbocharger impeller
A turbocharger impeller includes: a cylindrical boss portion disposed around a rotary axis; a hub portion connected to the boss portion and extends in a radial direction of the rotary axis; and a blade portion protruding from the boss portion and the hub portion toward a tip end side in the direction of the rotary axis and the radial direction. At least a part of an outer peripheral part of the hub portion in the radial direction or a part of the blade portion is provided with a resin second section and the second section is bonded to an aluminum first section. The turbocharger impeller includes the aluminum first section and the resin second section. |
| US10982675B2 |
Rotary compressor with groove for supplying oil
A rotary compressor may include a rotational shaft coupled to a drive motor and having a central passage, an eccentric portion provided eccentrically from the rotational shaft, a cylinder through which the rotational shaft passes, the cylinder forming a compression chamber in which refrigerant is accommodated, a roller an inner circumferential surface of which is in close contact with an outer circumferential surface of the eccentric portion, the roller rolling and compressing a refrigerant, a vane inserted into the cylinder, the vane protruding from an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder when backpressure is applied to the vane to be in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the roller, and partitioning the compression chamber into a plurality of chambers; a plurality of oil supply grooves on an outer circumferential surface of the eccentric portion; and an oil supply passage that communicates the central passage with the oil supply grooves. |
| US10982670B2 |
Gear pump and gear assembly
A gear pump that is used to pump fluid, such as oil, in a vehicle. The gear pump comprises a gear assembly having a drive shaft including a drive shaft key; a set of drive gears mounted on the drive shaft, with a drive gear of the set of drive gears being keyed with the drive shaft key; a driven shaft including a driven shaft key; a set of driven gears mounted on the driven shaft, with a driven gear of the driven gear set being keyed with the driven shaft key; and a torque drive feature associated with the drive shaft or the driven shaft, wherein the torque drive feature is configured to check keying with the driven shaft key. |
| US10982669B2 |
Hydraulic motor disc valve optimization
A disc valve assembly includes a disc element housed within a housing, the disc element having an inlet facing side and a second side opposite to the inlet facing side, and flow pathways configured as a plurality of different pressure zones with the flow pathways extending axially along a longitudinal axis of the disc element from at or adjacent to the inlet facing side to the second side. The valve housing that houses the disc element includes porting configured as part of the plurality of different pressure zones respectively in fluid communication with the flow pathways of the disc element. The disc element is configured to rotate to control a flow of hydraulic fluid through the disc valve assembly. The different pressure zones are isolated from each other using a plurality of annular sealing rings located on the inlet facing side of the disc element. |
| US10982668B2 |
Linear compressor and method for controlling linear compressor
Provided is a linear compressor capable of reducing noise and manufacturing cost. The linear compressor includes a piston reciprocating within a cylinder, a motor providing a driving force for movement of the piston, a sensing unit sensing a motor voltage and a motor current related to the motor, a discharge part installed at one end of the cylinder and adjusting discharge of a refrigerant compressed within the cylinder, and a controller detecting a load variation of the motor using at least one of the motor voltage and the motor current, calculating a compensation value related to a position of the piston each time a load variation of the motor is detected, and detecting an absolute position of the piston using the calculated compensation value. |
| US10982662B2 |
Pumping system
A vacuum pumping system comprises a plurality of vacuum pumping arrangements for evacuating an enclosure and an auxiliary vacuum chamber for evacuation by at least one first vacuum pumping arrangement. The vacuum pumping system has a first state for evacuating the enclosure and a second state for conserving power consumed by the system. In a first stage of the second state the first vacuum pumping arrangement is arranged to evacuate an exhaust of at least one second vacuum pumping arrangement and in a second stage the exhaust of the first pumping arrangement is arranged to be evacuated by the auxiliary vacuum chamber. |
| US10982660B2 |
Gravity oscillating system
A gravity oscillating system which comprises a looped and suitably substantially circular track around which a heavy mass such as a ball travels in use, the track being supported from above or below to oscillate up and down as the ball travels around the track, and there being a power transfer mechanism linked to the track to be moved by the track as the track oscillates, the power transfer mechanism being linked to an electrical generator/dynamo whereby the movement is used to generate electrical energy and wherein the system has an oscillating electromagnetic drive comprising a plurality of electromagnets in an array around the track and which are successively momentarily energized to urge each successive part of the track around the track in a direction, upwards or downwards, to cause the track to dip down ahead of the rolling mass, without the drive contacting the track. |
| US10982654B1 |
Yawing buoy mast for floating offshore wind turbines
The present invention provides a novel, floating, offshore wind turbine (FOWT) structure, referred to as a yawing buoy mast (YBM) structure. The YBM platform vertically combines a submerged spar buoy with outrigger legs and a mast on which a wind turbine nacelle is mounted. Compared to a conventional spar buoy wind turbine, weight is significantly reduced by optimizing how loads are borne and reacted by the floating structure. The mass of the YBM platform is reduced relative to the energy captured by the turbine resulting in a reduction in the cost of energy (COE). Platform load dynamics are coupled with the dynamics of the wind turbine by integration of the YBM platform and turbine controllers. |
| US10982652B2 |
Method for controlling the pitch angle of wind turbine blades
A method for controlling the pitch angle of the blades including the following steps of: measuring an energy storage of the blades pitch actuation system at predefined values of a first blade pitch angle interval; comparing the measured values of the energy storage of the blades pitch actuation system with a predefined minimum value of the energy storage; if the measured values of the energy storage are all greater or equal than the predefined minimum value of the energy storage then enabling normal operation; if at least one of the measured values of the energy storage are lower than the predefined minimum value then: calculating a third pitch angle calculating a third blade pitch angle interval extending between a fourth pitch angle and the second pitch angle; and limiting the blades pitch actuation system to operate only in the third pitch angle interval. |
| US10982650B2 |
Wind turbine system with multiple rotors
The invention relates to a wind turbine system (1) with several wind turbine modules (2) mounted to a support structure (3). A control system is configured to determine a lift command (21) for a particular wind turbine module (2′) of the 5 plurality of wind turbines modules (2). The control system is applying the lift command (21) to a corresponding rotor blade pitch adjustment system of the particular wind turbine module (2′) so as to create a lift force (F_up) in the opposite direction of gravity on the particular wind turbine module mounted on the support structure. Providing an upwards lift force on one, or more, particular 10 wind turbine module(s) may reduce, or eliminate, static and/or dynamical loads from the wind turbine module on the support structure. |
| US10982647B2 |
Vortex generator, installation method for the same, wind turbine blade, and wind turbine power generating apparatus
A vortex generator for a wind turbine blade includes a plurality of main fins disposed on a surface of the wind turbine blade; and at least one first sub fin having a fin chord length and a fin height which are smaller than those of each of the main fins, and disposed on the surface of the wind turbine blade along a first virtual line extending from a first end portion of a main fin row at a side of a blade tip or a blade root of the wind turbine blade. An expression d≤dmax is satisfied, provided that d is a distance between the main fin row and the first sub fin disposed next to the first end portion of the main fin row, and dmax is a maximum distance between an adjacent pair of the main fins in the main fin row. |
| US10982646B2 |
Ocean tidal current energy power generating system
An ocean tidal current energy power generating system, including a fixing mechanism, an ocean tidal current energy power generator set and a signal monitoring mechanism. The fixing mechanism includes floating bodies, fixing rods, horizontal supporting rods, and a working platform; the floating bodies are fixed to seabed by means of anchor chains; the fixing rods are fixed to the floating bodies; the horizontal supporting rods and the working platform are respectively fixed to underwater portions of the fixing rods and overwater portions of the fixing rods. The power generator set includes underwater assemblies and an overwater assembly. Each underwater assembly includes blades, a hub, a main shaft, a gear box, a coupling, a power generator, a stern cabin and a yawing mechanism, successively connected to each other; a variable pitch mechanism is disposed in the hub. |
| US10982645B2 |
River and tidal turbine with power control
A river or tidal turbine for generating a minimum predetermined value of electricity from river current received at a harnessing module comprises a harnessing module, a control module and a generating module. Han's principle is that harnessed power from a river or tidal turbine must exceed a predetermined value of control power used by the turbine. Minimum power is lost in a three variable closed mechanical control system. The three variable closed mechanical system comprises a Hummingbird control assembly of first and second spur/helical gear assemblies which may be preferably mechanically simplified. The Hummingbird control, a control motor and a generator among other components may be mounted on a floating platform for delivery of constant power at constant frequency given sufficient input from a waterwheel harnessing module driven by river current flow in at least one direction. A tidal embodiment may comprise a moveable hatch for permitting the waterwheel to turn in foe same rotational direction regardless of direction of water current flow. |
| US10982643B1 |
Underwater turbine apparatus and method
An underwater turbine apparatus includes a nacelle, containing a generator; a rotor connected to a first end of the nacelle and in communication with the generator to cooperate therewith to convert kinetic energy to electrical energy; a float connected to the nacelle; and a stabilizer connected to the nacelle; a tower connected to the nacelle by a joint; a base supporting the tower; an auger protruding from the underside of the base; and a motor for driving the auger, operable to drill the auger into engagement with an installation surface for the underwater turbine. A method for installing an underwater turbine apparatus includes rotating an auger, on the underwater turbine apparatus, to engage a seafloor. |
| US10982636B2 |
Internally pressurized component (rail) and method for producing same
The present invention relates to a method for producing an internally pressurized component (1), having the steps of: providing a main body (2) with a longitudinal cavity (3) and with an attachment flange (6) for attachment of the internally pressurized component (1), providing a (80), introducing a through-bore (7) that extends longitudinally through the attachment flange (6) and has two opposite openings (70, 71) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L7), inserting the pin (80) into the through-bore (7) such that the pin (80) is arranged flush with the attachment flange (6) on the side of one of the openings (70) and extends from this opening (70) through the through-bore (7) and through the other opening (71) in order to project from the attachment flange (6), materially bonding the pin (80) to the attachment flange (6), and introducing a longitudinal bore (81) into the pin (80) to form an attachment sleeve (8). The invention also relates to a corresponding internally pressurized component (1). |
| US10982634B2 |
Pump valve configuration and assembly method
A fluid pump valve assembly includes: a valve body; a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet defined in the valve body; an inlet disk and an outlet disk movably disposed in the valve body; and a valve seat fixed within the valve body and including a disk member including at least one first aperture defined axially through the disk member, and at least one second aperture defined axially through the disk member, the inlet disk and the valve seat forming at least part of an inlet valve and the outlet disk and the valve seat forming at least part of an outlet valve. An inlet chamber is disposed upstream of the inlet valve, a pump chamber is disposed between and in fluid communication with the inlet valve and the outlet valve, and an outlet chamber is disposed downstream of the outlet valve. The inlet chamber surrounds the outlet chamber. |
| US10982628B2 |
Controller for internal combustion engine and control method for internal combustion engine
A controller for an internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders, a fuel injection valve for supplying a fuel to each cylinder, an EGR passage connecting an exhaust passage and an intake passage, and an EGR valve adjusting a flow rate of exhaust flowing into the intake passage from the exhaust passage via the EGR passage, the controller includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute determination processing for determining that a degree of an imbalance abnormality is larger when a torque fluctuation amount is relatively large than when the torque fluctuation amount is relatively small. |
| US10982625B2 |
Integral variable performance propellant grain
A solid propellant rocket motor may comprise a core-burning propellant grain extending along a longitudinal axis of the solid propellant rocket motor between an exhaust end of the solid propellant rocket motor and a forward end of the solid propellant rocket motor, a first burn inhibitor layer surrounding the core-burning propellant grain, an end-burning propellant grain surrounding the first burn inhibitor layer, a second burn inhibitor layer surrounding the end-burning propellant grain, and an aperture at least partially defined by the first burn inhibitor layer. The end-burning propellant grain is ignited by the core-burning propellant grain via the aperture. |
| US10982623B2 |
Propulsion system for an aircraft, a nozzle for use with the propulsion system, and a method of manufacturing a propulsion system for an aircraft
A propulsion system for an aircraft includes: (1) an engine configured to generate a mass flow, (2) a nozzle having a pathway having a throat and a trailing edge, the throat or the trailing edge being configured to enlarge and contract, (3) a deployable obstructer disposed in the nozzle, (4) a first pressure sensor to sense the static pressure of the mass flow at the nozzle exit, (5) a second pressure sensor to sense the ambient pressure proximate the aircraft, and a (6) controller. The controller is coupled with the first and second pressure sensors, the deployable obstructer, and the throat or the trailing edge (whichever is configured to enlarge and contract). The controller receives the static and ambient pressures and when there is a disparity, the controller controls at least one of the deployable obstructer, the throat, and the trailing edge in a manner that reduces the disparity. |
| US10982621B2 |
Engine system control apparatus and engine system
An engine system control apparatus includes a parameter reception unit that receives parameters necessary for acquiring a pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor and a pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor, a pressure ratio acquisition unit that acquires the pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor and the pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor based on the parameters, an inter-compressor pressure ratio acquisition unit that acquires an inter-compressor pressure ratio obtainable by dividing the pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor by the pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor, and a control unit that controls the exhaust gas flowrate adjustment unit such that the inter-compressor pressure ratio becomes a predetermined pressure ratio for optimizing an operation efficiency of the engine system. |
| US10982619B2 |
Controller and control method for vehicle, and memory medium
A controller for vehicle is provided. A determining section obtains fuel pressure in a delivery pipe and performs a rationality check for determining whether the obtained fuel pressure is within a normal range. The determining section shifts the normal range toward a high pressure side when a second index value of a vehicle outside temperature is higher than a first index value as compared with when the second index value is not higher than the first index value. The second index value is obtained when the determining section is activated. The first index value is stored in a nonvolatile memory before a main switch is turned off so that power supply is stopped. |
| US10982617B2 |
Split direct injection for reactivated cylinders of an internal combustion engine
A vehicle, engine controller and method for coordinating direct split injection of two or more pulses of fuel during a working cycle of a reactivated cylinder which was deactivated in a previous working cycle is described. By using split injection for the reactivated cylinder, the particulate matter and particulate number (“PM/PN”) generated by the reactivated cylinder is reduced. |
| US10982613B2 |
Controller and control method for vehicle
A controller and a control method for a vehicle including an engine with a supercharger and an automatic transmission provided in a power transmission path between the engine and driving wheels are provided. The controller is configured to perform learning control of learning a command value associated with gear shifting of the automatic transmission. The controller is configured to limit a supercharging pressure of the supercharger when the automatic transmission is performing gear shifting to be equal to or less than a predetermined pressure until initial learning which is performed by the learning control unit in a predetermined period after the vehicle has been manufactured is completed. |
| US10982612B1 |
Pump life prediction system
A pump life prediction system and methods for predicting pump life of a pump are disclosed. A method may include monitoring pump operating conditions. A value indicative of cavitation damage is determined based on the pump operating conditions. A pump life remaining is determined based on the value. The method may also include outputting an indication of the pump life remaining. |
| US10982610B2 |
Engine controller
A controller for an engine estimates a temperature of the exhaust gas and controls the engine according to the estimated exhaust temperature. The controller changes the air-fuel ratio to a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or leaner. The controller calculates the progress of combustion on the basis of signals of sensors, and estimates an exhaust temperature. In the case where the air-fuel ratio is the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a first relationship that is at least defined between the progress of the combustion and the exhaust temperature, . In the case where the air-fuel ratio is lean, the controller estimates the exhaust temperature on the basis of the progress of the combustion, the engine temperature, and a second relationship that differs from the first relationship. |
| US10982609B2 |
Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine supercharged by an exhaust-gas turbocharger
The disclosed embodiments relate to a method and to a device for controlling an internal combustion engine supercharged by an exhaust-gas turbocharger. The method includes: determining the time duration required for a specific internal combustion engine in operation, at a current operating point and with a predefined combination of settings of switching actuators, to perform an increase of the charge pressure from a current charge pressure to a target charge pressure associated with a target operating point; comparing the determined time duration with a multiplicity of stored time durations, which are each assigned to a predefined different combination of the settings of the switching actuators; and controlling the internal combustion engine with that combination of the settings of the switching actuators which permits the quickest increase of the charge pressure to the target charge pressure. |
| US10982608B2 |
System and method for estimating engine performance
A system for estimating engine performance is configured to receive, via a cylinder combustion model, a cylinder pressure of a cylinder associated with operation of an internal combustion engine. The system estimates a liner bending moment based at least in part on the cylinder pressure, generates a piston side load associated with the cylinder based at least in part on the liner bending moment, and estimates a piston friction value for a piston associated with the cylinder. The piston friction value may be based at least in part on the cylinder pressure and an engine speed of the internal combustion engine. The system receives, via a convective heat transfer model, an exhaust heat transfer value indicative of a cumulative heat transfer from an exhaust manifold, and estimates an engine torque value based at least in part on the exhaust heat transfer value. |
| US10982606B2 |
Engine system
An engine may include an engine including combustion chambers, an intake line connected to the plurality of combustion chambers and through which outside air supplied to the combustion chamber flows, an intake manifold connected to an intake side of the combustion chamber, an exhaust manifold connected to an exhaust side of the combustion chamber, an exhaust line connected to the exhaust manifold, a turbocharger including a compressor mounted in the intake line, and a turbine rotating in association with the compressor and connected to the exhaust manifold and the exhaust line, a wastegate passage bypassing the turbine from the exhaust manifold, an electric supercharger connected to the compressor of the turbocharger by the intake line, a power device electrically-connected to the electric supercharger and configured for supplying electric power to the electric supercharger or absorbing and storing electric power generated by the electric supercharger, and a controller for controlling the operation of the power device and the electric supercharger according to rotation speed of the engine. |
| US10982602B2 |
Engine warm-up bypass control
An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may determine that power to a load is to be increased, wherein the load is configured to be powered by one or more of the plurality of engines; determine that an engine, of the plurality of engines, is configured to provide supplemental power to the load after a temperature of the engine satisfies a threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a warm-up operation of the engine being completed; determine that the temperature of the engine does not satisfy the threshold; obtain, via an operator interface, an authorization to bypass the warm-up operation of the engine; and bypass, based on obtaining the authorization, the warm-up operation for the engine to permit the engine to provide instantaneous power to the load. |
| US10982599B2 |
Gas turbine firing temperature control with air injection system
The present invention discloses a novel modular system and methods of operating an increased air supply to a gas turbine engine such that the upon supplying a source of external air to the system, a bias is added to the exhaust temperature such that a firing temperature with air injection is substantially equivalent to the firing temperature without air injection. |
| US10982587B2 |
Pre-chamber type internal combustion engine
A cylinder head (3) is formed with a pre-chamber (12) surrounded by a thin pre-chamber wall (11) sticking out from the inside wall surface of the cylinder head (3) to the inside of a main combustion chamber (5). Inside the pre-chamber (12), the electrode of a spark plug (15) is arranged. When the spark plug (15) is used to burn the air-fuel mixture inside the pre-chamber (12), jet flames are ejected from the communication holes (13) to the main combustion chamber (5). The thin pre-chamber wall (11) is formed into a two-layer structure of an outside wall (11a) facing the main combustion chamber (5) and an inside wall (11b) facing the pre-chamber (12). The inside wall (11b) is formed by a material with a higher heat conductivity than the outside wall (11a). |
| US10982586B2 |
Distributed cooling system for a work machine
A distributed cooling system is disclosed. The system may include a first radiator to circulate a liquid coolant through the first radiator to cool the liquid coolant, a first fan, electrically connected to the first radiator, to facilitate cooling the liquid coolant, and a first temperature sensor to obtain first temperature data concerning the liquid coolant. The system may include a second radiator to circulate an oil through the second radiator to cool the oil, a second fan, electrically connected to the second radiator, to facilitate cooling the oil, and a second temperature sensor to obtain second temperature data concerning the oil. The system may include a heat exchanger to cool the liquid coolant and the oil and a controller, electrically connected to the first fan, the first temperature sensor, the second fan, and the second temperature sensor, to control the first fan and the second fan. |
| US10982583B2 |
Vehicle thermal energy control system
A vehicle thermal energy control system that is able to achieve improved heat management in the entirety of a vehicle is provided. A thermal energy control system is provided in a vehicle and includes heat sources and a heat amount distributor configured to assign a demanded heat amount calculated from heat demands generated in the entirety of the vehicle, to each heat source on the basis of a suppliable heat amount of each heat source. |
| US10982579B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing flow through an exhaust aftertreatment system
A system operates to bypass one or more exhaust purifying devices during deceleration fuel cut-off (DFCO) events in order to avoid hydrocarbon purging. The system includes an internal combustion engine and exhaust purifying system including a first purifying device and a second purifying device. An exhaust gas sensor monitors an exhaust gas feedstream. A diverter valve is disposed to manage the exhaust gas feedstream and fluidly coupled to an exhaust diversion pipe. A controller detects operation of the engine in a DFCO state and monitors the exhaust gas feedstream via the exhaust sensor. The diverter valve is controlled to divert the exhaust gas feedstream away from at least one of the first and second purifying devices during the DFCO event when the exhaust gas feedstream has an air/fuel ratio that is greater than a threshold air/fuel ratio. |
| US10982570B2 |
Dispatchable storage combined cycle power plants
A dispatchable storage combined cycle power plant comprises a combustion turbine generator, a steam power system, a heat source other than the combustion turbine generator, and a thermal energy storage system. Heat from the heat source, from the thermal energy storage system, or from the heat source and the thermal energy storage system is used to generate steam in the steam power system. Heat from the combustion turbine may be used in series with or in parallel with the thermal energy storage system and/or the heat source to generate the steam, and additionally to super heat the steam. |
| US10982568B2 |
Pumping apparatus
A pumping apparatus for a heat engine, includes an extraction line arranged to extract a fraction of liquid working fluid from a working circuit of a heat engine; an extraction line pump for pumping the extracted working fluid; an extraction line heat exchanger for vaporising the extracted working fluid; and a pressure-operated pump for pumping the working fluid around the working circuit, wherein the extraction line pump and the extraction line heat exchanger are arranged in series to convert the liquid working fluid to a pressurised motive gas; and wherein the pump is driven by the pressurized motive gas. |
| US10982566B2 |
Turbine and gas turbine
A turbine is equipped with a turbine rotor (21), a turbine casing, a turbine blade (24), a turbine stator and a diffuser (4A). The diffuser (4A) is equipped with an inner cylinder (41) extending along an axis, an outer cylinder covering the inner cylinder (41) from an outer circumferential side and forming an exhaust flow path (C) between the inner cylinder (41) and the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder (41) is equipped with an inclined surface (51) extending from an inner side to an outer side in the radial direction centering on the axis as going from one side to the other side in the direction of the axis. The inclined surface (51) is disposed to intersect an extension (55) obtained by extending platforms (54) of a plurality of turbine blades (24) to the other side in the direction of the axis, in a cross sectional view including the axis. |
| US10982564B2 |
Apparatus and system for ceramic matrix composite attachment
An apparatus and system for mechanically connecting components are provided. The apparatus includes a mechanical connecting joint that includes a first joint member formed of a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) value, the first joint member comprising a first sidewall, a second opposite sidewall, and a body extending therebetween. The mechanical connecting joint further includes a second joint member formed of a material having a second CTE value, the second CTE being less than the first CTE. The second joint member includes a first leg facing the first sidewall, a second leg facing the second sidewall, and a connecting member extending between the first leg and the second leg. A first gap is formed between the first joint member and the first leg and a second gap is formed between the first joint member and the second leg. |
| US10982562B2 |
Bearing chamber housing for a turbomachine
The present invention relates to a bearing chamber housing for bearing a shaft of a turbomachine, comprising an additively built-up housing section and a cover, which, in each case referred to an axis of rotation of the shaft, connects axially to the housing section and has a radially extending collar, which collar axially bounds an oil space of the bearing chamber housing, wherein the cover is assembled with the housing section and is connected therewith via a weld. |
| US10982559B2 |
Spline seal with cooling features for turbine engines
A segmented flow path assembly and spline seals therefore are provided. A method for cooling a spline seal is also provided. In one exemplary aspect, a spline seal is provided that may be positioned at least in part in a groove defined by a first flowpath segment and at least in part in a oppositely facing groove defined by an adjacent flowpath segment. The spline seal may span the gap between the adjacent flowpath segments and provide sealing therefore. The spline seal includes features that allow a cooling flow to bypass the spline seal to cool the hot side of the seal as well as to meter the flow by the seal. |
| US10982551B1 |
Turbomachine blade
A turbomachine airfoil element has an airfoil. The airfoil has an inboard end, an outboard end, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side, and a suction side. A span between the inboard and an outboard end is 1.4-1.6 inch. A chord length at 50% span is 0.9-1.4 inch. The element is remanufactured by providing first, second, third, fourth, and fifth mode resonance frequencies respectively of 2591.5±10% Hz, 4675.2±10% Hz, 7892.9±10% Hz, 10098.2±10% Hz, and 14808.2±10% Hz. |
| US10982547B2 |
Compressor having reinforcing disk, and gas turbine having same
A compressor, which is mounted to a gas turbine and generates high temperature and high pressure compressed air and supplies the compressed air to a combustor, the compressor including: a plurality of main disks provided on an outer circumferential surface of a rotation shaft along a circumferential direction, and spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals such that a portion of the compressed air flows toward the rotation shaft; and a reinforcing disk mounted to each space defined by the plurality of main disks spaced apart from each other, the reinforcing disk having the rotation shaft in common with the main disks, and being provided with a passage formed in a direction from an outer circumferential surface thereof toward the rotation shaft. |
| US10982541B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling the heading of a mining machine
Methods and systems for controlling the heading of a mining machine while the mining machine performs a cutting operation. One system includes a cutting system and a set of left and right tracks of the mining machine. The system also includes a lidar sensor mounted to the mining machine. The system also includes an electronic processor configured to receive the data from the lidar sensor. The electronic processor is also configured to determine a current heading of the mining machine based on the data received from the lidar sensor and compare the current heading to a target heading of the mining machine. In response to the current heading not being different from the target heading of the mining machine by a predetermined amount, the electronic processor is configured to control the mining machine to adjust the current heading of the mining machine. |
| US10982539B2 |
Acquiring formation fluid samples using micro-fracturing
A formation-tester tool may be positioned downhole in an openhole wellbore. The formation-tester tool may suspend proppant in fracturing fluid located in a chamber of the formation-tester tool. The formation-tester tool may generate a test fracture in an uncased wall of an area of interest of a subterranean formation adjacent to the openhole wellbore and inject the fracturing fluid and the proppant toward the uncased wall and into the test fracture. The formation-tester tool may retrieve a fluid sample from a reservoir within the area of interest of the subterranean formation by creating a drawdown pressure in the test fracture. |
| US10982537B2 |
Sampling techniques to detect hydrocarbon seepage
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison. |
| US10982535B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating hydraulic fracture surface area
A method for determining surface area of a created hydraulic fracture that originated from a wellbore. Pressure in the wellbore is monitored after creation and extension of the created hydraulic fracture. Injection rate of an injection fluid to the created hydraulic fracture is regulated. This is done to maintain a constant pressure for a continuous period of time. The injection rate is regulated such that the created hydraulic fracture maintains its current dimensions and the injection rate of the injection fluid into the created hydraulic fracture equals the total fluid leak-off rate from the created hydraulic fracture. The constant fracture pressure is larger than a formation pore pressure and smaller than a fracture propagation pressure. Finally, a numerical simulation is performed to obtain the relationship between the total fluid leak-off rate and the surface area of the created hydraulic fracture. |
| US10982531B2 |
Assessing expandable sand screens using electromagnetic tool
A method for determining the activation of an expandable sand screen may comprise disposing an electromagnetic (EM) detection tool into a wellbore. The EM detection tool may comprise at least one transmitter and at least one receiver. The method may further comprise transmitting an EM field from the one or more transmitters into the expandable sand screen to energize the expandable sand screen and form an eddy current, recording a voltage of the eddy current with the at least one receiver, and determining an activation state of the expandable sand screen based at least partially on the voltage of the eddy current. |
| US10982529B2 |
Incorporating mandrel current measurements in electromagnetic ranging inversion
Systems and methods for incorporating mandrel current measurements in deep ranging inversion. A method may include introducing a current through a transmitter into a subterranean formation, wherein the transmitter may be a component of an electromagnetic induction tool disposed in a wellbore, wherein the electromagnetic induction tool may comprise the transmitter, a toroid receiver, and a second receiver comprising a coil or electrode, wherein the transmitter, the toroid receiver, and the second receiver may be disposed on a tubular; measuring a first signal utilizing the toroid receiver, wherein the first signal may comprise a tubular current; measuring a second signal utilizing the receiver and determining at least one downhole parameter utilizing the first signal and the second signal. |
| US10982526B2 |
Estimation of maximum load amplitudes in drilling systems independent of sensor position
Systems and methods for mitigating vibration in downhole strings are described. The methods include obtaining first and second load measurements of first and second loads during a drilling operation and creating first and second load measurement data, with first and second load sensors separated by a sensor distance. First and/or second representative values of the first and second loads are determined form the first and second load measurement data and the sensor distance. The determined representative value(s) are compared against respective load limit(s) and a vibration mitigation operation is performed in response to the determined representative value(s) equaling or exceeding the respective load limit. |
| US10982525B2 |
Downhole drilling apparatus and method of control thereof
