US10082821B1
The present disclosure provides a pedal 1 that includes a left bracket and right bracket that are combined such that a portion coupled to a hinge of a pedal arm and another portion fixed to a vehicle body are fitted to each other in an X-shape. A cover bracket is welded to the left and right brackets and over the X-shaped portion. A fixing pin welded to the left and right brackets and at a cross-point of the X-shape. The pedal arm is separated due to deformation in an impact direction in an oblique collision as well as a front, offset, or small overlap collision of a vehicle. Thus, the pedal makes it possible to prevent a driver from being injured by the pedal.
US10082812B2
A low dropout voltage regulator includes: a pass element connected between an input terminal and an output terminal of the low dropout voltage regulator; an error amplifier driving a control terminal of the pass element; a first compensation element connected to the output terminal of the low dropout voltage regulator; and a compensation circuit connected to a control terminal (of the first compensation element, wherein the compensation circuit is configured to control a trans-conductance of the first compensation element in accordance with a noise compensation criterion.
US10082798B2
A system for autonomously navigating a vehicle may include at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive a first navigational map associated with a first road segment and a second navigational map, different from the first navigational map, associated with a second road segment. The first road segment and the second road segment may overlap one another at an overlap segment. The processor may be programmed to determine at least a first autonomous navigational response for the vehicle along the first road segment based on analysis of the first navigational map; at least a second autonomous navigational response for the vehicle along the second road segment based on analysis of the second navigational map; and at least a third autonomous navigational response for the vehicle in the overlap segment based on at least one of the first navigational map and the second navigational map.
US10082788B1
A system for controlling steering and thrust of a marine vessel's propulsion device includes a joystick assembly providing input signals to a control module. The joystick assembly includes a docking station at the helm; a first electrical connector in the docking station cable-connected to the control module; a detachable base for coupling with the docking station; a handle moveable within the detachable base to generate the input signals; a second, complementary electrical connector in the detachable base; and a wireless transmitter mounted in the detachable base. A wireless receiver communicates with the transmitter and the control module. When the detachable base is coupled to the docking station and the electrical connectors are mated, the cable transmits input signals to the control module. When the detachable base is removed from the docking station and the electrical connectors are disconnected, the wireless transmitter and receiver transmit input signals to the control module.
US10082787B2
Provided is an estimation apparatus including a target data acquiring section operable to acquire target data serving as an examination target, the target data output by a plurality of sensors, a calculating section operable to calculate, for each of a plurality of sensor groups that each include two sensors among the plurality of sensors, a degree of outlierness of the target data relative to a reference data distribution of output from the sensor group, and an estimating section operable to estimate a sensor among the plurality of sensors to be a source of outlierness, based on a calculation result of the calculating section.
US10082785B2
A motor control, device that controls a motor, includes: a plurality of processors, each being adapted to generate information for generating a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal; a plurality of PWM signal generation circuits, each being provided corresponding to each of the processors and adapted to generate the PWM signal on the basis of the information that has been generated by the corresponding processor; and a switch circuit that selectively gives the information generated by each of the processors to any of the PWM signal generation circuits.
US10082781B2
A machining program creation apparatus for a wire electrical discharge machine for creating a machining program for cutting a predetermined machining shape in an object to be machined includes a first unit defining the machining shape; a second unit defining a shape of the object to be machined; a third unit designating a reference position to be used when the machining shape is machined; a fourth unit for generating a first machining path for cutting the machining shape based on the machining shape, the shape of the object to be machined, and the machining reference position; a fifth unit for generating the shape of the object to be machined as a second machining path based on the shape of the object to be machined and the machining reference position; and a sixth unit for drawing the first and the second machining paths on the same screen.
US10082771B2
A machine learning apparatus learning an operating command to an electric motor. The machine learning apparatus is configured to learn an operating command to an electric motor. The machine learning apparatus comprises a status observing part observing an amount of power fed to an electric motor, a temperature of the electric motor, a load of the electric motor, and vibration of the electric motor as status variables and a learning part learning an operating command to an electric motor according to a set of training data prepared based on the status variables.
US10082768B2
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance path to convey a recording medium; an image forming device to form an image on the recording medium; a heating device to heat the recording medium; an image detector disposed downstream from the heating device in a direction of conveyance of the recording medium, to detect the image on the recording medium; and a protector projecting beyond the image detector toward the conveyance path. The protector is to protect the image detector; and a heat conductive holder holds the protector.
US10082765B2
A process cartridge including a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and a waste toner container, is provided. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum including a photosensitive layer and a rotation axis extending in an axial direction, a drum cleaner arranged to contact the photosensitive drum, a cleaner frame configured to accommodate the drum cleaner therein, and a waste toner conveyer tube connected with the cleaner frame. The developing cartridge is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge and includes a developer roller. The waste toner container is movable to be attached to and detached from the drum cartridge. When the developing cartridge and the waste toner container are attached to the drum cartridge, the waste toner container is connected with the waste toner conveyer tube and is located on an opposite side of the developing cartridge to the photosensitive drum.
US10082764B2
A developing device includes a developing roller and a developing magnetic pole. The developing roller is disposed to face an image carrier across a predetermined gap. The developing magnetic pole is provided in the developing roller so as to be displaced between first and second magnetic pole positions. When the developing magnetic pole is at the first magnetic pole position, a magnetic field is generated at a first position in the gap. When the developing magnetic pole is at the second magnetic pole position, a magnetic field is generated at a second position in the gap. When a circumferential speed ratio of the developing roller to the image carrier is increased, the developing magnetic pole is displaced toward the second magnetic pole position, and when the circumferential speed ratio is decreased, the developing magnetic pole is displaced toward the first magnetic pole position.
US10082759B2
A sheet processing device includes: an accumulator on which sheets are accumulated; a staple driver; a staple receiver disposed at a position facing the staple driver, wherein the staple driver drives a staple into the sheets when the sheet are between the staple receiver and the staple driver; an arm that extends from the staple driver in a direction perpendicular to a staple driving direction to operate the staple driver in the staple driving direction; and a regulator that regulates deviation produced when the staple driver drives the staple. The deviation is in a short length direction of the arm perpendicular to a long length direction of the arm and to the staple driving direction.
US10082751B2
A fixing device includes a belt, a pressure rotator disposed opposite the belt, and a nip formation unit that forms a fixing nip between the belt and the pressure rotator. The nip formation unit includes a guide face disposed upstream from the fixing nip in a rotation direction of the belt and contoured to separate from the pressure rotator in a direction opposite the rotation direction of the belt. The guide face is adhered with a lubricant moved from an inner circumferential surface of the belt. The belt rotates in the rotation direction when an outer circumferential surface of the belt has a temperature lower than a fixing temperature at which the belt fixes a toner image on a recording medium. The belt rotating in the rotation direction brings the lubricant adhered to the guide face into contact with the belt.
US10082743B2
A toner comprising a toner particle containing a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous polyester resin, wherein, in a cross-sectional observation of the toner by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the number-average diameter (D1) of major axis lengths of the crystalline polyester resin dispersed up to a depth of 0.30 μm from a toner surface is 40 nm to 110 nm, and the number-average diameter (D1) of major axis lengths of the crystalline polyester resin dispersed deeper than 0.30 μm from the toner surface is 1.25 to 4.00 times the number-average diameter (D1) of the major axis lengths of the crystalline polyester resin dispersed up to a depth of 0.30 μm from the toner surface.
US10082742B2
An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles including an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, wherein, when the toner particles are subjected to a measurement by differential scanning calorimetry before and after being heated at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 50% RH for a week, a relationship between an endothermic amount S1 (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin in a first heating process with respect to the toner particles before being heated and an endothermic amount Sh (J/g) derived from the crystalline resin in a first heating process with respect to the toner particles after being heated satisfies Expression (1): 0.50≤S1/Sh≤0.90.
US10082741B2
Provided is a member for electrophotography that enables stable formation of a high-quality electrophotographic image even when used as a developing member over a long period of time. The member for electrophotography includes: a support; an electro-conductive elastic layer on the support; and a plurality of electrically insulating domains on the electro-conductive elastic layer, in which a surface of the member for electrophotography includes surfaces of the electrically insulating domains and an exposed portion of the electro-conductive elastic layer free of being covered by the electrically insulating domains, and in which the electrically insulating domains each contain a resin having a specific structure.
US10082729B2
A projector includes a light source device, a light modulating device, a projection optical device, and an adjusting device that rotates the projection optical device about a rotation axis along a direction orthogonal to a central axis of the projection optical device. The adjusting device includes a rotating member that supports the projection optical device and rotates about the rotation axis, a support member that supports the rotating member, and a drive device that rotates the rotating member. The drive device includes a motor and a transmission device that rotates the rotating member with power of the motor. The motor includes a spindle that transmits the power to the transmission device. The spindle is disposed along the rotation axis.
US10082722B2
A system includes an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) device. The OPO device has an optical resonator, a first nonlinear optical element (NLO) and a second non-linear optical element (NLO). The first NLO can produce, via OPO of a first pump beam, a first output with a first frequency and a second output with a second frequency. The second frequency is lower than the first frequency. The second NLO can produce, via OPO of a second pump beam (with a higher frequency than the first), a third output with a third frequency and a fourth output with a fourth frequency. The fourth frequency is lower than the third frequency. The first frequency is the same, or at least substantially the same, as the fourth frequency. The OPO device is configured to resonate at the first frequency and the fourth frequency.
US10082714B2
A thin-film transistor substrate manufacturing method includes sequentially forming, on a backing, a gate electrode, a gate insulation layer, a source electrode and an active layer, a passivation layer, a drain electrode, and a pixel electrode. Orthogonal projections of the gate electrode, the gate insulation layer, the source electrode and the active layer, the passivation layer, the drain electrode, and the pixel electrode on the backing that are concentric centro-symmetric patterns. Also provided re a thin-film transistor substrate and a liquid crystal panel including the thin-film transistor substrate. The thin-film transistor substrate manufacturing method, the thin-film transistor substrate and the liquid crystal panel including the thin-film transistor substrate allow electrical property of a thin-film transistor consistent in all bending directions and make the thin-film transistor not easily subjected to stress damage during bending so as to improve the reliability of the thin-film transistor.
US10082710B2
A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a gate line extending in a first direction on the first substrate; a data line extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction on the first substrate; a first electric field generating electrode on the first substrate; and a second electric field generating electrode on the first substrate, wherein the second electric field generating electrode includes a stem electrode extending in parallel to the data line and branch electrodes extending from the stem electrode forming a predetermined angle with respect to the gate line, and an interval between the stem electrode and a data line adjacent thereto differs from an interval between the branch electrodes and a data line adjacent thereto.
US10082707B2
A pixel structure including a scan line, a data line, an active device, a first protruding structure, a second protruding structure, a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The first protruding structure has a first top surface, a first bottom surface and first side surfaces located on both sides of the first top surface and the first bottom surface. A first acute angle θ1 is formed between the first top surface and the first side surfaces. The second protruding structure has a second top surface, a second bottom surface and second side surfaces located on both sides of the second top surface and the second bottom surface. A second acute angle θ2 is formed between the second top surface and the second side surfaces. The first electrode is disposed on the first top surface, and the second electrode is disposed on the second top surface.
US10082690B2
A display device includes a first substrate including: a display area in which an image is displayed, and a non-display area in which an image is not displayed and a signal line is disposed to transmit or receive an electrical signal to or from the display area of the first substrate; a second substrate coupled to the first substrate and exposing the non-display area of the first substrate; and a sealing member which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and couples the first substrate and the second substrate to each other. The sealing member between the first substrate and the second substrate extends to overlap the signal line in the exposed non-display area of the first substrate.
US10082687B2
The present invention relates to an Electro-Optical (E-O) crystal elements, their applications and the processes for the preparation thereof more specifically, the present invention relates to the E-O crystal elements (which can be made from doped or un-doped PMN-PT, PIN-PMN-PT or PZN-PT ferroelectric crystals) showing super-high linear E-O coefficient γc, e.g., transverse effective linear E-O coefficient γTc, more than 1100 pm/V and longitudinal effective linear E-O coefficient γlc up to 527 pm/V, which results in a very low half-wavelength voltage Vlπ below 200V and VTπ below about 87V in a wide number of modulation, communication, laser, and industrial uses.
US10082685B2
An optical system can automatically lock an adjustable spectral filter to a first wavelength of an incoming light signal, and can automatically filter an additional incoming light signal at the first wavelength. A tunable filter can have a filtering spectrum with an adjustable peak wavelength and increasing attenuation at wavelengths away from the adjustable peak wavelength. The tunable filter can receive first input light, having a first wavelength, and can spectrally filter the first input light to form first output light. A detector can detect at least a fraction of the first output light. Circuitry coupled to the detector and the tunable filter can tune the tunable filter to maximize a signal from the detector and thereby adjust the peak wavelength to match the first wavelength. The tunable filter further can receive second input light and spectrally filter the second input light at the first wavelength.
US10082683B2
An optical modulator includes: a ferroelectric substrate in which an input optical waveguide, a pair of branched optical waveguides, and an output optical waveguide are formed; a signal electrode that is formed in a vicinity of at least one of the pair of branched optical waveguides; a first protection member that is attached to an input end of the ferroelectric substrate in which the input optical waveguide is formed; and a second protection member that is attached to an output end of the ferroelectric substrate in which the output optical waveguide is formed. The first protection member and the second protection member have a Mohs hardness that is less than or equal to a Mohs hardness of the ferroelectric substrate, and are formed of a glass material that does not have a pyroelectric effect.
US10082681B2
A wearable electronic communication device includes a neck loop with a first electrical connector; a frame comprising a second electrical connector, a front bar with nose pads, and two temples, wherein each temple is connected to one of two lateral ends of the front bar; a first wire connected to one of the lateral temples; and a second wire connected to the other lateral temple. The first or second wire is electrically connected to the second electrical connector, and the other end of the same wire is electrically connected to the first electrical connector. The first and second wires are connected to the neck loop close to each other and form a dorsal wire node on the neck. The first and second wires are mechanically connected to each other between the frame and the dorsal wire node to form a suboccipital wire node below an occiput of the user.
US10082676B2
A first correction signal creation unit splits an angular velocity signal of an ultra low-low frequency band from an angular velocity signal of an X-axis angular velocity sensor and outputs a first correction signal amplified based on signal output characteristics of the angular velocity sensor. A second correction signal creation unit splits an angular velocity signal of a low-high frequency band from the angular velocity signal and outputs a second correction signal amplified based on the signal output characteristics of the angular velocity sensor. An addition computation unit creates a composite correction signal in which the first correction signal and the second correction signal are composed, and a drive computation unit creates a drive signal based on the composite correction signal. A driver drives the X-axis actuator based on the drive signal, displaces the correction optical element, and corrects shake of an image.
US10082672B2
A display apparatus including at least one focus display; at least one electromechanical faceplate detachably attached to an outer surface of the display apparatus; and a processor coupled to the aforementioned components, wherein the processor is configured to render focus image at the focus display. The display apparatus is arranged to be detachably attached to portable electronic device, the electromechanical faceplate including a wireless communication interface, wherein the aforementioned interface is employed to communicably couple the portable electronic device and the display apparatus. A processor of the portable electronic device is configured to render context image at a display thereof, an angular width of a projection of the rendered context image being greater than an angular width of a projection of the rendered focus image. Furthermore, projection of the rendered context image is optically combined with projection of the rendered focus image to create a visual scene.
US10082669B2
This document describes various techniques for implementing a variable-depth stereoscopic display. A first distance at which a viewer is disposed relative to a stereoscopic display is received. Once received, a second distance by which to change a front focal distance of a lens structure of the stereoscopic display is determined based on the first distance. The front focal distance of the lens structure is then caused to change by the second distance effective to display a stereoscopic image at the first distance.
US10082666B2
A CPU is provided which controls a first light emission state in which a light source is controlled to emit a light beam to scan a full-scanning region and a second light emission state in which the light source is controlled to emit a light beam to scan a non-image region in a period from start of activation of a scanning motor to when the number of rotations of the scanning motor reaches a target number of rotations. The CPU acquires BD cycle values of BD signals generated by a main-scanning synchronization sensor, determines a second timing for changing from the first light emission state to the second light emission state on the basis of the two serial BD cycle values, and changes the semiconductor laser from the first light emission state to the second light emission state according to the second timing.
US10082662B2
An ultra-high-speed 3D refractive index tomography and structured illumination microscopy system using a wavefront shaper and a method using the same are provided. A method of using an ultra-high-speed 3D refractive index tomography and structured illumination microscopy system that utilizes a wavefront shaper includes adjusting an irradiation angle of a plane wave incident on a sample by using the wavefront shaper, measuring a 2D optical field, which passes through the sample, based on the irradiation angle of the plane wave, and obtaining a 3D refractive index image from information of the measured 2D optical field by using an optical diffraction tomography or a filtered back projection algorithm.
US10082661B2
Provided is a medical observation apparatus including: a columnar microscope unit configured to image a minute part of an object to be observed with magnification and thereby output an imaging signal; and a support unit including a first joint unit holding the microscope unit in a rotationally movable manner around a first axis parallel to a height direction of the microscope unit, a first arm unit holding the first joint unit and extending in a direction different from the height direction of the microscope unit, a second joint unit holding the first arm unit in a rotationally movable manner around a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, and a second arm unit holding the second joint unit. In a plane passing through the first and second axes, a cross section of the microscope unit, the first and second joint units, and the first and second arm units is included in a circle that has a center at a focus position of the microscope unit and passes through an end point of the first joint unit that is at the maximum distance from the focus position. Thus, when imaging an object to be observed and displaying the image, the user's visual field for observing the displayed image can be sufficiently ensured.
US10082658B2
A high power microscopy illumination system is disclosed, having a liquid cooled, Solid State Light Source (SSLS) unit including one or more LED light sources, thermally mounted on a cold plate, which is cooled by a closed-loop liquid cooling system including a remote unit housing a heat exchanger. The SSLS unit with the LED light source is compact and lightweight, and is mechanically and optically directly coupled to the illumination port of the microscope, for efficient optical coupling to the imaging plane. High capacity cooling of the LEDs, enables the LEDs to be driven at higher current densities for increased optical output and for operation with improved thermal stability. The LED driver circuitry may also be housed within the SSLS unit and liquid cooled. The SSLS unit is vibrationally isolated from vibration-causing components of the cooling system, such as cooling fans and other bulky components, which are housed in the remote unit.
US10082655B2
A differential filtering chromatic confocal microscopic system comprises a chromatic dispersion objective for receiving and axially dispersing a broadband light from a light source and projecting dispersed lights onto an object thereby forming an object light reflected therefrom; an optical modulation module for dividing the object light into a first and a second object lights; a pair of optical intensity sensing module, respectively having a spatial filter with a different pinhole diameter or a slit width from each other, for detecting the first and second object lights, thereby obtaining a plurality of first and second optical intensity signals; and a signal processor for respectively processing the plurality of first and second optical intensity signals thereby obtaining a plurality of differential rational values of optical intensity and determining a corresponding object depth associated with each differential rational value according to a relation between signal intensity ratio and object surface depth.
US10082646B2
A photographing optical lens system includes six lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof.
US10082642B2
An imaging lens is constituted by, in order from the object side to the image side: a front group; an aperture stop; and a rear group having a positive refractive power. The front group is constituted by, in order from the object side to the image side: at least two negative lenses, and a cemented lens formed by cementing a negative lens and a positive lens having a smaller Abbe's number with respect to the d line than the negative lens, provided in this order from the object side to the image side, together. The rear group is constituted by, in order from the object side to the image side: at least one positive lens, and a cemented lens having a positive refractive power as a whole, formed by cementing a positive lens and a negative lens, provided in this order form the object side to the image side, together.
US10082638B2
Embodiments provide a lens driving unit including a base, a housing supported so as to be movable relative to the base, a magnet located on the housing, a pattern coil part including a pattern coil that is located opposite the magnet, the pattern coil part being located on the base, and a sensor part mounted to the pattern coil part for sensing a position or movement of the housing, and the pattern coil part includes a first layer and a second layer stacked on the first layer, the sensor part being mounted underneath the first layer, and the pattern coil being formed on the second layer. Thereby, manufacturing costs may be reduced owing to a reduction in the number of elements, processes, and process management points.
US10082630B1
A heat-reduced package of an optical fiber head comprising a delivery optical fiber (DOF), a cladding mode stripper, an optical end cap, a beam shaper, a window, and a housing operates for delivering the laser light from DOF to free space with a uniform temperature gradient inside the housing while maintaining beam quality. The cladding mode stripper comprising a section of cladding-exposed DOF inside bore of the glass ferrule fused together is effective to remove cladding modes from DOF. The optical end cap comprising a corrugated structure is configured to deflect the cladding modes, reduce optical feedback, and facilitate optical and thermal dispersion. The housing comprises another corrugated structure on an inner wall to absorb undesired optical energy. The housing may further comprise a cooling slot to disperse the heat accumulated in the housing to its surroundings.
US10082627B2
An apparatus providing a terahertz (THz) wave may comprise at least one THz wave generator each of which generates a THz wave; at least one first phase adjuster adjusting a phase of the generated THz wave; at least one waveguide part receiving and combining the at least one phase-adjusted THz wave radiated from the at least one first phase adjuster, and guiding the combined THz wave; at least one second phase adjuster adjusting a phase of the combined THz wave from the at least one waveguide part, which is connected to the at least one waveguide part or disposed in a portion of the at least one waveguide part; and an output module outputting the THz wave guided from the at least one waveguide part.
US10082622B2
Disclosed herein are optical waveguide fibers comprising: (I) a core comprising an outer radius r1, a maximum refractive index delta percent Δ1max and core alpha, α, of larger than 5; and (II) a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding comprising: (i) an inner cladding region having outer radius r2 and refractive index delta percent Δ2, wherein Δ1max>Δ2; (ii) a trench region surrounding the inner cladding region, the trench region having an outer radius, r3 where r3≥10 microns and refractive index delta percent Δ3; and (iii) an outer cladding region having chlorine concentration of ≥1.2 wt. % surrounding the trench region and comprising refractive index delta percent Δ4, wherein Δ1max>Δ4 and Δ2>Δ3, and Δ4>Δ3 and wherein the difference between Δ4 and Δ3 is ≥0.12 percent.
US10082616B2
Glass plate, light guide plate unit, planar light-emitting device, and liquid crystal display device
To provide a glass plate excellent in the internal transmittance of light rays in the visible region.A glass plate consisting of multicomponent oxide glass, which has an effective optical path length of from 25 to 200 cm, a thickness of from 0.5 to 10 mm, and an average internal transmittance in the visible region of at least 80% and a chromaticity Y of tristimulus values in the XYZ colorimetric system as defined in JIS Z8701 (Appendix) of at least 90%, under the effective optical path length.
US10082609B2
A method of marking prismatic retroreflective sheeting includes providing prismatic retroreflective sheeting having a front side and a back side, the back side having prismatic features and directing a radiation source at the back side of the prismatic retroreflective sheeting and irradiating a plurality of the prismatic features. The radiation forms a mark in the prismatic retroreflective sheeting.
US10082606B2
An LCD device is disclosed, which may include display panel and a hard coating layer on the display panel from a photo curable resin composition that includes a fluorinated polymer, wherein the fluorinated polymer is included into the photo curable resin composition by about 15 to about 35 wt %.
US10082605B2
There is provided a method of manufacturing a specific antireflection article, the method including: applying, on the substrate, an antireflection layer-forming composition containing: specific binders, specific metal oxide particles, a metal chelate catalyst, and a solvent to dispose a first particle group composed of metal oxide particles which form a convex portion having an unevenness shape, and a second particle group composed of metal oxide particles between the first particle group and the substrate; volatilizing and drying the solvent; and heating and curing the binder (a) and the binder (b) after the volatilizing and drying of the solvent.
US10082596B2
The present invention discloses a vehicle inspection system, comprising: an inspection passage; a vehicle dragging system arranged in the inspection passage, wherein the vehicle dragging system comprises a first dragging means and a second dragging means, which are sequentially arranged along a vehicle dragging direction, and in the vehicle dragging direction, the first dragging means is arranged at the upstream of the second dragging means, and a separating section is arranged between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, so that the first dragging means and the second dragging means are separated by a preset distance in the vehicle dragging direction; and a radiographic inspection system, wherein at least a part of paths of the beams of the radiographic inspection system passes through the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means.
US10082590B2
The present invention provides a proximity switch, which can detect whether a detected object containing multiple metals exists in a specific range. The induction type proximity switch includes: an oscillation switch of which the amplitude is attenuated due to the proximity of the detected object containing metal, so as to detect the excessive proximity of the detected object; a detection circuit for detecting the amplitude of a high frequency generated by the oscillation of the oscillation circuit; an operation and comparison part for comparing the detected amplitude of the high frequency with the threshold set for the amplitude, i.e., a boundary as the excessive proximity, and outputting a detection signal of the excessive proximity when the detected amplitude is under the threshold; and a threshold setting part, for selecting a threshold corresponding to a designated metal type according to the designation on the metal type from the outside.
US10082583B2
A navigation module for providing a real-time INS/GNSS navigation solution for a moving object comprising a receiver for receiving absolute navigational information from an external source and an assembly of self-container sensors for generating navigational information. The module also contains a processor coupled to receive the output information from the receiver and sensor assembly, and integrate the output information in real-time to produce an overall navigation solution. The overall navigation solution will contain a main navigation solution task, and at least one other task, where the other task is used to enhance the overall navigation solution.
US10082582B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a satellite positioning unit, an environment information acquiring unit, a reception information acquiring unit and an operation condition setting unit. The satellite positioning unit performs positioning based on a positioning signal received from a positioning satellite. The environment information acquiring unit acquires environment information unique to a current location. The reception information acquiring unit acquires reception information indicating a state of the positioning signal at the current location based on the environment information The operation condition setting unit sets an operation condition of the satellite positioning unit based on the reception information.
US10082581B2
A device and method for tracking satellites and handing off from one satellite to another includes a linear phased array antenna capable of generating and receiving a radio signal beam and electronically pointing the beam, a first motor for tilting the antenna to mechanically point a radio signal beam generated with the antenna, a second motor for spinning or rotating the antenna to mechanically point the beam, and a controller for controlling the electronic and the mechanical pointing of the beam. The directions of the electronic and mechanical pointing of the beam is performed by selecting a certain angular profile for the second motor from the start point to the end point of the path and calculating a path of a satellite to be tracked from a start point to an end point.
US10082577B2
An image ranging system has a light source module having a light source diode and a light source lens, and an image sensing module, placed near the light source, having an image sensing device and an image sensing lens. An optical signal emitted from the light source diode passes through the light source lens with a luminous intensity profile which is characterized by intensity I1 and then reaches an object. A reflection signal is generated by the object. The relationship between the intensity I1 and the emission angle θ of the optical signal is I1=1/cos 7θ. The reflection signal into the image source lens has an incident angle θ the same as the emission angle of the optical signal, and images the object onto the image sensing device. The ratio of the height of object image to the effective focal length of image sensing lens is proportional to sin θ.
US10082572B2
An apparatus includes an extendable wand, and a sensor head coupled to the wand. The sensor head includes a continuous wave metal detector (CWMD) and a radar. When the wand is collapsed, the wand and the sensor head collapse to fill a volume that is smaller than a volume filled by the sensor head and the wand when the wand is extended. Frequency-domain data from a sensor configured to sense a region is accessed, the frequency-domain data is transformed to generate a time-domain representation of the region, a first model is determined based on the accessed frequency-domain data, a second model is determined based on the generated time-domain representation, the second model being associated with a particular region within the sensed region, and a background model that represents a background of the region is determined based on the first model and the second model.
US10082570B1
A radar system includes a split-block assembly unit comprising a first portion and second portion, where the first portion and the second portion form a seam. The radar system further includes a plurality of ports located on a bottom side of the second portion opposite the seam. Additionally, the radar system includes a plurality of radiating elements located on a top side of the first portion opposite the seam. The plurality of radiating elements is arranged in a plurality of arrays. The plurality of arrays includes a set of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission arrays, a set of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) transmission arrays, and at least one reception array. Further, the radar system includes a set of waveguides configured to couple each array to a port.
US10082550B2
Various embodiments are described herein for an apparatus and a method for measuring and characterizing geometric distortions for a region of interest in images obtained using magnetic resonance. The method comprises deriving a computed set of 3D distortion vectors for a set of points within a region of interest covered by a phantom by using harmonic analysis to solve an associated boundary value problem based on boundary conditions derived from a measured set of 3D distortion vectors. The characterized image distortions may be used for various purposes such as for image correction or for shimming, for example.
US10082547B2
Some implementations provide a method for safe operation of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the method including: determining, at least in part by using a sensor device, location information that indicates a location of an MR-incompatible object relative to the MRI system, the MRI system generating a polarizing magnetic field for imaging a subject; based on the determined location information, determining, by a control unit associated with the MRI system, that the MR-incompatible object poses an operational hazard to the MRI system; and in response to determining that the MR-incompatible object poses an operational hazard to the MRI system, reducing, by the control unit, a strength of the polarizing magnetic field.
US10082536B2
A probe card includes a circuit substrate to transmit an electrical signal for testing a semiconductor device, a probe block on a lower surface of the circuit substrate, the probe block having a plurality of probes, and a thermal insulation cover assembly on an upper surface of the circuit substrate, the thermal insulation cover assembly covering at least a portion of the circuit substrate and defining a heat receiving space, the thermal insulation cover assembly retaining heat applied to the circuit substrate within the heat receiving space.
US10082531B2
A rectifier diode failure detection apparatus for an electrical machine (10), the electrical machine (10) comprising an exciter armature winding (28a-c), a rotor main field winding (24) and first and second rectifiers (34a, 34b) arranged in parallel, each rectifier (34a, 34b) comprising at least first and second diodes (38a, 38b), each rectifier being configured to independently supply the rotor main field winding (24) with DC electrical current, the failure detection apparatus comprising:a controller (40) comprising at least two current sensors (42a, 42b), each current sensor (42a, 42b) being configured to measure output current (If1, If2) of a respective one of the rectifiers (34a, 34b), and the controller (40) being configured to determine a harmonic of the measured rectifier output currents; the controller (40) being further configured to determine a ratio of the magnitude of the first rectifier (34a) output current harmonic to the magnitude of the second rectifier (34b) output current harmonic, wherein the controller (40) is configured to determine that a fault has occurred in one of the rectifier diodes (38a, 38b) where the ratio exceeds a threshold value.
US10082528B2
Some embodiments relate to power detector including a voltage sensor configured to detect a voltage of a load and a current sensor configured to detect a current of the load. The power detector also includes circuitry configured to introduce a phase delay between the detected voltage of the load and the detected current of the load, thereby producing a voltage measurement and a current measurement. The circuitry is also configured to multiply the voltage measurement and the current measurement.
US10082519B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for a berry impact recording device. The berry impact recording device comprises a shell. Within the shell are at least a sensor and an integrated circuit. The sensor may be configured to detect an acceleration of the berry impact recording device. The integrated circuit may be configured to record the acceleration of the berry impact recording device and a timestamp corresponding to the acceleration.
