US10288801B2
A display apparatus including a backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a back plate and a rubber frame located at a periphery of the back plate. The back plate has a protrusion facing towards the rubber frame. The rubber frame has a snap slot facing towards the back plate. The back plate and the rubber frame are connected to each other through meshing between the protrusion and the snap slot.
US10288800B1
An integrated multilayer structure including a substrate film having a first side and an opposing second side; electronics including at least one light source, provided upon the first side and a number of electrical conductors, at least electrically coupled to the at least one light source which is configured to emit light in selected one or more frequencies or wavelengths; an optically transmissive element including thermoplastic optically transmissive material having a first refractive index and produced onto the first side of the substrate film so as to at least partially embed the at least one light source therewithin; and optical cladding including material having a lower refractive index than the first refractive index and provided adjacent the optically transmissive element upon the first side of the substrate film.
US10288798B2
An illumination device includes a light source configured to emit, during operation, light with a prevalent direction of propagation different from a direction of an optical axis of the illumination device; and an optical coupler including a transparent material, the optical coupler having an input aperture, an exit aperture and a first side surface and a second side surface arranged between the input aperture and the exit aperture, the exit aperture being centered on the optical axis of the illumination device. The optical coupler receives the emitted light through the input aperture from the light source. Further, the first side surface and the second side surface redirect the received light via total internal reflection (TIR) to the exit aperture. Additionally, the redirected light is issued through the exit aperture.
US10288797B1
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for structural alignment features for light emitting diode arrays. In one embodiment, a device may include a light guide with a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a third surface perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface. The device may include a light emitting diode array with a first set of light emitting diodes arranged in a first row and a second set of light emitting diodes arranged in a second row. The first set of light emitting diodes may be optically and physically coupled to the first surface, and the second set of light emitting diodes may be optically coupled to the second surface.
US10288791B2
An expansion card with homogenized light outputs and light-homogenizing device thereof are disclosed. The expansion card includes a circuit board and a light-homogenizing device. The circuit board includes a light-emitting device disposed on a first side edge. The light-homogenizing device includes a light-guiding body, a light-diffusion element, and a light-turning element. The light-guiding body includes a light-input side and a light-output side opposite to each other, and the light-input side is adjacent to the first side edge. The light-diffusion element is disposed on the light-input side of the light-guiding body and opposite to the light-emitting device. The light-diffusion element and the light-out side are configured to diffuse the light beams entering into the light-guiding body from the light-emitting device and form a light-transmitting path. The light-turning element is disposed in the light-guiding body, located on the light-transmitting path and configured to turn the directions of portion of the light beams.
US10288774B2
An optical member is provided including a substrate, and a plurality of sub-regions two-dimensionally arranged on the substrate. Each of the sub-regions includes a plurality of unit lenses. The sub-regions and unit lenses are configured to spatially divide an incident light flux into a plurality of light fluxes according to the arrangement of the sub-regions while partially superimposing said divided light fluxes onto one another. Also, each of the sub-regions includes a plurality of the unit lenses arranged in a two-dimensional array, and each of the unit lenses has shape anisotropy.
US10288773B2
The present invention provides a layered body for organic electroluminescence which is excellent in the hardness, the transparency and the folding-durable performance.The present invention is a layered body for organic electroluminescence in which an optical layered body is laminated on one surface of an organic electroluminescence layer and which is not cracked or fractured when a test in which the entire area of the layered body for organic electroluminescence is folded 180 degrees at 20 mm intervals is repeated 100,000 times.
US10288772B2
An optical member includes a light-transmitting substrate having a surface including an optically effective area and an optically non-effective area, the optically effective area and the optically non-effective area being located adjacent relative to each other, the optically effective area and the optically non-effective area forming an angle of not less than 45 degrees and not more than 90 degrees on the border thereof. The optical member has a textured structure having an in-plane dimension of not greater than the use wavelength, the structure being formed continuously in a boundary area extending along the border of the optically effective area and the optically non-effective area, and a light-shielding film formed in a region including at least the boundary area of the optically non-effective area on the surface of the substrate.
US10288767B2
The present invention proposes a lightning forecast method, comprising: identifying a Targeted Weather of SDA carrier (TWLC) based on radar reflectivity data; forecasting a future TWLC state based on the identified TWLC; building or updating an SDA model based on SDA observation data and detected TWLC state-related data; and calculating the probability of producing SDA in the forecasted future TWLC according to the SDA model.
US10288760B2
Current supplied to electrical submersible pumps in wells is monitored, and signal processing based on wavelet analysis and phase diagram analysis is performed on the data obtained from monitoring. An incipient malfunction of the electrical submersible pump, such as one due to scale build-up in and around the pump, can be detected at an early stage.
US10288757B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus, method, and a system may operate to include an AEM sensor configured to generate an electromagnetic wave into a geologic formation. The AEM sensor is further configured to receive a reflected electromagnetic wave from the formation. The reflected electromagnetic wave is representative of a velocity of an acoustic wave traveling through the geologic formation.
US10288751B2
A technique includes receiving seismic data acquired by an array of seismic sensors during a towed marine survey of a subsurface and performing migration velocity analysis to determine a background velocity model of the subsurface based at least in part on particle motion derived from the seismic data.
US10288749B2
In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to receive photons at inner surfaces of an array of tubes forming a columnar structure, the tubes including a material with substantially high density, wherein longitudinal axes of the tubes are substantially parallel. Further activities include directing the photons within the columnar structure to a position-sensitive detector to measure the photons, wherein the position-sensitive detector is divided into an array of pixels, and wherein individual ones of the tubes in the array of tubes maintain a fixed mechanical arrangement with individual ones of the array of pixels, to provide collimation of the photons from a first end of the tubes to a second end of the tubes coupled to the position-sensitive detector. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described.
US10288742B2
An adaptive cascaded electronic protection processing system for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) threat mitigation is provided. The system includes a precorrelation characterization component configured to provide at least one parameter characterizing a plurality of received signals. A correlator is configured to provide a plurality of correlation results, each representing one of the plurality of received signals. A spatial weight contribution component is configured to determine an optimal set of digital beam-forming weights via an optimization process according to the at least one parameter. A postcorrelation characterization component is configured to determine at least one constraint on the optimization process according to the plurality of correlation results.
US10288738B1
Devices, systems, and methods for determining azimuth, elevation, or object position relative to a baseline using an integrated sighting device. The integrated sighting device includes a GPS receiver, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), an optical aperture, a microcomputer, and a handheld housing. The integrated sighting device, during transit from a reference position to a sighting position, determines a first angle between the sighting position and the reference position based on carrier phase input received during the transit. Orientation input is received from the IMU at the sighting position as the integrated sighting device is aimed and sighted along a line of sight to the reference position. The baseline is generated based on a second angle of the orientation input correlating with the first angle. The baseline is used as a reference for determining azimuth, elevation, or position of other objects or devices.
US10288726B2
A radar system including a narrowband radar receiver configured to receive pulsed radar return signals and a wideband receiver configured for receiving wideband signals. A noise data processor is configured to identify impulse noises by analyzing wideband signals received by the wideband receiver and a radar processor is configured to cancel the identified impulse noises from pulse signals received by the radar receiver. The wideband impulse noises utilized to cancel noise from the pulse signals corresponds to the same time period sweep of detection as that of the pulse signals.
US10288717B2
An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a communication module, a memory and at least one processor, which implements the method, including responsive to detecting a request to update additional data corresponding to detecting a present location, transmitting a request to update the additional data to at least one external electronic device in communicable range of the communication module, receiving the additional data in response to the transmitted request via the first module of the communication module, detecting a validity of the received additional data, and detecting the present location via the second module of the communication module based at least partially on the additional data if the additional data is detected to be available.
US10288708B2
A magnetic-resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry registers a predetermined protocol set that is selected from among multiple protocol sets preset in a storage unit as a protocol set that is to be executed in an examination of a subject. The processing circuitry accepts an instruction indicating whether to include a check protocol to check an influence of fat suppression in the examination. When the instruction is accepted, the processing circuitry incorporates the check protocol in the protocol set to be executed.
US10288688B2
Protection of an electrical generator includes determining a rotor and stator components using rotor and stator electrical signals, calculating a unbalance and/or differential component using the stator and rotor components, and determining a stator or rotor fault based on the unbalance and/or differential component. Further, the faulted phase and/or zone of a stator fault may be determined using the stator positive sequence voltage and negative sequence current.
US10288687B2
Method for testing a temperature-compensated, pressure-gradient-controlled pressure switch, which is pneumatically associated with a primary pressure chamber and comprises a secondary pressure chamber for temperature compensation, wherein, by using at least one temperature-control apparatus between the primary pressure chamber and the secondary pressure chamber, a temperature gradient is set which is sufficiently great to produce a pressure gradient between the primary pressure chamber and the secondary pressure chamber that corresponds at least to the triggering pressure gradient of the pressure switch.
US10288686B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit for monitoring a switch, including: a first detection part that detects a state of a first switch; a second detection part that detects a state of a second switch; a sub-voltage monitoring part that monitors whether the sub-voltage is within a predetermined range; a switch monitoring part that monitors a change in a state of the first switch and a change in a state of the second switch; a setting part that determines an invalid period, during which the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part regarding the change in the state of the second switch is invalidated; and a transmission part that transmits the monitoring result of the switch monitoring part and information on the invalid period.
US10288685B2
An apparatus that moves stimulus data and response data between a memory and a device under test (DUT) over a plurality of data transfer banks. In a first mode the data transfer banks output the stimulus data to the DUT as respective independent banks of serial stimulus data channels, and write the response data into the memory responsive to data provided as respective independent banks of channels of serial data from the DUT. In a second mode the data transfer banks output the stimulus data to the DUT as a single bank of combined serial stimulus data channels, and write the response data into the memory responsive to the data provided as a combined single bank of channels of serial data from the DUT.
US10288682B2
An electronic device having a functional portion and a test portion. The test portion includes a boundary scan register formed by a plurality of test cells arranged in the body according to a register sequence, where first test cells are configured to form a serial-to-parallel converter and second test cells are configured to form a parallel-to-serial converter. The test cells are each coupled to a respective data access pin of the device and to a respective input/output point of the functional part and have a first test input and a test output. The boundary scan register defines two test half-paths formed, respectively, by the first test cells and by the second test cells. The first test cells are directly coupled according to a first sub-sequence, and the second test cells are directly coupled according to a second sub-sequence.
US10288677B2
A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may include a latch comparison circuit configured for generating a latched address by latching a pattern signal inputted through an address, and generate a comparison signal by comparing a pattern signal inputted through the address and the latched address. The semiconductor device may include a failure flag generation circuit configured for generating a failure flag signal based on the comparison signal.
US10288673B2
A semiconductor device includes first and second contact parts that are disposed close to each other with an interval therebetween and form a screw hole (connection area) to which an external connection terminal is connected. The first contact part extends from a side of a case via a first linkage part that extends from the side, and the second contact part extends from the side via a second linkage part that extends from the side. The first and second linkage parts are disposed away from each other by at least a certain interval. In this way, the semiconductor device is allowed to have first and second semiconductor chips connected in parallel with each other and function as a semiconductor device. In addition, electrical characteristics of the first and second semiconductor chips of the semiconductor device are individually measured.
US10288672B2
The aging of an electronic component in an electronic power converter can be monitored based on two or more case temperature measurements. A power electronic device is enclosed in a package having a baseplate, in which the power electronic device generates heat during operation and the baseplate transfers heat to a heat dissipating device or a cooling device. Sensors measure temperatures at first and second locations on a surface of the baseplate. A data processor calculates a value for a first parameter based on the temperatures at the first and second locations, in which the first parameter is indicative of an aging process of the power electronic device, and generates a first signal based on a comparison of the calculated value and a first predetermined threshold. The data processor calculates a value for a second parameter based on the first parameter value, a predetermined look-up table, and the temperatures at the first and second locations, in which the second parameter is indicative of another aging process of the semiconductor switching devices, and generates a second signal based on a comparison of the calculated value and a second predetermined threshold.
US10288671B2
A method and a device for inspecting an optoelectronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes exciting at least one electromagnetic resonant circuit, formed by the at least one optoelectronic component and the connection board, such that the at least one optoelectronic component emits electromagnetic radiation, wherein exciting the electromagnetic resonant circuit comprises applying an electrical alternating voltage in the electromagnetic resonant circuit by generating a temporally variable electromagnetic alternating field by a first coil and a second coil, wherein the first coil and the second coil are movable with respect to the connection board.
US10288667B2
A method for a faulted line identification in a power network, including, at a generic time-instant, solving a plurality of parallel phasor measurement units based real-time state estimators, the state estimators having among each other different and augmented network topologies, each of the augmented network topologies comprises an original network topology, which includes a plurality of real buses and real lines forming a connected graph mapping the real network topology, and a single additional virtual bus located along one of the real lines, the line in which the virtual bus is located has to be different for each of the augmented network topologies.
US10288665B2
A vehicle having a diagnostic system for a fuse is provided. The vehicle has first and second voltage sensors, a current sensor, and a microcontroller. The first and second voltage sensors generate first and second signals, respectively, indicating first and second voltage levels, respectively, at first and second ends, respectively, of the fuse. The current sensor generates a third signal indicating a current level flowing through the fuse. The microcontroller determines first and second voltage values based on the first and second signals, respectively, a current value based on the third signal, and a first resistance value utilizing the first and second voltage values and the current value. The microcontroller generates a diagnostic signal indicating degraded operation of the fuse if the first resistance value is greater than an end-of-life resistance value.
US10288663B1
A portable current injection test apparatus for injecting a predetermined amount of current through an electrical conductor includes an encasement which houses a first transformer having primary and secondary windings, the secondary winding coupled to a pair of output terminals, and a variable transformer having primary and secondary windings and a control switch. The variable transformer's primary winding is electrically coupled to a power source and its secondary winding is electrically coupled to the primary winding of the first transformer. The variable transformer switch manually controls power output at the secondary winding of the first transformer. First and second probes are connected to the output terminals and their distal ends are configured to inject the predetermined amount of current through the electrical conductor. A short circuit condition is defined across the secondary winding of the first transformer while the predetermined amount of current is injected through the electrical conductor.
US10288659B2
A system for determining identity information corresponding to an electrically operable machine is disclosed, where the electrically operable machine receives electricity from a power supply port. The system includes at least one sensor to generate a signal indicative of the electricity being drawn by the electrically operable machine from the power supply port. The system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to determine the identity information corresponding to the electrically operable machine based on one or more electrical characteristics of the signal sensed by the at least one sensor. Method and non-transitory computer readable media for determining the identity of the electrically operable vehicle are also disclosed. Moreover, a system for controlling charging of a vehicle that is operated at least partially by the electricity is also disclosed.
US10288651B2
An observed space having energy consuming devices with conservation mechanisms, algorithms, techniques, or applications. The devices having their conservation applications engaged may be a normal mode. When the conservation applications are disengaged, the devices may be in a reference mode. An amount of energy consumption by the devices in the normal mode may be compared with an amount of energy consumption by the devices in the reference mode to determine an energy conservation effectiveness of the devices in the observed space.
US10288650B2
This system comprises a first device comprising a member for measuring voltage of a primary conductor, means for sampling the measured voltage, means for transmitting a first message, and means for determining a set of variable values representative of the voltage, based on the voltage measured during a given transmission period; at least one second device having a current sensor for determining intensity in a secondary conductor connected to the primary conductor, means for sampling the measured intensity; and a member for calculating said energy, including means for receiving the first message and being configured for calculating an energy during the given transmission period on the basis of said data set and intensity samples associated with the given transmission period.The determination means are configured for determining said data set based on a correction coefficient which depends on a value representative of the voltage only for each voltage period where said value is greater than a threshold.
US10288649B2
A current sensor includes: a magnetic core that surrounds a detected object; a first sensor with a first sub-magnetic core incorporated in the magnetic core and a first winding wound around the first sub-magnetic core; a second sensor with a second sub-magnetic core incorporated in the magnetic core and a second winding wound around the second sub-magnetic core in the opposite direction to the first winding; a signal generator outputting signals to magnetize the first and second windings with inverted phases; a detector outputting a detection signal whose amplitude is proportionate to a current in the detected object based on the difference between first and second voltage signals generated in the first and second windings; and a waveform adjuster that is connected to at least one of the first and the second windings and adjusts the waveform of a voltage signal generated by the connected winding.
US10288648B2
Remote sensors and methods of remote sensing are disclosed. A remote sensor includes a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit includes a first coil, a magnetic field generator for driving a current through the first coil to generate a magnetic field, and circuitry for determining loading of the magnetic field. The second circuit includes a second coil located proximate the first coil and a voltage-to-current converter for converting a voltage at an input of the second circuit to current and applying the current to the second coil. The current in the second coil registers as a loading of the magnetic field generated by the first coil. The loss, in response to the loading of the magnetic field, is measurable by the first circuit.
US10288636B2
The present disclosure provides devices which deliver fluids from several reservoirs to a reaction vessel and eventually to a waste chamber in a predetermined schedule. The device provides improved simplicity while improving operational robustness and flexibility.
US10288635B2
Provided is a sample analyzing apparatus with which multiple analyses can be performed at the same time in a rapid and accurate manner using a small quantity of a liquid to be measured. This biochemical analyzing apparatus (50) is provided with a chip holder (53) into which an analysis chip (10) can be installed, a chip holder rotation unit (54) for rotating the chip holder (53), a pipetting unit (90) for injecting a candidate liquid into injection ports (22) in the analysis chip (10), and a measurement unit (80) capable of collectively measuring the respective reactions of the candidate liquid and multiple types of antigens (30). The chip holder (53) is rotated by the chip holder rotation unit (54), and injection of the candidate liquid is performed by the pipetting unit (90).
US10288628B2
Kits, microfluidics devices, and assays for use in methods of spectroscopically determining a ratio of glycated hemoglobin to total hemoglobin in a whole blood sample are disclosed.
US10288620B2
Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.
US10288619B2
A method for diagnosing an increased risk of a cancer in a subject includes the steps of obtaining a blood sample from the subject and determining, in the blood sample, a level of two or more of the polypeptides selected from the group consisting of VNN2, KCNJ15, SERPINB2, CREB5, ICAM3, NFE2, MNDA, PXN, FCAR, TSHZ3, NRG1, ALOX5AP, PAD14, PAD12, QPC, VNN1, SERPINB10, CLEC4D, TREM1, CLEC4E, CD82, MGAM, TMEM45B and VNN3, wherein an increase in the level of two or more of the polypeptides compared to a control level is indicative of an increased risk of cancer in the subject.
US10288615B2
The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing and/or prognosing proliferative disorders, especially brain cancers (e.g. gliomas). In particular, the present invention provides a means to conveniently detect malignant tumors merely by assaying or analyzing blood (particularly blood serum). Cytokines and/or angiogenesis factors in blood serum have been found to be surprisingly powerful at indicating the presence of brain cancers in a subject. Moreover, spectroscopic analysis, especially ATR-FTIR analysis, of a blood sample has been demonstrated to be surprisingly effective at producing a signature that can be correlated with the presence, extent, severity, or aggressiveness of malignant tumors in a subject.
US10288608B2
The present disclosure provides polynucleotide conjugates, methods, and assay systems for use in detecting the presence, absence, and/or amount of an analyte in a sample. Various polynucleotide conjugates, conjugate pairs, sets, libraries, and assay systems comprising the same are disclosed. In particular, methods and assay systems for antibody detection and analysis are provided. For example, assays capable of high levels of multiplexing are used for antibody detection and analysis in a biological sample, e.g., Lyme disease patient samples. The presently disclosed polynucleotide conjugates, methods, and assay systems can be used to provide sensitive and reliable diagnosis, even at early stages of a disease or condition. Use for monitoring disease progression and prognosis is also disclosed.
US10288598B2
An electrostatic capacitance detection device includes: an electrostatic capacitance sensor; and a control device that controls the electrostatic capacitance sensor, wherein the control device has a plurality of detection modes for detecting a capacitance change amount corresponding to a change amount of electrostatic capacitance of the electrostatic capacitance sensor, detects the capacitance change amount in each of the plurality of detection modes, and determines presence or absence of contact or approach of an object to the electrostatic capacitance sensor based on the capacitance change amount.
US10288594B2
Disclosed is a method and a device for optically analyzing fruit or vegetables. Different light sources are adapted to apply light radiation in different wavelength ranges selectively to each object according to a predetermined illumination sequence, and images are produced by at least one color camera sensitive to infrared, the exposure of which is controlled in synchronism with the illumination sequence so as to produce a plurality of images in different wavelength ranges, including at least one image in a visible range and at least one image in an infrared range.
US10288593B2
A device and a system are for measuring fluid potential in a plant tissue by measuring pressure changes caused due to osmosis of the plant fluid. The measuring device includes a compartment having a ridged body configured for containing an osmoticum. The compartment has at least one opening; at least two selective barrier layers, such as a membrane positioned at least over the openings of the compartment; and at least one pressure sensor configured for detecting changes in pressure of fluid in the compartment. The selective barrier is located for selectively allowing water transfer between the plant fluid and the osmoticum in the compartment. The compartment is configured such that there is a direct contact between the plant fluid and the osmoticum therein via the selective barrier.
US10288587B2
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a signal having a multi-band frequency. The method for monitoring a signal having a multi-band frequency detected in a target to be monitored includes: dividing the multi-band frequency into at least two regions; setting update periods to be different from each other for each of the divided frequency bands; and displaying monitoring states of the divided frequency bands depending on the update periods set to be different from each other.
US10288586B2
The invention relates to a coupling element for acoustically coupling a sound transducer to a body for transmitting high-frequency structure-borne noise from the sound transducer to the body and/or from the body to the sound transducer, wherein the coupling element includes a deformable contact region for positively contacting the body.
US10288579B2
An ammonia detection section is disposed on an electrically insulating layer and includes a reference electrode, a solid electrolyte body for ammonia, and a detection electrode that are stacked in this order on the electrically insulating layer. In the ammonia detection section, a three-phase boundary is formed at the interface between the reference electrode and the solid electrolyte body for ammonia, and another three-phase boundary is formed at the interface between the detection electrode and the solid electrolyte body for ammonia. The concentration of ammonia in exhaust gas is thereby detected. The ammonia detection section includes a porous layer formed of an electrically insulating porous material and disposed between the insulating layer and the reference electrode.
US10288576B2
A device for sensing a property of a fluid comprising a first substrate having formed thereon a sensor configured in use to come into contact with a fluid in order to sense a property of the fluid, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting data over a wireless data link and a second substrate having formed thereon a wireless receiver for receiving data transmitted over said wireless link by said wireless transmitter. The first substrate is fixed to or within said second substrate. Additionally or alternatively, the device comprises a first substrate defining one or more microfluidic structures for receiving a fluid to be sensed and a second substrate comprising or having attached thereto a multiplicity of fluid sensors, the number of sensors being greater than the number of microfluidic structures. The second substrate is in contact with the first substrate such that at least one of the sensors is aligned with the or each microfluidic structure so as to provide an active sensor for the or each structure, and such that one or more of the sensors is or are not aligned with any microfluidic structure and is or are thereby redundant.
US10288573B2
A method for manufacturing an inductive conductivity sensor, wherein on both sides of a circuit board coils are placed surrounding an opening of the circuit board, and the circuit board with the coils is inserted into a housing. A sleeve is inserted through a first opening of the housing through the opening of the circuit board into the housing. The sleeve includes a first end section and a second end section and the sleeve is inserted with the first end section first into the housing, and wherein the sleeve is welded with the housing by means of a sonotrode by ultrasonic welding. Both the first end section as well as also the second end section of the sleeve are welded with the housing, wherein the sonotrode is applied exclusively on the sleeve on the side of the second end section. The invention relates further to an inductive conductivity sensor.
US10288570B2
Disclosed is method of determining one or more unit cells of a poly-crystalline sample and indexing a set DV of 3D diffraction vectors. The method comprising obtaining a plurality of candidate first lattice plane normal vectors and a plurality of candidate second lattice plane normal vectors for a particular unknown grain; using said plurality of candidate first lattice plane normal vectors and said plurality of candidate second lattice plane normal vectors to select a plurality of subsets SSDV_n of the set DV of 3D diffraction vectors and processing said plurality of subsets SSDV_n of 3D diffraction vectors to determine a primary candidate unit cell PCUC defined by three lattice vectors; wherein the primary candidate unit cell PCUC is validated by evaluating the fit of the PCUC with the full set DV of 3D diffraction vectors.