A downhole drilling system for reducing impact of vibration comprises a drill string having a bottom hole assembly (BHA) and a controller configured to control the downhole drilling system. The BHA includes a measurement sub configured to measure one or more of lateral, torsional, and axial vibrations. In this system, the controller controls the downhole drilling system based on a drilling environmental profile including drilling parameters of one or more of the lateral, torsional, and axial vibrations and further based on a vibration mode and a vibration level of the one or more of the lateral, torsional, and axial vibrations determined from the drilling environmental profile. |
| US10982520B2 |
Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
The fracturing methods can provide an advantage over the current fracturing methods. The fracturing methods can change the fracture gradient of the downhole subterranean formation. For example, one or more of the fracture gradients of the low and high stress zones of the downhole subterranean formation can be changed. Furthermore, the methods, in relation to current practices, can decrease the extent and/or degree of fracturing within low stress downhole formations and increase the degree of fracturing within high stress formations. |
| US10982519B2 |
Polymer blends for stimulation of oil and gas wells
Compositions and methods for fracturing a subterranean formation are presented. Also provided are compositions and methods for reducing friction-related losses in a well treatment fluid. In general, the compositions include a copolymer that includes one or more vinylphosphonic acid (“VPA”) monomers. |
| US10982516B2 |
Systems and methods for operating downhole inflow control valves to provide sufficient pump intake pressure
Provided are techniques for operating a hydrocarbon well having inflow control valves (ICVs) and an electrical submersible pump (ESP) disposed in a wellbore of the well. Baseline production data is acquired for a relatively small subset of the possible operating configurations of ICVs in the well, the baseline data is assessed to model fluid pressure gradients in the wellbore, and the modeled fluid pressure gradients are used to estimate an ESP intake pressure for one or more configurations of the ICVs, and the ICVs are controlled to operate in accordance with an ICV configuration associated with an estimated ESP intake pressure that is within an operating intake pressure range for the ESP. |
| US10982513B2 |
Integrated loading tube
The present disclosure provides a loading tube to be used in a perforating gun. The loading tube is capable of securely engaging with shaped charges while maintaining the structural integrity and being made by injection molding. |
| US10982511B2 |
Downhole system for gravel packing without a washpipe
A downhole system includes a tubular having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a conduit. A terminal member is connected to the tubular. A first screen system including a first screen housing is mounted to the tubular adjacent the terminal member, and a second screen system including a second screen housing is mounted to the tubular and spaced from the first screen system. The second screen system includes a beta blaster valve operable to selectively open flow into the conduit based on a pressure differential between the first screen system and the second screen system. |
| US10982506B2 |
Electromechanically operated downhole valve actuator
A valve arranged to close a flow path extending through it, on the loss of an electrical voltage supplied to a driving motor of an actuation element, the driving motor, which comprises a stator and a rotor, being arranged to, via transmission elements, displace the actuation element between at least a first position, in which the actuation element is arranged at a distance from a spring-loaded, rotatable valve element, and a second position, in which the actuation element holds the spring-loaded, rotatable valve element in an open position, the rotor of the driving motor surrounding and being connected to a roller nut which is provided with a number of supported thread rollers which are distributed around and are threadedly engaged with the actuation element, the actuation element being a flow pipe which forms a flow path and is axially displaceable away from its second position by means of an actuator spring. |
| US10982505B2 |
Proppant dispensing system with vibrating container
A proppant container facilitates the transportation of wet sand for use in a hydraulic fracturing operation. The proppant container is part of an overall system that is used to move sand for use as proppant, and is fitted with a vibration system that facilitates the discharge of sand from the container. |
| US10982503B2 |
Modular pressure cylinder for a downhole tool
A modular pressure cylinder for a downhole tool has an active mandrel tube that supports a modular pressure cylinder. Pistons of the modular pressure cylinder are respectively interconnected and cylinder walls of modular pressure cylinder are respectively interconnected. When fluid is pumped through a tubing string into the downhole tool, the pistons are urged in one direction while the cylinder walls are urged in an opposite direction along an axis of the active mandrel tube. |
| US10982501B2 |
Blowout preventer ram packer assembly
The invention relates to a ram assembly of a blowout preventer and particularly to a pipe ram front packer assembly (100) suitable for a single use, which includes a packing (110) formed of a metal material, where the metal material is sufficiently deformable to collapse around an outer periphery of a drill pipe to seal the annulus of a preventer bore. |
| US10982496B2 |
Elevator roller insert system
A device, system, and/or method for reducing friction required to rotate a tubular within an elevator during the process of running tubulars in an oil and gas well are provided. An elevator roller insert may be used in conjunction with an elevator, such as a single joint elevator. Such an insert may comprise upper and lower rollers which are positioned on upper and lower roller sets or a combination roller set containing multiple upper and/or lower rollers. The result is the provision of a plurality of rollers which bear the weight of a tubular yet still allow the tubular to rotate rather freely, facilitating the maintenance of proper thread integrity of the connections while making up a stand to a string of tubulars as well as preventing the loss of resources due to galled or crushed threads or a tubing segment or stand falling to the rig floor. |
| US10982493B1 |
Method and apparatus for salvaging an oil well tubulars
The present invention is directed to a method of salvaging an elongated oil well tubular that extends downwardly from an oil well platform as well as a saw apparatus of improved configuration. The method includes supporting the tubular in a generally upright or vertical position. A cutting apparatus is placed next to the tubular. The cutting apparatus includes a frame that supports a lifting device and a rotary cutter. The lifting device moves the rotary cutter from a first position to a second position that is higher than the first position. The second position is closer to the tubular than the first position. The rotary cutter can travel in an arcuate path when moving from the first position to the second position. The cutter moves along a selected path to cut the tubular. After cutting, the cut section is removed and the tubular then elevated so that an additional cut can be made. This procedure is repeated multiple times until the tubular has been salvaged, cut into many smaller pieces or sections. |
| US10982492B1 |
Shock isolator device and related methods
A shock isolator device for use in a downhole tool attenuates axial shocks to a protected structure and maintains that structure's rotational orientation to the tool while reducing damage to, maintenance costs of, and wear on, the device components. The shock isolator device interposes an internally- and externally-splined key between an internally-splined sleeve on an anti-rotation section and an externally-splined plunger attached to a connector. The key is less wear-resistant than the sleeve or plunger and can be replaced. The meshed sleeve, key, and plunger force the protected structure attached to the connector to maintain its rotational orientation. The sleeve of the anti-rotation system is attached to a shock damper, which damps axial shocks between the plunger and the sleeve, and is connected to a second connector. The shock damper includes a spring assembly and a viscous damper using a piston in an oil-filled cylinder forcing oil through an orifice. |
| US10982490B2 |
Lateral boreholes in an earth formation
A horseshoe lateral is drilled having two substantially parallel lateral sections connected with a horseshoe section. The horseshoe section may be obtained by steering a drill bit within a plane over an in-plane angle of more than 90°, and then continuing drilling along a straight path. The horseshoe section comprises a part that is tangential to a drilling rights limit line of a drilling plot. |
| US10982476B1 |
Support attachments for a door and a door frame
Improvements to a door frame and a door having an outer edge and an inner edge mounted for movement between an open position of the door withdrawn from the door frame and a closed position of the door received by the door frame, the improvements including bearing components carried by the door frame and the door proximate to the outer edge. One of the bearing components includes a member, and the other one of the bearing components includes a roller. The roller is brought into rolling contact directly against the member as the door is closed and remains in rolling contact directly against the member when the door is closed, positively lifting and supporting the door thereby preventing the door from sagging or binding on the door frame as the door is almost closed and when the door is in the closed position. |
| US10982473B1 |
Pivot door assembly
A pivot assembly for supporting a pivot door within a door frame includes a bottom bracket and a lower adjustment assembly that includes a pivot member. The pivot member includes a ramp inclined at an angle to a rotation axis, and a traveling assembly positionable along the ramp of the pivot member. The traveling assembly includes a traveling body, a dowel adapted to move along the ramp, and a threaded adjustment rod. The lower adjustment assembly also includes a locking fastener that is adjustable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, rotation of the adjustment rod causes movement of the traveling assembly vertically relative to the pivot member, thereby permitting a beam of the pivot door to move vertically relative to the pivot member. |
| US10982471B2 |
Independent internal and external door latch actuation mechanisms
A latch system includes an actuation module having first and second actuation mechanisms. The first actuation mechanism includes a first handle, a lock tab and an inner rod coupled together. The second actuation mechanism includes at least one second handle, a conversion block and an outer rod coupled together with the outer rod and the conversion block each having a slot. At least one latch module has a retractable latch. A control cable connects the conversion block and the latch module such that rotation of the conversion block in a first direction retracts the latch. A lock is operably engagable with the lock tab to selectively allow and prevent rotation of the inner rod. Rotation of the inner rod in the first direction rotates the conversion block. Rotation of the outer rod in the first direction rotates the conversion block without rotating the inner rod. |
| US10982470B2 |
Self cancelling lock mechanism
A latch assembly for use with a door includes a lock lever to lock the door in a locked position and to unlock the door in an unlocked position, a door ajar cam to rotate between a door open position in response to a door open condition and a door closed position in response to a door closed condition, a self cancel lever releasably engaged to the door ajar cam, wherein the self cancel lever is operated in response to the door ajar cam rotating to the door closed position, and a lock link selectively engaged to the self cancel lever, wherein the lock link is translated to a cancelling position in response to the self cancel lever operated from the door ajar cam. |
| US10982468B2 |
Clamp lock for portable electronic device
A clamp lock for securing a portable electronic device includes a body having a slot configured to receive part of the portable electronic device, a lock mechanism supported by the body, and a clamping member supported by the body and operatively coupled to the lock mechanism. The clamping member is movable relative to the body by actuating the lock mechanism between a first position, in which the clamping member extends into the slot and is configured to engage the part of the portable electronic device, and a second position, in which the clamping member is configured to disengage the portable electronic device. The clamp lock further includes a security member coupled to the body and configured to be coupled to an immovable object. |
| US10982463B2 |
Tents
Tents are disclosed herein. A tent includes a plurality of support frames, each support frame being bent in a shape of an arch and having two ends configured to be fixed on a ground surface when the tent is assembled. Each support frame crosses over at least one other support frame when the tent is assembled. Each support frame is positioned such that the ends of the support frame are positioned on non-adjacent vertices of a polygonal base surface when the tent is assembled. |
| US10982462B2 |
Portable windscreen
An easily portable and quick to assemble and disassemble windscreen for use with a vehicle such as a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. |
| US10982459B2 |
Rotating a long vessel
A system for rotating a vessel may include a container assembly, a linear actuating mechanism, and a double-pivot link. An exemplary container assembly may include a head end frame that may be spaced apart from and interconnected with a tail end frame. An exemplary container assembly may hold the vessel or a portion of the vessel. An exemplary linear actuating mechanism may be coupled to a bottom edge of the tail end frame and may drive a translational movement of the bottom edge of the tail end frame along a first axis. An exemplary double-pivot link may be pivotally connected between a top edge of the head end frame and a fixed revolute joint. An exemplary double-pivot link may rotate the top edge about the fixed revolute joint responsive to the translational movement of the bottom edge of the tail end frame along the first axis. |
| US10982458B2 |
Carriage for handling vehicles
A carriage for handling a vehicle in an automatic parking system includes a frame axially movable along a first longitudinal axis, rotating clamps, each including a pair of counter-rotating arms rotating with respect to a vertical axis orthogonal to both the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis. The carriage includes a transverse-centering unit with transverse pushers, transversely extensible, moving along an axis parallel to the transverse axis and independent of the rotating clamps. In a first retracted position they do not interact with the vehicle wheels. When extended, they come into contact with at least one vehicle wheel. The extensible transverse pushers are on left and right sides of the carriage, and simultaneously move in a symmetrical extension, being operated by a respective motor positioned laterally of the longitudinal axis of the carriage. The extensible transverse pushers include a pantograph for longitudinally aligning the vehicle along the longitudinal axis. |
| US10982452B1 |
Secondary joist profile for grid systems
A joist for a formwork grid construction component system is disclosed. Typical joists (sometimes referred to as secondary beams) span a distance of approximately six feet (when fully connected). By strengthening the joist using an altered profile while maintaining interoperable external dimensions, the span distance may be increased. That is, by forming the joists with the disclosed profile, joists can be made longer (e.g., have an eight foot connected span) and maintain appropriate strength or even have an increased weight tolerance. Formwork grid systems are used in construction of buildings and other structures. Interoperability with existing components is maintained by the disclosed joist profile adhering to the same external functional form factor as existing joists. The external form factor being the same allows joists constructed in accordance with this disclosure to properly function with existing formwork grid construction components. |
| US10982445B2 |
Panel for use as exterior covering for roofing or siding and building structure having same
A building panel of the roofing or siding type is disclosed, as well as a building structure having such roofing or siding panels, in which the panels are comprised of two different types of building materials. The composite panel includes at least one layer of synthetic polymeric building material, having adhesively secured thereto at least one layer of asphalt based building material, with outer, upper surfaces of the panel, that would be weather-exposed in the installed condition on a building structure being comprised of the asphalt based building material, and with the synthetic polymeric layer(s) of polymeric building material being weather-protected in the installed condition on a building structure. |
| US10982444B1 |
Tensile reinforcements for concrete slab
A module for configuring a weighbridge has a rectangular frame with a pair of parallel side edges and a pair of parallel end edges, which are shorter than the side edges, and a pair of rails, parallel to the side edges and affixed to the end edges. The rails and end edges define an interior of the rectangular frame, arranged to have concrete poured therein. There are also means for increasing the ability of the poured concrete to handle tensile forces, located in the interior. A first of these is a plurality of rebar chair strips for locating and retaining rebars. Each of these has an elongate metal bar with a lower edge and an upper edge, along which a plurality of rebar support sites are provided in spaced-apart relationship. |
| US10982442B2 |
Insulated roof diaphragms and methods
A roof system and related methods for installing the roof system. The roof system includes a roof diaphragm including a nail board and an insulating panel connected to the nail board, wherein the insulating panel is adapted to be positioned between the nail board and a roof frame so that the insulating panel engages the roof frame. In several exemplary embodiments, the nail board comprises one or both of: oriented strand board (OSB) and plywood. In several exemplary embodiments, the insulating panel comprises one or both of: a closed-cell rigid polyisocyanurate (polyiso) foam core and a polystyrene foam core. In several exemplary embodiments, the roof system further includes a plurality of nail board fasteners connecting the roof diaphragm to the roof frame, the nail board fasteners each extending through the nail board, through the insulating panel, and into the roof frame to a depth. |
| US10982441B2 |
Multiple layer substrate for roofing materials
Disclosed is a multiple layer substrate that can be used with a top asphalt applicator that eliminates the need for a bottom asphalt applicator and fines applied to the bottom asphalt layer. A low porosity or impermeable bottom layer prevents the flow of asphalt applied to the porous top layers of the substrate from penetrating the bottom surface. This eliminates the need for fines to prevent sticking of shingles in a shingle stack. In addition, substrate layers that combine fiberglass and polyester fibers in various configurations provide a substrate that can be used in typical shingle manufacturing and manufacturing of waterproofing products that is impact resistant. |
| US10982433B2 |
Monolithic acoustical system
A composite structure for improving the acoustical properties of a low NRC membrane including a sound absorbing layer and a porous, scrim covered, perforated drywall layer. |
| US10982427B2 |
Prefabricated bathroom and methods for constructing and installing the same
Disclosed herewith a prefabricated bathroom and a construction method and an installation method thereof. The prefabricated bathroom includes a bottom unit (11), multiple wall units (12) and a top plate unit (13). One of the wall units (12) is a structural wall (14), which is provided with a recessed top region (141) reserved for later pouring, a middle full-prefabricated structural wall body (142), and a recessed bottom region (143) reserved for later pouring. Top exposed reserve bars (144) of the prefabricated bathroom of a floor are inserted into the recessed bottom region (143) of the prefabricated bathroom of a next floor, and connected with bottom exposed reserve bars (146) thereof, so that the prefabricated bathroom of said floor can be connected with that of said next floor through pouring concrete in the recessed top region (141) and the recessed bottom region (143). |
| US10982425B1 |
Apparatus for capturing and destroying hair within a shower drain
A system for capturing and destroying hair and waste within a shower drain includes a basket placed in the drain which holds a rod including an enzyme blend. The basket captures hair or waste that is washed down shower drains. The enzyme blend neutralizes the hair or waste. The result is a clear drain and clear plumbing, with minimal manual labor. The basket does not require removal because the hair and waste are neutralized before a clog can develop. The enzyme blend is safer for both users and the plumbing systems treated than conventional drain cleaning chemicals. |
| US10982417B2 |
Modular two-part sillcock
A two-part sillcock includes interior and exterior sillcock members selectively coupled to actuate a valve that controls fluid flow to a faucet. The interior sillcock member includes a flanged housing having an inlet, an outlet, and a valve with a stem including a coupling at the outlet end. The coupling is supported within the housing by an adapter adjacent the outlet end. The exterior sillcock member includes a flanged faucet including a handle shaft with a coupling at the inlet end. An adapter adjacent the housing outlet supports the valve stem coupling and guides and receives the faucet handle shaft coupling for engagement of the couplings. When the exterior and interior sillcock flanges are connected, the faucet handle shaft coupling is connected with the valve stem coupling, so that movement of the handle controls operation of the valve. A dual two-part sillcock includes two sillcocks connected by a mixing assembly. |
| US10982416B2 |
Local multiple pressure zone fresh water storage and supply system
A method to distribute water from a private water tank to a user site includes connecting the private water tank to three parallel low pressure Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) pumps, two parallel high pressure VFD pumps, a pressure reducing valve (PRV), a tank level control valve, a flow meter, two pressure gauges, and two pressure transducers; controlling the three parallel low and two high pressure VFD pumps using a PLC programmed with at least first, second, and third low pressure pump set operation curves (LPPSOCs) each specifying a low pressure pump operation set point (B) and a PRV operation set point (F) at each of first, second, and third flow rates and first and second high pressure pump set operation curves (HPPSOCs) each specifying a high pressure pump operation set point (G) and a high pressure pump energizing set point (E) at each of fourth and fifth flow rates. |
| US10982414B2 |
Mining shovel with compositional sensors
A mining shovel with compositional sensors comprises a bucket having various inward looking sensors positioned throughout the bucket. The bucket can also have disposed thereon a control enclosure that houses processing equipment that receives and analyzes the data collected by the inward looking sensors. The mining shovel with compositional sensors can be used as part of a system to manage a mining field, including generating and transmitting instructions directing where to deposit material located in the bucket based on the data collected from the inward looking sensors positioned in the bucket. |
| US10982412B2 |
Hydraulic system for working machine and the working machine
A hydraulic system includes: a boom cylinder; a working tool cylinder; a boom control valve; a working tool control valve; first and second fluid tubes through which operation fluid is supplied to the boom cylinder; third and fourth fluid tubes through which operation fluid is supplied to the working tool cylinder; a first relief valve provided in a first bypass fluid tube and configured to allow the operation fluid to flow from the fourth fluid tube toward the first fluid tube and to block the operation fluid flowing from the first fluid tube toward the fourth fluid tube; and a second relief valve provided in a second bypass fluid tube and configured to allow the operation fluid to flow from the third fluid tube toward the second fluid tube and to block the operation fluid flowing from the second fluid tube toward the third fluid tube. |
| US10982409B2 |
Excavator measurement and control logic
An excavator operating cycle is detected, and a load sensor senses a physical characteristic of a load moved during the operating cycle. The location where the load is moved to is also sensed. An amount of material moved over a set of operating cycles is determined, and an action signal is generated to control the excavator based upon the calculated amount of material. |
| US10982403B2 |
Pile coupling for helical pile/torqued in pile
A pile includes a first pile section having a first end that engages a supporting medium and an opposing second end. A first end of a second pile section is engageable with the second end of the first pile section, each of the first and second pile sections having mating end fittings that create an in fit. A sleeve overlays the first and second engaged ends of the first and second pile sections. At least one through hole aligned with at least one corresponding through hole of the first pile section is sized for receiving a fastener far securing the sleeve to the first pile section. In another version, the ends of the pile section are engaged in contact while the overlaying sleeve has a pair of interlocking sleeve or coupler portions that are configured to provide torsional resistance. Additional pile sections can be sequentially attached to the second pile section. |
| US10982399B1 |
Cable barrier system for use with cable barrier management system including turnbuckle subsystem, and method
A cable barrier system is managed by a cable barrier management system including a management system controller having a management processor, a wireless data communications interface, and a plurality of turnbuckle subsystems configured to be joined to respective barrier cables to provide pretension. Each of the turnbuckle subsystems has a strain gauge mounting zone and is configured to enable communication of strain from a strain gauge circuit to the management processor. The management system controller includes a sensing circuit to receive the strain gauge output voltage from the strain gauge circuit and provide sensing circuit output to the management processor. The management system controller includes a cable barrier analysis module configured to determine excess strain events. The management processor generates strain event data, which is sent via the wireless data communications interface to a remote recipient computing device. |
| US10982396B2 |
Slip form paver
A slip form paver machine includes a slip form mold and left and right side form assemblies closing the slip form mold on the sides. Each side form assembly includes a mounting portion, a side form, and a side form actuator configured to move the side form up and down relative to the mounting portion to adjust a height of the side form relative to the ground surface. At least one side form height sensor is configured to detect the height of the side form. A controller is configured to receive input signals from the side form height sensors and to send control signals to the side form actuators to control the height of the side forms relative to the ground surface. |
| US10982389B2 |
Pin seamed press felt and method of making same
A method of making a fabric for a press felt for a papermaking machine includes: (a) forming a base fabric comprising a plurality of repeat units, each of the repeat units comprising a plurality of cross machine direction (CMD) yarns and a plurality of machine direction (MD) yarns interwoven with the CMD yarns, wherein the machine direction yarns comprise a first set of MD yarns and a second set of MD yarns, comprising a plurality of repeat units, each of the repeat units comprising a plurality of cabled cross machine direction (CMD) yarns and a plurality of machine direction (MD) yarns interwoven with the CMD yarns, wherein the machine direction yarns comprise a first set of MD yarns and a second set of MD yarns, wherein the first set of MD yarns include seam loops at their ends that capture a first pintle, and wherein the second set of MD yarns include loops at their ends that capture a second pintle that is positioned above the first pintle; and (b) removing the second pintle from the ends of the second set of MD yarns; and (c) tensioning the fabric so that each of the ends of the second set of MD yarns forms a gap with a respective end of first set of MD yarns that approaches the seam from the opposite direction, and wherein the gap is no more than about 0.3 mm. |
| US10982383B2 |
Floor coverings and floor covering systems and methods of making and installing same
Floor coverings having a greige good, an adhesive layer, and a secondary backing material. The greige good has a primary backing component having adjoined first and second portions, and a plurality of fibers. The secondary backing material has an attached portion and a first exposable portion, with the attached portion adhered to the first portion of the primary backing component by contact with the adhesive layer. The second portion of the primary backing component is unattached to the first exposable portion of the secondary backing material, and the first exposable portion defines a portion of the first end edge of the floor covering. The second portion of the primary backing component is selectively moveable relative to the first portion to a position in which at least a portion of the second portion of the primary backing component does not overlie the first exposable portion of the secondary backing material. |
| US10982382B2 |
Napped artificial leather dyed with cationic dye, and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed is a napped artificial leather dyed with a cationic dye, including: a non-woven fabric of a cationic dyeable polyester fiber having a fineness of 0.07 to 0.9 dtex; and an elastic polymer provided inside the non-woven fabric, wherein the napped artificial leather has L* value≤50, a grade of color difference determined in an evaluation of color migration to PVC under a load 0.75 kg/cm at 50° C. for 16 hours, of 4 or more, a tear strength per mm of thickness of 30 N or more, and a peel strength of 3 kg/cm or more. |
| US10982380B2 |
Clothes treating apparatus
A clothes treating apparatus includes: a heat pump cycle having an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser and an expansion valve, and configured to apply heat to air which circulates a clothes accommodation unit; a water cover configured to support the evaporator and the condenser on an upper surface thereof, and having therein a condensate water collection unit; and a condensate water separating unit protruding from the water cover to a space between the evaporator and the condenser, and configured to prevent scattering of condensate water to the condenser from the evaporator due to an air flow. |
| US10982374B2 |
Laundry treating appliance detergent dispenser
A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior, a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening, a dispenser having a drawer with at least one chemistry container and a faucet, and a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet. |
| US10982368B2 |
Method for manufacturing water-repellent knitted fabric and water-repellent knitted fabric
Provided is a method for manufacturing a water-repellent knitted fabric and a water-repellent knitted fabric. The method includes: dyeing a yarn; obtaining a knitted fabric by knitting the dyed yarn which is dyed in the dyeing of the yarn; dipping the knitted fabric in a water-repellent liquid to allow the water-repellent liquid to penetrate into a structure of the dyed yarn and to be coated on a surface of the dyed yarn; dehydrating the knitted fabric after the dipping of the knitted fabric and then incompletely drying the knitted fabric while moisture remains in the dyed yarn; adhering the water-repellent liquid applied to the knitted fabric by applying heat to the knitted fabric after the dehydrating of the knitted fabric; washing the knitted fabric using water after the adhering of the water-repellent liquid; and drying the knitted fabric after the washing of the knitted fabric. |
| US10982364B2 |
Thermoplastic non-woven textile elements
A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile. |
| US10982363B2 |
Thermoplastic non-woven textile elements
A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile. |
| US10982360B2 |
Knitted tissue scaffolds
Staple cartridge assemblies for use with surgical stapling instruments and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. Scaffolds for use with a surgical staple cartridge and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided. |
| US10982358B2 |
Multi-functional knitted textiles
The knitted textiles include a knitted structure including a plurality of hollow yarns. Each hollow yarn includes a yarn body and defines a yarn hole extending through the yarn body to allow expansion of the yarn body upon inflation of each hollow yarn through the yarn hole. The knitted structure is configured to transition from an unexpanded state to an expanded state in response to the inflation of the hollow yarns through the yarn hole. The knitted structure has a first porosity in the unexpanded state, and the knitted structure has a second porosity in the expanded state. The second porosity is less than the first porosity such that a visibility through the knitted structure is greater when the knitted structure is in the unexpanded state than when the knitted structure is in the expanded state. |
| US10982356B2 |
Industrial textile
An industrial textile (1) having a longitudinal direction (MD) and a cross direction (CMD) and a first surface and a second surface, the industrial textile (1) extending in the cross direction from a first edge (E1) to a second edge (E2). The industrial textile (1) has a double warp which comprises a first warp having first machine direction yarns (U1, U2) and a second warp having second machine direction yarns (LI, L2). The yarns (U1, U2) of the first warp are arranged above the yarns (LI, L2) of the second warp and the yarns of the first warp are at least partially offset in respect of the yarns of the second warp. The industrial textile has a weft having cross machine direction yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4). The yarns (U1, U2) of the first warp and the yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4) of the weft bind themselves to each other according to a first predetermined pattern and the yarns (LI, L2) of the second warp and the yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4) of the weft bind themselves to each other according to a second predetermined pattern. The first predetermined pattern and the second predetermined pattern form a textile structure which has the cross machine direction yarns (W1, W2, W3, W4) at least on two different levels in the thickness direction of the industrial textile (1). |
| US10982355B2 |
Knit tubular protective sleeve and method of construction thereof
A knit sleeve for providing thermal protection about an elongate member contained therein and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a knit inner wall with opposite edges extending lengthwise between opposite ends and a circumferentially continuous tubular outer wall knit integrally with the inner wall. The outer wall bounds a central cavity that extends lengthwise along a central axis between open opposite ends of the outer wall. The opposite edges of the inner wall are substantially parallel to the central axis and are wrappable toward one another to form the inner wall as being tubular. The circumferentially continuous tubular outer wall is configured to be everted about the wrapped inner wall to circumferentially surround and protect the inner wall from abrasion and provide the sleeve with a dual layer wall. |
| US10982349B2 |
Temperature field device comprising a first drum, a second drum, and a filler inside the second drum and a space between the second drum and the first drum
The present disclosure provides an open temperature field device, including a bottom plate, a drum, a filler, and a cover plate. The bottom plate may be mounted on a bottom of the temperature field device and cover an open end of the drum. The cover plate may be mounted on a top of the temperature field device and cover the other open end of the drum. The filler may be filled inside the drum. In the temperature field device, the filler filled inside the drum can form a new thermal insulation layer, which effectively prevents the problem of sudden temperature changes caused by the cracking of the drum and improves the stability performance and a count of reusable times of the temperature field device. Meanwhile, by adjusting the filling height and the tightness of the filler, the temperature gradient of the temperature field device can be adjusted. |
| US10982345B2 |
Tin-plated product and method for producing same
After drying the surface of a tin plating layer having a thickness of 0.4 to 3 μm which is formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy by electroplating at a current density of 5 to 13 A/dm2 in a tin plating solution consisting of water, tin sulfate, sulfuric acid and a surfactant, the surface of the tin plating layer is heated to melt tin, and then, cooled to cause a layer of the tin plating layer on the side of the outermost surface to be a tin layer, which has a structure obtained by solidification after melting, while causing a layer of the tin plating layer between the tin layer and the base material to be a copper-tin alloy layer, to produce a tin-plated product wherein a tin layer, which has a structure obtained by solidification after melting, is formed on a copper-tin alloy layer formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy and wherein the tin-plated product has a glossiness of 0.3 to 0.7. |
| US10982330B2 |