US10082518B2
A sampling system is provided. The sampling system includes a housing. Mounted to the housing is a Hall effect sensor. A probe configured to contact a sample is inserted into the housing. The probe includes an elongated portion and a restorative spring inserted onto the elongated portion of the probe. The restorative spring provides sufficient restorative force to return the probe to a relaxed position. The Hall effect sensor is configured to sense a field strength generated by the proximity of the restorative spring of the probe in the extended position.
US10082516B2
A relative humidity control apparatus for control of the relative humidity in a gas space has a nebulizer source with an outlet for nebulized liquid, a frame surrounding an open area and comprising an opening arrangement to the open area and in operational flow connection with the outlet, and a flow drive arrangement generating a gas flow from the outlet to and out of the opening arrangement. A liquid handling robot comprising this apparatus, a method of operating the apparatus, an immunoassay method and methods of controlling the time course of the relative humidity in a gaseous space and of producing a predetermined volume of a liquid are also disclosed.
US10082509B2
The invention relates to a method for labeling specifically living bacteria of a given category of Gram negative bacteria in a sample comprising bacteria, the method including the steps of: a) incubating the bacteria of the sample with at least one modified monosaccharide compound having a first reactive chemical group capable of reacting with a second reactive group, so that a monosaccharide residue bearing the first reactive group is incorporated into the polysaccharides of the outer membrane of such bacteria, and b) contacting the modified monosaccharide residue incorporated within the outer membrane of the bacteria, with a labeling molecule having a second reactive group.
US10082497B2
A system for assaying forces applied by cells includes an optically transparent substrate comprising a soft material having a Young's modulus within the range of about 3 kPa to about 100 kPa. An array of molecular patterns is disposed on a surface of the optically transparent substrate, the molecular patterns include fluorophore-conjugated patterns adherent to cells. The system includes at least one light source configured to excite the fluorophore-conjugated patterns and an imaging device configured to capture fluorescent light emitted from the fluorophore-conjugated patterns. Dimensional changes in the size of the patterns are used to determine contractile forces imparted by cells located on the patterns.
US10082478B2
A method to assess external corrosion in buried pipelines includes analysis of moisture content of soil along the length of the pipe to choose the most appropriate indirect inspection methods. External corrosion is assessed based on the unification of probability techniques using clustered inspection data and deterministic formulation for soil conditions. A deterministic model pinpoints the location of the most likely areas for corrosion due to the electrochemical cell formation produced by the presence of water and the properties of the soil, such as ion concentrations, pH, soil resistivity, redox potential, corrosion potential and soil type. The filtering of the data by clustering provides reliable results to locate the most corrosive locations. The failure probability is calculated based on in-line inspection data, where different indications could appear and different dimensions are used to link the corrosivity with the failure for choosing repairing methods and taking actions against corrosion.
US10082474B2
The present invention is a method to quantify biomarkers. The method uses an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to perform an X-ray fluorescence analysis on the sample to obtain spectral features derived from the biomarker; and quantifying the X-ray fluorescence signal of the biomarker.
US10082456B2
The present invention includes: an excitation light source; a probe light source; a filter that mutually multiplexes a probe light emitted from the probe light source and an excitation light emitted from the excitation light source to a same optical axis; a condenser lens that focuses the excitation light and the probe light; a sample cell that stores a sample; a reflection member that is disposed on an inner wall of the sample cell and reflects the probe light; and a detector that detects the probe light reflected at the reflection member.
US10082446B2
Provided is a tire testing apparatus capable of accurately and easily measuring a load which a tire receives from a road surface. The tire testing apparatus includes a plate buried in a road surface with which a tire is in contact, at least one ground-contact-force sensor measuring a ground-contact force during a contact of the tire, and at least one plate sensor measuring a load applied to the plate. According to the tire testing device, a ground-contact force of the tire can be measured by the ground-contact-force sensor and a load which the tire applies to the plate can be measured by the plate sensor.
US10082445B2
A method for monitoring the change in state of a valve in a start up circuit of a turbo-engine following a command to change the state of the valve includes measuring the air pressure under a fan cowl of the turbo-engine before the change state command, measuring the air pressure under the fan cowl after the change state command, comparing the measured values of the air pressure, and determining whether or not the valve has actually changed state. An aircraft turbo-engine includes a unit that monitors the change in the valve using such a method.
US10082443B2
A system for monitoring the health of one or more bearings of a journal assembly is provided. The system includes a split spacer, one or more vibration sensors, a speed sensor, and a controller. The split spacer is configured to be disposed on a shaft of the journal assembly, the shaft is configured to support the bearings. The vibration sensors are configured to detect vibrations emitted by the bearings. The speed sensor is configured to measure the rotational speed of the bearings. The controller is configured to electronically communicate with the vibration sensors and the speed sensor and calculate a health status of the bearings. The split spacer includes two portions that define a cavity configured to abut the shaft so as to allow the vibration sensors to be disposed inside the split spacer and next to the one or more bearings.
US10082437B2
There is described an optical pressure sensor comprising a sensor housing and an optical pressure cell mounted within the sensor housing and dividing the sensor housing into a first fluid space and a second fluid space. The optical pressure cell comprises a front side exposed to a pressure in the first fluid space and a back side exposed to a pressure in the second fluid space. The optical pressure sensor further comprises a fluid communication arrangement allowing pressure equalization between the pressure in the first fluid space on the front side and the pressure in the second fluid space on the back side of the optical pressure cell.
US10082436B2
Method for processing a measurement signal (x) from a pressure measurement cell in order to generate an output signal (y) with the aid of a filter unit (10), wherein the method involves generating the output signal (y) with the aid of the filter unit (10) by at least reducing, preferably eliminating, a noise signal contained in the measurement signal (x), continuously determining a difference between the measurement signal (x) and the output signal (y), and changing a characteristic of the filter unit (10) as soon as the difference becomes greater than a threshold value, wherein the changed characteristic of the filter unit (10) remains as long as the difference becomes smaller than the threshold value, and wherein the changing of the filter characteristic involves decreasing the reduction in the noise signal present in the measurement signal (x).
US10082430B2
According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a base, and a first sensor unit. The first sensor unit includes a first transducer thin film, a first strain sensing device and a second strain sensing device. The first strain sensing device includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a first intermediate layer provided between the first and the second magnetic layers. The second strain sensing device is provided apart from the first strain sensing device on the first membrane surface and provided at a location different from a location of the barycenter, the second strain sensing device including a third magnetic layer, a fourth magnetic layer, and a second intermediate layer provided between the third and the fourth magnetic layers, the first and the second intermediate layers being nonmagnetic. The first and the second strain sensing devices, and the barycenter are in a straight line.
US10082428B2
An apparatus, in one embodiment, can include a configuration including a plurality of heat generation devices. The apparatus also includes a plurality of thermal sensors respectively, operably connected to each of the plurality of heat generation devices, wherein each thermal sensor of the plurality of thermal sensors includes a respective output terminal configured to provide a voltage representative of the temperature of the respective heat generation device. The apparatus further includes an output circuit configured to output the highest temperature information among the heat generation devices. The output terminals of the plurality of thermal sensors are tied together. A corresponding method is also discussed.
US10082423B2
An electronic device including a processor configured to receive a first radiation measurement and determine a skin surface condition information based on the first radiation measurement.
US10082421B2
A monitoring system functions both as a device for lifting the object and as a weighing system for monitoring or measuring the weight of an object, such as a feed bin. Various embodiments having a suspended load cell and methods of retrofitting the monitoring system to existing object are provided. Further, the accuracy provided by various embodiments enables one to accurately predict when the feed bin will be empty. Thus, the feed mill can be aware of anticipated needs days in advance, allowing the feed mill to better optimize its scheduling and deliveries.
US10082420B2
A method for determining the mass of a body is described. The method comprises the application and measurement of a first motive force to the body to move the body in a first state of motion. The acceleration of the body is also measured at this time. This methodology is repeated for a second state of motion. The measured motive forces and accelerations are then used to calculate the mass, and hence the weight of the body. An accelerometer may be employed to measure the accelerations. The methods may be adapted so as to correct for the angle θ of the ground across which the body is moved and or the tilt angle α of the accelerometer relative to the ground. The methods may employ a novel surface angle measuring device that does not require contact with the ground and which does not require the body to be stationary.
US10082411B2
A pitot tube assembly for a centrifugal pump includes an extension arm having a tubular body with opposing ends, at least one pickup tube secured to one of the opposing ends of the extension arm, a terminal portion positioned at the other end of the extension arm and a tapered fitting provided toward the end of the extension arm opposite to the end of the extension arm to which the pickup tube is secured, where the tapered fitting provides a frustum surface for registration with a frustoconically-shaped bore of a portion of the pump to provide axial, radial and torsional stability to the pitot tube assembly during pump operation.
US10082409B2
Some embodiments of the invention relate to an absolute code scale of an angle or linear position encoder, which is composed of a first absolute code sequence having a first primary code period length, which is periodically continued, and at least one second absolute code sequence having a second primary code period length, which is periodically continued. The first and the at least one second absolute code sequence are codeword-foreign in relation to one another in this case.Along the absolute code scale, in each case one section from the first and one section from the at least one second absolute code sequence are successively arranged alternately and in this case the absolute code sequences are each shifted in relation to one another in the different sections from the same absolute code sequence along this arrangement.
US10082404B1
Systems, methods, and apparatus for a disk resonator gyroscope are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves sensing, by at least one first axis sensor/driver electrode associated with a first axis of a resonator, motion associated with the resonator. The method further involves driving at least one first axis sensor/driver electrode with a first axis actuation signal produced by first axis drive circuitry associated with the first axis of the resonator. Also, the method involves sensing, by at least one second axis sensor/driver electrode associated with a second axis of the resonator, the motion associated with the resonator. Further, the method involves driving at least one second axis sensor/driver electrode with a second axis actuation signal produced by second axis drive circuitry associated with the second axis of the resonator.
US10082402B2
The present disclosure provides a parking path generation device, a system including the same, and a method of automatically parking a vehicle. The parking path generation device includes: a parking space search unit to search for a parking space in a forward direction or in a reverse direction, a control unit to control a search direction of the parking space search unit, and to determine whether the parking space search unit fails to find the parking space in the search direction, and a path generation unit to generate a parking path in the search direction when the parking space search unit successfully finds the parking space.
US10082401B2
A navigation apparatus includes a route calculation unit, an environment information obtaining unit and a controller. The route calculation unit calculates a route to a destination based on map information, a position of a vehicle and a destination of the vehicle. By the time when the moving body arrives at a guidance given point at which the vocal output is given, the environment information obtaining unit obtains environment information related to an environment of an outside of the moving body. The controller causes an audio output device to selectively vocally output one of a name and a feature of the landmark object based on the environment information at the guidance given point.
US10082394B2
A MEMS BAW vibratory planar gyroscope having an in-plane electrode configuration for mode-alignment by utilizing alignment electrodes that have a height less than a full height of the gyroscope resonant body. Such alignment electrodes apply a force component that affects modes with both in-plane and out-of-plane movements. The gyroscope includes a resonant body having a height and a perimeter surface and electrodes disposed adjacent the exterior perimeter surface of the resonant body. At least one of the electrodes is an alignment electrode and has a height less than the height of the resonant body.
US10082393B2
Systems and methods of calibrating and adjusting for deviations in a vehicle's heading system, such as the attitude heading and reference system of an aircraft or the heading system of a ship, positioned along the Earth's surface involve calibrating magnetometers for hard iron and misalignment errors using single heading measurements. This can be accomplished by obtaining both actual and theoretical readings for the magnetometer of the heading system, and comparing these values to obtain calibration values for the heading system. The vehicle may be repositioned, such as to North, South, East, and west magnetic headings, with the procedure repeated at each of these headings, and the calibration values averaged, further increasing the accuracy.
US10082384B1
A detection device, such as a camera-enabled smart phone, may be used to take one or more pictures of an external fixation frame attached to a patient. The pictures may be transmitted to a computer system accessible by the patient's physician. The computer system may uniquely identify each strut of the external fixation frame and determine the length of each strut. The computer system may compare the determined length of each strut to a planned length of the struts for a particular time interval as outlined in a correction plan. If the struts are the correct length for the particular time interval, the fact may be indicated to the physician and transmitted to the patient. If the struts are not the correct length, the computer system may update the correction plan to account for the discrepancy plan, with the updated correction plan transmitted to the patient.
US10082373B2
A broadhead, comprising an elongated body defining a longitudinal axis and having a forward portion, a tip portion, and a rearward portion spaced from the forward portion. At least one forward blade is connected to the forward portion and configured for movement relative to the elongated body between a retracted position generally adjacent the elongated body to an extended position extending outwardly from the elongated body. And, at least one rearward blade connected to the rearward portion and configured for movement relative to the elongated body between a retracted position generally adjacent the elongated body to an extended position extending outwardly from the elongated body.
US10082372B1
A ballistic resistant curtain system is provided formed of a plurality of aligned ballistic material panels. Panels protect vertical surfaces, and can be reconfigured for horizontal surfaces or other oriented areas. Adjacent panels may be are aligned end to end in a butt or overlap manner, or configured to be angularly disposed toward the direction of fire such as to form a line of sight overlap. Each panel is formed of high strength fibers made from materials such as extended chain ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. An exterior coating formed of fabric, polyurethane, or other material provides both an acoustic attenuation or sound absorbing surface as well as an aesthetic facing for providing an improved visual appearance to the area. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US10082370B2
A method and apparatus for use in facilitating force-on-force (FOF) training. Specifically, an impact marking vest (IMV) for use in registering a ballistic impact event upon a three-dimensional target surface.
US10082369B2
Aspects of the disclosed subject matter involve an airborne-based network for implementing a laser-based visual disruption countermeasure scan pattern system, method, and computer program product. The scan pattern can be comprised of a plurality of lasers each with their own scan pattern and may be used to disrupt an optical system of a weapon or an individual. One vehicle in the network can transmit target information and/or scan information to one or more other vehicles or to a non-vehicle remote location in the network.
US10082368B2
A method for manufacturing a ballistic armor, includes at least the steps of aligning armor elements in front of a casing provider arrangement, and supplying a casing around the armor elements such that the armor elements remain inside the casing. Further, the method for inserting armor elements to a casing structure, includes at least the steps of manufacturing a casing, and inserting armor elements in the cavities of the casing. Further, a ballistic armor including a number of armor elements capsuled in a casing, and a casing forming a number of longitudinal cavities for the armor elements are also described.
US10082367B2
A method of conducting a strike against a target using a designator and a missile. The following steps are conducted: (i) the designator designates the target using a first signal, such as a laser; (ii) the missile detects the laser reflected off the target; (iii) after detecting the reflected laser, the missile emits a second signal, such as a LADAR signal, to designate the target; (iv) the missile tracks the so-designated target; (v) the designator detects the LADAR signal reflected off the target; and (vi) in response to detecting the reflected LADAR signal, the designator stops the designation of the target. This may enable the designator to perform other tasks, while the missile tracks and engages the target.
US10082365B2
A scope protector is provided that includes a front and rear hinged arch for encircling the scope. The hinged arches are connected by a plurality of protector rods. The scope protector can be attached to a gun rail such as a PICATINNY RAIL commonly found on modern firearms.
US10082359B2
A torque control system for cocking a crossbow. A cocking mechanism includes a rotating member mounted to the center rail and coupled to a flexible tension member attached to a string carrier. A cocking handle is configured to engage with the rotating member to cock the crossbow. A torque control mechanism limits output torque applied to the rotating member such that rotating the cocking handle after the string carrier is in the retracted position does not move the draw string past the drawn configuration.
US10082355B2
A muzzle adapter for a firearm has an adapter element defining an adapter bore centered on an adapter bore axis, a portion of the adapter bore being internally threaded to removably mate with the threaded muzzle, the adapter element having a tapered exterior surface portion, the adapter element having an externally threaded portion, a muzzle device defining a device bore and having a tapered internal bore portion adapted to be closely received on the tapered exterior surface portion of the adapter element, a collar element internally threaded to mate with the externally threaded portion of the adapter element, and the collar element being axially engaged to the muzzle device and rotatably independent of the muzzle device, such that rotation of the collar draws the muzzle device onto the adapter element and wedges the tapered portion of the adapter element into the tapered internal bore portion of the muzzle device.
US10082350B2
A cleaning system for use with a heat exchanger and a fluid pressurizing assembly includes a wand assembly, a pivot assembly, and a movement mechanism having a body and a piston rod moveable relative the body in response to fluid pressurization. The wand assembly includes a wand in fluid communication with the fluid pressurizing assembly, and having a first orifice configured to eject fluid toward the heat exchanger. The wand is supported by the pivot assembly such that the wand is selectively pivotable about a first pivot axis. The movement mechanism connects to the pivot assembly at a second pivot axis offset from the first pivot axis such that selective movement of the piston rod produces pivotal movement of the wand about the first pivot axis.
US10082348B2
A tube-to-header sealing system for a heat exchanger comprises a pair of mating header plates, each header plate having a wall with a plurality of openings therein and including a continuous depression along the circumference of each header plate opening which forms one-half of an O-ring groove. Each of a plurality of O-rings is positioned in each O-ring groove and the header plates are secured together such that the header plate plurality of openings are aligned and trap each of the plurality of O-rings in O-ring grooves. A plurality of spaced-apart tubes each having a tube end secured in an opening in the wall of the header to form a tube-to-header joint are expanded outwardly to provide sufficient O-ring deformation to obtain a seal. In service, the resiliency of the O-ring seal allows for expansion and contraction of the tubes without the build-up of high stresses at the tube-to-header joint.
US10082347B2
A mounting assembly for mounting a heat exchanger comprises an elongate member defining a screw threaded axial bore at each end, and a bolt for each screw threaded bore. The assembly further comprises two elastomeric parts each being substantially top hat shaped and defining an axial bore to receive one end of the elongate member, such that the assembly can be mounted between two apertured mounting parts by arranging the heat exchanger between the mounting parts, with the elongate member received in a bore through the heat exchanger, and tightening the bolts so that the mounting part is clamped between the end of the elongate member and the bolt head, with the elastomeric parts mounting the mounting assembly in the heat exchanger bore so that resilient compression of the elastomeric parts allows movement of the heat exchanger with respect to the elastomeric parts.
US10082345B1
An extruded fin pack assembly is provided which is positioned within an appliance cabinet. In the embodiments, the fin pack includes a plurality of fins which are mounted in a substantially vertical plane and create flowpaths for air flow currents therethrough. A cover is provided to attach to the fins and hide the fins from view when the cabinet of the refrigerator or freezer is open. The cover also increases efficiency of the flowpaths between the fins thereby increasing convection heat transfer and increasing removal of heat from within the cabinet.
US10082342B2
Provided are regenerative rotary preheater having flue gas flow passage through which passed is flue gas from oxyfuel combustion boiler, primary-combustion-support-fluid flow passage adjacent to the flue gas flow passage and through which passed is primary combustion support fluid with pressure higher than that of the flue gas, secondary-combustion-support-fluid flow passage adjacent to the flue gas flow passage and through which passed is secondary combustion support fluid with pressure higher than that of the flue gas and oxygen flow passage between the primary- and secondary-combustion-support-fluid flow passages and through which oxygen is passed, and an oxygen mixing section mixing the fluid preheated through the secondary-combustion-support passage with oxygen preheated through the oxygen flow passage and supplies the mixture to the oxyfuel combustion boiler.
US10082338B2
A method is provided for heating an electrically conductive fluid, including steps of: (i) circulating the fluid in a circuit from an inlet to an outlet, through an inlet path of the circuit in which the fluid flows in a first average direction and an outlet path of the circuit in which the fluid flows in a second average direction substantially opposite to the first direction; (ii) subjecting the fluid to a specific ohmic heating while the fluid flows through the outlet path; and (iii) transferring heat from the fluid flowing through the outlet path to the fluid flowing through the inlet path by thermal conduction through an at least partially first electrically insulated partition wall. An associated heating device is also provided.
US10082331B2
Process for efficiently operating a natural gas liquefaction system with integrated heavies removal/natural gas liquids recovery to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) and/or natural gas liquids (NGL) products.
US10082325B2
A refrigerating apparatus includes: a refrigerating circuit in which a refrigerant that is discharged from a compressor is conveyed under pressure sequentially to a first flow rate controlling apparatus, a heat storing tank, a condenser, a first decompressing apparatus, and an evaporator, and is recycled to the compressor; a defrosting circuit in which the refrigerant that is discharged from the compressor is conveyed under pressure sequentially to the first flow rate controlling apparatus, the heat storing tank, the first decompressing apparatus, and the evaporator, and is recycled to the compressor; and a flow channel switching apparatus that connects an outlet side of the heat storing tank to an inlet side of the condenser or to an inlet side of the first decompressing apparatus to form the refrigerating circuit or the defrosting circuit.
US10082323B2
An air conditioner of the present invention includes: an outdoor unit having an outdoor heat exchanger and a compressor installed therein; a plurality of indoor units connected to the outdoor unit and having an indoor heat exchanger installed therein; a four-way valve provided on a discharge part side of the compressor; a refrigerant tube having first to third refrigerant tubes and connecting the four-way valve and the indoor heat exchanger, in which the first refrigerant tube is branched from between the four-way valve and the outdoor heat exchanger such that some of a refrigerant discharged from the compressor is fed into the indoor heat exchanger while bypassing the outdoor heat exchanger, the second refrigerant tube is connected to the four-way valve to feed all of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor into the indoor heat exchanger, and the third refrigerant tube is connected to the second refrigerant tube in parallel; and a heat pump valve provided at the third refrigerant tube to selectively close the third refrigerant tube. The air conditioner includes an outdoor unit that can be applied to simultaneous cooling and heating concurrent type air conditioners and cooling and heating switching type air conditioners through the opening and closing of the heat pump valve.
US10082319B2
An apparatus includes a chamber, a first heat exchanger, an adapter, and a second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger includes a cold finger positioned within the chamber. The second heat exchanger is positioned around an adapter and within the chamber. The second heat exchanger is a counter flow heat exchanger to precool refrigerant entering a Joule-Thomson valve. The adapter is positioned between the cold finger and the second heat exchanger. The adapter transfers heat from a thermal load to both the cold finger and the refrigerant emitted from the Joule-Thomson valve.
US10082317B2
Building heating and/or cooling methods are provided that can include continuously distributing fluid from within conduits within a concrete floor of a building to conduits within grounds surrounding and/or supporting the building while transferring air to/from the interior of the building via a heat exchanger. Building heating/cooling systems are provided that can include: a building comprising walls and concrete floors; fluid containing conduit within the concrete floors; circulating fluid within the conduit; a least one heat exchanger operatively associated within the building and configured to transfer air to/from the building; and processing circuitry operatively coupled to fluid circulation controls and heat exchanger controls.
US10082315B2
An adaptable base of the HVAC unit can allow an HVAC unit to align and seal with multiple duct opening configurations. Such opening configurations may be different footprints in different HVAC systems, such as may be employed for example in different roof curbs of rooftop HVAC units. The adaptable base includes a base plate, a supply air duct opening, a return air duct opening, where there is at least one additional opening for one or both of the supply air opening and the return air duct opening. Each opening has a seal around its perimeter. A seal is also arranged and located on the base plate about a perimeter around the supply air duct opening(s) and the return air duct opening(s). A cover can be connected to close one or more openings that are not being used with the unit.
US10082307B2
A method of harvesting power from a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system using an HVAC controller may include harvesting power from the HVAC system and measuring an electrical characteristic of the HVAC controller. The electrical characteristic may indicate whether the power harvested from the HVAC system is high enough to risk interfering with a normal operation of the HVAC system. The method may also include increasing the power harvested from the HVAC system until the electrical characteristic indicates that the HVAC controller is at risk of interfering with the normal operation of the HVAC system.
US10082306B2
A thermostat is described for controlling air temperature in a building. The time associated with causing the controlled air temperature to reach a target temperature is estimated and displayed to a user. Input from a user indicating the target temperature can be received and the estimating and displaying can be carried out in real time. The thermostat can be wall-mounted or the user input can be received and estimated time can be displayed using a remote device, for example that communicates wirelessly with other components of the HVAC system.
US10082301B1
A water heater appliance includes an electronic mixing valve configured for adjusting a ratio of cold water from a cold water inlet conduit to hot water from a hot water outlet conduit at a mixed water outlet of the electronic mixing valve. A cold water bypass conduit extends between the cold water inlet conduit and the mixed water outlet conduit. A cold water bypass valve is on the cold water bypass conduit. A controller is configured to close the cold water bypass valve when a temperature measurement from a mixed water temperature sensor is less than a threshold temperature.
US10082298B2
An appliance hinge assembly includes an arm to be mated with a receiver. A door mounting lever is adapted to be connected to an appliance door, and the lever includes an inner end pivotally connected to the arm. The lever pivots relative to the arm between a first position and a second position, through an intermediate position. A slide link is located adjacent the lever and includes an inner end and outer end. The slide link inner end is pivotally connected to the arm at a location that is offset from the main pivot axis such that pivoting movement of the lever about the main pivot axis results in movement of the slide link relative to the lever. A biasing system includes a spring that urges the lever toward the first position. A damper system includes a damper that damps movement of the lever.
US10082293B2
A ceramic heater including a columnar substrate and a heat generation resistor embedded in the substrate. A taper surface (12) having a contour L1 extending along an imaginary ellipse E is composed of a plurality of successively arranged curved surfaces which decrease in radius of curvature toward the forward end with respect to the direction of an axis P. The taper surface (12) is such that the distance between the end points M1 and M2 of the contour L1 is large in the direction of the axis P, and the angle between the axis P and a tangential line of the contour L1 on the side toward the forward end surface (11) is larger than the angle between the axis P and a tangential line of the contour L1 on the side toward the side circumferential surface (15).
US10082289B2
A burner with a plurality of oxidant gas pipes distributed throughout the cross section of the burner and process gas in plug flow provides even mixing of the oxidant and the process gas.
US10082281B1
An omnidirectional lighting stand includes a base structure, an extendible post structure, a pitch-rotation structure, and a light arm structure. The light arm structure is rotatably mounted to the pitch-rotation structure. The pitch-rotation structure is mounted to a top end of the extendible post structure. The extendible post structure has a lower end mounted to the base structure. The pitch-rotation structure is rotatably mounted to a rotation seat for adjustment of a pitch angle thereof in a range of 180 degrees and is selectively fixe din position by a handle bolt. The pitch-rotation structure has a front-rear through hole provided for adjustment of a lighting direction of the lighting device in an angular range of 360 degrees.
US10082278B2
An arrangement for forming an elongate, channel-type accommodation space comprises at least two elongate mounting rail elements, two of the mounting rail elements being arranged so that their front faces abut via a joint. The arrangement further comprises a first shaped part and a second shaped part connected to the first profiled part to form the channel-type accommodation space, said space at least substantially extending at least over the length of the two mounting rail elements, and one of the two shaped parts being fastened to the mounting rail elements.
US10082273B2
An LED kerosene lamp includes a holder, a transmission mechanism mounted on the holder, a rotary knob connected with and driving the transmission mechanism, a lifting module connected with and driven by the transmission mechanism, an LED module mounted on the lifting module, a potentiometer connected with the transmission mechanism, and a lampshade covering the LED module. When the rotary knob is rotated in a first direction, the transmission mechanism drives the lifting module which moves the LED module upward, while the transmission mechanism drives the potentiometer which increases the brightness of the LED module. When the rotary knob is rotated in a second direction, the transmission mechanism drives the lifting module which moves the LED module downward, while the transmission mechanism drives the potentiometer which decreases the brightness of the LED module.
US10082265B2
An illumination and/or signaling device for an automotive vehicle includes a dielectric substrate including a plurality of conductive tracks, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes surface-mounted on the dielectric substrate. The light emitting diodes are electrically connected to the conductive tracks of the dielectric substrate according to a predetermined connection plan. At least one control circuit board for controlling the light-emitting diodes includes a plurality of connecting pins and an electrical connection circuit board including a plurality of conductive lines for electrically connecting the connecting pins of the control circuit board to the conductive tracks of the dielectric substrate according to a predetermined connection plan. The electrical connection circuit board is connected to the conductive tracks of the dielectric substrate via an anisotropic conductive film.
US10082264B2
A light module for a motor vehicle headlight with at least two semi-conductor light sources, a light decoupling optical system having at least one partial optical element and a diaphragm. The light module includes a lens combination arranged between the light decoupling optical system and the diaphragm, which is illuminated by at least one of the two semi-conductor light sources, wherein the lens combination has different refractivities in two spatial directions perpendicular to one another and to the main propagation direction of the emitted light. The light decoupling optical system has different refractivities in the two spatial directions, wherein the refractivity of the light decoupling optical system is greater in the spatial direction in which the lens combination has a lesser refractivity.
US10082259B1
An aperture trim assembly for a recessed lighting fixture with an aperture trim that connects to a rotatable ring where the rotatable ring has a pair of tension springs attached. The tension springs connect the aperture trim assembly to a recessed lighting fixture, where the light may be rotated while the aperture trim remains fixed. The rotatable ring can rotate relative to the aperture trim allowing the aperture trim to remain fixed. A retention plate may further secure both a lens and the rotatable ring to the aperture trim.
US10082257B1
A back-up lamp light system has a portable light that is configured to be detachably attached to a lamp and is configured to automatically turn on in the event of a power outage. The portable light is configured to be retained by a mounting bracket to a lamp. The portable light may be detached from the mounting bracket and used as a flashlight. A portable light has a main light and a night light configured on opposing ends of the portable light. A back-up lamp light system may have a light level sensor that is configured to automatically turn on the nightlight in the event of a light level being detected below a threshold value. A back-up lamp light system may be portable and have a separate power cord or may be integral and have a power cord that extends through the interior of a lamp.
US10082251B1
An LED driver circuit compatible with a ballast includes an input circuit, a rectifier and filter circuit, a DC/DC converter circuit, an output circuit, and an LED load circuit, which are sequentially coupled. The input circuit includes buffer capacitors CX1, CX2, and CX3; bleeder resistor strings RX1, RX2, and RX3; and insurance resistors F1, F2, and F3. The input circuit includes a plurality of input terminals and a plurality of output terminals. Each of the output terminals of the input circuit is coupled to other output terminals through the bleeder resistor strings RX1, RX2, and RX3, respectively. The LED driver circuit further includes an IC start-up circuit coupled to the rectifier and filter circuit, and a PWM controller circuit coupled to the DC/DC converter circuit.
US10082248B2
The present disclosure concerns a metal hydride device for storage and transportation of hydrogen gas. The device includes a single block having a plurality of inner cavities, each having an opening on a respective surface of the block, a fluid-tight closure member operably placed on each inner cavity at its respective opening, for hydrogen gas-tight sealing of the opening. The block further includes a first inner channel for providing fluid communication for at least some of the cavities, the first inner channel including an opening facing at least one surface of the block, at least one connector operable in a fluid-tight manner on the opening of the inner channel and adapted to be connected to a source of hydrogen gas, and metal powders placed in the inner cavities.