US10288568B2
The present disclosure provides for a Raman probes and methods of imaging including a Raman probe. The Raman probes include a Raman detection system configured to illuminate an area of a subject or a sample with a light source and to receive Raman scattered light energy from the area. The Raman probe can include a proximity sensor system and a fluorescent imaging system. A method of imaging introduces a Raman probe to a subject. Fluorescent light is detected from an area of the subject, which guides the Raman probe to the area. The Raman probe is positioned at a target distance from the area using the proximity sensor system, and by exposing the area to a light beam from the Raman detection system. The light beam, Raman scattered light energy, is scattered by a Raman agent associated with the area. Raman scattered light is detected using the Raman imaging device.
US10288567B2
The invention provides systems for characterizing a biological sample by analyzing emission of fluorescent light from the biological sample upon excitation and methods for using the same. The system includes a laser source, collection fibers, a demultiplexer and an optical delay device. All references cited herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety as though fully set forth. Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific tens used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
US10288565B2
System and methods for analyzing single molecules and performing nucleic acid sequencing. An integrated device includes multiple pixels with sample wells configured to receive a sample, which when excited, emits radiation. The integrated device includes at least one waveguide configured to propagate excitation energy to the sample wells from a region of the integrated device configured to couple with an excitation energy source. A pixel may also include at least one element for directing the emission energy towards a sensor within the pixel. The system also includes an instrument that interfaces with the integrated device. The instrument may include an excitation energy source for providing excitation energy to the integrated device by coupling to an excitation energy coupling region of the integrated device. One of multiple markers distinguishable by temporal parameters of the emission energy may label the sample and configuration of the sensor within a pixel may allow for detection of a temporal parameter associated with the marker labeling the sample.
US10288560B1
Disclosed is a system for observing the conformational change in a protein, which includes a sensing element which is configured to amplify an electromagnetic wave of a specific frequency; a light irradiation unit which is configured to irradiate a photoreceptor protein solution coated on the sensing element with light; an electromagnetic wave irradiation unit which allows an electromagnetic wave to be incident in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the sensing element; a detection unit which is configured to detect an electromagnetic wave reflected from the bottom surface of the sensing element; and a control unit which is configured to observe the conformational change in the photoreceptor protein based on the detected electromagnetic wave.
US10288559B2
Apparatus for determining concentration of a targeted gas in environmental air, the apparatus includes a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) sensor, a pressure sensor coupled in fluid communication with an interior of the NDIR sensor; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor based on gas pressure within an interior of the NDIR sensor, receive a target-gas concentration signal from the NDIR sensor, and produce a pressure-compensated concentration signal based on the target-gas concentration signal, a predetermined reference pressure and the pressure data from the pressure sensor.
US10288553B2
Modular photoacoustic detection device comprising: a photoacoustic cell including at least two chambers connected by at least two capillaries and forming a Helmholtz type differential acoustic resonator; acoustic detectors coupled to the chambers; a light source capable of emitting a light beam having at least one wavelength capable of exciting a gas intended to be detected and which can be modulated to a resonance frequency of the photoacoustic cell; a first photonic circuit optically coupling the light source to an input face of a first of the chambers; wherein the first photonic circuit is arranged in a detachable manner in a first housing formed in the acoustic cell and emerging on the input face of the first chamber.
US10288550B2
A flow cell includes holding members for holding two ends of a capillary. A refractive index of holding members is 1.31 or less or 1.40 or greater at least in portions through which the holding members make contact with an outer surface of the capillary. A numerical aperture of light for measurement that enters from a light source into the capillary is 0.22 or less so that reflectance of portions through which the holding members make contact with the capillary is constant even when sample liquid that flows through the capillary is converted to water and acetonitrile.
US10288545B2
A fluidics system for a flow cytometer is disclosed. In some examples, the system includes a junction disposed between a pump and a sample probe. In some examples, the pump is a peristaltic pump. A pulse-attenuation system is also disclosed. A method for removing gaps caused by pulsations in output data is also disclosed. A fluidics system and method for processing samples in parallel is also disclosed. A fluidic system for a flow cytometer that includes an agitator for agitating a sample is also disclosed. A sheath fluid transfer system of a fluidic system for a flow cytometer is also disclosed.
US10288544B2
Method for characterizing the fracture network of a fractured reservoir and method for exploiting it
Method for exploiting a fluid within an underground formation comprising a layer traversed by a fracture network and a well. From property measurements relative to the layer, the fracture network is characterized by statistical parameters and a discrete fracture network model is constructed. For each well, three simplification zones surrounding the well are defined. From the statistical parameters, an equivalent permeability tensor and a parameter characterizing the orientation and the vertical continuity of the fractures are determined for each zone. For each zone, a simplification of the discrete fracture network model is determined as a function of the zone, the equivalent permeability tensor and the value of the parameter. An optimum exploitation scheme is defined for the formation fluid from the simplified fracture network model and a flow simulator.
US10288541B2
There is provided a system and method for the measurements of viscoelastic properties of a soft sample in which the system incorporates a sample holder that has a membrane with a flexural rigidity that is less than the flexural rigidity of the main body and allowing vibration of the membrane-sample vibration unit in response to a vibration excitation to create resonance vibration modes that are detected to derive the viscoelastic properties.
US10288537B2
The present invention relates generally to methods and materials pertaining to assays, for example immunoassays, for biomarkers in body fluids e.g. blood. The invention also relates to diagnostic or screening methods for infections, and methods of differentiating between infectious and non-infectious conditions in mammals, particularly equines, for monitoring response to anti-infective/antibiotic therapy. The invention further relates to a test fluid collection system adapted to permit dilution and analysis of the collected test fluid. The invention further relates to monitoring exertional rhabdomyolysis in equines, and assay devices for all these things.
US10288530B2
A method for providing improved composite work cycle damage estimates includes constructing a damage rate basis matrix, performing a D-optimal row selection calculation on the damage rate basis matrix, selecting, based on the D-optimal row selection calculation, a finite number of strain measurement device locations on the machine, extracting a target percentile damage rate for each of the one or more strain measurement devices, and using the extracted damage rates to solve for the unknown coefficients and verify the weightings assigned to the machine operations.
US10288520B1
An apparatus and a process for testing a large combustor or a high Mach aero vehicle in a wind tunnel, where liquid air stored in a tank is pumped to a high pressure above 1,500 psi, then vaporized to produce gaseous air at the same high pressure, where the high pressure gaseous air is then heated to a high temperature and then passed into a combustor for testing or passed through a converging diverging nozzle and then into a wind tunnel to produce a non-vitiated gaseous air flow of at least Mach 5 for testing of an aero vehicle. Water can be added to the high pressure liquid air to produce an air flow having a normal water content.
US10288519B2
A leak detection system includes an air source. A pipe is provided and the pipe is buried underground. The pipe has an inlet and the inlet is exposed with respect to ground. A fitting is selectively fluidly coupled between the air source and the inlet. Thus, the fitting pressurizes the pipe with air. The fitting includes a gauge. The gauge communicates air pressure within the pipe. Thus, the air pressure may be monitored to detect a leak in the pipe.
US10288512B2
A fluid processing apparatus having a housing (2), which at least substantially seals a fluid chamber fluid chamber (18, 20) from the external environment. At least one sensor device (26, 40, 60) provides information regarding the state of the fluid located in the fluid chamber (18, 20), such as pressure, moisture level, temperature or viscosity and/or provides information regarding the motion of a separating element (16) that can be moved within the fluid chamber (18, 29). At least one component (40, 60) of the sensor device can be included as an interchangeable, modular component in a part (6) of the housing (2) such that the component (40, 60) has an inlet (42) to the fluid located in the fluid chamber (18, 20).
US10288508B2
The pressure sensor of the invention includes at least one platform, at least one measuring membrane 30, and a transducer, wherein the measuring membrane comprises a semiconductor material, wherein the measuring membrane, enclosing a pressure chamber, is secured on the platform, wherein the measuring membrane is contactable with at least one pressure and is elastically deformable in a pressure-dependent manner, wherein the transducer provides an electrical signal dependent on deformation of the measuring membrane, wherein the platform has a membrane bed, on which the measuring membrane lies in the case of overload, in order to support the measuring membrane, wherein the membrane bed 21 has a glass layer 20, whose surface faces the measuring membrane and forms a wall of the pressure chamber, wherein the surface of the glass layer has a contour, which is suitable for supporting the measuring membrane 30 in the case of overload, characterized in that the contour of the membrane bed 21 is obtainable by a sagging of an unsupported region of a glass plate at increased temperature, due to the force of gravity on the unsupported region of the glass plate, and subsequent cooling of the glass plate.
US10288503B2
A surface pressure measuring device includes an abutting plate, a lift, a probe, a piezo actuator and a controller. A pinhole is formed in the abutting plate at an abutting surface that abuts a target. The lift causes the target to abut the abutting surface such that the target is compressed to a predetermined thickness. The probe is inserted through the pinhole to be movable in an axial direction of the pinhole. The piezo actuator holds a state in which a tip surface is flush with the abutting surface as the probe resists a repulsive force received from the target while the lift causes the target to abut the abutting surface. The controller calculates a local surface pressure of the target from a load applied to the probe and an area of the tip surface of the probe.
US10288502B1
A torque tube sensor to measure torque on a torque tube or shaft includes: a sensor body including at least a first body section and a second body section; one or more strain gauges including a first strain gauge disposed in the first body section; at least one transmitter; and strain gauge circuitry connected to the first strain gauge and at least three other resistive elements in a Wheatstone bridge configuration including two arms, the transmitter being connected between the two arms. The sensor also includes at least one receiver configured to receive signals generated by the at least one transmitter; and an armature carried by the first body section that interacts with a permanent magnet stator, the armature being in electrical contact with the strain gauge circuitry and providing power to the strain gauge circuitry and the receiver. The sensor can be part of an assembly.
US10288492B2
In the present invention, a temperature sensor system and methods for using the apparatus are disclosed, the temperature sensor having particular thermal-inertia time constants. More specifically, the temperature sensor system comprises prongs having a defined l/d ratio range, a sensing element having a low volume, and constant-current circuitry.
US10288487B2
A method is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a periodic chirp to at least two pixels of a MEMS sensor array; determining a resonant frequency of each MEMS resonant sensor receiving the periodic chirp; determining the change in resonant frequency of each MEMS resonant sensor receiving the periodic chirp; determining a power level incident upon each pixel receiving the periodic chirp. In one embodiment, the method further comprises calibrating the MEMS sensor array. In another embodiment, calibrating comprises generating a reference resonant frequency for each MEMS resonant sensor. In a further embodiment, determining the power level comprises determining a difference between the determined resonant frequency and the reference resonant frequency.
US10288484B2
A metrology system is used for measuring a spectral feature of a pulsed light beam. The metrology system includes: a beam homogenizer in the path of the pulsed light beam, the beam homogenizer having an array of wavefront modification cells, with each cell having a surface area that matches a size of at least one of the spatial modes of the light beam; an optical frequency separation apparatus in the path of the pulsed light beam exiting the beam homogenizer, wherein the optical frequency separation apparatus is configured to interact with the pulsed light beam and to output a plurality of spatial components that correspond to the spectral components of the pulsed light beam; and at least one sensor that receives and senses the output spatial components.
US10288483B2
A method is performed for estimating the optical spectrum of a light beam. The method includes: projecting the light beam onto distinct spatial areas of a spectrometer, wherein each spatial area receives a different filtered version of the optical spectrum; detecting a characteristic of the projected light beam at each of the distinct spatial areas of the spectrometer; receiving a two-dimensional matrix in which each entry of the matrix provides a relationship between one or more spatial areas and each spectral feature, wherein the two-dimensional matrix is related to the input-output relationship of the spectrometer; and estimating the optical spectrum of the light beam based on an analysis that uses both the detected light beam characteristics and the received two-dimensional matrix.
US10288475B2
An abnormality detecting apparatus (10) for a rotating machine includes: a calculating part (15) which calculates a phase difference between signals respectively output from two sensors of one or more sets, the one or more sets being predetermined combinations of two sensors among the plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors each of which detects an elastic wave generating in the rotating machine (1) having a rotor during rotation of the rotor, the sensors being arranged at predetermined different locations of the rotating machine (1); a storing part (16) which stores in advance information concerning a relationship between a phase difference and a contact position when a contact occurs during the rotation of the rotor, regarding the one or more sets; and a specifying part (17) which specifies a contact position by using a phase difference calculated by the calculating part (15) and the information stored in the storing part (16).
US10288467B2
A capacitance measurement device includes a bridging capacitor connected in series to another one of the opposite end sides of a measurement-objective capacitance, and a charging/discharging switching element connected in series to the other one of the opposite end sides of the measurement-objective capacitance, and connected in parallel to the bridging capacitor. The measurement-objective capacitance is discharged when the charging/discharging switching element is turned to the closed state, and is charged when the charging/discharging switching element is turned to the opened state. A gauge gains an equivalent value for the measurement-objective capacitance, based on a potential at the other one of the opposite end sides of the measurement-objective capacitance, at the time of the charging step.
US10288465B2
A differential flow-meter for measuring the weight loss in dialysis treatments. The differential flow-meter is of the “thermal anemometer” type.
US10288462B2
A self-checking ultrasonic flow meter for measuring fluid flow in a conduit which includes a plurality of transducers engaged with the conduit. The flow meter includes a signal processor in electrical communication with the transducers which produces a measurement of flow rate and an associated estimate of uncertainty due to changes that have affected the accuracy of the measured flow rate. The transducers form multiple transducer pairs positioned to form acoustic transmission paths that are co-located in two or more chordal measurement planes. A plurality of axial velocity measurements are made in each chordal plane. A method for measuring fluid flow in a conduit with an ultrasonic flow meter.
US10288461B2
A flow sensor for a pipe includes a housing defining an interior chamber; a mounting adapter that is circumferentially coupled to an open proximal end of the housing; and a piezoelectric cable that at least partially extends within the interior chamber of the housing. The piezoelectric cable includes a piezoelectric material.
US10288460B2
A flow sensor sub-assembly includes a flow tube having a lumen, an outside diameter, a first end, and a second end. An inlet fitting includes a conical orifice sized for insertion in either end of the flow tube, such that an internal passage of the inlet fitting is coaxial and concentric with the lumen and the end of the flow tube abuts a shoulder. An outlet fitting includes a conical orifice sized for insertion in either end of the flow tube, such that an internal passage of the inlet fitting is coaxial and concentric with the lumen and the end of the flow tube abuts a shoulder. A first piezo element integrated with the inlet fitting is arranged at an upstream position of the flow tube assembly and a second piezo element integrated with the outlet fitting is arranged at a downstream position of the flow tube assembly.
US10288459B2
A lighting and color scheme for instruments to allow an apparent color change of indicia and background between daylight viewing and night-time viewing when an instrument light is turned on. White indicia on a red background is conspicuous in daytime, but can be transformed to green indicia on black background when the instrument is illuminated with a green LED for night-time viewing.
US10288453B2
A purpose is to provide a resin encoder scale a cost of which can be reduced by making processing easy by producing the encoder scale as a resin molded piece including a scale pattern. A resin encoder scale is used in a reflection-type optical encoder and a scale pattern for position measurement is provided thereto. In the scale pattern, a low reflection part a surface of which is molded as a rough surface during resin molding and which has low reflectivity of light and a high reflection part a surface of which is molded as a mirror surface during the resin molding and which has higher reflectivity of light than the low reflection part are arranged alternately.
US10288437B2
Systems and methods are provided for the determination of routes from, for instance, travel segment network data associated with different data versions. More particularly, a request can be received for a route from an origin to a destination. Graph data modeling a travel segment network for a geographic region associated with the origin and for a geographic region associated the destination can be accessed. The graph data can preserve boundary nodes for visiting during a search (e.g. a contraction hierarchies style search) for a shortest path through the graph data. The reach value of a boundary segment can be considered in identifying boundary segments to be visited during the shortest path search through the graph data. The route can be determined based at least in part on the shortest path.
US10288427B2
A module operable to be mounted onto a surface of a board. The module includes a linear accelerometer to provide a first measurement output corresponding to a measurement of linear acceleration in at least one axis, and a first rotation sensor operable to provide a second measurement output corresponding to a measurement of rotation about at least one axis. The accelerometer and the first rotation sensor are formed on a first substrate. The module further includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to receive both the first measurement output from the linear accelerometer and the second measurement output from the first rotation sensor. The ASIC includes an analog-to-digital converter and is implemented on a second substrate. The first substrate is vertically bonded to the second substrate.
US10288424B2
Improving an estimated altitude of a receiver by mitigating the effects of transmitter heating. Systems and methods for improving estimates of a receiver's altitude determine a reference pressure at a reference altitude using a temperature measured at a transmitter or another temperature value, an altitude of the transmitter, and a pressure measured by the transmitter or another pressure value. A local reference pressure for a receiver is determined using the reference pressure and other reference pressures from other transmitters. Reference pressures from overheating transmitters may be weighted less than reference pressures from other transmitters when determining the local reference pressure. The local reference pressure is then used to estimate the altitude of the receiver.
US10288416B2
An interference fringe projection apparatus includes light source units that selectively emit light from a coherent light source from one of a plurality of optical emitters, a polarization-maintaining waveguide unit with a plurality of PANDA fibers (polarization-maintaining waveguides) that each guide light emitted from one of the plurality of optical emitters, polarization splitters that split an optical path of light emitted from each of the PANDA fibers by polarization direction, and a polarizing film that transmits only a linear polarization component in a particular direction of light split by the polarization splitter. The light source unit only emits linearly polarized light in one polarization-maintaining direction for at least one of the PANDA fibers, and the polarization-maintaining waveguide unit causes retardation of light emitted from the PANDA fibers to vary.
US10288407B2
Apparatus and methods are described for optically analyzing an object having a plurality of layers, without needing to use a reference mirror. An extended broadband light source produces light, and directs the light toward the object, such as to create respective images of the light source on the respective layers of the object. An imaging system gathers light that is reflected from a point of the object into a conjugate point in the detector. The detector determines the thicknesses of the plurality of layers at the point of the object by analyzing, within the gathered light, interference between light reflected from the plurality of layers of the object at the point. Other applications are also described.
US10288397B2
A method for deploying a control surface from an exterior surface of a spinning projectile during flight is provided. The method including: at least partially retracting the control surface into an interior of the projectile for a portion of a full revolution of the spinning projectile and extending the control surface from the interior of the projectile for another portion of the full revolution of the spinning projectile; and maintaining the control surface in a same plane during the full revolution of the spinning projectile.
US10288389B1
An impact triggered dynamic target system includes, a target body with legs that can be ground spikes; a target release assembly, including a target holder including first and second holder pegs; a primary target assembly, including a primary target disc, a secondary target pusher including first and second secondary target pushers, and first and second target sliders slidably mounted on the first and second holder pegs, and a plurality of secondary target discs; a rolling track with a rolling surface and first and second side rails; and a projectile receptacle, such that a practice shooter shoots that the primary target disc, which releases a secondary target disc, which rolls down the rolling track and off the impact triggered dynamic target system, such that the practice shooter can shoot at the rear disc, while the rear disc is rolling on an adjacent ground surface.
US10288388B1
A cartridge for coupling to a conducted electrical weapon to launch electrodes toward a target to provide a current through the target to impede locomotion of the target. The cartridge includes a cover that covers a forward portion of the cartridge. The cover may be over molded on the forward portion of the cartridge. The cover includes a frangible portion. The frangible portion may surround the perimeter of a door or be positioned between flaps. The frangible portion may be broken to separate the door from the cover or to disengage the flaps so they can move. The electrode may launch through a door opening or between the flaps to travel toward the target.
US10288386B1
Four-bend body armor plates are provided that can include a chest bend, two wither bends, and a central line bend. Methods for manufacturing a body armor plate are provided that can include individually providing a chest bend, a central line bend, and two wither bends within the plate itself using the same stamp assembly.
US10288380B1
A system for indicating an energy transfer level having an optical sighting system and a mobile application running on a mobile device. The optical sighting system has an electronic, non-numeric performance indicator structured to provide a notification signal to a user. The mobile application is configured to receive a user input indicative of a desired terminal performance value for a projectile. The optical lighting system is configured to activate, when a predicted terminal performance value does not exceed the desired terminal performance value, an electronic, non-numeric performance indicator structured to provide a notification signal to a user. The electronic, non-numeric performance indicator may be an intermittently-displayed hold-over point indicator.
US10288379B2
A riflescope aiming system that includes a telescopic sight, a multiple-zero-point elevation turret and a ballistics reference system. The multiple-zero-point elevation turret includes a rotatable indicator carrier and a plurality of indicator pins secured to the indicator carrier, each indicator pin corresponding to a predetermined target distance. The ballistics reference system is operably coupled to the objective housing of the telescopic sight and displays ballistics data indicia.
US10288377B2
An alignment aid that includes a surface that defines a plane. First, second, and third references are aligned along a first axis of the surface, wherein each reference has a length along the first axis and a width along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. A distance is between adjacent references along the first axis. Each reference includes a first alignment feature adjacent to a second alignment feature. Each first alignment feature has a first alignment feature elevation orthogonal to the first and second axes. Each second alignment feature has a second alignment feature elevation orthogonal to the first and second axes. For each reference, the first alignment feature elevation is higher than the second alignment feature elevation.
US10288376B2
A handguard assembly for a firearm is provided, comprising a handguard configured to overlie a barrel of the firearm in spaced relationship, the handguard comprising a plurality of apertures; a rail segment including a plurality of mounting bosses, each of the plurality of mounting bosses located in a different one of the plurality of apertures of the handguard; a plurality of rotatable fasteners to fasten the rail segment to the handguard, each of the rotatable fasteners located in a different one of the mounting bosses of the rail segment; and each of the rotatable fasteners comprising a mounting latch to mount the rail segment to the handguard, each mounting latch rotatable from an aperture insertion position overlying a top of the boss to a mounting position overlying the handguard.
US10288373B1
A firearm includes a sear with a sear tip, the sear movable between a stop-fire position, wherein a discharge mechanism is held by the sear tip against movement that would result in firing of a round, and a fire position, wherein the discharge mechanism is released by the sear tip to permit movement of the discharge mechanism to fire a round. The firearm includes a sear return delay mechanism delaying the return of the sear tip to the stop-fire position from the fire position.
US10288368B2
A gas regulator for a rifle, having: an elongated member having a first end and a second end; a head portion located at the first end; a pair of openings passing through the elongated member, wherein one of the pair of openings is larger than the other one of the pair of openings; a recessed area located at the second end; and a pair of detent openings located on a portion of the elongated member, the pair of detent openings being spaced from each other and located within another recessed area located on a surface of the elongated member between the first end and the second end, wherein one of the pair of detent openings is closer to the first end than the other one of the pair of detent openings.
US10288365B2
A turbulence generating device for generating turbulence and vortices in a fluid inside a fluid transfer pipe, which acts as a heat transfer pipe, such that, by increasing the area of contact of the fluid with the pipe and the time of contact, not only sufficient heat exchange and heat radiation are conducted, but alien substances and the like, which accumulate inside the corresponding pipe, can also be removed.
US10288364B2
Method and apparatus for controlling heat transfer between two objects. In one embodiment, an apparatus for controlled heat transfer is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a first and second conductive elements, a container of magnetorheological fluid disposed between the first and second conductive elements, an electromagnet disposed about the container, wherein the electromagnet is configured to produce a magnetic field within the container of magnetorheological fluid and conductively couple the first and second conductive elements, and at least one biasing element wherein the biasing element is coupled to the first conductive element and is configured to move the first conductive element relative to the container to conductively couple and uncouple the first conductive element and the second conductive element.
US10288361B2
A heating and cooling unit includes a panel, a heating assembly configured to heat the panel as part of a heating operation, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the panel as part of a cooling operation. The heating assembly includes a first plate disposed along a first side of the panel, the first plate having a body that defines a slot. The heating assembly further includes a heating element disposed within the slot. The cooling assembly includes a second plate coupled to the first plate and a cooling element coupled to the second plate. The panel, the heating assembly, and the cooling assembly are arranged in a stacked configuration with the heating assembly between the panel and the cooling assembly.
US10288360B2
A method for producing a plate heat exchanger with at least two heat exchanger blocks which are produced separately from one another in a soldering furnace Each heat exchanger block has multiple separating sheets arranged parallel to one another and which form a plurality of beat exchanger passages for fluids involved in a heat exchange process. At least one support provided with solder is heated in order to melt the solder, the support is arranged between opposing outer surfaces of the heat exchanger blocks to be connected which are placed one on top of the other or adjacently, the support(s) thus being fixed between the opposing outer surfaces. After the solder is hardened, a bonded and heat-conductive connection is produced between the heat exchanger blocks. Sheets or wire arrangement can be used as the supports.