Conversion-coated metal plate for non-condensed thermoplastic resin bonding, surface-treated metal plate for non-condensed thermoplastic resin bonding, composite member, and method for producing conversion-coated metal plate for non-condensed thermoplastic resin bonding
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chemical conversion coated metal sheet for non-condensed thermoplastic resin bonding, the chemical conversion coated metal sheet including a metal substrate and a chemical conversion coating film disposed on at least one surface of the metal substrate, in which the chemical conversion coating film is obtained by coating the metal substrate with a coating liquid that contains an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, colloidal silica, and a silane coupling agent. The ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer has an acrylic acid content of 10 mass % or more and a melt flow rate of 80 g/10 min or less. |
| US10982326B2 |
Counter-flow multi inject for atomic layer deposition chamber
A chamber lid assembly includes: a central channel having an upper portion and a lower portion and extending along a central axis; a housing at least partially defining a first and a second annular channel, each fluidly coupled to the central channel; a first plurality of apertures disposed along a horizontal plane through the housing to provide a multi-aperture inlet between the first annular channel and the central channel; a second plurality of apertures disposed along a horizontal plane through the housing to provide a multi-aperture inlet between the second annular channel and the central channel, wherein the first and the second plurality of apertures are angled differently with respect to the central axis so as to induce opposing rotational flow of gases about the central axis; and a tapered bottom surface extending from the lower portion of the central channel to a peripheral portion of the chamber lid assembly. |
| US10982325B2 |
Fluid distributing device for a thin-film deposition apparatus, related apparatus and methods
A thin-film deposition apparatus, related systems and methods are provided. The thin-film deposition apparatus 200 comprises a reaction chamber 201 for accommodating substrates 10 arranged with their side faces adjacent to each other and a fluid distribution device 100 with an expansion region 101 into which precursor fluid(s) enter via a number of inlets 103, and a transition region 102 for mixing said fluids. From the transition region, fluidic flow is directed into the reaction chamber 201 to propagate between the substrates 10 in a strictly laminar manner. By the invention, uniformity of precursor distribution on the substrates can be markedly improved. |
| US10982323B2 |
Conductive thin film manufacturing method
A first voltage is applied to a first positive electrode and a first negative electrode of an attraction plate in a lying posture to attract a dielectric object to be attracted on the attraction plate. The attraction plate is turned to a stand posture while attracting the dielectric object by a gradient force, and a conductive thin film is grown while applying a second voltage to a second positive electrode and a second negative electrode to generate an electrostatic force. Since the object is continuously attracted, the attraction plate will not detach. After having started attraction by electrostatic force, introduction of heat medium gas between the object and the attraction plate allows for temperature control of the object. |
| US10982318B2 |
Arc evaporation source
An arc evaporation source (101) according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a ring-shaped circumferential magnet (103) which is so arranged as to surround the outer circumference of a target (102) along a direction in which the direction of magnetization becomes parallel with the front surface of the target; and a rear surface magnet (104) which is arranged on the rear surface side of the target (102) along a direction in which the direction of magnetization becomes perpendicular to the front surface of the target. The magnetic pole of the circumferential magnet (103) on the inner side in the radial direction and the magnetic pole of the rear surface magnet (104) on the target (102) side have the same polarity as each other. |
| US10982317B2 |
Vapor deposition mask, vapor deposition mask preparation body, method for producing vapor deposition mask, and method for producing organic semiconductor element
There are provided a vapor deposition mask capable of satisfying both high definition and lightweight in upsizing and forming a vapor deposition pattern with high definition while securing strength, a vapor deposition mask preparation body capable of simply producing the vapor deposition mask and a method for producing a vapor deposition mask, and furthermore, a method for producing an organic semiconductor element capable of producing an organic semiconductor element with high definition. A metal mask 10 in which a slit 15 is provided and a resin mask 20 in which openings 25 corresponding to a pattern to be produced by vapor deposition are provided at a position of overlapping with the slit 15 are stacked, and the metal mask 10 has a general region 10a in which the slit 15 is provided and a thick region 10b larger in thickness than the general region. |
| US10982312B2 |
Single- and/or multi-charged gas ion beam treatment method for producing an anti-glare sapphire material
A treatment method of a sapphire material, said method comprising bombardment of a surface of the sapphire material, said surface facing a medium different from the sapphire material, by a single- and/or multi-charged gas ion beam so as to produce an ion implanted layer in the sapphire material, wherein the ions are selected from ions of the elements from the list consisting of helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), boron (B), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), fluorine (F), silicon (Si), phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S). Use of said method to obtain a capacitive touch panel having a high transmission in the visible range. |
| US10982311B2 |
Method of tangential gradient thermal spraying coating for complex profile workpieces
A design method of tangential gradient thermal spraying coating for complex profile workpieces solves the erosion-resistant problem, and obtains a corresponding relation between the ductile-brittle ratio of the thermal sprayed coating and the impact angle change. The method includes: determining the complex profile part surface impact angle change rule according to the part operation environment conditions; selecting an erosion-resistant coating material according to the service condition requirement; obtaining the relation among the impact angle, ductile-brittle angle and erosion rate of the coating by an erosion test; determining the coating and the impact angle ductile-brittle corresponding relation curve; and performing spraying by using dual-channel powder feeding thermal spraying equipment the powder feeding quantity of which is adjustable in real time, based on a matching relation between the tangential gradient coating and the surface impact angle. |
| US10982308B2 |
Hot-dip galvanization system and hot-dip galvanization method, in particular for mass production
The invention relates to a system and a method for the hot-dip galvanization of motor-vehicle components, preferably for mass-production hot-dip galvanization of a plurality of identical or similar motor-vehicle components, in particular in batches, preferably for batch galvanization, especially preferably for high-precision hot-dip galvanization. |
| US10982301B2 |
Slag from non-ferrous metal production
Disclosed is a slag comprising, on a dry basis and expressed as the total of the metal present as elemental metal and the presence of the metal in an oxidized state, a) at least 7% wt and at most 49% wt of Fe, b) at most 1.3% wt of Cu, c) at least 24% wt and at most 44% wt of SiO2, and d) at least 2.0% wt and at most 20% wt of CaO, characterised in that the slag comprises, on the same basis, e) at least 0.10% wt and at most 1.00% wt of Zn, f) at least 0.10% wt and at most 2.5% wt of MgO, and g) at most 0.100% wt of Pb. Further disclosed are an improved object comprising the slag, a process for the production of the slag, and a number of uses of the slag, whereby the slag may comprise up to at most 1.50% wt of zinc and down to 1.0% wt of CaO. |
| US10982300B2 |
Carbothermic direct reduction of chromite using a catalyst for the production of ferrochrome alloy
A direct reduction process for the production of ferrochrome from chromite ore or concentrate is disclosed. According to the present invention, calcium chloride (CaCl2) is added as a catalyst to accelerate the solid reduction and enhance the particle growth of the metallic phase (i.e. ferrochrome) during reduction. The reduction of chromite ore or concentrate takes place at much lower temperatures (e.g. 1200 to 1400° C.) compared to the conventional smelting technologies, and the ferrochrome particles formed are segregated from the unwanted residual gangue and spinel particles, facilitating their subsequent physical separation. |
| US10982299B2 |
Method for comprehensively processing noble lead
A method for comprehensively processing noble lead provided and utilizes two instances of vacuum distillation to realize an open circuit of arsenic, lead, antimony and bismuth and the high-efficiency enrichment of precious metals of gold and silver, and can obtain elemental arsenic, a lead-bismuth-antimony alloy, a silver alloy and a copper alloy, respectively. The lead-bismuth-antimony alloy, the silver alloy and the copper alloy are processed by oxidation refining, electrorefining and chlorination refining to obtain refined lead, refined antimony, antimony trioxide, electrolytic silver and electrolytic copper, and to realize gold enrichment. The entire process has advantages of high metal direct yield, low energy consumption, short flow chart, simple equipment, etc., and vacuum distillation belongs to a physical process in which the alloy can be separated only by means of the difference in saturated vapor pressure between the metals, without generation of wastewater, waste gas and waste residue. |
| US10982294B2 |
Reagents and methods for detecting HCV
The present disclosure relates to oligonucleotide sequences for amplification primers and their use in performing nucleic acid amplifications of HCV, in particular regions that encode the NS3 polypeptide. In some embodiments the primers are used in nested PCR methods for the detection or sequencing of HCV NS3. The oligonucleotide sequences are also provided assembled as kits that can be used to amplify and detect or sequence HCV NS3. |
| US10982292B2 |
Marker associated with anthracnose resistance in plant of the genus Fragaria and use thereof
This invention is intended to develop many DNA markers in plants of the genus Fragaria and to evaluate anthracnose resistance with high accuracy with the use of such many DNA markers. The markers associated with anthracnose resistance in plants of the genus Fragaria each comprise a continuous nucleic acid region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 10 in the chromosome of a plant of the genus Fragaria. |
| US10982291B2 |
Methods of diagnosing infectious disease pathogens and their drug sensitivity
The specification relates generally to methods of detecting, diagnosing, and/or identifying pathogens, e.g., infectious disease pathogens and determining their drug sensitivity and appropriate methods of treatment. This invention also relates generally to methods of monitoring pathogen infection in individual subjects as well as larger populations of subjects. |
| US10982289B2 |
Hybridization probes and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel hybridization probes useful for rapid hybridization to realize a practicable and affordable pathogen diagnostic based on RNA signature detection, technology and hardware. In particular, the present invention relates to a nucleic acid structure which may comprise nucleic acid tiles, wherein each nucleic acid tile comprises nucleic acid oligomers, wherein each nucleic acid oligomer hybridizes to each other thereby forming a nucleic acid tile. |
| US10982288B2 |
Methods of detecting MLH1 methylation
The present technology relates to methods for excluding Lynch syndrome as a possible diagnosis in patients suffering from colorectal cancers or endometrial cancers. These methods are based on detecting the methylation status of the MLH1 promoter ‘C’ region in colorectal and endometrial cancer patients using an improved and highly sensitive methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA) assay. |
| US10982287B2 |
Response to EGFR blockade
Recent large-scale analyses have demonstrated that the genomic landscape of human cancer is complex and variable among individuals of the same tumor type. Such underlying genetic differences may in part be responsible for the varying therapeutic responses observed in cancer patients. To examine the effect of somatic genetic changes in colorectal cancer on sensitivity to a common targeted therapy, we performed complete exome sequence and copy number analyses of 129 tumors that were KRAS wild-type and analyzed their response to anti-EGFR antibody blockade in patient-derived tumorgraft models. In addition to previously identified genes, we detected mutations in ERBB2, EGFR, FGFR1, PDGFRA, and MAP2K1 as potential mechanisms of primary resistance to this therapy. Alterations in the ectodomain of EGFR were identified in patients with acquired resistance to EGFR blockade. Amplifications and sequence changes in the tyrosine kinase receptor adaptor gene IRS2 were identified in tumors with increased sensitivity to anti-EGFR therapy. Therapeutic resistance to EGFR blockade could be overcome in tumorgraft models through combinatorial therapies targeting actionable genes. These analyses provide a systematic approach to evaluate response to targeted therapies in human cancer, highlight additional mechanisms of responsiveness to anti-EGFR therapies, and provide additional avenues for intervention in the management of colorectal cancer. |
| US10982286B2 |
Algorithmic approach for determining the plasma genome abnormality PGA and the urine genome abnormality UGA scores based on cell free cfDNA copy number variations in plasma and urine
The present invention relates to methods of using cell-free DNA analysis for guiding treatment of advanced prostate cancer. In particular, liquid biopsies are collected from urine and/or plasma of patients for measuring copy number variation in cell-free DNA associated with metastatic prostate cancer. In particular, urine genomic abnormality (UGA) and plasma genomic abnormality (PGA) values are contemplated for use in predicting treatment responses in advanced prostate cancer patients and for use in making decisions related to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) treatment outcomes in hormone sensitive stage and for starting or changing chemotherapy treatments in castrate resistant advanced cancer stage. |
| US10982283B2 |
Indices of microbial diversity relating to health
Provided herein are methods for altering a health state of a subject by administering a wellness intervention to subjects found to have quantitative measures of microbial genera in the subject's microbiome that are associated with undesirable health states. Undesirable health states can be inferred by executing models that predict health states based on the quantitative measures, such as relative amounts of selected microbial genera to all microbes. Models are created by statistical methods that analyze datasets that include, for each of a plurality of subjects, verified health states and quantitative measures of each of a plurality of microbes classified at designated taxonomic levels, e.g., genus level. |
| US10982274B2 |
Bead emulsion nucleic acid amplification
Disclosed are methods for nucleic acid amplification wherein nucleic acid templates, beads, and amplification reaction solution are emulsified and the nucleic acid templates are amplified to provide clonal copies of the nucleic acid templates attached to the beads. Also disclosed are kits and apparatuses for performing the methods of the invention. |
| US10982273B2 |
RNase H mutants in an emulsion
The invention is directed to methods and kits for performing an RNase H2-mediated cleavage reaction on a sample in an emulsion. |
| US10982269B2 |
Automated RNA detection using labeled 2′-O-methyl RNA oligonucleotide probes and signal amplification systems
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting differential expression of certain miRNAs in cancer cells or their surrounding normal tissues in the tumor microenvironment. The disclosure describes an automated, highly sensitive and specific method for detection of any cellular RNA molecule, including microRNA, messenger RNA and non-coding RNA. The technology includes probe design as well as probe use in an automated fashion for detection of RNA molecules in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPET) samples. |
| US10982268B2 |
Spatially encoded biological assays
The present invention provides assays and assay systems for use in spatially encoded biological assays. The invention provides an assay system comprising an assay capable of high levels of multiplexing where reagents are provided to a biological sample in defined spatial patterns; instrumentation capable of controlled delivery of reagents according to the spatial patterns; and a decoding scheme providing a readout that is digital in nature. |
| US10982266B2 |
Nucleic acid-polymer conjugates for bright fluorescent tags
A composition includes a polymer including extending chains, side chains, or branches. One (or more) of a plurality of a first strand of nucleic acid is attached to each of a plurality of the side chains. One (or more) of a plurality of a second strand of nucleic acid, which is complementary to the first strand of nucleic acid, is complexed to each of the plurality of the first strand of nucleic acid to form a double strand of nucleic acid on each of the plurality of the side chains. At least one fluorescent compound is associated with the double strand of nucleic acid on each of the plurality of the side chains. |
| US10982265B2 |
Systems and methods to detect rare mutations and copy number variation
The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease. |
| US10982258B2 |
Methods of sequencing, determining, pairing, and validating therapeutic agents and disease specific antigens
Provided herein are methods and composition for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. The methods and compositions can be used to pair any two sequences originating from a single cell, such as heavy and light chain antibody sequences, for antibody discovery, disease and immune diagnostics, and low error sequencing. |
| US10982255B2 |
Microchip for nucleic acid analysis
There is provided a microchip including a reaction region and a detection region connected to the reaction region by a flow passage, the detection region including copper. |
| US10982254B2 |
Methods for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing
The present invention relates, in part, to methods and kits for rapidly determining antimicrobial susceptibility of microorganisms. |
| US10982248B2 |
Methods for amplifying nucleic acid using tag-mediated displacement
Disclosed are methods for amplifying a nucleic acid target region using an amplification oligomer comprising a target-binding segment and a heterologous displacer tag situated 5′ to the target-binding segment. Initiation of an amplification reaction from the tagged amplification oligomer produces an amplicon comprising the displacer tag, such that once the complement of the displacer tag has been incorporated into a second amplicon, a displacer oligonucleotide having a sequence substantially corresponding to the displacer tag sequence is used to participate in subsequent rounds of amplification for displacement of an extension product primed from a site within the second amplicon 5′ to the displacer priming site. Also disclosed are related kits and reaction mixtures comprising the displacer-tagged amplification oligomer and corresponding displacer oligonucleotide. |
| US10982244B2 |
Modified homoserine dehydrogenase and method for producing homoserine or L-amino acid derived from homoserine using the same
The present disclosure relates to modified homoserine dehydrogenase and a method for producing homoserine or a homoserine-derived L-amino acid using the same. |
| US10982240B2 |
Production of polyhydroxy alkanoates with a defined composition from an unrelated carbon source
Cells and methods for producing polyhydroxyalkanoates. The cells comprise one or more recombinant genes selected from an R-specific enoyl-CoA hydratase gene, a PHA polymerase gene, a thioesterase gene, and an acyl-CoA-synthetase gene. The cells further have one or more genes functionally deleted. The functionally deleted genes include such genes as an enoyl-CoA hydratase gene, a 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and a 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase gene. The recombinant cells are capable of using producing polyhydroxyalkanoates with a high proportion of monomers having the same carbon length from non-lipid substrates, such as carbohydrates. |
| US10982239B2 |
Method for producing meso-galactaric acid by contacting a fungal cell with a biomaterial having galacturonic acid
The present invention relates to a field of genetically modified fungal cells and converting galacturonic acid to meso-galactaric acid, more precisely to a method of producing meso-galactaric acid. The invention further relates to recombinant fungal cells having a specific combination of modifications including but not limited to expression of uronate dehydrogenase enzyme, reduced D-galacturonic acid reductase activity, and furthermore reduced meso-galactaric acid catabolism, as well as uses and methods related thereto. |
| US10982235B2 |
Fermentative production of ethanol from glucose, galactose and arabinose employing a recombinant yeast strain
The present invention relates to a process for the production of one or more fermentation product from a sugar composition, comprising the following steps: a) fermentation of the sugar composition in the presence of a yeast belonging to the genera Saccharomyces, Kluyveromyces, Candida, Pichia, Schizosaccharomyces, Hansenula, Kloeckera, Schwanniomyces or Yarrowia: and b) recovery of the fermentation product, wherein the yeast comprises the genes araA, araB and araD and the sugar composition comprises glucose, galactose and arabinose. |
| US10982234B2 |
Microorganisms that co-consume glucose with non-glucose carbohydrates and methods of use
Microorganisms that co-consume glucose with non-glucose carbohydrates, such as xylose, and methods of using same. The microorganisms comprise modifications that reduce or ablate the activity of a phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP):carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS) protein or modifications that reduce or ablate the activity of a phosphoglucose isomerase and a GntR. The PTS protein may be selected from an enzyme I (EI), an HPr, an FPr, and an enzyme IIGlc (EIIGlc). Additional modifications include reduction or ablation of the activity of a pyruvate formate lyase, a lactate dehydrogenase, and a fumarate reductase and inclusion of recombinant pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase genes. The microorganisms are particularly suited to co-consuming glucose and xylose in media containing these substrates and producing ethanol therefrom. |
| US10982232B2 |
Diterpene synthases and their use for production of diterpenes
Diterpene synthases and methods of their use are described herein. |
| US10982227B2 |
Transgenic or non-transgenic plants with mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase having increased tolerance to herbicides
The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants. |
| US10982226B2 |
Green alga bicarbonate transporter and uses thereof
Provided herein are green alga Cia8 polypeptides and the polynucleotides that encode them. Also provided herein are transformed cells and transgenic plants that include one or more of the polynucleotides and/or polypeptides provided herein. |
| US10982221B2 |
Plant-derived antibodies and derivatives that reduce risk of antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of infection
The present invention describes the plant-based production of a therapeutic anti-virus antibody. |
| US10982218B2 |
Strong activation domain
A new and strong transcriptional activation domain was identified from the Arabidopsis protein Ethylene Response Factor 98 (AtERF98). This domain has been designated as the “EDLL domain” and has a number of highly conserved amino acid residues that are found throughout the members of the AtERF98 family from plants, including in monocot and eudicot orthologs. The EDLL domain was shown to be highly active when it was fused to transcription factors from plant and yeast, and was also shown to have activation potential comparable to the widely-used VP16 activation domain derived from Herpes simplex. The EDLL domain was also active when it was targeted to a gene promoter by a sequence-specific DNA binding protein or by protein-protein interactions. Unlike other known activation domains such as VP16 and GAL4, the EDLL domain is relatively small in size, and being of plant origin, it is favored as a strong transcriptional activation tool for application in transgenic food crops. |
| US10982216B2 |
Methods and compositions for enhancing functional myelin production
A method of generating a cell that enhances functional myelin production is provided, the method including genetically modifying the cell such that: (i) an endogenous PLP1 gene is modified to decrease its ability to inhibit myelin production; (ii) an endogenous PLP1 genetic regulatory element is modified to decrease its ability to promote PLP1 expression; (iii) an endogenous PLP1 genetic regulatory element is modified to increase its ability to inhibit PLP1 expression; or (iv) an endogenous PLP1 gene product or a PLP1 regulatory element gene product that promotes PLP1 expression is modified to decrease the PLP1 expression level, wherein the cell produces functional myelin. |
| US10982214B2 |
Inhibiting microRNA to prevent development of essential hypertension
Therapeutic compositions and methods of treatment of the central nervous system, specifically towards hypertension comprising administration of a therapeutic comprising an anti-miR-135a, an anti-miR-miR-376a, or a combination, in the central nervous system effectively attenuates hypertension for up to four weeks provided a single administration. |
| US10982212B2 |
Conserved HBV and HCV sequences useful for gene silencing
Conserved consensus sequences from known hepatitis B virus strains and known hepatitis C virus strains, which are useful in inhibiting the expression of the viruses in mammalian cells, are provided. These sequences are useful to silence the genes of HBV and HCV, thereby providing therapeutic utility against HBV and HCV viral infection in humans. |
| US10982210B2 |
Compositions for delivery of cargo to cells
The invention provides compositions for delivery of cargo to cells. The invention also provides compositions that bind multiple agents simultaneously. The compositions are useful as therapeutics. Methods of using the compositions are also provided. |
| US10982208B2 |
Protein arrays and methods of using and making the same
Methods and devices are provided for preparing a protein array having a plurality of proteins. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of nucleic acids each having a predefined sequence and expressing in vitro a plurality of proteins from the plurality of nucleic acids. In another embodiment, protein arrays having a solid surface and a microvolume are also provided. The solid surface can have a plurality of anchor oligonucleotides capable of hybridizing with a plurality of nucleic acids. The microvolume can cover each of the plurality of anchor oligonucleotides and can be configured to produce a polypeptide from each of the plurality of nucleic acids. |
| US10982206B2 |
Electroporation-induced electrosensitization
Methods of enhancing membrane permeabilization in a cell are provided. A method includes disposing the cell between a first electrode and a second electrode and applying a plurality of electrical pulses between the first electrode and the second electrode. In the method, the plurality of electrical pulses include at least two trains of pulses separated by an interval greater than about 10 s. Further, the amplitude of the electrical pulses is selected to be greater than about 0.2 kV/cm. |
| US10982198B2 |
Compositions and methods relating to a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin
In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin A and/or a mutant Clostridium difficile toxin B. The mutant toxin may include a glucosyltransferase domain having at least one mutation and a cysteine protease domain having at least one mutation, relative to the corresponding wild-type C. difficile toxin. The mutant toxins may include at least one amino acid that is chemically crosslinked. In another aspect, the invention relates to methods and compositions for use in culturing Clostridium difficile and in producing C. difficile toxins. |
| US10982195B2 |
Glycerol free ethanol production
The invention relates to a recombinant cell, preferably a yeast cell comprising: a) one or more heterologous genes encoding a glycerol dehydrogenase activity; b) one or more genes encoding a dihydroxyacetone kinase (E.C. 2.7.1.28 and/or E.C. 2.7.1.29); c) one or more heterologous genes encoding a ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (EC 4.1.1.39, RuBisCO); and d) one or more heterologous genes encoding a phosphoribulokinase (EC 2.7.1.19, PRK); and optionally e) one or more heterologous genes encoding for a glycerol transporter. This cell can be used for the production of ethanol and advantageously produces little or no glycerol. |
| US10982185B2 |
Desiccation resistant pseudomonad strains and treatment of agricultural maladies therewith
Novel strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens are disclosed. Several novel mutated strains of Pseudomonads are engineered by repetitive culturing of a parent strain under stressed conditions. Various enriched populations are screened and ranked based on relative performance indices including viable cell yield during growth, efficacy in suppression of dry rot disease, cell growth recovery after dry storage and resistance to switchgrass hydrolysate. |
| US10982184B2 |
Bacterial strains capable of metabolizing oxalates
A selection of strains of lactic bacteria and bifidobacteria of human intestinal origin capable of metabolizing oxalates is described. Moreover, a food composition or supplement product or pharmaceutical composition containing said bacterial strains is also described. |
| US10982177B2 |
Cleaning wipes with particular lotion retention and efficacy characteristics
Pre-moistened wipes that include one or more characteristics correlated to desired properties, such as high durability, mileage, cleaning composition retention, efficacy, or the like are described. Pulp substrates typically include an anionic charge, which can result in binding or retention of a cationic biocide such as a quaternary ammonium compound while the remainder of the composition is released from the wipe (e.g., through squeezing, wiping or other compression). The present wipes are specifically tailored to release at least 20% of the quaternary ammonium compound to a target surface, and exhibit at least a 3-log reduction in Staphylococcus aureus population within about 10 seconds to 5 minutes. Such release and efficacy is achieved without the presence of any cationic biocide release agent (e.g., latex or a cationic salt) included in the cleaning composition or elsewhere within the pre-loaded disinfecting wipe. |
| US10982176B2 |
Process of laundering fabrics using a water-soluble unit dose article
Described herein is a process of laundering fabrics using a household care composition, which delivers active agents onto fabric or hard surfaces while modifying the pH of the wash liquor to greater than 8. |
| US10982173B2 |
Fragrance compositions
A perfume composition providing differentiated odour depending on the assessment conditions is provided. The perfume composition includes a) less than 20% by weight of perfumery ingredients having an equilibrium headspace concentration (HS) between 151 and 900 microgram/l at 25° C., b) at least 35% by weight of perfumery ingredients having a HS higher than 900 microgram/l at 25° C. and b) 25% by weight of perfumery ingredients having a HS lower than or equal to 150 microgram/l at 25° C. The perfume composition reduces consumer perfume habituation to said perfume product. |
| US10982172B2 |
Organoleptic compounds
The present invention relates to novel compounds and their use as fragrance materials. |
| US10982171B2 |
Methods for oil degumming
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for enzymatic oil degumming. |
| US10982168B2 |
Cylinder lubricating oil composition for crosshead diesel engine
(1) A cylinder lubricating oil composition for a crosshead diesel engine, the composition having: a sulfated ash content of 2.0 to 5.5 mass %; a base number of 15 to 45 mgKOH/g; and an autoignition temperature of no less than 262° C. (2) A cylinder lubricating oil composition for a crosshead diesel engine, comprising: a lubricant base oil; (B) a Ca sulfonate detergent having a base number of no less than 10 mgKOH/g and less than 60 mgKOH/g; (C) a Ca phenate detergent having a base number of 55 to 200 mgKOH/g; (D′) an amine antioxidant; and (E′) a zinc dithiophosphate, wherein the composition has a base number of no less than 15 mgKOH/g and less than 120 mgKOH/g. |
| US10982160B2 |
Method of preparing combustible oil
Provided is a method of preparing a combustible oil, the method comprising adding and mixing: a petroleum-based combustible oil; a water having an oxidation-reduction potential of −300 mV or lower, a pH of 9.0 or higher, and a dissolved hydrogen concentration of 0.8 ppm or higher; a fatty oil; and an activated carbon to obtain a mixture. |
| US10982159B2 |
Method for reducing the content of saturated monoglycerides in a raw biodiesel
The present invention relates to a method for reducing the content of monoglycerides (MG), also called monoacylglycerides (MAG), especially of saturated monoglycerides (SMG), in a crude biodiesel (CB). |
| US10982158B2 |
Systems for the catalytic activation of pentane-enriched hydrocarbon mixtures
The present disclosure relates to systems operable to catalytically convert a hydrocarbon feed stream predominantly comprising both isopentane and n-pentane to yield upgraded hydrocarbon products that are suitable for use either as a blend component of liquid transportation fuels or as an intermediate in the production of other value-added chemicals. The hydrocarbon feed stream is isomerized in a first reaction zone to convert at least a portion of the n-pentane to isopentane, followed by catalytic-activation of the isomerization effluent in a second reaction zone with an activation catalyst to produce an activation effluent. The process increases the conversion of the hydrocarbon feed stream to olefins and aromatics, while minimizing the production of C1-C4 light paraffins. Certain embodiments provide for further upgrading of at least a portion of the activation effluent by either oligomerization or alkylation. |
| US10982156B2 |
Method for producing naphthenic process oils by hydrogenation
The object of the invention is a method for producing naphthenic process oils that have a high content of naphthenic carbon atoms of 20-60 wt % and a low content of polycyclic aromatics of less than 3 wt %, determined in accordance with IP 346, by the hydrogenation of a process oil educt that has a high content of polycyclic aromatics. The method in accordance with the invention enables secondary extracts, such as are formed in the production of label-free process oils, even in a mixture with primary extracts, to be utilized in an economically meaningful way. The resulting process oils are likewise label-free, so that the use of PCA-containing process oils can be reduced and less of these substances will get into the environment. Through this the environment and in particular health are less stressed. In addition, the starting substances in this way can lead to a different use and no longer have to be added to heating oil. By avoiding heating oil, CO2 emissions are also reduced. Also, through the direct hydrogenation of DAE, high value naphthenic process oils are obtained by the method in accordance with the invention. The process oils that are obtained contain surprisingly high amounts of naphthenic hydrocarbon compounds. In addition, an object of the invention is the use of the process oils produced in accordance with the invention as a plasticizer or extender oil for natural and synthetic rubber mixtures or thermoplastic elastomers. |
| US10982151B2 |
Process for converting carbonaceous material into low tar synthesis gas
A continuous multi-stage vertically sequenced gasification process for conversion of solid carbonaceous fuel material into clean (low tar) syngas. The process involves forming a pyrolysis residue bed having a uniform depth and width to pass raw syngas there through for an endothermic reaction, while controlling the reduction zone pressure drop, resident time and syngas flow space velocity during the endothermic reaction to form substantially tar free syngas, to reduce carbon content in the pyrolysis residue, and to reduce the temperature of raw syngas as compared to the temperature of the partial oxidation zone. |
| US10982148B2 |
Liquid crystal device, method for producing same, and compound
This liquid crystal display device is provided with: a pair of substrates which have conductive films, respectively; a liquid crystal layer which is arranged between the pair of substrates and contains a liquid crystal; and a liquid crystal control layer which is formed on the substrate-side interface of the liquid crystal layer by means of polymerization of a polymerizable monomer, and which controls the alignment of the liquid crystal. With respect to this liquid crystal display device, at least one of the pair of substrates is not provided with a liquid crystal alignment film, and the liquid crystal control layer contains a compound that has at least one partial structure which is selected from the group consisting of a fluorene structure-containing group, an aromatic amino group and a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group. |
| US10982145B2 |
Negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal composition, liquid crystal display element and liquid crystal display