US10082244B1
A spill berm that includes a floor portion and a sidewall portion sealingly attached to the floor portion. The floor portion and the sidewall portion have an interior side that is constructed from a material that is impermeable to a desired fluid, and the said sidewall portion further includes a sleeve having a hollow interior and at least one open end. Inflatable removable air pillows are positioned partly in said interior of the sleeve, where the air pillow having an inflation valve e located on the air pillow near the open end of said sleeve, and the valve is attachable to a hose connected to the exhaust pipe of a diesel or gasoline engine.
US10082232B2
A quick-connect fitting includes a polymeric first connector in fluid communication with a first component, and a polymeric second connector in fluid communication with a second component. The first connector is either a male fitting or a female fitting, and the other of the male fitting and female fitting is the second connector. The female fitting includes a longitudinal cylindrical cavity having therein a retaining ring retaining an o-ring, and the male fitting includes a cylindrical body and a tubular sealing element extending longitudinally therefrom positionable within the polymeric female fitting and o-ring in sealing engagement. The quick connect fitting includes a clip pivotably connected to the second connector moving between a first position connecting the female fitting to the male fitting when the male fitting is positioned within the female fitting and a second position in which the male fitting is removable from the female fitting.
US10082228B2
A cross-linked polyethylene pipe comprising an ethylene polymer with a density of at least 948 kg/m3 obtained by polymerization with a single-site catalyst and having a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of less than 10; and wherein said pipe has a pressure test at 4.8 MPa and 95° C. of at least 500 h and at 12.4 MPa and 20° C. of at least 500 h.
US10082226B1
A hose holder system includes a rigid holder having a substantially vertical section and a substantially horizontal section. A flexible sling movably couples with the substantially horizontal section and includes a first flap and a second flap. A hose couples with the rigid holder through the sling, the hose coupled between the first flap and second flap, the sling supporting a portion of the hose in a position substantially parallel with the substantially horizontal section of the rigid holder. A swiveling base is coupled with the rigid holder and includes an opening therethrough through which the hose passes substantially perpendicularly. In implementations the hose holder system is configured to allow the hose to contact no rigid element of the hose holder system between the opening and a dispenser during use. The hose may enter the sling at an about 90 degree angle and exit at an about 30-35 degree angle.
US10082218B2
An electromagnetic actuating device, in particular for actuating an hydraulic slide valve of an automatic transmission. It has a pole body, an armature element having a first channel that extends axially overall, and an actuating element, which is separate from the armature element, the armature element being guided in the pole body, and first effective section of the armature element on the end face is at least intermittently in contact with a second effective section of the actuating element on the end face, the first channel fluidically communicating with a second channel implemented in or on the actuating element when the effective sections are in contact.
US10082217B2
A torque motor valve actuator for use with a valve assembly is provided. The torque motor valve actuator includes an armature spring having a first end portion, a second end portion and a rigid central portion. The first end portion and the second end portion are coupled to the rigid central portion by a respective flexible portion, and the rigid central portion defines a bore that extends along a first axis. The torque motor valve actuator includes an armature having a first end and a second end. The armature extends along a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis of the bore, and the armature is coupled to the bore of the armature spring between the first end and the second end.
US10082214B2
A pinch valve for a liquid-dispensing unit or machine has a pinch valve body to which is pivotally secured a closure in a clamshell arrangement. The valve body and the closure define a passageway that can hold a liquid-dispensing tube when the pinch valve is in a closed configuration. The axis about which the closure pivots is perpendicular to the passageway.
US10082208B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a sealing element, in particular a sealing ring, for sealing a connection of two flanges, of which at least one has a non-plane sealing surface, wherein at a plurality of circumferential positions (UP1 to UPn) lying in the circumferential direction of at least one flange, preferably of both flanges, in particular circumferential positions that are equidistant from each other, a distance value between the sealing surfaces of the flanges facing each other is determined at several locations that lie one behind the other in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential tangent, in particular in a radial direction, for each of the circumferential positions and a single thickness value is determined from the several distance values of each circumferential position and a sealing element is produced in dependence on all thickness values, which depend on the circumferential position, which sealing element has a thickness that depends on the circumferential position, which thickness is constant at each of the circumferential positions corresponding to the flanges in a direction perpendicular to the circumferential tangent, in particular in the radial direction, and corresponds to the determined thickness value of the respective circumferential position.
US10082205B2
There is provided an abnormality determining apparatus for a hydraulic circuit of a vehicle including: a torque converter; a hydraulic clutch; a mechanically-driven hydraulic pump (14); an electrically-driven hydraulic pump (16); and a solenoid valve. The abnormality determining apparatus includes an electronic control unit configured to determine which of the electrically-driven hydraulic pump and the solenoid valve has an abnormality, and configured to determine that the electrically-driven hydraulic pump has an abnormality when a turbine speed of the torque converter becomes equal to or higher than a first determination value within a prescribed period of time from rise-up of an engine speed, and determine that the solenoid valve has an abnormality when the turbine speed becomes equal to or higher than a second determination value higher than the first determination value, after a lapse of the prescribed period of time.
US10082184B2
Systems and methods to control an amount of axial clearance within a clutch transmission system are disclosed. A propulsion system includes a clutch transmission system having clutch vibratory response clearance control logic configured to iteratively control the amount of axial clearance within the clutch transmission system so as to achieve a desired, e.g., consistent and/or limited, clutch vibratory response.
US10082181B2
A cooling sleeve for a bearing as well as a corresponding bearing, the cooling sleeve including a radial flange having a central passage opening, in which a bearing sleeve may be accommodated, in particular with the aid of a press-fit. In order to keep a mechanical stress at a low level, slits extending radially outwardly originate from the central passage opening.
US10082179B2
A seal for a bearing includes an annular retaining ring defining a first radially innermost portion and a first radially outer end; and a resilient ring defining a second radially innermost portion and a second radially outer end. The first radially innermost portion and the second radially innermost portion are aligned with one another and together define a securing root of the seal. The root is adapted to seat in a groove of an inner ring of the bearing. The resilient ring projects radially outward from the annular retaining ring. The resilient ring is more flexible than the annular retaining ring. The second radially outer end defines a sealing surface adapted to slidingly engage an inner bearing surface of an outer ring of the bearing. The first radially outer end of the retaining ring terminates between the first radially innermost portion and the second radially outer end of the resilient ring.
US10082174B2
A movement guide device comprises: a support body formed with two roller rolling grooves in each of two side surfaces thereof; a moving body assembled onto the support body to freely move along the support body, and having a load roller rolling groove provided opposite to the roller rolling groove to form a load path together with the roller rolling groove; rollers arranged such that lines forming a contact angle with respect to the roller rolling groove intersect at a position outside the support body; and a roller retaining member arranged between two row of rollers, the moving body comprises a main moving body and cover bodies mounted at two ends of the main moving body; in the movement guide device, the roller retaining member comprises a roller retaining portion, formed in a plate shape extending in a length direction of the support body, and orthogonal to the length direction.
US10082169B2
In embodiments, a mounting bracket may facilitate an attachment of a first device to an enclosure of a second device. A shoulder screw may be inserted through a grommet which is mounted in a bracket, and the shoulder screw may be threaded into an opening within the first device. The grommet may have an axial through-hole with a counter bore. A portion of the shoulder screw may be threaded to mate with a threaded opening of the first device and may be designed to compress the grommet for secure mounting. A raised cylindrical section on the shoulder of the screw may be captured within the counter bore of the grommet when pressed into position and another raised section of the shoulder may prevent the screw from being pulled out of the counter bore when the screw is unthreaded from the corresponding opening of the first device.
US10082156B2
Disclosed is a method and system that compresses ionized gas is stored in at least one containment cell. The compressed ionized gas is transferred from the at least on containment cell to an expansion chamber in which a piston is situated; The piston moves based in part on a reaction between ionized gas in the expansion chamber and an electrical charge of a surface of a head of the piston. The movement of the piston drives a drive shaft. Movement of the drive shaft is converted to electrical energy.
US10082155B2
The centrifugal pump (1) includes several pump stages which are arranged axially between a head part (4) and a foot part (2). An outer casing (3) peripherally surrounds the pump stages. An axial end of the outer casing (3) is fastened on the head part and the other axial end of the outer casing (3) is fastened on the foot part. A mechanical connection between the head part (4) and the foot part (2) is formed by the outer casing (3).
US10082153B2
A compressor in a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine includes a compressor wheel that includes a central hub having a centerline, a root portion and an end portion. A plurality of blades is formed around the central hub. The plurality of blades includes a group of full-blades extending from the root portion of the central hub up to a maximum distance from the root portion along the centerline, a group of partial-blades extending to an area along the centerline that is between 40% and 55% of the maximum distance along the centerline, and a group of half-blades extending to an area along the centerline that is between 55% and 70% of the maximum distance. The plurality of blades is organized in repeating sets of blades arranged around the compressor wheel, each repeating set including at least one full-blade, at least one half-blade and at least one partial-blade.
US10082151B2
A seal assembly for a dual-flow compressor is provided. The seal assembly may include an annular body disposed about a rotary shaft between a first compression assembly and a second compression assembly of the dual-flow compressor. An inner radial surface of the annular body and an outer radial surface of the rotary shaft may at least partially define a radial clearance therebetween. The annular body may have a first seal section and a second seal section at a first axial end portion and a second axial end portion thereof, respectively. The first and second seal sections may at least partially define a cavity therebetween. The seal assembly may also include a reference line communicably coupling the cavity with an inlet of the first compression assembly and configured to at least partially generate a pressure differential between the cavity and an outlet of the first compression assembly.
US10082149B2
Disclosed is a pump having a pump rotor rotatably supported about an axis of rotation in a pump stator. In this respect, the pump rotor is designed and is arranged above a rotor shaft in a shaft bearing such that a lubricating film of a lubricating fluid formed from the pump fluid can be formed in a lubricating ring gap between the rotor shaft and the shaft bearing. In accordance with the invention, a separation device is provided at the rotor shaft by which a predefinable quantity of the ingredient can be separated from the pump fluid by means of a centrifugal force in the operating state for providing the lubricating fluid.
US10082145B2
A turbocharger including, a turbine wheel (10), a shaft (111) attached to the turbine wheel (10), and a compressor wheel (132) disposed on the shaft (111) opposite the turbine wheel (10). The compressor wheel (132) includes a back wall (134) and an axial bore (137) and a pilot washer (150) is located adjacent the compressor wheel back wall (134). The pilot washer (150) has an inner diameter (162) and an outer diameter (160), and includes a conical pilot ring (154) that extends into the axial bore (137) of the compressor wheel (132). The pilot washer (150) includes a slit (164) extending from the inner diameter (162) to the outer diameter (160). A nut (113) is threaded to the shaft (111) and is operative to provide an axial clamping force on the compressor wheel (132), thereby causing the pilot washer (150) to contract onto the shaft (111) as the pilot ring (154) extends into the bore (137).
US10082143B2
Apparatus (10) and a method for supporting one or more turbomachines, with the apparatus including a first package (12) module including a first frame (32) and a fluid-handling machinery mount coupled to the first frame, the fluid-handling machinery mount being configured to support one or more fluid-handling machines (42). The apparatus also includes a second package module (14) including a second frame (38) and a heat exchanger mount coupled to the second frame, the heat exchanger mount being configured to support one or more process fluid coolers (46), and the second package module being coupled to the first package module. The apparatus further includes an access passage (16) extending between the first and second modules and configured to enable personnel to proceed therethrough.
US10082133B2
Hall thrusters with conductive coatings are disclosed. A Hall thruster comprises magnetic shielding in order to avoid collisions with the inner walls of its discharge chamber. By removing the source of erosion, the walls of the chamber can be removed reducing mass, cost and complexity of the thruster. A conductive coating, such as an aluminum coating, is deposited on inner screens between the discharge chamber and the magnetic poles of the thruster. The magnetic field within the chamber shields the conductive coating deposited on the inner and outer screens of the chamber.
US10082132B2
The present invention concerns a mechanism (1), comprising: one support (2) including a base (3), one pendulum (4), and connecting suspension rods (5) articulated on the base (3) and on the pendulum (4); two mobile cog wheels (12; 22) in rotation around their respective axis (A1; A2); two eccentric elements (14; 24) integral with the cog wheels (12; 22) in rotation and generating moments of gravity force around their axis (A1; A2); and one connecting link rod (60; 160) comprising a rotary head (62) and an eccentric head (63). The axis (A1; A2) are parallel within a horizontal or vertical reference plane (P0). The pendulum (4) supports the axis (A1; A2) of the cog wheels (12; 22) and of the eccentric elements (14; 24). The connecting rods (5) are slanting in accordance with an angle comprised between 45 degrees and 80 degrees in relation to a vertical plane. The cog wheels (12; 22) engage one with the other using a unitary transmission ratio and are mobile in rotation in opposing directions. When the mechanism (1) is in operation, the eccentric elements (14; 24) follow an elliptical movement, whereas the pendulum (4) follows a travel movement having a vertical component and a horizontal component. The moments of gravity force of the eccentric elements (14; 24) have a same value and a same direction, both being variable depending on their angular position around the axis (A1; A2). For each angular position of the cog wheels (12; 22) and of the eccentric elements (14; 24) around the axis (A1; A2), the mechanism (1) presents an equilibrium configuration at rest.
US10082130B2
A heating device for protecting a bearing of a wind power generator and a bearing system, wherein the heating device is applied to a main shaft of the wind power generator that is externally provided with a bearing, and the heating device is disposed inside the main shaft at a position corresponding to the position of the bearing. The heating device includes multiple circular arc sections, a flexible heat source and a supporting device. The flexible heat source is provided between the circular arc sections and an inner wall of the main shaft. The supporting device supports the internal surface of the circular arc sections, so that the flexible heat source is closely adhered to the inner wall of the main shaft. A heat source is provided for the bearing by the heating device for bearing protection of a wind power generator and the bearing system.
US10082120B2
Provided is a device for automatically stopping an engine when an automatic stop condition is satisfied and restarting the engine thereafter when a restart condition is satisfied, the device including: a ring gear (12) to be coupled to a crankshaft of the engine; a starter motor (14) for starting the engine; a pinion gear (16) for transmitting rotation of the starter motor to the ring gear; pinion-gear moving means (17) for moving the pinion gear by energization to bring the pinion gear into meshing engagement with the ring gear; and starter control means (11) for controlling a voltage to be applied to the pinion-gear moving means so as to fall within a predetermined range when the pinion gear and the ring gear are brought into meshing engagement by moving the pinion gear by the pinion-gear moving means.
US10082119B2
A motor assembly for starting an engine and driving a balance shaft may include: a motor for rotating a motor shaft which is axially movable; a clutch attached to one end of the motor shaft so as to transfer or block rotational force of the motor shaft; a balance shaft rotated by the rotational force of the motor shaft transferred through the clutch so as to reduce vibration generated by an engine; a start gear attached to the other end of the motor shaft; and an actuator for axially moving the motor shaft in a forward or backward direction.
US10082114B2
An Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system for an engine system is provided. The EGR system includes an exhaust gas treatment module positioned upstream of an EGR cooler with respect to an exhaust gas flow direction. The exhaust gas treatment module is in selective fluid communication with an exhaust gas line of an engine. The EGR system also includes a bypass line in selective fluid communication with the exhaust gas line of the engine. The EGR system further includes a valve arrangement configured to route an exhaust gas flow through at least one of the exhaust gas treatment module and the bypass line.
US10082110B2
Systems, methods and techniques for exhaust gas recirculation are provided. The system includes mixing exhaust flow from at least one cylinder of an engine with air in an air intake system prior to combustion. The exhaust flow from the at least one cylinder is accumulated prior to mixing and distributed into the intake air system in a controlled manner.
US10082107B2
A carburetor with a fuel adjustment tamperproof valve assembly and specialized tools for adjusting the valve assembly. A needle valve is received in a recess in a carburetor body with a passage open to the exterior of the body and a cylindrical surface of the passage. A valve head with a cylindrical exterior surface is received in the passage with a slight clearance between them. The specialized tools are engageable with the head to adjust the valve by rotating it.
US10082104B2
A heat engine system with pressure-regulating load-locks disposed between thermal medium storage containers and heat exchangers is disclosed. A load-lock connects one or more storage containers at atmospheric pressure to one or more heat exchangers at greater than or less than atmospheric pressure.
US10082101B2
The invention relates to a piston (10) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston crown (22), a cylindrical piston head (11), which adjoins the piston crown (22), and an at least partially hollow piston skirt (40), which is formed on the piston head (11) on the side facing away from the piston crown (22) and which has two opposite skirt wall segments (50) and two opposite connecting walls (60) that connect the skirt wall segments (50), wherein the connecting walls (60) each have a pin bore (61), wherein the piston head (11) has an annular cooling channel (18), which has at least one inlet opening (28) and at least one outlet opening (30), and the two skirt wall segments (50) widen toward the piston head (11) in such a way that the sector length (L1) of the side of the skirt wall segment (50) formed on the piston head (11) is greater than the sector length (L2) of the side of the skirt wall segment (50) facing away from the piston head (11).
US10082100B2
A single-cylinder cylinder head is disclosed. The cylinder head may have a cylinder head body having a gas system side, a pushrod side opposing the gas system side, a circular cylinder closing face with a central injector opening, a pair of inlet openings, and a pair of outlet openings. The cylinder head may have a central injector recess extending through the cylinder head body to the central injector opening. Further, the cylinder head may have a gas inlet channel system and a gas outlet channel system. The cylinder head may also have a pushrod passage extending through the cylinder head body at the pushrod side. In addition, the cylinder head may have a plurality of cylinder mounting holes extending through the cylinder head body in an outer circumferential region of the single-cylinder cylinder head. The cylinder mounting holes may be non-equidistantly arranged around the central injector recess.
US10082097B2
A method of improving fuel efficiency by analyzing a driving pattern of a vehicle may include: calculating weighting factors according to a driving pattern of the vehicle at coordinates, which are the ratios of weightings accumulated at the coordinates to the sum of the weightings accumulated at all coordinates in an engine operation region; calculating a reference fuel consumption ratio KFUEL and a reference NOx exhaust ratio KNOx using the weighting factors; determining whether the reference NOx exhaust ratio KNOx exceeds a predetermined comparative value; and controlling an engine to improve fuel efficiency when the reference NOx exhaust ratio KNOx is equal to or less than the predetermined comparative value.
US10082089B2
A system includes a controller including a memory storing instructions to perform operations of a power generation system and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions cause the controller to control purging fluid flow to an inlet of a gas turbine, an exhaust of the gas turbine, or a combustion section of the gas turbine. The instructions cause the controller to receive a first temperature at the inlet, a rotational speed of the gas turbine, and a purging fluid flow rate. The instructions cause the controller to calculate an exhaust flow rate of the system based on at least the first temperature, the rotational speed, and the purging fluid flow rate. The instructions cause the controller to control the system to isolate a fuel source from the gas turbine at a portion of normal operating speed sufficient to achieve a purging volume during coast down.
US10082085B2
A gas turbine engine assembly includes a support component, an engine component, and a seal. The annular support component is formed to include a notch. The engine component is mounted in spaced-apart relation to the support component so that a gap is formed between the support component and the engine component. The seal is located in the notch and is adapted to close the gap.
US10082083B2
A drain system for a combustor of a gas turbine includes a plurality of drain tubes, a vertical header connected to an end of each drain tube to receive a fluid flow therefrom, and a horizontal header downstream of the vertical header and in fluid communication therewith. Each drain tube has another end adapted to be connected to a respective combustor can of the gas turbine to drain liquid therefrom. The vertical header is disposed at an angle between 30° and 90° with a horizontal plane.
US10082075B2
An oil filter layout structure for an internal combustion engine for a motorcycle. An exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust port extends rearwardly beneath the internal combustion engine along a longitudinal direction of the motorcycle. An oil pan is disposed below the internal combustion engine, the oil pan having one of left and right side walls spaced along a transverse direction of the motorcycle. The one side wall is inclined downwardly toward a center of the motorcycle. The exhaust pipe is disposed closely to the side wall. An oil filter is mounted on the internal combustion engine and disposed below the internal combustion engine in overlapping relation to the oil pan as viewed in side elevation, near the other of the left and right side walls of the oil pan.
US10082070B2
Use of the hydraulically driven device in a series configuration with a minimally restrictive turbocharger is defined which will allow a very responsive and powerful boosting system to reach boost levels of 4-5 pressure ratio (PR) to support and enable OEM engine downsizing trends. An electric supercharger is also considered. A hydraulic drive assists to increase the acceleration rate of a turbocharger impeller/turbine shaft assembly and provide a secondary means of driving the compressor impeller at lower engine speeds where exhaust gases alone does not generate adequate shaft speeds to create significant induction boost. The hydraulic circuit includes a dual displacement motor, which provides high torque for acceleration yet converts to a single motor for high-speed operation. When the exhaust driven turbine function allows compressor speeds, beyond which the hydraulic system can contribute, a slip clutch allows disengagement of the hydraulic drive. In an alternative embodiment, the hydraulic drive provides means of forced induction air alone.
US10082066B2
A thermoelectric generating system for a vehicle, the thermoelectric generating system includes an engine for producing power, a thermoelectric module for producing electric energy from thermal energy of an exhaust gas generated by the engine, a purifying device for purifying the exhaust gas generated by the engine, and a controller for driving the thermoelectric module when a temperature of the purifying device arrives at a predetermined operational temperature.
US10082060B2
In one embodiment, a system may include a gas turbine system. the gas turbine system includes a gas turbine, an after-treatment system that may receive exhaust gases from the gas turbine system, and a controller that may receive inputs and model operational behavior of an industrial plant based on the inputs. The industrial plant may include the gas turbine and the after-treatment system. The controller may also determine one or more operational parameter setpoints for the industrial plant, select the one or more operational parameter setpoints that reduce an output of a cost function, and apply the one or more operational parameter setpoints to control the industrial plant.
US10082056B2
An engine lubrication structure supplies oil stored in an oil pan disposed under a crank case to individual components in the crank case, and includes: a turbocharger which compresses intake air with exhaust gas of an engine; an oil passage which supplies oil to the turbocharger; and an oil return passage which returns oil from the turbocharger to the oil pan, and the crank case is provided with a connection port of the oil return passage, and the connection port is disposed below an oil surface that occurs during operation of the engine and above an oil surface that occurs when a side stand is used.
US10082051B2
A rocker arm includes a pivot portion that is journaled by a rocker arm shaft, a contact portion that projects from the pivot portion to a side of a valve cam, and a pressing portion that projects from the pivot portion to a side of a valve. While including a slipper projecting from the pivot portion in outer side in an axial direction to a side of a camshaft, an overhead valve actuation mechanism for the engine includes a stopper portion with which the slipper comes in contact when the rocker arm swings and reaches a predetermined position at a position opposing the slipper.
US10082050B2
An anti-rotation guide for a lifter in an overhead valve valvetrain. The anti-rotation guide includes a plug having two lobes connected through a neck region. A first lobe of the plug is held within a bore in the lifter. The bore forms an opening at the edge of the lifter through which the neck of the plug emerges. The bore in the lifter accommodates a first lobe of the plug that is wider than the opening in the edge of the lifter, whereby the plug is shaped to prevent its slipping from the lifter through the opening. The lifter reciprocates in a first bore in the cylinder head. The second lobe of the plug extends outward from the lifter into a second bore formed in the cylinder head and adjoining the first bore. The second lobe reciprocates in the second bore and limits rotation of the lifter.
US10082044B2
A turning apparatus (30) includes an electric motor (41), a moving gear (53) that is movable between a first position at which rotation of an output shaft (43) of the electric motor (41) is able to be transmitted to a rotor (11), and a second position and a third position, which are different from each other and at which rotation of the output shaft (43) is unable to be transmitted to the rotor (11), a movement mechanism (60) configured to move the moving gear (53) between the first position, the second position and the third position, and a control device (61) configured to control the movement mechanism (60) based on a retreat signal such that the moving gear (53) is moved from the first position to the second position and control the movement mechanism (60) based on an adhesion prevention signal such that the moving gear (53) reciprocates between the second position and the third position.
US10082040B2
The invention concerns an aircraft propelled by a turbine engine having contrarotating fans (7, 8), the turbine engine being incorporated at the rear of a fuselage (1) of the aircraft, in the extension of same and comprising at least two gas generators (2a, 2b) that supply, via a shared central stream (4), a power turbine (3), the turbine (3) comprising two contrarotating rotors (5, 6) for driving two fans (7,8) disposed downstream from the gas generators (2a, 2b), said aircraft comprising means (15) arranged for separating the gas flow in the power turbine (3) into at least two concentric streams (16, 17) and a device comprising first means for distributing the gas flow (21-24) between said streams (16, 17) from the central stream (4), the first distribution means being configured to be able to open or close the supply of at least one so-called sealable stream (16) of the streams (16, 17) of the power turbine (3).
US10082038B2
The invention relates to an axial turbomachine compressor outer casing. The casing comprises a sealing device collaborating with a row of rotor blades. The casing comprises a wall with an annular groove in which the sealing device is housed. The sealing device comprises a segmented outer shroud and a plurality of piezoelectric actuators moving the shroud radially in the groove so as to open or close the functional clearance. The invention also proposes a method for controlling a sealing device for a turbojet engine, the method comprising a step of measuring the altitude and a step of adjusting a clearance according to the altitude.
US10082037B2
The present invention describes a gas turbine having two shafts, which are rotatably mounted using bearing devices in the area of a casing. An intermediate shaft sealing device is arranged between the bearing devices, which includes a sealing element connected to a first shaft, in which a further sealing element connected to the second shaft radially engages. An operating pressure is applied, in the area limited by the shafts in the axial direction of the shafts, to facing effective areas of the sealing elements, while the pressure prevailing in the area outside the shafts in the axial direction acts on effective areas of the sealing elements facing away from one another. A ratio between the outer diameters limiting the facing effective areas and the inner diameters likewise limiting these effective areas is in each case greater than or equal to 1.25.
US10082036B2
An inner band used on a turbine engine is disclosed herein. The inner band may include a core comprising polymeric materials and a shell comprising nanocrystalline metallic materials applied to the core to cover at least a portion of the core.
US10082033B2
A component for a gas turbine engine is provided. The component having: a platform secured to the component, the platform having an exterior surface in fluid communication with an internal cooling pocket of the platform via a plurality of cooling openings located in the platform; a channel in fluid communication with the internal cooling pocket; an internal cooling cavity in fluid communication with the channel via a feed opening extending through an internal wall of the component, wherein a portion of the channel and the feed opening are located below the internal cooling pocket; and a cover plate sealing the internal cooling pocket and the channel.
US10082028B2
The invention concerns a rotary volumetric machine with three pistons comprising an enclosure forming a stator in which there moves a rotating assembly forming a rotor comprising a crankshaft that mechanically engages with the pistons, the rotating assembly defining, inside said enclosure, six chambers of variable volume of which the volume varies when the rotating assembly rotates, each of the pistons delimiting, with the enclosure, a variable volume chamber called the extrados chamber and two consecutive pistons delimiting, with the enclosure and the crankshaft, a variable-volume chamber called the intrados chamber. The geometry of the pistons and of the crankshaft is designed such that each intrados chamber has a capacity greater than or equal to the capacity of the extrados chambers.
US10082027B2
A piston unit includes a piston which has a rolling element seat configured to rotatably support a rolling element. The rolling element seat has a bearing surface with a surface coating composed of a polymer compound or with a ceramic surface coating.
US10082026B2
A method of monitoring a longwall shearing mining machine in a longwall mining system, wherein the shearing mining machine includes a shearer having a first cutter drum and a second cutter drum, includes receiving, by a processor, shearer position data over a shear cycle. The horizon profile data includes information regarding at least one of the group comprising of a position and angle of the shearer, a position of the first cutter drum, and a position of the second cutter drum. The method also includes analyzing the shearer position data, by the processor, to determine whether a position failure occurred during the shear cycle based on whether the computed horizon profile data was within normal operational parameters during the shear cycle, and generating an alert upon determining that the position failure occurred during the shear cycle.
US10082025B2
The present invention relates to an open pit mining system. The system includes a material lifting machine configured to both: (1) excavate and remove overburden from an open pit of a mine; and (2) excavate and remove valuable material from the open pit. Advantageously, the machine removes the overburden waste material as well as the mined valuable material which would otherwise be conventionally removed by trucks in the pit, out of the pit up the ramps and then onto the processing plant. Accordingly, the use of trucks for transporting valuable material both along and up out of the pit is at least to some extent reduced thereby resulting in improved cost and energy efficiency.
US10082023B2
An apparatus for obtaining a plurality of fluid samples in a subterranean well includes a carrier, a plurality of sampling chambers and a plurality of pressure sources. The sampling chambers and pressure sources substantially comprises non-metallic materials. One or more of the following: conductors, transducers, power sources, communicators, data memory and processors are embedded in the materials comprising the sampler apparatus. One or more transducers for measuring the temperature, pressure, and volume of the sample are present in at least one of the plurality of sampling chambers. Means for measuring the parameters of the wellbore fluid are also present in the sampler apparatus. Means for communicating measured data to the surface are provided in the sampling apparatus.
US10082022B2
An apparatus for generating a fluid pressure pulse downhole includes an elongate tubular housing defining an internal fluid flow passage. A first device is coupled to the housing for controlling a flow of fluid along a first flow path that communicates with the internal fluid flow passage to generate a first fluid pressure pulse. A second device coupled to the housing for controlling a flow of fluid along a second flow path that communicates with the internal fluid flow passage to generate a second fluid pressure pulse. The first and second devices are releasably mounted in corresponding spaces defined in a wall of the housing, and the first and second devices each house a valve having a valve element and a valve seat. The valve being actuatable to control the flow of fluid along the first and second flow paths, respectively.
US10082015B2
An apparatus for measuring a profile of a tubular string and the components thereof as the tubular string is made up and run into a borehole. The apparatus includes a rotating assembly disposed within a housing, the rotating assembly including a plurality of upper legs, and plurality of lower legs and a plurality of rolling elements, each upper leg having a proximal end and a distal end coupled to an upper ring, each lower leg having a proximal end coupled to a lower ring and a distal end, and each rolling element rotatably coupled to the proximal end of an upper leg and a distal end of a lower leg. The apparatus further includes a sensor for detecting a position of the rolling elements as they engage an exterior surface of a tubular string being made up and run into a borehole from a rig. The apparatus receives the tubular string through aligned central passages in the upper ring, lower ring and the rotating assembly.
US10082009B2
A method of producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir comprises pre-heating by exposure to electromagnetic radiation from a electromagnetic radiation source, injecting through at least one injection well a solvent into the reservoir to dilute the hydrocarbons contained in the pre-conditioned portion, and producing through at least one production well a mixture of hydrocarbons and solvent. An apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean reservoir comprises at least one radio frequency antenna configured to transmit radio frequency energy into a subterranean reservoir, a power source to provide power to the at least one radio frequency antenna, at least one injection well configured to inject a solvent from a solvent supply source into the subterranean reservoir to lower the viscosity of the hydrocarbons, and at least one production well configured to produce a mixture comprising hydrocarbons and solvent from the subterranean reservoir.