US10288353B2
The invention relates to a heat exchanger, preferably for motor vehicles, comprising a heat exchanger body (11), a first fluid channel (18), which is flowed through by a first fluid (12), and a second fluid channel (36), which is flowed through by a second fluid (14), wherein one of the fluids, either the first fluid (12) or the second fluid (14) is warmer than the other of the fluids, the first fluid (12) or the second fluid (14), wherein, after entering a heat exchanging region, a heat transfer (30) from the warmer fluid (14) to the colder fluid (12) takes place in the heat exchanging region, wherein the first channel (18) and the second fluid channel (36) have in the heat exchanging region at least two shared co-current regions (25) and a shared counter-current region (27) arranged between the co-current regions (25), or have at least two shared counter-current regions (27) and a shared co-current region (25, 125, 225) arranged between the counter-current regions (27).
US10288349B2
A combination of components for use in making asphalt concrete from a mixture of virgin aggregate material with recycled asphalt products and/or recycled asphalt shingles encompasses a direct dryer for heating virgin aggregate material; a pre-dryer for heating recycled asphalt product and/or recycled asphalt shingles, said pre-dryer using warm exhaust gas from said direct dryer to heat the recycled asphalt product and/or recycled asphalt shingles; and means for conveying warm exhaust gas from said direct dryer to said pre-dryer.
US10288336B2
An ice delivery device includes a bin for storing ice, a rotatable helical auger for delivering ice, and a rotatable agitator wheel with multiple flexible arms to help break up agglomerations of ice. The agitator wheel is mounted such that as the auger is rotated the auger successively engages arms of the agitator wheel to rotate the agitator wheel. If the agitator wheel encounters an obstruction, such as a mass of agglomerated ice, the auger displaces the flexible arm out of the plane of the agitator wheel thus permitting the auger to continue rotate to deliver ice. The agitator wheel is mounted on a pair of flexible liners, which are displaceable by agglomerated ice.
US10288334B2
Surged vapor compression heat transfer systems, devices, and methods are disclosed having refrigerant phase separators that generate at least one surge of vapor phase refrigerant into the inlet of an evaporator after the initial cool-down of an on cycle of the compressor. This surge of vapor phase refrigerant, having a higher temperature than the liquid phase refrigerant, increases the temperature of the evaporator inlet, thus reducing frost build up in relation to conventional refrigeration systems lacking a surged input of vapor phase refrigerant to the evaporator.
US10288328B2
An outdoor unit (100) for a VRF air conditioning system and a VRF air conditioning system having the same are provided. The outdoor unit (100) comprises: a compressor (10); a reversing assembly (20); an outdoor heat exchanger (30) comprising an header (31), an heat exchange portion (32), a plurality of flow-distribution capillary tubes (33) and a flow distributor (34); an electronic expansion valve (40) connected to the flow distributor (34); an refrigerant flow path (50) and an adjusting valve assembly (60), in which the refrigerant flow path (50) is connected to the electronic expansion valve (40), and the adjusting valve assembly (60) is connected to the refrigerant flow path (50) in series; a reversing valve assembly (70) configured to make the refrigerant flow out of the outdoor unit (100) via the second stop valve (120), and make the refrigerant flow into the outdoor unit (100) via the first stop valve (110).
US10288326B2
A conduction heat pump includes a first plate, a second plate and a third plate. The second plate includes a caloric material and is positioned between the first and third plates. The first, second and third plates of the conduction heat pump also includes features for conductively transferring heat from the third plate to the first plate during relative rotation between the second plate and the first plate.
US10288322B2
Heat storage devices suitable for storing solar energy, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a storage housing that contains a working fluid. A working fluid inlet pipe is coupled to the storage housing. A plurality of concrete plates are positioned in the housing, with the adjacent plates at least partially forming individual flow passages. A working fluid outlet pipe is coupled to the housing. A controller maintains a predominantly laminar flow of the working fluid in the flow passages. In some embodiments, the working fluid can be thermal oil having a boiling temperature of 300° C. or higher.
US10288316B1
A dip tube for use with a water heater having a pipe nipple, the dip tube including an upper end and a tubular body, where the upper end is located above the tubular body. The upper end has an outer wall, a top portion and bottom portion, and further includes a flange located at the top portion. The flange extends outwardly from the outer wall to retain the dip tube at the pipe nipple. The upper end also includes a reinforced connecting portion located at the bottom portion for connecting the upper end to the tubular body, where a portion of the tubular body is located within the reinforced connecting portion.
US10288310B2
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes: a decorative panel; a turbo fan; a heat exchanger; an air suction path; air blowoff paths; an air suction opening and air blowoff openings that are provided in the decorative panel; corner panels disposed at corner portions between the adjacent air blowoff openings; a human sensor that is provided on a specific corner panel; a wind guide path that flows conditioned air blown from the air blowoff openings; and windbreak ribs that are erected from the specific corner panel to suppress direct strike, on the human sensor, of the conditioned air flowing from the wind guide path to the specific corner panel.
US10288308B2
Methods, devices, computer readable medium, and systems are described for sending from a thermostat device to a server device climate system usage information and settings, and receiving from the server device ecorank information wherein the ecorank information is derived from a comparison of energy consumed by the climate system controlled by the thermostat device in comparison to energy consumed by a comparison group, the comparison group comprising other climate systems controlled by other thermostat devices. The comparison group is determined based on profile information comprising information describing the dwelling, dwelling size, dwelling location, occupants, and climate system technology. The ecorank information is one or more of a numerical score, percentage, graphic, icon, color, letter, trend indicator, audio item, and a video item. The energy consumed by the climate systems may be reported by an associated energy measurement device or inferred by heating and cooling hours.
US10288302B2
A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes a decorative panel, a turbo fan, a heat exchanger, a drain pan, an air suction path, air blowoff paths provided at four places along the sides of a virtual square surrounding the air suction path, and an air blowoff opening communicating with the air blowoff path. The air blowoff path is formed in a cuboidal shape having a pair of long side walls disposed with a predetermined space therebetween in parallel to the sides of the virtual square and a pair of short side walls connecting the ends of the long side walls. Airflow guide vanes are provided in the air blowoff paths to direct part of blown airflow toward the short side of the air blowoff opening.
US10288297B2
A movable cooking appliance comprises a structure which is adapted to be placed on a kitchen worktop appliance or inside a cooking oven appliance and includes a heating element and releasable connector assembly for making electrical connection with power supply connectors. The heating element is an induction heating element and an electronic driving unit is mounted on the appliance. The releasable connector assembly comprising a plug connector having a plurality of terminals designed in order to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic unit before the power supply connectors are fully extracted.
US10288294B2
A combustion staging system has a splitting unit receiving and splitting metered fuel flow into out-going pilot and mains flows; pilot and mains fuel manifolds receiving the pilot and mains flows; and parallel mains flow scheduling valves distributing the mains flow. The mains flow scheduling valves pass the pilot fuel flow to injector pilot discharge orifices. Each mains flow scheduling valve has a chamber containing a piston, the chamber to a piston pilot side communicating with the pilot fuel manifold and the chamber to a mains side of the piston communicating with the mains fuel manifold. The piston is biased towards a closed pilot-only position preventing flow out of the chamber mains side to the injector mains discharge orifice. The piston is movable under increased pressure in the mains fuel manifold to an open pilot-and-mains position allowing flow out of the chamber mains side to the injector mains discharge orifice.
US10288293B2
A fuel nozzle apparatus has a centerline axis, and includes: a main fuel injector including an enclosed interior volume in fluid communication with a plurality of fuel ports configured to discharge fuel therefrom; a main fuel conduit disposed upstream of the main fuel injector and configured to supply liquid fuel to the interior volume; and a fluid lock disposed between the main fuel conduit and the main fuel injector, the fluid lock including a plurality of parallel capillary channels.
US10288291B2
An air-shielded fuel injection assembly for use in a combustion chamber of a turbine assembly. The air-shielded fuel injection assembly generally includes a fuel manifold including a plurality of fuel injection ports and an air manifold including a plurality of air injection ports. Each of the plurality of fuel injection ports is configured to introduce a fuel column into an annular cavity of a mixer assembly. Each of the plurality of air injection ports is configured to introduce an air curtain about an associated fuel injection column to minimize recirculation upstream of the fuel injection column and increase penetration of the fuel injection column into the cavity. Also disclosed are a mixer assembly and a turbine assembly including the air-shielded fuel injection assembly.
US10288284B2
An apparatus for collecting large particles, such as large particle ash generated during combustion in the thermal power plant, includes a main duct installed between an inlet duct extending in a first direction and an outlet duct extending in a second direction, and connected to the inlet duct and the outlet duct, a hopper installed in a lower portion of the main duct to collect large particles, and a flow switching section installed in the main duct in order to increase large particle collection efficiency by switching a flow direction of gas introduced from the inlet duct.
US10288283B2
A multiphase burner for flaring gaseous/liquid combustible mixtures is disclosed. The burner may include a hollow base with an inlet for receiving the combustible gas/liquid mixture as well as a distal end that may be coupled to or that forms a nozzle cap. The nozzle cap may form as first outlet. The base may be coupled to a central body and a hollow bushing that encircles at least part of the central body. The base may form a mouth disposed between the inlet and the central body. The mouth may be in communication with a first passage that extends from the mouth to the first outlet and between the bushing and the distal end of the base. The mouth may be in communication with a second passage that extends from the mouth to the second outlet and between the bushing and central body.
US10288282B2
A method for commissioning a gas valve assembly for controlling fuel flow to a combustion appliance. An example method for commissioning the gas valve assembly may include initiating a commissioning mode in the controller of the gas valve assembly. Once in the commissioning mode, inputting a user defined initial air to fuel (A/F) ratio, activating the combustion appliance, setting a burner load of the combustion appliance to a set burner load, inputting a desired A/F ratio for the set burner load, running the combustion appliance at the burner load with the desired A/F ratio, and observing the operation of the combustion appliance. The method may further include saving the desired A/F ratio for the set burner load to the controller of the gas valve assembly and exiting the commissioning mode.
US10288279B2
A power plant with a fossil fuel fired boiler, an air feed system, flue gas system and condensate system. A unitary flue gas heat exchanger spans a bypass line in the flue gas system and the condensate system so as to improve the thermal efficiency of the power plant while minimising complexity.
US10288274B2
Disclosed is a LED lighting apparatus comprising: a LED module including a substrate 10 having a front surface 12 and a rear surface 13, and a plurality of LEDs 11 mounted on the front surface 12 of the substrate 10 and driven by direct input of AC voltage; a heat sink 50 for dissipating heat from the LEDs 11 on the substrate 10; a plurality of capacitors 20 to eliminate flickering of the LEDs 11; a flame barrier plate 30 being made of flame-retardant material and covering the front surface 12 of the substrate 10 so as to insulate the LED module from fire flame; and a plurality of capacitor housings 31 made of flame-retardant material, each of the capacitor housings 31 including an opening 32 formed at a front side and accommodating each capacitor 20 so as to insulate the capacitor 20 therein from fire flame; a flame barrier film 40 made of flame-retardant material and covering the opening 32 of the capacitor housing 31; and lens 60 detachably coupled to the rim of the heat sink by hook 62.
US10288273B2
The invention provides a wire clamping-type connection structure of a power supply and a light source board, which is in the field of lamp manufacturing. A wire clamping-type connection structure between a power supply and a light source board, comprises: a power supply and a light source board connected to the power supply via wires, and each one of the wire clamping grooves welded at one of power input points on the light source board, each of the plurality of threading holes arranged near the power input points on the edge of the light source board and each of the clamping pieces arranged on the plurality of threading holes.
US10288271B2
A modular lighting system for providing light in various areas includes one or more canopies, a set of bars, a set of hangers for supporting the bars from canopies and, optionally other supports, a set of pendants with light emitting elements and a set of hangers for supporting the pendants from the bars. The bars include two segments with conductive rails disposed or imbedded in their inner surfaces. The hangers have one or two rods and bases shaped and sized for mounting on the bars with the rods contacting the conductive rails. A canopy with ferrules is used to attach the system to the ceiling or other structural surface. The canopy includes a cup and ferrules extending through the cup wall and supporting hangers attached thereto. The ferrules further provide electric power to the hangers.
US10288263B2
The present invention has an object to provide a planar light-emitting panel attached with a jacket to protect edges of a light-emitting tile, while the jacket is prevented from being peeled off or removed from the light-emitting tile. The planar light-emitting panel includes the light-emitting using a glass substrate as a base, and an elastic jacket covering end faces of the glass substrate. An emission surface is provided on a front face of the light-emitting tile. The elastic jacket has a rear face side opening, on a rear face side of the light-emitting tile. On opening edges of the rear face side opening, when viewed from rear, a plurality of jacket side protrusions protruding toward a center side of the rear face side opening are formed. The jacket side protrusions are separated at predetermined intervals along the opening edges.
US10288262B2
The invention provides a solid state lighting device having an adjustable light output direction. In embodiments, an adjustable reflector element is provided, which is transitionable between at least a first and second orientation status, in order thereby to alter through which one or more of the light exit surfaces of the device the generated luminous output is directed.
US10288260B2
A turn signal for a vehicle has a blue LED as a light source, and an outer cover irradiated by the blue light. The outer cover includes a molded body of a polymeric material including phosphors dispersed therein that absorb blue light and emit light. By means of the present invention, it is possible to provide a turn signal for vehicles which has improved visibility and which imparts excellent visibility and sufficient luminous intensity over a wide angle. Further, because the entire outer cover surface-emits light, uniformity of luminous intensity is ensured without subjecting the outer cover to light scattering treatment, enabling as a result preventing glare caused by light scattering treatment, making this turn signal safe without being unpleasant for pedestrians and drivers of nearby vehicles. Furthermore, because no complex optical design is necessary, this turn signal saves space and can be arranged in a vehicle.
US10288255B2
A lens array is disposed on a substrate and includes a plurality of converging lenses. The converging lenses are configured to project light beams and are arranged along a first direction. Two of the light beams respectively converged by adjacent two of the converging lenses at least partially overlap with each other by geometry of the adjacent two converging lenses, a distance between the adjacent two converging lenses, or a combination thereof.
US10288252B2
A vehicle lamp unit includes a plurality of light emitting units, each light emitting unit including a semiconductor light emitting element, a circuit substrate on which the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted and having a circuit for supplying power to the semiconductor light emitting element, and an optical member for reflecting or refracting light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element, and a coupling mechanism which couples the plurality of light emitting units. The plurality of light emitting units are arranged such that the circuit substrates are separated from each other and partially overlap with each other in a vehicle width direction. A number of the plurality of light emitting units is three or more.
US10288250B2
A lamp for a motor vehicle body includes a light source configured to generate light beams; a reflector configured to deflect and reflect the light beams; and an optical plate configured to scatter reflected light beams and non-reflected light beams. The reflector includes a first partial region and a second partial region for generating different brightness levels. The first partial region of the reflector is configured to be reflection-free.
US10288249B2
A vehicle lighting assembly includes a lighting component, a metallic layer formed on a first portion of the lighting component to establish a reflective surface, a micro-pattern formed on a second portion of the lighting component to establish a non-reflective surface, and a coating that includes a phosphor mixture applied to the micro-pattern.
US10288241B2
A lighting system including at least two light sources each producing a corresponding illuminated area, and optical means arranged to form a rectangurlarly-shaped light strip from the light emitted by each light source. The at least two light sources include at least one laser and one light emitting diode, the laser being between 2 to 10 times as bright as the light emitting diode.
US10288240B2
A system and method of converting a light fixture from a conventional light fixture to an LED light fixture. Originally, the light fixture has a troffer, a ballast unit, and bulb receptacles. The conversion is accomplished by mounting a panel over the face of the troffer that obscures the ballast unit and bulb receptacles. LED light strips are mounted to the panel. Likewise, an LED power supply is mounted to the panel. The panel is attached to the troffer with a hinge connection. In this manner, the panel can be rotated away from the troffer for easy access.
US10288236B1
An artificial tree that includes a tree trunk, branches on the tree trunk, a power circuit and a shaped light string. The shaped light string is on the branches, is in electrical connection with the power circuit and includes a pair of parallel wires and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) assemblies electrically connected to the wires, the LED assemblies oriented to direct a maximum intensity of light in a first direction. The shaped light string defines multiple of lighting sections, that extend from a main portion of the shaped light string and include a first longitudinally-extending portion of the wires, a second longitudinally-extending portion of the wires, the second portion being adjacent to, and in contact with, the first portion, an LED assembly adjacent the first and second portions, and a bend forming an end portion of the lighting section.
US10288224B2
A retention assembly for a valve assembly of a charged cylinder may comprise a first fitting coupled to the valve assembly and a second fitting coupled to the charged cylinder. A retaining member may be coupled between the first fitting and the second fitting. The retaining member may be disposed within an interior chamber of the charged cylinder.
US10288223B2
A system includes a source of pressurized fluid, a primary pressure vessel disposed in fluid communication with the source, and a supplemental pressure vessel disposed in fluid communication with the source and in fluid communication with the primary pressure vessel. The primary pressure vessel has a first life expectancy duration and includes a first structural characteristic. The supplemental pressure vessel has a second life expectancy duration shorter than the first life expectancy duration and includes a second structural characteristic. A method uses a supplemental pressure vessel to predict impending failure of a primary pressure vessel. The method includes connecting a primary pressure vessel to a source of pressurized fluid, fluidly connecting a supplemental pressure vessel with the source and with the primary pressure vessel, and exposing the supplemental pressure vessel to a first fatigue load to cause its failure before failure of the primary pressure vessel occurs.
US10288221B2
Embodiments of the inventive concept include a manufactured pressure vessel including pressure cells having an impermeable layer containing porous material in which air can permeate, and a big mass layer disposed atop the pressure vessel to pressurize the air within the pressure vessel. The impermeable layer can include rubber from recycled vehicle tires. The big mass layer can have a total weight of between one (1) million and one (1) billion tonnes, or more. The big mass layer can include a remediated upper surface. The pressure vessel can include an interface section through which the air can enter and exit the pressure vessel. Pressure lines can be coupled to the interface section. A turbine center can be coupled to the pressure lines to generate electricity in response to pressurized air received through the pressure lines, or to pump air through the pressure lines into the pressure vessel to pressurize the pressure vessel.
US10288209B2
A pipe anchor is disclosed having a pipe trunnion stop for attaching to an outer surface of a pipe by welding. A mating top cradle and a bottom cradle generally encircle and hold a length of the pipe. The bottom cradle has a pass-through to accommodate the pipe trunnion stop. There is a base onto which the bottom cradle sets, the base includes a void into which the pipe trunnion stop is secured. An insulation layer is positioned between the pipe and the top cradle and bottom cradle, and around the pipe trunnion stop. A bolting assembly on the top cradle and a mating bolting assembly on the bottom cradle secure the top cradle and the bottom cradle to each other. Another embodiment includes multiple pipe trunnion stops along with respective pass-through and base void sections.
US10288208B2
A corrosion protected metal pipe for installation in an offshore structure or for producing a pipeline laid in water is provided. The metal pipe has an at least two-layer covering on the pipe with a lower layer facing the pipe and an upper layer on a side of the lower layer not facing the pipe is provided. The layers are formed such that the lower layer is electrically conductive and the upper layer is electrically insulating, the lower layer is optically contrasting to the upper layer, or the lower layer is electrically conducting and optically contrasting to the upper layer and the upper layer is electrically insulating. Thus, in the event of damage to the layer or layers lying above, a visual or electrical signal can be detected. Damage to the corrosion protection covering can therefore be detected easily and, if appropriate, reported by remote monitoring.
US10288207B2
An apparatus and method for performing inline inspections of pipelines of composite structure installed in a host pipeline or standing alone comprising a multiplicity of sensor/transducers located on or within the pipe structure to measure and record various pipeline properties, an activation/reading/storage device to activate read and collect measurement results from the sensor transducers, an automatic launch and recovery system for the activation/reading/storage device, and a database/storage/analytical device to receive, analyze and interpret results from collected data and transmit appropriate instructions to a pipeline operator or remotely activated system for action. The remote reading of sensor/transducers may be accomplished by a device running through the pipeline or passing over or near the pipeline, where ground-level handheld or wheeled vehicle mounted, fixed wing or rotary aircraft, hovercraft watercraft or satellite based instrumentation can record the location and condition of a pipeline.
US10288195B2
A clip for fastening a pipe to a support, comprising a fixed part, a mobile part, a first joint connecting a first edge of the fixed part and a first end of the mobile part, and a system for holding the mobile part a closed state. The system comprises a lever and a second joint connecting the lever to a second end of the mobile part, and an angled U-shape connected to the second edge of the fixed part, configured to permit the lever and the second joint to pass through the angled U-shape and to permit the lever to be positioned in a folded position against an external face of the mobile part to hold the mobile part in the closed state.
US10288193B2
A system for forming a pipeline including fused pipe having straight pipe elements and one or more non-linear pipe subassemblies positionable at respective preselected locations on a predetermined path. The system includes a straight pipe processing subassembly and a finishing subassembly. The system also includes a second fusing module for fusing the non-linear pipe subassembly with a selected one of the straight pipe elements to include the non-linear pipe subassembly in the fused pipe, the second fusing module being attachable to the finishing subassembly.
US10288178B2
A high pressure flow device having a body defining a body bore and defining a recess in the body intersecting the body bore. A closure is joined to the body and forms a sealing surface. A seal is mounted to the body in the recess and configured to extend from the recess beyond the body bore to seal against the sealing surface formed by the closure.
US10288167B2
A method for operating a transmission device for a motor vehicle. A drive gear is selected from a drive gear set and set on a transmission and upon going above a rotational speed upper limit a drive gear with a larger gearing ratio and upon going below a rotational speed lower limit a drive gear with a smaller gearing ratio is selected from the drive gear set and set on the transmission. In a normal operating mode, the drive gear set corresponds to a normal operation drive gear set having a plurality of different drive gears, and the rotational speed upper limit corresponds to a normal operation rotational speed upper limit and the rotational speed lower limit corresponds to a normal operation rotational speed lower limit. In an alternative operating mode the drive gear set corresponds to an alternative operation drive gear set, having a smaller number of different drive gears than the normal operation drive gear set.
US10288140B2
A variable damping shock absorber has a sleeve and a piston rod, one end of the sleeve being an opening and the other end being closed, one end of the piston rod being inserted through the opening and slidable in an axial direction inside the sleeve. Two sets of friction plates are arranged in the axial direction between an inner wall of the sleeve and an outer wall of the piston rod. A friction plate is fixed in the axial direction with the inner wall of the sleeve, and a sliding friction force between each friction plate set and the outer wall of the piston rod gradually decreases from the closed end to the opening end of the sleeve. The structure can ensure that the damping force is variable under different load and rotational speed conditions.
US10288139B2
Described are wooden coil springs, including those made of non-compressed wood, and mattresses with such coil springs. Also described is a method of producing a coil spring made of non-compressed wood, which includes winding a slat on reel, steaming and drying to produce the wooden coil spring. Such a coil spring may have a cylindrical shape, a cone shape or a truncated cone shape, and may have a substantially perpendicular end turn with respect to the longitudinal axis of the coil spring.
US10288131B2
A vehicle control device including a multi-speed transmission switching gear shift positions in accordance with a combination of hydraulic friction engagement devices operations and pressure control solenoid valves, the control device shifting gears by providing a shift output signal including a quick-apply signal to the valves after a first time from a shift request, the control device has: a pulsation drive control portion to control selectively pulsating the pressure control solenoid valves in a cycle; and a quick-apply control prohibiting portion to prohibit a provision of a quick-apply control using the quick-apply signal for a second time from a time of termination of the pulsation drive control, and to permit the provision of the quick-apply control after the elapse of the second time, for a valve having undergone the control, the pulsation drive control portion to terminate the control for a valve when the shift request is made.
US10288129B2
A fluid control assembly controls fluid to a disk pack, which includes a plurality of interleaved disks movable into a disengaged state of the disks, a slip state of the disks and an engaged state of the disks. An actuator assembly is configured to move the disk pack between the disengaged, slip and engaged states. A blocking member is configured to be acted upon by the actuator assembly, such that the actuator assembly and the blocking member: (i) reduce or close off flow of fluid to the disk pack when in the disengaged state, (ii) increase or open flow of fluid to the disk pack when in the slip state, and (iii) reduce or close off flow of fluid to the disk pack when in the engaged state.
US10288128B2
A clutch assembly that is less prone to overheating is disclosed. The clutch assembly includes a clutch housing, a shaft, and a clutch pack. The clutch pack includes a backing plate, an applied plate, a plurality of friction plates, and a plurality of reaction plates. A primary actuator applies pressure to the applied plate to longitudinally compress the entire clutch pack and couple rotation of the clutch housing and the shaft. A secondary actuator applies pressure to at least one plate in the plurality of friction plates and the plurality of reaction plates to longitudinally move the at least one plates independently of the applied plate. This relieves some of the torque transmitted across the clutch pack adjacent the applied plate and reduces localized temperature spikes in the clutch pack adjacent to the applied plate.