The present invention relates to a negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal composition, a liquid crystal display element, and a liquid crystal display. The negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal composition of the present invention comprises a first component composed of one or more compounds represented by formula I and a second component composed of one or more polymerizable compounds: The negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal composition disclosed by the present invention has a low rotary viscosity, a fast response speed and a good stability, and is very suitable for manufacturing liquid crystal display elements, particularly suitable for PS (polymer-stabilized) or PSA (polymer-stabilized alignment)-type liquid crystal displays. |
| US10982143B2 |
Wavelength converting material for a light emitting device
Embodiments of the invention include a light source and a nitridoberyllate phosphor disposed in a path of light emitted by the light source. The nitridoberyllate phosphor includes a trigonal planar BeN3 structure and/or a tetrahedral Be(N,O)4 structure. |
| US10982142B1 |
Red phosphor and light emitting device using the same
A red phosphor is expressed by a chemical formula of CazO:Cex, Liy, in which a range of x values is 0 |
| US10982139B2 |
Fluoride phosphor and light-emitting device using same
Provided is a fluoride phosphor that has a good external quantum efficiency and is suitable for stably producing white LEDs. The fluoride phosphor having a composition represented by a general formula (1), a bulk density of 0.80 g/cm3 or more, and a mass median diameter (D50) of 30 μm or less: general formula: A2M(1-n)F6:Mn4+n (1), wherein 0 |
| US10982138B2 |
Fluorescent nanocomposite
The present invention relates to a method for forming a nanocomposite having a core-shell structure, the method comprising the steps of: forming a core comprising a first fluorophore capable of aggregation induced emission, and depositing a second fluorophore capable of aggregation caused quenching onto the surface of the core to form a shell at least partially surrounding the core. The present invention also relates to a nanocomposite obtained by said method, and a method of altering the fluorescence of said nanocomposite. The nanocomposite may exhibit dual emission colours and opposite aggregation fluorescent behaviours. |
| US10982130B2 |
Environmentally friendly hydrofracturing friction reducer for harsh conditions
A composition for an environmentally friendly hydrofracturing friction reducer product can be synthesized. A method for synthesis of a friction reducer emulsion can include using gas-to-liquid synthesized oil as a continuous phase in invert emulsion polymerization. The composition can be optimized by using a suitable amount of salt tolerant monomer for the best performance with salt tolerant features. Various inverting agents can be utilized for the self-inverting in brine with good product stability. The optimized friction reducer can be used in weighted brine hydrofracturing. |
| US10982128B2 |
Method for making a treatment fluid comprising a diverting agent in flake form, and method of treating a well
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well-bore, for example to facilitate fracturing of the formation, comprises the steps of: (i) selecting a treatment fluid comprising a diverting agent (A) in a flaked form, for example guar gum in a flaked form. (ii) introducing the treatment fluid into the subterranean formation via the well-bore to plug a region of the formation. Thereafter, the formation may be fractured or re-fractured. |
| US10982126B2 |
Chemical packer composition and methods of using same for isolation of water/gas zones
A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, comprising introducing a chemical packer composition into the wellbore, wherein the chemical packer composition comprises water, a suspending agent, a gelling agent, and a sealant composition and wherein the chemical packer composition has a pH greater than 9, and allowing the chemical packer composition to form a plug, wherein a portion of the wellbore below the plug is isolated from fluid communication with a portion of the wellbore above the plug. |
| US10982124B2 |
Drill-in fluid compositions and methods
The present application provides a drill-in slurry containing an aqueous base fluid; a solid particulate material; a hygroscopic chelating agent; optionally an alkali formate; and optionally an additional ingredient such as a defoamer, a viscosity modifier, a stabilizer, soda ash or sodium bicarbonate. Methods for making the drill-in slurry and methods of using the drill-in slurry for drilling into a reservoir section or a producing section of a subterranean formation are also provided. |
| US10982123B2 |
Sealing material for multi-layered glasses, and multi-layered glass
Provided is a sealing material for multi-layered glasses, including: a polysulfide resin (A) and a polyester resin (B) which is represented by Formula (1-1): or Formula (1-2): wherein A represents a dibasic acid residue, G represents a diol residue, X1 and X2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by Formula (2-1): wherein R represents an aromatic group or an aliphatic group, and X3 and X4 represent an aromatic group or an aliphatic group, n and m each represent the average number of repetitions of a repeating unit in parentheses and are each a numerical value larger than 0, and some or all A's are aromatic dibasic acid residues, and which has an aromatic dibasic acid residue content of 20 to 70% based on chemical formula weights calculated from the chemical formulae represented by [ ]N and [ ]M and also has a number average molecular weight of 400 to 5,000. |
| US10982120B2 |
Thermocurable electroconductive adhesive
Conventionally, when an adherend is nickel or the like, it has been difficult to realize an electroconductive adhesive that lowers connection resistance in various kinds of thermocurable curing resins. However, it is possible to provide an electroconductive adhesive, in the case where the adherend is nickel or the like, which reduces connection resistance in various kinds of thermocurable curing resins while simultaneously maintaining storage stability to have good handleability. The present description provides a thermocurable electroconductive adhesive including the following components (A) to (D): Component (A): a curable resin, Component (B): a thermal curing agent that cures Component (A), Component (C): an organometallic complex, and Component (D): electroconductive particles. |
| US10982108B2 |
Photopolymerizable composition for forming bezel pattern, method for forming bezel pattern using same, and bezel pattern manufactured thereby
A photopolymerizable composition for forming a bezel pattern developed to be applied on a display substrate, a method for forming a bezel pattern using the same, a bezel pattern manufactured thereby, a display substrate comprising a bezel pattern manufactured thereby, and a rework method for removing a bezel pattern having a defective printed pattern are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the composition includes a colorant, an epoxy monomer, an oxetane monomer, a vinyl monomer, a cationic photopolymerization initiator, an adhesion promoter and a diluting solvent, the oxetane monomer comprises a monofunctional oxetane monomer and a difunctional oxetane monomer. The composition is suitable for manufacturing a bezel pattern that is easily removed, has sufficient adhesion to a display substrate, and good curing sensitivity and pencil hardness, without requiring a high-temperature heating process. |
| US10982107B2 |
Metal nanoparticle ink composition
A metal nanoparticle ink composition comprises an ink vehicle and a plurality of metal nanoparticles dispersed in the ink vehicle. The metal nanoparticles including both a first organic stabilizing group and a second organic stabilizing group attached thereto, the first organic stabilizing group being different from the second organic stabilizing group, the first organic stabilizing group being selected from the group consisting of decylamine, undecylamine, dodecylamine, tridecylamine, tetradecylamine and mixtures thereof, and the second organic stabilizing group being selected from group consisting of butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, heptylamine, octylamine, nonylamine, decylamine and mixtures thereof. |
| US10982103B2 |
Low energy curing offset and letterpress printing inks and printing process
The present invention relates to the field of low energy radically curable inks for offset or letterpress printing of security documents. In particular, the invention relates to low energy radically curable offset or letterpress printing inks for offset or letterpress printing on a substrate or security document, said low energy radically curable inks having a viscosity in the range of about 2.5 to about 25 Pa s at 40° C. and 1000 s−1 and comprising radically curable (meth)acrylate compounds, one or more one or more photoinitiators of formula (I), one or machine readable materials and one or more fillers and/or extenders. |
| US10982102B2 |
Low energy curing offset and letterpress printing inks and printing process
The present invention relates to the field of low energy radically curable inks for offset or letterpress printing of security documents. In particular, the invention relates to low energy radically curable offset or letterpress printing inks for offset or letterpress printing on a substrate or security document, said low energy radically curable inks having a viscosity in the range of about 2.5 to about 25 Pa s at 40° C. and 1000 s−1 and comprising radically curable (meth)acrylate compounds, one or more one or more photoinitiators of formula (I), one or more machine readable materials and one or more fillers and/or extenders. |
| US10982095B1 |
Bis-Schiff-base thermosetting elastomers
Chemical compositions are provided having a structure in accordance with with the R group having a structure in accordance with R1 includes an alkyl group, R2 includes an alkylene group, and R3 includes an alkylene group in accordance with (CH2)x with x≥2, and R4 includes the structure of Formula (II) or Formula (III). R5 includes a meta-substituted or para-substituted phenyl moiety. Additionally, elastomers produced by cross-linking the chemical composition of Formula (I) are provided. |
| US10982094B2 |
Optical material composition
Provided is an optical material composition which makes it possible to design an optical material exhibiting a broad range of properties. This optical material composition contains a compound (A) represented by formula (1), 1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane (b), and if necessary, a compound (B) represented by formula (2). The content of the compound (B) constitutes 0-30 mass % of the total mass of the composition: (In the formula, n m represents an integer which is 0-4, and n represents an integer which is 0-2). |
| US10982091B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition having excellent thermal stability and low birefringence and molded atricle thereof
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent thermal stability and birefringence properties and to a molded article formed therefrom. In one embodiment, the thermoplastic resin composition includes: 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin including a repeating unit represented by formula 1; about 0.2 parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight of an epoxy resin represented by formula 2; and about 1 part by weight to about 15 parts by weight of a phosphate-based compound, wherein formula 1 and formula 2 are as defined in the detailed description. |
| US10982090B2 |
Graphic articles comprising polylactic acid polymer based film
A graphic article comprising a Poly lactic acid (PLA) based film and in particular, an ink layer depicting a graphic is described. The PLA based film comprises a semicrystalline polylactic acid polymer, a second of a polyvinyl acetate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 25° C., and plasticizer. The article is typically a tape or sheet that may further comprise an adhesive (e.g. pressure sensitive) and a low adhesion backsize or a release liner. A method of forming a graphic article using the film of the invention is also disclosed. |
| US10982089B2 |
Polymer composition
A composition may contain a first polymer, a second polymer, and a block copolymer. The first polymer may be polylactic acid, starch, polybutylene succinate, poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate), or a mixture thereof. The second polymer may be polybutadiene, high impact polystyrene, or a mixture thereof. The block copolymer may be a block copolymer of polylactic acid and polybutadiene. The composition may be prepared by a process that includes contacting the first polymer with the second polymer and the block copolymer. Articles may be prepared from the composition. |
| US10982087B2 |
Rubber compositions containing tackifiers
A composition comprising, a rubber component selected from the group consisting of a rubber polymer, a synthetic rubber polymer, and combinations thereof; and an alkylphenol resin which is a reaction product of: at least one phenolic monomer selected from the group consisting of phenol, cresol, resorcinol, xylenol, ethyl phenol, alkylresorcinols, and combinations thereof; and at least one alkyl aldehyde having from 5 to 12 carbon atom alkyl groups, is disclosed. The composition can be used to prepare articles of manufacture such as tires, tire treads, tire shoulders, tire sidewalls, rubber belts, and rubber hoses. |
| US10982086B1 |
Resin guardrail
The present invention relates to a resin guardrail consisting of a resin composition containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and fixed to a vertical post (P) and, more particularly, relates to a resin guardrail having improved durability and impact resistance, the resin guardrail being produced through extrusion molding of the resin composition containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and made by mixing 1 to 10 parts by weight of microcapsules containing acrylic acid (CH2=CHCOOH), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), lithium nitrate trihydrate (LiNO33H2O), and acrylonitrile (CH2CHCN), based on 100 parts by weight of resin mixture containing the PVC compound and the ABS compound mixed at a weight ratio of 50:50 to 90:10. |
| US10982085B2 |
Thermoplastic resin film and glass plate-including laminate
Provided is a thermoplastic resin film of which adhesive force can be easily adjusted to lie within an appropriate range when the thermoplastic resin film is bonded to other members such as a glass plate. A thermoplastic resin film according to the present invention includes a thermoplastic resin, and a compound represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a carboxyalkyl group, a group that is a salt of a carboxyalkyl group and alkali metal, or a group that is a salt of a carboxyalkyl group and alkaline earth metal, and at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 represents a carboxyalkyl group, a group that is a salt of a carboxyalkyl group and alkali metal, or a group that is a salt of a carboxyalkyl group and alkaline earth metal. |
| US10982070B2 |
Natural crystalline colorant and process for production
A crystalline pigment or colorant composition having high color intensity and/or low sugar content, and methods and processes of preparation. The composition may comprise purified fruit and/or vegetable color juices. |
| US10982064B2 |
Multilayer barrier films
A barrier film. The barrier film may include a substrate, an inorganic layer disposed on a side of the substrate, and an organic layer-by-layer structure disposed on a side of the inorganic layer, where in the organic layer-by-layer structure comprises a layer of a cationic polyelectrolyte and a layer of an anionic polyelectrolyte. |
| US10982062B2 |
Fluoropolymer hybrid composite
The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to a film comprising said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and to uses of said film in various applications, in particular in electrochemical and in photo-electrochemical applications. |
| US10982055B2 |
Thermoreversible polymers and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides thermoreversible polymers, hydrogel compositions comprising the thermoreversible polymers, as well as methods of making and using the thermoreversible polymers. |
| US10982051B2 |
Aqueous compositions for hair treatment comprising polyorganosiloxanes with polyhydroxyaromatic moieties
This invention relates to aqueous compositions for hair treatment, comprising polyorganosiloxanes A) having di- and trihydroxy-substituted aromatic groups and at least one surfactant B) selected from cationic surfactants B1) and anionic surfactants B2) in a certain weight ratio of the surfactant B) to the polyorganosiloxane A), and said aqueous compositions having a certain pH. The invention further relates to hair treatment compositions, comprising said aqueous compositions and to hair treatment processes using said aqueous compositions or hair treatment compositions. |
| US10982046B2 |
Reaction products and use of same in defoamer compositions and methods for defoaming
Reaction products of an optionally alkoxylated alcohol, a polyalkylene alcohol and a linker can be used in various applications such as defoamers. Methods of making the reaction products and defoamer compositions including the reaction products, and methods of using the reaction products to reduce or prevent foam in a composition are also disclosed. The reaction products can be used with an organic solvent or without an organic solvent to provide low VOC compositions. |
| US10982045B2 |
Catalyst composition for a polyester manufacturing process
A catalyst composition for a polyester manufacturing process, comprising a titanium catalyst and/or an antimony catalyst as main catalyst, and either(i) at least one co-catalyst A, or(ii) at least one co-catalyst B and at least one co-catalyst C, or(iii) a combination thereof, andwherein co-catalyst A is selected from the group consisting of a metal salt of an alkyl or an aryl phosphinic acid, or a metal salt of an alkyl or aryl diphosphinic acid, or a combination thereof, and co-catalyst B is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl or aryl phosphinic acid, an alkyl or aryl diphosphinic acid a combination thereof, and co-catalyst C selected from the group of a metal salt, a metal hydroxide or a metal organyl compound. |
| US10982044B2 |
Low-shrinkage polyester industrial yarn and preparation method thereof
A low-shrinkage polyester industrial yarn and a preparation method thereof are provided. The preparation method includes the following steps: subjecting the modified polyester to polycondensation, melting, measuring, extruding, cooling, oiling, stretching, heat setting and winding, wherein the content of the crown ether in the oil agent is 67.30-85.58 wt %. The material of the prepared low shrinkage polyester industrial yarn is a modified polyester, the molecular chain of the modified polyester includes a terephthalic acid segment, an ethylene glycol segment, and a branched diol segment, and the structural formula of the branched diol is as follows: Wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a linear alkylene group having 1-3 carbon atoms, R3 is selected from an alkyl group having 1-5 carbon atoms, and R4 is selected from an alkyl group consisting of 2-5 carbon atoms. |
| US10982043B2 |
Recycling and reuse of sulfonated polymer material in additive manufacturing
A method of recycling and reusing a tap water-soluble sulfonated polymer material from a structural component made using an additive manufacturing process comprises dissolving the structural component in water to disperse the sulfonated polymer material into the water. The sulfonated polymer material is precipitated from the water and recovered; then dried and reformed into a form suitable for subsequent use as a consumable feedstock in a subsequent additive manufacturing process. |
| US10982036B2 |
Polymer compositions and methods
The present invention encompasses polyurethane compositions comprising aliphatic polycarbonate chains. In one aspect, the present invention encompasses polyurethane foams, thermoplastics and elastomers derived from aliphatic polycarbonate polyols and polyisocyanates wherein the polyol chains contain a primary repeating unit having a structure: In another aspect, the invention provides articles comprising the inventive foam and elastomer compositions as well as methods of making such compositions. |
| US10982034B2 |
Alkylphenol resins and a method of preparing thereof
Compositions, methods, and resins using alkyl aldehydes and phenols are provided herein. In one embodiment, a composition comprising an alkylphenol resin can be prepared by condensing at least one phenolic monomer selected from the group consisting of phenol, cresol, resorcinol, xylenol, ethyl phenol, alkylresorcinols, and combinations thereof; and at least one alkyl aldehyde having from 5 to 12 carbon atom alkyl groups. The alkylphenol resins of the application are free of octylphenol or nonylphenol monomers. In one embodiment, the alkylphenol resins may be prepared using formaldehyde, and alternatively, in another embodiment, the alkylphenol resins may be prepared without the use of formaldehyde. The process to make these new alternative alkylphenol resins is a cost effective process and easy to scale-up. |
| US10982031B2 |
Formulation of terpolymers based on alkyl acrylates employed as antifoaming of gasified heavy and super-heavy crude oils
The present invention is related to the application of terpolymers based on alkyl acrylates as defoamers of gasified crude oils, with densities between 10 and 40° API. The evaluation of terpolymers based on alkyl acrylates at conditions similar to those of gas-liquid separators has shown that the terpolymers are efficient as inhibitors of the foam formation in heavy and super-heavy crude oil, abating the foam between 15 and 50% faster than in non-dosed crude oil (blank). Even some acrylic terpolymers exhibited a greater efficiency as defoamers than that of commercial silicon-based polymers, which promoting the defoaming only 20-25% faster than the blank collapse. The employ of silicones as defoamers presents serious problems as the formation of deposits and the deactivation of catalysts in the refining processes. This situation has provoked that refineries in Mexico and a worldwide ban the application of this kind of inorganic polymers, and new silicon-free defoaming agents are required. Therefore, the new silicon free defoamers object of this invention represent an advantageous option to replace the silicon based defoamers employed nowadays by the petroleum industry. |
| US10982028B2 |
Nucleated propylene-ethylene-butylene terpolymers and moulded articles made thereof
The present invention relates to nucleated propylene-ethylene-butylene-terpolymers comprising propylene, butylene, and ethylene, having improved stiffness, better impact behaviour and improved optical properties such as low haze, and low amounts of soluble or extractable fractions. |
| US10982026B2 |
Method of preparing conjugated diene-based polymer by continuous polymerization
A method of preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer by continuous polymerization using two or more reactors is provided. The method of preparing a conjugated diene-based polymer includes a conjugated diene-based polymer having excellent cis 1,4 bond content and linearity, by adjusting the ratio of a polymer and a monomer in each reactor and by adjusting the retention time in a second reactor and resolving the deterioration phenomenon of physical properties, while improving productivity by reducing the contamination of the reactors. |
| US10982025B2 |
Process for producing polyolefin film composition and films prepared thereof
Disclosed is a process for producing a multimodal ethylene polymer composition suitable for producing films by blow moulding. The process comprises (i) copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a first polymerisation step to produce a first ethylene copolymer (PE1); (ii) copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a second polymerisation step in the presence of the first ethylene copolymer to produce a first ethylene polymer mixture (PEM1), wherein the MFR2 of PE1 is higher than the MFR2 of PEM1; and (iii) copolymerising ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer in a third polymerisation step in the presence of the PEM1 to produce a second ethylene polymer mixture (PEM2) having a density of from 915 to 925 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate MFR5 of from 0.3 to 5 g/10 min. |
| US10982023B2 |
Process to produce modified clay, supported metallocene polymerization catalyst
Catalyst support-activator for olefin polymerization catalysts, and processes for making, the support-activator comprising an intercalated, modified and calcined smectite clay comprising (a) pillars comprising aluminum and optionally: (i) at least one rare earth or lanthanide group metal; or (ii) at least one rare earth or lanthanide group metal and gallium; and (b) at least one ion-exchanged metal ion selected from the group consisting of aluminum, barium, beryllium, calcium, cerium, cesium, copper, chromium, gadolinium, gallium, germanium, hafnium, holmium, iron (II and III), lanthanum, lithium, magnesium, manganese, neodymium, potassium, praseodymium, rubidium, samarium, silver, selenium, sodium, strontium, tellurium, terbium, thallium, thorium, tin, titanium, uranium, ytterbium, yttrium, zinc and zirconium. The pillared clay exhibits a basal d100 spacing of: (A) 9 to 18 angstroms; or (B) equal to or greater than about 18.5 angstroms. Use of the modified clays, with metallocene catalyst precursor components, provides active olefin polymerization catalysts, preferably in the substantial absence of aluminoxanes or boron-containing compounds. |
| US10982020B2 |
A-B block co-polymer, A-B block co-polymer production method, resin treatment pigment composition, resin treatment pigment composition production method, pigment dispersion, and pigment dispersion solution
There is provided a resin-treated pigment that is useful as a coloring agent for color filters or inkjet inks, that can expand a hue range and improve performances such as color density, color developability, and transparency, and that is excellent in properties such as dispersibility and dispersion stability of pigments, re-dissolvability, and alkali-solubility. An A-B block copolymer 90% by mass or more of which is constituted by a methacrylate-based monomer or methacrylate-based monomers, in which the block A has a carboxy group-containing methacrylate as a constituent, and the block B has an ionic bond moiety represented by formula (1) as a constitutional unit, the ionic bond moiety containing a methacrylate, and an organic coloring matter having one or more sulfonate ions each being bonded thereto and each being a counter ion of a nitrogen cation of a quaternary ammonium salt. |
| US10982016B2 |
Method for manufacturing a shaped cross-linked hyaluronic acid product
A method for manufacturing a shaped cross-linked hyaluronic acid product including the step of subjecting a non-cross-linked precipitated hyaluronic acid substrate in a desired shape to a single cross-linking reaction in a liquid medium having a pH of 11.5 or higher and including one or more polyfunctional cross-linking agent(s) and an amount of one or more organic solvent(s) giving precipitating conditions for hyaluronic acid, under suitable conditions to obtain a precipitated, shaped cross-linked hyaluronic acid product having a degree of modification of 1-40 cross-linking agent units per 1000 disaccharide units. |
| US10982015B2 |
PEG-ACS/M-siRNA nanocomposite, application thereof, and method for reducing histamine content during fishmeal storage
The present invention provides a PEG-ACS/M-siRNA nanocomposite application, and method for reducing the histamine content during fishmeal storage thereof. A small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) is designed and prepared according to a histidine decarboxylase gene of Morganella morganii (Morganella morganii subsp. morganii KT), and the histidine decarboxylase gene has a sequence of SEQ ID No: 1. A PEG-ACS/M-siRNA nanocomposite is prepared by using a PEGylated arginine-modified chitosan as a carrier. A PEG-ACS/M-siRNA nanocomposite is added to fishmeal in a certain ratio. The method for reducing the histamine content during fishmeal storage has a significant inhibitory effect on the histamine content during fishmeal storage, and can reduce the histamine content in fishmeal by 49%-53%, which has great significance for the control of biogenic amines in fishmeal in the feed industry. |
| US10982014B2 |
Cyclodextrin polymer with ultra-fast adsorption performance
A novel cyclodextrin polymer with ultra-fast adsorption performance is provided. A cyclodextrin polymer having a three-dimensional network structure is obtained by mixing and crosslinking a cyclodextrin with a rigid crosslinking agent and a non-rigid crosslinking agent at a certain temperature. The polymer is capable of adsorbing a plurality of organic pollutants in water at an ultra-fast rate, and the polymer after adsorption is easily regenerated by simple washing at a normal temperature, and is repeatedly used without causing a decrease in adsorption performance. |
| US10982013B2 |
Modified biopolymers and methods of producing and using the same
Modified biopolymers, such as, charge-modified biopolymers, cross-linked biopolymers, and cross-linked, charge-modified biopolymers are provided along with methods of producing and using the same. |
| US10982011B2 |
Process for acetylation of wood in the presence of an acetylation catalyst
The present invention describes a process for the acetylation of wood comprising treating wood with an acetylation agent comprising acetic anhydride and/or acetic acid and subjecting to acetylation conditions, wherein the acetylation reaction is carried out in the presence of an acetylation catalyst comprising a salt of an organic acid, wherein the organic acid is a carboxylic acid, phenol or a substituted phenol, wherein the carboxylic acid is chosen from the list consisting of aromatic carboxylic acids, medium chain saturated monocarboxylic acids, keto acids, dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids, hydroxy acids, amino acids and derivatives thereof. |
| US10982005B2 |
Antibodies to bone marrow stromal antigen 1
The invention provides antibodies which bind to the ADP-ribosyl cyclase 2. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies are also provided. The antibodies may be used for the treatment of human cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer and pancreatic cancer and human inflammatory diseases, including asthma, gout, crohns, lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, diabetes and atherosclerotic. |
| US10982003B2 |
Production of proteins in glutamine-free cell culture media
The present invention relates generally to glutamine-free cell culture media supplemented with asparagine. The invention further concerns the production of recombinant proteins, such as antibodies, in asparagine-supplemented glutamine-free mammalian cell culture. |
| US10982002B2 |
Anti-NGF antibodies and methods thereof
The present disclosure encompasses novel anti-NGF antibodies, antigen binding proteins and polynucleotides encoding the same. The disclosure further provides use of the novel antibodies, antigen binding proteins and/or nucleotide of the invention for the treatment and/or prevention of NGF related disorders, particularly in for the management of pain. |
| US10981997B1 |
Antibodies targeting a complex comprising non-classical HLA-I and neoantigen and their methods of use
Provided herein are antibodies that selectively bind to complex comprising a non-classical HLA-I (e.g. HLA-E) and a neoantigen having variable heavy chain domains (VH), variable light chain domains (VL), and complementarity determining regions (CDRs) as disclosed herein, as well as methods and uses thereof. |
| US10981995B2 |
Anti-PD-L1 antibodies
The present disclosure provides monoclonal antibodies against protein programmed cell death 1 ligand (PD-L1), which can block the binding of PD-L1 to PD-1, and therefore block the inhibitory function of PD-L1 on PD-1 expressing T cells. The antibodies of disclosure provide very potent agents for the treatment of multiple cancers via modulating human immune function. |
| US10981992B2 |
Bispecific immunomodulatory antibodies that bind costimulatory and checkpoint receptors
The present invention is directed to bispecific, heterodimeric immunomodulatory antibodies. |
| US10981989B2 |
Reducing systemic regulatory T cell levels or activity for treatment of disease and injury of the CNS
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent that causes reduction of the level of systemic immunosuppression in an individual for use in treating a disease, disorder, condition or injury of the CNS that does not include the autoimmune neuroinflammatory disease, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), is provided. The pharmaceutical composition is for administration by a dosage regimen comprising at least two courses of therapy, each course of therapy comprising in sequence a treatment session followed by an interval session of non-treatment. |
| US10981988B2 |
Compositions and methods to enhance the immune system
The invention relates to the field of molecular medicine. In particular, it relates to compositions and methods to enhance the clearance of aberrant cells, e.g. cancer cells or virus-infected cells, by the host's immune system. Provided is a composition comprising (i) a therapeutic compound that can trigger a host's immune effector cells against an aberrant cell, such as a therapeutic antibody, and (ii) at least one agent capable of reducing or preventing inhibitory signal transduction initiated via SIRPalpha. |
| US10981987B2 |
Humanized anti-CD79b antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of use
The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the treatment of hematopoietic tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same. |
| US10981982B2 |
Nucleic acid molecules encoding antibodies to a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL)
Antibody molecules that specifically bind to APRIL are disclosed. The antibody molecules can be used to treat, prevent, and/or diagnose disorders, such as IgA nephropathy. |
| US10981974B2 |
Cell culture media containing combinations of proteins
The present invention relates to cell culture media supplemented with a plant-produced recombinant mammalian albumin supplement, as well as methods of making the cell culture media, and methods of using the supplemented cell culture media to improve growth characteristics of cultured cells. |
| US10981971B2 |
Fusion protein for treating Alzheimer's disease
A fusion protein used for preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The fusion protein comprises the extracellular domain of human p75NTR human IL-33 and a linker peptide respectively connected to the carboxyl terminus of the p75NTR-ECD and the amino terminus of the human IL-33. The amino acid sequence of the p75NTR-ECD is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and the nucleotide sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. The amino acid sequence of the human IL-33 is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, and the nucleotide sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO. 4. The invention overcomes the defects of the p75NTR-ECD or a fusion protein p75NTR-ECD-FC), for preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease. In addition, the functions of the IL-33 and the p75NTR-ECD are combined together, and the biological activity for preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease is significantly increased. |
| US10981970B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising a CD22-binding domain
The present invention provides a cell which co-expresses a first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and second CAR at the cell surface, each CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, wherein the antigen-binding domain of the first CAR binds to CD19 and the antigen-binding domain of the second CAR binds to CD22. |
| US10981969B2 |
Switch costimulatory receptors
The present invention relates generally to a fusion protein that when displayed on a cell can convert a negative signal into a positive signal in the cell. The fusion protein is a chimeric protein in that the protein comprises at least two domains, wherein the first domain is a polypeptide that is associated with a negative signal and the second domain is a polypeptide that is associated with a positive signal. Thus, the invention encompasses switch receptors that are able to switch negative signals to positive signals for enhancement of an immune response. |
| US10981955B2 |
Method of manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of carbetocin, a method of their manufacture, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US10981954B2 |
Cell-permeable inhibitory agent and methods of use thereof in treatment of cognitive and mood disorders
The present application provides an inhibitory compound, such as a peptide, and methods for using the inhibitory compound in the treatment, diagnosis or monitoring of cognitive and mood disorders that are typically associated with memory loss and/or loss of executive function. In one example, the inhibitory compound is a peptide that mimics the N-terminal sequence of the intracellular loop of α5 subunit of α5GABAA receptors. Also provided are compositions and methods for treating a disorder associated with memory loss or loss of executive function. The therapeutic method comprises the step of inhibiting binding of radixin to α5GABAA receptors, for example, by administration of the presently described inhibitory compound or peptide. |
| US10981952B2 |
IBAT inhibitors for the treatment of liver diseases
The present invention regards specific IBAT inhibitors useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a liver disease. It also relates to compositions comprising these IBAT inhibitors, a method for treatment of the disorders and a kit comprising the substances or the compositions. |
| US10981948B2 |
Processes for increasing plant protein yield from biomass
A process for increasing protein yield from biomass (beans, oilseeds, cereals, nuts, rice, soybeans, bran, etc.), as well as, for reducing the amount of chemical and biological reagents used in the process, involves application of multiple hydrodynamic cavitation treatments of a biomass suspension or other combination of biomass with solvents and reagents—in the preparation, extraction, and processing or the biomass and proteins. The biomass suspension is preferably subjected to at least three cavitation treatments in order to facilitate the crushing of biomass, splitting of fibers, and rupture of cell membranes, thereby increasing the mass transfer surface area and intensifying the extraction of protein and lipids. At the stage of washing and neutralization the protein solution may be subjected to a fourth cavitation treatment to obtain the purified protein. |
| US10981946B2 |