US10082008B2
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a perforating system for perforating a subterranean formation includes a carrier gun body having a cylindrical sleeve. The perforating system also includes a charge holder disposed in the cylindrical sleeve and a plurality of charges disposed on the charge holder. The charge holder is dissolvable in at least one wellbore fluid delivered through the carrier gun body after detonation of the charges. The charges may also be dissolvable during or after detonation. In some embodiments, the carrier gun body is dissolvable wellbore fluid delivered through the carrier gun body. By including dissolvable parts, the disclosed perforating gun yields relatively lower amounts of debris in the wellbore after detonation. In addition, the dissolving portions of the perforating gun allow the remaining portions of the gun to be used to perform wellbore operations downhole without pulling the perforating gun.
US10082000B2
A zonal isolation apparatus for an open-hole wellbore completed with a gravel pack having sections of blank pipe intermediate selected sections of sand screen, comprising a blank liner, with a first packer and second packer disposed therein. The first and second packers are set adjacent to sections of blank pipe and seal an annular area formed between the blank liner and the surrounding sections of sand screen at the first and second sections of blank pipe. The flow of fluids into the wellbore intermediate the first and second sections of blank pipe is inhibited.
US10081999B2
A downhole occluder for oil wells includes a sealing socket and a positioning flange with sealing surfaces set up inside an oil pipe. An oil sucker rod pump is installed inside the tubular column which mounts on top of the sealing socket. A sealing surface of a sealing flange on the rod pump mounts with a sealing surface of the sealing socket on the tubular column. Outer oil inlet borings are placed at the wall of oil tubular column underneath the positioning flange. An inner pipe is installed inside this section of tubular column. Place inner oil inlet borings on the inner pipe wall corresponding to outer oil inlet borings on the tubular column. Sealing grooves are placed underneath the inner oil inlet borings on the inner pipe wall. Sealing rings are placed in the sealing grooves to seal the inner wall of tubular column.
US10081991B2
A portable tong system includes: a power tong; a backup tong; and an adapter. The adapter includes: a main frame having a base for mounting the backup tong; a mount for mounting the main frame to a positioning system; a leveling frame for torsional connection to the power tong; a suspension mounted to the leveling frame for supporting the power tong; a linear actuator for raising and lowering the leveling frame relative to the main frame; and a torsional arrestor torsionally connecting the leveling frame to the main frame.
US10081986B2
Techniques and systems to couple a high pressure casing string to a blowout preventer or a subsea shut-in device. A device includes a locking mechanism configured to interface with a terminal end of a casing string of an offshore platform to couple the device to the terminal end of the casing string. The device also includes a sealing mechanism configured to fluidly seal an area around the terminal end of the casing string, wherein the locking mechanism and the sealing mechanism are disposed at separate positions along a vertical orientation of the device.
US10081981B2
The ladder illuminates the immediate area and itself. The ladder improves safety by strategically adding multiple light sources to the ladder, thereby illuminating the areas around the ladder. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) may be mounted in several strategic locations, including: in-board and out-board of the end cap, under each rung, and out-board on both rails facing the base of the building when the ladder is correctly placed with a rechargeable battery supply.
US10081977B2
An automatic door opening and closing device include a housing which may contain a control unit. A motor may be in electronic communication with the control unit, and a wheel may be coupled to the motor so that the motor may be operable to rotate the wheel in a clockwise direction and in a counter clockwise direction. A chassis may be configured to couple the motor to a door so that the wheel is in contact with a ground surface below the door. The motor may be operable to rotate the wheel clockwise across the ground surface to motivate the door in a first direction, and the motor may be operable to rotate the wheel counterclockwise across the ground surface to motivate the door in a second direction. By motivating the door in either the first direction or the second direction, the device may be configured to move the door into, out of, and between the open and closed positions.
US10081976B2
An access door assembly includes a door panel located at a door opening and a primary hinge having a primary hinge axis and operably connected to the door panel. A guide track is affixed at the door opening and is operably connected to the door panel to guide rotation of the door panel about the first hinge axis. A secondary hinge having a secondary hinge axis is operably connected to the door panel. The secondary hinge allows for rotation of a first portion of the door panel about the secondary hinge axis, while a second portion of the door panel is stationary.
US10081968B2
The restroom stall occupancy indicator system includes a latch coupled to a stall door and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. A sensor is responsive to selected positioning of the latch and communications the position information to a transmitter. The transmitter then relays the position information to a receiver coupled to an indicator. The indicator, in turn, is responsive to the received position information to provide a first visual identification when the latch is in the unlocked position and a second visual identification when the latch is in the locked position.
US10081948B2
A combination of elements to construct a threshold ramp construction includes tile elements each having a horizontal upper surface and ramp elements each having an upper surface including a sloped surface part and a horizontal surface part. The horizontal surface part adjoins the higher side of the sloped surface part. The tile elements and the ramp elements are configured to be arranged in superimposed layers to form the ramp construction, in which the superimposed layers include a lower layer and an upper layer, the upper layer supporting on the lower layer. In the ramp construction, the tile and/or ramp elements of the upper layer are arranged in a staggered position with respect to the tile and/or ramp elements of the lower layer.
US10081946B2
The present invention provides an inverted roofing system and method that is more thermally efficient, inexpensive and quicker to install, better able to withstand environmental conditions, and produces the appearance and some functional benefits of a traditional natural green roof ballast top-layer. It does not require a sloped roof gradient, and is capable of a user controlled mass per square foot roof load. The inverted roofing system and method provides a ballast top-layer that is lightweight, and maintains properties that will prevent wind uplift.
US10081931B2
The present invention provides an electronic plumbing fixture fitting with a sensor mounted on an electronic board, such as an electronic faucet with a sensor mounted on an electronic board.
US10081927B2
A coated member is disclosed. The coated member has a member and a coating disposed on the member. The member is metallic and the member is bent at two or more locations along a length of the member. The coating is an elastomeric coating. The coated member is a soil reinforcing member.
US10081926B2
The present invention relates to a support (20) for a prop (22). The prop (22) comprises a telescopic tube (26) and opposing transversely extending feet. The support (20) comprises a board (30) for contacting a support surface to transmit a supporting load thereto; a load bearing surface for receiving the supporting load from a prop (22); a bracket (32) coupled to the board (30), the bracket (32) arranged to support an end of the prop (22) at a load bearing position on the load bearing surface; and a guide for guiding the prop (22) to the load bearing position.
US10081925B2
A method for constructing a building structure using gravity and weight of the building structure is provided. The method includes designing an architecture and a construction plan of the building structure, planning an initial box for a structural design, tuning a ground required for construction of the building structure, constructing the initial box as per the planning, constructing an upper floor on the initial box, constructing remaining parts of the building structure including foundation for the building structure, and assembling a plurality of temporary structures to the building structure.
US10081913B2
A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes an impeller mill, a first sieve, a first belt, a rotary body, a second sieve, a second belt, and a heating roller. The impeller mill defibrates a raw material containing fiber and discharges a defibrated material. The first sieve screens the defibrated material by causing the defibrated material to pass through a first net. The defibrated material passing through the first sieve is deposited on the first belt to form a web. The rotary body has a protrusion radially protruded from a rotation center and divides the web by rotation to form a subdivided body. The second sieve refines the subdivided body by causing the subdivided body to pass through the second net to form a web. The refined subdivided body is deposited on the second belt to form a web. The heating roller heats the web from the second belt to form a sheet.
US10081908B2
To provide a water/oil repellent composition which is excellent in the stability as a working liquid and the water repellency whereby the occurrence of scum having a high adhesion is low, to provide its production process and to provide an article of which the surface is treated with the water/oil repellent composition whereby the occurrence of dirt is suppressed.A water/oil repellent composition which comprises a nonionic surfactant having a melting point of from 50° C. to 70° C., a fluorinated copolymer (for example, a copolymer of a (meth)acrylate having a C6 perfluoroalkyl group) and a medium containing water.
US10081897B2
A stitch distribution control system for a tufting machine for controlling placement of yarns being fed to the needles of the tufting machine by yarn feed mechanisms to form a desired pattern. A backing material is fed through the tufting machine at an increased stitch rate as the needles are shifted according to calculated pattern steps. A series of loopers or hooks engage and pick loops of yarns from the needles. The yarn feed mechanisms further can be controlled so that selected loops of yarns can be back-robbed so as to be hidden from view in the finished patterned tufted article.
US10081878B2
The present invention provides a method for producing a coated stainless steel member, comprising: performing Wood's strike nickel plating on a stainless steel substrate, and then performing cationic electrodeposition on a formed Wood's strike nickel plating layer.
US10081869B2
A substrate processing system includes a processing chamber and an upper electrode arranged in the processing chamber. A pedestal is configured to support a substrate during processing and includes a lower electrode. An RF generating system is configured to generate RF plasma between the upper electrode and the lower electrode by supplying an RF voltage. A bias generating circuit is configured to selectively supply a DC bias voltage to one of the upper electrode and the lower electrode. A start of the DC bias voltage is initiated one of a first predetermined period before the RF plasma is extinguished and a second predetermined period after the RF plasma is extinguished. A substrate movement system is configured to move the substrate relative to the pedestal while the DC bias voltage is generated.
US10081866B2
An evaporation apparatus for depositing material on a substrate by a drum is described. The evaporation apparatus includes a first set of evaporation crucibles aligned in a first line a first direction for depositing evaporated material on the substrate; a first gas supply pipe extending in the first direction being arranged between at least one of the evaporation crucibles of the first set of evaporation crucibles and the drum; and a second gas supply pipe extending in the first direction for providing a gas between the first set of evaporation crucibles and the drum with openings shaped and positioned to improve the uniformity of the deposition of the material.
US10081864B2
An apparatus for treating the interior of containers includes a chamber for holding a container and provides precursor materials via an annulus formed by coaxially arranged electrodes at which plasma is created upon application of voltage and the container is treated.
US10081859B2
A plate flatness adjusting device includes at least one tendon, an accommodation portion, and a tensile strength adjuster. The at least one tendon penetrates a through-hole of a plate and has lateral ends protruding outside of the plate. The accommodation portion accommodates the lateral ends of the at least one tendon. The tensile strength adjuster is coupled to the accommodation portion to adjust a tensile strength of the at least one tendon. The adjusted tensile strength adjusts a degree of flatness of the plate.
US10081857B2
A metallic flat product is disclosed which is subjected to surface finishing by hot-dip coating and which is preferably composed of steel. The metallic flat product includes a metallic alloy layer (11) and a metallic surface layer (12′), which metallic alloy layer and metallic surface layer differ from one another in terms of their chemical composition. The two layers (11, 12′) are produced in a one process step and define a continuous transition region (13) in which a mixture of the two different chemical compositions is present. The metallic alloy layer (11) has a thickness of less than 8 μm, preferably less than 6 μm, and the surface layer (12′) is formed from aluminum or zinc. The flat product has an improved coating, by means of which the flat product more effectively satisfies the requirements with regard to good deformability and has good anti-corrosion protection.
US10081839B2
Disclosed herein is a system and method for increasing the fidelity of measured genetic data, for making allele calls, and for determining the state of aneuploidy, in one or a small set of cells, or from fragmentary DNA, where a limited quantity of genetic data is available. Poorly or incorrectly measured base pairs, missing alleles and missing regions are reconstructed using expected similarities between the target genome and the genome of genetically related individuals. In accordance with one embodiment, incomplete genetic data from an embryonic cell are reconstructed at a plurality of loci using the more complete genetic data from a larger sample of diploid cells from one or both parents, with or without haploid genetic data from one or both parents. In another embodiment, the chromosome copy number can be determined from the measured genetic data, with or without genetic information from one or both parents.
US10081838B2
The present invention relates to a set of biomarkers, microarrays that provide for detection thereof, an expression signature comprising 16 genes or a subset thereof, and the use thereof in determining the regulation status of IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway in a cell sample or subject, as well as compositions for the detection thereof. The regulation status of IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway in a cell sample or subject may be assayed based on the level of expression of one or more of these genes. The methods and compositions provided herein may be used to evaluate IL-6/STAT3 pathway regulation status in a sample; classify a cell sample as having a deregulated or regulated IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway; determine whether an agent modulates the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway; predict the response of a subject to an agent that modulates the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway; assign treatment to a subject; and/or evaluate the pharmacodynamic effects of therapies designed to regulate IL-6/STAT3 pathway signaling. Expression of the biomarkers is preferably determined by RT-PCR using SYBR Green methods, and the expression data analyzed and compared to a control sample by use of the random forest method.
US10081833B2
In some embodiments, the present inventions relates generally to compositions, methods and kits for use in discriminating sequence variation between different alleles. More specifically, in some embodiments, the present invention provides for compositions, methods and kits for quantitating rare (e.g., mutant) allelic variants, such as SNPs, or nucleotide (NT) insertions or deletions, in samples comprising abundant (e.g., wild type) allelic variants with high specificity and selectivity. In particular, in some embodiments, the invention relates to a highly selective method for mutation detection referred to as competitive allele-specific TaqMan PCR (“cast-PCR”).
US10081832B2
The present invention relates to methods for the design and/or production of a probe or primer that is capable of hybridizing to a plurality of sites in a sample comprising nucleic acid. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for detecting and amplifying nucleic acid using such a probe or primer, for example, for identification of a strain, species or genera. Probe or primer sequences are determined by reference to codon usage bias of a target nucleic acid. In addition, the present invention provides methods for determining codon distribution and/or base pair distance between codons in a nucleic acid.
US10081818B2
The present invention provides methods for producing cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs as well as a system for producing these compounds. The inventive method is directed to contacting a compound according to Formula I or Formula II with a cannabinoid synthase. Also described is a system for producing cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs by contacting a THCA synthase with a cannabinoid precursor and modifying at least one property of the reaction mixture to influence the quantity formed of a first cannabinoid relative to the quantity formed of a second cannabinoid.
US10081817B2
The present invention provides a method for obtaining site-specific recombination in a eukaryotic cell, the method comprising providing a eukaryotic cell that comprises a first recombination attachment site and a second recombination attachment site; contacting the first and second recombination attachment sites with a prokaryotic recombinase polypeptide, resulting in recombination between the recombination attachment sites, wherein the recombinase polypeptide can mediate recombination between the first and second recombination attachment sites, the first recombination attachment site is a phage genomic recombination attachment site (attP) or a bacterial genomic recombination attachment site (attB), the second recombination site is attB or attP, and the recombinase is selected from the group consisting of a Listeria monocytogenes phage recombinase, a Streptococcus pyogenes phage recombinase, a Bacillus subtilis phage recombinase, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis phage recombinase and a Mycobacterium smegmatis phage recombinase, provided that when the first recombination attachment site is attB, the second recombination attachment site is attP and when the first recombination attachment site is attP, the second recombination attachment site is attB. The invention also describes compositions, vectors, and methods of use thereof, for the generation of transgenic cells, tissues, plants, and animals. The compositions, vectors and methods of the present invention are also useful in gene therapy applications.
US10081810B2
The present invention provides a c-Rel-specific siRNA and its use for preventing and treating autoimmune psoriasis. In particular, the c-Rel-specific siRNAs have sequences as shown in SEQ ID Nos. 1-2 or SEQ ID Nos. 3-4. In the present invention, small interfering RNA (siRel) specific to c-Rel are employed to inhibit c-Rel biosynthesis, and prevent and treat autoimmune psoriasis by inhibiting inflammatory factors relating to IL-23/IL-17A inflammatory axis.
US10081809B2
Disclosed herein are methods for treating/and or preventing diabetes using a specific inhibitor of SMAD7 expression or function. Also disclosed are methods of promoting organ and/or cell, e.g., pancreatic islet cell, survival after transplantation using a specific inhibitor of SMAD7 expression or function.
US10081807B2
Methods and compositions relate to the sorting and cloning of high fidelity nucleic acids using high throughput sequencing. Specifically, nucleic acid molecules having the desired predetermined sequence can be sorted from a pool comprising a plurality of nucleic acids having correct and incorrect sequences.
US10081804B2
Disclosed is a method for preparing the same. The method for preparing a carrier including ammonium oxidizing bacteria immobilized therein includes: preparing a PVA-alginate mixed solution containing PVA mixed with alginate; adding sludge containing ammonium oxidizing bacteria and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) to the PVA-alginate mixed solution to obtain a foaming-beading solution; and dropping the foaming-beading solution to a saturated boric acid solution to obtain beads including sludge immobilized therein, wherein sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is decomposed to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) which is discharged to the exterior of the beads to form pores in the beads, when the foaming-beading solution is dropped to the saturated boric acid solution to obtain beads including sludge immobilized therein.
US10081798B2
The present invention relates to cell lines that are genetically modified to overexpress a β-galactoside α-2,3-sialyltransferase 1 (ST3Gal1), preferably human ST3Gal1, which can be used for the production of recombinant glycoproteins having highly or fully sialylated O-linked GalNAc glycans (GalNAc O-glycans), preferably core 1 GalNAc O-glycans, as well as to respective recombinant glycoproteins. Further, the present invention relates to respective methods of expressing recombinant glycoproteins, methods of increasing the degree of sialylation of recombinant glycoproteins, and methods of decreasing the micro-heterogeneity of GalNAc O-glycans. Finally, the present invention relates to respective uses of the above cell lines for the production of recombinant glycoproteins, for increasing the degree of sialylation of recombinant glycoproteins, and for decreasing the micro-heterogeneity of O-linked GalNAc glycans of recombinant glycoproteins.
US10081795B2
Methods and compositions concerning mutant flaviviruses with host range mutations. In some embodiments the invention concerns nucleotide sequences that encode mutant flavivirus proteins. Viruses comprising these sequences that display reduced replication in mammalian cells are provided. In further aspects of the invention, flavivirus vaccine compositions are provided. In another embodiment the invention provides methods for vaccination against flavivirus infection.
US10081794B2
This invention relates a structure and system for growth factor incorporation which can improve the osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs, for potential bone regeneration and bone growth applications or used alone for bone repair or growth applications. The system comprises a biodegradable polyester, a hydrophilic polymer, a growth factor and optionally a bioceramic.
US10081788B2
A product concentration device that utilizes a reservoir connected to a hollow-fiber filter element where the reservoir can serve as a container for filtrate emanating from another filtering device, such that product in the reservoir can be stored, concentrated and/or further processed as desired. Enclosed reactor systems, each of at least three chambers, fluid flow between the chambers controlled by selectively permeable barriers, flow controlled by an alternating flow diaphragm pump.
US10081783B2
Cleaning compositions having an enzyme system, where the enzyme system includes a nuclease enzyme, an extracellular-polymer-degrading enzyme, and a cleaning adjunct. Methods of making and using such cleaning compositions. Use of an extracellular-polymer-degrading enzyme.
US10081781B2
Solid rinse aid compositions and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. Solid rinse aid compositions include in a single concentrate composition a pyrithione preservative system to replace conventional preservatives in the isothiazolinone family, such as chloromethylisothiazolinone. Beneficially, the pyrithione preservative systems eliminate the need for any personal protective equipment to handle the solid rinse aid compositions. Methods of making and use using the rinse aids are also disclosed.
US10081779B2
A method of separating oil from a composition containing an oil and water emulsion, by adding a separation additive which is a mixture of a fatty ester of an alkoxylated polyol and a fatty ester of alkoxylated glycerol, and performing at least one oil separation step. The method is particularly suitable for separating corn oil from stillage produced in a corn ethanol mill.
US10081776B2
Compositions comprising one or more cyclen compounds which can be structurally modified to affect anti-friction and anti-wear functionality.
US10081773B2
An additive composition improves the stability and the engine performances of gas oils, including gas oils of the non-road type in compliance with the decree of 10 Dec. 2010, including: (a) at least one metal deactivator or chelating agent, (b) at least one antioxidant of the hindered phenol type (alkylphenol), (c) at least one dispersant and/or detergent, (d) at least one metal passivator, where the compositions include improved properties, in particular relative to the oxidation resistance, storage stability, thermal stability, reduction in fouling of the injectors, reduction in loss of power, reduction in the tendency of the filters to clog.
US10081768B2
A method for removing sulfur containing compounds from petroleum liquid. The method includes contacting the petroleum liquid with an activated carbon that has a high ash content, a high metal content and a significant amount of meso and macro porosity.
US10081764B2
Tellurium compound nanoparticles, including: an element M1 where M1 is at least one element selected from Cu, Ag, and Au; an element M2 where M2 is at least one element selected from B, Al, Ga, and In; Te; and optionally an element M3 where M3 is at least one element selected from Zn, Cd, and Hg; wherein a crystal structure of the tellurium compound nanoparticles is a hexagonal system, the tellurium compound nanoparticles are of a rod shape and have an average short-axis length of 5.5 nm or less, and when irradiated with light at a wavelength in a range of 350 nm to 1,000 nm, the tellurium compound nanoparticles emit photoluminescence having a wavelength longer than the wavelength of the irradiation light.
US10081756B1
An oil-swellable gel lost circulation material (LCM) formed from an elastomeric polymer and a crosslinker amine is provided. The LCM may include gel pieces cut from gel strands formed from an elastomeric polymer and a crosslinker amine. The oil-swellable gel LCM composition may be formed by mixing an elastomeric polymer solution with a crosslinker amine and heating the mixture to form a crosslinked gel. The gel may be extruded through a die having orifices into a non-solvent and allowed to desolvate in the presence of the non-solvent. The gel strands may be dried and cut into gel pieces to form an LCM. The resulting LCM may swell when introduced to a loss circulation zone in the presence of a non-aqueous fluid such as a drilling mud or component of a drilling mud.
US10081748B2
The present invention relates to a method for thickening a hydrophobic liquid. When a hydrophobic liquid is thickened in accordance with the invention, the liquid becomes significantly denser. Preferably, the hydrophobic liquid becomes a gel.
US10081741B2
The present invention provides: an adhesive composition comprising a diene-based rubber (A) that includes a radiation-curable functional group, a cured adhesive layer having a thickness of 60 μm that is formed by curing the adhesive composition having a water vapor transmission rate at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of 30 g/(m2·day) or less; an adhesive sheet comprising a curable adhesive layer that is formed using the adhesive composition; and an electronic device comprising a sealing material, the sealing material being formed using the adhesive composition. According to the present invention, provided are: an adhesive composition that is useful as a material for forming an adhesive layer that exhibits an excellent water barrier capability and sufficient cohesive strength, and exhibits adhesion and holding power in a well-balanced manner, an adhesive sheet that includes an adhesive layer that is formed using the adhesive composition, and an electronic device that includes a sealing material that is formed using the adhesive composition.
US10081740B2
The disclosure provides methods for directed self-assembly (DSA) of a block co-polymer (BCP). In one embodiment, a method includes: forming an oxide spacer along each of a first sidewall and a second sidewall of a cavity in a semiconductor substrate; forming a neutral layer between the oxide spacers and along a bottom of the cavity; and removing the oxide spacers to expose the first and second sidewalls and a portion of the bottom of the cavity adjacent the first and second sidewalls.
US10081735B1
A conductive liquid composition includes: for a binder resin, 5 to 25 mass % of hydroxyl-containing resin with hydroxyl value 3 to 100 and weight-average molecular weight 4000 to 20000, for a solvent, at least one solvent with a boiling point ≥170° C., ≥70 mass % of the total solvent, for a curing agent, 1.5 to 10.0 mass % of polyisocyanate, (D) for a curing accelerator, 0.005 to 0.1 mass % of organometallic compound, (E) for an adhesion reinforcing agent, 0.2 to 2.5 mass % of coupling agent, (F) for conducting materials: (f1) 2.0 to 10.0 mass % of graphite, (f2) 5.0 to 15.0 mass % of conductive carbon black, and (f3) 20.0 to 50.0 mass % of silica particles with a mean particle size 1.0 to 7.0 μm and surface-coated with silver, and (G) a surface resistivity 1 to 1000 Ω/sq. when the thickness of the cured film of the conductive liquid composition is 8 μm.
US10081732B2
A hydrophilic coating system may comprise a second coating disposed on a condensing surface, the second coating comprising a second adhesive agent, a second insolubilizer, a second inorganic compound, and a second antimicrobial agent. The second coating may comprise between 40% and 50% by weight second adhesive agent, between 12% and 16% by weight second insolubilizer, between 30% and 40% by weight second inorganic compound, and between 3% and 4% by weight second antimicrobial agent.
US10081730B2
The present invention relates to a polycarbonate-based resin composition and a molded article thereof, and more specifically, to a polycarbonate-based resin composition exhibiting high fluidity and excellent chemical resistance and impact resistance, and a molded article formed therefrom.
US10081728B2
A resin composition is provided. The resin composition comprises an epoxy resin, a zinc oxide powder and a hardener, wherein the zinc oxide powder has a Mohs hardness ranging from about 4 to about 5 and a diameter ranging from about 0.1 μm to about 50 μm, and the amount of the zinc oxide powder is more than 0.5 parts by weight and less than 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the epoxy resin.
US10081727B2
A surgical simulator for electrosurgical training and simulation is provided. The surgical simulator includes one or more simulated tissue structures made substantially of a hydrogel comprising a dual interpenetrating network of ionically cross-linked alginate and covalently cross-linked acrylamide. Combinations of different simulated tissue structures define procedural-based models for the practice of various electrosurgical procedures including laparoscopic total mesorectal excision, transanal total mesorectal excision, cholecystectomy and transanal minimally invasive surgery. Methods of making the simulated tissue structures are also provided.
US10081725B1
A woven geotextile fabric derived from beta-nucleated polyolefin yarn or monofilament, the method of manufacture of fabric, and the use of such fabric are disclosed. The yarn is made by compounding one or more polyolefins and a beta-nucleator reagent wherein the compounded mixture is extruded then drawn to at least 9 times its original length. The yarn or monofilament is woven into synthetic fabric useful for roadway construction, embankment stabilization, and mechanically stabilized earth.
US10081724B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a rubber composition for a sidewall having excellent low heat build-up and durability when formed into a tire, and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. The rubber composition for a sidewall according to the present invention comprises a diene rubber and carbon black; the diene rubber comprising: a modified polymer obtained by reacting a nitrone compound with double bonds of a conjugated diene polymer; and a natural rubber; a content of the modified polymer in the diene rubber being from 8 to 65 mass %; a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black being from 20 to 60[×103 m2/kg]; and a content of the carbon black being from 30 to 67 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber.
US10081722B2
A method and apparatus for forming a composite structure. The apparatus comprises a fiber layer. The fiber layer comprises a plurality of fiber bundles and a number of filler portions. The plurality of fiber bundles has a number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles. A number of filler is comprised of discontinuous filaments that substantially fill the number of spaces between the plurality of fiber bundles.
US10081719B2
A thermoplastic resin composition for automobiles, and a molded product produced from the composition, includes a semi-aromatic polyamide resin; a first chelate agent that includes an amino radical and at least one of a carboxylic acid and salt thereof; a second chelate agent that includes an aliphatic multivalent C1 to C10 carboxylic acid (not including a carbon atom of a carboxylic radical) having 2 to 4 carboxylic radicals; and a filler.
US10081714B2
To provide a biaxially oriented polyamide-based resin film being excellent in laminate strength, pin-hole resistance under a low-temperature environment, impact resistance, and transparency, and which retains satisfactory a good external appearance even after being sterilized in hot water. A biaxially oriented polyamide-based resin film comprising a polyamide resin and 1 to 5% by mass of a polyamide-based block copolymer, wherein the polyamide-based block copolymer comprises a hard part including a residue of cyclic lactam having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and a soft part including a residue of polyoxypropylene glycol or polyoxytetramethylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 3000, and the content X of the hard part and the content Y and the weight average molecular weight Mw of the soft part satisfy the following formulae (1) and (2): X+Y=100(parts by mass) (1) 478.74×Mw−0.2989≤Y≤93(parts by mass) (2).
US10081707B2
The object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin which is excellent in various properties, such as heat resistance, optical properties, melt processability, etc., and an optical film composed of the same and the present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin containing at least a structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following formula (2): wherein in the formula (1), R1 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom.
US10081702B2
Disclosed are compositions that comprise water and a polyether polyol derived from sucrose and an alkylene oxide, as well as polyurethane foam systems comprising such compositions, methods for their production, and the resulting polyurethane foams.
US10081690B2
Provided are a powdery diacetal clarifying agent and a method of preparing the same. The powdery diacetal clarifying agent comprises a diacetal compound and an inorganic silicon-containing compound having a pH value equal to or more than 6 and equal to or less than 12. The powdery diacetal clarifying agent of the composition can have excellent flowability, dispersability, thermal resistance, and color stability. Accordingly, the powdery diacetal clarifying agent does not release stinking odor and incur yellowing at high temperature, allowing the plastic articles to have improved appearance and visual appeal.
US10081680B2
Anti-SIRPα antibodies, including multi-specific anti-SIRPα antibodies, are provided, as are related compositions and methods. The antibodies of the disclosure bind to SIRPα and can block the interaction of CD47 on one cell with SIRPα on a phagocytic cell. Antibodies that are bispecific for SIRPα and a second antigen are termed Bi-specific Macrophage Enhancing (BiME) antibodies and have emergent properties. The subject anti-SIRPα antibodies find use in various therapeutic methods. Embodiments of the disclosure include isolated antibodies and derivatives and fragments thereof, pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more of the anti-SIRPα antibodies; and cell lines that produce the antibodies. Also provided are amino acid sequences of exemplary anti-SIRPα antibodies.
US10081676B2
Provided are novel IL-32 binding molecules of human origin, particularly human anti-IL-32 antibodies as well as IL-32 binding fragments, derivatives and variants thereof. In addition, pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods for use in diagnosis and therapy are described.
US10081668B2
Disclosed are modified pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) peptides, particulate carrier prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides or particulate carrier prodrugs. The peptides, particulate carrier prodrugs, and pharmaceutical compositions may be used to treat diseases and disorders that are amenable to treatment with anti-angiogenic agents, anti-tumorigenic agents, anti-fibrotic agents, chemotherapy-protecting agents, and immune stimulating agents.
US10081659B2
A modified adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid protein comprising at least one non-native amino acid that confers to the modified AAV particles new properties, such as increased transduction efficiency and reduced immunogenicity. These modified AAV proteins and particles are particularly useful for gene therapy and the treatment of various diseases and conditions.
US10081657B2
The present invention relates to a biosynthetic random coil polypeptide or a biosynthetic random coil polypeptide segment or biosynthetic conjugate, in which the biosynthetic random coil polypeptide, the biosynthetic random coil polypeptide segment, or the biosynthetic conjugate comprises an amino acid sequence consisting solely of proline and alanine amino acid residues, wherein the amino acid sequence consists of at least about 50 proline (Pro) and alanine (Ala) amino acid residues. The at least about 50 proline (Pro) and alanine (Ala) amino acid residues may be (a) constituent(s) of a heterologous polypeptide or an heterologous polypeptide construct. Also uses and methods of use of these biosynthetic random coil polypeptides or polypeptide segments or conjugates are described.
US10081640B2
The invention relates to novel methods for preparing indolinobenzodiazepine dimer compounds and their synthetic precursors.