US10288124B2
A coupling has an input-side coupling part (1) and an output-side coupling part (2), which are connected to each other in a torque-transmitting manner in such a way that the coupling parts can be moved to a limited extent. The output-side coupling part (2) has a rod-shaped body (10) rigidly connected to the output-side coupling part, which rod-shaped body extends in the direction of the axis of rotation (9) of the coupling and is surrounded by a hollow body (5) rigidly connected to the other coupling part (1). Sensor elements (11, 12) are provided, by which the radial distance between the rod-shaped body (10) and the hollow body (5) is detected during the rotation of the coupling.
US10288122B2
A low profile shaft adaptor for coupling an output drive member of an HVAC actuator with an input drive member of a valve. The shaft adaptor may include a clamp for selectively clamping onto the input drive member of the valve, a drive interface configured to form an interference fit with an output drive member of the HVAC actuator, and a bracket configured to mechanically couple the drive interface and the clamp such that rotational movement of the drive interface by way of the interference fit with the output drive member of the HVAC actuator causes corresponding rotational movement of the clamp and thus the input drive member of the valve.
US10288119B2
A thrust control assembly for use in a horizontal pumping system includes a thrust bearing chamber that is filled with a fluid lubricant, a thrust bearing assembly contained within the thrust bearing chamber, a first radial bearing chamber, a first radial bearing assembly contained within the first radial bearing chamber and a first metering assembly. The first metering assembly controls the flow of lubricant from the thrust bearing chamber to the first radial bearing chamber. The first metering assembly may include an orifice plate.
US10288105B2
A bolt includes a head, and a shank connected to the head and having a screw portion and a leading end portion. The leading end portion of the shank includes a wall portion that defines a hole. The wall portion includes: a deformation portion configured to be plastically deformed by a torque from a fastening tool to be inserted in the hole; and a space forming portion configured to form a space between the space forming portion and the fastening tool. The blot is configured such that a maximum torque applied to the deformation portion in a process, in which a part of the deformation portion is plastically deformed by the torque from the fastening tool and is accommodated in the space and the fastening tool is placed in an idle rotation state, is configured to be set to be within a predetermined range.
US10288091B2
An ultrasonic displacement measurement system for hydraulic accumulators (3) has a movable separating element (5) separating two media chambers (9, 11) from each other in a media-tight manner within a housing (7). One media chamber (9) holds a compressible fluid or an incompressible fluid. The other media chamber (11) holds a compressible working gas. The particular position of the movable separating element (5) within the housing (7) can be detected by an ultrasonic sensor (13) that performs the position detection of the separating element (5) on the side of the media chamber (11) having the compressible fluid. A method for ultrasonic displacement measurement uses that system.
US10288090B2
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a locking apparatus for a rotary actuator includes an outer housing comprising a cylindrical interior surface having a recess. A rotor is disposed within the outer housing. The rotor has an interior cavity and a port extending radially from the interior cavity to the cylindrical exterior surface. A piston is disposed for reciprocal movement within the interior cavity between a first position and a second position and includes a first portion having a first thickness, a second portion having a second thickness larger than the first thickness. A key is disposed for radially reciprocal movement within the port and includes a radially proximal end and a radially distal end. The radially proximal end contacts the first portion and the radially distal end does not extend into the recess when the piston is in the first position.
US10288089B2
An actuator includes a displaceable portion, first to fourth artificial muscles, a pressure adjuster that changes a pressure of a fluid filled in the first and second artificial muscles, an open-close valve that allows a fluid to flow into or out of the third and fourth artificial muscles, and a controller that drives the pressure adjuster and controls the open-close valve. Each of the first to fourth artificial muscles includes a coiled elastic tube. In an outer circumferential surface of the tube, grooves are helically formed about an axis of the tube. The tube is filled with a fluid. In the first artificial muscle, a direction in which the tube is coiled is opposite to a direction in which the grooves extend helically. In each of the second to fourth artificial muscles, a direction in which the tube is coiled is the same as a direction in which the grooves extend helically.
US10288082B2
A fan assembly includes a drive housing having a shaft opening, a drive mechanism (e.g., an electric motor) positioned in the drive housing and including a fan shaft positioned through the shaft opening, and a fan rotor mounted for rotation with the fan shaft. The fan rotor includes cooling vanes and a cooling plate positioned between the cooling vanes and the shaft opening. Preferably, the cooling plate includes a flat portion adjacent the cooling vanes and a substantially curved portion radially inward of the flat portion to guide air from the drive housing to the cooling vanes. The fan rotor can further include exhaust blades and a back plate between the exhaust blades and the cooling vanes. An air inlet shroud guides air to the exhaust blades, and the fan rotor can further include an inlet venturi plate positioned between the exhaust blades and the air inlet shroud.
US10288079B2
Systems and methods for controlling stators of a compressor of a gas turbine engine are provided. The stators and rotatable blades may be included in a stage of the compressor. The rotatable blades may be configured to rotate about an axial axis of the compressor, and each of the stators is rotatable about a corresponding vane axis that extends radially outward from the axial axis of the compressor. Electric motors may be coupled to the stators, where each of the electric motors is configured to individually rotate a corresponding one of the stators in the compressor. A motor controller may be configured to cause the electric motors to rotate the stators in unison or individually.
US10288073B2
A pump arrangement, in particular a magnetic clutch pump arrangement, includes a pump housing containing an impeller shaft, a containment shell which seals an enclosed chamber within the inner chamber of the pump housing, an impeller mounted on one end of the impeller shaft, an inner rotor mounted on the other end of the impeller shaft, an outer rotor which is mounted on the drive shaft and co-operates with the inner rotor, and an auxiliary impeller mounted in the chamber adjacent to a domed base of the containment can. The auxiliary impeller is secured to the inner rotor and includes vanes and impeller channels for circulation of media.
US10288071B2
An improved bearing and shaft assembly includes a bearing assembly having an outer bearing member and an inner bearing member, and a shaft assembly having a shaft member, a shaft protection member, and a locking mechanism. The outer bearing member has a cavity for receiving the inner bearing member, and fits within a cavity of an impeller. The shaft assembly is secured within a housing of a jet assembly. The shaft protection member has a cavity for receiving the shaft member. The shaft protection member fits within the cavity of the inner bearing member. Also, a jet assembly, which includes the improved bearing and shaft assembly, may be coupled to a motor assembly. The jet assembly further includes the housing that includes at least one inlet aperture and at least one outlet aperture, and an impeller positioned within a cavity of the housing.
US10288065B1
The present invention is an apparatus, system and method for use of a mud motor having a bearing assembly, a transmission having torque and thrust transfer couplings with a catch pin interface, a power section, a rotor catch assembly, and a cross over sub-valve.
US10288038B2
Historical power output measurements of a wind turbine for a time period immediately preceding a specified time are received. Historical wind speed micro-forecasts for the wind turbine for a time periods immediately preceding the specified past time and immediately following the specified past time are received. The historical wind speed micro-forecasts are converted to wind power values. Based on the historical power output measurements and the wind power output values, a machine learning model for predicting wind power output is trained. Real-time power output measurements of the wind turbine and real-time wind speed micro-forecasts for the wind turbine are received. The real-time wind speed micro-forecasts are converted to real-time wind power values. Using the machine learning model with the real-time power output measurements and the real-time wind power values, a wind power output forecast for the wind turbine at a future time is outputted.
US10288037B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine (10) comprising a rotor (12) and a generator (18), connected to said rotor (12), for outputting electrical power to an electrical grid, said rotor (12) comprising rotor blades (14) whose blade pitch angles (α) may be moved during operation in order to control the rotational speed (n) of the rotor (12). Upon reaching a rotational speed (n) higher than a rotational speed limit (nlim) that delimits an operational range (34, 34′, 34″) of said wind turbine (10), the rotor (12) is forcibly braked by increasing the blade pitch angle (α) at a predefined positive blade pitch angle movement rate (ωr). According to the invention, the rotational speed limit (nlim) is altered as a function of a blade pitch angle movement rate (ω) set by the control. The invention also relates to a corresponding wind turbine (10).
US10288033B2
When an abnormality judgement section judges that there is a failure of an energy inputting circuit, an energy inputting line, through which electrical energy is inputted from the energy inputting circuit to a primary winding, is changed over to a disconnected state by output halt switching means. As a result, since inputting of electrical energy to the primary winding is thereby halted, problems arising due to continuation of inputting electrical energy to the energy inputting circuit can be prevented, even in the event of a failure of the energy inputting circuit, so that reliability can be enhanced.
US10288025B2
A piston fuel pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump cylinder, a pump piston, and a seal. The pump piston is configured to be moved axially in the pump cylinder, wherein a working chamber is delimited by the pump piston. The seal is disposed on the pump piston and seals off the working chamber from a low-pressure region. The seal seals off an end section of the pump piston adjacent to the working chamber from the working chamber.
US10288007B2
The present subject matter can be embodied in, among other things, a two-speed thrust reverser actuation system for actuating a thrust reverser element experiencing an assisting load during movement between a stowed and deployed positions. The system includes a hydraulic actuator to move the thrust reverser element between the stowed and deployed positions, and a directional control valve with a regeneration feature including a restrictor and a velocity fuse arranged in parallel with the restrictor. The velocity fuse is configured to close when the assisting load on the thrust reverser element increases the flow rate of hydraulic fluid through the velocity fuse above threshold value. In operation, the system defines a first movement speed when the velocity fuse is open, and a second movement speed when the velocity fuse is closed, thereby decreasing an effective exit orifice size of the hydraulic actuator when the assisting load increases the deploy rate.
US10288004B2
A direct injection diesel engine is provided with a fuel injection nozzle which is capable of performing a multistage injection. In a middle-or-high load region, in order to reduce soot, an after-injection is performed immediately after a main injection. An injection timing of the after-injection is set from a map in accordance with a driving condition. During a transient time, the injection timing of the after-injection is corrected on a basis of a difference ΔP between an actual rail pressure rPrail and a target rail pressure tPrail. In a case where the injection timing after the correcting is more retardation angle side than a threshold value, the after-injection is inhibited.
US10288000B2
In a control system for an internal combustion engine in which an exhaust gas purification catalyst having a lower catalyst layer and an upper catalyst layer disposed at the upper side of the lower catalyst layer is arranged in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, when an operation at a rich air fuel ratio is switched to an operation at a target lean air fuel ratio, switching is made through a first operation in which the air fuel ratio of exhaust gas is temporarily made into a lean air fuel ratio, and a second operation which is carried out after the first operation and in which the air fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is made to change alternately between the rich air fuel ratio and the lean air fuel ratio a plurality of times, whereby the HC poisoning of the catalyst can be recovered at an early stage.
US10287998B2
A method for determining an amount of energy released in the working cycle of an internal combustion engine cylinder includes: (a) recording a time curve of the rotational speed of the engine crankshaft using tooth timings measured using a toothed sensor disc, (b) assigning each tooth timing to a working cycle of a selected cylinder, (c) determining a cylinder-specific average value from the tooth timings assigned to the selected cylinder, (d) determining cylinder-specific tooth timing deviations from the determined cylinder-specific average value, for the tooth timings assigned to each working cycle of the selected cylinder, (e) determining a cylinder-specific characteristic tooth timing by summing the determined tooth timing deviations, and (f) specifying the amount of energy released in the working cycle of the selected cylinder as a function of the determined cylinder-specific characteristic tooth timing, the amount of energy released being indirectly proportional to the determined cylinder-specific characteristic tooth timing.
US10287996B2
The disclosure relates to a gas valve unit having an enclosure provided with an inlet and an outlet, with an inner pipe arranged to extend from the inlet to the outlet via the enclosure forming a gas tight piping inside the enclosure, and an outer pipe arranged to open into the enclosure via an at least one opening. Walls of the inner pipe and the outer pipe form a space there between as a first volume, and the enclosure forms a space inside as a second volume, the first and second volumes being arrangeable in flow communication with each other via an opening in connection with the outer pipe. At least one blocking unit selectively blocks the at least one opening in connection with the outer pipe and the flow communication between the first volume and the second volume.
US10287978B2
The present invention relates to a method of increasing the safety of a power plant provided with at least one heat engine and a gearbox (BTP), the engine driving the gearbox (BTP), the gearbox (BTP) having a lubrication system implemented using an aqueous medium stored in a reserve, in which method a fluid comprising water is injected into the heat engine to increase the power developed by the heat engine without increasing the temperature of a member of the heat engine or to decrease the temperature without modifying the power developed by the engine, the fluid being taken from the reserve.
US10287973B2
A hydraulic valve for shifting a control piston in a connecting rod of an internal combustion engine with variable compression, the hydraulic valve including a valve housing including a first operating connection and a second operating connection and a supply connection that is loadable with a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic fluid; a step piston that is arranged in the valve housing and displaceable against a force of a preloaded spring. A first check valve is associated with the first operating connection and a second check valve is associated with the second operating connection wherein the first check valve and the second check valve open or close a connection of the first operating connection or the second operating connection with the supply connection as a function of a position of the step piston, wherein the first check valve and the second check valve is integrated into the valve housing.
US10287971B2
An opposed piston engine includes approximately spherical combustion chamber formed by the two opposed pistons in a single cylinder and an intake manifold including gas hooks. The combustion chamber has a small cone shaped extension on each side leading to each of two opposed injectors located in the cylinder wall where the two pistons meet at the top of their stroke. The combustion chamber configuration reduces the surface area of the chamber and increases the burn length by a significant amount compared to known designs. The gas hooks in the intake manifold restrict the flow of exhaust gases into the intake manifold long enough for the pressure in the cylinder to blow down and the exhaust gasses to attain high velocity passing out through the exhaust manifold, allowing the intake ports to be uncovered before the exhaust ports.
US10287966B2
An internal combustion engine, in particular for a vehicle, is provided. The internal combustion engine has a crankcase, a cylinder head, a coolant feed line, a cooling channel branching line, a first coolant channel which runs at least partly through the cylinder head, and a second coolant channel which runs at least partly through the crankcase. The coolant feed line is connected to the cooling channel branching line to supply coolant. The first and second coolant channels are each connected to the cooling channel branching line to be supplied with coolant from the cooling channel branching line. The cooling channel branching line is equipped with a temperature-sensitive current regulating device which is configured to variably adjust the ratio of the coolant volumetric flow rates that are from the cooling channel branching line into the first and second coolant channels over a range on the basis of the temperature.
US10287961B2
Provided is a construction machine including an exhaust-gas after-treatment device and capable of supporting the exhaust-gas after-treatment device in a limited space. The construction machine includes an upper frame, an engine mounted on the upper frame via a plurality of engine mounts, a hydraulic pump coupled to the engine, the exhaust-gas after-treatment device, and a support cradle supporting the exhaust-gas after-treatment device over the hydraulic pump. The upper frame includes a plurality of mount support portions and a leg support portion. The support cradle includes a support stage on which the exhaust-gas after-treatment device is mounted, and a plurality of legs. The plurality of mount support portions include a space-defining mount support portion defining a horizontal space against the hydraulic pump. The plurality of legs include an in-space leg extending in the space. The leg support portion is located to overlap the space in a plan view.
US10287949B2
The current invention consists of a method and device that is coated with at least one predeposited photocatalyst to reduce or eliminate exhaust emissions and powered by a thermoelectric generator. The method and device comprises a light source emitting sufficient light between 10 nm and 700 nm for the photocatalyst coating and a means to attach said method and device to the source of exhaust emissions.
US10287948B1
A vehicle exhaust component assembly includes an inlet module configured to receive engine exhaust gas, a mixer housing defining an internal cavity that receives engine exhaust gas from the inlet module, and an injection component defining an injection axis and positioned within the internal cavity. The injection component has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet to direct injected fluid into the internal cavity to mix with the engine exhaust gas. The injection component comprises at least a first curved sheet and a second curved sheet that cooperate with each other to surround the injection axis, wherein the second curved sheet is offset from the first curved sheet by a radial gap to create a swirling gas flow within the injection component to mix with fluid injected via the fluid inlet. An outlet module directs a mixture of engine exhaust gas and fluid to a downstream exhaust component.
US10287942B2
A honeycomb type heating device includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb substrate having a partition wall defining and forming a plurality of cells and a circumferential wall surrounding the partition wall; a plurality of heaters adjacent to each other arranged on a circumferential surface of a circumferential wall in the circumferential direction of the circumferential surface; a connecting body arranged in the circumferential direction of the circumferential surface and electrically connecting the plurality of heaters; and a metal case housing the honeycomb substrate, the plurality of heaters, and the connecting body. Each heater is a resistance-heating type heater, the cross-sectional area of the connecting body in a cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction of the circumferential surface is 10.0 to 30.0 mm2, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the connecting body is higher than the thermal expansion coefficient of the honeycomb substrate by 3.0×10−6/° C. or more.
US10287940B2
A mobile emissions control system is provided for diesel engines operated on ocean-going ships at-berth. The emissions control system comprises two essential elements: an emissions capturing system and an emissions control system. The emissions control system may be mounted on a towable chassis or mounted on a barge, allowing it to be placed alongside ocean-going ships at-berth. The emission capturing system captures exhaust from a ship's diesel engine and conducts it into the emissions control system, which cleans the exhaust and then passes clean air into the atmosphere through an exhaust outlet.
US10287936B2
An internal combustion engine is provided with one or more oil drain-back passages. The oil drain-back passage include an entrance into a crankcase via a crankcase breathing window, the crankcase breathing window disposed within and through a bulkhead wall of the crankcase. Thus, each oil drain-back passage may be routed from a cylinder head of the engine to a crankcase breathing window where oil may then enter the crankcase and flow downward into an oil pan coupled to the crankcase.
US10287926B2
Disclosed herein is a supercritical CO2 generation system using plural heat sources, including: a pump configured to circulate a working fluid; plural heat exchangers configured to heat the working fluid using an external heat source; plural turbines configured to be driven by the working fluid heated by passing through the heat exchanger; and plural recuperators configured to exchange heat between the working fluid passing through the turbine and the working fluid passing through the pump to cool the working fluid passing through the turbine and heat the working fluid passing through the pump, in which the heat exchanger may include plural constrained heat exchangers having an emission regulation condition of an outlet end and plural heat exchangers without the emission regulation condition.
US10287924B2
A combined heat and power plant for the decentralized supply of power and of heat may include at least one prime mover for providing electrical energy while providing waste gas, at least one thermal store for storing thermal energy provided by the waste gas, and at least one high-temperature battery in which the electrical energy provided by the prime mover can be stored. The high-temperature battery can be supplied by the waste gas provided by the prime mover to keep the high-temperature battery warm.
US10287912B2
A bearing ring with integrated cooling channels and a method for producing a bearing ring with integrated cooling channels are provided.
US10287902B2
A variable stator vane includes airfoil mounted to a button centered about a rotational axis and having cylindrical portion supporting airfoil and a button undercut extending away from cylindrical portion and radially inwardly from circumference of cylindrical portion. Conical portion of button circumscribed about conical axis of revolution extends away from cylindrical portion. Conical axis of revolution may be tilted with respect to and may intersect rotational axis. Airfoil may include airfoil overhang extending radially outwardly beyond circular trailing edge of button. Variable stator vane may include airfoil disposed between spaced apart outer and inner buttons centered about a rotational axis, inner button having a cylindrical portion supporting airfoil and circumscribed about rotational axis, and button undercut extending away from cylindrical portion and radially inwardly from a circumference of cylindrical portion with respect to rotational axis. Outer and inner spindles extend from outer and inner buttons and airfoil.
US10287899B2
A component assembly includes a support structure, a ceramic substrate mounted to the support, and a foam-like coating adhered to one of the support structure and the ceramic substrate. The foam-like coating engages the other of the support structure and the ceramic substrate.
US10287897B2
A rotor blade assembly for a rotor of a gas turbine engine having an axis of rotation includes a shank portion formed from a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material. The rotor blade assembly also includes a platform portion formed from a substantially similar CMC material as that of the shank portion. The platform portion is coupled to the shank portion. The platform portion and the shank portion cooperate to at least partially define two opposing side portions of the rotor blade assembly. The opposing side portions are angularly separated with respect to the axis of rotation. The rotor blade assembly further includes a damper retention apparatus. The damper retention apparatus is coupled to the shank portion. The damper retention apparatus includes at least one angled bracket apparatus extending toward a circumferentially adjacent rotor blade assembly.
US10287895B2
A rotor blade for a gas turbine configured for use within a row of samely configured rotor blades. The rotor blade may further include: an airfoil defined between pressure and suction faces; and a midspan shroud comprising a pressure wing and a suction wing extending from the airfoil. The pressure wing and the suction wing of the midspan shroud may be configured so to cooperatively form an interface between installed neighboring ones of the rotor blades within the row of samely configured rotor blades. One of the pressure wing and the suction wing may be designated a first wing, and the first wing may include a chamber hollowed through a first surface of the first wing. The first surface of the first wing may include one of: a circumferential face formed at a distal end of the first wing; and a contact face of the first wing.
US10287891B2
A turbojet fan blade adapted for securement to an engine rotor includes a titanium sheath that extends continuously over its leading edge from blade tip to blade root. The sheath provides impact protection over the leading edge of the blade, and also incorporates enhanced radial securement of the sheath to the rotor. As such, a radial lock system for the sheath is disclosed that includes a fully integrated sheath portion that extends completely over the frontal face of a fan blade dovetail, providing a radial lock of the sheath to the rotor in the event of failure of any adhesive used to attach the sheath to the leading edge. Because the sheath extends continuously from blade tip to the blade root, lightning strike protection is enhanced by avoidance of any discontinuities otherwise associated with related art sheaths that typically extend over only a flow path portion of the leading edge.
US10287885B2
A rotor component for a rotor assembly of a fluid energy machine, particularly of a gas turbine, a steam turbine, a compressor or the like, wherein the rotor component is at least partly made of a material susceptible to corrosion and/or oxidation and can be arranged concentrically to a rotation axis of the rotor assembly. The rotor component includes a circular surface for checking concentricity of the rotor component with respect to the rotation axis. The rotor component includes at least one additional circular surface for checking concentricity of the rotor component with respect to the rotation axis, wherein the additional circular surface is coated with a corrosion and/or oxidation protection coating.
US10287876B2
Systems and methods for transmitting power and information using acoustic energy produced by transducers are provided. The systems have particular application for powering and communication with electronics through drilling and pipe systems. Pairs of acoustic wedges holding transducers are provided for sending energy and information through a substrate which may be a steel pipe. Each wedge has an angled transducer which can be used to produce shear waves. The waves propagate through the substrate and are received by a second acoustic wedge. The shear waves, on reaching the second acoustic wedge, are converted back into electrical signals by a second transducer. Tangential shear waves, high, shallow wave transmission angles, and direct steel-steel bonding between wedges and substrates may be used.
US10287856B2
A computer implemented method, system, and computer program product are provided for determining flow control device (FCD) properties for a gas injection well that would yield a prescribed shape of a gas injection front according to a target gas injection profile. An FCD distribution function is adjusted based on the results of a simulation of injected gas flow distribution in the gas injection well over a period of time. The simulation and resulting adjustment of the FCD distribution function is repeated until a convergence between a shape of a displaced oil volume front obtained using the adjusted flow control device distribution function and a target gas injection profile is reached within a predetermined convergence range. The FCD properties are then determined based on the adjusted FCD distribution function.
US10287851B2
A method of actuating a selected electrically powered device such as a solenoid operated valve (SOV) among a plurality of electrically powered devices coupled between a first conductor and second conductor includes applying a high voltage differential between the first conductor and the second conductor, the high voltage being at least as high as the breakover voltage of a switching thyristor coupled to the selected electrically powered devices. The method also includes applying a low voltage differential between the first conductor and the second conductor after applying the high voltage, the low voltage being lower than the breakover voltage of any switching thyristor coupled to the plurality of electrically powered devices.
US10287838B2
The present invention provides a running tool 10 for a casing hanger 12 in which the casing hanger 12 is arranged to be clamped within a well bore. In the clamped position, the suspension weight of the casing hanger 12 (and suspended) casing string is supported by the wellhead and the running tool 10 is then releasable from the casing hanger 12. The release of the running tool 10 from the casing hanger 12 is performed by applying an axial pressure down the running tool 10 which then enables the securement means 30 of the running tool 10 to be moved into an unsecured position. In the secured position, the casing hanger 12 is suspendable from the running tool 10 and the running tool 10 supports the suspension weight of the casing hanger 12 (and the casing string located there below). The running tool 10 comprises activation means 40 in order to enable the securement means 30 to move from the secured position to the unsecured position. The running tool 10 includes release prevention means 50 in order to prevent the movement of the securement means 30 from the secured position to the unsecured position whilst the suspension weight of the casing hanger 12 is suspended from the running tool 10.