Methods for the purification of deoxycholic acid
Synthetic methods for preparing deoxycholic acid and intermediates thereof, high purity synthetic deoxycholic acid, compositions and methods of use are provided. Also, provided are processes for the synthesis of 12-keto or 12-α-hydroxysteroids from Δ-9,11-ene, 11-keto or 11-hydroxy-β-steroids. This invention is also directed to novel compounds prepared during the synthesis. This invention is also directed to the synthesis of deoxycholic acid starting from hydrocortisone. |
| US10981943B2 |
Antimicrobial compounds, compositions, and uses thereof
Antimicrobial compounds and compositions of Formula (I) and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US10981939B2 |
Process for the preparation of 4-[(1-hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-2,1-benzoxaborol-5-yl) oxy] benzonitrile (Crisaborole)
The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of substantially pure Crisaborole (I). |
| US10981937B2 |
Methionine-metal chelate and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a methionine-metal chelate, and the methionine-metal chelate, which is prepared by first reacting Ca(OH)2 and methionine and adding metal nitrate, can be widely used as feeds and feed additives. |
| US10981936B2 |
Oligomeric perylene diimide non-fullerene acceptors via direct (hetero)arylation cross-coupling reactions
Oligomeric compounds useful as organic conjugated materials in electronic devices. Oligomeric compounds contain three or more or four or more of certain PDI units bonded to an organic core. The organic core contains one, two or more thiophene rings. The organic core can contain two or more thiophene rings separated by a linker group; two or more thiophene rings directly fused to each other or indirectly fused to each other through an optionally substituted aromatic or non-aromatic carbocylic ring system or an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic or non-aromatic heterocyclic ring system; or each of two or more thiophene rings is fused to an aromatic or non-aromatic carbocylic ring system or an aromatic heterocyclic or non-aromatic heterocyclic ring system and the resulting fused rings containing a thiophene ring are each separated by a linker group M. Methods for making oligomeric compounds by direct heteroarylation are provided. |
| US10981933B2 |
Histone deacetylase inhibitors
This invention relates to generally inhibiting histone deacetylase (“HDAC”) enzymes (e.g., HDAC1, HDAC2, and HDAC3). |
| US10981927B2 |
Bioactive compounds
The invention relates to novel bioactive polycyclic ether compounds comprising a spiro-linked five-membered cyclic imine. In particular, the invention relates to a compound designated portimine, its congeners and the use of these compounds in anticancer therapy. In a second aspect the invention provides a pharmaceutical preparation comprising as active ingredient a congener of the first aspect of the invention. Preferably, the pharmaceutical preparation is indicated for use in the treatment of subjects with neoplasia. More preferably, the pharmaceutical preparation is indicated for use in the treatment of subjects with lymphoid malignancies. Preferably, the lymphoid malignancies are selected from the group consisting of: chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). |
| US10981926B2 |
Substituted thiohydantoin derivatives as androgen receptor antagonists
Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating of disorders that are affected by the antagonism of one or more androgen receptor types. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1 and G are defined herein. |
| US10981923B2 |
Processes for the preparation of (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[l,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]-pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide and solid state forms thereof
The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, solid state forms thereof, and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment (including treatment of rheumatoid arthritis), kits, methods of synthesis, and products-by-process. |
| US10981922B2 |
Synthesis of lactams
Methods for the synthesis of lactams are presented whereby a carboxylic acid of the formula HOOC—OR—NH-LG, wherein OR is an organic moiety and LG is a leaving group, is reacted with an acid, such as an organic acid, in particular a strong acid, and a dehydrating agent, which may be one in the same such as a strong acid anhydride, such that the amount of acid added allows for the desired transformation to take place without the loss of the leaving group (LG) before the cyclization, and recovering the lactam. |
| US10981920B2 |
Fused pyrimidine compound or salt thereof
The present invention provides a novel RET inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound or a salt thereof that have not been known for their RET inhibitory activity, and also provides an agent for preventing or treating diseases (e.g., malignant tumors) that can be prevented or treated by RET inhibitory activity. The RET inhibitor comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by Formula (I) below or a salts thereof: wherein A, R1 to R3, X, and n are as defined in the specification. |
| US10981918B2 |
Further substituted triazolo quinoxaline derivatives
The present invention relates to compounds according to general formula (I) which act as modulators of the glucocorticoid receptor and can be used in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders which are at least partially mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor. |
| US10981915B2 |
Pyrrolotriazinones and imidazotriazinones as ubiquitin-specific protease 7 inhibitors
The invention relates to inhibitors of USP7 inhibitors useful in the treatment of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, immunological disorders, inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, ischemic diseases, viral infections and diseases, and bacterial infections and diseases, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R5′, R6, X1, X2, m, and n are described herein. |
| US10981914B2 |
Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists having a tricyclic moiety, conjugates thereof, and methods and uses therefor
Compounds having a structure according to formula (I), (II), or (III) where R1, R2, R3, R5 X1, X2, and X3 are as defined herein, are agonists for the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and can be used as adjuvants for stimulating the immune system. Some such compounds can be used in conjugates for targeted delivery to the organ or tissue of intended action. |
| US10981912B2 |
Macrocyclic ligands with picolinate group(s), complexes thereof and also medical uses thereof
A macrocycle compound of general formula (X) in which Y1 represents a C(O)OH group or a group of formula (II) |
| US10981900B2 |
Spiro compound and use thereof
The present disclosure relates to a series of tricyclic compounds and the use thereof as receptor agonists of sphingosine-1-phosphate subtype 1 (S1P1), and in particular relates to compounds as shown in formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US10981899B2 |
Inhibitors of soluble adenylyl cyclase
Provided are 6-amino substituted 2,6-diamino-4-chloropyrimidine compounds which are specific inhibitors of soluble adenylyl cyclase. The compounds can be formulated with pharmaceutical carriers and used for reducing cyclic AMP levels. The compositions can be used for treatment of various conditions including ocular hypotony. |
| US10981896B2 |
Indolinone derivatives as inhibitors of maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase
The present disclosure relates to indolinone compounds, compositions, and methods for the inhibition of maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK). The present disclosure further relates to indolinone compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment or prevention of a cancer (for example, triple negative breast cancer). Disclosed herein are compounds according to Formula I: |
| US10981894B2 |
Melanocortin subtype-2 receptor (MC2R) antagonists and uses thereof
Described herein are compounds that are melanocortin subtype-2 receptor (MC2R) modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of MC2R activity. |
| US10981892B2 |
Acyl sulfonamides that are Bcl family antagonists for use in clinical management of conditions caused or mediated by senescent cells and for treating cancer
The aryl sulfonamide compounds of this invention have powerful and cell-type specific Bcl inhibitory activity. Selected compounds in this class promote apoptosis in senescent cells, and are being developed for treating senescent-related conditions. Selected compounds in this class promote apoptosis in cancer cells, and can be developed as chemotherapeutic agents. |
| US10981890B2 |
Modulators of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein and methods of use
The invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), wherein A1, R1, R2, R3, R4, and n are as defined herein. The present invention relates to compounds and their use in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treating cystic fibrosis by administering a compound of the invention. |
| US10981889B2 |
4-(3-cyanophenyl)-6-pyridinylpyrimidine mGlu5 modulators
The disclosures herein relate to novel compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 and n are defined herein, and their use in treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing the risk of inflammation, neurological or psychiatric disorders associated with modulating mGlu5 receptor function. |
| US10981883B2 |
Process for the preparation of substituted oxiranes and triazoles
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds II from the respective oxo compounds. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of triazole compounds from oxiranes II. |
| US10981877B2 |
Production method for pyrazole-amide compound
A production method of a compound represented by the formula [I]: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof. |
| US10981876B2 |
Spiro compound and organic light emitting element comprising same
The present specification provides a spiro structured compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and an organic light emitting device including the same: wherein L1, n, Ar1, R1 to R7, p, q, r, s, and t are defined herein. |
| US10981875B2 |
Quinolone-based compounds with anticancer activity
Embodiments are directed to compounds of the formulae (I), (Ia), (Ib), (II), (IIa) (III), (IV), (V), and (VI); methods for treating cancer with one or more compounds of the formulae (I), (Ia), (Ib), (II), (IIa); (III), (IV), (V), and (VI); and methods for inhibiting a human topoisomerase with one or more compounds of the formulae (I), (Ia), (Ib), (II), (IIa); (III), (IV), (V), and (VI). |
| US10981873B2 |
Nicotinic acid or isonicotinic acid compound and use thereof
Disclosed are a nicotinic acid or isonicotinic acid compound and a use thereof. The compound is the compound shown in Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or solvate thereof. Efficacy tests demonstrate that the nicotinic acid compound can inhibit botulinum toxin endopeptidase activity in vitro, and has a significant protective effect on mice poisoned with botulinum toxin. On this basis, the compound may be used to prepare a drug preventing and/or treating botulinum toxin exposure and/or poisoning. |
| US10981872B1 |
Di(2-aryl hydrozonopropanal) arene derivatives
Di (2-Aryl Hydrazonopropanal) arene derivatives are provided. The compounds exhibit high levels of toxicity against e.g. human colon cancer cells and are used to treat cancer. |
| US10981871B2 |
Methods for preparing N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-N′-(4-(2-methylpropyloxy)phenylmethyl)carbamide and its tartrate salt and polymorphic form C
Disclosed herein are methods for obtaining N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-N′-(4-(2-methylpropyloxy)phenylmethyl) carbamide (pimavanserin) comprising the step of contacting an intermediate according to Formula (A) or a salt thereof, with an intermediate Formula B, or a salt thereof, to produce pimavanserin or a salt thereof wherein Y is —ORi or —NR2aR2b; R3 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted heteroalicyclyl, R4 is substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl; X is —OR22 or —NR23R24; (wherein R22 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C1-6alkyl and one of R23 and R24 is hydrogen and the other is hydrogen or N-methylpiperidin-4-yl); and R21 is —OCH2CH(CH3)2 or F; Also disclosed herein is the tartrate salt of N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-N′-(4-(2-methylpropyloxy)phenylmethyl) carbamide and methods for obtaining the salt. |
| US10981869B2 |
Diindole compounds useful in treatment of nervous system disorders
The invention provides bridged diindole compounds, related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof, for the prevention, palliation and/or treatment of nervous system disorders. |
| US10981867B2 |
EBNA1 inhibitors and methods using same
The present invention provides EBNA1 inhibitors, and/or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, that are useful for the treatment of diseases caused by EBNA1 activity, such as, but not limited to, cancer, infectious mononucleosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and/or rheumatoid arthritis. The present invention further provides EBNA1 inhibitors, and/or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, that are useful for the treatment of diseases caused by latent Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection and/or lytic EBV infection. |
| US10981865B2 |
Substituted or unsubstituted allyl group-containing maleimide compound, production method therefor, and composition and cured product using said compound
Bismaleimides (BMI) exhibit excellent heat resistance (high Tg and high resistance to thermal decomposition) compared to epoxy resins and phenolic resins, and therefore, in recent years, more attention is paid to bismaleimides as a resin material for the next-generation devices represented by SiC power semiconductors, in addition to the investigation on the use of bismaleimides for electronic material applications. As such, conventional BMI's are known as highly heat-resistant resins; however, there is a demand for a resin having higher heat resistance for advanced material applications and the like. Thus, an object of the invention is to provide a novel maleimide compound having superior heat resistance. Disclosed is a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group-containing maleimide compound having a structure with three or more benzene rings, having one or more groups each having a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group, and having one or more maleimide groups. |
| US10981863B1 |
Method and production system for fully recovering and treating taurine mother liquor
A method and a production system for recovering and treating taurine mother liquor, which is used for the process of ethylene oxide taurine production process. As for the treatment of the last mother liquor of taurine, add alkali firstly to the last mother liquor of taurine and then acid to form salt, or add salt directly; then concentrate and crystallize and filter, to remove lots of impurities in taurine mother liquor. This solves the problem of separating impurities, greatly shortening the time of removing impurities. The last mother liquor can also be decolorizes and additional impurities removes by activated carbon, and the removal of salt by mixing ammonia into the mother liquor to obtain the pure taurine mother liquor, thereby recovering the mother liquor and increasing the product yield. |
| US10981858B2 |
Dendrimer and formulations thereof
The present invention relates to a novel dendrimer. The present invention also relates to formulations comprising the dendrimer with improved characteristics. For instance, the present invention relates to formulations comprising pesticides such as 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid with improved characteristics such as reduced crystallisation, compatibility with hard water and an extended shelf life at low temperatures. |
| US10981856B1 |
Infusing raw cannabinoids into food oil
A cannabis infused oil is formed by collecting and drying raw cannabis material having a desired cannabinoid profile. Next, the raw dried cannabis material is blended with oil to obtain a cannabis infused oil mixture. Blending is performed without causing the cannabis material to become decarboxylated. Next, the cannabis material is filtered from the cannabis infused oil mixture thereby obtaining a cannabis infused oil. The cannabis infused oil has at least two cannabinoids present in the oil in accordance with the desired cannabinoid profile. Next, the cannabis infused oil is packaged for storage and shipment. The cannabis infused oil is formed without any alcohol, does not have any decarboxylated cannabinoids and is non-psychoactive. In one example, the cannabis infused oil has between 100 milligrams and 2,000 milligrams of cannabinoids per fluid ounce of cannabis infused oil. In another example, before blending with oil, the cannabis material is combined with alcohol. |
| US10981854B2 |
Method for purification of 4-hydroxyacetophenone
Methods of purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone using one or more solvents as well as products comprising or consisting of crystallized 4-hydroxyacetophenone and one, two or more solvent(s). The products may be obtained or obtainable from the methods for purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone. |
| US10981852B2 |
Ripening of 1,4-bis (4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene
A method for manufacturing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene, including: reacting terephthaloyl chloride with diphenyl ether in a reaction solvent and in the presence of a Lewis acid, so as to obtain a product mixture including a 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene-Lewis acid complex; contacting the product mixture with a protic solvent, so as to obtain a first phase containing the Lewis acid and a second phase containing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene; heating at least the second phase up to a maximum temperature, followed by cooling the second phase down to a separation temperature; subjecting at least the second phase to a solid/liquid separation step at the separation temperature, so as to recover solid 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene. |
| US10981846B1 |
Producing cyclic fuels from conjugated diene
A method for making a fuel includes reacting a conjugated diene or a mixture of conjugated dienes with a catalyst selected from the group consisting of a low valent iron catalyst stabilized with a pyridineimine ligand, an iron precatalyst coordinated to the pyridineimine ligand that is activated with a reducing agent, a low oxidation state Fe complex stabilized with a pyridineimine ligand and a coordinating ligand, and combinations thereof, thereby forming a substituted cyclooctadiene. The substituted cyclooctadiene is then hydrogenated, thereby forming cyclooctane fuel. |
| US10981844B2 |
Semi-continuous crystallization method and apparatus
A process for the separation of a substance from a liquid feed mixture and for the purification of the substance by fractional layer crystallization, wherein the liquid feed mixture comprises the substance to be separated and purified in a concentration of less than 50% by weight, which comprises the subsequent steps in the given order: (a) feeding the liquid feed mixture into a crystallization zone, in which at least one surface is provided, so that at least a part of the surface contacts the liquid feed mixture, (b) cooling the at least one surface of the crystallization zone to a temperature below the equilibrium freezing temperature of the liquid feed mixture so that a crystal layer enriched in the substance to be separated and purified is deposited on the at least one cooled surface, whereby a mother liquid having a lower concentration of the substance to be separated and purified than the liquid feed mixture is formed from the liquid feed mixture, (c) removing at least a portion of the mother liquid from the crystallization zone, (d) adding a further portion of liquid feed mixture into the crystallization zone, (e) allowing further deposition of a crystal layer enriched in the substance to be separated and purified to take place on the at least one cooled surface, (f) optionally carrying out a sweating stage and removing a sweating residue and (g) melting the crystal layer to obtain the separated and purified substance. |
| US10981843B2 |
Polymer composite having dispersed transition metal oxide particles
A method of forming polymer composites includes mixing a transition metal oxide precursor including at least one transition metal, a polymer as a binder, a solvent for the polymer, and water to form a first solution including polymer-transition metal complexes. The polymer-transition metal complexes are hydrolyzed to produce a plurality of transition metal oxide nanoparticles, wherein water is added in the mixing in a stoichiometric excess for the hydrolyzing. The solvent and residual of the water remaining after the hydrolyzing are removed. A polymer composite including the transition metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in the polymer results after the removing, where some of the polymer is chemically conjugated to a surface of the transition metal oxide nanoparticles. |
| US10981842B2 |
Exploded biomass based slow-release fertilizer
A fertilizer product comprising an acid-carbonized microporous matrix derived from expanded biomass and a fertilizer reaction product of residual acid from the carbonizing process and at least one added fertilizer precursor. The biomass may include steam exploded wood powder. The expanded biomass may be carbonized with a combination of sulphuric and phosphoric acids, followed by ammoniation to produce ammonium sulphate and mono- or diammonium phosphate. The fertilizer reaction product adsorbs onto the carbon matrix, which results in a slow-release when the material is applied to the soil. |
| US10981837B2 |
Granule for producing a fire-proof product, use of such granules, fire-proof product, method for producing a fire-resistant product, and product produced by said method
The invention relates to a grain for production of a refractory product, to the use of such grains, to a refractory product, to a process for producing a refractory product and to a refractory product produced thereby. |
| US10981835B2 |
“MXene” particulate material, slurry, secondary battery, transparent electrode and production process for “MXene” particulate material
A particulate material with a composition expressed by MaAlbXc in which “M” includes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf and Ta and “X” includes C or one or more chemical structures selected from the group consisting of C(1.0−x)Nx (where “x” is 0<“x”≤1.0), wherein: “a” is two or three; “b” is more than 0.02; and “c” is from 0.8 to 1.2 when “a” is two; or “c” is from 1.8 to 2.6 when “a” is 3. The particulate material has thicknesses whose average value is from 3.5 nm or more to 20 nm or less, and sizes, [{(longer sides)+(shorter sides)}/2], whose average value is from 50 nm or more to 300 nm or less. |
| US10981834B2 |
Plastic component comprising a carbon filler
A composite material containing carbon and a plastic includes: a) provision of a pulverulent composition with one or more components of amorphous carbon, graphite and mixed forms thereof, b) provision of a liquid binder, c) planar deposition of a layer consisting of the material provided in step a) and local deposition of droplets of material provided in step b) onto this layer and any number of repetitions of step c), the local deposition of the droplets in the successive repetitions of this step being adapted according to the desired shape of the component to be produced, d) at least partial curing or drying of the binder to obtain a green body that has the desired shape of the component, e) impregnation of the green body with a liquid synthetic resin and f) curing of the synthetic resin to produce a synthetic resin matrix. |
| US10981832B2 |
Sintered calcium phosphate molded body and process for manufacturing the same
To provide a technology for sintering calcium phosphate to manufacture a calcium phosphate sintered body and suppressing generation of calcium oxide when calcium phosphate is sintered, there is provided a process for manufacturing a sintered calcium phosphate molded body is characterized by including a step for heating a composition containing at least a composite of calcium phosphate fine particles and polyether and sintering the calcium phosphate fine particles. |
| US10981830B2 |
Facile clay exfoliation using polymer silicone surfactants
The present invention is directed to processes for preparing a silicone surfactant intercalated clay and a polymer-clay nanocomposite. The processes use silicone surfactants having a molecular weight in the range of 10,000 to 100,000 Dalton to achieve fully exfoliating clay structures. Using these macromolecular silicone surfactants, along with the engineered control of the processing pH and drying stress conditions, this invention provides simple and low-cost methods of making a fully-exfoliated polymer-clay nanocomposite. |
| US10981820B2 |
Sludge dewatering process assisted by flocculating reactant and plant for the implementation of such a process
Sludge dewatering process assisted by flocculating reactant, said process comprising an injection of flocculating reactant into the sludge and a step of dewatering said sludge, characterized in that it comprises a preliminary step that consists in mixing said sludge in a mixer (4) comprising a cylindrical chamber (4a) equipped with blades (4c) rotatably mounted on a shaft (4b) rotating at a speed of rotation of between 500 rpm and 4000 rpm, so as to destructure the sludge and reduce the viscosity thereof, and in discharging the sludge from said mixer (4) via a network (11) to said dewatering step, and in that it comprises a step of depressurizing said mixer (4) and said network giving rise to the lysis, by cavitation, of said sludge, said depressurizing step being carried out over a period of at least 0.1 second. Corresponding plant. |
| US10981818B2 |
Outdoor apparatus and methods to treat wastes, wastewater and contaminated water bodies
The technology relates to an apparatus, methods and applications to grow microorganisms on-site to treat contaminated environments. The apparatus is designed to function under a wide range of environmental conditions including extreme cold, extreme heat and direct exposure to sunlight. Such environments normally reduce the shelf-life of the organisms in the storage chamber that feeds the fermenter where they are being grown. These environments can also lower the growth rate of the organisms in the fermenter causing diminished cell output. Quite often the optimum point of application for the organisms is outdoor and too far from structures with appropriate protection from ultraviolet radiation from the sun or from excessive cold or hot weather. The technology in the application addresses these issues. |
| US10981817B2 |
Wastewater treatment with in-film microbial heating
A technique for wastewater treatment involves ensuring that all paths for wastewater must pass through at least one porous microbial support to go from the inlet to the outlet, and allowing a biofilm to grow on the porous microbial support under microaerobic conditions (concentration of oxygen between 0.05 and 0.35 mg/L). The biofilm formed comprises a population of anaerobic microbes for digesting organics in the wastewater including methanogenic microbes, and an aerobic methanotrophic and heterotrophic population that catabolizes methane from the methanogenic microbes, and oxygen from the injector, to produce heat. The support may be an electrode, and the technique is applied in a microbial electrolysis cell, with substantial COD removal rates. |
| US10981816B1 |
Method and device for treating high-calcium wastewater by calcification blocking
The present invention belongs to the technical field of wastewater treatment, and particularly relates to a method for pre-conditioning high-calcium wastewater by calcification blocking, and a device for implementing the method. The method for treating high-calcium wastewater by calcification blocking includes mixing high-calcium wastewater, an alkalizing agent and a chelating agent, and carrying out alkalizing conditioning pretreatment under a condition of stirring by bubbling of a biogas, so as to obtain pre-conditioned wastewater. The pre-conditioned wastewater is mixed with anaerobic granular sludge, and an anaerobic reaction is performed in a high hydraulic shear flow field formed by the biogas, so as to generate the biogas and calcium scale. A part of the biogas for the stirring is refluxed by bubbling of the biogas and the rest of the biogas is refluxed for forming the high hydraulic shear flow field. |
| US10981808B2 |
Chlorination systems
Chlorinators with multiple spaced gas traps and flow sensors are detailed. The sensors also may be protected, at least somewhat, from contact with scale build ups by interposition of a mechanical barrier. Ramps or other geometric restrictions may be used to increase water flow to some or all of the gas traps. Additionally, the chlorinator housing may be configured so as to route, or focus, gases toward a small-sized, high point thereof. |
| US10981803B2 |
Regulating tank of wastewater treatment system
A regulating tank of a wastewater treatment system includes a tank member having an annular wall to receive wastewater, a first overflow weir connected to an interior side of the annular wall of the tank member, and a first pump device having a first pump and a first return pipe. The first pump of the first pump device pumps wastewater in the tank member to the first overflow weir through the first return pipe, and then the wastewater flows back to the tank member from the first overflow weir to disturb the wastewater in the tank member. |
| US10981797B2 |
Method of preparing zeolite nanosheet via simple calcination process and zeolite nanosheet particle prepared thereby
Disclosed are a method of preparing a zeolite nanosheet and a zeolite nanosheet particle prepared thereby, and more particularly a method of preparing a zeolite nanosheet capable of preparing a monolayer zeolite nanosheet through a simple process of mixing a multilayer zeolite precursor with a swelling agent to swell the multilayer zeolite precursor and drying and calcining the multilayer zeolite precursor, wherein the monolayer zeolite nanosheet is useful to separate a catalyst or gas, and a zeolite nanosheet particle prepared thereby. |
| US10981792B2 |
Graphite titanium nanocomposite complex and method of preparation thereof
A 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex and a method of preparing the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex are disclosed. The Graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex includes a metal core associated with the two phases, amine functionalized graphite, and amine functionalized titanium. The method of preparation includes amine functionalizing of graphite and titanium with coupling agents to produce amine functionalized titanium and graphite, further mixing with a metal ion solution for synthesizing an ion complex. Trisodium citrate solution and sodium borohydride solution is added to the ion complex to prepare a 3D structure of the graphite-titanium-nanocomposite complex, employed as a catalyst. |
| US10981791B2 |
Graphite oxide reinforced fiber in hosts such as concrete or asphalt
This can be a method of making a high strength composite reinforcing fiber using flat GO flakes coated on a conventional reinforcing fiber. This maintains some the flexibility of the fiber and aligns the flat graphene flakes along the surface of the fiber; this dramatically increases the strength of the fiber. It also allows bonding between overlapping flakes, in contrast to flakes being uniformly dispersed in a host material that is being reinforced and dramatically increases the strength of the host material. |
| US10981790B2 |
Method for preparing functionalized graphene
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a functionalized graphene. The method for preparing a functionalized graphene according to the present invention can functionalize graphene by a simple method and does not use any other substance other than graphene and a salt containing a double bond, thereby enabling functionalization of graphene while exhibiting characteristics inherent to graphene. |
| US10981789B2 |
Method for drawing carbon nanotube web, method for manufacturing carbon nanotube yarn, method for manufacturing carbon nanotube sheet, and device for drawing carbon nanotube web
The present invention provides a method for further uniformly drawing out a carbon nanotube web while inhibiting mixing of edge scraps. A carbon nanotube web is drawn out from a carbon nanotube array-in a state in which abutting members which abut on the carbon nanotube array are provided on respective outer sides of both edges of a boundary region between the carbon nanotube array and the carbon nanotube web. |
| US10981785B2 |
Installation and method for carbon recovery and storage, without the use of gas compression
The invention relates to an installation (1) and a method allowing the near total recovery and space-saving storage of carbon in the form of liquid carbon dioxide (19), from a substance (9) of the group consisting of hydrocarbons/ethers/alcohols, without the use of gas compression. To achieve this, a superheated gas (12) at a pressure of over 5.18 bar is generated from the substance (9) of the group consisting of hydrocarbons/ethers/alcohols and water (10), and this gas is delivered, by means of steam reforming and hydrogen liberation, into a retentate mass flow (15) containing carbon dioxide. Liquid carbon dioxide (19) is obtained therefrom by means of condensation, and is stored in a storage tank (7) while the liberated hydrogen is oxidised to provide mechanical and/or electrical as well as thermal energy. The use of membranes with low hydrogen/carbon dioxide permeation selectivity is permitted by forming a permeate mass flow circuit that is closed in respect of carbon dioxide. Operation at low pressures is permitted by the condensation and storage at temperatures below the ambient temperature, for which purpose cold (17) is generated from said thermal energy in a sorption method. |
| US10981784B2 |
Partially renewable transportation fuel
According to the present invention, organic material is converted to biogas through anaerobic digestion and the biogas is purified to yield a combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane. A fuel production facility utilizes or arranges to utilize combustible fluid feedstock to generate renewable hydrogen that is used to hydrogenate crude oil derived hydrocarbons in a process to make transportation or heating fuel. The renewable hydrogen is combined with crude oil derived hydrocarbons that have been desulfurized under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen or alternatively, the renewable hydrogen can be added to a reactor operated so as to simultaneously desulfurize and hydrogenate the hydrocarbons. The present invention enables a party to receive a renewable fuel credit for the transportation or heating fuel. |
| US10981780B2 |
Membrane support for dual backplate transducers
A microfabricated structure includes a deflectable membrane, a first clamping layer on a first surface of the deflectable membrane, a second clamping layer on a second surface of the deflectable membrane, a first perforated backplate on the first clamping layer, and a second perforated backplate on the second clamping layer, wherein the first clamping layer comprises a first tapered edge portion having a negative slope between the first perforated backplate and the deflectable membrane. |
| US10981776B2 |
Apparatus for upholstering truss and method of using same
An apparatus for upholstering a truss allows an operator to staple a fabric web to the truss, rotate the truss, further staple the semi-finished truss and cut the fabric web. The truss is fully upholstered after the end surfaces of the truss are wrapped up in fabric and the fabric stapled in place. The apparatus may accommodate different size trusses. A web of fabric is pulled around at least one roller in the apparatus by rotation of two vise mechanisms on opposite sides of the truss. |
| US10981774B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling vehicle refueling
Methods and systems are provided for refueling a vehicle configured with an onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) system, such that a loading of a fuel vapor canister configured to capture and store fuel vapors, is reduced. In one example, during the refueling, a rate at which fuel vapors are routed to the fuel vapor canister is adjusted responsive to an indication that the vehicle is refueling at a gas station equipped with offboard fuel vapor recovery infrastructure. In this way, loading of the fuel vapor canister may be reduced which may prevent undesired bleedthrough emissions resulting from a canister loaded with fuel vapors, particularly in examples where the vehicle is a hybrid vehicle and where engine runtime is limited, thus limiting potential opportunities for purging of the fuel vapor canister. |
| US10981772B1 |
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. |
| US10981771B2 |
Sold out detection using a level sensor for a beverage dispenser
A beverage dispenser and process of dispensing a beverage may include pumping a micro-ingredient from a micro-ingredient container via a fluid path toward a nozzle to dispense a beverage inclusive of the micro-ingredient. The micro-ingredient may be reverse pumped via the fluid path back to the micro-ingredient container to cause an air bubble in the fluid path to be pushed into the micro-ingredient container. |
| US10981762B2 |
Industrial vehicle
The industrial vehicle includes a body, an axle, a lateral acceleration sensor determining lateral acceleration, an actuator temporally restricting pivoting of the axle, a vehicle speed limiter limiting vehicle traveling speed, and a controller driving the actuator based on the lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor to temporally restrict pivoting of the axle while the industrial vehicle is being turned and to limit traveling speed of the industrial vehicle based on lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor when the industrial vehicle is turned. A first lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether traveling speed of the industrial vehicle should be limited is set smaller than a second lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether pivoting of the axle should be temporally restricted. An upper limit deceleration rate is set for limiting the traveling speed of the industrial vehicle. |
| US10981758B2 |
Trolley