US10081633B2
The present invention relates to novel adenine based inhibitors of adenylyl cyclase of the formula: wherein X, L, R1, R2, R5 are those defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are useful to treat cardiovascular diseases. The present invention also relates to a method of preventing heart failure by administering an effective amount of compound according to the invention following vascular injury and reperfusion therapy.
US10081630B2
The present invention relates to a radioactive halogen-labeled pyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivative compound represented by a specific general formula or a salt thereof, or a radiopharmaceutical comprising the same.
US10081629B2
Amide derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, preparation method thereof and medicinal application thereof are provided. Specifically, amide derivatives represented by general formula (I) are provided. The amide derivatives represented by general formula (I) can be used as a therapeutic agent, particularly as an inhibitor for microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1), and also to treat and/or prevent diseases or illnesses such as inflammation and/or pain etc. The definition of each substituent group in general formula (I) is the same as the definition in the description.
US10081628B2
Disclosed herein are compounds that inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases using the compounds. One embodiment of such compounds is 4-(4-{[2-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide.
US10081624B2
The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a HDAC inhibitory action, and useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and/or inflammatory diseases, graft versus host disease, cancers, central nervous diseases including neurodegenerative diseases and the like, and a medicament comprising the compound.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US10081606B2
The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US10081600B2
The invention features 2-alkoxy-11-hydroxyaporphine derivatives that selectively bind D2high receptors. The compounds are useful for imaging D2high receptors and for the treatment of diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, sexual dysfunction, and depressive disorders.
US10081590B2
A device and a process for producing undecylenic acid methyl ester using methyl ricinoleate as raw material are provided. The device comprises a feed pump, a raw material pre-heater, a microwave catalytic reactor, a microwave generator, a temperature controller and an infrared sensor, a condenser, a product tank and a discharge pump. The feed pump is connected with the raw material pre-heater, which is connected with the inlet of the microwave catalytic reactor. The outlet of the microwave catalytic reactor is connected with the condenser, which is connected to the product tank and the discharge pump. The microwave catalytic reactor is located in the microwave generator, which is connected with the temperature controller and the infrared sensor. The process is as follows: high-purity methyl ricinoleate, used as the raw material, is converted to methyl undecene and heptaldehyde by microwave-assisted pyrolysis process, followed by isolation and purification to produce methyl undecene.
US10081585B2
There are provided a compound containing a phenolic hydroxyl group, which exhibits excellent heat resistance and excellent flame retardancy in terms of a cured product thereof, a phenolic resin including the same, a curable composition and a cured product thereof, a semiconductor sealing material, and a printed circuit board. The compound containing a phenolic hydroxyl group has a molecular structure represented by the following General Formula (I): wherein X is a structural site represented by the following Structural Formula (x1) or (x2); wherein, in Formula (x1) or (x2), k is an integer of 1 to 3, m is 1 or 2, Ar is a structural site represented by the following Structural Formula (Ar1), and in a case where when k or m is 2 or greater, a plurality of Ar's may be the same as or different from each other; wherein r is 1 or 2.
US10081582B2
The preparation of chlorinated hydrocarbons by reacting a chlorinated alkane substrate, such as 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane, with a source of chlorine, such as chlorine (Cl2), in the presence of a polyvalent molybdenum compound, such as molybdenum pentachloride, is described. With the method of the present invention, the chlorinated alkane product has covalently bonded thereto at least one more chlorine group than the chlorinated alkane substrate, and the chlorinated alkane substrate and the chlorinated alkane product each have a carbon backbone structure that is in each case the same.
US10081576B2
According to one embodiment, a structure includes a polycrystalline substance of yttrium oxyfluoride as a main component. The yttrium oxyfluoride has a rhombohedral crystal structure, and an average crystallite size of the polycrystalline substance is less than 100 nanometers. When taking a peak intensity of rhombohedron detected near diffraction angle 2θ=13.8° by X-ray diffraction as r1, taking a peak intensity of rhombohedron detected near diffraction angle 2θ=36.1° as r2, and taking a proportion γ1 as γ1(%)=r2/r1×100, the proportion γ1 is not less than 0% and less than 100%.
US10081573B2
Cementitious mixtures, compositions for use in cementitious mixtures, and methods of producing cementitious mixtures wherein the compositions are suitable for modifying or improving certain properties of the cementitious mixtures. The compositions include a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) hydrogel having a macromolecular network structure, and at least one pozzolanic material that is chemically incorporated into the macromolecular network structure of the SAP hydrogel.
US10081571B2
Disclosed is a bypass system for use with off gases that have exited a cement kiln utilized in a cement making process. The bypass system is adapted to remove both NOx and volatile components that are present in the off gases while the off gases are in the bypass duct.
US10081568B2
The subject matter of the invention is a reinforced glass plate for an induction cooking device, the chemical composition of which comprises the following colorants, in a content which varies within the weight limits defined hereinafter: Fe2O3 (total iron): 0.8% to 1.8%, CoO: 0.02% to 0.06%, Se: 0 to 0.005%, Cr2O3: 0 to 0.1%. The invention is also directed towards an induction cooking device comprising at least one inductor placed under such a glass plate.
US10081567B2
A method for producing a depressed-cladding core rod of an ultra-low water peak optical fiber, the method including 1) producing a core rod component; 2) producing an inner cladding casing component; 3) disposing the core rod hollow shaft and the casing hollow shaft respectively in the glass lathe; 4) cutting off connections among a pressure controlling pipe, a scrubber, and a vacuum pump; 5) connecting the inner cladding casing to the core rod hollow shaft hermetically; 6) turning on the glass lathe; 7) transporting a first mixture gas to the core rod hollow shaft; 8) moving a high temperature heat source; 9) transporting a second mixture gas to the core rod hollow shaft; 10) transporting the first mixture gas to the core rod hollow shaft; 11) transporting the first mixture gas under certain conditions; and 12) controlling relevant parameters to fuse the inner cladding casing with the core layer rod.
US10081565B2
Submerged combustion systems and methods of use to produce foamed glass. One system includes a submerged combustion melter having an outlet, the melter configured to produce an initial foamy molten glass having a density and comprising bubbles filled primarily with combustion product gases. The initial foamy molten glass is deposited directly onto or into a transport apparatus that transports the initial foamy molten glass to a downstream processing apparatus. An intermediate stage may be included between the melter and the transport apparatus. One intermediate stage is a channel that includes gas injectors. Another intermediate stage is a channel that produces an upper flow of a less dense glass and a relatively more dense glass lower flow. The upper flow may be processed into foamed glass products, while the more dense flow may be processed into dense glass products.
US10081559B2
A cavitation plate and system comprises a plurality of flow elements through the thickness of the cavitation plate. Each of the plurality of flow elements comprises an inlet channel a converging nozzle coupled to the inlet channel, a throat in fluid communicating with the converging nozzle, a diverging diffuser in fluid communication with the throat and an outlet channel in fluid communication with the diverging diffuser.
US10081551B2
Provided is a process for producing isolated graphene sheets from a supply of coke or coal powder containing therein domains of hexagonal carbon atoms and/or hexagonal carbon atomic interlayers. The process comprises: (a) subjecting the supply of coke or coal powder to a supercritical fluid at a first temperature and a first pressure for a first period of time in a pressure vessel and then (b) rapidly depressurizing the supercritical fluid at a fluid release rate sufficient for effecting exfoliation and separation of the coke or coal powder to produce isolated graphene sheets, wherein the coke or coal powder is selected from petroleum coke, coal-derived coke, meso-phase coke, synthetic coke, leonardite, anthracite, lignite coal, bituminous coal, or natural coal mineral powder, or a combination thereof.
US10081548B2
A precursor composition is provided, including a templating component having a block copolymer, a phenolic compound, a cross-linkable aldehyde component, and a graphitizing agent including a polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). The precursor composition is polymerized to form a polymerized carbonization precursor. The polymerized carbonization precursor is carbonized to form a mesoporous carbon material.
US10081541B2
A multiple silicon trenches forming method and an etching mask structure, the method comprises: step S11, providing a MEMS sealing cap silicon substrate (100); step S12, forming n stacked mask layers (101, 102, 103) on the MEMS sealing cap silicon substrate (100), after forming each mask layer, photolithographing and etching the mask layer and all other mask layers beneath the same to form a plurality of etching windows (D1, D2, D3); step S13, etching the MEMS sealing cap silicon substrate by using the current uppermost mask layer and a layer of mask material beneath the same as a mask; step S14, removing the current uppermost mask layer; step S15, repeating the step S13 and the step S14 until all the n mask layers are removed. The present invention can form a plurality of deep trenches with high aspect ratio on the MEMS sealing cap silicon substrate using conventional semiconductor processes, avoiding the problem that the conventional spin coating cannot be conducted on a sealing cap wafer with deep trenches using photoresist.
US10081529B2
Transportable bottling plant fitted into freight container Disclosed is a transportable bottling plant (100) comprising a freight container divided into separate rooms (107-110), one of the rooms being a bottling room (107); a preform feeder (118), a bottle forming unit (300), a bottle filling and closing unit (119) being mounted in the bottling room; whereby the container comprises at least three technical rooms, the power generator (111) being mounted in a first technical room (108), the air conditioning unit (115) being mounted in a second technical room (109) and the air compressor (113) being mounted in a third technical room (110).
US10081522B2
An apparatus includes a housing, a piston, an input cavity, a first actuating shaft, a first output cavity, and a second output cavity. The housing comprise an input port, a first output port, a second output port, a first end, a second end, a first wide wall having a first internal surface, and a chamber at least partially defined by the first end and the first internal surface. The piston is able to actuate along the first internal surface of the first side wall. The input cavity is in fluid communication with the input port. The first output cavity is in fluid communication with the first output port. The second output cavity is in fluid communication with the second output port. The first actuating shaft is fixed to the piston and helps fluidly isolate the first output port from the second output port.
US10081518B2
Embodiments are directed an elevator machine comprising: a stator assembly, and a plurality of support plates coupled to the stator assembly, wherein a respective at least one of the support plates is coupled on each end of the stator assembly and configured to enable the stator assembly to expand radially and axially in a substantially uniform manner over a range of temperatures.
US10081516B2
The invention relates to a rope terminal assembly of an elevator fixing an elevator rope to a fixing base such as an elevator unit, said elevator being suitable for transporting passengers and/or goods, which assembly comprises, an elevator rope, whose width is larger than its thickness in a rope transverse direction, with at least one end having an end face, one or more wedge elements, a wedge housing, the rope terminal assembly comprising a rope gap through which said elevator rope passes and said wedge element is arranged to wedge between said rope and said wedge housing thus locking said elevator rope in the gap, and said wedge housing is a one piece structure of predetermined size made from a hollow tube, and an elevator.
US10081513B2
A method of operating an elevator system is provided. The method comprising: detecting an occupancy status of the elevator car, the occupancy status comprising at least one of occupied and unoccupied; selecting a motion profile of the elevator car in response to the occupancy status, the motion profile comprising at least one of an unoccupied motion profile, an occupied motion profile, an occupied lateral movement motion profile, a power-save motion profile, and an occupied descent motion profile; and moving the elevator car in accordance with the motion profile selected.
US10081502B2
An automated analyzer with an on-board fridge for long-term cooling of reagents, and a method for isolating and analyzing an analyte comprising long-term cooling of reagents.
US10081496B2
A self-checkout system comprises a register belt station; an itemization station downstream from the register belt station; and a bagging station downstream from the itemization station. The register belt station, an itemization station, and bagging station are each modular and removably coupled to each other.
US10081494B2
A support member includes a first positioning portion for properly positioning a small container, and a second positioning portion for properly positioning a large container. The first positioning portion includes one or more first support members for supporting the small container, and first engaging members for engaging first engaged portions. The second positioning portion includes one or more second support members for supporting the large container at a height at which the bottom surface of the large container is located at a higher position than the upper ends of the first engaging members, a second engaging member provided outside the first supporting area for engaging a second engaged portion, and one or more contact members provided outside the first supporting area for contacting the large container from one or more sides.
US10081488B2
An automatic aeration device includes a first floating roof, a second floating roof and a movable valve. The first floating roof has a through hole and a first enclosure. The second floating roof is disposed in the through hole and has a second enclosure. The movable valve is disposed above the first floating roof and the second floating roof and has a plate which has an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall is mounted in the first enclosure and has a plurality of first vent holes. The inner wall is mounted in the second enclosure and has a plurality of second vent holes. The automatic aeration device further includes a plurality of balls mounted between the first enclosure and the outer wall, and mounted between the second enclosure and the inner wall.
US10081482B1
A container for holding and dispensing liquid, comprising an elongated body and a lid having a spout and releasable cap. The elongated body comprises a groove therein configured to releasably receive and hold the releasable cap having a similar shape to the groove. The releasable cap itself comprises, on at least one side thereof, an attachment to secure the releasable cap to a wall to releasably hold in place the releasable cap and thereby the container. The container is preferably squeezable to release liquid product from the container through a spout having an o-ring configured to seal the spout and hold the liquid within the container until squeezed.
US10081472B2
The present invention is related to a flexible laminate for forming a reclosable packaging container comprising a built-in opening and reclose feature, said laminate comprising an inner structure and an outer structure, adhesively joined face-to-face, the outer structure forming the outer surface of the container and the inner structure forming the inner surface of the container, the outer structure comprising an outer flap portion delimited by a scoring line through the outer structure, and an inner structure comprising an inner flap portion delimited by a scoring line through the inner structure, the inner score line and the outer score line creating an opening into the container when the flap portions are peeled back, a marginal region of the outer flap portion extending beyond an edge of the inner flap portion and overlying an underlying surface of the inner structure, the inner and outer flap portions being joined in a second adhesive region and the first adhesive region being disposed between the marginal region of the outer flap portion and the underlying surface of the inner structure for attaching and re-attaching, in use, the outer flap portion to the underlying surface, wherein the bond/peel strength, measured according to ASTM F904-1998 (reapproved 2008), of the first adhesive region is smaller than the bond/peel strength of the second adhesive, the first adhesive being permanently tacky and covering the entire surface of either the inner structure or the outer structure, said first adhesive being patterned covered by an adhesion promoter, transforming said first adhesive into a second adhesive and creating patterns of first adhesive region and second adhesive region.
US10081468B2
A purpose is to render a gripping operation of grip tabs more stable. A hose clamp includes a clamp body formed by bending a plate spring into an annular shape while two ends of the plate spring are caused to cross each other on a circumferential plane and grip tabs formed to be raised radially outward from both ends of the clamp body, respectively. An expanded-diameter state of the clamp body is retained when a locking claw is locked by a catch. The clamp body is released from the expanded-diameter state when a gripping operation is further carried out in this state. The second grip tab has a distal end formed to be wider than a distal end of the first grip tab. The distal ends of the grip tabs are bent in respective directions in which the distal ends depart from each other with respect to a thicknesswise direction, thereby serving as bent portions for the gripping operation, respectively.
US10081466B2
A container case with locking device which allows tool-free unlocking and access includes a top cover having a latching protrusion, a base with sliding top cover, and a handle assembly fixed on the base. The handle assembly includes a resilient catch plate and a handle portion having an operating portion and an elastic arm. When the operating portion is forced by a thumb or finger, the latching protrusion is released from the elastic arm and the handle portion, and the top cover can slide free. When top cover is replaced, the latching protrusion slides and forces back the catch plate until the latching protrusion is again latched by the catch plate and the handle portion. The handle assembly is on the side plate of the base, operators need to use only one thumb or finger to open the top cover.
US10081464B2
The present invention concerns a venting cap for liquid containers which besides a pouring opening also has a venting opening with a venting spigot provided with a corresponding venting cap. The venting cap has a closed head plate and a cap skirt which extends downwardly from the head plate and has at least one cylindrical portion having a female thread, wherein above the female thread the cap skirt has a venting portion at which there are provided at a spacing relative to the head plate retaining lugs which extend radially inwardly and define a free inside radius which is smaller than the inside radius of the thread.
US10081461B2
The invention relates to a device for dispensing powder, comprising at least one storage tank (1) provided with a cap (2) comprising a flow orifice (3) for the powder. According to the invention, the device comprises a shutter (8) provided with an aperture (9) and fitted so as to be able to move relative to the cap between a shut position preventing the powder from flowing and an open position allowing the powder to flow through the aperture of the shutter, a channel (12) passing through the shutter so as to extend on either side of the aperture of the shutter in a direction that is substantially transverse to the flow of the powder, and means for creating a relative motion between the cap and the shutter in order to move the shutter between its two positions, said means being connected to a control unit (20) that is connected to contactless means for detecting the flow of the powder, the detecting means comprising, at a first end of the channel of the shutter, at least one emitter (21) emitting a wave into the channel and, at a second end of the channel, at least one receiver (22) for detecting the emitted wave. The invention also relates to a workstation comprising such a device for dispensing powder.
US10081459B2
A closure device designed to be put in place on, or removed from, a container, including a cap carrying at least two security projections, each provided with an axial locking abutment that can be moved radially between a cooperation position, in which the axial locking abutment engages with an axial locking abutment carried by the container, in order to hold the cap on the container, and a separation position, in which the axial locking abutment is separated from the axial locking abutment carried by the container. The closure device further includes a security ring snap-fitted onto the cap. The security projections are arranged on an internal surface of the security ring and the radial position of each axial locking abutment changes, by ovalization, from its cooperation position to its separation position.
US10081456B2
A device for enhancing the appearance and physical stability of a gift bag is described, the device being insertable within a gift bag. The device includes an upper, cut section that extends from the top of the bag to cover the gift bag from the inside and simultaneously add decoration, while the uncut portion is expanded upon insertion into the bag to provide support to the gift bag and keep the bag in an open configuration. The device is adjustable in height to allow it to accommodate a variety of gift bag sizes.
US10081454B2
A pallet includes a top deck having a rectangular shape, a bottom deck having a rectangular shape, and spaced apart corner support blocks coupled between corners of the top and bottom decks and forming a gap therebetween for receiving a lifting member. Each corner support block includes a pair of exposed side surfaces aligned with a respective corner, with each exposed side surface having a pocket formed therein for receiving an end of the lifting member so as to allow the pallet to be spun around.
US10081452B2
A yogurt bin for holding a plurality of individual dairy cartons of yogurt includes a floor, two sidewalls, a first end wall and a second end wall. The two sidewalls are attached to the floor. At least one of the sidewalls has at least one finger slot therein. The finger slot is dimensioned to allow access to individual dairy cartons positioned near the finger slot but not to allow an individual dairy carton to pass through the finger slot. The first end wall is attached to the floor of the bin. The first end wall has a stop near the floor of the bin and a handle attached to the sidewalls positioned near the top of the bin. The second end wall is also attached to the two sidewalls.
US10081445B2
A habitation module that provides an artificial gravity environment. In one embodiment, the habitation module includes a stationary structure and a rotating structure. The stationary structure includes circular side walls that are coaxially aligned and attached by one or more support beams. The rotating structure slides onto the stationary structure, and rotates about an axis in relation to the stationary structure. The rotating structure includes a cylindrical hub, and a plurality of gravity chambers that are permanently affixed to the cylindrical hub and project radially from the axis. Radial seals form an air-tight seal between the rotating structure and the stationary structure.
US10081444B2
A habitation module that provides an artificial gravity environment. In one embodiment, the habitation module includes a stationary structure including a hub having a plurality of portals spaced radially around an outer cylindrical surface of the hub, and a rotating structure that attaches to the outer cylindrical surface of the hub using rotatable attachment members to rotate about an axis in relation to the hub. The rotating structure includes a platform that attaches to the rotatable attachment members and is configured to revolve around the outer cylindrical surface of the hub on the rotatable attachment members. The rotating structure also includes a gravity chamber that attaches to the platform, and projects radially from the axis. A drive mechanism is configured to rotate the rotating structure about the axis in relation to the hub to simulate a gravitational force within the gravity chamber.
US10081441B2
A turret assembly for attachment on the undersurface of an aircraft that reduces performance limitations due to gimbal lock and reduces the cross section profile of the assembly. The assembly includes a roll actuator including a drive shaft. A yoke having a cross member is coupled to the drive shaft and a pair of prongs. The yoke is rotated via the roll actuator and drive shaft along a roll axis oriented substantially parallel to the body of the aircraft. A turret is mounted on the prongs of the yoke. A tilt actuator is contained within the turret. The tilt actuator tilts the turret on a tilt axis relative to the yoke. The tilt axis is perpendicular to the roll axis.
US10081436B1
A long-distance drone is disclosed having a canard body style with a main body, a left main wing, a right main wing, a left forewing, and a right forewing. The left forewing is attached to the main body forward of the left main wing, and the right forewing is attached to the main body forward of the right main wing. There is a left linear support connecting the left forewing to the left main wing, and a right linear support connecting the right forewing to the right main wing. A plurality of propellers are disposed on the left and the right linear supports.
US10081433B2
A front engine attachment, intended to fix an engine to a structure of an aircraft, includes a first attachment including a base intended to be fixed to the structure, a first fixture articulated on the base, two first connecting rods, each being articulated by a first end to the engine and by a second end to the fixture, and a first cylindrical nose mounted on the base. The front engine attachment includes a second attachment including a cradle including an orifice into which the cylindrical nose is fitted, and a second cylindrical nose being threaded into a piercing of the engine, and two second connecting rods, each being intended to be articulated by a first end to the engine, and by a second end to the cradle.
US10081431B2
A load bearing element for attachment of a heat generating unit to a heat sensitive supporting structure, wherein said load bearing element includes at least one body integrally formed by additive layer manufacturing, ALM. The body is adapted to provide a controlled heat transfer from said heat generating unit to said heat sensitive supporting structure.
US10081425B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus.
US10081417B2
A marine vessel having a hull with a pair of opposite sides disposed at an angle with respect to one another, the opposite sides also disposed at an angle with respect to a water surface. A marine propulsion system is operatively coupled to the hull and includes a pair of impellers associated respectively with the pair of hull sides that rotate within respective impeller planes disposed generally parallel to the hull sides to convey water from at least one inlet though at least one outlet to provide thrust to the vessel. The marine propulsion system may also be contained within an outboard unit mounted to a transom of the vessel.
US10081412B2
Herein a floating vessel is disclosed. The floating vessel comprises a deck member and a tank for liquefied hydrocarbon gas such as LNG. The tank extends through the deck member, and the tank is supported by the deck member, suspended at less than ⅓ of a total height of the tank, seen from the top of the tank.
US10081410B2
An exemplary sensor device provides marine vessel data of a marine vessel without integration to the marine vessel's information systems. The sensor device includes a receiver configured to receive at least position and time information relating to the marine vessel. At least one sensor is configured to measure marine vessel performance data. The at least one sensor can measure the marine vessel performance data when the sensor device is affixed to the hull structure of the marine vessel. At least one processor is configured to perform frequency analysis of the measured marine vessel performance data and to generate marine vessel data based on the received at least position and time information and the frequency analyzed marine vessel performance data.
US10081406B2
Tool-free bicycle components include a pedal assembly with pedals shipped in “folded” positions and rotated by hand into locked “open” positions for riding. A locking member nests in an axle notch to rotationally lock the pedals in place. A stem-fork assembly includes a fork unit having a fork post with a slidable compression ring covering a spring-biased stem locking member. The fork post is inserted into a stem tube of a stem unit, pushing the ring down and exposing the stem locking member, which can then “snap” into the stem tube to lock the fork unit with the stem unit. A training wheel assembly includes a mounting unit having a spring member with a bendable engagement end. When a wheel support with engagement slot is inserted into the mounting unit, the spring member snaps into the engagement slot to lock the training wheel support in place.
US10081402B1
A trailer has a three-section flat bed in which the front and rear sections fold onto the middle section. The trailer has an airbag suspension system and one wheel on each side. When the airbags are deflated, the entire flat bed forms a ramp for loading and unloading. When the airbags are deflated and the flat bed is folded, the trailer can be stored vertically while resting on its wheels.
US10081389B2
Even when a control mode is switched, hands-off driving handling processing can be appropriately carried out. A hands-off determination unit is configured to start measurement of a no-operation state continuation period when a no-operation state in which a driver is estimated not to be operating a steering wheel is detected, and to determine that the driver is carrying out hands-off driving when the no-operation state continuation period is more than a hands-off driving determination period. The hands-off determination unit is configured to take over, when the control mode is switched under a state in which the measurement of the no-operation state continuation period has been started, a value of the no-operation state continuation period that has been measured until the switching of the control mode, thereby continuing the measurement of the no-operation state continuation period.
US10081370B2
Embodiments are disclosed for systems for a vehicle. An example system for a vehicle includes a head-up display, a central unit having a circuit, connected to the head-up display, and a recording means for recording first image data of surroundings of the vehicle, wherein the circuit is configured to recognize an object in the surroundings based on the recorded first image data, wherein the head-up display is configured to project an image onto a windshield or onto a combiner of the vehicle, and wherein the circuit is configured to generate second image data for outputting the image and to send the image to the head-up display, to generate a virtual barrier in the second image data, and to position the virtual barrier within the image based on a determined position of the recognized object.
US10081367B2
Based on a steering control input, a measured value of the steering control attribute and a measured value of the traction control attribute received by a steering application, determining: a first setpoint value of the steering control attribute; a target steering angle of the steered wheel of the vehicle. Based on receiving, by a traction application executing on the vehicle control module of the vehicle: a traction speed control input to control the traction wheel of the vehicle, and the target steering angle, from the steering application, determining, by the traction application: a second setpoint value of the traction control attribute.
US10081364B2
A system and method for controlling a transmission gear shift in a vehicle having a driveline and an electric motor operable to output torque to the driveline includes applying a negative motor torque to the driveline to reduce driveline oscillations resulting from the transmission gear shift. The negative motor torque is based on vehicle conditions occurring after the transmission gear shift has begun and before the transmission gear shift is complete.
US10081363B2
A control apparatus of a powertrain with a centrifugal pendulum absorber, includes an engine formed with a plurality of cylinders, a drive force transmission shaft for receiving an engine output torque, a centrifugal pendulum absorber for reducing a variation in the output torque, a connect-disconnect mechanism, an engine controlling module for shifting an engine operating state between an all-cylinder operation and a reduced-cylinder operation, and a connection controlling module. The connection controlling module shifts a connecting state of the connect-disconnect mechanism to a first state when the engine is in the all-cylinder operation, and shifts the connecting state to a second state in which the connection is tighter than the first state when the engine is in the reduced-cylinder operation. In response to issued requests to shift the engine operating state, the connection controlling module shifts the connecting state, and the engine controlling module shifts the engine operating state.
US10081358B2
A lane departure prevention apparatus according to an embodiment includes a torque control section that outputs a torque control signal indicating to make an actuator generate automatic steering torque for preventing a vehicle from departing from a lane in which the vehicle is running; a driver steering torque detection section that detects driver steering torque, which is applied to a steering wheel of the vehicle by a driver; and a control stop determination section that determines whether or not the automatic steering torque is made zero by comparing a first cancel threshold value for determining sudden steering operation by the driver and a second cancel threshold value lower than the first cancel threshold value with the driver steering torque detected by the driver steering torque detection section. If the torque control section determines to make the automatic steering torque zero, the torque control section outputs the torque control signal so that the automatic steering torque is made zero with a predetermined torque change pattern. If the driver steering torque is the first cancel threshold value or more, the torque control section sets the torque change pattern to a pattern in which the automatic steering torque is promptly made zero. If the driver steering torque is less than the first cancel threshold and is equal to or more than the second cancel threshold, the torque control section sets the torque change pattern to a pattern in which the automatic steering torque is gradually decreased.
US10081343B2
Described herein is a vehicle system configured to identify and mitigate a risk associated with one or more hazards that may impact a vehicle. The vehicle system may include a service provider computer configured to maintain information related to one or more hazards. In some embodiments, a hazard may be identified based at least in part on its being located within the vicinity of a vehicle. In some embodiments, the service provider computer may generate a mitigation strategy to reduce or eliminate the risk posed by the identified hazard. The mitigation strategy may include one or more actions to be taken by a processor device within the vehicle. Upon being provided with a mitigation strategy, the processor device may execute one or more of the actions in the mitigation strategy without human interaction.
US10081340B2
A steering brake locking system for a vehicle, such as an agricultural tractor, has at least first and second adjacent steering brake pedals, and a locking pin arranged to selectively lock the pedals together. The locking pin and at least a portion of the first and second pedals are formed from a conductive material, such that an electrically conductive path is formed between the first and second pedals through the locking pin when the pin is used to lock the pedals together. The locking status of the pedals can be determined by measuring the electrical conductivity between the first and second pedals.
US10081337B2
A windshield wiper comprising: a connector, an adapter, a steel blade, a rubber blade, a retainer, a retainer cover, and a sleeve; the connector having a third slot and a spring plate; the steel blade having holes disposed; the steel blade passing through the third slot, so that the steel blade is coupled with the third slot, and the spring plate is coupled with the holes; the connector and the adapter have multiple engaging components, so that the connector can combine together with the adapter by snap-fit connection. Therefore, the windshield wiper of the present invention has simple structure and secure assembly, not only reducing the production cost, but also easing maintenance.
US10081334B1
A method and system for unlocking a reserved vehicle designed to encode an access code assigned by a remote server to a Morse code or pattern by a control box or a head unit provided in the reserved vehicle. The Morse code or pattern is generated in a form of a sound signal or a light signal with use of a vehicle horn or headlight. The Morse code or pattern in sound or light is detected by a pre-existing mobile device, typically, a smartphone of a user without requiring any specific access card or reader. The detected Morse code or pattern is decoded back to the access code or converted an FFT signal by the mobile device and is sent to the server for verification. When successfully verified, the server sends an unlock command to the reserved vehicle so that the user can gain access to the reserved vehicle.
US10081331B2
A fastening arrangement is disclosed for a safety belt of a rear seat row of a motor vehicle with a cross brace, which extends in the lateral direction. The fastening arrangement includes a tubular cross brace. The cross brace is provided with a mounting flange, on which a belt retractor is fastened and supported. The mounting flange is downwardly offset relative to an upper wall of the cross brace in the vertical direction.
US10081327B2
An automobile airbag door includes a base member, a cover member, which is bonded to the surface of the base member, and a tear line, which is formed in the back side of the base member. The tear line is configured to be a starting point of tearing when the base member is pressed by an airbag being deployed and inflated. The cover member includes a three-dimensionally knitted cushion layer bonded to the surface of the base member and a covering bonded to the surface of the three-dimensionally knitted cushion layer. The three-dimensionally knitted cushion layer is made of a double-raschel knitted fabric. The base member includes at least one projection that is formed on the surface of the base member and arranged to be adjacent to the tear line.
US10081325B2
An apparatus and method for forming a releasable lockable lap bar assembly that optimizes the resistance against lap bar axle and lap bar connecting arm slippage. The invention involves the use of a plurality of splines on the end of the lap bar axle that is coupled within a stop sleeve in the distal end of the lap bar connecting arm. The stop sleeve also includes a plurality of splines aligned with an axis of the sleeve. The plurality of splines on the lap bar axle are aligned with a lap bar axis. When the splined end of the axle is inserted into the stop sleeve, the respective plurality of splines interdigitate to form a tight engagement of the lap bar axle and the connecting arm. Bolts in apertures of the stop sleeve can also be used to further prevent the lap bar axle from backing out of the sleeve.