US10287837B2
A pressure vessel having an adjustable volume to adjust a hydraulic time delay produced by the pressure vessel. The pressure vessel can include a piston with an adjustable stroke and a rod received in a housing to limit the stroke of the piston. The piston divides the housing into a pressure cavity and a reset cavity. Spacers can be removably coupled to the rod to limit the stroke of the piston. Optionally, a brake wall can be positioned to obstruct the path of the rod to limit the stroke of the piston.
US10287828B2
A stabilizer device is provided for a mud motor drilling assembly. The stabilizer device may be mounted to a motor housing having one or more grooves or ridges. The stabilizer device may include a stabilizer body, a threader portion, and a clamp. The threaded portion may be positioned between the one or more grooves or ridges and the clamp. The threaded portion may include an external surface having threads. The threads on the external surface of the threaded portion of the stabilizer device may correspond to threads on an internal surface of a clamp. The threaded coupling of the clamp to the stabilizer device may couple the stabilizer device to the motor housing at the one or more grooves or ridges.
US10287827B2
A low break out screw threaded safety joint for releasably connecting a Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) of a well tubular expansion assembly to a drill string comprises a pair of intermeshing TOothed MAte (TOMA) rings (24) with intermeshing sawtooth profiles (25,26) teethed profiles that have a low break out performance upon reverse rotation of the drill string relative to the BHA, which may be stuck within the wellbore.
US10287823B2
The microstructure of braze joints in polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters may be tailored to increase the shear strength of the braze joint, for example, by increasing the amount of a dispersed particulate microstructure therein. A method for forming a dispersed particulate microstructure may include brazing a polycrystalline diamond table to a hard composite substrate with a braze alloy at a braze temperature between 5° C. above a solidus temperature of the braze alloy and 200° C. above a liquidus temperature of the braze alloy; and forming a braze joint between the polycrystalline diamond table and the hard composite substrate that comprises at least 40% by volume of the dispersed particulate microstructure composed of a particulate inter-metallic phase having a diameter of 0.5 μm to 2.0 μm and an aspect ratio of 1 to 5 dispersed in a ductile matrix.
US10287821B2
A drilling assembly disposed on a drillstring deviates a borehole (i.e., changes the trajectory of the borehole) advanced by a drill bit. A housing disposed on the drillstring transfers first rotation to the drill bit, and one or more directors are disposed on the housing to rotate therewith. Each of the directors is independently movable between an extended condition and a retracted condition relative to the housing. An actuator is disposed on the assembly and is operable provide a second rotation relative to the first rotation. An internal component is disposed in the housing and is rotatable by the second rotation of the actuator to have first and second conditions relative to each of the one or more directors rotating with the first rotation of the housing. The internal component in the first condition extends a given one of the one or more directors toward the extended condition. Conversely, the internal component in the second condition allows retraction of a given one of the one or more directors toward the retracted condition.
US10287810B2
A pivot device having asymmetric friction torque is provided. The pivot device includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, a sleeve surrounding the shaft, the sleeve defining a gap extending longitudinally, the sleeve and the shaft being configured for rotation with respect to one another about the longitudinal axis, and a helical compression element surrounding the sleeve and exerting a compressive force onto the sleeve, wherein a first torque required to rotate the sleeve and the shaft with respect to one another in a first direction differs from a second torque required to rotate the sleeve and the shaft with respect to one another in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A method for providing a pivot device asymmetric friction torque is also provided.
US10287804B2
An apparatus is provided for securing together two members which are slidable towards and away from each other to provide a respective open and closed (locked) mode, wherein a plurality of devices are adapted to secure the members in a closed mode, and a control unit is adapted to operate the devices. The devices are in the embodiments described spaced longitudinally apart along a vertical edge or stile of a closure member, which may be a patio door, window, or other closure, with the control unit being disposed intermediate the devices and being operatively linked thereto by a connecting device for actuating the devices. The control unit may be driven manually by a control handle, by a solenoid, by an electric or electro-mechanical motor device, or by spring-loaded interlocking devices. The devices cooperate with keeper devices for securing the closure members together in the closed (locked) mode.
US10287798B2
An electric lock includes a base, a driving module, a handle and a clutch member. The driving module is arranged on the base. The driving module includes a driving member rotatable relative to the base, and a motor configured to drive the driving member to rotate. The handle is rotatably mounted to the base, and has a plurality of pushing structures. The clutch member includes a main body having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and a pushed structure formed on the first end of the main body. Wherein, when the motor drives the driving member to rotate in order to abut against the main body at a first position, the first end of the main body is tilted toward the handle, such that the pushing structure abuts against the pushed structure for pushing the clutch member to rotate when the handle is rotated.
US10287791B1
A vinyl drain cover assembly for a pool or spa is provided. The drain cover assembly has a vinyl insert that allows the drain cover assembly to blend in visually with the surrounding vinyl liner of the pool or spa. The insert is exchangeable with another insert having a different appearance. The drain cover assembly supports the insert and prevents the insert from being sucked into the drain.
US10287786B2
A post anchor is provided for securing a post within a poured concrete slab. The post anchor comprises a socket having a first cavity sized to receive the post therein. A jacket member is adapted to mount over at least a portion of the socket. At least one tensile member is mounted to, and extending from, the jacket member. The jacket and tensile members function to reinforce the socket and to distribute any forces exerted upon the post anchor further into the surrounding concrete. The socket may be provided in a variety of heights, to allow the post anchor to be easily adapted to a variety of slab depths.
US10287779B2
A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel. The flexible tongue of the female coupling means comprises a chamfered part that forms an angle of between 2° and 20° with respect to the main plane of the panel.
US10287778B2
The present invention relates to a system for connecting and a fitting method between modules for floor covering. The system comprises a female element (1) and a male element (2) connected to the floor modules and interlinked. The female element (1) consists of a major plate of the female element (1.1), track (1.2), edge (1.3), notches (1.3.1) (1.3.2), superior plate of the female element (1.4) and a groove (1.5). The male element (2) consists of a major plate of the male element (2.1), inferior plate (2.2), two protrusions, minor plate of the male element (2.3) and a latch (2.3.1).
US10287774B2
A metal truss assembly comprises a plurality of C-shape structural members including at least one chord member and two or more adjacent web members, each structural member having a base and two opposing flanges. The at least one C-shape chord member has flanges extending from each side of the base with one flange having cutouts to receive two C-shape web members with a part of said flange of said chord member in place between said cutouts. Each said C-shape web member is placed into one of the cutouts in said flange to intersect the at least one chord member with the bases of the two C-shape web members adjacent the base of the at least one chord member.
US10287771B2
Sound absorbing or attenuating laminate flooring materials are provided, which are directed to be used in the production of floor covering, floor panels, furniture panels, cabinets, counter-tops and wall panels. As well, the methods for producing such products are provided. In particular, abrasion resistant panels, with a laminated structure, created by forming an assembly which consists of laminating a heat-activated resin impregnated paper wear layer, a decorative layer with printed graphics or a wood veneer decorative layer, a medium density (MDF) or high-density (HDF) natural fiber-based core and a resin impregnated paper balancing layer. To achieve sound absorbing and/or attenuating properties, any or all paper layers may be pre coated with an additional flexible elastomeric coating, film or material prior to assembly of the panel, or the natural fiber core panel may be coated with a flexible elastomeric coating, film or material prior to assembly with the papers. The flexible elastomeric coating, film or material acts to absorb, reduce, and/or ameliorate the sound transmissions inherent in laminated panels.
US10287766B2
A flush toilet is provided, which can restrain flushing water from excessively flowing down to an inner side of a bowl section before the flushing water reaches an upper end portion of a rising flow path, and can effectively restrain from occurring an unwashed region in the bowl section. A flush toilet of the present invention has a bowl section, and the bowl section forms a water conduit formed between the waste receiving surface and the rim section, and the water conduit includes a shelf portion forming an inclined surface lowering toward an outer side from an inner side of the bowl section, or a horizontal surface formed horizontally toward the outer side from the inner side of the bowl section, in at least a part of a rising flow path rising from a low portion of the water conduit.
US10287765B1
A toilet tank top cover, including: a compartment for containing a liquid detergent; and a dispenser, for manually dispensing a dose of the liquid detergent from the compartment downwards into a toilet tank, being covered by the toilet tank top cover, thereby utilizing a large space of the compartment, as being adapted to a large length and a large width of the toilet tank, for dispensing the liquid detergent therefrom.
US10287762B2
A sanitary outlet armature having a water outlet with an outlet opening bounded by an inner circumferential wall of the outlet armature, at which inner circumferential wall an internal thread or similar receptacle is provided, in which a sleeve-shaped outlet orifice having an external thread or similar mating receptacle can be threaded in or attached, an insert cartridge being inserted and/or threaded into the outlet orifice, said cartridge including a jet regulator. The outlet orifice supports at least one sealing ring on the circumferential wall thereof, this ring radially or axially sealing between the outer circumferential wall of the outlet orifice and the inner circumferential wall of the outlet armature. The outlet armature allows a reduced production effort and easier maintenance, without sacrificing functionality and seal tightness in the area of the outlet opening.
US10287761B2
A faucet having a faucet base, a water hose, a faucet head, and a chamber is provided. A water valve is provided in the chamber and includes a driving member and a control valve movable between a first position enabling mixing of water and air and a second position enabling shut-off of a water flow. The faucet head further includes a control member rotatably coupled with the faucet head to enable a user to operate the control valve within the water valve by operating the control member from a side of the faucet head.
US10287756B2
In order to keep the deterioration of water distribution pipes from progressing, a tap water management system is provided with: a water pressure detection unit for detecting the water pressure in at least one location in a water distribution pipe for carrying clean water from a water distribution site to a consumer. and transmitting the detection result as water pressure information; a deterioration detection unit for detecting deterioration in at least one location in a water distribution pipe, and transmitting the detection result as deterioration information; a water distribution planning unit for causing a water distribution plan that is a plan for water distribution pressure to be determined on the basis of information regarding past water demand; a deterioration-reducing water distribution planning unit for deciding, on the basis of the water distribution plan, the water pressure information, and the deterioration information. a deterioration-reducing water distribution plan according to the extent of deterioration; a water distribution pressure changing unit for changing the water distribution pressure of the water distribution pipe; and a water distribution pressure control unit for controlling the water distribution pressure changing unit on the basis of the deterioration-reducing water distribution plan.
US10287754B2
A sidebar protecting wear member includes a module having a length extending in a length direction from a first end to a second end, and a width extending in a width direction from a first side to a second side, and a main body portion extending along only a first portion of the length of the module and across the entire width of the module. The module includes a first projecting element adjacent the first end of the module and extending along a second portion of the length to the first end of the length, and extending across only a first portion of the width of the module, and a second projecting element adjacent the second end of the module and extending along a third portion of the length to the second end of the length, and extending across only a second portion of the width of the module.
US10287753B2
A locking pin assembly for securing a ground engaging element to a support structure may include a body portion and may include a shaft portion disposed within the body portion and rotatable between a first position that mechanically inhibits removal of a ground engaging element from a support structure and a second position that permits removal of the ground engaging element from the support structure. A camshaft may be rotatably disposed within the shaft portion and may be arranged to cooperate with the shaft portion to rotate through a first range of motion and to apply a rotational force on the shaft portion through a second range of motion. A radially extending locking element may be configured to selectively mechanically interfere with one of the shaft portion and the body portion to selectively prevent rotation of the shaft portion relative to the body portion.
US10287747B1
A trench scoop bucket that can be welded to, or otherwise integrally formed with, bucket that attaches to a tractor, front loader, or any other machinery that can operate a bucket. The trench bucket is attached level with the bottom plate of the bucket and slopes down to a depth to match the dimensions of a trench. The sidewalls of the trench scoop bucket extend vertically downward to match the depth of the trench, and a ramp plate slopes from the bottom plate of the bucket into the trench. Horizontal plates are disposed on either side of the ramp plate and attached to the sidewalls to provide structural support to the ramp plate. The horizontal plates are level with the bottom plate of the trench scoop bucket and can provide alignment of the ramp plate within the trench.
US10287739B2
This invention provides a disaster prevention system capable of taking an effective measure against a flood disaster. According to one embodiment, a disaster prevention system comprises a weather prediction unit configured to calculate a predicted rainfall in a region based on rainfall information necessary for protecting the region from a flood; an analysis unit configured to determine, based on the predicted rainfall calculated by the weather prediction unit, whether a flood can occur in the region; and a control unit configured to control to close a water stop gate provided in the region to protect the region from the flood if the analysis unit determines that the flood can occur in the region.
US10287738B2
A system for forming an underwater air curtain, that turns the ocean above it into a gas is anchored on the ocean floor, so the curtain's bubbles travel from the ocean floor to the surface. The system is formed by arrays of air distribution tubes carrying air dispersal heads that are powered by an air supply and air batteries. In the shallows, of 30 ft. or less, ocean waves are deleted, oil is repelled, marine animals have a barrier that they cannot enter when the system is activated. Used at deeper depths, the system has the ability to change ocean temperatures, by using bubbles to bring cold water from the ocean floor to the surface thus protecting coral. The system also works as a sound barrier, because the ocean is no longer solid above it.
US10287734B2
A road paver with a height-adjustable screed for installing a pavement layer and at least one support device for carrying and positioning at least one sensor unit is provided. The support device comprises a center bar, at least one extension bar for the center bar, and at least one attachment unit which detachably attaches the extension bar at one end of the center bar. The center bar and the extension bar are by way of the attachment unit relative to one another—when viewed in the vertical projection plane—at a first mounting angle connectable to one another, and the center bar and the extension bar are by way of the attachment unit connectable to one another—when viewed in the vertical projection plane—at at least one further mounting angle.
US10287731B2
An industrial roll includes: a substantially cylindrical metallic core; a rubber base layer that is adhered to and circumferentially overlies the core; a rubber top stock layer that circumferentially overlies the base layer; and a polyurethane coating that circumferentially overlies the top stock layer. In this configuration, the roll can provide improved abrasion-resistance, sheet release properties, and/or toughness compared to a roll with a rubber cover, but may provide these properties in a cover that is softer than a typical polyurethane cover.
US10287729B2
The invention refers to the way of obtaining a fabric with the appearance of leather, imitation leather, from a fabric that can be an elastic technical fabric, to which a paste is applied, formulated with an acrylic base resin with inorganic fillers, melamine resins, silicone antifoam, polyethylene glycol, urea, synthetic acrylic thickeners and water-based dyes, in suitable percentages for obtaining a fabric with the appearance of hide or leather that is antistatic, rupture resistant, tear resistant, cut resistant, abrasion resistant and impact resistant, providing an appearance similar to leather and with a high capacity for recovering the initial form of the fabric, due to its elasticity. The invention also refers to the product or fabric obtained with this process.
US10287728B2
Silk performance apparel and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, silk performance apparel includes textiles, fabrics, consumer products, and other materials that are coated with aqueous solutions of pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments. In some embodiments, coated apparel products exhibit surprisingly improved moisture management properties and increased resistance to microbial growth.
US10287720B2
A method of making a deep pile fabric that closely resembles natural sheepskin fleece. The method includes forming a length of pile fabric having fibers on one side and a scrim on an opposing side, where at least a portion of the fibers are natural wool fibers, and finishing the pile fabric as natural sheepskin by polishing the fiber side of the pile fabric, including guiding the length of pile fabric over at least two polishing rolls, where the two polishing rolls rotate in opposite directions.
US10287715B2
A circular knitting machine (1) for knitwear or hosiery, comprising a bearing structure, a needle-bearing organ (3) and a plurality of mobile needles (N) for producing a knitted fabric; a plurality of flanked stitch-forming slots (5) is defined in an external surface (4) of the needle-bearing organ (3), each of which slots movably houses a respective needle actuable with alternating motion along the relative stitch-forming slot. The needle-bearing organ is superiorly provided with a knit-forming plane (P) destined to restingly receive portions of knitting situated between two contiguous needles (N). The machine comprises, in the zones (15) comprised between two contiguous stitch-forming slots (5), retaining organs (10) of the knitting exhibiting each a respective portion defining a stop abutment (11) for the knitting; each retaining organ (10) of the knitting being mobile on command from a first position, in which it does not interfere with the knitting being formed, to a second position, in which it inserts between two contiguous needles (N), in a zone which superiorly faces the knit-forming plane. In the zones comprised between the contiguous stitch-forming slots (5), the machine comprises lamellae (20) defining the knitting plane, each exhibiting a respective defining portion (21) of the knitting plane; each lamella (20) is removably mountable superiorly of the needle-bearing organ, so as to be coplanar with the corresponding retaining organ (10) located in the same zone (15), and in such a way that the respective knitting plane defining portion (21) defines a respective portion (Px) of the stitch-forming plane (P) of the needle-bearing organ (3) comprised between two contiguous stitch-forming slots (5).
US10287709B2
In one instance, the seed crystal of this invention provides a nitrogen-polar c-plane surface of a GaN layer supported by a metallic plate. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the metallic plate matches that of GaN layer. The GaN layer is bonded to the metallic plate with bonding metal. The bonding metal not only bonds the GaN layer to the metallic plate but also covers the entire surface of the metallic plate to prevent corrosion of the metallic plate and optionally spontaneous nucleation of GaN on the metallic plate during the bulk GaN growth in supercritical ammonia. The bonding metal is compatible with the corrosive environment of ammonothermal growth.
US10287701B2
A method of preparing a metal nanoparticle on a surface includes subjecting a metal source to a temperature and a pressure in a carrier gas selected to provide a vapor metal species at a vapor pressure in the range of about 10−4 to about 10−11 atm; contacting the vapor metal species with a heated substrate; and depositing the metal as a nanoparticle on the substrate.
US10287700B2
A method for producing a wear and corrosion resistant WC based material coated with one or more metals selected from group IVB, VB and VIB metals (according to CAS system) and Al is disclosed. The method comprises treating of said coated structure with electrochemical boriding treatment in an electrolyte which is substantially free of halogenated compounds wherein the electrolyte comprises alkali carbonates and boron sources and said electrolyte being heated during electrolysis under an induction heating regime having electromagnetic frequency ranging from 50 to 300 kHz during electrolysis.
US10287694B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an amalgam electrode, an amalgam electrode manufactured by the method, and a method for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide using the amalgam electrode.
US10287691B2
The anode assembly for cathodic protection of offshore steel piles provides stability and protection for a sacrificial anode used in the cathodic protection of offshore steel piles, particularly in regard to the challenges presented in positioning the anode in a submerged, underwater environment. The anode assembly for cathodic protection of offshore steel piles includes a conventional sacrificial anode received within a protective housing. The housing is supported underwater by a support cable. A weight is fixed to the lower end of the support cable to anchor the lower end of the support cable on an underwater surface of a body of water when the housing and the sacrificial anode are suspended in the body of water. The upper end of the support cable is secured to an external support such that the housing and the sacrificial anode are suspended therefrom in a desired underwater position.
US10287685B2
Provided is a susceptor capable of achieving improved thermal uniformity while suppressing reduction in its temperature increase rate and heat utilization efficiency. A susceptor includes a plate-shaped first member including a wafer placement surface on which to place a wafer, and a second member supporting the first member and laid on the first member in the direction perpendicular to the wafer placement surface. The thermal conductivity of the first member is higher than the thermal conductivity of the second member.
US10287682B2
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a process container configured to receive a substrate therein; a pressure detection part configured to measure an internal pressure of the process container; an exhaust-side valve installed in an exhaust pipe configured to exhaust an interior of the process container; a gas storage tank connected to the process container through a first gas supply pipe; a gas amount measuring part configured to measure an amount of gas stored in the gas storage tank; and a control valve installed in the first gas supply pipe and configured to control the internal pressure of the process container by changing an opening degree of the control valve based on the internal pressure of the process container which is detected by the pressure detection part and by controlling a flow path cross section through which the gas is supplied from the gas storage tank to the process container.
US10287679B2
An apparatus and method for generating a vapor with a compact vaporizer design and exposing the gas and liquid mixture for vaporization to a reduced maximum temperature. A gas and liquid droplet flow through a metal housing configured to heat the gas and liquid droplet mixture flow for vaporization includes directing the gas and liquid droplet mixture through an inlet of the metal housing and flowing the gas through a tortious flow path defined by a plurality of tubular flow passageways arranged around a central axis for vaporization. The flow path is directed through a heat exchanger including one more changes in direction of flow path before flowing into the further tortious flow path described above. Residual liquid droplets may be further vaporized by flowing through a second metal housing configured to heat the gas and liquid droplet mixture for vaporization and having a similar construction to the first metal housing and providing a second tortious flow path.
US10287675B2
A film deposition method for forming a film of a reaction product includes adsorbing a first process gas to a surface of a substrate; reacting the first process gas and a second process gas to generate a reaction product; and modifying a surface of the reaction product by plasma activating a plasma processing gas and supplying the plasma processing gas to the substrate, wherein in the modifying the surface of the reaction product, a first plasma processing gas is supplied to form a flow of the first plasma processing gas in a direction parallel to the surface of the substrate over an entire surface of the substrate, and also a second plasma processing gas containing hydrogen containing gas is supplied at an upstream side of the flow of the first plasma processing gas in the direction parallel to the surface of the substrate.
US10287670B2
A low friction top coat over a multilayer metal/ceramic bondcoat provides a conductive substrate, such as a rotary tool, with wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The top coat further provides low friction and anti-stickiness as well as high compressive stress. The high compressive stress provided by the top coat protects against degradation of the tool due to abrasion and torsional and cyclic fatigue. Substrate temperature is strictly controlled during the coating process to preserve the bulk properties of the substrate and the coating. The described coating process is particularly useful when applied to shape memory alloys.
US10287669B2
A method of manufacturing a mask includes forming a first protection layer on a first surface of a mask member, the first protection layer comprising first through-holes exposing portions of the first surface; radiating, through the first through-holes, a laser beam onto the exposed portions of the first surface to form blind holes in the mask member; and providing an etchant to form second through-holes in the mask member, the second through-holes comprising the blind bores and extending from the first surface to a second surface of the mask member opposing the first surface.
US10287663B2
The disclosure is directed to Ni—P—Si alloys bearing Mn and optionally Cr, Mo, Nb, and Ta that are capable of forming a metallic glass, and more particularly demonstrate critical rod diameters for glass formation greater than 1 mm and as large as 5 mm or larger.
US10287659B2
A high-formability and super-strength cold-rolled steel sheet and a manufacturing method thereof. The weight percentage of its components is: C 0.15-0.25%, Si 1.00-2.00%, Mn 1.50-3.00%, P≤0.015%, S≤0.012%, Al 0.03-0.06%, N≤0.008%, and the rest are Fe and inevitable impurities. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps: 1) smelting and casting; 2) heating to 1170˜1230° C. and performing thermal insulation; 3) performing hot rolling, the finish rolling temperature being 880±30° C., and coiling at 550˜650° C.; and 4) performing acid washing, cold rolling, and annealing, the cold rolling reduction being 40-60%, annealing at 860-920° C., and performing slow cooling to 690-750° C. with the cooling rate of 3˜10° C./s; performing rapid cooling at 240˜320° C., with the cooling speed ≥50° C./s, then heating to 360˜460° C., and performing thermal insulation for 100˜500 s to cool to the room temperature at last. Finally, a high-formability, low-rebound property and super-strength cold-rolled steel sheet with the yield strength of 600˜900 MPa, the tensile strength of 980˜1150 MPa, the elongation of 17˜25% is obtained.
US10287654B2
A nickel-base alloy of, in atomic percent unless otherwise stated, up to 8 percent Fe, up to 16 percent Co, between 15 and 25 percent Cr, up to 3 percent Mo, up to 2 percent W, between 3 and 5 percent Al, between 3 and 7.5 percent Nb, up to 3 percent Ta, up to 0.2 percent Ti, up to 0.5 percent C, up to 0.175 percent B, up to 0.07 percent Zr, up to 1 percent Mn, up to 1 percent Si, up to 0.2 percent Hf, the balance of Ni and incidental impurities, wherein the atomic ratio of Al to Nb is between 0.4 and 1.7, the atomic ratio of the sum of Al and Ti to Nb is between 0.4 and 1.8, and, the composition including at least 10 percent of elements from the group of Al, Nb, and Ti.
US10287643B2
A process for processing metal ore includes: reducing a metal ore, particularly a metallic oxide, in a blast furnace shaft; producing furnace gas containing CO2, in the blast furnace shaft; discharging the furnace gas from the blast furnace shaft; directing at least a portion of the furnace gas directly or indirectly into a CO2-converter; and converting the CO2 contained in the furnace gas into an aerosol consisting of a carrier gas and C-particles in the CO2-converter in the presence of a stoichiometric surplus of C; directing at least a first portion of the aerosol from the CO2-converter into the blast furnace shaft; and introducing H2O into the blast furnace shaft. By virtue of the reaction C+H2O→CO2+2H, nascent hydrogen is produced in the blast furnace which causes rapid reduction of the metal ore. The speed of reduction of the metal ore is thus increased, and it is possible to increase either the throughput capacity of the blast furnace or to reduce the size of the blast furnace. An aerosol in the form of a fluid is easily introducible into the blast furnace shaft.