A trolley for mounting on a beam of a gantry, comprising: a first plate; a roller assembly, mounted at an end of the first plate; a shaft, extending outwardly of the first plate; and a second plate, rotatably mounted on the shaft such that the second plate can move between a closed position, in which the second plate engages with the roller assembly and an open position in which the second plate does not engage with the roller assembly. |
| US10981755B2 |
Monitoring device for a conveyor
Monitoring device (30) for monitoring a drive element (12) of a conveyor (1), in which the drive element (12) extends in a conveyance direction. The monitoring device (30) comprises a mechanism (39) attached to the drive element (12) and configured for mechanically monitoring a distance between two predetermined locations of the drive element (12) spaced apart in the conveyance direction. The monitoring device (30) is further configured for triggering an alarm signal in case the monitored distance exceeds a predetermined limit. |
| US10981754B2 |
Elevator car wall
An elevator car wall includes a support construction formed of a grid structure with vertical and horizontal support rods and a surface construction formed of panels attached with panel fastening elements to the grid structure. A vertical seam profile with a U-shaped bottom portion and an I-shaped middle portion is positioned between panel rows and attached with seam profile fastening elements to the grid structure. The middle portion extends between the vertical edges of the panel rows. A portion of the panel fastening element extends into contact with an inside surface of a respective branch of the U-shaped bottom portion in order to secure the vertical side edge of the panel against the middle portion. |
| US10981753B2 |
Stair lift
A stair lift eliminates a hindrance to the normal use of a staircase. The stair lift comprises two rails disposed along the staircase in parallel to the width of the staircase, a self-propelled gantry-shape carriage having a gantry-shaped structure, traveling on the rails with a restriction to prevent a derailment, and a lift step (1) disposed between left and right leg structures of the gantry-shape carriage and supported by a lifting mechanism provided in the leg structure. When the gantry-shape carriage stands by at a lower floor or a upper floor of the staircase, the lift step (1) lands on the floor adjacent to the staircase or a step of the staircase, and when the gantry-shape carriage travels on the rails, the lift step is held at a position preventing an interference with steps of the staircase. A user gets on the lift step (1) while standing. |
| US10981752B2 |
Modular transfer station
A modular transfer station for a passenger conveyance system including a multiple of modular transfer station modules, each of the multiple of modular transfer station modules includes a static structure. A method of assembling a modular transfer station for a passenger conveyance including assembling a first interface lane alignment module to a second a second modular transfer station parking module, wherein each of the multiple of modular transfer station modules includes a generally equivalent static structure. |
| US10981751B2 |
Guide rail for a lift system
A guide rail for an elevator system may include at least one rail element that is fastened by at least one fastening means to at least one shaft wall of the elevator system. The at least one rail element may be mounted in a movable manner in relation to at least one shaft wall. The at least one rail element can be moved in relation to the at least one shaft wall such that a space behind the at least one rail element and the shaft wall is accessible for inspection purposes. In some cases, the fastening means includes a hinge by which the rail element can swivel relative to the shaft wall. |
| US10981748B2 |
Frictionless service carriage system
A frictionless service carriage system including: a shaft 1 having a first 2 and a second 3 helix-shaped guide in its surface, each helix shaped-guide 2, 3 defining a linear movement along the longitudinal axis of the shaft 1 of a carriage 4 in opposite directions and both helix shaped-guides 2, 3 crossing each other 2, 3 along the longitudinal axis of the shaft 1, wherein the carriage 4 includes a movable element 5 located successively in each of the helix-shaped guides 2, 3 and movable along the guides 2, 3, the movable element 5 comprising a set of rolling elements 6 along the first or second helix-shaped guide 2, 3 of the shaft 1 and configured such that in a crossing with the other helix-shaped guide 2, 3, the set of rolling elements 6 has at least two contact points with the helix-shaped guide 2, 3 for which it rolls. |
| US10981747B2 |
Apparatus for processing sheets and apparatus for forming images provided with the apparatus
The present apparatus includes a placement tray to place sheets to undergo binding processing, and a press bind unit shifting along an end edge of sheets on the placement tray. The press bind unit includes a receiving tooth, and pressing teeth meshing with the receiving tooth to perform press binding on sheets nipped therebetween, and the pressing teeth are provided to shift between a press position for meshing with the receiving tooth, and a retract position spaced apart from the receiving tooth so as to shift the press bind unit along the end edge of sheets with the sheets disposed between the receiving tooth and the pressing teeth. By shifting the pressing teeth to the retract position, it is possible to shift the sheet bind apparatus smoothly along the end edge of a bunch of sheets with the sheets disposed between the receiving tooth and the pressing teeth. |
| US10981745B2 |
Sheet post-processing device and image forming system provided therewith
A sheet post-processing device includes a processing tray, a post-processing mechanism, a discharge roller pair, a bundle discharge member, a loading tray, a sheet holding member, a discharge drive portion, a tray lifting-lowering drive portion, a sheet holding drive portion, and a control portion. In a case where a number A of sheets included in a sheet bundle loaded on the processing tray is smaller than a predetermined number A1, the control portion discharges the sheet bundle onto the loading tray by using the discharge roller pair, with the loading tray arranged at a reference position. In a case where the number A of the sheets included in the sheet bundle is equal to or larger than the predetermined number A1, the control portion discharges the sheet bundle onto the loading tray by using the bundle discharge member, with the loading tray having been lifted above the reference position. |
| US10981744B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a stacking tray, a control unit, an alignment member and a supporting mechanism. The control unit performs a rotational sorting. An alignment member includes a leading end wall coming into contact with a leading edge of a portrait sheet stack, a pair of first side walls coming into contact with both side edges of the portrait sheet stack and a leading edge of a landscape sheet stack, and a pair of second side walls coming into contact with both side edges of the landscape sheet stack and aligning the portrait sheet stack and the landscape sheet stack. The supporting mechanism supports the alignment member so as to be movable in an alignment position where the alignment member protrudes from an upper face of the stacking tray and in a retracting position where the alignment member retracts from the upper face of the stacking tray. |
| US10981741B2 |
Method of making a coreless retail paper roll
A paper rewinding machine includes a rewinding assembly operable to produce coreless retail paper rolls. |
| US10981739B2 |
Medium conveyance device
A medium conveyance device includes a drive roller that conveys an original in first direction, a guide in which a first surface and a second surface are formed, a slider in which a first point and a second point are formed, a pinch roller that is rotatably supported by a pinch shaft that is fixed to the slider and that pushes the original against the drive roller, and a sensor that measures a thickness of the original based on an amount of move of the slider in a second direction that is different from the first direction, wherein the first point slides on the first surface and the second point slides on the second surface and accordingly the slider is supported on the guide movably in the second direction, and a distance between the first point and the second point is longer than a diameter of the pinch shaft. |
| US10981738B2 |
Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a drawer unit having a sheet supporting portion, a feeding roller to feed the sheet, a conveyance roller pair, and first and second conveyance guides. An abutment surface, formed integrally with the first conveyance guide, abuts against the sheet and guides the sheet toward the drawer unit. The abutment surface is inclined upstream from a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction toward a downstream side from an upstream side in a drawing direction and overlaps with the second conveyance guide when viewed in the drawing direction. |
| US10981734B2 |
Conduit access
A conduit access includes a base plate, a sensor, a motor, and a pivoting door plate. The base plate includes a pivot joint, a pass-through, and a stop. The pivot joint is at an edge of the base plate and extends toward a backside of the base plate. The pass-through is in a center of the base plate. The stop is on a rim of the base plate. The stop has a raised thickness on a frontside of the base plate. The sensor is in the pivot joint to detect motion. The motor is coupled to the pivot joint on the backside of the base plate. The motor activates on detection at the sensor. The pivoting door plate is parallel to the base plate. The pivoting door plate is coupled to the motor through the pivot joint to pivot across the frontside of the base plate to cover the pass-through. |
| US10981733B2 |
Product sorting apparatus
A product sorting apparatus includes a pallet station supporting a pallet on which a product is placed and moves up and down between a base position and a raised position, a transfer device transferring the product to a first area that is on a first side of the pallet station, a first cart movable between the first area and a second area that is on a second side of the pallet station, and a second cart movable between the first area and the second area and able to pass through the inside of the first cart. Through the inside of the pallet station set at the base position, the first cart is unable to pass and the second cart is able to pass, and through the inside of the pallet station set at the raised position, both the first and second carts are able to pass. |
| US10981725B2 |
Automated guided vehicle transport device
A transport device for lifting an automated guided vehicle (AGV) from a floor surface includes a first frame including a plurality of first frame members and a plurality of wheels coupled to the plurality of first frame members, wherein the plurality of wheels are configured to contact the floor surface. The transport device also includes a second frame including a plurality of second frame members, wherein the second frame is configured to mechanically engage the AGV. The transport device further includes a lifting system configured to move the second frame and the AGV with respect to the first frame between a first position where the AGV contacts the floor surface and a second position where the AGV is spaced from the floor surface. |
| US10981720B2 |
Fabric closure with an access opening for cargo containers
A fabric closure, and enclosure, are provided for cargo containers, including a fabric panel formed of high-strength yarns, and a pair of selectively closeable openings formed in the fabric panel for access therethrough, the selectively closeable openings having a substantially vertical opening, and a slide fastener for closure thereof. |
| US10981717B2 |
Packaging product for planar items
A packaging product for packaging flat products (e.g., flat stock) such as abrasive articles, e.g., abrasive disks. The packaging product is designed to display flat stock products while maintaining the geometric properties and integrity of the products. The packaging product has a first component that is an engagement member, a second component that is a first retention portion and a third component that is a second retention portion. The engagement member engages with the first and second retention portions to secure a plurality of products between the retention portions. |
| US10981715B2 |
Container with an air gap
The present invention provides a container comprising a cup; a protective member attached to a side wall of the cup, the protective member including: an outer side wall portion; an inner side wall portion contacting the side wall of the cup; a bottom end portion connecting between a bottom end of the outer side wall portion and a bottom end of the inner side wall portion; and a top end portion connecting between a top end of the outer side wall portion and a top end of the inner side wall portion, the top end portion having at least one hole; and an air gap formed between a side wall of the cup and the protective member, wherein the at least hole allows air to flow between the air gap and outside. |
| US10981709B2 |
Pack of tissue paper rolls wrapped in a plastic film
The pack (10) of tissue paper rolls comprises a plurality of rolls (R) of tissue paper that are arranged adjacent to one another with the respective axes parallel to, or coinciding with, one another, and are wrapped in a plastic film (1). The plastic film (1) laterally wraps the rolls (R) and is arranged with a first and a second longitudinal edge (1.1; 1.2) folded and closed onto two approximately flat opposite surfaces (11, 13), which are defined by bases of the tissue paper rolls. The plastic film (1) comprises a first transverse edge (1.3) and a second transverse edge (1.4) extending from one flat surface to the other. One of said transverse edges is outside the pack and the other is inside the pack. A line-shaped element (3), having a first end and a second end (3A, 3B), is applied to a surface of the plastic film (1). At least one of the ends of the line-shaped element (3) is arranged near, or in correspondence of, the transverse edge (1.4) of the plastic film (1) outside the pack (10). |
| US10981708B2 |
Methods of self-folding flexible packages
Methods of making packages from flexible material, wherein the packages include one or more self-folds formed by applying activation energy to the flexible material. |
| US10981706B2 |
Child-resistant package
A package includes a vessel and a closure. The vessel is formed to include a product-storage chamber and a mouth opening into the product-storage chamber. The closure is configured to mount on the vessel to assume an installed position closing the mouth formed in the vessel when rotated relative to the vessel about a vertical axis of rotation in a closure-installation direction. |
| US10981699B2 |
Coolant cap mix-up prevention system for motor vehicle
This disclosure relates to a coolant cap mix-up prevention system for a motor vehicle. In one example, a motor vehicle includes a first coolant bottle configured for use with a first cap and a second coolant bottle configured for use with a second cap. The second coolant bottle is configured prevent attachment of the first cap to the second coolant bottle. A method is also disclosed. |
| US10981697B1 |
Stackable spray bottle, refill pod and associated use thereof
A stackable spray bottle assembly includes a top stackable spray bottle and a bottom stackable spray bottle detachably engaged therewith. Each of the top stackable spray bottle and the bottom stackable spray bottle include a reservoir having an open top portion and a closed bottom portion, and an accessory removably coupled to the open top portion. Advantageously, the accessory has a first silhouette, and the bottom portion has a second silhouette conforming to the first silhouette such that, during storage, the top stackable spray bottle is maintained at a substantially stable position when stacked on top of the bottom stackable spray bottle. |
| US10981694B2 |
Vented container end closure
A metallic container end closure is provided that generally comprises a dispensing opening and a vent opening. The vent opening improves pourability through the dispensing opening and provides an alternative option for consuming the contents of the container. The end closure may include features to ease opening of the vent opening, such as stiffeners and/or vent form features. |
| US10981692B2 |
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. |
| US10981690B2 |
Plastic container with varying depth ribs
A bottle may have varying depth ribs to achieve a balance of strength and rigidity while maintaining hoop strength. The varying depth ribs may smoothly transition around the circumference of the bottle from a flattened and/or shallow depth rib portion to a deep rib portion. A collection of flattened and/or shallow depth ribs act as recessed columns in the body of the bottle to resist bending, leaning, crumbling, and/or stretching. The deep rib portions provide hoop strength and make the bottle body more rigid and/or stiffer when gripped by a user. A balance may be achieved between of flattened and/or shallow depth ribs and deep ribs to attain a desired resistance to bending, leaning, and/or stretching while maintaining stiffness in a lightweight bottle. |
| US10981684B2 |
Stretch wrap monitoring device
A system for monitoring the percentage of stretch of a stretch wrap film in a stretch wrapping machine includes a first sensor associated with the stretch wrap roll and configured to generate a first signal as the film travels from the roll to the pre-stretch roller assembly, and a second sensor associated with the load and configured to generate a second signal as the film is wrapped around the load. A processor is operable to: a) calculate a pre-stretch length of the film based on the first signal during a time interval; b) calculate a stretched length of the film as the film is wrapped around the load on the rotating platform during the time interval; and c) calculate a percentage stretch of the film based on the pre-stretch length and said stretched length. |
| US10981681B2 |
Filling/sealing device for container
A filling device with a filling failure is identified less costly, and the filling amount by the filling device is adjusted quickly. The filling/sealing device includes a filler including a filling turret having a plurality of holding parts and a filling device provided for each of the holding parts to fill a container with a liquid content, forwarding turrets that hold and turret-convey a container transported from the filling turret, a sealing device that seals the container transported from the forwarding turrets with a lid, an inspection device provided in the path, in which the container is held and turret-conveyed, to inspect a filling amount in the container, and a controller that identifies a filling device with a filling failure on the basis of an inspection result from the inspection device and controls the filling amount by the filling device. |
| US10981677B1 |
Space vehicle with customizable payload and docking station
A “black box” space vehicle solution may allow a payload developer to define the mission space and provide mission hardware within a predetermined volume and with predetermined connectivity. Components such as the power module, radios and boards, attitude determination and control system (ADCS), command and data handling (C&DH), etc. may all be provided as part of a “stock” (i.e., core) space vehicle. The payload provided by the payload developer may be plugged into the space vehicle payload section, tested, and launched without custom development of core space vehicle components by the payload developer. A docking station may facilitate convenient development and testing of the space vehicle while reducing handling thereof. |
| US10981676B2 |
Rotorcraft inspection systems and methods
Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for performing rotorcraft based non-destructive physical inspection and/or testing. In one example, a system includes a rotorcraft and a rotating arm coupled to the rotorcraft. An inspection sensor is coupled to a first end of the rotating arm and configured to be placed in close proximity to and/or in physical contact with a surface of an object. |
| US10981674B2 |
Aircraft engine cleaning system
A method for performing a cleaning cycle on a turbine engine mounted to an airframe includes conducting a cleaning agent from a cleaning agent supply into the gas turbine engine. The method further includes conducting compressed air from a cleaning air supply into the gas turbine engine to dry motor the gas turbine engine while the cleaning agent is conducted from the cleaning agent supply into the gas turbine engine. |
| US10981673B2 |
Fairing bond fixture
A bond fixture includes a support structure and a first assembly coupled to the support structure. The first assembly includes a frame defining a chamber and a first pressure pad and second pressure pad coupled to the frame opposite one another and positioned within the chamber. The second pressure pad is movable to control a pressure applied by the first pressure pad and the second pressure pad. |
| US10981672B2 |
Ground station device for a plurality of unmanned aircraft
A ground station device for a plurality of unmanned aircraft, comprising an upper face, which comprises a plurality of receptacles for positioning a plurality of unmanned aircraft, a data interface for connecting the ground station device to a control unit, and a power supply device for charging the unmanned aircraft. The ground station device is designed to be stackable so as to form a stack with at least one other ground station device. |
| US10981671B2 |
Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods
Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a line capture device body having a line slot with an open end and a closed end. A retainer is positioned proximate to the line slot and has a rotor with a plurality of rotor arms positioned to extend at least partially across the line slot as the rotor rotates relative to the body. A joint rotatably couples the rotor to the body, and a ratchet device is operably coupled to the rotor to allow the rotor to rotate in a first direction and at least restrict the rotor arm from rotating in a second direction opposite the first. In other embodiments, the retainer can include other arrangements, for example, one or more wire-shaped elements. |
| US10981668B1 |
Apparatus, system and method of data recording
A data recording apparatus, data recording system and an orientation determination method thereof is disclosed. The data recording apparatus may include a housing, a wireless communication interface, one or more memories that store executable code; and one or more processors configured to execute the executable code, which causes the one or more processors to: control the communication interface to obtain data from Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU) and store the obtained data in the one or more memories. The obtained data may include one or more of flight data, cockpit data (e.g., cockpit voice data), or cabin data (e.g., cabin voice data). The data recording apparatus may include a detachable attachment means for allowing the data recording apparatus to separate from the airplane in the event of a crash via a passive detachment means. |
| US10981667B2 |
Uniform generator control unit including multiple permanent magnet generator inputs
A generator control unit includes a plurality of permanent magnet generator (PMG) inputs, a transformer including a multi-configuration input winding and at least one output winding. Each PMG input in the plurality of PMG inputs is connected to the multi-configuration input winding at a corresponding input winding input. |
| US10981663B2 |
Aero engine flow rate
A gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes: an engine core having a turbine including a lowest pressure rotor stage, a turbine diameter, a fan including a plurality of fan blades extending from a hub, an annular fan face at a leading edge of the fan defining a fan tip radius at the fan face; wherein a downstream blockage ratio is defined as: the turbine diameter at an axial location of the lowest pressure rotor stage a distance f rom a ground plane to the wing and wherein an engine blockage ratio of: ( 2 × the fan tip radius/the engine length ) the downstream blockage ratio is in the range from 2.5 to 4. |
| US10981661B2 |
Aircraft having multiple independent yaw authority mechanisms
An aircraft has multiple independent yaw authority mechanisms. The aircraft includes an airframe having first and second wings with at least first and second pylons extending therebetween and with a plurality of tail members extending therefrom each having an active control surface. A two-dimensional distributed thrust array is coupled to the airframe that includes a plurality of propulsion assemblies each having a rotor assembly and each operable for thrust vectoring. A flight control system is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. A first yaw authority mechanism includes differential speed control of rotor assemblies rotating clockwise compared to rotor assemblies rotating counterclockwise. A second yaw authority mechanism includes differential longitudinal control surface maneuvers of control surfaces of two symmetrically disposed tail members. A third yaw authority mechanism includes differential thrust vectoring of propulsion assemblies. |
| US10981659B2 |
Propulsion system using large scale vortex generators for flow redistribution and supersonic aircraft equipped with the propulsion system
An arrangement for use with a propulsion system for a supersonic aircraft includes a center body configured for coupling to an inlet and to support a boundary layer formed when the supersonic aircraft is flown at a predetermined altitude supersonic speed. The arrangement further includes a first vortex generator disposed on the center body. The first vortex generator extends a first height above the center body. The arrangement still further includes a second vortex generator disposed on the center body. The second vortex generator extends a second height above the center body, the second height being greater than the first height. The first height and the second height are greater than approximately seventy-five percent of a thickness of the boundary layer proximate a location of the first vortex generator and the second vortex generator, respectively, when the aircraft if flown at the predetermined altitude and the predetermined speed. |
| US10981657B2 |
Multi-rocket parachute deployment system
Techniques to deploy a parachute are disclosed. In various embodiments, a first projectile is configured to be propelled in a first direction, causing the parachute to be deployed. A second projectile configured to be propelled in a second direction is coupled to a line tethered to the parachute in such a way that a force in a direction opposite the first direction is applied to the line of the parachute when the second projectile is propelled in the second direction. |
| US10981655B2 |
Carbon dioxide adsorber for aircraft
A system for processing recirculation air recovered from an aircraft cabin includes a mixing chamber and a carbon dioxide removal system. The carbon dioxide removal system has an inlet for recovered recirculation air from the aircraft cabin, an outlet to the mixing chamber; at least two assemblies of carbon dioxide sorbent that are thermally linked, a CO2 outlet valve; and a controller for managing desorption of carbon dioxide from the sorbent depending on aircraft status. The mixing chamber has an inlet from the carbon dioxide removal system, an inlet from an environmental control system, and an outlet connected to the aircraft cabin. |
| US10981649B2 |
Six degree of freedom aerial vehicle having reconfigurable wings
Various reconfigurations of wing sections of a ring wing of an aerial vehicle are described. For example, responsive to a fault or failure of a propulsion mechanism, one or more wing sections may be modified to maintain control and safety of the aerial vehicle. In example embodiments, positions, angular orientations, and/or pitches of one or more wing sections may be modified to maintain control and safety in either a horizontal, wingborn flight orientation, or a vertical, VTOL flight orientation. |
| US10981645B2 |
Drag reduction systems for aircraft
Drag reduction systems and methods for an aircraft include a first vortex generator position on a portion of the aircraft, and a second vortex generator positioned on the portion of the aircraft. The first vortex generator is associated with the second vortex generator. The first vortex generator is asymmetrical to the second vortex generator in relation to a coupling axis in order to offset the longitudinal contribution of the vortex generator to vehicle cross-sectional area. |
| US10981642B2 |
Modular lifting surface
A method for manufacturing a modular lifting surface from a standard lifting surface, the modular lifting surface includes a central support structure including an upper skin, a lower skin and at least a first spar. The method includes providing the upper skin and the lower skin which are suitable for any of various sizes of a modular lifting surface for the standard lifting surface, wherein the upper skin and lower skin correspond to a standard upper skin and the lower skin conforms to a standard lower skin. |
| US10981638B2 |
Electric actuator for a marine steering system
An electric actuator for a marine steering system comprises a housing and an output shaft reciprocatingly received by the housing. There is a rotor disposed within the housing. The rotor is coupled to the output shaft of the electric actuator. Rotation of the rotor causing the output shaft of the electric actuator to reciprocate relative to the housing. There is a motor disposed within the housing. The motor has an output shaft coupled to the rotor. A longitudinal axis of the output shaft of the motor is parallel with a longitudinal axis of the output shaft of the electric actuator. There is also a drive mechanism disposed within the housing. The drive mechanism couples the output shaft of electric actuator to the rotor. The drive mechanism is on a plane radial to a longitudinal axis of the output shaft of the motor. |
| US10981636B1 |
Marine engines having a supercharger
A marine engine comprises a powerhead having an engine block, a cylinder head and a crankcase containing a crankshaft. Operation of the marine engine causes rotation of the crankshaft. A crankcase cover encloses the crankshaft in the crankcase. A supercharger is on the crankcase cover, the supercharger being configured to provide charge air for combustion in the powerhead. The supercharger comprises a charge air outlet for conveying charge air from the supercharger for combustion in the powerhead, the charge air outlet being oriented so as to discharge the charge air towards the powerhead. |
| US10981635B2 |
Hull and cargo hold cleaning apparatus and method
An apparatus (1) for cleaning the outer side of the hull (60) of a marine vessel (50) and for cleaning the wall (70) of cargo holds, the apparatus (1) comprising a housing (2) provided with magnetic continuous tracks (3) at opposing lateral sides of the housing (2), a front wheel (6) and a rear wheel (5) for each of the magnetic continuous tracks (3), each magnetic continuous track (3) comprising a plurality of links (9) interconnected by drive pins (10), the links (9) having an inwardly facing side (18) and an outwardly facing side (19), a guide (40) configured to engage the drive pins (10) for preventing the links (9) in a first portion of the extent of the of at least one of the magnetic continuous tracks (3) between the front wheel (6) and the rear wheel (5) from moving in the direction in which the outwardly facing side (19) faces and a submersible apparatus for cleaning the outer side of the hull of a marine vessel and for cleaning the wall of cargo space in the cargo holds that comprises a watertight housing provided with continuous magnetic tracks at opposing lateral sides of the housing. A watertight housing provided with continuous magnetic tracks at opposing lateral sides of said housing. At least one drive motor in the housing operably connected to at least one continuous magnetic track for driving the continuous magnetic tracks. The housing being provided with a main side between the continuous magnetic tracks. |
| US10981632B2 |
Roller towing bitt
A towing bitt assembly comprising: an arched structure defining an opening for a towing rope to run there through; a roller assembly comprising a coupling means for coupling the roller assembly to the arched structure so that the roller assembly is movable along a centre line of the arched structure; and a roller means for guiding the towing rope, the roller means being rotatable around the centre line of the arched structure. |
| US10981628B2 |
Control device for bicycle
A control device for a bicycle is disposed on a handlebar and includes a body, an electronic module, at least one switch, and at least one input member. The body includes a plugged portion and a holding portion. The plugged portion is disposed inside the handlebar via an opening of the handlebar. The holding portion is connected to the plugged portion and is disposed outside the opening. The electronic module is disposed in the plugged portion and has at least one surface. The switch is disposed on the surface of the electronic module to selectively control the electronic module to send an electronic signal. The input member is disposed on the holding portion and extends into the plugged portion and moves in an operating direction to actuate the switch. The operating direction is not perpendicular to the surface and a longitudinal axis direction of the plugged portion. |
| US10981626B2 |
Drive arrangement for a bicycle
A drive arrangement for a bicycle includes a crank having a crank mounting portion, a front sprocket having a front sprocket mounting portion attached to the crank mounting portion and a front chain engaging portion, an axle assembly, a plurality of rear sprockets located about an axis of the axle assembly, a chain configured to engage with the front chain engaging portion of the front sprocket and the plurality of rear sprockets, a gear changer having a gear changer mounting unit located about the axis of the axle assembly and having a first mounting portion spaced apart from a second portion mounting portion. The gear changer is configured to move the chain between an axially innermost rear sprocket and an axially outermost rear sprocket and a control unit is configured to control movement of the gear changer. |
| US10981623B2 |
Bicycle control device
A bicycle control device that easily maintains the ratio of the assist force generated by a motor to the human drive force input to a bicycle at a predetermined ratio includes an electronic controller that controls a transmission, which is configured to change the transmission ratio of the bicycle, and the motor, which assists propulsion of the bicycle. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor so that the ratio of the assist force generated by the motor to the human drive force inputted to the bicycle becomes equal to the predetermined ratio. The electronic controller is configured to control the transmission in correspondence with at least one of the output torque of the motor and the human drive force to maintain the predetermined ratio. |
| US10981622B2 |
Hydraulic pressure controller, hydraulic brake system, and bicycle
The invention obtains a hydraulic pressure controller whose control of a braking force is suppressed from becoming unstable. The invention also obtains a hydraulic brake system that includes such a hydraulic pressure controller, and a bicycle. A hydraulic pressure controller 110 controls hydraulic pressure of a brake fluid that is at least supplied to a front-wheel braking section 17 of a bicycle 200, and includes: a base section that is formed with a channel, through which the brake fluid flows, therein; a valve that is attached to the base section and opens and closes the channel; and a coupling section that couples the base section to the bicycle 200. The coupling section is coupled to a turning section 10 of the bicycle 200, the turning section 10 turning about an axis of a head tube 1A. |
| US10981620B2 |
Cycle-type vehicle suspension provided with a resilient element for making it possible to obtain an optimal static compression curve, and optimized resilient element for such suspension
A vehicle wheel suspension system includes two relatively movable portions and a resilient blade that includes two means for mechanical connection to both relatively movable portions, respectively. The blade has a flexural resilience at least 100 times greater than the tensile resilience, and is resiliently deformable between: a resting state in which the blade has an inwardly curved profile, and a maximally extended state in which the blade has an elongate profile, the length of which corresponds to that of the neutral fiber of the blade, while passing through intermediate extension states in which the blade has profiles that are less and less inwardly curved. The suspension system is deformable between an initial state in which the relatively movable portions are in a close configuration, and a compressed state in which the relatively movable portions are in a separated configuration and bias the blade. |
| US10981618B2 |
Bearing retaining element
A bearing retaining element for bicycle headset bearings includes a basic element which, in a mounted state, at least partly surrounds a steerer tube. The basic element retains a clamping element which also, in the mounted state, at least partly surrounds the steerer tube. Further, a clamping member in particular configured as a grub screw is provided which acts upon the clamping element for clampingly fixing the clamping element to the steerer tube. |
| US10981617B2 |
Inverted pendulum type vehicle
Provided is an inverted pendulum type vehicle. A controller (20) includes a reference desired motion determiner (211), which sequentially determines a reference desired motion of a traveling motion unit (3) so as to stabilize the attitude of an object mounting unit (5), high-frequency idling state amount calculators (214), (42a) and (42b), which calculate the high-frequency idling state amount of the traveling motion unit (3), and a desired motion corrector (42g), which corrects the reference desired motion by a correction amount determined on the basis of the high-frequency idling state amount to reduce a high-frequency component of idling. The controller (20) controls an actuator unit (8) according to the desired motion obtained by correcting the reference desired motion. |
| US10981615B2 |
Fuel tank arrangement with at least two separate tank bodies