US10081324B2
Provided are an automatic alerting device and an automatic alerting method capable of producing an alert indicating that there has been a vehicle accident to those nearby the site of the accident. The automatic alerting device has: a state-detecting unit for detecting a vehicle state; an accident-determining unit for determining, on the basis of the vehicle state detected by the state-detecting unit, whether or not a vehicle accident has occurred; an alerting unit for producing an alert to the outside of the vehicle; and a control unit for controlling the alerting unit. The alerting unit has: an alarm that emits a sound to the outside of the vehicle; and a hazard lamp that emits light on the outside of the vehicle. When the accident-determining unit determines that there has been a vehicle accident, the control unit makes the alarm emit a sound and the hazard lamp emit light.
US10081323B2
A vehicle occupant protection device includes an airbag module, an actuator, and a controller. The airbag module includes an airbag and an inflator that allows the airbag to develop. The actuator attaches the airbag module to a vehicle, to cause a change in relative positional relation between the vehicle and the airbag module. The controller determines a collision mode of the vehicle, on a basis of one or more of input information used in prediction of the collision mode, input information upon a collision of the vehicle, and input information on an internal situation of the vehicle, and controls the relative positional relation between the vehicle and the airbag module. The airbag module allows the airbag to be developed in a state in which the change in the relative positional relation between the vehicle and the airbag module is caused by the actuator.
US10081321B2
A bumper assembly having a transverse bumper body and at least one wing extension that is configured for pivotal movement relative to a side end of the transverse bumper body. Each wing extension has inner and outer surfaces and is moveable from a rest position to an impact position in response to an impact force acting within a horizontal plane. In the rest position, the outer surface of each wing extension is parallel or substantially parallel to the transverse axis, and in the impact position, the outer surface of the wing extension is positioned at an acute angle relative to the transverse axis. Each wing extension is configured to return to its rest position in response to removal of the impact force.
US10081318B2
A method for operating a motor vehicle includes receiving measurement signals which include information relating to a temporal current and/or volt profile of an electronic control unit of the motor vehicle. The method also provides vehicle information which includes information relating to a desired state of the electronic control unit. The method also determines a discrepancy between the received measurement signals and the vehicle information provided. If the discrepancy determined is greater than a predefined tolerance value, a manipulated state of the electronic control unit is determined as part of the method.
US10081316B2
A wire harness includes a conductive path and an exterior member with a tubular shape which covers the conductive path. The exterior member includes a straight tubular portion in which a pair of one wall and the other wall are formed, and the straight tubular portion includes a concave portion in at least the one wall, with the concave portion being positioned close to the conductive path.
US10081314B2
Retroreflective articles comprise a substrate and a bar code provided on the substrate. The bar code comprises at least one human-readable information which provides framing information and a machine-readable information which provides variable information. The human-readable information is visible under a first condition and invisible under a second condition, and the machine-readable information is invisible under the first condition and visible under the second condition.
US10081313B1
A vehicle includes a vehicle panel and a cup holder assembly that is located at the vehicle panel. The cup holder assembly includes an outer housing connected to the panel. A cup holder body has a holder portion that provides at least one receptacle and a drainage portion located adjacent the holder portion moveably connected to the outer housing. The cup holder body is moveable relative to the outer housing between a retracted configuration with the holder portion retracted into the outer housing and an extended configuration with the holder portion extended out of the outer housing to expose the at least one receptacle. The drainage portion includes an upper surface and a liquid relief drain formed in the upper surface that includes a drainage floor that slopes downwardly away from the vehicle panel in a vehicle vertical direction.
US10081310B2
A sensor bracket includes a bracket on which a camera (a sensor) that detects a state around a vehicle is mounted, a flat spring that abuts against the camera in a direction that maintains a mounted state of the camera when the camera is mounted on the bracket, and a stopper restricting, in between a space where a tool is positioned and an inner surface of a piece of glass, a displacement range of the tool from the space to the inner surface of the piece of glass when the flat spring is dismounted from a projection for the spring of the bracket with the tool.
US10081308B2
In an example embodiment, an image based vehicle detection and measuring apparatus that employs an accelerated, structured, search method is described for quickly finding the extrema of a multivariable function. The input domain of the function is determined. The method exploits information as it becomes available, calculating a best possible value with the information available so far, and terminating further evaluation when the best possible value does not exceed the extreme value found so far. Ordering and best guess schemes are added to the best possible value idea to accelerate it further. The method is applied to speed up an image processing problem, an example of which is given, but has general application, for example, in fields such as vehicle detection.
US10081306B2
A hanger mounting assembly for mounting one or more hangers onto a surface for convenient organized mounting of the hangers, the hanger mounting assembly comprising a flexible strap configured to be selectively mounted onto a surface, and one or more mounting members flexibly mounted on the strap for receiving one or more hangers, such that one or more hangers can be selectively and conveniently mounted on the hanger mounting assembly and such that the hanger mounting assembly can be selectively repositioned to a different location selected by the user.
US10081302B1
An adjustable vehicle running board includes a step moveable between a step position, a retracted position and an aero position. A first support bracket has a first end coupled to the step and an opposite second end connected to a mounting bracket. A slide link has a first end slideably connected to the first support bracket and an opposite second end pivotally connected to the step. The first end of the slide link is moveable along a length of the first support bracket and positionable at a first slide link distance from the second end of the first support bracket when the step is arranged in the step position and a second slide link distance from the second end of the first support bracket when the step is arranged in the aero position. The first slide link distance being greater than the second slide link distance.
US10081299B2
A vehicle collision warning system includes a first sensor that generates a first signal indicating a traffic condition. The system includes an external warning signal system that emits an external warning signal to warn nearby traffic about a hazard condition. The external warning signal system includes a warning device configured to emit the external warning signal, and a processor. The processor receives the first signal from the first sensor, detects the hazard condition based on the first signal, and generates a control signal to cause the warning device to emit the external warning signal.
US10081297B1
A variable brake light system that is within a vehicle with a brake pedal and includes a static brake light, multiple variable brake lights, and a control system. The control system is configured to turn on the static brake light when the brake pedal is activated. The control system is configured to change a display of the multiple variable brake lights according to an amount of activation of the brake pedal.
US10081290B2
A utility vehicle has a frame that is separable at a location passing through an operator compartment of the vehicle into front and rear sections with the seat base and seat assembly of the operator compartment remaining with the rear section and the rest of the operator compartment remaining with the front section. A seat extension kit is provided having a frame extension, a seat module, and a floorboard module that may be inserted between the split front and rear sections with the frame extension being fastened to such sections using pre-existing fastener holes in the vehicle frame and the frame extension. When so inserted, the seat module forms a new front row of seating with the floorboard module extending between the seat module and the original seat base and seat assembly, which now form a rear row of seating. This expands the vehicle seating capacity from two people to four people.
US10081286B2
A storage container is disclosed. A storage container according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: at least one accommodation portion for accommodating goods; and a contact portion formed at the inner lateral surface of the accommodation portion and transferring heat to the goods by making contact with the inner lateral surface of the goods, wherein the inner lateral surface of the accommodation portion is formed in any one of a non-circular shape, a combined shape of a circle and a non-circle, a combined shape of circles having different radii of curvature, a combined shape of a non-circle and a non-circle, a combined shape of a circle or a non-circle and a polygon, a combined shape of a circle or a non-circle and a plane, a combined shape of different shapes of polygons, and a polygonal shape.
US10081275B2
An auxiliary seating system for a light weight utility vehicle that comprises a seat support cage attachable to a rear portion of the vehicle, and a pair of seat assemblies mounted to the cage structure such that each seat assembly is oriented to be facing at least partially inward toward a longitudinal center line of the vehicle. Each seat assembly comprises a seat bottom that is pivotal between a down position and an up position. Each seat assembly can include a golf bag yoke disposed on an underside of the seat bottom, and a seat belt that retains a passenger within the seat assembly when the seat bottom is in the down position, and retains a golf bag within the respective golf bag yoke when the seat bottom is in the up position.
US10081268B2
A battery management device for a battery that is incorporated in a vehicle includes a cooling fan configured to cool the battery and a controller configured to control the cooling fan. The controller is configured to calculate an amount of high-rate degradation damage which is an amount of degradation damage to the battery caused by high-rate charge or discharge, and is configured to restrict cooling of the battery by the cooling fan when the amount of high-rate degradation damage has reached or exceeded a predefined cooling restriction starting threshold, more strictly than when the amount of high-rate degradation damage is less than the cooling restriction starting threshold.
US10081264B2
A method for determining a charging position for a charging system comprising a vehicle and an induction charging unit, includes measuring a magnetic field vector for the at least one positioning signal, wherein the magnetic field vector is unambiguously assigned to at least one transmitting antenna by virtue of a coding of the position signal, and calculating a local position of the at least one transmitting antenna with respect to at least one receiving antenna. The method further includes detecting a travel trajectory for the vehicle, along which the charging position can be taken up.
US10081262B2
A charging station having a charging cable for charging an electric energy store, the charging cable being connected to the charging station at a proximal end and having a first plug-in apparatus at a distal end for connecting to a second plug-in apparatus of an apparatus to be charged which contains an electric energy store, the first plug-in apparatus having first electric contact elements for electric connection to second electric contact elements of the second plug-in apparatus, the charging cable having electrically connecting lines for electric connection of the first contact elements to a voltage source of the charging station, the charging cable having a fluid duct for guiding a fluid from the charging station toward the first plug-in apparatus and from the first plug-in apparatus back to the charging station again.
US10081260B2
After system stop of an electric vehicle, a vehicle control ECU of a supplemental charging control device refers to a table, which indicates a relationship between an auxiliary equipment battery voltage, a supplemental charging start time, and a voltage reduction prospective value, determines the voltage reduction prospective value, calculates a correction coefficient using the determined voltage reduction prospective value, etc., and then adjusts the next supplemental charging start time based on the calculated correction coefficient.
US10081254B2
A method is provided for coupling at least one secondary energy source to an power supply network, in particular an on-board vehicle power supply, wherein a load is connected with a primary energy source having a first voltage characteristic. The at least one secondary energy source has a second voltage characteristic which has an operating voltage range overlapping with the first voltage characteristic. The primary energy source and the at least one secondary energy source can be connected via a power switching device to a node point of an intermediate circuit of the power supply network, to which the load is also connected. Before connecting a secondary energy source, the current drawn by the load is regulated such that the voltage connected to the node point of the intermediate circuit corresponds to a no-load voltage of the secondary energy source to be connected or is around the no-load voltage in a specified voltage range. In the case that the voltages correspond or if the voltage connected to the node point lies in the specified voltage range, the secondary energy source is electrically conductively connected to the node point via the power switching device. The current required by the load is regulated to the corresponding value, wherein the load is supplied from the primary and the secondary energy source.
US10081253B2
In a driving device for changing a semiconductor switching element, having an on-off control terminal, between an on state and an off state according to a power supply voltage input thereto, a constant-current driver generates a constant current based on the power supply voltage. The constant-current driver performs one of charging and discharging of the on-off control terminal of the semiconductor switching element based on the generated constant current so as to change the semiconductor switching element from one of the on state and off state to the other thereof. A rate varying unit adjusts, based on correlation information between the power supply voltage and the constant current, a value of the constant current so as to vary a rate of changing the semiconductor switching element from one of the on state and the off state to the other thereof.
US10081249B2
A method, a user terminal, and an electric vehicle are provided for updating a system for the electric vehicle. According to an example of the method, it is determined whether an electric vehicle is in use when receiving a system update operation instruction. A system update function is disabled when determining that the electric vehicle currently is in use. A system update is performed on the electric vehicle in response to the operation instruction when determining that the electric vehicle currently is in a standby status.
US10081236B1
A motor vehicle is proposed, comprising a vehicle roof having a roof opening, which is circumferentially limited by a sealing strip or sealing rail, which limits a channel at a side facing toward the roof opening. The roof opening is provided with a cover, which comprises a roof tarp, which has a tensioning rope at its edge for tensioning the roof tarp at the sealing strip, the roof tarp at least partially covering the roof opening.
US10081232B2
First and second fins extending toward a second-closing door are provided at an upper end of a side-edge seal of a first-closing door of a double door of a vehicle. When the first-closing door is closed, the first fin overlaps the body-side seal, and the second fin overlaps an outer surface of the vehicle body outside the body-side seal. When the second-closing door is closed, an inner surface of the second-closing door abuts on the body-side seal and extends along the side-edge seal. A seal portion of the second-closing door abuts on the outer surface of the vehicle body outside the body-side seal and extends along the side-edge seal. The first and second fins are deformed independently from each other.
US10081228B2
A car visor having a light blocking visor sheet attached rotatably to a horizontal shaft which is secured rotatably at one end with a vertical leg above the windshield. An end shaft is fixed to the free end of the visor sheet in alignment with the horizontal shaft. A flexing receptacle attached above the windshield receives and holds the end shaft. The end shaft is partially cylindrical with larger thickness and partially flat with smaller thickness. When the visor sheet is rotated to near vertical orientation, the receptacle flexes against the thinner flat side of the end shaft, allowing the shaft to be pulled out of or pushed into the receptacle with less force compared to other visor sheet orientations where the receptacle flexes against the thicker cylindrical side of the end shaft. Therefore, the driver can maneuver the visor safely and comfortably between windshield and side window.
US10081223B2
An adapter block for mounting accessory equipment to a tow hook. The adapter block comprises a top face and a bottom face disposed opposite the top face and lateral sides. The front side of the adapter block having uniform surfaces extending between the top and bottom faces, the lateral sides having a first thickness, wherein the bottom face includes a recess extending toward the top face, and the recess having a second thickness less than the first thickness and being contoured to receive at least a portion of the tow hook in a mating engagement. The first and second through-passages extend between the bottom face, and the top face are configured to receive a fastener that couples the tow hook within the recess.
US10081213B2
An optically variable security element for securing valuable articles that viewing-angle-dependently displays a motif having at least one curve depiction that, from a first viewing direction, is visible as an initial curve having two or more connected, non-collinear segments and that, when the security element is tilted about a predetermined axis, splits into the individual segments in that the segments of the initial curve move alternatingly in different directions away from the initial curve. Each of the segments has associated with it one movement segment in the form of a sub-region of an areal motif region, such that, from the first viewing direction, the segments display the initial curve having the connected segments and that, from viewing directions tilted about the predetermined axis, they display curve depictions in which, with increasing tilt angle, the segments lie alternatingly in different directions increasingly further away from the initial curve.
US10081211B2
A printing screen, comprising a sheet, at least sections of at least one pair of opposite edges of which are folded such as to define attachment elements, and a printing screen unit including at least one pair of interface members attachable to the attachment elements at the at least one pair of opposite edges of the sheet.
US10081206B1
A printing system comprises a sub-frame (5), a print module (8) with printheads (27), a first support unit (30) that is connected to the sub-frame (5), in particular movable in a displacement direction (z) relative to the sub-frame, a substrate holder (2) for supporting a substrate (3), and a positioning mechanism for moving the print module relative to the first support unit to and from a print position. A set of positioning parts (34-36) and positioning references (14-16) is provided that form part of or are connected to the print module (8) respectively the sub-frame (5). The positioning parts (34-36) are engageable with corresponding ones of the positioning references (14-16) for aligning the print module (8) relative to the sub-frame (5) when moved into its print position. The positioning mechanism comprises one or more four-bar linkage mechanisms (32) acting between the print module (8) and the first support unit (30).
US10081205B2
A printhead maintenance system includes: a maintenance chassis having a maintenance module with a laterally movable capper; a print bar chassis movably mounted on the maintenance chassis, the print bar chassis having a printhead and a cover for the capper; a lift mechanism for raising and lowering the print bar chassis relative to the maintenance chassis between a capping position a printing position; and a retraction mechanism for laterally extending and retracting the capper between the capping position and the printing position. The printhead is engaged with the capper in the capping position and the cover is engaged with the capper in the printing position.
US10081203B2
A controller of an inkjet printing apparatus is configured to receive first data, which an information processing apparatus transmits in response to receipt of a print instruction. The first data includes an instruction to move the cap from a covering position to a spaced position. Upon receipt of the first data, the controller determines a location of the cap. Then, upon determination that the cap is located at the spaced position, the controller determines the state of the driving force transmission assembly. The controller switches the state to the first state by moving the carriage to the non-recordation area in response to determination that the state is not the first state. Then, the controller receives second data, which includes image recordation condition, from the information processing apparatus, in response to determination that the state is the first state or after switching of the state to the first state is started.
US10081202B2
An inkjet printer including a feeding device configured to feed a sheet in a feeding direction, a platen configured to support the sheet, a recording device configured to eject ink on the sheet, contacting members configured to contact the sheet, a detector configured to detect an end portion position of the sheet in a width direction, and a controller configured to control the feeding device and the recording device is provided. The contacting members are arranged at intervals in the width direction, and the controller performs a suppression process in which at least one of the feeding device and the recording device is controlled to suppress a contact of the sheet with the recording device when the end portion position detected by the detector is a position between the two adjacent contacting members.
US10081196B2
A cartridge-type inkjet recording device that can accurately and easily connect a cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle to an inkjet recording device is presented herein. This cartridge-type inkjet recording device includes a liquid reservoir to which a replenishing liquid bottle can be attached or removed. The liquid reservoir has a liquid replenishment opening for replenishing liquid from the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle. The liquid reservoir also has a cam that is provided to the periphery of the liquid replenishment opening, engages a portion of the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle, and moves the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle in the vertical direction, and a cam operation section that operates the cam.
US10081194B2
A motorized coupler assembly includes a coupler for coupling an insert to a receiving device; a plurality of movable components that cover an opening of the coupler; an electric motor; and an electronic sensing device. When the electronic sensing device detects an insert of a correct type, the movable components rotate to uncover the opening of the coupler and permit the insert to come into contact with the coupler.
US10081189B2
A recording apparatus includes a carriage, a medium support member, a gap switching unit, and a maintenance unit. The carriage includes a recording head configured to record on a medium. The medium support member is provided at a position facing the recording head and is configured to support the medium. The gap switching unit is configured to switch a gap between the medium support member and the recording head. The maintenance unit is configured to perform maintenance on the recording head. The gap switching unit and the maintenance unit are driven by a common motor.
US10081184B2
A liquid discharge head includes a recording element substrate for discharging a liquid and a housing with the recording element substrate attached thereto. A plurality of holes having openings on a back side of an attachment surface of the housing to be attached to the carriage, are juxtaposed in a direction intersecting with a vertical direction in a state where the liquid discharge head is attached to the carriage. Two positioning bosses, on the attachment surface, are formed above two holes at both end sides of a plurality of the juxtaposed holes or above portions on an inner side than the two holes, and configured to contact the carriage to determine a position of the liquid discharge head on the carriage.
US10081183B2
A channel member for a liquid ejecting head according to the present invention includes plates that are stacked together. The plates include a first plate including a first hole, a second plate including a second hole, and a third plate including a third hole. In plan view, an opening at the bottom side of the first hole and an opening at the top side of the third hole have a region in which the openings and overlap and a region in which the openings and do not overlap, and the opening at the bottom side of the first hole and the opening at the top side of the third hole are inside the second hole.
US10081179B2
According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an inkjet head includes attaching a piezoelectric body facing the substrate, forming slanting side surfaces on the piezoelectric body, the slanting side surfaces extending between a first surface and a second surface of the piezoelectric body such that first surface has a remaining area that is less that a remaining area of second surface, forming a groove in the piezoelectric body from the first surface towards the second surface, the groove passing through two slanting side surfaces on opposite sides of the piezoelectric body, forming a conductive film on an inner surface of the groove, trimming portions of the conductive film proximate to the first surface and the slanting side surfaces such that the conductive film is separated from the first surface and the slanting side surfaces at outer edges of the groove, and forming an insulating film over the conductive film.
US10081171B2
A method for producing a synchronizer ring includes providing a ring body made of metal and having a conical connecting surface, providing a friction ring, corresponding to the connecting surface, made of a composite material of carbon fiber bound with a resin, adhesively bonding the friction ring to the connecting surface, and pyrolyzing exclusively an outer layer of the friction ring which is remote from the connecting surface.
US10081165B2
Composite reinforced hybrid wood floor with wood strips arranged in a pattern for vehicular trailers
A composite reinforced hybrid wood floor for cargo-carrying truck trailers, truck bodies, and containers is provided. Two or more different types of woods are mixed in a controlled manner, arranged in a pattern and glued together to form hybrid wood board and a fiber/polymer composite layer is bonded to the underside of the hybrid wood board to form the composite reinforced hybrid wood floor boards provided herein. The composite reinforced hybrid wood floor provides weight reduction and/or cost savings as compared with a conventional composite wood floor made of a single type of wood, such as oak or hard maple.
US10081163B2
Provided is an article of cookware and a method of making the same. The cookware has a multi-layer bonded composite wall structure having an inner metal layer and an outer metal layer, and a core layer between the inner layer and the outer layer. The core layer has at least two perforated graphite plates, each plate having a plurality of spaced-apart holes formed therethrough, and at least one intermediate metal element disposed between the at least two perforated graphite plates and extending through the plurality of spaced-apart holes of each of the at least two perforated graphite plates. The at least one intermediate metal element is metallurgically bonded to the inner layer and the outer layer at least through the plurality of spaced-apart holes.
US10081160B2
A deformable shape retaining sheet of material is provided that can be formed around another object, such as a drinking vessel. The sheet has an absorbent layer, a shape retaining layer, and a decorative layer. The absorbent layer contacts the other object and absorbs any liquid that forms or leaks from the vessel. The shape retaining layer maintains the shape of the material to prevent it from falling away and also prevents any liquid that is present in the absorbent layer from moving to the decorative layer.
US10081159B2
Hybrid, multi-panel ballistic resistant articles useful for the fabrication of body armor. The articles include at least three different fabric sections that are arranged into a gradient wherein the outermost, strike-face section of the article is formed from fibers having the highest tenacity of the article.
US10081158B2
Ballistic resistant materials and articles formed from fiber/tape plies that incorporate multiple different fiber or tape types within a single ply. The different fiber or tape types are physically dissimilar but may be chemically different or substantially chemically similar.
US10081155B2
The invention relates generally to carrier materials. More specifically, the present invention relates to silicon-free thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials for use in carrier devices. In some embodiments, a textured film to temporarily immobilize a device is provided, characterized in that a surface of the film in contact with the one or more objects is comprised of textured topology.
US10081148B2
An exemplary embodiment of a screw crusher may utilize a cantilevered screw with an inverse tapered shaft with flighting for conveying the product up the length of the shaft for compression. The screw may include an end flight configured to provide thrust to the product for further conveyance beyond the end of the screw or additional compaction when utilized with a receiving container. An exemplary embodiment of the screw crusher may utilize a single moving element in relation to a cylindrical tube for compression of the product. Also, an exemplary screw compactor may utilize a fixed replaceable restrictor tube section and an efficient screw design making it more cost effective and efficient to operate than other known compactors. Furthermore, an example of the screw crusher may be fitted with perforated or the preferred “V” Slotted tube to perform liquid removal in addition to the compaction of the material.
US10081139B2
A process for manufacturing a ceramic matrix composite component, said process comprising inserting at least one fibrous sheet into a resin transfer molding system. The process includes wetting the at least one fibrous sheet with a pre-ceramic polymer resin. The process includes applying a pressure to the at least one fibrous sheet and pre-ceramic polymer resin with an intensifier responsive to thermal expansion and curing the pre-ceramic polymer resin.
US10081126B2
A blow mold for making PET containers comprising an inner surface corresponding to the outer outline of the container, on which there are one or more cavities or projections configured to make corresponding respective projections or cavities of the outer surface of the container, wherein the mold comprises one or more venting grooves along the edge delimiting said cavities or projections. A plurality of venting holes are possibly arranged along such grooves, as well as it is also possible for some venting holes to be arranged outside thereof. The width and depth of these are selected according to the wall thickness of the container to be blown to prevent that the deformation of the container during the blowing obstructs the venting grooves and leaves visible marks on the container.
US10081120B2
Machine for extracting a cord made of metal material from a sidewall of a tire, being part of the sidewall and defining a support structure of said tire, including: a frame; support means for the tire configured to support said tire resting on one sidewall in a loading zone; a hook for extracting said cord from the sidewall of the tire; means for manipulating said hook, configured to manipulate the hook with respect to the frame in an extraction direction between a position for engagement with said tire in the loading zone and a position for disengagement from said tire and extraction of said cord; a command and control unit to command said means for manipulating the hook,: an element able to move with respect to the frame to detach the cord from the hook when the hook is in position for disengagement; and means for manipulating the movable element, to manipulate the movable element from a first position to a second position to carry out releasing of the cord from the hook.
US10081106B2
Systems and methods are provided for specifying safety rules for robotic devices. A computing device can determine information about any actors present within a predetermined area of an environment. The computing device can determine a safety classification for the predetermined area based on the information. The safety classification can include: a low safety classification if the information indicates zero actors are present within the predetermined area, a medium safety classification if the information indicates any actors are present within the predetermined area all are of a predetermined first type, and a high safety classification if the information indicates at least one actor present within the predetermined area is of a predetermined second type. After determining the safety classification for the predetermined area, the computing device can provide a safety rule for operating within the predetermined area to a robotic device operating in the environment.
US10081100B2
A robot includes a first member, a second member which is provided on a first member and rotates around a rotation shaft, a driving unit which is provided in the second member, and an operation shaft which is driven by the driving unit and is provided in the second member, the first member includes a first portion and a second portion which has a smaller width than that of the first portion, when seen in a direction orthogonal to a plane including the rotation shaft and the operation shaft, and the second member is connected to the second portion.
US10081096B2
A tool tethering method includes the steps of providing a tool with a longitudinal portion, installing a base layer on the longitudinal portion, providing an overwrap member, and providing a connector strap. The connector strap includes a length of webbing secured to a connector and defining a first catch and a second catch. The connector strap is positioned with the body portion axially aligned with the longitudinal portion of the tool, with the first catch and the second catch facing away from the longitudinal portion, and with the back surface in contact with the base layer. The overwrap member is installed over the body portion of the connector strap and the corresponding region of the longitudinal portion of the tool and base layer, thereby securing the connector strap to the tool.
US10081086B2
A nozzle body wherein replacement with cutting tool is easy and oscillation is small, and machine tool to which nozzle body can be attached, machine tool being equipped with turret having simple construction. Nozzle body includes: a body; a shank that is attached to a main spindle of machine tool: shaft body that is provided in a protruding manner on shank and rotatably supported by the body; annular path that is provided on outer circumference of shaft body; a discharge orifice that is provided at the leading end of shaft body; a first path that is provided inside shaft body and provides communication between discharge orifice and annular path; detent that is provided to the body; and a second path that is provided to the body and opens into the detent, the second path communicating with the annular path.
US10081073B2
In a spot welded joint according to an aspect of the present invention, with respect to a rectangular planar region of 100 μm×100 μm which is perpendicular to a sheet surface of the plurality of the steel sheets and which centers around an inner point spaced away by 100 μm in a direction parallel with the sheet surface from an edge of a nugget, in a case of measuring a P concentration at a pitch of 1 μm to obtain measured values of the P concentration at 100×100 of measurement points, and in a case of repetitively calculating an average value of the measured values of the P concentration at 20 of the measurement points which are adjacent to each other and which are arranged in a row in the direction parallel with the sheet surface among the 100×100 of the measurement points while shifting each one point to obtain 81×100 of the average values, the number of the average values which are more than two times an average P concentration is 0 to 100.
US10081072B2
A welding torch has a torch handle. A wire drive assembly is disposed in the torch handle and includes a drive motor and a drive roller. The wire drive assembly contacts the welding wire and is configured to drive the welding wire from a wire feeder to a welding operation. In addition, the welding torch has a trigger and a wire feed speed adjustment assembly. The trigger is disposed near a rear end of the torch handle and is configured to be depressed by an operator for initiating feed of the welding wire. The adjustment assembly is positioned near the rear end of the handle adjacent to the trigger and on the same side of the handle as the trigger. The adjustment assembly allows operator adjustment of a feed speed of the welding wire.
US10081065B2
A cutting tool such as a drill (1) in which a coating layer (6) is provided to the surface of a base body (5) having a rod shape, which is equipped with a cutting edge (2) provided to at least the tip portion (A) of the base body (5) having a rod shape and a chip discharge section (4) provided adjacent to the cutting edge (2) so as to extend rearwards (i.e., towards the rear end) from the tip portion (A), the coating layer (6) comprising a mixture phase of diamond and graphite and having a diamond content ratio which is lower in a rear end located 10 mm rearward from the tip than in the tip portion (A).
US10081061B2
The present invention provides an aluminum wheel burr removing machine which includes a roller bed device (1), a positioning and rotating device (2) and a knife box device (3). A wheel (4) is conveyed to a specified position by the roller bed device (1), the positioning and rotating mechanism (2) clamps and rotates the wheel (4), the knife box device (3) horizontally feeds to cut burrs of the wheel (4), the roller bed device (1) conveys the wheel to next station, meanwhile, next wheel enters the roller bed device (1), and next cutting cycle is carried out. The machining time of the present invention is 25-30 seconds, so that the manpower cost is reduced, the machining efficiency is improved, and positive effects are achieved in hub burr removal.
US10081058B2
Disclosed herein are synthetic methods of producing silver nanowires with controlled morphology, as well as purifying the same. Also disclosed are coating solutions comprising populations of silver nanowires of certain length and diameter distributions.
US10081055B2
A composite production method includes impregnating a plate-shaped porous inorganic structure and a fibrous inorganic material with a metal while the fibrous inorganic material is arranged to be adjacent to the porous inorganic structure. In the composite structure, first and second phases are adjacent to each other by using a porous inorganic structure having a porous silicon carbide ceramic sintered body and the fibrous inorganic material, the first phase being a phase in which the porous silicon carbide ceramic sintered body is impregnated with the metal, the second phase being a phase in which the fibrous inorganic material is impregnated with the metal, a percentage of the porous silicon carbide ceramic sintered body in the first phase is 50 to 80 volume percent, and a percentage of the fibrous inorganic material in the second phase is 3 to 20 volume percent. A composite is produced by the method.
US10081036B2
Systems for prequalifying components for a processing chamber are described. The systems may be used to clean particulates from chamber parts and concurrently quantify the cleanliness. The systems may be used to qualify replacement parts before sending to a customer site for installation. The systems have three adjacent compartments separated by impermeable barriers. All three compartments are filled with liquid while cleaning a chamber component. The center compartment contains a submerged component for cleaning and qualifying. Two compartments on either side of the center compartment are configured with submerged ultrasonic transducers to deliver ultrasonic energy to either side of the component being cleaned and prequalified. A liquid pump is connected to the cleaning tub to recirculate water from the cleaning bath and another liquid pump is configured to remove a small amount of the cleaning bath to sample particulates.