US10287633B2
The present invention relates to methods and reagents for the treatment of melanoma and/or of metastatic melanoma that directly or indirectly target TYRP1 RNA transcript. The invention also relates to methods for predicting if a melanoma patient will be therapeutically responsive to such methods of treatment and reagents, and to methods for assessing the effectiveness of such methods of treatment and reagents. The invention further relates to a combination of biological markers that allows the prediction of melanoma patients' survival irrespective of the treatment administered.
US10287632B2
The invention generally relates to methods for assessing the health of a tissue by characterizing circulating nucleic acids in a biological sample. According to certain embodiments, methods for assessing the health of a tissue include the steps of detecting a sample level of RNA in a biological sample, comparing the sample level of RNA to a reference level of RNA specific to the tissue, determining whether a difference exists between the sample level and the reference level, and characterizing the tissue as abnormal if a difference is detected.
US10287631B2
Next Generation DNA sequencing promises to revolutionize clinical medicine and basic research. However, while this technology has the capacity to generate hundreds of billions of nucleotides of DNA sequence in a single experiment, the error rate of approximately 1% results in hundreds of millions of sequencing mistakes. These scattered errors can be tolerated in some applications but become extremely problematic when “deep sequencing” genetically heterogeneous mixtures, such as tumors or mixed microbial populations. To overcome limitations in sequencing accuracy, a method Duplex Consensus Sequencing (DCS) is provided. This approach greatly reduces errors by independently tagging and sequencing each of the two strands of a DNA duplex. As the two strands are complementary, true mutations are found at the same position in both strands. In contrast, PCR or sequencing errors will result in errors in only one strand.
US10287625B2
Disclosed are methods and kits for isolating nucleic acids having a size above a desired cut-off size from a nucleic acid containing sample. The method comprises combining the sample with a binding buffer, alcohol and silicon carbide to provide a binding mixture. Nucleic acids having a size above the desired cut-off size are selectively bound to the silicon carbide. The cut-off size for selective binding to the silicon carbide is determined by the alcohol concentration of the binding mixture. The bound nucleic acids are separated from the remaining sample. The bound nucleic acids are optionally washed and then eluted from the silicon carbide. The kit comprises a buffer binding to be diluted with alcohol to provide an alcohol concentration of about 1 to about 50% (v/v), a wash solution, an elution solution, silicon carbide and instructions for adjusting the alcohol concentration to selectively bind nucleic acids having a size above the desired cut-off size.
US10287622B2
The present invention relates to transposase adapters and uses thereof, including uses in preparing DNA molecules, in vitro amplification, sequencing of nucleic acids, and screening of DNA libraries for sequences of interest as well as nucleic acid delivery.
US10287620B2
Methods of determining polymerase fidelity are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises filling a gapped plasmid with a polymerase to form a gap-filled plasmid, wherein the gap-filled plasmid comprises a gene encoding an protein that is functional or non-functional depending on the polymerase fidelity; forming a plurality of partitions from a solution comprising the gap-filled plasmid and a label for detecting the presence of the plasmid; detecting the presence of the gap-filled plasmid in one or more of the partitions; and determining the fidelity of the polymerase by determining a ratio of partitions containing the gene encoding a functional protein to partitions containing a gene encoding a non-functional protein.
US10287618B2
A composition for monitoring the efficacy of a decontamination process is provided, the composition comprising a cellulose polymer and a predetermined quantity of an adenine nucleotide. A monitoring device comprising a test element with the composition disposed thereon is also provided. The composition and/or monitoring device can be used in a method. The method includes exposing the monitoring device to a decontamination process and subsequently measuring the residual tracer analyte on the monitoring device.
US10287614B2
A method for the production of nucleic acid encoding a target protein. The method comprises (a) providing an array of RNA or DNA molecules including one or more encoding the target protein; (b) generating a target protein from the array to form RNA-protein or DNA-protein complexes in which the RNA or DNA molecule is non-covalently or covalently bound to the complex; (c) separating the complexes into compartments wherein most or all of the compartments contain no more than one complex; (d) subjecting the complexes to reaction conditions which allow target protein activity; and (e) selecting nucleic acid encoding the target protein on the basis of the activity associated therewith, wherein when the complex is a DNA-protein complex in which the DNA is non-covalently bound, step b) is performed in the absence of separate compartments for each complex.
US10287613B2
Recombinant DNA techniques are used to produce oleaginous recombinant cells that produce triglyceride oils having desired fatty acid profiles and regiospecific or stereospecific profiles. Genes manipulated include those encoding stearoyl-ACP desturase, delta 12 fatty acid desaturase, acyl-ACP thioesterase, ketoacyl-ACP synthase, and lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase. The oil produced can have enhanced oxidative or thermal stability, or can be useful as a frying oil, shortening, roll-in shortening, tempering fat, cocoa butter replacement, as a lubricant, or as a feedstock for various chemical processes. The fatty acid profile can be enriched in midchain profiles or the oil can be enriched in triglycerides of the saturated-unsaturated-saturated type.
US10287608B2
Provided herein are compositions and methods for selective expression of a transgene. Compositions and methods for selective expression of a transgene comprise one or more human regulatory elements, which, when operably linked to a transgene, can facilitate selective expression of a transgene (e.g., cell-type selective expression) in a target cell as compared to at least one or more non-target cells.
US10287606B2
Provided are methods and compositions for obtaining genome-engineered iPSCs, and derivative cells with stable and functional genome editing at selected sites. Also provided are cell populations or clonal cell lines derived from genome-engineered iPSCs, which comprise targeted integration of one or more exogenous polynucleotides, and/or in/dels in one or more selected endogenous genes.
US10287605B2
Engineered Cry1Da amino acid sequences are provided that exhibit improved Lepidopteran insecticidal activity and an enhanced Lepidopteran spectrum compared to the naturally occurring Cry1Da protein toxin. Polynucleotide sequences intended for use in expression of the improved proteins in plants are also provided. Particular embodiments provide compositions containing insect inhibitory amounts of the engineered proteins, as well as recombinant plants, plant parts, and seeds containing polynucleotide constructs encoding one or more of the improved engineered proteins.
US10287599B2
The present invention relates to a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant cell comprising: (i) at least one polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding an isopropylmalate synthase and having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:10 or SEQ ID NO: 12 or SEQ ID NO:14; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by said polynucleotide(s); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:11 or SEQ ID NO:13 or SEQ ID NO:15; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising said polynucleotide sequence(s), optionally wherein said construct, vector or expression vector additionally comprises a promoter comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 or a variant thereof with at least about 60% identity thereto or a trichome promoter.
US10287598B2
Various embodiments are directed to transgenic plants, including transgenic tobacco plants and derivative seeds, genetically modified to impede the transport of Cadmium (Cd) from the root system to aerial portions of transgenic plants by reducing the expression levels of HMA-related transporters. Various embodiments are directed to transgenic tobacco plants genetically modified to stably express a RNAi construct encoding RNAi polynucleotides that enable the degradation of endogenous NtHMA RNA variants. Reduced expression of NtHMA transporters in transgenic plants results in substantially reduced content of Cadmium (Cd) in the leaf lamina. Various consumable products that are substantially free or substantially reduced in Cd content can be produced by incorporating leaves derived from transgenic tobacco plants modified to reduce the expression of NtHMA transporters.
US10287597B2
The present invention provides a wound inducible expression construct and a method of its preparation. The invention provides a methods for isolation of an early wound inducible promoter that is activated within 5 minutes of any form of wounding (mechanical or biological) and a process of making transgenic plants in which expression of GUS/Insecticidal protein is regulated by Promoter (I.D.1) in a wound inducible manner for local expression of a chimeric gene used in this method and plants obtained thereby, and to the process for obtaining resistance to insect feeding.
US10287592B2
The invention provides Bacillus host cell deficient in the production of a neutral protease and of a alkaline protease which host cell comprises a nucleic acid construct, wherein the nucleic acid construct comprises a polynucleotide encoding a compound of interest or encoding a compound involved in the synthesis of a compound of interest operably linked to a promoter sequence allowing for expression of the polynucleotide in the host cell, wherein the promoter comprises a bacteriophage promoter sequence, more preferably a bacteriophage SPO1 promoter sequence. Said host cell can advantageously be used in a method of production of a compound of interest.
US10287576B2
Disclosed is a method for obtaining a bifunctional complex comprising a molecule linked to a single stranded identifier oligonucleotide, wherein a nascent bifunctional complex comprising a chemical reaction site and a priming site for enzymatic addition of a tag is a) reacted at the chemical reaction site with one or more reactants, and b) reacted enzymatically at the priming site with one or more tag(s) identifying the reactant(s).
US10287563B2
The present invention relates to processes comprising enzymatic degradation of mannan-containing cellulosic materials for producing a hydrolyzate. The invention also relates to processes of producing a fermentation product from mannan-containing cellulosic materials.
US10287562B2
The present invention relates to alpha-amylase variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US10287555B2
A method of producing a rotavirus-like particle (RLP) in a plant is provided. The method comprises expressing within a host or host cell for example a plant, portion of a plant or plant cell one or more nucleic acid comprising one or more regulatory region operatively linked to a first, second and third nucleotide sequence, the regulatory region active in the host or host cell. The first nucleotide sequence encoding a first rotavirus protein, the second nucleotide sequence encoding a second rotavirus protein and the third nucleotide sequence encoding a third rotavirus protein. The first, second and third encode rotavirus protein NSP4 and VP2 or VP6 and VP4 or VP7. The host or host cell is incubated under conditions that permit the expression of the nucleic acids, so that NSP4 and either VP2 of VP6 and VP4 or VP7 are expressed, thereby producing the RLP. Hosts comprising the RLP, compositions comprising the RLP and method for using the composition are also provided.
US10287553B2
There is provided a method for culturing a stem cell in vitro. The method comprises providing a substrate surface coated with a coating comprising a molecule having a catechol moiety or a polymer thereof; and growing a stem cell on said coated substrate surface in a growth medium.
US10287549B2
Provided is a muscle stem cell in vitro culture method. A muscle stem cell is cultivated in vitro by using a cell culture medium of a cell factor added with a blood cell or a conditioned medium of the blood cell. Also provided is a culture medium used in the muscle stem cell in vitro culture method and an application thereof.
US10287547B2
This invention refers to an antibody or an antigen binding portion thereof, that binds specifically to human corneal endothelial cells (hCENCs), wherein the target of the monoclonal antibody, or antigen binding portion thereof, is essentially cell surface-expressed Peroxiredoxin-6 (Prdx6), as well as to methods for determining suitability of a cell sample for corneal transplantation, for quantitative enrichment of human corneal endothelial cells from a mixture of cells, and for isolating human corneal endothelial cells from a mixture of cell.
US10287546B2
The present invention relates generally to the field of cell biology of stem cells, more specifically the directed differentiation of pluripotent or multipotent stem cells, including human embryonic stem cells (hESC), somatic stem cells, and induced human pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) using novel culture conditions. Specifically, methods are provided for obtaining neural tissue, floor plate cells, and placode including induction of neural plate development in hESCs for obtaining midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons, motorneurons, and sensory neurons. Further, neural plate tissue obtained using methods of the present inventions are contemplated for use in co-cultures with other tissues as inducers for shifting differentiation pathways, i.e. patterning.
US10287531B2
The present invention relates to free flowing, solid, high active alkyl ether sulfates and process for manufacturing such solid alkyl ether sulfates at processing temperature of 80° C. and above on an industrial scale. The solid alkyl ether sulfates have improved flow properties, improved appearance, and improved solubility.
US10287526B2
A nanocomposite coating and method of making and using the coating. The nanocomposite coating is disposed on a base material, such as a metal or ceramic; and the nanocomposite consists essentially of a matrix of an alloy selected from the group of Cu, Ni, Pd, Pt and Re which are catalytically active for cracking of carbon bonds in oils and greases and a grain structure selected from the group of borides, carbides and nitrides.
US10287515B1
A method for producing an American Petroleum Institute Standards Group III Base Stock from vacuum gas oil, by injecting hydrogen, heating, saturating the mixture through hydrogen reactors connected in series with a liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV)−1 from 0.5 to 2.5, forming a saturated heated base oil, and coproduct. The method fractionates the saturated heated base oil while simultaneously refluxing a cooled light oil fraction forming an American Petroleum Institute Standards Group III Base Stock with less than 0.03% sulfur, with greater than 90% saturates and a viscosity index greater than 120 as defined by ASTM D-2270, a viscosity from 2 to 10 centistokes as defined by ASTM D-445 a boiling point range from 600 degrees F. to 1050 degrees F. as defined by ASTM D-86, and a cold crank viscosity (CCS) between 1200 and 5000 centipoise at minus 25 degrees C. and as defined by ASTM D-5293.
US10287511B2
In accordance with the present subject matter there is provided a catalyst composition including 70-98% of a non-zeolitic material; and 2-30% of at least one zeolite material, the percentage being based on weight of the catalyst composition. The subject matter also relates to a method for preparation of the catalyst composition. The subject matter further relates to a process for the fluid catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feedstock.
US10287509B2
An oil conditioning unit includes a pump for receiving unstabilized crude oil at a first pressure and pumping the unstabilized crude oil at a second pressure higher than the first pressure, a first pre-heater downstream of the pump for heating the unstabilized crude oil to a first temperature, and a degassing vessel downstream of the first pre-heater. The degassing vessel is configured to separate light hydrocarbon gases from the unstabilized crude oil at the first temperature to produce stabilized crude oil having a Reid Vapor Pressure less than or equal to 13.7 psia. In some examples, the degassing vessel is configured to produce stabilized crude oil having a Reid Vapor Pressure well below 13.7 psia.
US10287504B2
A composition that forms an insulating layer is described, which contains a thiol-ene-based binder. With the composition according to the invention, the expansion rate of which is relatively high, coatings having the layer thickness necessary for the respective fire resistance time can be applied simply and quickly, the layer thickness being reduced to a minimum and a highly insulating effect still being achieved. The composition according to the invention is particularly suitable for fire protection, in particular as a coating of metallic and/or non-metallic substrates, for example steel components such as pillars, beams or truss members, to increase the fire resistance time.
US10287500B2
The invention relates to a method for the localized irrigation of crops or planted areas whereby at least one water-soluble polymer having a molecular weight between 10,000 and 500,000 Da and containing at least one acrylamide or methacrylamide monomer is injected into the irrigation water intended for supplying a stationary localized irrigation device.
US10287498B2
The embodiments of this disclosure provide a luminescent complex, a luminescent material, a substrate for display and a production method thereof, and a display apparatus. This disclosure relates to the technical field of display. It is possible to increase the dispersibility of the luminescent particles, such as quantum dots or the like in the main material of a color filter to solve problems, such as uneven light emission, low light emission efficiency or the like of a substrate for display comprising the luminescent particles, so as to further reduce the loss of the back light brightness. This luminescent complex comprises a luminescent particle; an organic ligand attached to the surface of the luminescent particle; group A in the structural formula of the organic ligand is a binding group which binds to the luminescent particle; and in the structural formula of the organic ligand, the carbon-carbon double bond which is attached to the X1 group, the X2 group and the X3 group may be subjected to a crosslinking reaction with a photosensitive resin under an exposure condition. This disclosure further provides a luminescent material which is used for the luminescent complex and comprises the luminescent complex, a substrate for display comprising this luminescent material, and a production method of a display apparatus.
US10287493B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to a composite film and a fabrication method thereof, a photoelectric element and a photoelectric apparatus. The fabrication method of the composite film includes: preparing a polyfluorene-based compound solution, wherein the polyfluorene-based compound solution includes polyfluorene or polyfluorene derivatives; preparing a quantum dot solution; mixing the polyfluorene-based compound solution and the quantum dot solution together to prepare a mixed solution; removing a solvent in the mixed solution to prepare the composite film.
US10287470B2
A microcapsule or microcapsule having a polymer wall comprising a melamine formaldehyde reacted with a crosslinking agent to form a unit cell according to a general formula (II) and/or the polymer wall has a FT-IR Spectrum as shown in FIG. 4. The crosslinking agent is a mixture of a reaction product of a cyclic urea (U) and a multifunctional aldehyde (A), and at least one crosslinker selected from the following group: a reaction products of (i) an aminotriazine and at least one aldehyde selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monoaldehydes and multifunctional aliphatic aldehydes, (ii) urea and/or cyclic ureas and formaldehyde, or (iii) phenols and aliphatic monoaldehydes, or from alkoxycarbonylaminotriazines, or multifunctional isocyanates, epoxides, aziridines, and carbodiimides.
US10287467B2
The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m. The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m. The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m. The invention relates to a ready-to-use hot melt adhesive containing at least 95% of one or more polyolefin copolymer waxes, which have been prepared by means of metallocene catalysts, characterized in that the polyolefin copolymer wax consists of propylene and one or more further monomers selected from ethylene and branched or unbranched 1-alkenes having 4 to 20 C-atoms and the content of structural units derived from propylene in the copolymer waxes amounts to 80 to 99.9% by weight, and the hot melt adhesive has a surface tension of the melt, measured at a temperature of 170 DEG C., of at most 23 mN/m.
US10287464B2
Methods of forming acrylate polymers using emulsion polymerization techniques are described. The resulting acrylate polymers exhibit characteristics enabling their use in adhesives and replacing acrylic polymers formed by solvent-based polymerization methods. Various polymers and adhesives utilizing such polymers are also described.
US10287454B2
The present invention relates to coating compositions comprising A) alkoxy-functional arylpolysiloxanes and/or alkoxy-functional aryl-alkylpolysiloxanes, B) at least one crosslinking catalyst and optionally C) at least one alkoxysilane and D) optionally further auxiliaries and additives, where the fraction of the alkoxy groups is at least 10 wt %, based on the sum of components A) and C).
US10287446B2
A novel ferroelectric ink comprising multiphase Barium Strontium Titanate (BST) in a polymer composite is described. The ink can be employed using direct-ink writing techniques to print high dielectric constant, low loss, and electrostatically-tunable dielectrics on substrates. The substrates can be flexible such as plastics or rigid, such as substrates comprising semiconductor materials or ceramics and the like. The dielectric ink is made by suspending pre-sintered nano/submicron-sized particles of BST in a thermoplastic polymer with a solvent. After printing with the ink, a low temperature curing process is performed at temperatures below 200° C., a temperature too low to sinter BST. Fully printed devices, such as a varactor and a phase shifter using direct ink writing methodologies are described.
US10287442B2
Electrically conductive polymeric compositions adapted for use in forming electronic devices are disclosed. The compositions are thermally curable at temperatures less than about 250° C. Compositions are provided which may be solvent-free and so can be used in processing or manufacturing operations without solvent recovery concerns. Core-shell conductive particles provide the conductivity of the compositions and devices contemplated herein.
US10287417B2
The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition which comprises at least one polymeric dicarboxylic ester and at least one dialkyl terephthalate, to molding compositions which comprise a thermoplastic polymer or an elastomer and such a plasticizer composition, and the use of these plasticizer compositions and molding compositions.
US10287408B2
Provided is a resin film having excellent size stability in a high-temperature environment. A resin film formed of a resin containing an alicyclic structure-containing polymer having crystallizability, wherein an absolute value of a thermal size change ratio when the film is heated at 150° C. for 1 hour is 1% or less in any in-plane direction of the film. The alicyclic structure-containing polymer may preferably be a hydrogenated product of a ring-opened polymer of dicyclopentadiene. Also provided is a method for producing the resin film including a step of relaxing strain of the crystallized film while the crystallized. film is kept flat.
US10287407B2
The present invention relates to a breathable film comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and a surface-treated filler material product comprising a treatment layer comprising at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or at least one mono-substituted succinic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof, a process for producing the same, and the use thereof. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to the use of a surface-treated filler material product comprising a treatment layer comprising at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride and/or at least one mono-substituted succinic acid and/or salty reaction product(s) thereof in breathable films.
US10287405B2
A production method, containing the step of: mixing 0.02 to 0.6 parts by mass of an organic peroxide, 0.2 to 300 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, 2 to 15.0 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent, and a silanol condensation catalyst, based on 100 parts by mass of a polyolefin-based resin, in which the inorganic filler has an X value specified by Formula (I) satisfies 5 to 1050, X=ΣA/B Formula (I) wherein, ΣA denotes a total amount of a product of a BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the inorganic filler and a blending amount of the inorganic filler, and B denotes a blending amount of the silane coupling agent; and a crosslinkable resin composition and a crosslinked resin molded body produced by the production method; and a silane master batch and a molded article.
US10287402B2
A polycarbonate-polyolefin block copolymer and a process to form a polycarbonate-polyolefin block copolymer by combining mono- or di-hydroxyaryl with vinyl/vinylidene terminated polyolefin to form a polyolefin hydroxyaryl moiety, and combining the polyolefin hydroxyaryl moiety with di-hydroxyaryl and di-substituted carbonyl monomers to form a polycarbonate-polyolefin block copolymer.
US10287389B2
A room temperature or low temperature curable epoxy formulation including a) an epoxy component including at least one epoxy resin and b) a hardener component including at least one compound of formula (I) wherein X is a divalent hydrocarbon group, which optionally contains one or more heteroatoms, and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, preferably 0 or 1, and/or at least one epoxy-amine adduct, which is a reaction product of the compound of formula (I) and an epoxy compound selected from at least one of a monoepoxide and a polyepoxide, as a curing agent. The compounds of formula (I) and the epoxy-amine adduct are suitable as curing agents for epoxy formulations which provide good surface properties and good cure speed, even at low temperature curing. In particular, amine blushing can be avoided or reduced to a large extent, when these curing agents are used.
US10287387B2
The object of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition for casting having excellent heat resistance and thermal shock resistance. The epoxy resin composition for casting of the present invention contains a silica powder (A), a liquid epoxy resin (B), a polyether polyol (C), a liquid acid anhydride (D), a curing accelerator (E), and a core shell polymer (F).
US10287385B2
The present invention relates to a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. More particular, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin including a) a hard core having a refractive index of 1.530 to 1.590; b) a crosslinked rubber layer that surrounds the hard core, has an average thickness of 30 to 80 nm, and is prepared by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate compound and a crosslinking agent; and c) a non-crosslinked hard shell that surrounds the crosslinked rubber layer and is prepared by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, a thermoplastic resin composition including the thermoplastic resin, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. In accordance to the present disclosure, a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin having superior rigidity and impact resistance, particularly excellent surface gloss and coloring properties, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition may be provided.
US10287384B2
Polymeric compositions obtainable by free-radical polymerization of at least two different alkyl (meth)acrylates in the presence of at least one ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, the alkyl (meth)acrylates used being a mixture comprising alkyl (meth)acrylates having linear C12- to C60-alkyl radicals and different alkyl (meth)acrylates having linear C1- to C11-alkyl radicals and/or branched C4- to C60-alkyl radicals and/or cyclic C5- to C20-alkyl radicals. The use of such polymeric compositions as pour point depressants for crude oils, mineral oils or mineral oil products.
US10287373B2
The present invention relates to a ligand compound, a catalyst system for olefin oligomerization, and a method for oligomerizing olefins using the same. The ligand compound according to the present invention has a structure in which a substituent is substituted in the trans form, and thereby when used for olefin oligomerization, the activity of the catalyst used and the selectivity of 1-hexene and 1-octene can be increased.
US10287372B2
This invention relates to high porosity (≥15%) and/or low pore diameter (PD<165 μm) propylene polymers and propylene polymerization processes using single site catalyst systems with supports having high surface area (SA≥400 m2/g), low pore volume (PV≤2 mL/g), a specific mean pore diameter range (PD=1-20 nm), and high average particle size (PS≥30 μm).
US10287370B2
The invention is related to a class of hydrophilic polymers each comprising one sole thiol-containing terminal group. The hydrophilic polymers are highly reactive towards azetidinium groups of an azetidinium-containing polymer upon heating and can find particular use in for producing water-soluble highly-branched hydrophilic polymeric material useful for producing water gradient contact lenses.
US10287368B2
A process for preparing moisture curable compounds and moisture curable compositions prepared from the product of that process is provided.
US10287364B2
The present invention describes novel immunoglobulin compositions that co-engage at least two antigens, e.g. a first and second antigen, or, as outlined herein, three or four antigens can be bound, in some of the scaffold formats described herein. First and second antigens of the invention are herein referred to as antigen-1 and antigen-2 respectively (or antigen-3 and antigen-4, if applicable. As outlined herein, a number of different formats can be used, with some scaffolds relying combinations of monovalent and bivalent bindings.