A fuel tank system is provided with at least two separate tank bodies, each with a respective tank body interior, and a connecting element connecting the tank bodies for fluid communication. The tank bodies are connected to each other by means of a connector and are fabricated from a plastic material. The fuel tank system is formed with receiving means (5) for arrangement on a frame of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, having a driver's saddle. The fuel tank system includes a distributor element with a fuel filling opening; the distributor element is connected in a fluid-conducting manner to the tank bodies via at least one fluid-conducting connector. |
| US10981614B2 |
Seat with downwardly-slanted bump-less nose
A seat structure includes a substrate structure and a pad structure affixed to a top surface of the substrate structure. The seat structure has a support region configured to provide a support for a user's buttocks, and a downwardly sloped nose portion. The seat structure is bump-less in that there is no raised portion at an area between the user's legs which would extend upwardly from adjacent laterally outward portions. |
| US10981611B2 |
Active front deflector—flat panel
An active front deflector assembly for a vehicle capable of moving between an extended position and a retracted position or any position there between. The active front deflector assembly has a cross member for attaching to an underbody of a vehicle. The frame member also includes a plurality of slip joint connections for connecting to the underbody of the vehicle. The cross member is a fixed link of an actuator link assembly that has an actuator, drive link, floating link and a blade. |
| US10981607B2 |
Tailgate lift handle, lift assembly, and related apparatus
An apparatus for aiding a user in raising and lowering of a tailgate includes a handle and a connector for connecting the handle to the tailgate to allow for movement of the handle rearwardly relative to the tailgate as the tailgate is initially lowered by the user and forwardly to a position above the tailgate as the lowering of the tailgate is continued. A tailgate lift assembly includes a housing extending along a predetermined length, a spring anchored at one end at a first end of the housing, a connector having a first end affixed to the opposite end of said spring and extending through said housing, and a first fixed guide around which the connector extends. A bumper for covering a corner of a tailgate is also provided. |
| US10981606B2 |
Underbody shield compositions and articles that provide enhanced peel strength
A thermoplastic composite article comprising a porous core layer comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers, a lofting agent and a thermoplastic material is provided. In certain instances, the article further comprises a skin layer disposed on the core layer and an adhesive layer between the core layer and the skin layer. In some configurations, the adhesive layer comprises a thermoplastic polymer and an effective amount of a thermosetting material to provide a post-molding peel strength between the skin layer and the post lofted core layer of at least 0.5 N/cm (in either or both of the machine direction or cross direction) as tested by DIN 53357 A dated Oct. 1, 1982. |
| US10981603B2 |
Front body structure of vehicle
A front body structure of the vehicle includes a pair of left and right rear joint members that join front side frames and the sub-frame in a vehicle up-down direction in substantially the same positions in a vehicle front-rear direction as rear reinforcing parts of the suspension housings, and third link members that separate internal spaces of the front side frames in substantially the same positions in the vehicle front-rear direction as the upper ends of rear joint members. The front body structure further includes a tower bar that joins a cowl box and the rear reinforcing parts of the suspension housings. |
| US10981602B2 |
Press-hardened shaped metal sheet having different sheet thicknesses and strengths
A press-hardened shaped metal sheet has at least two adjacent zones having different sheet thicknesses and different strengths such that one of the zones is press-hardened and the other zone is non-hardened or only slightly hardened. A transition zone, which is simultaneously designed as a thickness transition zone and as a strength transition zone, is located between the zones. The press-hardened shaped metal sheet is preferably a pillar reinforcement for a motor vehicle body. |
| US10981601B2 |
Impact-absorbing member and side member of automobile
In an impact-absorbing member which extends in a vehicle length direction of an automobile and whose both end portions in the vehicle length direction have a collision-side end portion and a non-collision-side end portion whose positions become mutually different when seen from the vehicle length direction, an outer member and an inner member of the impact-absorbing member are formed so that a position of a gravity center at the collision-side end portion and a position of a gravity center at the non-collision-side end portion become mutually different according to a positional relationship between the collision-side end portion and the non-collision-side end portion in order to suppress a tensile stress generated at the collision-side end portion and suppress a compressive stress generated at the non-collision-side end portion in a collision. |
| US10981600B2 |
Vehicle drive unit
A vehicle drive unit is supported by a vehicle frame of a vehicle. The vehicle drive unit includes a housing including a first case and a second case integrally joined together along a coupling plane to form a sealed space therein, a drive member accommodated in the sealed space to generate a travel driving force of the vehicle, and a mount member interposed between the housing and the vehicle frame to support the housing from the vehicle frame. The first case and the second case respectively include a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion to which the mount member is attached, and the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion are installed in a single region intersecting with the coupling plane. |
| US10981595B2 |
Electric power steering apparatus
A microcomputer includes an abnormality monitor unit, a rotation angle calculation unit and a current supply control unit. The abnormality monitor unit monitors an abnormality of the rotation angle sensor. The rotation angle calculation unit calculates an electrical angle based on angle information acquired from the rotation angle sensor and an abnormality state of the rotation angle sensor. The current supply control unit controls current supply to the winding sets based on the electrical angle. When an abnormality is detected in one of the sensor units, the rotation angle calculation unit calculates the electrical angle based on a hold value which is the electrical angle before the detection of abnormality during a period from the detection of abnormality to a final determination of the abnormality. When the abnormality of the sensor unit is finalized, the electrical angle is calculated based on the angle information of the other sensor unit which is normal. |
| US10981593B2 |
Nylon resin driven pulley
A method of fabricating a ball nut assembly is provided. The method includes providing a ball nut having a keyway slot. The method also includes forming a polymer pulley having an inner surface defining a bore, a cut-out formed in the inner surface, and a torque member extending radially inward from the inner surface, wherein the keyway slot is configured to receive the torque member therein. |
| US10981591B2 |
Reach adjustable steering column assembly
A reach adjustable steering column assembly comprises a telescopic steering shaft which in use supports a steering wheel of the vehicle; a shroud that supports the steering shaft comprising an upper shroud part and a lower shroud part, the upper shroud part moving telescopically relative to the lower part during reach adjustment of the steering column assembly, a support bracket that supports the shroud relative to the vehicle body, and a clamp mechanism that is operable between an unclamped position in which the steering column assembly is adjustable for reach and a clamped position in which the reach position of the steering column assembly is fixed. The clamp mechanism comprises a first locking part that is displaceable by an actuator assembly into and out of positive engagement with a second locking part. An energy absorbing mechanism acts between the upper shroud part and the second locking part and is configured so that during a crash a deformable part of the energy absorbing mechanism is plastically deformed by a deforming part, thereby controlling the movement of the upper shroud part, and in that one of the deformable element and the deforming portion of the energy absorbing mechanism is secured to the upper shroud part, and the other is fixed relative to the second locking part. |
| US10981590B2 |
Steering column assembly
A steering column assembly includes a mounting bracket having a first arm and a second arm, a steering column and a locking device which is configured to be in a locking state or an unlocking state to selectively allow a tilt motion of the supporting housing and the steering column by applying or removing clamping force to or from the first arm and the second arm. The locking device includes a tilting bolt which is connected to the lever to rotate together with the lever and passes through the first arm and the second arm to be able to rotate between the locking state and the unlocking state and a first locking unit and a second locking unit which respectively operate in response to rotation of the tilting bolt and selectively apply clamping force to the first and the second arms. |
| US10981589B1 |
Steering mechanism
A steering lever mechanism for a mower vehicle includes a lever assembly and a base which is fixed to the mower vehicle for mounting the lever assembly to the mower. The lever assembly includes a pivot assembly and a lever portion. The lever portion is pivotably mounted to the pivot assembly for rotation about a longitudinal axis between an inboard position and an outboard position. The pivot assembly is also pivotably mounted to the base for rotation of the pivot bracket portion and the lever portion about a transverse axis between a rear position, an intermediate neutral position and a forward position. A rotation-measuring device is associated with the base and the pivot assembly for measuring the forward and rear rotation of the lever assembly. |
| US10981584B2 |
Wheel load adjusting apparatus of railcar
A wheel load adjusting apparatus used in a railcar, and the railcar includes: first and second air springs arranged between a carbody and a first bogie so as to be spaced apart from each other in a car width direction; third and fourth air springs arranged between the carbody and a second bogie so as to be spaced apart from each other in the car width direction; and first to fourth automatic level controlling valves provided upstream of the first four air springs and configured to adjust heights of the four air springs to maintain constant height of the air springs, wherein when the railcar passes through a curve, the wheel load adjusting apparatus limits an air supply/air discharge operation of at least one of the four automatic level controlling valves to suppress an increase in a pressure difference between at least two of the four air springs. |
| US10981583B2 |
Wind directional system for arrangement between two vehicle parts of a rail vehicle
A fairing for arrangement between two vehicle parts, in particular of a rail vehicle, movably connected to one another, having at least one fairing element that is arranged at a respective vehicle part, that is elastically deformable, and that has a U-shaped or arcuate cross-section. The fairing also has at least one stabilization body that extends at least sectionally into the fairing element and extends from at least one front face of the fairing element. |
| US10981580B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus includes: an information acquisition unit acquiring feature information indicating a feature regarding vehicle driving of an occupant of a vehicle; and a control unit changing at least one property included in a driving property or a manipulation property in the vehicle. Further, the control unit changes at least one property included in the driving property or the manipulation property of the vehicle, from a basic property of the vehicle to a property reflecting the feature information, based on the feature information, and brings the changed property close to the basic property of the vehicle in accordance with at least one of an integrated value of boarding hours, an integrated value of running distances, and the number of boardings of the vehicle of the occupant. |
| US10981579B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle having a driver assistance system intervening in a transverse dynamics of the vehicle
A method for operating a vehicle having a driver assistance system intervening in a transverse dynamics of the vehicle, comprising the steps: detecting a driver intervention in a driving behavior of the vehicle due to an intervention of at least one actuator triggered by the driver assistance system; interpreting the driver intervention as an override of the intervention of the actuator; and reducing in a defined manner the intervention of the actuator as a function of the interpretation of the driver intervention in such a way that a driving task is returned to the driver in a controlled and defined manner. |
| US10981576B2 |
Determination of reliability of vehicle control commands via memory test
A vehicle having a control element for the speed, acceleration or direction of the vehicle, a computing device to generate a command in autonomous driving of the vehicle, and a command controller coupled between the control element and the computing device. In response to the command, the command controller initiates a test of a portion of the memory of the computing device. If the portion of the memory passes the test, the command controller forwards the command for execution via the control element of the vehicle; otherwise, the command controller blocks the command and/or issues a replacement command for the vehicle. |
| US10981574B2 |
Biological information storage system and in-vehicle biological information storage device
A biological information storage system and an in-vehicle biological information storage device include a biological information detection unit configured to detect biological information of an occupant of a vehicle, an in-vehicle storage unit placed in the vehicle to store information, a portable storage unit provided in a mobile terminal that can be carried to the inside of the vehicle to store information, and an in-vehicle information processing unit capable of executing a processing of distributingly storing the biological information detected by the biological information detection unit in the in-vehicle storage unit and the portable storage unit. In this configuration, the biological information storage system and the in-vehicle biological information storage device can use the biological information inside and outside the vehicle. |
| US10981573B2 |
Estimator and method
A surface roughness estimator for a vehicle configured to generate a first surface roughness index value indicative of terrain surface roughness and to output a signal in dependence at least in part on the first surface roughness index value, the estimator being configured to receive first acceleration information indicative of a first acceleration along a first axis, receive second acceleration information indicative of a second acceleration along a second axis, calculate a combined value in dependence on the first acceleration and second acceleration, and adjust the combined value in dependence on a speed of the vehicle to generate the first surface roughness index value. |
| US10981570B2 |
Rimpull limit based on wheel slippage
A machine is disclosed. The machine may include a continuously variable transmission, a location or movement module, and a controller. The controller may receive a first signal indicating a transmission output speed for the machine. The controller may receive, from the location or movement module, a second signal indicating location or movement information of the machine. The controller may determine a traction value based on the first signal and the second signal. The controller may determine a rimpull limit value based on the traction value. The controller may provide the rimpull limit value to the continuously variable transmission, wherein the continuously variable transmission is to determine a transmission output torque of the machine based on the rimpull limit value. |
| US10981568B2 |
Redundant environment perception tracking for automated driving systems
Redundant environment perception tracking for automated driving systems. One example embodiment provides an automated driving system for a vehicle, the system including a plurality of sensors, a memory, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the plurality of sensors, environmental information of a common field of view, generate, based on the environmental information, a plurality of hypotheses regarding an object within the common field of view, the plurality of hypotheses including at least one set of hypotheses excluding the environmental information from at least one sensor of a first sensor type, determine, based on a subset of the plurality of hypotheses, an object state of the object, wherein the subset includes the at least one set of hypotheses excluding the environmental information from the at least one sensor, and perform a vehicular maneuver based on the object state that is determined. |
| US10981567B2 |
Feature-based prediction
Feature-based prediction is described. In an example, a vehicle can capture sensor data while traversing an environment and can provide the sensor data to computing system(s). The sensor data can indicate event(s), such as a lane change, associated with agent(s) in the environment. The computing system(s) can determine, based on the sensor data, a time associated with the event and can determine features associated with a period of time relative to the time of the event. In an example, the computing system(s) can aggregate the features with additional features associated with other similar events to generate training data and can train, based at least in part on the training data, a machine learned model for predicting new events. In an example, the machine learned model can be transmitted to vehicle(s), which can be configured to alter drive operation(s) based, at least partly, on output(s) of the machine learned model. |
| US10981562B2 |
Vehicle stability control device
A vehicle stability control device is mounted on a vehicle in which a front tire wears faster than a rear tire. Understeer degree increases as a target yaw rate becomes higher than an actual yaw rate. When the understeer degree exceeds a first activation threshold, vehicle stability control is activated. When the understeer degree exceeds a second activation threshold, rear brake control that applies a braking force to an inner rear wheel is activated. A wear degree parameter is wear degree of the front tire or a difference in wear degree between the front tire and the rear tire. In response to a fact that the wear degree parameter exceeds a first wear threshold, the vehicle stability control device performs rear wear promotion processing that changes the second activation threshold to an adjusted value smaller than a default value and the first activation threshold. |
| US10981559B2 |
Apparatus and method for starting engine of mild hybrid electric vehicle
An apparatus for starting engine of mild hybrid electric vehicle may include: an ignition switch; an ambient temperature detector; a state of charge (SOC) detector; a mild starter & generator (MHSG) including a stator and a rotor mounted inside the stator; a starter which is configured to start the engine independently of the MHSG; a converter which is configured to voltage-drop an electric power of a high voltage battery and supply it to the low voltage battery or the starter; an MHSG wheel rotating integrally with the rotor; an MHSG position detector; and a controller configured for determining a top dead center (TDC) of a predetermined cylinder based on a signal of the MHSG position detector. |
| US10981557B2 |
Battery pack balancing systems and control logic for multi-pack electric-drive motor vehicles
Presented are traction battery pack balancing systems, methods for making/operating such systems, and multi-pack, electric-drive motor vehicles with battery pack balancing capabilities. A method for controlling operation of a motor vehicle includes a vehicle controller: receiving a key-off command signal to power off the motor vehicle; determining if a difference between corresponding electrical characteristics of first and second traction battery packs is greater than a calibrated characteristic differential threshold; determining if a difference between corresponding battery pack capacities of the first and second traction battery packs is greater than a calibrated capacity differential threshold; and, responsive to the characteristic difference not being greater than the calibrated characteristic differential threshold and the capacity difference being greater than the calibrated capacity differential threshold, transmitting a key-on command signal to power on the motor vehicle, and a pack balancing command signal to reduce the capacity difference to below the calibrated capacity differential threshold. |
| US10981549B2 |
Brake actuating device for a vehicle brake system
A brake-actuating device for a vehicle brake system comprises a fluid reservoir and a master cylinder arrangement. The fluid reservoir has an outlet connection, and the master cylinder arrangement has an inlet connection. The outlet connection of the fluid reservoir and the inlet connection of the master cylinder arrangement, in the connected-together state, define at least one axially overlapping connection region through which a fluid channel for the feed of fluid from the fluid reservoir into the master cylinder arrangement extends. Furthermore, the brake-actuating device comprises a sealing element, which is arranged in the connection region and seals off the latter to the outside, and a filter element for filtering the fluid to be fed to the master cylinder arrangement. The sealing element holds the filter element in a predetermined position in the fluid channel. |
| US10981547B2 |
Vehicle wash system having a vertically operated top brush with pivoting ability
A vehicle wash system includes a frame suspended above a vehicle treatment area. A pivotable frame is pivotally coupled to the frame, and an extendable and retractable linear frame is coupled to the pivotable frame and configured to extend downward from the pivotable frame and retract upward toward the pivotable frame. A top brush is coupled to a lower end of the linearly frame, and is extendable toward engagement with a vehicle. The top brush is also pivotable relative to a vertical position via pivoting of the pivotable frame, and the top brush is pivotable at different degrees of extension of the linear frame. The linear frame and the top brush may pivot in response to contact from the vehicle. |
| US10981542B2 |
Vehicle theft prevention based on fueling pattern
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for optimizing course understanding. The method, computer program product and computer system may include a computing device to receive fueling location data and vehicle identification data of a vehicle from a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver from a plurality of fueling stations. The RFID transceiver may receive the vehicle identification data at the RFID transceiver from a cryptographic RFID transponder as part of the vehicle. The computing device may receive user authentication signals authorizing a plurality of fueling stations from an authorized user of the vehicle. The computing device may determine from the fueling location data, the vehicle identification data, and the user authentication signals one or more fueling patterns. The computing device may detect a fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns send an alert to an authorized device. |
| US10981540B2 |
Remote engagement of coupling mechanism for vehicle intrusion detection device
A vehicle theft-prevention apparatus can include a locking mechanism, at least one computing device, and a cylindrical body including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can be configured to rotate about the second portion. The at least one computing device can be configured to determine that the locking mechanism has transitioned from an unlocked state to a locked state. In response to determining that the locking mechanism has transitioned to the locked state, the at least one computing device can disable an engaging component of the locking mechanism. The at least one computing device can be configured to receive, via a network, a command to enable the engaging component. In response to receiving the command, the at least one computing device can enable the engaging component of the locking mechanism. |
| US10981538B2 |
Response vehicle systems and methods
A response vehicle includes a transmission, a braking subsystem, and a vehicle management system coupled to at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem. The vehicle management system includes an interlock module configured to provide a signal to switch the at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem from a locked condition to an operational condition only in response to an authenticated user request thereby preventing undesired operation of the response vehicle. |
| US10981537B2 |
Seatbelt height adjuster
A seatbelt height adjuster includes a track, a slider slidably coupled to the track, slots in one of the track and the slider and teeth on the other of the track and the slider. The teeth are selectively engageable with the slots. The seatbelt height adjuster includes a D-ring supported by the slider and leaf springs disposed on opposite sides of the slider. The leaf springs are each engaged with the track and biasing the slider in opposite directions. |
| US10981535B2 |
Gas generator
Provided is a gas generator including a housing including a top plate, a bottom plate, and a peripheral wall, the bottom plate being axially opposite the top plate, and the peripheral wall including a gas discharge port and being located between the top plate and the bottom plate. In the gas generator, an internal space of the housing is separated into a first combustion chamber and a second combustion chamber by a partition wall axially and radially partitioning the internal space of the housing, the first combustion chamber being formed to accommodate a first gas generating agent and being on the top plate side, and the second combustion chamber being formed to accommodate a second gas generating agent and being on the bottom plate side. A first igniter and a second igniter are disposed at the bottom plate, the first igniter being configured to burn the first gas generating agent, and the second igniter being configured to burn the second gas generating agent. The partition wall includes a cylindrical portion and an annular portion, the cylindrical portion being formed to surround the first igniter and include a communication hole for making the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber to communicate with each other, and the annular portion being formed extend radially outward from a second opening on the top plate side of the cylindrical portion. A first opening of the cylindrical portion axially opposite the second opening is in contact with the first igniter, and an outer periphery of the annular portion is in contact with the peripheral wall of the housing, and, thereby, the first combustion chamber and the second combustion chamber are separated from each other. |
| US10981533B2 |
Side airbag device
A side airbag device includes: an inflator; a cushion main body that is disposed at a side of a seat of a vehicle and that is expandable from the side toward a front of the vehicle by a gas; a cushion protrusion that is disposed at a vehicle front side with respect to the cushion main body and that is expandable to project further toward the front of the vehicle by receiving the gas from the cushion main body; a tether that is string-shaped, the tether bridging from the cushion protrusion over a predetermined position of the side of the seat, the tether maintaining the cushion protrusion in a state in which the cushion protrusion is folded back toward a rear of the vehicle; a sensor that receives information from the vehicle; and a tether cutter that cuts the tether according to the information obtained by the sensor. |
| US10981531B2 |
Pillar airbag assembly
A vehicle includes a floor, a roof, and a pair of body sides spaced from each other. A pillar is spaced from both of the body sides. The pillar has a first end at the roof and a second end at the floor. An airbag is supported on the pillar. |
| US10981527B2 |
Impact motion tracking system
An impact motion tracking system for tracking an object in a three-dimensional space includes a motion tracking sensor that includes a housing, a magnetic measurement module, an inertial measurement module, and a transmitter module, which generates magnetic fields. The magnetic measurement module measures magnetic fields generated by the transmitter module and has a fixed orientation with the object. The inertial measurement module measures a linear acceleration or an angular acceleration and has a fixed positional relationship with the object. An electronic processor receives measured signals from the motion tracking sensor and derives an impact motion information for the object based on received measured signals from the inertial measurement module. The electronic processor derives a magnetic motion information for the object based on received measured signals from the magnetic measurement module and periodically calibrates impact motion information with magnetic motion information. |
| US10981524B2 |
Electronic control unit
Provided is an electric control unit which is configured to switch the functions of an LCC, an HSD, and an LSD depending on a load to be connected. A power-supply-side switching element 102 is provided in a path L1 between a power supply 401 and a connector terminal 301. A ground-side switching element 106 is provided in a path L2 between a ground 402 and a connector terminal 302. A freewheeling diode 105 is provided in a path L3 connected to a connection point P1 between the power-supply-side switching element 102 and the connector terminal 301 and a connection point P2 between the ground-side switching element 106 and the connector terminal 302. A switching element 104 is provided in the path L3. |
| US10981521B2 |
Brackets with folding straps for securing objects to mounting surfaces
Brackets are provided for securing objects to mounting surfaces. The brackets have a foldable strap attached to a base. The base can be mounted on the mounting surface. The strap can extend over the object to be secured, and can be folded back on itself so that fasteners on the strap hold the strap in a folded state in which the strap secures the object to the base. |
| US10981520B1 |
Driver assist system for a vehicle
A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a bracket connectable with a vehicle window. The bracket has a body portion and a camera viewing window in the body portion. A camera in the body portion has a field of view through the camera viewing window. A heat sink contacts the camera and is configured to contact the vehicle window. The heat sink extends about a periphery of the camera viewing window so that heat generated by the camera is transferred through the heat sink to an area of the vehicle window that surrounds the camera's field of view. |
| US10981512B2 |
Extruded support members for facilitating access to a vehicle and related methods
Support devices and their components are disclosed. The support device facilitates access to a vehicle and includes an elongate support member, brackets for mounting the elongate support member to a vehicle, and a step affixed to the elongate support member. The step can be movable relative to the support member after fastening the step to the support member. |
| US10981511B2 |
Adjustable vehicle side step assemblies
A side step assembly includes a side bar configured to be coupled to a vehicle and a step. The step is configured to interlock with the side bar such that the step can selectively translate along the side bar while remaining coupled thereto. |
| US10981507B1 |
Interactive safety system for vehicles
An interactive vehicle safety system having capabilities to improve peripheral vision, provide warning, and improve reaction time for operators of vehicles. For example, the interactive vehicle safety system may have capabilities for portraying objects, which are being blocked by any of the structural pillars and/or mirrors of a vehicle (such as a truck, van, train, etc.). The interactive vehicle safety system disclosed may comprise one or more image capturing devices (such as camera, sensor, laser), distance and object sensors (such as ultrasonic sensor, LIDAR radar sensor, photoelectric sensor, and infrared sensor), a real-time image processing of an object, and one or more display systems (such as LCD or LED displays). The interactive vehicle safety system may give a seamless 360-degree front panoramic view to a driver. |
| US10981506B2 |
Display system, vehicle control apparatus, display control method, and storage medium for storing program
A display system comprises: a shooting unit configured to shoot a periphery of a vehicle; a display unit configured to display an image shot by the shooting unit: and a display control unit configured to switch a display mode of display of the display unit between a first display mode for displaying a first display region and a second display mode for displaying a second display region that is different from the first display region. When the display mode is switched to the second display mode in a state in which a display range of the display unit has been adjusted in the first display mode, the display control unit displays the second display region based on an adjusted display range. |
| US10981502B2 |
Vehicle slide detection
A system for monitoring vehicle dynamics and detecting adverse events during operation is presented. Position sensors attached to a vehicle are configured to identify a vehicle orientation (heading) as well as the vehicle's direction of travel (trajectory). A system controller connected to these position sensors can detect the difference between these two measurements. When the difference between these two measurements exceeds a safety threshold, it can be an indication of a slip event. A slip event can be caused by compromised traction or stability and may lead to a loss of vehicle control. The system controller can be configured to monitor various vehicle dynamics to detect these slip events. The system controller may be configured to track geolocations of slip events to create a database of historical slip events for determining location-based risk factors and prevention of future events. |
| US10981500B2 |
In-cabin lighting device
An in-cabin lighting device has: a lighting section that emits light within a vehicle cabin, and that is configured to arbitrarily change a color of emitted light; a color detecting portion that detects a color of an detection target in a detection region that is set within the vehicle cabin; and a control section that changes the color of light emitted by the lighting section to the color detected by the color detecting portion. |
| US10981499B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base. |
| US10981498B2 |
LED retrofit lighting unit
An LED lighting assembly (1) comprising a cassette (2), a lens, a printed circuit board, PCB, (6) having at least one LED light source mounted thereon, the lighting assembly comprising an LED driver circuit arranged to maintain conduction in the circuit, the PCB using a first amount of power and wherein the LED driver circuit is arranged to simulate use of a second amount of power, the second amount being lower than the first amount. The LED lighting assembly comprises a capacitor arranged to be activated when a voltage across the LED driver circuit is below a first predetermined level. A resistor or resistor/capacitor combination is connectable to a trickle sensor in a passenger service unit (PSU). |
| US10981494B2 |
Wireless cab marker lights for truck
A three dimensional truck or SUV cab marker light apparatus comprising a container having a right circular cylinder structure with a shape determined by the number of walls used during assembly, each wall being formed from a generally flat sheet of a rigid material and a transparent material, the walls being assembled to form a container enclosing an interior region for a light-transmission source and having a lower surface for attachment to a cab roof without drilling holes into the cab roof and without installing wires through the cab roof. |
| US10981493B2 |
Control apparatus for vehicle headlight, control method for vehicle headlight, vehicle headlight system
To achieve both reduction of a sense of discomfort to a driver due to a reflective object and improvement in visibility of a pedestrian or the like. A control apparatus for controlling light irradiated by a headlight of a vehicle, where the control apparatus causes the headlight to forma first irradiation light and a second irradiation light that overlaps a certain range on the lower end side in the vertical direction of the first irradiation light and overlaps the entire range in the width direction of the first irradiation light, and causes to dim at least a part of the entire range of the first irradiation light corresponding to the position of a reflective object when the reflective object fixed on the road ahead of the vehicle is present. |
| US10981491B2 |
In-vehicle light apparatus
An in-vehicle light apparatus for a vehicle is provided and includes lamp radar units. The lamp unit includes a light source and a reflector arranged around the light source and outputting light from an opening area of the reflector to a predetermined region including in a first direction. The radar unit is provided on a lower or upper side of the lamp unit and includes a circuit board having a board surface arranged in a substantially horizontal state and an antenna unit that transmits an electromagnetic wave and receives a reflected wave in a second direction. The opening area extends in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction in plan view, and a direction perpendicular to the second direction on the board surface is a direction intersecting the first direction and non-parallel to the third direction. |
| US10981489B2 |
Cam buckle tie-down