US10081027B2
A marker airbrush device for transferring marking solution from a marking device onto a writing surface using air is provided. The airbrush device includes a housing with an air outlet, a trigger for controlling an amount of air travelling through the air outlet, and a marker positioner coupled to the housing. The marker positioner positions a marking device relative to the air outlet such that air traveling through the air outlet contacts at least one surface of the marking device to transfer marking solution onto a writing surface. In embodiments, rotation of a portion of the marker positioner advances and/or retracts the marking device with respect to the flow of air through the air outlet, thereby altering the angle and/or amount of air that contacts the marking device during spraying.
US10081000B2
Embodiments provide mixing methods, systems, apparatuses, devices and assemblies that enable high-accuracy mixing of two or more substances in a manner that controls the concentrations of one or more substances in the resulting mixture. A mixing apparatus (100) may enable mixing of two or more substances at a mixing zone or conduit (112). The mixing apparatus may include one or more sensors (120) for detecting one or more characteristics of the mixture during the mixing process. The sensors may detect the mixture characteristics continuously, at intervals or as prompted by a user. The mixture characteristics may be used, in the sensors or in control circuitry, to generate an indication of the concentration of a first constituent substance in the mixture. Based on the detected concentration, the mixing apparatus may automatically adjust a supply of the first substance to the mixing zone or conduit (112).
US10080992B2
Provided are apparatus and systems for performing a swing adsorption process. This swing adsorption process may involve passing streams through adsorbent bed units to treat the feed stream to form a stream that complies with nitrogen rejection specifications. The process may involve using at least a portion of the nitrogen rejection process product streams as a purge for the swing adsorption process.
US10080991B2
Provided are apparatus and systems for performing a swing adsorption process. This swing adsorption process may involve passing streams through adsorbent bed units to remove contaminants, such as water, from the stream. As part of the process, the adsorbent bed unit is purged with a purge stream that is provided at a temperature less than 450° F. The de-contaminated stream may be used with a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant or other subsequent process requiring a de-contaminated stream. The swing adsorption process may involve a combined TSA and PSA process, which is utilized to remove contaminants from the feed stream.
US10080985B2
Fiber webs that may be used as filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the filter media may include multiple layers. Each layer may be designed to have separate functions in the filter media. For example, a first layer may be provided for improving dust holding capacity, a second layer for improving efficiency, and a third layer for providing support and strength to the media. By designing the layers to have separate functions, each layer may be optimized to enhance its function without negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media.
US10080976B2
A toy comprising a rotor, an actuator means, and a launch device, wherein the rotor comprises an actuator mechanism, and wherein a toy building element comprises a launch device in the form of a cavity configured for receiving the actuator mechanism, and wherein the actuator means can be inserted into a through-going slit opening to cooperate with the actuator mechanism to transfer momentum from the actuator means to the rotor, whereby the rotor can be rotated and launched from the launch device. The toy comprises at least two toy building elements, a first toy building element comprising the launch device and one or more of a first type of coupling means, and a second toy building element provided with one or more of a second types of coupling means that are geometrically configured to relative to the first type of coupling means, whereby the first and second types of coupling means can be releasably interconnected to form a spatial structure comprising the launch device.
US10080974B2
A removable, external peripheral holding device for a game-controller is disclosed. The device has left and right retaining annuli, each made to be a circumscribing, external fit to the respective left and right holding portions of a game controller, enabling the device to be removably attached to the game-controller. A receiving receptacle is connected to the retaining annuli by a cantilevered connecting element that extends forward of the game controller when the game controller is held in a playing orientation. This can accept a removable tab that is attached to a structural element. In one embodiment, the structural element is a lateral vision shield that may be foldable. In a second embodiment the structural element accommodates a smart phone.
US10080968B2
The present disclosure provides a method of synchronizing an online game, and a server device, that do not require centralized information management, reduce the processing burden on each device during online communication, and allow for continuation of processing in an offline environment. A method, according to the present disclosure, of synchronizing an online game that allows for transmission and reception of information related to game processing between a first client terminal and a second client terminal via a server includes: receiving, from the first client terminal connected online, first information related to game processing on the first client terminal; determining whether the first information is information that determines a game status; and storing the first information on the server and transmitting the first information to the second client terminal when the first information is determined to be information that determines the game status.
US10080962B2
When a first swing input is determined to have been made in a first movement start-possible state, in which a first object is allowed to start moving, and when the first object is put into the first movement start-possible state within a predetermined time period after the first swing input is determined to have been made, the first object is started to move in a virtual space based on at least the first swing input; and when a second swing input is determined to have been made in a second movement start-possible state, in which a second object is allowed to start moving, and when the second object is put into the second movement start-possible state within a predetermined time period after the second swing input is determined to have been made, the second object is started to move based on at least the second swing input.
US10080961B2
A system serves a multi-player virtual-reality (VR) game to two appliances used by players. The server receives data from the first computerized appliance indicating new activity of a controllable object controlled by the first player, determines instant state of the controlled object, accesses predictive display data, selects, according to the instant state of the controlled object, specific predictive display data associated with the first player, and sends the specific predictive display data to the second computerized appliance, where it is utilized to display a predicted movement over time of the first controlled object in the second display.
US10080954B2
A poker-incorporated sports game is provided. The sports game includes elements each bearing indicia, or marking, of a playing card, such as playing cards used in a poker card game. The participants of the sports game have to perform and meet one or more predetermined challenges or tasks to achieve a poker hand from the elements. The participants strive to meet the challenges in the shorted time possible. An algorithm is then used to calculate the score of each participant, based on the value of the poker hand of and time used by the participant to achieve the poker hand.
US10080943B2
Disclosed is system and method for measuring the tension of a tennis net, and, alternatively or in addition, for determining if a service let occurs via the measuring of the net tension. The disclosed embodiments measure a force exerted on the center-strap or the singles stick by the net. In these embodiments, the measured force provides an accurate reflection of the tension of the net.
US10080931B2
A golf club head comprises a loft angle no less than 18°, a striking face, a sole portion, and a top portion having an exterior surface. In an imaginary vertical plane spaced from a face center by no more than 10 mm and perpendicular to an imaginary striking face plane, an imaginary line segment has a length of 25 mm, a first endpoint located in the imaginary striking face plane, a second endpoint located above the exterior surface, and forms an angle θ with the striking face plane between 55° and 65°. The line segment is tangent to the exterior surface at a first point. A second point is located on the imaginary line segment and spaced from the first point by no less than 1 mm. The second point is spaced from the exterior surface by a gap distance that is no greater than 0.15 mm.
US10080929B2
A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, one or more mid layers 6, a cover 8, and dimples 10. A central hardness Ho and a surface hardness Hs of the core 4, a hardness Hm(min) of a layer having a lowest hardness among the mid layers 6, and a hardness Hc of the cover 8 satisfy the following mathematical formulas (1) to (4). Hs−Ho>15 (1) Hc−Hm(min)>20 (2) −10
US10080928B2
Multi-layered golf balls containing a dual-core structure are provided. The core structure includes an inner core (center) comprising a foam composition, preferably foamed polyurethane. The outer core layer is preferably formed from a non-foamed composition selected from thermoset compositions and thermoplastic compositions. The core layers have different hardness and specific gravity levels. The specific gravity (density) of the foam inner core is preferably less than the density of the outer core layer.
US10080924B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a novel core structure and traveling a great flight distance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a core composed of a spherical center and an envelope layer and at least one cover layer disposed outside the core, wherein the spherical center has an internal hardness difference between a maximum hardness and a minimum hardness of less than 5 in JIS-C hardness, the envelope layer is formed from an envelope rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) an crosslinking initiator and (d) an acid and/or a salt thereof, and the outermost cover layer has a highest hardness among the constituent members of the golf ball.
US10080922B2
A swim paddle can include a low profile housing body including a hand surface and a water surface. The low profile housing body can further include a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the length of a hand of a swimmer and a transverse axis that is parallel to a width of the hand, wherein the longitudinal axis is longer than the transverse axis, and wherein the hand surface is adjacent to a palm of the hand. The paddle can further include a strap that can secure the low profile housing body with the hand of the swimmer. The swim paddle can further include an electronics package that can be affixed to the low profile housing body.
US10080920B2
A fitness apparatus includes a support assembly having a framework selectively mounted to one of a ground surface, building structure, or fitness apparatus. A foot assembly is rotatably coupled to the support assembly and configured such that the foot assembly is displaced above a ground surface. The foot assembly includes a pair of retention members configured to selectively support the feet of a person in a toes-pointed downwardly position and above the ground surface. The fitness apparatus that increases core muscle group activation by making traditional exercises more challenging. It is designed to have the user place their feet in a platform which then allows for three axis of rotation. Height adjustment gives the user more resistance. The largest benefit is that the user can perform these exercises without having to stop to re-adjust their feet.
US10080919B1
An epicyclic gear system features a cylindrical flywheel with a flywheel cavity, a plurality of mounting pillars, an annular ring gear mounted on the mounting pillars, and an annular sun gear mounted to and extending from the flywheel cavity. The epicyclic gear system has a planet carrier mounted to an axle shaft and a planet gear mounted to the planet carrier. The axle shaft passes through an axle aperture, a ring gear aperture, and a sun gear aperture. The planet gear engages the ring gear and the sun gear to provide a desired gear ratio for rotating the flywheel via rotation of the axle shaft, the planet carrier, the planet gear, and the sun gear.
US10080916B2
A fitness structure includes a bar having a first end portion and a second end portion, a pair of bar support portions provided at each side of the bar and having a plurality of bar support members to place the bar at a plurality of heights, a first load portion and a second load portion spaced apart from the bar to a certain degree and facing each other, a first cable coupled between the first end portion of the bar and the first load portion, a second cable coupled between the second end portion of the bar and the second load portion. Heights of the first load portion and the second load portion vary depending on a height of one of the plurality of bar support members at which the bar is detachably placed.
US10080904B2
Systems, devices, software and methods are provided, for making a decision as to whether to administer an electric shock to a patient. The decision can be made differently, depending on whether the patient has already been shocked or not.
US10080901B2
Approaches for selecting an electrode combination of multi-electrode pacing devices are described. Electrode combination parameters that support cardiac function consistent with a prescribed therapy are evaluated for each of a plurality of electrode combinations. Electrode combination parameters that do not support cardiac function are evaluated for each of the plurality of electrode combinations. An order is determined for the electrode combinations based on the parameter evaluations. An electrode combination is selected based on the order, and therapy is delivered using the selected electrode combination.
US10080896B2
An implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body has a programmable signal generator that can generate the signals based on stored signal parameters without any intervention from a processor that controls the overall operation of the IPG. While the signal generator is generating the signals the processor can be in a standby mode to substantially save battery power.
US10080893B2
A prosthesis including an external device and an implantable component. The external device includes a first inductive communication component. The implantable component includes a second inductive communication component, wherein the implantable component is configured to be implanted under skin of a recipient. The external device is configured to transmit power via magnetic induction transcutaneoulsy to the implantable component via the second inductive communication component. The internal component is configured to receive at least a portion of the power transmitted from the external device via the inductive communication component. At least one of the first and second inductive communication components comprise an inductive communication component configured to vary its effective coil area.
US10080891B2
An extra-cardiovascular medical device is configured to select a capacitor configuration from a capacitor array and deliver a low voltage, pacing pulse by discharging the selected capacitor configuration across an extra-cardiovascular pacing electrode vector. In some examples, the medical device is configured to determine the capacitor configuration based on a measured impedance of the extra-cardiovascular pacing electrode vector.
US10080887B2
An implantable leadless cardiac pacing device including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, an electrode positioned proximate the distal end of the housing configured to be positioned adjacent cardiac tissue, and a tissue anchoring member extending from the distal end of the housing configured to secure the housing to cardiac tissue. The device further includes a tissue engagement verification feature configured to provide feedback upon engagement of the tissue anchoring member in cardiac tissue.
US10080886B2
In embodiments, a wearable cardiac defibrillation (WCD) system includes one or more flexible ECG electrodes. The WCD system may have a support structure that is dimensioned to be worn so as to press the electrodes towards the body of the patient. The electrodes may be made from appropriate material so as to flex in order to match a contour of the body of the patient. An advantage over the prior art is that the flexible electrode may make better electrical contact with the patient's skin, and therefore provide a better ECG signal for the WCD system to perform its diagnosis.
US10080880B2
The invention relates to a device for sterile connection of single-use medical articles, consisting of an outlet connector (1), which has an outlet cylinder (4) that is equipped with a seal (6) and that is closed at one of its ends. A union nut (8) is provided on the outlet connector (1), and of an inlet connector (2), which can be connected with the outlet connector (1) and which is closed at one of its ends. The outlet connector (1) and the inlet connector (2) are respectively closed at their ends turned toward one another with a perforation seal (9, 9′).
US10080877B2
Various embodiments of a device, a kit and method for delivering a drug depot are disclosed. The device comprises a housing including a lower body, an upper body, a ring member; and a drug cartridge. The lower body defines a lower body channel. The upper body defines an upper body channel. The drug cartridge defines a depot channel. The ring member is disposed extending upward from an annular step surface of the lower body toward a housing upper end. The ring member includes indicia indicating a characteristic of one or more drug depots in the drug cartridge. A plunger has a push rod for expelling the drug depot through the cannula to a site in the patient. A kit comprises the above components. A method includes assembling the components including selecting a ring member having indicia corresponding to one or more drug depots in the drug cartridge.
US10080868B2
A catheter for use with a subintimal reentry guidewire includes a proximal portion having a proximal guidewire lumen and a proximal inflation lumen, a distal portion having a distal guidewire lumen and a distal inflation lumen, and an intermediate portion disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion and having an intermediate inflation lumen in fluid communication with the proximal and distal inflation lumens. The intermediate portion is devoid of a guidewire lumen. A blocking mechanism disposed in the distal portion of the catheter is transformable from a non-blocking configuration in which a guidewire is free to translate through the distal guidewire lumen and a blocking configuration in which a guidewire disposed in the distal guidewire lumen is prevented from translating through the distal guidewire lumen.
US10080863B2
An implantable prosthesis is provided for repairing a fistula, such as an anal fistula. The prosthesis or fistula repair device may include a body with a shape configured for placement in the fistula. The prosthesis may also include an anchor or base that is located at one or both ends of the body to facilitate anchoring the prosthesis in position. The prosthesis may include one or more channels to create one or more pathways for drainage and/or irrigation of the fistula. The channel may have a relatively uniform dimension along its length or a tapered shape that increases along its length. The prosthesis may have an adjustable length for accommodating fistula tracts of varying lengths. The prosthesis may include elongated body segments that provide a wicking or capillary function to facilitate drainage of the fistula tract.
US10080861B2
Described herein are systems and methods for providing a breathing biofeedback session utilizing thermal measurements. In one embodiment, a system includes at least one inward-facing head-mounted thermal camera (CAM) that takes thermal measurements of a region below the nostrils (THROI) of a user. THROI are indicative of the exhale stream. Optionally, each CAM is located less than 15 cm from the user's face and above the user's upper lip, and does not occlude any of the user's mouth and nostrils. Optionally, THROI include thermal measurements of at least first and second regions below right and left nostrils of the user. The system also includes a user interface configured to provide feedback, calculated based on THROI, as part of a breathing biofeedback session for the user. Optionally, the system includes a computer that calculates the feedback.
US10080858B2
An elongated flexible conduit (4) includes an flow element (24) having a first elongated wall segment (32) and a second elongated wall segment (44) that are connected together at their sides to form a wall (28) that is continuous in a circumferential direction perpendicular to the direction of elongation (8). The flow element is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration (68), with the first configuration being an expanded configuration, and with the second configuration being a collapsed configuration. The flow element can be moved from its expanded configuration to its collapsed configuration, such as for purposes of packing during traveling, and can then be moved from its collapsed configuration back to its expanded configuration in any of a variety of fashions in order to return the flow element to a condition in which it can carry a flow of breathing gas from a CPAP machine (12) to a CPAP mask (16).
US10080846B2
A device for delivering a medicament into a patient's body by injection into or through the patient's skin includes a body having a reservoir disposed therein for containing the medicament, an injection needle for penetrating the skin of the patient, the needle having a lumen and communicating with the reservoir, and a pressurizing system for pressurizing the reservoir. The device also includes indicator means visible outside the device for indicating that delivery of the medicament is substantially complete.
US10080844B2
The subject matter described herein relates to a supplementary device for attachment to an injection device, the supplementary device comprising: a first imaging arrangement and a second imaging arrangement each configured to capture an image of a moveable number sleeve of the injection device from different respective angles. The supplementary device also comprises a plurality of light sources and a processor arrangement configured to control operation of the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement and the plurality of light sources and to receive image data from each of the imaging arrangements, wherein the processor arrangement is configured to combine images captured by the first imaging arrangement and the second imaging arrangement into a single image.
US10080839B2
An infusion set adapted to be secured to a skin surface includes a fixed base member and a movable slide member. The fixed base member is connectable to the skin surface. The movable slide member has a needle or cannula connected thereto and is movable relative to the fixed base member. The movable slide member is movable from a first position in which the needle or cannula is not exposed externally of the fixed base member to a second position in which the needle or cannula is exposed externally of the fixed base member. A hub is fixedly connected to the movable member and has a slot extending rearwardly in a lower surface from a first end thereof. The needle or cannula is received in the slot. The movable slide member is locked to the fixed base member in the second position.
US10080838B2
Catheter cannula, catheter, and catheterization method, for administering a fluid or/and substance to, or for draining a fluid or/and substance from, a treatment space of a body vessel, duct, or cavity. In some embodiments the cannula includes: an elongated flexible tube mountable on a needle, and having an invasive section and a non-invasive section; and at least one anchoring element protruding from, a surface of the invasive section in a manner such that an operative configuration of each anchoring element increases outer circumferential diameter of the cannula to an extent less than lumen diameter of the body vessel, duct, or cavity, at the treatment space, thereby anchoring the invasive section to inside the body vessel, duct, or cavity, at the treatment space. The catheter includes a needle and the cannula mounted thereupon.
US10080819B2
In certain described embodiments, implantable medical materials comprise a scaffolding material, a liquid organic binder, and entrapped calcium-containing particles. The medical materials can incorporate an osteoinductive factor such as a protein. The scaffolding material can bind the factor. In additional described embodiments, implantable medical materials include an osteoconductive scaffolding material, an incorporated osteoinductive factor, and a biodegradable barrier material effective to delay release of the factor from the scaffolding material. The scaffolding material can bind the factor. Also described a methods for preparing and implanting the described medical materials.
US10080817B2
The present disclosure relates to bone cement formulations that have an extended working time for use in vertebroplasty procedures and other osteoplasty procedures together with cement injectors that include energy delivery systems for on-demand control of cement viscosity and flow parameters. The bone cement formulations may include a liquid component having at least one monomer and a non-liquid component including polymer particles and benzoyl peroxide (BPO). The non-liquid component may be further configured to allow controlled exposure of the BPO to the liquid monomer so as to enable control of the viscosity of the bone cement composition.
US10080813B2
An apparatus for aseptic insertion includes a container, a first cover, and a second cover. The container includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a detachable wall disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment. The first cover is sized and configured to attach to the first compartment and the second cover is sized and configured to attach to the container. The detachable wall may defined by a top portion, a portion of a first distal wall of the first compartment, and a portion of a second proximal wall of the second compartment. The detachable wall may be removably attached to the first cover by the top portion of the detachable wall.
US10080807B2
The present invention is based on a finding of an unexpected synergistic and safe combination of antineoplastic agents which when administered in combination provides greater efficacy than the single agents alone. Accordingly, a method of treating neoplasia in a subject in need of treatment is provided, by administering to the subject an amount of a prodrug of mitomycin C that yields a therapeutically effective amount of mitomycin C, in combination with an amount of a chemotherapeutic agent. In one embodiment, the prodrug of mitomycin C is a liposomal-prodrug of mitomycin C. Together, the prodrug of mitomycin C and chemotherapeutic agent provide a synergistic antineoplastic effect.
US10080798B2
The present invention encompasses canine parvovirus (CPV) vaccines or compositions. The vaccine or composition may be a vaccine or composition containing CPV virus-like particle (VLP), and a preparation method and a use thereof. The CPV VLPs provided by the invention are formed by the CPV VP2 protein. Further, the invention broadly encompasses vaccines comprising combinations of MLV and VLP, which are capable of overcoming MDA against a variety of pathogens, which infect a variety of different species.
US10080792B2
The present invention is directed generally to M1 polypeptides that can be utilized as vaccines and/or antigens for generation of anti-M1 polypeptide antibodies for prophylactic treatment of individuals who are susceptible to infection by influenza virus. The anti-M1 polypeptide antibodies of the invention are useful for treatment of individuals infected with influenza virus, or useful for prophylactic treatment of individuals who are susceptible to infection by influenza virus, or for immune-suppressed individuals who cannot generate an effective antibody response.
US10080787B2
Methods of capturing N-glycan linked glycomolecules including N-glycans, N-glycopeptides and N-glycoproteins are described. The methods provide substantially unbiased capture of charged and uncharged N-glycans and/or N-glycan linked glycomolecules. Binding reagents for substantially unbiased binding of N-glycans and/or N-glycan linked glycomolecules are also described.
US10080786B2
Improved formulations for transdermal delivery of botulinum toxin are disclosed. The formulations include, for example, botulinum toxin non-covalently associated with a positively charged backbone having branching or efficiency groups. The formulations also include a partitioning agent, oligo-bridge, or polyanion bridge, and may optionally contain a viscosity modifying agent. The formulations are designed for topical application onto the skin of a patient and may be used to treat wrinkles, hyperhidrosis, and other health-related problems. Kits for administration are also described.
US10080773B2
A probiotic organism which is capable of proliferation in iron-rich media, an environment which is generally unfavorable to probiotic organisms, is described.
US10080764B2
Topical minocycline compositions with reduced fluorescence are provided. In some instances, the compositions include an amount of a minocycline active agent associated with porous calcium particles. Also provided are methods of using the compositions, e.g., in the treatment of acne.
US10080763B2
The described invention provides a topical bioadhesive film-forming pharmaceutical composition formulated for application directly to skin or to a substrate. The composition includes a therapeutic amount of an active agent; and one or more excipients selected from the group consisting of a non-cellulosic polymer or copolymer, a film forming agent, a plasticizer, a permeation enhancer, an antioxidant, a preservative, a solubilizer, a phase transfer catalyst, a viscosity modifier, a vitamin, a mineral nutrient, a solvent, a colorant and a fragrance. It further provides a delivery system comprising the composition and a means for administering the composition. It also describes uses of the delivery system in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a skin condition, disease or disorder, and a method for treating a skin condition, disease or disorder with the composition. The composition is characterized by: controlled release. The formed film is characterized by: locally sustained levels of a minimum effective concentration (MEC) of the active agent between applications; its adherence and conformance to a surface of the skin; its pliability, its resistance to breaking under tension (tensile strength); maintained potency of the active agent; and removability of the film from the skin without a residue.
US10080760B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for providing sustained release of an active agent through the skin of a subject, wherein a pharmaceutical percutaneous composition comprises at least one fatty acid ester and a therapeutically effective amount of active agent.
US10080759B2
A method of treating pruritus (itching) in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering the subject an active agent in a treatment effective amount, wherein the active agent is a superoxide dismuate (SOD) mimetic. The SOD mimetic can be a complex of a metal (e.g., manganese) and an organic ligand, with suitable organic ligands including porphyrins, polyamines, salens, nitroxides, and fullerenes. Compositions for carrying out such methods are also described.
US10080757B2
Compounds and salts thereof which are acyl-sulfonamides or certain carboxylic acids and which inhibit microbial growth or attenuate the virulence of pathogenic microorganisms and which inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM). Compounds of the invention include 2-aminothiazoles and triazolothiadiazines, particularly 3,6,7-substituted-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines, and 2-amino and salts thereof. Methods for inhibiting growth or attenuating virulence of microbial pathogens including mycobacterium, for example, M. tuberculosis and M. smegmatis and Klebsiella, for example, Klebsiella pneumoniae. Methods for inhibiting eukaryotic human and animal pathogens, and fungi and nematodes in particular. Methods for treatment of infections by prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens employing compounds of the invention.
US10080754B2
The specification describes the use of selected DPP IV inhibitors for the treatment of physiological functional disorders and for reducing the risk of the occurrence of such functional disorders in at-risk patient groups. In addition, the use of the above-mentioned DPP IV inhibitors in conjunction with other active substances is described, by means of which improved treatment outcomes can be achieved. These applications may be used to prepare corresponding medicaments.
US10080751B2
Therapeutic methods, kits, dosing regimens and uses of a medicament comprising iclaprim are provided, for example, for the treatment of bacterial infection. The administration of iclaprim in a fixed amount can achieve a Cmax(ss) below about 800 ng/mL, a T>MIC of between about 30% to about 95% and a ratio of AUC/MIC of about 20 to about 85, and the bacterial infection can be treated. The fixed amount can be about 70 mg to about 100 mg. The bacterial infection treated may be caused, or related to, drug-resistant bacteria including S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S. aureus, K. pneumoniae and M. catarrhalis. The bacterial infection may manifest as a skin and skin structure infection, pneumonia, asthma, emphysema and/or other adverse pulmonary conditions.
US10080749B2
The present invention is directed to methods of treating tuberculosis by providing a pharmaceutically effective amount of a combination of drug compounds.
US10080746B2
The present invention relates to a donepezil derivative of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R in the formula is as disclosed herein; and a method for preparation thereof; and a composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also relates to use of a compound of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in preparing a medicament for treating a disease resulted from an abnormality in acetylcholinesterase activity.
US10080745B2
Described herein are assays for identifying piericidins and piericidin compositions.
US10080742B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to treat or prevent a disease or disorder mediated as FXR modulators. Specifically, the present invention relates to isoxazole derivatives useful as agonists for FXR, and methods for their preparation and use.
US10080737B2
Polymer conjugates characterized in that the backbone of the polymer is an anionic polymer and hydrophobic moieties are covalently attached to the polymer backbone are useful for preparing drug encapsulated polymer hydrotropes and compositions. Such materials are useful in methods for delivering the drug into cells, and for the treatment and alleviation of diseases and disorders such as cancer.
US10080736B2
The present invention relates to cannabinoid compositions. These compositions can be encapsulated (e.g., microencapsulated). In particular, these compositions can be administered to a subject, such as through oral consumption or topical treatment.
US10080728B2
The invention relates to medicine, namely, to the solutions used for hemostasis. The hemostatic agent, which represents a polyammonia methanediamine chloride of the general formula where: n=1-20, m=1-10, at that n×m≥8. The hemostatic agent may be applied in the form of a 0.01-10% aqueous solution. An aqueous solution of the preparation can be used for impregnation of materials used for bleeding arrest, suture material, bandaging material. The hemostatic agent may be used in the composition of a retraction cord, adhesive pastes, vaginal and rectal suppositories, creams, gels, as well as used with microchips that provide slow release of the preparation. The preparation can also be used in eye drops, eye ointments, and lubricants applied to the surface of the catheter. The drug can be used in endodontic treatment, may be injected into a polymer sealer for root canal obturation, as well as locally—by means of electrophoresis. The hemostatic agent may be used in conjunction with a gel based on aluminum sulphate or silver solution, and also with a polysaccharide haemostatic system. An efficient haemostatic preparation ensuring a significant analgetic effect is developed.
US10080727B2
This disclosure relates to methods administering various compounds in conjunction with dextromethorphan to a human being. Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to dextromethorphan or dextrorphan and bupropion, hydroxybupropion, erythrohydroxybupropion, threohydroxybupropion, or a metabolite or prodrug of any of these compounds are also disclosed.
US10080715B1
The invention relates to a process for preparing polysaccharide-based microparticles with improved mechanical properties and hydrolytic stability. The spherical particles are useful as exfoliating agents in cosmetic formulations, in replacement of the newly banned plastic microbeads. The method comprises the preparation of hydrogel particles, drying of the particles, and a solid-state reaction that results in the covalent stabilization of the material. The invention also encompasses microparticles made using the method.
US10080713B2
The invention provides surface-treated spherical calcium carbonate particles for use in cosmetics which comprise spherical calcium carbonate particles having a volume mean diameter in a range of 0.5 to 20 μm, and having on their surfaces a hydrous silica coating, and further a silicone oil coating on the hydrous silica coating. The surface-treated spherical calcium carbonate particles for use in cosmetics are obtained by forming a hydrous silica coating on the surfaces of spherical calcium carbonate particles, and then by forming a silicone oil coating on the surfaces of the hydrous silica coating of the particles.
US10080709B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing solid round emulsion beads by dropping liquid emulsion into a cryogenic freezing refrigerant. The obtained solid round emulsion beads can be stored and used at a low temperature. The solid round emulsion beads can be coated with a solution containing a composition which is solid at room temperature or which can form gel. The emulsion beads can be prepared by using liquid emulsion containing additional composition, which is solid at room temperature or can form gel, in the water phase of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion or the oil phase of oil-in-water (W/O) emulsion. The emulsion beads prepared by the present invention can maintain its shape without swelling and/or damage but with stability and does not give any grainy feeling when the liquid emulsion was applied on the skin.
US10080707B2
A pacifier assembly including a compressible pacifier, a cover, a clip and a strap. The compressible pacifier has a nipple with a radial base which is secured between a ring and a handle. The cover is adapted to be secured to the compressible pacifier while the clip is adapted to be fastened to a general object. The strap is attached to the clip at a first end and the compressible pacifier at a second end.
US10080703B2
An assembly having an adaptor for coupling with a medical container having a septum. The adaptor includes a gripping member for securing the adaptor to the medical container; a pierceable elastomeric piece which, in an inactive state of the adaptor, does not contact the septum outer surface with pressure, and, in an active state of the adaptor, contacts the septum outer surface with pressure; a blister comprising a shell and a removable closing membrane forming a housing receiving the adaptor; a retaining system having a first retaining portion on the adaptor and a second retaining portion on the shell, the first retaining portion adapted, in a locked position of the retaining system, to cooperate with the second retaining portion, when the adaptor is not in the active state; and an unlocking portion adapted to transition the retaining system to an unlocked position, when the adaptor is in the active state.
US10080701B1
A walker is disclosed providing motorized height adjustment and having U-shaped lower and upper frames, each with left and right members. Both the left and right lower and upper member front ends mutually connect. Both frames are horizontally oriented, with the upper frame generally above the lower frame, which includes wheels. Generally vertical left and right double scissor mechanisms interposed between the upper and lower members maintain the alignment of the upper and lower frames. At least one powered, user-controllable linear actuator with a pneumatic lift spring and position memory raises and lowers the upper frame. The upper frame has three positions: the raised position, ready for a person to use; the lowered position, ready for a person to sit or stand, and collapsed position for storage and transportation. A width adjustment mechanism spreads or contracts the rear ends of the members to best fit any size person.