US10287352B2
The invention relates to bispecific antibodies comprising a first antigen-binding site that specifically binds to PD1 and a second antigen-binding site that specifically binds to TIM3, in particular to bispecific antibodies, wherein the bispecific antibody binds to TIM3 with a lower binding affinity when compared to the binding to PD1. The invention further relates to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
US10287344B2
This document relates to methods and materials involved in treating cancer (e.g., melanoma). For example, methods and materials involved in using an anti-chronic inflammation treatment (e.g., chemotherapy) in combination with a cancer treatment agent (e.g., a cancer vaccine) to treat cancer are provided.
US10287343B2
The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
US10287341B2
The present invention provides a single domain specific binding molecule having the structure FW1-CDR1-FW2-HV2-FW3a-HV4-FW3b-CDR3-FW4 in which the Framework Regions FW1, FW2, FW3a, FW3b, and FW4, the Complementarity Determining Regions CDR1 and CDR3, and the Hypervariable Regions HV2, and HV4 have amino acid sequences as defined which provide a high affinity anti-human serum albumin (HSA) binding domain.
US10287339B2
Hydrolyzed collagen types I, II, and V powder compositions, method of preparing the compositions, and use of the compositions in treating a variety of ailments. The compositions are topically or orally administered to an individual at a daily dosage between 1500 mg and 2000 mg.
US10287335B2
The present invention relates to HCBI (Healthy Cattle Blood Isolate) nucleotide sequences as well as probes and primers comprising part of said nucleotide sequences and antibodies against polypeptides encoded by said nucleotide sequences. Said compounds are useful as early markers for the future development of cancer and diseases of the CNS.
US10287331B2
Disclosed are fusion protein constructs comprising a functional mitochondrial protein, that can enter mitochondria within intact cells. Further disclosed are methods of treating mitochondrial disorders by the disclosed fusion proteins and compositions therefor.
US10287314B2
The present invention provides novel and improved protein purification processes which incorporate certain types of carbonaceous materials and result in effective and selective removal of certain undesirable impurities without adversely effecting the yield of the desired protein product.
US10287313B2
The present invention is directed to RNA monomers comprising O-acetal levulinyl protecting groups at the 2′ and/or the 5′-hydroxy functionalities of the ribose moiety. Said monomers may be incorporated into oligoribonucleotides or RNA polynucleotides. Furthermore, the invention is directed to methods for the synthesis of said RNA monomers, oligoribonucleotides and RNA polynucleotides, as well as methods for their deprotection and methods for the use of said compounds and compositions comprising said compounds. In particular, such compounds and compositions comprising them are used in methods for light-directed synthesis of RNA microarrays.
US10287299B2
A series of substituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-.1,4-benzoxazin-3-one derivatives, and analogs thereof, being potent modulators of human TNFa activity, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including autoimmune and inflammatory disorders; neurological and neuradegenerative disorders; pain and nociceptive disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disorders; ocular disorders; and oncological disorders.
US10287285B2
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I or II: (I) (II) processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceutical agents or compositions in the treatment, of neurological disorders.
US10287283B2
Premature termination codon readthrough prodrug compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of making and using the same are provided. In certain embodiments, the compounds are of Formula Ia or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, hydrate, ester, isomer, stereoisomer, or tautomer thereof, wherein R, A and W are as described herein.
US10287281B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein P is selected from P1 and P2, or P and R5 together are P3 or P is a heterocycle H, selected from H1 to H9 wherein Y1, Y2, and Y3 are independently of each other C—H, C—R5, or nitrogen; and G1, G2, G3, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, p, n and k are as defined in the claims. The invention also relates to methods of controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs which comprises applying to a pest, to a locus of a pest, or to a plant susceptible to attack by a pest an insecticidally, acaricidally, nematicidally or molluscicidally effective amount of a compound of formula I.
US10287277B2
The present disclosure relates to salts and polymorphs of aminoalkylfumagillol carbamates (e.g., fumagill-6-yl N-(trans-4-aminocyclohexyl)carbamate benzenesulfonic acid salt and fumagill-6-yl N-(trans-4-aminocyclohexyl)carbamate hydroxynaphthoic acid salt). The polymorphs are characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis, among other methods. The polymorphs and salts can be used as intermediates in the production of fumagillol derivatives (e.g., polymer-conjugated fumagillol derivatives) as well as therapeutic agents for the treatment of various diseases and conditions such as cancer.
US10287271B2
Indole compounds having antiprotozoal activity and its use as well as methods for producing the same
In a first aspect, the present invention relates to new compounds as depicted in formula (I). In particular, compounds according to the present invention are bisindolylcyclobuten-dione-based structures having antiprotozoal activity. In a further aspect, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same are provided as well as the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for the prophylaxis and treatment of parasite based diseases including malaria. Finally, methods for the treatment of parasite diseases including malaria are provided.
US10287265B2
Our invention relates to novel enantiomer derivatives of 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives with general formula (I) and (II) and the synthesis thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and metal complexes thereof, and the medicinal and/or pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The essence of the subject matter of the invention relates to the fact that prior art discloses the biological effect and characteristics only of the racemic products, the novel enantiomer derivatives according to the invention appear in our application for the first.The subject matter of the invention furthermore relates to a novel, stereoselective synthesis for the preparation of the novel enantiomer derivatives according to the invention. The novel medicinal and/or pharmaceutical compositions comprising these enantiomers are suitable for the treatment of the named diseases, and the enanatiomers are used for manufacture of these compositions. These applications for manufacture of the compositions are also the subject matters of the invention. The compounds according to the invention can be used preferably as cytoprotective, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anxiolytic and antidepressant agent for treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurologic diseases and diseases in connections with transplantations and with ischemia and reperfusion injuries thereof, and inhibition of organ, advantageously skin graft rejection. According to our studies the R-enantiomer has either sole or high biological effect in some cases.
US10287260B2
Provided is a material that, when compared with SAPd, exhibits the similar activity in cross-coupling (CC) reactions, can decrease the amount of catalytic metal that is mixed into the reaction product, and increases the number of times use can be repeated. Provided are a catalyst and a catalyst precursor that use a catalytic metal other than Pd and that exhibit the CC reaction activity similar to when Pd is used. Provided are a catalyst and a catalyst precursor that exhibit the similar CC reaction activity when using Pd or a catalytic metal other than Pd, without using a carrier such as metal and without using piranha solution. A composite wherein catalytic metal nanoparticles are dispersed in a continuous phase comprising a polymer having C2-6 alkylene group units and phenylene group units (an alkylene group unit being bonded to at least the first and fourth position of the phenylene group unit). The particle diameter of the catalytic metal nanoparticles is at most 20 nm. A composite structure including a substrate, and the aforementioned composite provided to the surface of the substrate. A method for manufacturing the composite structure by dehydrocondensating, in the presence of a catalytic metal compound, a benzene compound having at least two alkyl groups (two of the alkyl groups being at the first and fourth position) in order to form the composite on the substrate surface.
US10287259B2
The present invention includes compounds useful in preventing or treating cancer in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also includes methods of preventing or treating cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention.
US10287258B2
The present disclosure relates to certain (2S)-N-[(1S)-1-cyano-2-phenylethyl]-1,4-oxazepane-2-carboxamide compounds (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof), that inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase 1 (DPP1) activity, to their utility in treating and/or preventing clinical conditions including respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to their use in therapy, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to processes for preparing such compounds.
US10287254B2
The invention relates to besylate and tosylate salts of {8-fluoro-2-[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-3-[2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-4-yl} acetic acid and solvates thereof, to the use thereof in a method of treating and/or preventing virus infections, and to the use thereof to produce drugs for use in treating and/or preventing diseases, in particular use as antiviral agents, in particular against cytomegaloviruses (FIG. 1).
US10287250B2
The present application relates to analogs of morphan and morphinan, compositions thereof, and methods for treating a disease or condition comprising administering an effective amount of the compounds or compositions to a subject in need thereof.
US10287248B2
The present invention relates to novel processes for the preparation of apremilast of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10287247B2
The present disclosure relates to certain novel compounds and to their utility in modulation of levels of monoamines, dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin, in cerebral cortical areas of the mammalian brain, and more specifically for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.
US10287246B2
The present invention relates to methods, formulations, and compositions for the treatment of biofilms. In particular, the application discloses isothiocyanate functional surfactants either alone or combination with adjunct agents to treat biofilms. One suitable isothiocyanate functional surfactant is represented by the following chemical structure:
US10287245B2
The present invention relates to a liquid thioether carboxylic acid ester, a process for the preparation of the liquid thioether carboxylic acid ester, an article comprising the liquid thioether carboxylic acid ester as well as a use of the liquid thioether carboxylic acid ester as a component or substantial part of an optical system, tunable lens, adaptive optical module and materials thereof, actuator, electro-active polymer, laser and all related products, optical liquid, cover glass, lens or container material, tiltable prism or optical calibration liquid or optical refractive index matching liquid and a use of the liquid thioether carboxylic acid ester as a component or substantial part of a color filter, window material, coating, varnish, lacquer, dye or pigment formulation, immersion liquid, ingredient or additive in a plastic material or ingredient or additive in a polymer.
US10287239B1
In one aspect, the disclosure relates to methods for preparation of intermediates useful for the preparation of terpenoid cores. In a further aspect, the disclosed methods pertain to the preparation of compounds comprising a terpenoid core or scaffold, such as 6/7/5 tricycloalkanes. The disclosed methods utilize abundant starting materials and simple reaction sequences that can be used to tunably and scalably assemble common terpenoid cores. In various aspects, the present disclosure pertains to compounds prepared using the disclosed methods. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US10287237B1
A method for converting vanillin to bis(cyanate) ester monomers, comprising treating vanillin with a reductive coupling agent to form at least one olefin. The olefin or olefins are treated with hydrogen and a metal catalyst to hydrogenate said olefin. The hydrogenated olefin or olefins are treated with at least one cyanogen halide and a base in an organic solvent to afford at least one olefin monomer. The olefin monomer or monomers are purified by recrystallization or precipitation from an organic solvent.
US10287216B2
A method for preparing a fertilizer using straws and prepared straw organic fertilizer; the method includes: composting straws, spraying a compositing microbial solution containing amino acids to start decomposition of straws, and adjusting humidity of a straw compost, times of spraying a solution of product nutrients, component of the solution to obtain an up-to-standard commercial straw organic fertilizer; and keeping the composting temperature about 70° C. for long time by adjusting the turning time of the straw compost and collocation time of spraying the solution. The method is based on rich organic matters and nutrients in straws, and need for organic fertilization by soil and the like, and by improving the nutrition condition and growing condition of microorganisms of the straw compost, crop straws are directly prepared into high-quality commercial organic fertilizer in short time, so crop straws are completely utilized, and high-quality commercial organic fertilizer product is provided for fertilization.
US10287215B2
A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a layer of joining material between the two pieces. The wetting and flow of the joining material is controlled by the selection of the joining material, the joining temperature, the joining atmosphere, and other factors. The ceramic pieces may be on a non-diffusable type, such as aluminum nitride, alumina, beryllium oxide, and zirconia, and the pieces may be brazed with an aluminum alloy under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the shaft of a heater or electrostatic chuck.
US10287211B2
LTCC devices are produced from dielectric compositions comprising a mixture of precursor materials that, upon firing, forms a dielectric material comprising a barium-tungsten-silicon host.
US10287209B2
A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, the coated article includes a low-emissivity (low-E) coating having a zinc stannate based layer provided over a silver-based infrared (IR) reflecting layer, where the zinc stannate based layer is preferably located between first and second silver based IR reflecting layers. The zinc stannate based layer may be provided between and contacting (i) an upper contact layer of or including Ni and/or Cr (or Ti, or TiOx), and (ii) a layer of or including silicon nitride.
US10287196B2
A treatment plant and a method for controlling such a treatment plant suitable for treatment of waste water. The treatment plant includes a circulation channel adapted to house a liquid, an aeration arrangement adapted to supply a gas flow Q including oxygen to the liquid, at least one flow generating machine arranged in the circulation channel and adapted to generate a liquid flow along the circulation channel, and a control unit.
US10287195B2
An apparatus and method for selecting, retaining or bioaugmenting solids in an activated sludge process for improving wastewater treatment using screens. The screens can be used to separate and retain solids based on size, compressibility or shear resistance. The screens are used to separate and select slow growing organisms, faster settling organisms, or materials added to absorb, treat or remove constituents in the activated sludge process. A swapping screen arrangement provides another means of selecting various particles. The exposed shear rate or time, particle compression, or SRTs can be adjusted manually and/or automatically in response to detected readings from an instrument such as a spectrophotometer or other optical approaches to optimize selection of organisms. The present disclosure may be configured as an activated sludge system operated at different solids residence times (SRT) for different solids fractions allowing slow growing organisms to get established in competition with faster growing organisms or aggregates thereof.
US10287193B2
A system has been developed to treat ballast water by selectively dissociating target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation does not result in re-association into the target molecule by the reverse process, and does not produce component products which have a change in oxidation number or state incorporated oxygen or other additives because the process does not proceed via a typical reduction-oxidation mechanism.
US10287188B2
The invention relates to an electrode suitable for electrolytic treatments of dilute solutions of sodium chloride even at low temperatures. The electrode can be used in the generation of active chlorine-based biocidal agents in ballast water for marine applications. The electrode has a titanium substrate, an inner catalytic coating containing oxides of tantalum, ruthenium and iridium, and an outer catalytic coating containing oxides of titanium, ruthenium and of at least one of nickel, iron and cobalt.
US10287186B2
In an ion-exchange separation system, a single regeneration column provides for separation of anion and cation resins and the regeneration of both cation and anion resins with a very low level of cross-contamination. After regeneration most of the anion layer in the column is withdrawn, and most of the cation layer is withdrawn, but a portion of each layer adjacent to the interface between the layers remains in the column, to isolate these cross-contaminated portions from the regenerated resins. The withdrawn, regenerated anion and cation resins are placed back into the working vessel.
US10287180B1
A water monitoring device monitors and maintains swimming pool chemistry. The device mixes reagents with water in flowcells. The water chemistry is detected by measuring the light transmitted through the flowcells. The water monitoring device can communicate with computers, servers and mobile computing devices which can store and display the water chemistry information. The reagents can be stored in a replaceable reagent cartridge which can provide reagents for water testing and can be replaced when the reagents need to be replenished.
US10287176B2
The invention relates to a process for extracting metals and salts from titanium-bearing minerals such as perovskite. More particularly, although not exclusively, the invention relates to extracting titanium dioxide and optionally other compounds from melter slag derived from an iron-making process.
US10287170B2
The present application is generally directed to ultrapure synthetic carbon materials having both high surface area and high porosity, ultrapure polymer gels and devices containing the same. The disclosed ultrapure synthetic carbon materials find utility in any number of devices, for example, in electric double layer capacitance devices and batteries. Methods for making ultrapure synthetic carbon materials and ultrapure polymer gels are also disclosed.
US10287164B2
Provided is an unique, efficient and cost-effective process for the recovery of acid from acid-rich solutions. The process of the subject matter utilizes a strong oxidizer, such as Caro's acid, to disintegrate or render insoluble organic or inorganic materials such as carbohydrates and complexes thereof contained in acid-rich solutions, to make efficient and simple the separation and recovery of the acid solution. The acid recovered thus obtained is free of organic matter, and containing nearly all of the acid originally contained in the acid-rich solution.
US10287148B2
A display hoist includes a first clamp configured to be coupled to a first portion of a telescoping support member, a second clamp configured to be coupled to a second portion of the telescoping support member, and an actuator assembly extending between the first clamp and the second clamp. The actuator assembly includes an actuator motor, a piston including a first end and a second end, the first end of the piston mechanically coupled to the first clamp, the second end of the piston operably coupled to the actuator motor, and a housing disposed over at least a portion of the piston and enclosing the actuator motor, the housing including a top end and a bottom end, the housing mechanically coupled at the top end to the second clamp.
US10287144B2
Provided is a jib connection structure for restraining a projectable/retractable jib from swinging sideways in a state where the jib is suspended from a boom tip end part, the jib connection structure including: jib connection shafts projecting horizontally toward both sides from a boom tip end part; and jib base end engagement parts respectively provided to bifurcated jib base end parts. Each jib base end engagement part is U-shaped into which the jib connection shaft can be fitted, and is provided with an insertion hole into which a pin for preventing the jib connection shaft from slipping out is inserted. The insertion hole in one jib base end engagement part is arranged more toward the outside than a U-shaped bottom part. When a jib is suspended from the boom tip end part, the left and right pins engage with the respective jib connection shafts, and the jib is suspended at two points.
US10287141B2
The present invention relates to a lattice piece for a crane boom consisting of a first and a second lattice section element, each comprising a first chord member which extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the lattice section element, a second chord member which extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the lattice section element, a first web member which is firmly connected with the first chord member and the second chord member, and preferably extends in the plane defined by the first chord member and the second chord member, wherein a first web member is firmly connected with the first chord member and rises from a plane defined by the first chord member and the second chord member, wherein at its end facing away from the first chord member the second web member includes a fastening means for a releasable connection.
US10287139B2
There is provided a mast for a rig, comprising a main boom having a lower end adapted for pivotal connection to a mast support of the rig; and a mast stop extending from the main boom. In use, the mast pivots between a stowed condition and an erect condition, and the mast stop abuts the mast support at a position spaced from the lower end, when the mast is in the erect condition.
US10287137B2
Disclosed is a winch control apparatus for a crane, which comprises: a first compensation torque value calculation section which calculates, when a hoisting manipulation being input, based on a difference speed between a detected rotational speed and a target speed according to a manipulation amount of the hoisting manipulation, a first compensation torque value for enabling an electric motor to generate a reverse-rotation-preventing torque which is a torque in a hoisting direction and corresponding to the difference speed; and a second compensation torque value calculation section which calculates, when the hoisting manipulation being input, based on a detected load value, a second compensation torque value for enabling the electric motor to generate a load bearing torque which is a torque in the hoisting direction and necessary for bearing a load of the load value.
US10287128B2
A tape dispenser with a handle providing an optimized grip handle in a parallel axis with the tape spool axis. A burnisher and tape end guide serves as a guard that covers the sharp teeth of the device when in the closed position. As the burnisher and tape end guide is held in the closed position it provides a support surface. This position allows space between the resting surface and the roller which, in combination with the tape end catch and the contact surface of the main body ensures that the adhesive tape does not stick to the resting surface. The tape end catch works in combination with the burnisher and tape end guide, return spring, tape end guide, and formed-in axis, counter-bored hole to capture the loose end of the tape once the blade cuts through the width of the tape.
US10287123B2
An assembly for feeding backing ribbon for adhesive labels for labeling products to be labeled, comprising a splicing device and at least two supporting elements for the backing ribbon, the splicing device being intended to perform on command the splice between a first splicing region, formed on a first backing ribbon being unwound from a first supporting element, and a second splicing region, formed on a second backing ribbon wound on a second supporting element, the first backing ribbon supporting a plurality of adhesive labels which are arranged, mutually spaced, on the face directed toward the second splicing region; the first backing ribbon having, when associated with the respective first supporting element, at least one portion that is free from self-adhesive labels and forms the first splicing region; the portion is located substantially at the end of the first backing ribbon that is associated with the first supporting element.
US10287119B2
A transporting apparatus includes a speaker and a microphone that are arranged opposite to each other with respect to a transportation path, and a controller that controls a transportation mechanism based on microphone output obtained by causing the microphone to acquire a sound emitted by the speaker. The controller uses the microphone to acquire the sound emitted by the speaker and changes, based on the microphone output, at least any of a time period during which the speaker is driven, output from the speaker, and the microphone output.
US10287113B2
A sheet stacker including a sheet conveyor arrangement and a stacking bay, wherein sheets delivered by the sheet conveyor arrangement are formed into stacks; the stacking bay including a stacker platform. The stacker platform is provided with a vertical lifting and lowering movement with respect to a stationary supporting structure and is controlled to move downwards while a stack of sheets is formed thereon. The stacker platform supports a stack conveyor configured and controlled to perform at least an evacuation motion, to remove a completed stack from the stacking bay. The evacuation motion of the stack conveyor is oriented such that a completed stack is moved from the stacking bay onto an evacuation conveyor arranged under the sheet conveyor arrangement.
US10287112B2
A compact palletizer including a skeleton, stretch wrap system, and a subassembly. Components of the skeleton are constructed of aluminum, which provides advantages over the prior art in terms of strength, rigidity, weight, and cost. The aluminum may be pre-tensioned or prestressed to provide these advantages. The subassembly is preferably mounted to the side of the skeleton. The compact palletizer is readily portable, and robotic elements of the compact palletizer do not need to be reprogrammed after transport, so installation time is substantially reduced compared with prior art palletizers. A compact stretch wrap system further allows for wrapping palletized products within the compact palletizer.
US10287110B1
A rotary airlock valve has a housing having an internal horizontal taper, a mating rotor within the housing, a circular groove in each end of said rotor with a compression O-ring situated therein, a pair of compression plates within the housing, each having a circular projection adapted to contact a compression O-ring in one of the circular grooves, end plates fixed to the housing by shoulder bolts situated in and extending through the end plates, the shoulder bolts being adapted to exert compressive force on the O-rings to balance the rotor within the housing. The rotor is plastic or coated metal, the plastic rotor being utilized for lower temperature applications, i.e, ambient temperature to about 600° F., and the coated metal rotors being utilized for higher temperature (about 600 to 1200° F.) applications. There are no metal to metal moving parts. The invention can be utilized by an airlock, mass measurement feeder, control valve, or on-off valve.
US10287108B2
Systems and apparatus with circuits that are configured to detect fallen containers upstream or proximate an intake zone suitable for automated evaluation apparatus using different sensors, including at least one lower sensor and at least one upper sensor which is positioned to project an optical signal at a height corresponding to a top portion of an upright container to thereby allow an increased reliability in detection of different orientations and positions of fallen containers. An optional second lower sensor may be used which is longitudinally spaced apart from the first lower sensor and the lower sensors can transmit optical signals across the container travel path that do not intersect.
US10287099B2
A system and method for reconditioning railcar side frames including an overhead conveyer system, a railcar side frame holder, where the side frame is secured in the side frame holder, where the side frame holder is movably engaged with the overhead conveyer. The side frame and side frame holder are moved along the conveyer to a plurality of stations to perform operations such as welding and grinding. The side frame holder enables the side frame to be rotated 360 degrees while secured in the side frame holder. The side frame holder includes a fixed side arm, a movable side arm, and a pair of frame guides.
US10287096B2
An article support rack is disclosed having a plurality of rack portions. Each shelf row includes one or more main body portions and rib portions, and is supported by shelf support members in a cantilever fashion from a back-face side. Each of the rib portions is located, in plan view, between two articles that are adjacent to each other along a first direction and that are supported by a lower level shelf row which is one of the shelf rows that is located one level below a shelf row to which the rib portion is provided. Each of the rib portions has a first portion located higher than lower level articles each of which is an article supported by the lower level shelf row, and a second portion located lower than the first portion. Each second portion is so located that the second portion does not overlap with the maximum width areas of a lower level article as seen along the first direction.
US10287081B2
A flexible package for dispensing a liquid. The package includes a fitment and a piercing member. The fitment is secured to a wall of the flexible package and has a passageway extending through it and a screw-thread section. The piercing member has a passageway extending through it, a piercing tip, and a screw-thread section. The piercing member is configured for insertion in the passageway of the fitment, with the screw-thread sections engaging each other to cause the piercing tip to penetrate the package, whereupon the liquid within the package can flow into and through the piercing member.
US10287077B2
UV-cured pressure sensitive adhesive including one or more UV-curable acrylic oligomers, one or more tack control components, and, optionally, an elastomeric material is described herein. The adhesive includes an adhesive component ratio of the various adhesive components effective to provide desired first peel adhesions and subsequent peel adhesions.
US10287076B1
A drinking straw wrapper comprises an upper portion and a lower portion detachably engaged with the upper portion. The upper and lower portions are collectively configured to enclose a drinking straw. Detachment of the upper portion from the lower portion creates an opening in the upper portion and an opening in the lower portion, with the opening in the upper portion being substantially wider than the opening in the lower portion so as to facilitate replacement of the upper portion on a top of the straw after its initial removal therefrom. The upper portion may be formed from a first material and the lower portion formed from a second material different than the first material. Alternatively, the upper portion may be formed from a material having a first thickness and the lower portion formed from a same material but having a second thickness that is less than the first thickness.