A cam buckle assembly, for use with a length of webbing in a tiedown assembly and configured for longitudinal passage therethrough of the webbing, includes a frame having a base; a cam pivotably coupled to the frame between a web-gripping portion and an actuation portion for movement between a secured position in which the web-gripping portion is positioned to grip the webbing against the base of the frame, and a release position in which the web-gripping portion is positioned to release the webbing from the base of the frame; a longitudinal cam groove in the gripping portion of the cam; and a plurality of gripping structures on the web-gripping portion of the cam, extending laterally on opposite sides of the cam groove. The base of the frame may advantageously have a longitudinal frame groove laterally aligned with the cam groove. |
| US10981483B2 |
Assist grip
An assist grip includes a hollow molding member in which a grip main member is formed by a gas assist molding method, a holding portion, and concave storage portions provided to be connected to both longitudinal ends of the holding portion by interposing curved portions; and is attached to an attachment-face side by holding tools supported in both storage portions. Each of the storage portions is partitioned by an inner side wall and an outer side wall facing each other in a longitudinal direction; an upper wall connecting upper sides of the side walls at a curved-portion side; a lower wall connecting lower sides of the side walls at a terminal side; and a bottom wall connecting to both side walls and the upper and lower walls at an outer face side. The upper walls include inclined faces wherein inner faces on a storage-portion side are inclined toward a bottom-wall. |
| US10981480B2 |
Vehicle seat and cover member
To reduce the damage to the inner portion of a seat back caused by the mounting part of a headrest on the seat back. A vehicle seat (S) includes a headrest guide (6) having an insertion hole (6A) into which a headrest stay (12) of a headrest (S3) is inserted, a holder (8) mounted on a seat back frame (2) and configured to hold the headrest guide (6), and a cover member (10) configured to cover at least a part of the outer surfaces of the headrest guide (6) and the holder (8) and detachable from the seat back frame (2). |
| US10981477B2 |
Car seat
In a car seat configured to cover a surface of a urethane pad by a trim cover, the trim cover is formed by sewing up a plural number of trim cover members with each other by chain stitch sewing, and by joining a surface on the back side of a portion where the plural number of the trim cover members are sewn up with each other by chain stitch sewing to a flat surface of the surface of the urethane pad by an adhesive. |
| US10981474B2 |
Work vehicle having air handling system
A seat of a work vehicle includes a seatback, a seat cushion and an air handling system incorporated within the seatback. The air handling system includes an air circulation space formed inside the seatback, an air handling device disposed in the air circulation space, an inlet portion formed in a top face of the seatback for letting in ambient air into the air circulation space and an outlet portion formed in a lateral portion of the seatback for discharging handled air handled by the air handling device to an area forwardly of the seatback in a vehicle body transverse direction. |
| US10981473B2 |
Vehicle seat for a motor vehicle
A motor vehicle, in particular a self-driving motor vehicle, has at least one vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat is constructed to be arranged at a selected position from a plurality of positions in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. |
| US10981468B2 |
Split battery for autonomous driving
Methods and systems are provided for managing multi-battery systems, such as those utilized in an electric vehicle. Multi-battery systems comprise batteries providing power in parallel, thereby making each battery available to the vehicle and avoiding the weight of transporting a backup battery. The methods and systems provided allow for a fault in one battery, in a parallel configuration with at least one other battery, to be detected and managed. |
| US10981467B2 |
Vehicle power supply apparatus
A vehicle power supply apparatus includes a generator, a first electricity storage, a second electricity storage, a switch, a generator controller, and a switch controller. The generator controller controls the generator into a first electric power generation state and a second electric power generation state higher in electric power generation voltage than the first electric power generation state. The switch controller controls the switch into an electrically-conductive state and a cutoff state. The switch controller controls the switch into the electrically-conductive state and the generator controller controls the generator into the first electric power generation state when a high-load apparatus is stopped. The high-load apparatus is one of a plurality of electrical loads coupled to the first electricity storage. The switch controller controls the switch into the cutoff state and the generator controller controls the generator into the second electric power generation state when the high-load apparatus is in operation. |
| US10981466B2 |
Electric power distribution system
An electric power distribution system includes a first path through which electric power is supplied from a DC/DC converter to a driven load to be driven in a load group; a second path connected in parallel with the first path and through which electric power is supplied from the battery to the driven load; a third path connected in series with the second path and connecting the DC/DC converter and the battery; a first switching circuit provided in the third path and switched to either ON state or OFF state; and a control unit switching the first switching circuit to either the ON state or the OFF state based on travel route information of a navigation system. The control unit switches the first switching circuit to the ON state according to a peak current of a load current of the driven load derived from the travel route information. |
| US10981464B1 |
Methods and systems for facilitating charging sessions for electric vehicles
Embodiments of a method and/or system for charging one or more electric vehicles (e.g., based on one or more reserved charging sessions; for charging an electric vehicle during a scheduled time period; etc.) can include: receiving a reservation request (e.g., a reservation request including one or more reservation parameters; etc.); scheduling a reserved charging session based on the reservation request (e.g., based on reservation parameters from the reservation request; etc.); determining a check in at an Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) for the reserved charging session; and/or causing the EVSE to charge the electric vehicle based on the reserved charging session (e.g., during the scheduled time period; etc.). |
| US10981455B2 |
Electric vehicle
The electric vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery having an output weight density higher than that of the first battery and an energy weight density lower than that of the first battery, a motor generator, an electric power conversion circuit, and a control device for controlling the electric power conversion circuit. The control device controls the electric power conversion circuit so that, during a powering operation of the motor generator, at least a part of electric power necessary for changing a vehicle speed among requested electric power is discharged from the second battery, and remaining electric power obtained by subtracting the electric power discharged from the second battery from the requested electric power is discharged from the first battery; and it controls the electric power conversion circuit so that, during a regenerative operation of the motor generator, electric power generated is charged to the second battery. |
| US10981451B2 |
Electrical energy storage system comprising a cross-connection of a plurality of parallel energy storage strings that is electrically conductively connected to a current detection means via a diode, and method for detecting a conduction fault
Electrical energy storage system (1), comprising at least two strings (STR1, STR2, STR3) interconnected in parallel connection, wherein the strings each have at least two electrical energy storage units (15) interconnected in series connection, characterized in that at least one first electrically conductive cross-connection (11) between electrical energy storage units (15) at an identical first electrical potential in the strings (STR1, STR2, STR3) interconnected in parallel connection is electrically conductively connected via at least one diode (12) to a means for detecting an electric current (13) and a controllable electrical energy source (14), wherein the diode (12) is not incorporated into the first electrically conductive cross-connection (11). |
| US10981449B2 |
Tie-down handle with electric port
A disclosed tie-down handle assembly for a vehicle includes a mount portion attachable to a vehicle structure and an electric outlet for coupling to an electric system of the vehicle. A disclosed method of operating a vehicle electric interface system includes, identifying an electrical parameter from an external electrical conduit coupled to an electric outlet within a tie-down handle assembly attached to a vehicle structure, selecting an output from a vehicle electric system in response to the measured electric parameter at the electric outlet and operating the vehicle electric system to either generate a power output to the electric outlet or direct power input into the electric outlet to a vehicle electric system in response to the selected output. |
| US10981445B2 |
Method and system for vehicle refueling
Methods and systems are provided for providing improving customer satisfaction during a vehicle fuel tank refueling event. A fuel system is configured with a three-way isolation valve and a four port canister. Fuel tank depressurization is expedited by directing fuel tank vapors to a dedicated depressurization port of the canister. |
| US10981441B2 |
Torque rod
A torque rod for straddling connection target members including a rod member and a rubber bushing provided to a lengthwise end of the rod member. The rubber bushing includes an inside shaft member, an outer peripheral member to be attached to one of the connection target members, and a rubber elastic body connecting the inside shaft member and the outer peripheral member. The rubber bushing is a part separate from the rod member and the end of the rod member is fixed to the inside shaft member. The rod member includes an abutting face to abut against the one of the connection target members without interposing the outer peripheral member of the rubber bushing. A stopper to limit an amount of elastic deformation of the rubber elastic body in the rubber bushing is constituted by including the abutting face of the rod member. |
| US10981439B2 |
Glazing comprising a single profiled bead for the connection between two windows and window for such glazing
A glazing includes two contiguous windows, the glazing including on the one hand a single profiled body situated facing a part of the edge surface of the windows, without contact with the edge surfaces of the windows, and on the other hand, two curved exterior coverings that each include a portion situated farther toward the exterior than the profiled body and that has an exterior face that is situated in continuity with the exterior face of the window and a portion against a part of the edge surface of the windows, the exterior coverings being flexible, with a Shore A hardness between 45 and 90 inclusive. |
| US10981436B2 |
Ventilation system in a mobile structure and method for operating a ventilation system in a mobile structure
A ventilation system for a mobile structure, in particular a motor vehicle, includes: a variably adjustable filter device including at least one controllable, variable filter characteristic with regard to a pollutant class; means for collecting information about the air quality in the surroundings of the mobile structure and in particular information about the air quality in an interior of the mobile structure; and a control unit for varying filter characteristics of the filter device in a variable, in particular continuous, manner, on the basis of the information about the air quality. |
| US10981425B1 |
Vehicle suspension cage and method of adjustment
A vehicle suspension cage is provided and more particularly a dirt track racing rear axle birdcage style cage having features facilitating rapid suspension tuning and adjustment typically experienced during competitive events to accommodate varying track and handling conditions. A particular advantage is that adjustment of the suspension cage is accomplished without unloading the suspension thereby eliminating lifting the vehicle off the ground or removing the vehicle weight from the suspension. A four-link dirt modified suspension cage configuration embodiment and method of adjustment is provided; however, the suspension cage is adaptable to a variety of configurations and embodiments. |
| US10981424B2 |
Suspension control arm with integrated resilient element
There is provided a control arm comprising a shell-like shell of a first material and a reinforcement of a plastic material, wherein the reinforcement has a flex-element which protrudes therefrom and which can be supported or guided by means of a vehicle structure in order in the event of jounce and/or rebound of the suspension to produce a resilient action equivalent to a conventional spring. |
| US10981423B2 |
Tire projection and housing system
A system for mounting a housing and an insert to a tire includes a housing configured to be installed in a tire, wherein the housing has a top opening. The system also includes at least one anchor connected to a side of the housing in an un-deployed configuration. The system further includes an insert configured to be inserted into the top opening of the housing. The at least one anchor projects outward into the tire when the insert is inserted into the top opening of the housing. |
| US10981419B2 |
Pneumatic tire
A ratio between the total width (SW) and outer diameter (OD) of a pneumatic tire, which has an asymmetrical pattern formed by grooves formed on a tread part, satisfies SW/OD≤0.3. Given a ground contact width (CW) in a ground contact region in the tread part, a groove area ratio (GR), and a groove area ratio (GRi) of a tire inner side region (Ai), which spans from a tire equator line (CL) to the vehicle side in the ground contact region, and a groove area ratio (GRo) of a tire outer side region (Ao), which spans from the tire equator line to the opposite side of the vehicle side in the ground contact region, the ground contact region is formed to satisfy 0.75≤CW/SW≤0.9, 10≤GR≤25%, and GRi |
| US10981418B2 |
Tire
A tire comprises a tread portion. The tread portion comprises a first tread edge, a shoulder main groove extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction between the first tread edge and a tire equator, and a shoulder land region defined between the first tread edge and the shoulder main groove. The shoulder land region is provided with a shoulder sipe extending in a tire axial direction with a width less than 1.5 mm. The shoulder sipe includes a narrow sipe portion and a wide sipe portion having a width larger than that of the narrow sipe portion. The wide sipe portion is arranged on a side of the shoulder main groove. |
| US10981412B2 |
Inlet sheet for a book-like electronic identification document
An inlay sheet for a book-like identification document. The inlet sheet may include a first hinge layer comprising polycarbonate and a second hinge layer comprising a flexible material different to polycarbonate, e.g. PET, polyurethane, fabric, mesh. The second hinge layer is attached to the first hinge layer. A first datapage layer and a second datapage layer are attached to the first hinge layer and the second hinge layer, respectively, such that the first and second hinge layers are positioned between the first and second datapage layers for forming a datapage section having a datapage thickness. The first and second datapage layers form a common datapage inner front edge and the first and second hinge layers extend beyond the common datapage inner front edge such that a hinge section is formed having a hinge thickness smaller than the datapage thickness. |
| US10981408B2 |
Safety device, method and system for authorizing an operation
The present invention refers to a safety device (1) for authorizing an operation, comprising: a supporting structure (2); a color-shift structure (5) coupled to the supporting structure (2) on a side or face of this latter; a first safety string (6) made in the supporting structure (2) and disposed on said side or face of the supporting structure (2) so that the first safety string (6) and color-shift structure (5) are overlapped on each other; a second safety string (7) made in the supporting structure (2) and disposed on said side or face of the supporting structure (2) so that the second safety string (7) and color-shift structure (5) are overlapped on each other. The present invention refers also to a safety method and system for authorizing an operation exploiting such safety device. |
| US10981399B2 |
Media guides
In an example, a media guide assembly includes a support structure, a first media guide, and a second media guide moveably coupled to the support structure. In that example, the second media guide includes a surface that generates a wedge effect to move the second media guide to a level when contacted by a force. In another example, an example print apparatus includes a support structure, a first media guide, and a second media guide substantially parallel to the first media guide with respect to a media advance direction. In that example, the second media guide includes a position control mechanism to place force on a media path surface of the second media guide towards a rest position where the media path surface of the second media guide is substantially parallel to the media path surface of the first media guide. |
| US10981397B2 |
Machine for printing a plurality of objects
Machine for printing objects having outer surfaces to be printed, the machine including a frame, and at least two treatment units and a printing unit attached on the frame, the printing unit including at least one inkjet printhead suitable for ejecting inkjets along a printing direction, and a turret mounted rotating relative to the frame around a rotation axis, and including four object holders spaced regularly apart at 90° around the rotation axis, and suitable for holding the objects and rotating them around four object-holder axes perpendicular to the rotation axis, the turret being movable successively between four positions, at least one of the object holders being across from the printing unit in each of the positions, while two others of the object holders are across from the treatment units, the printing machine including a turret support with an adjustable incline around a pivot axis relative to the frame. |
| US10981388B2 |
Input/output (I/O) design of a printhead allowing for daisy-chaining
Printheads for a jetting apparatus. In one embodiment, a printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels having nozzles on a bottom surface configured to jet a print fluid, and longitudinal sides disposed between the bottom surface and a top surface. The printhead also comprises Input/Output (I/O) ports disposed on one or more of the longitudinal sides, and configured to convey the print fluid into or out of the printhead. The printhead further includes one or more chain manifolds disposed between the I/O ports. |
| US10981387B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus
A printer includes a head including a plurality of ink ejecting units for ejecting different types of inks from nozzles, a waste liquid flow path that is a flow path of ink sucked from the nozzles, a suction unit that performs an ink suction operation of sucking the ink from the nozzles of the ink ejecting units via the waste liquid flow path, and a cleaning operation of sucking the cleaning liquid from nozzles via the waste liquid flow path, and a control unit that controls the suction unit so as to vary a suction amount of the cleaning liquid depending on the type of the ink sucked by the ink suction operation when the cleaning operation is performed. |
| US10981382B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles from which a liquid is discharged, the plurality of nozzles arrayed in one direction, a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles, respectively, the plurality of pressure chambers arrayed in the one direction, a common supply channel communicating with each of the plurality of pressure chambers, a common collection channel communicating with each of the plurality of pressure chambers, and a damper disposed outside an array of the plurality of pressure chambers in the one direction, and configured to form an inner surface of at least one of the common supply channel and the common collection channel. |
| US10981381B2 |
Liquid discharge head substrate, liquid discharge head, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head substrate comprising a liquid discharge element arranged above a surface of a substrate, an insulator arranged between the surface and the liquid discharge element, a liquid supply port extending through the insulator, first and second conductive patterns is provided. The first pattern connects an element arranged on the surface and the liquid discharge element. The second pattern surrounds the liquid supply port. The insulator includes first and second films that are bonded at a bonding surface along the surface. A first member arranged in the first film and a second member arranged in the second film, of the first pattern, are bonded at the bonding surface. A third member arranged in the first film and a fourth member arranged in the second film, of the second pattern, are bonded at the bonding surface. |
| US10981380B2 |
Liquid discharge head, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles through which a liquid is discharged, the plurality of nozzles arrayed in a nozzle array direction, a plurality of pressure chambers respectively communicating with the plurality of nozzles, a plurality of individual channels respectively communicating with the plurality of pressure chambers, a common channel communicating with each of the plurality of individual channels, an individual-channel member including the plurality of pressure chambers and the plurality of individual channels, a common-channel member including the common channel, and a partition between the individual-channel member and the common-channel member. The partition includes a plurality of through-hole regions each connecting the common channel and the plurality of individual channels, and a plurality of recoverably-deformable regions facing the common channel. |
| US10981376B2 |
Inspection apparatus, image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, inspection method, and recording medium
An inspection apparatus that inspects printed matter generated based on print data by using a read image of a printed surface of the printed matter includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry performs acquisition, calculation, correction, and comparison. The processing circuitry acquires the read image as an inspection target image, and acquires a reference image based on the print data. The processing circuitry calculates a flare inverse correction value based on flare that occurs at time of creation of the inspection target image. The processing circuitry performs flare inverse correction on the reference image based on the flare inverse correction value to acquire a corrected reference image. The processing circuitry compares the corrected reference image with the inspection target image to perform inspection. |
| US10981374B2 |
Ejector device
An ejector device that includes one or more ejectors comprises an ejector layer that spans at least one hollow area. The ejector layer has a first surface and an opposing second surface arranged to receive a viscous material with viscosity between 20 and 50,000 centipoise. The ejector layer includes a radiation absorber material configured to thermally expand without phase transition in response to heating by activation radiation transmitted to the first surface. Thermal expansion of the ejector layer causes displacement of the ejector layer and ejection of the material from the second surface of the ejector layer. |
| US10981368B2 |
Decorative glass panel and manufacturing method therefor
Provided are a decorative glass panel having a three-dimensional metal design and a manufacturing method for the decorative glass panel, the method exhibiting enhanced productivity. A decorative glass panel 10 includes: a glass substrate 15; an adhesive layer 11 formed on the glass substrate 15; a non-uniform pattern layer 12 formed on the adhesive layer 11; and a vapor-deposited metal layer 13 formed on the non-uniform pattern layer 12. In the glass substrate 15, a section that is a portion of a back surface of the glass substrate 15 and that is bent from a flat surface section 30 to an upright section 31 forms a curved surface 32. The non-uniform pattern layer 12 has, in a surface facing the vapor-deposited metal layer 13, which is a top surface thereof, a non-uniform pattern formed by depressions 40 and protrusions 41. |
| US10981366B2 |
Optical polyester film and transparent conductive film
An object is to provide an optical polyester film and a transparent conductive film that are superior in transparency, heat resistance, optical properties, and adhesion. The optical polyester film includes: a base material containing a polyester resin containing a unit (A) of the following formula (1); and at least one functional layer disposed on at least one surface of the base material, wherein the at least one functional layer is selected from the group consisting of a hard coat layer, a transparent conductive layer, an anti-reflection layer, a gas barrier layer, and an adhesive layer. |
| US10981360B2 |
Intermediate film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which produces a high contrast image under light radiation, is less susceptible to color changes, and allows for control of the adhesion, as well as a laminated glass including the interlayer film. The interlayer film includes a light emitting layer containing a polyvinyl acetal, a light emitting material having a terephthalic acid ester structure, and a potassium salt. |
| US10981358B2 |
Laminated glass
A laminated glass has a vehicle exterior side glass plate; a vehicle interior side glass plate; and an intermediate film disposed between the vehicle exterior side glass plate and the vehicle interior side glass plate. The laminated glass includes a display area for reflecting a projected image projected from vehicle interior, to display information. In at least a part of the display area, a film is arranged between the vehicle exterior side glass plate and the vehicle interior side glass plate. The film is a main reflection surface for the projected image. The display area is offset from the edge of the film by 5 mm. |
| US10981352B2 |
Method for producing optical member, and optical member
The method for producing an optical member of the present invention includes: Process (1) of applying a first resin to a substrate; Process (2) of applying a second resin to at least one of the first resin and a die; Process (3) of pushing the substrate to the die with the first resin and the second resin in between to form a resin layer including on a surface thereof an uneven structure; and Process (4) of curing the resin layer to provide a polymer layer. The die includes a surface after release treatment with a fluorine release agent. The first resin contains a resin component, and the resin component contains predetermined amounts of a (meth)acrylamide compound and a urethane prepolymer containing six or more functional groups. The second resin contains predetermined amounts of a reactive group-containing monomer, a fluorosurfactant, and a fluorine-containing monomer. |
| US10981344B2 |
Tire vulcanizing method and tire vulcanizing apparatus
A tire vulcanizing method includes a tire removal step for removing a vulcanized tire from a mold. The tire removal step includes a stage in which upper and lower side molds are moved inward in a tire axial direction so as to deform the vulcanized tire in a direction in which a bead width of the vulcanized tire is decreased, and a stage in which, in the deformed state of the vulcanized tire, the segments are moved outward in a tire radial direction so that the segments are removed from the vulcanized tire. |
| US10981341B2 |
Molded object and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a molded object and a method for manufacturing the same. The molded object according to the present invention has high density and enhanced properties such as flexural strength or tensile strength, has a small weight change caused by moisture absorption even when used for a long period of time, and has small changes in flexural strength, tensile strength and the like, and therefore, is suited to be used as household materials, industrial materials or the like. |
| US10981337B2 |
Bonding of thermoplastic components to a thermoset component
A process for producing a component from a fiber-reinforced plastic with a thermoset matrix. The process includes the steps providing a first and second thermoset prepreg layer, producing a cutout in the first thermoset prepreg layer, providing a thermoplastic layer in the semifinished product between the first and the second thermoset prepreg layer in the region of the cutout, and manufacturing the component with a first and second thermoset layer and a thermoplastic layer in the region of the cutout, where the thermoplastic layer is locked between the two thermoset layers. The component may be used in a vehicle, where the component has been produced from a fiber-reinforced plastic with a thermoset matrix by the abovementioned process. |
| US10981335B2 |
Filtration media packs produced using additive manufacturing
A method for manufacturing a filter medium includes providing a computer-readable three-dimensional model of the filter medium including a plurality of segments, each segment of the three-dimensional model being configured to be converted into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the filter medium, each segment including an undulating layer extending along a predetermined direction that is different than the predetermined direction of the undulating layer of the other segment; and successively forming each layer of the filter medium by additive manufacturing. |
| US10981333B2 |
Additive manufacturing apparatus and method with fusing agent presence determined by temperature measurement
In an example, a method includes forming a layer of build material and selectively applying fusing agent on to the layer based on a predetermined pattern. Energy may be applied to the layer of build material, and at least one temperature of the layer may be measured. A temperature distribution over the layer of build material may be determined, the temperature distribution indicating, for each of a plurality of locations on the layer of build material, whether fusing agent is present at that location. At least one characteristic derived from the temperature distribution may be compared to a predetermined characteristic. When the compared characteristics differ, an operational characteristic of an additive manufacturing apparatus may be adjusted. |
| US10981332B2 |
Additive manufacturing material management station
An additive manufacturing material management station, comprising: a build material supply conduit (382, 582) with a build material supply connector (385, 585) to releasably connect between a management station body and a build material supply container to couple a flow of a fluid carrying a building material supply from within the supply container to the management station body; and a station data processor, wherein the supply connector comprises: a connector body; a suction nozzle (597) projecting from the connector body to form a mating fit with an outlet of a build material supply container in use; and a data communicator to provide data communication between the station data processor and a data memory chip (394) of the supply container (314). |
| US10981331B2 |
Additive manufacturing
In one example, a fusing system for an additive manufacturing machine includes a first carriage carrying a layering device and a fusing lamp, and a second carriage carrying a fusing agent dispenser. The first carriage and the second carriage are movable back and forth over the work area along the same line of motion so that the first carriage follows the second carriage in one direction and the second carriage follows the first carriage in the other direction. |
| US10981330B2 |
Systems and methods for printing components using additive manufacturing
A method of forming a part using additive manufacturing may include receiving, at a computer numeric controlled (CNC) machine, a computer aided design (CAD) model of the part. The method may further include dividing the CAD model into plurality of sections. The method may further include slicing each of the plurality of sections into a plurality of layers. Each section may include a distinct set of print parameters. The method may further include depositing a flowable material onto a worktable according the set of print parameters for each section of the of the plurality of sections to manufacture the part. |
| US10981326B1 |
Three-dimensional printed objects with optimized particles for sintering and controlled porosity
A three-dimensional printed structure can include a photocurable resin, a sinterable material, and a plurality of elongated particles. The elongated particles are distributed within the printed structure. The elongated particles are shaped and distributed to promote porosity control (e.g., improved densification) within the structure. |
| US10981322B2 |
Process for the accelerated production of objects by means of generative manufacturing
A process for 3D printing a material by successively solidifying layers of the material to form a cross section of an object. The process includes providing a layer of the material, preheating the material to a preheating temperature, below the temperature at which the material is solidified, and solidifying a layer of the material by electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation. In the solidification step, during a predetermined period of time starting with the beginning of the solidification step, the heat introduced per unit area is reduced over time and can be described by a function which decreases monotonously depending on the time. |
| US10981321B2 |
Touch fasteners and methods of formation
Aspects disclosed herein relate to forming on a substrate fastener elements suitable for use in touch fastener by employing vibration forming methods. The processes described provide for a greater flexibility in manufacturing than prior methods and overcome certain limitations in prior forming techniques. Further, the product made can embody a variety of different configurations suitable for a given application. Employing vibration forming methods, such ultrasonic forming methods, allows for the use of a wider variety of substrate material than materials used with convention methods of touch fastener formation. |
| US10981319B2 |
High strength blow-molded structure
A blow-molded plastic structure has a hollow interior portion formed during a blow-molding process, and includes first and second outer portions that are spaced apart from each other, with the hollow interior portion disposed there between. The structure includes a pattern of structural stiffening features that are integrally formed in the second outer portion. The pattern of structural stiffening features includes a plurality of tripodal depressions disposed in rows and columns and a plurality of convex regions disposed in rows and columns between the plurality of tripodal depressions. Each convex region has a maximum height between the first and second outer portions. Each of the tripodal depressions extends into the hollow interior portion, includes three indentations disposed adjacent the first outer portion, and includes an island spaced away from the first outer portion. The island has three sides, each of which is disposed adjacent one of the three indentations. |
| US10981318B2 |
Rheological measurement system
Rheological measurement systems for use with systems including pressurized polymer melts and/or other viscous materials are described. In one embodiment, a rheometer is connected to an associated system with a bent, curved, or bendable tube to permit the rheometer to measure rheological properties in locations where the rheometer could not otherwise be located due to the presence of obstructions. Embodiments including rigid straight tubes for connecting a rheometer to an associated system are also described. In another embodiment, a flow-through rheometer is connected to an industry standard ½-20 thermowell aperture that is typically used for attaching temperature and pressure probes to a vessel containing a viscous material such as an extruder or injection molding system. |
| US10981317B2 |
Device for producing plastic pipes
A device for producing plastic pipes may include an extruder with a die head and a corrugator, into which a molten plastic tube is introduced by means of the die head to mold the plastic pipe. The corrugator has a molding section, in which molding jaws are guided in pairs in the production direction; in an inlet section of the corrugator, the molding jaws are brought together to form molding jaw pairs towards the start of the molding section; and in an outlet section of the corrugator, the molding jaw pairs are moved apart from each other from the end of the molding section. Each molding jaw has a first and second guide pins and the molding jaws are guided in the guiding apparatus in that the first and second guide pins engage, with respective free ends, in first and second guide grooves of the guiding apparatus. |
| US10981316B2 |
Control device for a handling device
A control device for a handling device includes a storage medium, a processing unit, an output for outputting signals, and an input for receiving signals from the handling device. A waiting phase is conducted before an actuation of an end-of-arm tool mounted to an end-of-arm of a handling arm. The signals received by the input represent a dynamic parameter of the end-of-arm and a threshold value corresponds to a specific dynamic parameter of the end-of-arm stored in the storage medium. The signals received by the input can be compared with the threshold value by a comparison unit of the control device, and an end of the waiting phase can be determined when reaching the threshold value. Depending on a curve of the dynamic parameter, the threshold value can be determined and the end of the waiting phase can be determined when reaching the threshold value. |