US10080691B2
In one aspect, an absorbent product includes a package and at least n absorbent articles contained in the package (n is greater than 10). Each of the absorbent articles has a body contacting surface and a garment contacting surface. Each of the absorbent articles includes a component material disposed between the body contacting surface and the garment contacting surface. The component material has a printed graphic which is seen through either the body contacting or garment contacting surfaces. The n graphics of the n absorbent articles are different from each other, and preferably have a predetermined association. In another aspect, a method is directed to printing a graphic on a sheet material which will become a component material for the absorbent articles. In another aspect, a method is directed to producing the absorbent product including the package and the n absorbent articles contained in the package.
US10080687B2
A structure for use in repairing a defect in a substrate is provided. The structure includes a first layer and a second layer coupled to the first layer using a first coupling process. The first layer is formed by a plurality of polymeric fibers, and the second layer has a plurality of densities formed by a plurality of polymeric fibers. The first and second layers of the structure are configured to separate after at least one of a predetermined time and an environmental condition.
US10080681B2
A design for dynamically adjusting parameters applied to a surgical instrument, such as an ocular surgical instrument, is presented. The method includes detecting surgical events from image data collected by a surgical microscope focused on an ocular surgical procedure, establishing a desired response for each detected surgical event, delivering the desired response to the ocular surgical instrument as a set of software instructions, and altering the surgical procedure based on the desired response received as the set of software instructions.
US10080667B2
Systems and tools for inserting and securing an implant within the intervertebral space. An intervertebral disc implant with upper and lower bearing members with an articulation interface between the members for providing relative motion therebetween. The implant may be provided with various securing members for fixing the implant within the intervertebral space. A tool may be used to insert the implant, which includes a plurality of shiftable implant engaging members that are shiftable between non-engaging and engaging configurations to alternatively release or hold the implant.
US10080666B2
An expandable spinal implant configured for positioning within the intervertebral space between adjacent vertebral bodies is disclosed. The spinal implant includes a first body, a second body, a ratchet, and a locking mechanism. The first and second bodies are pivotably affixed to each other on respective first ends thereof and are capable of movement relative to each other in a medial-lateral direction with respect to the adjacent vertebral bodies. The ratchet is pivotably supported within a slot defined in the first body and is capable of engaging the second body thereby permitting movement of the first and second body relative to each other in a first direction, but not in a second direction that is different than the first direction. A method of performing spinal surgery is also disclosed.
US10080661B2
An osteoimplant composite comprising a plurality of particles of an inorganic material, a bone substitute material, a bone-derived material, or any combination thereof; and a polymer material with which the particles are combined. The composite is either naturally moldable or flowable, or it can be made moldable or settable. After implantation, the composite may be set to provide mechanical strength to the implant. The inventive composite have the advantage of being able to fill irregularly shape implantation site while at the same time being settable to provide the mechanical strength required for most orthopedic applications. The invention also provides methods of using and preparing the moldable and flowable composites.
US10080655B2
A stentless support structure capable of being at least partly assembled in situ. The support structure comprises a braided tube that is very flexible and, when elongated, becomes very long and very small in diameter, thereby being capable of placement within a small diameter catheter. The support structure is preferably constructed of one or more thin strands of a super-elastic or shape memory material such as Nitinol. When released from the catheter, the support structure folds itself into a longitudinally compact configuration. The support structure thus gains significant strength as the number of folds increase. This radial strength obviates the need for a support stent. The support structure may include attachment points for a prosthetic valve.
US10080653B2
A prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and having a support frame configured to be reshaped into an expanded form in order to receive and/or support an expandable prosthetic heart valve therein is disclosed, together with methods of using same. Interlocking members or flexible loops are included to limit expansion of the valve to one or two valve sizes, for example, with a 2-mm gap between each valve size. The valve may include an internal structural band with overlapped free ends having structure for limiting expansion, or external loops of suture may be added to the fabric covering which limits expansion.
US10080650B2
A method of treating pericardial tissue that includes contacting at least a portion of a pericardial sac with a chemical while the pericardial sac is tensioned by an application of fluid pressure to an inside face of the pericardial sac.
US10080647B2
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for securing soft tissue to a rigid material such as bone. A tissue anchoring device is described that comprises an anchor body and a spreader such that tissue may be captured or compressed between outside surfaces on the anchor and inside surfaces of a bone tunnel to secure the tissue within the tunnel. An anchoring device is described that comprises an anchor body having compressible tabs with teeth, and a spreader that forces the compressible tabs into an expanded state when inserted into anchor body, facilitating engagement between bone and the teeth of the compressible tabs. Also described is an inserter tool that can be used to insert the anchor into bone and move the spreader within the anchor to expand the anchor and capture the tissue between the anchor and the bone. Methods are described that enable use of the bone anchoring device to secure a tissue graft into the tibial and femoral bones during anterior cruciate ligament (“ACL”) reconstruction.
US10080643B2
A vascular graft incorporating a stent into a portion of its length. While various materials may be used for the vascular graft, the graft is preferably an ePTFE graft. The stent is preferably a self-expanding stent, although it may alternatively be a balloon expandable stent. The vascular graft preferably has a continuous inner tubular liner that extends between the opposing ends of the graft and provides a continuous luminal surface for blood contact that is uninterrupted by seams or joints. The length portion of the graft that does not include the stent has a greater wall thickness than does the portion including the stent.
US10080642B2
A stent for treating a physical anomaly. The stent includes a skeletal support structure for expanding in the physical anomaly and a shape memory material coupled to the skeletal support structure.
US10080636B2
The invention relates to a method for measuring a dental situation comprising a plurality of implants and/or preparations for inserting dental restorations. Using a first measuring method, a first region of the dental situation is initially recorded while first measurement data are generated. The first region is selected to comprise at least two implants and/or preparations. Subsequently, object regions surrounding the implants and/or the preparations are established, and, while using a second measuring method, the established object regions are detected, and second measurement data are generated. The second measuring method is more precise than the first measuring method.
US10080634B2
A dental curing light for curing a light-cure synthetic composite material used in dentistry is described. The dental curing light includes a hand-held curing light instrument having a curing light source, and a light conducting tip detachably mounted to the hand-held curing light instrument. The light conducting tip has an input end, removably engaged to the hand-held curing light instrument and receiving light from the curing light source, and a remote output end, emitting the curing light therefrom. The light conducting tip has a flexible tubular body extending between the input and output ends, and includes at least a light conducting inner core and a radially outer metallic body surrounding the light conducting inner core. The light conducting inner core forms a flexible optical waveguide. The outer metallic body is flexible and plastically deformable such that the outer metallic body, and therefore the light conducting tip, retains a given curved shape until repositioned by a user.
US10080631B2
A dental pipette. The dental pipette includes a container having a chamber configured to receive and retain fluids therein. A nozzle positioned at one end of the container is in fluid communication with the chamber via a conduit. A plurality of apertures disposed on the nozzle enable fluids within the chamber to be dispensed from the nozzle. A plurality of bristles extend radially outwardly from the nozzle and taper in length from one end of the nozzle to a second end of the nozzle forming a cone-like construction. The apertures and bristles are positioned at intervals and assist with the cleaning of teeth, gums, and the like. A hollow, beveled tip disposed at one end of the nozzle facilitates easy insertion under the gum line and in between teeth. Usage of the dental pipette provides protection from gum infection, bone loss, and tooth loss.
US10080615B2
Devices and methods for temporarily affixing a surgical apparatus to a bony structure. The temporary mount includes a base member having a top face configured to be impacted by an insertion device and a plurality of elongated prongs extending downwardly from the base member and configured to engage a bony structure. The prongs are separated a distance from one another, and the prongs are configured to move inwardly toward one another when driven downward into the bony structure.
US10080611B2
A skin treatment device comprising a light source providing a light beam for optically treating skin, a wheel with a wheel surface for reflecting the light beam towards the skin, driving means for rotating the wheel and changing an angular position of the wheel, where different angular positions of the wheel correspond to different directions of reflection for the light beam, an angular position detector for detecting the angular position of the wheel, storage means for storing predefined skin-treatment patterns, a relation between the different angular positions of the wheel; and different reflection directions of the light beam, a control circuit coupled to the light source. The light source being controlled in dependence on the detected angular position such that, for each revolution of the wheel, the light beam is controlled to only illuminate the wheel surface in selected angular positions of the wheel to realize a predefined skin-treatment pattern.
US10080603B2
An electrosurgical system includes an energy applicator adapted to direct energy to tissue, an electrosurgical power generating source, and a surface-contact detection device. The surface-contact detection device is operably associated with the energy applicator. The surface-contact detection device is communicatively-coupled to the electrosurgical power generating source. The surface-contact detection device includes at least one optical transmitter to generate optical signals, a lens member configured to reflect optical signals generated by the optical transmitter when the lens member is disposed in contact with tissue, and at least one optical receiver to receive optical signals reflected by the lens member. The electrosurgical power generating source is adapted to transmit energy to the energy applicator when it is determined that the lens member is disposed in contact with tissue.
US10080601B2
In a multi-electrode ablation system, method, and controller, a power supply is configured to be coupled to a plurality of electrodes, and a controller is coupled to the power supply. The controller is configured to couple an output voltage of the power supply to the plurality of electrodes, and for each electrode of the plurality of electrodes, measure a temperature associated with the electrode, and determine a thermal gain of each electrode of the plurality of electrodes.
US10080591B2
A resilient core is positioned between bony projections which are offset from a principal load bearing region of a spinal joint. Shaped projections extend from the core, and engage the bony projections by conforming to anatomical landmarks, and may be fastened to the bony projections. During flexion of the joint, the core absorbs some of the force of compression, and limits an extent to which the joint may compress. If the shaped projections are connected to the bony projections, extension of the joint is inhibited by the projections and the core, limiting the extent to which the joint may be distracted. In this manner, healing is fostered, and a weakened or damaged joint is protected from excessive movement.
US10080585B2
An external fixation frame for correcting a bone deformity includes a first fixation ring and a second fixation ring. A posterior adjustable length strut couples a posterior portion of the first fixation ring to a posterior portion of the second fixation ring and has universal joint. Medial and lateral adjustable length struts couple medial and lateral portions of the first fixation ring to medial and lateral portions of the second fixation ring respectively, each of the medial and lateral adjustable length struts including a constrained hinge joint. The fixation frame also includes a half ring coupled to the second fixation ring.
US10080572B2
Devices and methods for removing a spinal disc are provided herein. Discectomy instruments are disclosed that can remove a spinal disc in a single-pass, i.e., without repeatedly inserting and removing the instrument from a patient. In an exemplary embodiment, the discectomy instrument includes a distal housing, at least one cutting blade, and a handle. When the distal housing is positioned adjacent to a spinal disc, a handle can be actuated to advance the cutting blade along a substantially arc-shaped path through the disc. In certain aspects, the path of the blade can correspond to the anatomy of the disc and to the approach used to access the spine. A second cutting blade can be advanced through the disc and can intersect with the arc-shaped path, forming a complete cut. The cut disc can be received in the distal housing and removed from the patient.
US10080567B2
An implant for use in orthognathic surgery of a mandible may include a longitudinal plate member and a plurality of pre-configured guides coupled to the plate member. The longitudinal plate member is pre-bent to correspond to the post-operative shape of the mandible; and the guides are pre-configured to align the plate member with the mandible when the implant is positioned against the mandible after the mandible has been separated.
US10080560B2
Retractor systems and methods for retracting body tissue during surgery. The retractor system includes a rail having two opposed widened rail portions separated by a narrowed portion, each widened portion engageable by a separate clamp. The clamps are configured to support the rail to a fixed surface, or to support a surgical device. Each clamp may independently be positioned or slid along the rail to a desired location without interference with a clamp on an opposing widened rail portion. A device clamp is formed of spherical mating portions which enable alignment of a surgical device along six degrees of freedom, and tightenable by securing a single fastener. A retractor blade mount enables an angular and tilting disposition of a retractor blade, as well as remote manipulation of the retractor blade.
US10080556B2
A retractor has a rigid piercing tube and an expansion body. The expansion body has an introduction tube which is received within the piercing tube, a movable wire which is received within the introduction tube, and stationary wires which are arranged around the movable wire. The proximal end of each of the stationary wires is affixed to the distal end of the introduction tube. The distal end of each of the stationary wires is joined to the distal end of the movable wire. The respective proximal ends of the piercing tube, the introduction tube, and the movable wire are respectively joined to first, second, and third grip sections.
US10080549B2
An apparatus for performing a nerve block procedure, the apparatus being composed of an echogenic needle or an echogenic soft tissue tunneling device and an echogenic catheter configured for controlled delivery of a medication. The apparatus may further include a sheath such that at least one of the needle or tunneling device and sheath is echogenic. The present invention also encompasses a system for performing a nerve block procedure, the system includes introducing an echogenic needle in the general area of a nerve bundle, positioning the echogenic needle adjacent the nerve bundle utilizing sonic imaging techniques, introducing an echogenic catheter configured for controlled delivery of a fluid through the echogenic needle, withdrawing the echogenic needle, positioning the echogenic catheter adjacent the nerve bundle utilizing sonic imaging techniques, and delivering fluid to the nerve bundle through the echogenic catheter.
US10080548B2
Ultrasonic imaging method includes sequentially emitting by each transducer group of respective regions, into which transducers are divided, focused ultrasonic pulses to a focal point of an object; sequentially acquiring, by each transducer group, ultrasonic echo signals from the focal point based on the emitted ultrasonic pulses; calculating a normal vector of a surface of the object using emission directions of the focused ultrasonic pulses and intensities of the ultrasonic echo signals in correspondence to the focused ultrasonic pulses emitted by three of the transducer groups; calculating an attenuation rate of the ultrasonic echo signals using the normal vector and the emission directions of the focused ultrasonic pulses emitted by the three of the transducer groups, and correcting the ultrasonic echo signals based on the attenuation rate; beamforming the ultrasonic echo signals, an attenuation of which has been corrected, into ultrasonic image signals to be output as an ultrasonic image.
US10080528B2
This document describes optical central venous pressure measurement. To determine the central venous pressure (CVP) of a person optically, video of a right side of the person's neck is captured. By way of example, a medical professional records a video of the right side of the person's neck using a smartphone. The right side of the person's neck is captured because it is where the person's external and internal jugular veins are located and pulsatile motions that are usable to measure CVP occur in those veins. The video is then processed according to video motion amplification techniques to generate a reconstructed video of the right side of the person's neck. In the reconstructed video, the pulsatile motion of the person's venous system that occurs at the right side of their neck is visually amplified. Using the reconstructed video, measurements are made of a distance between a peak of the visually-amplified pulsatile motion and an anatomical feature of the person. The measured distance between the peak of the visually-amplified pulsatile motion and the anatomical feature is used to determine CVP of the person. These techniques enable CVP to be determined without relying on estimates made by medical professionals.
US10080526B2
A biosensor includes a microfluidics layer, a transduction layer and a transceiver layer. The transduction layer further includes a functionalized layer that reacts with a biomarker, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes adjacent the functionalized layer. The conductivity of the carbon nanotubes changes in response to a biomarker reacting with at least a portion of the functionalized layer. The functionalized layer can include dendrimers, such as a tadpole dendrimer scaffolding that includes a plurality of sites for receiving receptors for biomarkers.
US10080517B2
A method of assembling a lancet housing assembly comprising multiple lancets for use in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient is disclosed. The method includes forming a plurality of lancet structures in a lancet sheet. The lancet sheet has a removable ledge for releasing the lancet structures. The removable ledge of the lancet sheet is flexed for releasing the lancet structures from the removable ledge.
US10080514B2
A system including a sensor and a transceiver and configured to determine a concentration of an analyte in a medium of a living animal. The sensor may include first and second signal photodetectors and first and second reference photodetectors, which may each be covered by an associate filter. The first photodetector may receive light emitted from first and second grafts, respectively. The grafts may receive excitation light from one or more light sources. The transceiver may receive signals from the photodetectors of the sensor and may determine the analyte concentration based on the received signals.
US10080511B1
A bi-directional oxygenation apparatus for a patient includes a mouthpiece including an intraoral portion for placement in the patient's mouth and defining a center orifice, the mouthpiece including an external portion coupled to the intraoral portion and in fluid communication with the center orifice. A valve port includes a continuous side wall operatively coupled to the external portion of the mouthpiece and defining an interior area in fluid communication with the center orifice, the valve port selectively moved toward or away from the external portion when air is inhaled or exhaled through the center orifice, respectively. A one-way positive-end expiratory pressure (“PEEP”) valve is situated in the interior area of the valve port and configured to resist air exhaled by the patient through the center orifice.
US10080509B2
A system for assisting in a surgical process, comprising: (a) a surgical device taken from a group consisting of a surgical tool and a surgical implant; (b) a positional sensor carried by the surgical device, the positional sensor including a wireless transmitter and associated circuitry for transmitting sensor data from the transmitter; and (c) a computer system including a wireless receiver and signal conditioning circuitry and hardware for converting sensor data received by the wireless receiver into at least one of (i) audio feedback of positional information for the surgical device and (ii) visual feedback of positional information for the surgical device.
US10080508B2
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform control to display a matrix representing inter-regional connectivity between a plurality of regions in a brain. The processing circuitry is configured to perform, based on an attention degree set to each of the regions, control to selectively display part of a plurality of regions arranged along a first axis of the matrix.
US10080503B2
A watch or other type of portable electronic console that employs a number of different functions in order to improve its usability. The watch may, for example, allow a user to connect the watch to one or more remote electronic devices, such as an electronic performance sensor or MP3 player. The watch then displays information related to the connected electronic devices. Still further, the watch may allow a user to control the operation of one or more connected remote electronic devices. Thus, if the watch is connected to a remote speed/distance monitor employing a calibration variable, then the watch may allow the user to adjust the calibration variable.
US10080499B2
A medical system includes at least two sensing modules that each generate an optical signal that changes as a function of a physiological parameter of a patient. The sensing modules may be coupled to a common light source and a common receiver via an optically transmissive member. At least a first sensing module that is closest to the light source along a length of the optically transmissive member may include a waveguide to split the light emitted by the light source. A first portion of the light may be directed toward the first sensing module and a second portion of the light may be directed toward a second sensing module that is placed downstream of the first sensing module in a direction substantially along the direction of light flow through the optically transmissive member and away from the light source.
US10080498B1
A capnography device including a suitable sensor to measure carbon dioxide concentration for a target patient/user is provided. Such a device utilizes at least one microprocessor (MCU) to govern overall activation and communication between the capnograph and ultimately a data center. Such a component is provided with at least one RFID tag in order to charge device and transfer data via inductive coupling and to use as device ID for data routing purposes. The MCU may thus provide pre-programmed information to determine alert levels for a target patient/user, with the utilization, additionally of a data recordation device to capture all sensor results for such a target patient/user as well. If an alert occurs, the MCU transfers of all subsequent information from the sensors to the data center. Thus, the inventive device and system provides a real-time, reliable, wireless surveillance and notification platform that has been lacking in the industry.
US10080497B2
A method for manufacturing a device for monitoring at least one body function of a user comprising providing an evaluation unit, providing a sensor unit, aligning a connector portion of the sensor unit next to an electric contact pad of the evaluation unit such that the connector portion faces the electric contact pad, providing at least one anisotropic conductive adhesive between the electric contact pad and the connector portion, and bonding the evaluation unit substrate and the connector substrate together, wherein the electric contact pad and the connector portion are pressed together, and wherein an electric connection of the electric contact pad and the connector portion is created via the anisotropic conductive adhesive.
US10080492B2
A method and system for compensating for motion artefacts in Optical Coherence Tomography is provided. A B-scan set includes a plurality of B-scan images acquired at least a position corresponding to a target position of a fundus of an eye. The plurality of B-scans within the B-scan set are aligned using a first alignment process and a second alignment process, where the second alignment process is performed on the B-scan images within the B-scan set aligned by the first alignment process. The first alignment process aligns the B-scan images within the B-scan set at a first resolution in at least an axial direction, and the second alignment process aligns the B-scan images within the B-scan set aligned in the first alignment process at a second resolution having a higher resolution than the first resolution in at least the axial direction.
US10080490B2
The present invention discloses a flexible-wire traction-type capsule endoscope and a manufacture method thereof, which mainly includes a capsule endoscope housed in a pockety body and leads out a flexible wire for traction. The manufacture method of the flexible-wire traction-type capsule endoscope includes steps of mold integrating, film coating, adhering, shaping, assembling, sealing and wire fixing. According to the present invention, a finished product of the flexible-wire traction-type capsule endoscope is prepared by assembling a conventional capsule endoscope with a processed pockety body, and finally sealing and fixing. The manufacturing technique of the product is simple and easy, raw materials used are natural without pollution and are cheap, and the processing procedure is easy to be automatized, i.e., the productivity is easy to improve; from the aspect of application, the flexible-wire traction-type capsule endoscope has a small structure volume, is easy to swallow, and causes small negative reactions to patients.
US10080475B2
Systems and indicators of cleaning effectiveness are provided for deployment in an environment where samples of different vacuum cleaners are displayed for consideration by potential purchasers or renters of such vacuum cleaners to facilitate comparisons of cleaning effectiveness between or among the different vacuum cleaners.
US10080473B2
A hand vacuum cleaner has a cleaner body and a post-motor filter is positioned in the air flow passage downstream from and aligned with the suction motor and, the post-motor filter and the cleaner body are separable.
US10080471B2
A vacuum cleaner with a vacuum unit and a wand assembly. The vacuum unit has a vacuum unit inlet. The wand assembly has a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The rigid portion has proximal and distal wand ends, and is reconfigurable between a condition in which the proximal wand end is rigidly connected to the vacuum unit inlet, and a condition in which the proximal wand end is movable relative to the vacuum unit inlet. The flexible portion has a proximal hose end to connect to the vacuum unit inlet, a distal hose end configured to fit inside the rigid portion, and a flexible hose between the hose ends. The hose is movable between a condition in which the hose is entirely inside the rigid portion, and a condition in which at least a portion of the hose adjacent the proximal hose end extends outside the rigid portion.
US10080463B2
A food processing tool is provided with a base forming an operative surface disposed above a work surface. A first blade is disposed adjacent and generally parallel to the operative surface. A main body has a sidewall forming a chamber with front and rear openings. A rotatable rod extends into the chamber, and an external handle rotates the rod. A pusher element is attached to the rod and includes a set of pins extending from its lower surface to engage a food item. A second blade may be mounted in a slot adjacent the work surface and have a plurality of cutting points extending upwardly from a central spine, generally perpendicular to the first blade. A cover is removably attachable to the operative surface to cover the blades. A top face of the cover has a pin receiving structure to assist in removing the pusher from the rod.
US10080460B2
A roasted plant extraction apparatus is provided which is capable of selectively reducing excessive bitterness in an extract liquid obtained by water extraction from a roasted plant raw material while preserving desirable flavor ingredients and body. A beverage extraction apparatus includes a granule containing part adapted to contain granules for extraction of a beverage, a pouring device for pouring an extraction solvent into the granule containing part from a first direction, and a collecting device for collecting an extract liquid extracted by means of the extraction solvent. The granule containing part comprises a detachable restraining member for placing the granules in a substantially sealed state. The beverage extraction apparatus further comprises a rotary mechanism for rotating the granule containing part.
US10080442B2
The invention relates to a sleep support system and the control method thereof. People may come across such emergencies as insomnia for some reason when going to sleep or apnea during sleep for some reason. The invention comprises a bedding, a processor, a sleep aid mechanism, a data acquisition mechanism and a wake-up mechanism, wherein the data acquisition mechanism comprises a data converter, a vibration sensor assembly and a snore sensor which are connected to the data converter; the processor receives signals of the vibration sensor assembly through the data converter and controls the sleep aid mechanism; and the processor receives signals of the snore sensor through the data converter and controls the wake-up mechanism. By installing the sleep support system in a bedroom, intervention or emergency treatment measures can be taken timely through real-time monitoring of the data of various physical signs of the user and identification of the sleep state of the user when abnormity is detected, to ensure that the user can have high quality sleep, effectively prevent the occurrence of accidents of the user during sleep, and ensure good sleep quality of the user.
US10080435B2
A guide device for guiding a furniture part movable relative to a furniture body comprises: a guide unit including a body rail fixable to the furniture body; a sliding rail connectable to the movable furniture part and displaceably mounted relative to the body rail via a rail guide movable in a sliding direction, wherein the rail guide is mounted displaceably relative to the body rail and the one sliding rail and, when withdrawn to an open position, abuts against stops on the body rail and sliding rail; and a damper to damp the impact of the rail guide on at least one of the stops. The rail guide comprises at least two guide sections arranged behind one another in the sliding direction. The guide sections are connected to one another by a damping section that is flexible in the sliding direction and equipped with the damper.
US10080429B2
A tension-compression base structure including tension elements (such as flexible cables or ropes) and compression elements (such as rigid legs) is provided with a slidably adjustable path for the tension elements around or within the compression elements, thereby enabling a degree of adaptability to support surfaces that may not be ideally flat, such as on outdoor terrain. Such a tension-compression base may be used to support a platform, a stool, or an item of equipment that may be desirably held in a preferred orientation irrespective of terrain irregularities, and as furniture may be configured to rock with a user's body as a form of active seating.
US10080424B2
A towel arrest device includes a body and two lips opposed from each other and formed integrally to the body. The lips each have a top, a bottom, and an inflection point therebetween. The lips are parallel, spaced apart, and define a slit between the inflection point and the bottom. The lips further converge toward the slit between the tops and the inflection points. The body biases the lips toward each other in response to expansion of the slit. When an item, such as a towel, is thus introduced into the slit, the slit expands to accommodate the towel but the lips exert an inward bias to cinch the towel and secure it in the device.
US10080420B2
Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a modular backpack. The modular backpack may be comprised of reusable, highly configurable, and durable materials. The modular backpack may include a plurality of replaceable layers, including a skeleton, an inner liner, and an outer skin, wherein the skeleton, inner liner, and outer skin are detachable and replaceable.
US10080419B2
An assembly for adjusting the position of a load for a backpack has a supporting member (3), an actuating means (35), and a plurality of elongate flexible movable members (7). Each of the elongate flexible movable members are attached to a load carrying portion (1) at one end, and attached to the actuating means at the second end. The load carrying portion is movable between: a retracted position, in which the load carrying portion abuts the supporting member, when the actuating means is moved into a first position; and an extended position, in which a user can freely move the load carrying portion relative to the supporting member, when the actuating means is moved into a second position.
US10080406B2
A bracelet having an adjustable clasp portion. The bracelet includes a clasp portion defining a first end, a hook portion having a hook defining a second end, and a band portion between the clasp portion and the hook portion. The clasp portion has raised structures separated by openings and is curved to follow a curvature of the band portion. Each of the raised structures extends laterally relative to the band portion and protrudes beyond an outer surface of the band portion to be engaged by the hook.
US10080405B2
A double-layered watertight zipper improves the watertight effect of the conventional zipper. The watertight zipper includes first and second stringer tapes. Each stringer tape includes a tape, a first leakproof layer, a plurality of scoops and a second leakproof layer. The first leakproof layer and the tape construct a waterproof tape. The first leakproof layer includes an inner face forming a first abutting face. The scoops are arranged on the waterproof tape. The second leakproof layer is arranged on the scoops and connected to the first leakproof layer. The second leakproof layer includes an inner face forming a second abutting face. When the scoops of the first and second stringer tapes are engaged with each other, the first abutting faces of the first and second stringer tapes abut with each other, and the second abutting faces of the first and second stringer tapes abut with each other.
US10080395B2
A waistband for an article of apparel includes a base layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes an inner surface, an outer surface, and an upper edge. The waistband also includes a mounting layer that is resiliently elastic and that includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is layered over and attached to the inner surface, the outer surface, and the upper edge of the base layer. The waistband also includes flocking that is mounted on the second surface of the mounting layer. The flocking is disposed on the waistband to face a wearer of the article of apparel.
US10080392B2
A hand wrap includes a knuckle cover sheet, and an elongate wrap body that is adapted to be wrapped around a hand and a wrist of a user. An attachment strap connects the knuckle cover sheet with a proximal end of the elongate wrap body. A fastening mechanism fastens a distal end of the elongate wrap body to itself to secure the hand wrap in place around the hand and wrist of the user while in use. The invention further includes a method of use of the hand wrap to wrap the hand and the wrist of the user.
US10080383B2
A tobacco material and a process for the treatment of tobacco are provided. The process comprises securing the tobacco within a moisture-retaining material and exposing the tobacco material to an ambient processing temperature of at least about 45° C., with the tobacco having a packing density of at least 200 kg/m3 on a dry matter weight base at the start of the process and a moisture content of between about 10% and 23%. The TSNA content of the tobacco material is maintained at a relatively constant level during the process.
US10080382B2
Shown herein is a vessel having a rigid cylinder having an inside surface, an outside surface, a middle area, a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is open. A frictional surface is located on the inside surface of the cylinder and in the middle area of the cylinder, and is capable of engaging with produce placed inside the cylinder. A first mounting surface extends from the first end of the cylinder and a first cap is removable and configured to couple with the first mounting surface on the first end. The outside surface of the cylinder is configured to engage with a hand of a user. When the produce is placed inside the cylinder and the user shakes the vessel, the produce engages the frictional surface to remove an outer surface of the produce.
US10080381B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing hot pepper paste (gochujang in Korean) by using a novel strain, and hot pepper paste prepared therefrom. More specifically, the hot pepper paste having a consistent quality and improved flavor and taste can be prepared by isolating and selecting Aspergillus oryzae having remarkable carbohydrate and protein degradation enzymatic activities from traditional meju (fermented soybeans) by using wheat flour or polished wheat as a substrate, and using the isolated and selected product for preparing the hot pepper paste.
US10080380B2
This invention relates to a process of preparing a concentrated liquid foodstuff comprising treating a sugar solution or a concentrate or an extract having a Brix of more than 20°, with carbohydrate oxidase and catalase without adjusting the pH before or during the treatment by addition of buffering substances or basic substances, to obtain a concentrated liquid foodstuff, wherein the final pH is lower than 3.
US10080378B2
The present disclosure provides highly digestible pet food compositions that, when ingested by an animal, result in reduced stool volume, weight, and odor, and methods of use employing those compositions.
US10080368B2
Compositions and methods are provided for benefiting plant growth. In particular aspects, the compositions contain a biologically pure culture of Bacillus sp. D747 strain (deposited as FERM BP-8234) and an insecticide in a formulation suitable for dissolution in a liquid fertilizer.
US10080363B2
A method for producing fibers with improved color and anti-microbial properties is described. One embodiment includes a method for generating a halogen stable antimicrobial synthetic fiber, the method comprising creating a mixture that includes a polymer, an anti-microbial agent, and a non-halogen pigment, and extruding the mixture to form an anti-microbial synthetic fiber.
US10080361B2
An animal call which generally includes a housing having a first portion rotatably combined with a second portion. An opening is formed in a wall of the housing between a mouthpiece and an outlet end. A reed is disposed within the opening and is adapted to vibrate in response to passing air. The reed is combined with the first housing portion. A helical member is formed inside the second housing portion. An adjustment member has a helical engagement member that engages the helical member. The adjustment member includes an adjustment arm in frictional engagement with the reed. The helical member acts as an auger to move the adjustment member along the length of the reed as the second housing portion is rotated relative to the first housing portion.