US10287065B2
The invention relates to a tamper evident closure cap (101). A tamper evident band is provided with an extension (107) having an upper edge (113) extending above an engagement surface (110) of a projection (109). The extension (107) and the projections (109) are arranged on an annular, circumferentially running band (105). When the closure is applied to a container, the extension (107) is clamped between the inner surface (114) of the tamper evident band or the closure and a retaining structure on a container finish.
US10287061B2
A dispensing unit includes a first sheet-material bag which is filled with a first composition, a second sheet-material bag which is filled with a second composition, and a head part disposed on a first end of the first sheet-material bag and a second end of the second sheet-material bag. The head part has a first outlet channel for the first composition and a second outlet channel for the second composition, the first and second sheet-material bags are open on the first and second ends, and the first and second outlet channels are filled with the first and second compositions, respectively. A closure part is configured to couple with the head part, where the closure part is openable or removable by a user.
US10287058B2
A leg assembly capable of easy attachment to a container, having an elongated leg and a bracket, where the bracket contains a mounting pocket, two slots, substantially parallel to one another, and wherein at one end of the bracket there is disposed an L-shaped flange, and wherein the elongated leg contains a pin on each side of an end of the leg, and mounted so that the leg may rotate in the mounting pocket of the bracket, and wherein the leg has an outward protruding pin sized and shaped to fit into the two parallel recesses, and wherein the pin is formed on a flexible arm on the leg capable of being depressed to move the pin inward.
US10287050B2
An in-line label applicator includes a label printer to print variable data on each label and a label application station that moves the printed labels into a container conveyance path for application to containers moving along the path. One scanner scans the label code of each printed label before the label reaches the conveyance path, and another scanner scans the helper code of each container as the label is being applied during movement of the container along the conveyance path.
US10287047B2
An apparatus for optimizing automated packaging of a shipment set, said shipment set comprising one or more items arranged in an arrangement for being automatically packaged, the apparatus comprising at least one image obtaining device for obtaining three-dimensional image data of said arrangement and at least one computer system and a signaling device, the computer system adapted for processing said image data to obtain information on the dimensions of individual items present in said arrangement and on the orientation and position of said items in said arrangement, performing an analysis of said information with respect to at least one optimization criterion and depending on said analysis, generating signals indicating to either proceed with automated packaging of said arrangement or to modify or to divert said arrangement, and the signaling device adapted for receiving the signals generated.
US10287045B2
A shrink sleeve apparatus is disclosed herein that includes a shrink sleeve applicator, a downstream heat shrink station, and a horizontal conveyor having side-by-side rollers that have a circumscribing outer portion with at least one high traction segment and at least one low traction segment. A method of applying a shrink sleeve to an article is disclosed that includes providing a conveyor having rollers as disclosed herein, positioning the rollers such that low traction segments of the rollers support the article as it passes a shrink sleeve applicator, which applies a shrink sleeve. The high traction segments of the rollers do not interfere with sleeve application. As the conveyor moves the article and sleeve through a downstream heat shrink zone, the rollers are rotated so that the high traction segments contact the article and sleeve to assure rotation of the article and sleeve during heat shrink.
US10287043B2
Apparatuses and methods are provided in relation to a wrapping machine for wrapping packages, and more particularly, to a film-breaking apparatus for use with a wrapping machine having a dispenser carriage movable along a wrapping axis for wrapping a film around a package. The film-breaking apparatus includes a trigger arm coupled to the dispenser carriage; a puncturing arm including a puncturing member, the puncturing arm pivotably connected to the trigger arm such that the trigger arm is free to rotate relative to the puncturing arm in a first rotational direction, and rotationally coupled to the puncturing arm in a second rotational direction. The puncturing arm is configured to puncture the film being dispensed by the dispenser carriage with the puncturing member when rotated by the trigger arm.
US10287034B2
A docking station for an aircraft includes a base portion and an alignment system disposed on the base portion configured to orient the aircraft relative to the base portion. The alignment system can include a plurality of protrusions extending away from the base portion in a vertical direction. The plurality of protrusions can extend away from the base portion in both the vertical direction and a horizontal direction such that the protrusions can extend from the base portion at an angle.
US10287033B2
Disclosed is an unmanned aerial vehicle take-off and landing control system and a control method. The system comprises a magnet assembly at the side of an unmanned aerial vehicle and a magnetic field assembly at the side of a parking platform. An electrified coil is provided in the magnetic field assembly and current is supplied into the coil. A magnetic field is generated by the magnetic field assembly, to form a thrust force acting on the unmanned aerial vehicle. A resultant force is formed by the thrust force and a lift or resistance force in the process of take-off or landing of the unmanned aerial vehicle to supplement the lift force or resistance. In this process, the current in the coil is changed to form a uniform magnetic field, the thrust force acting on the unmanned aerial vehicle is generated to supplement the lift force or the resistance.
US10287029B2
In a method for detecting damage to a component of an aircraft, having an unpressurized first area and a pressurized second area, at least one theoretical pressure parameter, characteristic of a theoretical pressure in the unpressurized first area, a theoretical pressure in the pressurized second area or a theoretical pressure difference between the unpressurized first area and the pressurized second area, is determined. At least one actual pressure parameter, characteristic of an actual pressure in the unpressurized first area, an actual pressure in the pressurized second area or an actual pressure difference between the unpressurized first area and the pressurized second area, is recorded. The theoretical pressure parameter is compared with the actual pressure parameter. Damage to a component of the aircraft causing a compression of the unpressurized first area is detected when a difference between the theoretical pressure parameter and the actual pressure parameter exceeds a threshold value.
US10287028B2
The present disclosure relates generally to system and method for detecting fuel shutoff valve failures in a system including multiple fuel shutoff valves connected in series. By commanding different fuel shutoff valves to close and detecting changes in the system operating conditions, the system and method may determine if any of the fuel shutoff valves are not working properly.
US10287024B2
An aircraft engine includes a gas generator, a turbine fluidly connected to the gas generator, and a fan connected to the turbine via a shaft. The fan is positioned aft of the turbine, and the shaft is at least partially disposed in a fan inlet flowpath.
US10287017B2
An aircraft includes a cabin wall defining a cabin and a convertible monument in the cabin adjacent the cabin wall. The convertible monument has a plurality of monument walls defining sides, a front and a rear of the monument surrounding a chamber defined by the monument walls. The convertible monument has a closet component positioned in the chamber for supporting non-perishable items in the chamber. The chamber has a convertible area convertible between a cooling compartment and an uncooled compartment. A chiller is positioned in the chamber proximate the convertible area. The chiller is configured to supply cool air to the cooling compartment when operated for cooling perishable items stowed in the cooling compartment. The convertible area is used as an uncooled compartment for stowing non-perishable items when the chiller is inactive.
US10287013B2
One example embodiment includes a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The VTOL UAV includes a flight control system configured to provide avionic control of the VTOL UAV in a hover mode and in a level-flight mode. The VTOL UAV also includes a body encapsulating an engine and the flight control system. The VTOL UAV further includes a rotor disk coupled to the engine and configured to provide vertical thrust and cyclic pitch control in the hover mode and to provide horizontal thrust for flight during the level-flight mode.
US10287005B2
A tail rotor drive system (TRDS) has a shaft, a housing extending around the shaft, a mount coupled to the housing via a friction assembly and a flexure, and a bearing assembly disposed between the housing and the shaft.
US10286990B2
An outboard motor includes a mount on which an engine is mounted, an engine cover, and a sealing structure. The engine cover is divisible into a top portion, a front bottom portion, and a side bottom portion. A first seal in the sealing structure integrally includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion seals the boundary between the top portion, the front bottom portion, and the side bottom portion. The second portion seals the boundary between the front bottom portion, the mount, and the side bottom portion. The third portion seals the boundary between the front bottom portion and the side bottom portion.
US10286987B2
A Visual Awareness Safety Accessory (VASA) is disclosed for use by a person engaged in watersport/water-based activity. The device may be worn by itself or in combination with a personal flotation device (PFD). The VASA includes a user worn deployable highly visible flag element which is lifted via an attached float when a wearer enters the water. The float raises the flag element well above a user's head whereupon the user can be more easily seen by others using the same waterway. The higher visibility more easily enables location identification of the wearer for rescue, retrieval, and/or collision avoidance.
US10286981B2
A skeg mounts from the stern of a towing vessel and extends below the waterline. A channel in the skeg protects cables for steamers and a source of a seismic system deployed from the vessel. Tow points on the skeg lie below the water's surface and connect to towlines to support the steamers and source. A floatation device supports the source and tows below the water's surface to avoid ice floes. The streamers can have vehicles deployed thereon for controlling a position on the streamer. To facilitate locating the streamers, these vehicles on the streamers can be brought to the surface when clear of ice floes so that GPS readings can be obtained and communicated to a control system. After obtaining readings, the vehicles can be floated back under the surface. Deploying, using, and retrieving the system accounts for ice at the surface in icy regions. In addition, handling the seismic record can account for noise generated by ice impact events.
US10286979B2
A motorcycle is provided with an engine unit having a crankcase and a cylinder assembly protruding diagonally frontward and upward from the crankcase. An air cleaner box has a rearward-descending shape extending from the upper side to the rear side of the cylinder assembly as seen in a side view to form a vertically elongating box shape. The air cleaner box is disposed between left and right frames of a chassis, and both side surfaces of the air cleaner box are separated from the chassis. The air cleaner box has a frontward-narrowing and rearward-narrowing width as seen in a top view. As a result, it is possible to obtain a sufficient box capacity and facilitate a compact design. In addition, it is possible to smoothly flow an air stream in the lateral sides of the air cleaner box.
US10286977B1
A hoverboard walker attachment apparatus to motorize a standard walker using a hoverboard. The apparatus has a principal support having a vertical stem, a pair of arms, and a hoverboard clamp attachment on a base of the principal support. The hoverboard clamp attachment is removably disposed on a hoverboard clamp disposed on a middle of a hoverboard such that it is completely fixed. A pair of walker clamps is disposed on a distal end of each of the pair of arms. Each of the pair of walker clamps is removably disposed on a leg of a walker. A user sits on a seat of the walker and places his or her feet onto a pair of platforms of the hoverboard. A kill switch is in operational communication with the hoverboard and may be disposed on the walker, wherein the kill switch is configured to cut power to the hoverboard.
US10286971B2
A self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter is provided with an assembly for controlling a travel direction of the self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter, wherein, the travel direction of the self-balancing double-wheeled electrical scooter is controlled via a handle, a resilient recoverable component is provided between a scooter body and the handle, the handle is adapted for driving the resilient recoverable component to control the travel direction of the scooter, the resilient recoverable component comprises a stator (101), a rotor (112) and a resilient recoverable unit (111), the rotor (112) is mechanically connected to the handle in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, the stator (101) is mechanically connected to the scooter body (107) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, the stator (101) and the rotor (112) are connected in a resilient manner via the resilient recoverable unit, the resilient recoverable component further comprises an angle limiting device, the angle limiting device comprises a limiting cover (103) and a limiting pin (105), the limiting cover (103) is mechanically connected to the stator (101) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, a limiting hole is provided on the limiting cover (103), the limiting pin (105) is mechanically connected to the rotor (112) in a fixed manner directly or indirectly, and the rotation of the rotor (112) causes the limiting pin (105) to rotate within a certain angle range inside the limiting hole on the limiting cover (103).
US10286970B2
In a vehicle, a left shock absorber is provided with a left front outer tube, a left rear outer tube, a left front inner tube, a left rear inner tube and a left connector. The left front outer tube and the left rear outer tube are supported on a left bracket. The left front inner tube is connected to the left front outer tube so as to be slidable in an interior of the left front outer tube along a left telescopic axis. The left rear inner tube is connected to the left rear outer tube so as to be slidable in an interior of the left rear outer tube along the left telescopic axis. The left connector connects the left front outer tube and the left rear outer tube.
US10286969B2
An extensible roof for vehicles such as scooter-type motorcycles is provided. The extensible roof protects the passengers of the vehicle from the inclement climate and is able to be retreated in the front part of the vehicle and to be opened in the case of rain, snow or at the passenger's will, covering him/them totally from said inclement climate by means of the surface formed by different plates of roof linked to each other through a sliding system. The proposed roof is of the type comprising a mobile transparent covering panel, slidable in an upward and downward direction characterized in that when folded, the higher border of said at least one covering panel is below the handlebar of the motorcycle.
US10286968B2
A front structure of a saddle ride type vehicle includes a headlight unit, and a front cowl. The headlight unit includes at least one lens portion. The front cowl includes an annular cowl configured to surround the lens portions, an upper cowl configured to cover at least an upper portion of the annular cowl from the front side, and a wind screen. The edge portion of the upper cowl includes a portion that forms a slit-shaped opening. The annular cowl includes a light-shielding wall extending backward from a rear portion of the upper cowl between the opening and the wind screen.
US10286966B2
A platform of a trailer includes spaced-apart left and right side rails and a plurality of extruded aluminum panels that each extend from a left lateral end abutted with said left side rail to a right lateral end abutted with said right side rail. Each of the panels includes an upper wall, a lower wall spaced-apart from the upper wall, and first and second spaced-apart end walls that are connected to and extend between the upper and lower walls. The extruded aluminum panels are abutted in series with the first end wall of one panel abutted with the second end wall of an adjacent abutted panel such that the respective upper walls of adjacent abutted panels of the platform together define an upper, cargo supporting surface of the platform. The platform is arched to correspond with the arch of the first and second beams.
US10286965B2
A main ballasting weight (10) straight from the foundry for a farming tractor, comprising upper faces and lower faces (11, 12), two faces (13, 14) oriented transversely to the direction of movement of the tractor, and two lateral faces (15, 16) parallel to the direction of movement of the tractor, said lower face comprising dovetail type means of connection (121, 122) to provide an anchoring with a secondary weight, said upper face forming an upper plate comprising a means of pre-positioning and centring (110) of a box (20) designed to be mounted on said main weight, said lateral faces (15, 16) being able to cooperate with lateral flanges (22, 23) of said box which are attached bearing against said lateral faces and having fixation orifices (150) able to receive fixation screws cooperating with said lateral flanges for the fixation of said box to said main weight.
US10286962B2
An improved joining process interlocks parts together and avoids breakthrough in joints that would otherwise be infeasible. The process is used to join a relatively thin rear part to a relatively thick front part. A dedicated backer plate is joined to the front and rear parts such that the rear part is sandwiched between the front part and the backer plate. The front part, rear part, and backer plate are plastically deformed to establish interlock by insertion of a self-piercing rivet, clinching, or insertion of a flow drill screw.
US10286957B2
Frames for an automobile windshield and side windows with improved visibility is formed by a plurality of hollow quadrilateral prisms. Each hollow quadrilateral prism includes four rigid right triangular prisms laid unsymmetrically in a V-like shape, two on each side of the V. Each rigid right triangular prism has a base triangle which is an obtuse and scalene triangle, and front and rear lateral faces which are covered with a reflective material of visible light. The front and rear lateral faces of the four right triangular prisms face each other forming an unsymmetrical channel between them, which is filled with a transparent material. The hollow quadrilateral prism reflects incident light in sequence by the reflective lateral faces of right triangular prisms. Many hollow invisible quadrilateral prisms are stacked up to form pillars for an automobile.
US10286953B2
A system and strategy for reducing rapid steering wheel movement at the end of an autopark maneuver. The strategy includes maintaining or ramping-out power-steering motor torque to reduce steering wheel movement that may occur due to tire windup that has occurred up to that point in the autopark maneuver. The strategy may include the stopping of an autopark maneuver at any time during the maneuver, or functioning at the end of an autopark maneuver. The autopark event may be a park-out maneuver.
US10286951B2
A method for monitoring a steering action of a driver of a vehicle. The method includes exerting an automated steering torque on a steering system of the vehicle, reducing the automated steering torque and detecting a movement of the steering system and/or a force of the steering system and/or a lateral movement of the vehicle in response to the reduction of the automated steering torque, to monitor the steering action of the driver.
US10286948B2
A method of detecting for primary circuit loss of an electronic stability control system for a vehicle comprises checking that a lateral acceleration sensor is installed and working properly, a yaw sensor is installed and working properly, and a steering wheel angle sensor is installed and working properly. An absolute value of the lateral acceleration sensor is compared with a first pre-defined threshold, an absolute value of the yaw sensor is compared with a second pre-defined threshold, and an absolute value of the steering wheel angle sensor is compared with a third pre-defined threshold. It is determined that primary circuit loss detection is not required when any of the three sensors are equal to and above the respective pre-defined thresholds and that primary circuit loss detection is required when all of the three sensors are below the respective pre-defined threshold.
US10286939B2
Disclosed is a shopping cart with a scanner system that is used by customers of a retail store to collect and scan items to be purchased. The shopping cart with scanner system includes a shopping cart, a scanner support structure, and a scanner. Items to be purchased are placed in the shopping cart, where they are automatically scanned by the scanner system. The scanner support structure includes a base bar, an extension bar, and a scanner support bar. The base bar and extension bar are coupled to each other and to a shopping basket of the shopping cart. The scanner support bar holds the scanner and related electronic devices, and is supported above the shopping cart basket by the base bar and the extension bar.
US10286936B2
A device for detecting obstacles for a rail vehicle includes a pilot bar, which is retained on the bogie frame of the rail vehicle in front of the wheelset that is positioned first in the direction of travel via a mounting retainer, wherein the mounting retainer is formed by vertically arranged spring elements, in particular leaf springs, where each leaf spring is fastened at an upper end to the bogie frame and at a lower end to the pilot bar, where each leaf spring includes a stress-strain converter which is arranged between the upper end and the lower end on a broad surface of a leaf spring, and where each stress-strain converter is connected to an on-board evaluator via a signal-conducting connection.
US10286935B2
A contact system employs a swing link (1) to drive set of movable contacts (5) to engage with a left or right set of contacts (24, 25) respectively on two sides thereof, so as to achieve indication of a separate or closure position. Particularly, a drive shaft (2) along with an operating plate (3) and a snap plate (4) on the drive shaft (2) are driven by the swing link (1) to change a motion trajectory of a roller (10) on a movable contact shaft (12), aided by action of a snap-action claw (11) and a tension spring (9), thereby achieving, quick action of set of movable contacts (5), and realizing a contact with or disconnection from set of fixed contacts (6) to achieve indication of the separation or in closure position. The system has a simple structure and a small size, responds quickly and accurately, and is cheap to manufacture, install, and maintain.
US10286929B2
A system to transport and unload bulk materials includes at least one rail car and a moving wall system. The moving wall system has a first end, a second end, and a trough. The trough is configured to contain a payload of the at least one rail car. The trough includes sidewalls that contact the payload when loaded and move with the payload to move the payload towards the second end. The trough may be formed of at least one conveyor belt that forms a hopper of the at least one rail car. The trough may span a plurality of rail cars. The system may include a take-up system connecting the sidewalls. Each of the rail cars may include a frame and a plurality of pulleys connected to the frame may support the trough.
US10286927B1
A tubular transportation system is disclosed for transporting one or more passengers or one or more cargoes via a capsule along a predetermined route. The tubular transportation system has: (1) a plurality of substantially evacuated tubes arranged along the predetermined route, where each tube is maintained at a pressure that is below atmospheric pressure; and (2) means for maintaining within each tube in the plurality of substantially evacuated tubes, a gaseous composition comprising a mixture of a first percentage, x, of helium and a second percentage, (100−x), of air, and wherein the first percentage, x, of helium is picked based on a predetermined power value and a leak rate associated with the tube.
US10286922B2
An information provision device includes a left vibrator disposed at left portion of a vehicle steering wheel and a right vibrator disposed at right portion of the vehicle steering wheel, a control unit vibrating the vibrators under a predetermined pattern with varying intensity, and a pattern setting unit. The pattern setting unit sets a right-turn related pattern when right-turn related information is provided and sets a left-turn related pattern when left-turn related information is provided. The right-turn related pattern includes at least a pattern in which a left vibration state, a right-and-left vibration state, and a right vibration state shift in described order. The left-turn related pattern includes at least a pattern in which the right vibration state, the right-and-left vibration state, and the left vibration state shift in described order.
US10286918B2
A system and method are provided and include at least one sensor and a controller. The at least one sensor generates data related to indoor air conditions of an autonomous vehicle. The at least one sensor includes at least one of a smoke sensor and an odor/air quality sensor. The controller is in communication with the at least one sensor and controls at least one vehicle system of the autonomous vehicle based on the data related to indoor air conditions of the autonomous vehicle received from the at least one sensor. The at least one vehicle system includes at least one of an HVAC system and a window actuator system. The controller controls the at least one vehicle system to purge and/or exhaust at least one of smoke and an odor detected within the autonomous vehicle.
US10286893B2
A device for operating an all-wheel-drive agricultural commercial vehicle with a driven rear axle and a front axle that can be engaged for performing an all-wheel-drive mode. A control unit determines, during the all-wheel-drive mode, a front wheel slip parameter that characterizes a drive wheel slip occurring on the front axle of the agricultural commercial vehicle. The control unit deactivates the all-wheel-drive mode independent of the driver if this unit detects that the determined front wheel slip parameter is greater than a specified threshold value.
US10286887B2
This driving assistance device includes a braking control unit and a target speed determination unit. The braking control unit executes driving assistance control for adjusting the braking force to be applied to a vehicle by actuating a brake actuator such that the vehicle body speed does not exceed a target speed. In cases where the accelerator pedal is being operated in a state where the braking control unit is executing the driving assistance control, the target speed determination unit determines the target speed depending on the larger value of either: the vehicle body speed that is correlated with at least one of the wheel speeds of the plurality of wheels provided to the vehicle; or the lower speed limit value that has been set.
US10286870B2
An airbag base fabric having a warp direction energy absorption characteristic defined by formula (1) is 30 to 50 and a weft direction energy absorption characteristic defined by formula (2) is 30 to 50: Warp Direction Energy Absorption Characteristic=Warp Direction Energy Absorption Amount/Warp Yarn Cover Factor (1) wherein the warp direction energy absorption amount is a value of integral of stress applied, in measurement of the warp direction tensile strength and elongation at break, from a start of the measurement until the sample breaks; and Weft Direction Energy Absorption Characteristic=Weft Direction Energy Absorption Amount/Weft Yarn Cover Factor (2) wherein the weft direction energy absorption amount is a value of the integral of stress applied, in measurement of the weft direction tensile strength and elongation at break, from the start of the measurement until the sample breaks.
US10286867B2
A vehicle safety system for a vehicle includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and at least one remote crash sensor mounted in the vehicle at a location remote from the ECU and operatively connected to the ECU. The remote crash sensor is configured to sense vehicle crash conditions and to provide data related to the sensed vehicle crash conditions to the ECU. An ECU remote sensor is mounted in the vehicle at a location remote from the ECU and near a vehicle center-of-gravity (COG). The ECU remote sensor includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and is configured to sense vehicle roll conditions and to provide data related to the sensed vehicle roll conditions to the ECU. The ECU is operative to receive the data provided by the at least one remote crash sensor and the ECU remote sensor, perform calculations to determine whether the data is indicative of a vehicle crash condition, and to provide a signal for actuating a vehicle occupant protection device.
US10286861B2
The present invention improves work efficiency at the time of attaching a cable reel to a vehicle steering device and the like. For this purpose, a cable reel is provided with: a stator member; a rotor member rotatably connected to the stator member; a flexible cable that provides an electrical connection between the stator member and the rotor member; and a locking member that prevents the rotor member from rotating relative to the stator member, wherein the locking member is arranged between the stator member and the rotor member.
US10286858B2
A protective case for electric wires includes a case body allowing a plurality of electric wires to be housed in its inside, and an electric wire fixture attached to the case body. The electric wire fixture has a plurality of connector retention portions retaining a plurality of connectors located at terminals of the electric wires extended from inside to outside through a first opening portion of the case body, and an electric wire holding portion bundling and holding a part or all of the electric wires between the first opening portion and the connector retention portions.
US10286855B2
A multi-camera vision system of a vehicle includes at least four cameras disposed at a vehicle and having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle. Each of the cameras is operable to capture image data representative of the respective field of view. Captured image data is compressed at the respective camera and the compressed image data is communicated to a control unit. The control unit includes an image processor operable to process image data. The image processor processes image data frame by frame using an indirect context model and without time wise dependency.
US10286842B2
Methods and systems are disclosed for a vehicle and for associated methods for handling contact detection of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a computer and a communications system. The communications system is configured to provide the computer of the vehicle with wireless communication with a cloud services system that includes a database that stores a user account that identifies the vehicles as registered with the cloud services system. The user account identifies settings for the vehicle and information for notifying a user of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of sensors associated to sides of the vehicle, such that contact with a specific side of the vehicle is identified using a sensor of the plurality of sensors. The vehicle further includes a plurality of cameras integrated in the vehicle to enable capturing of image data of an area around the vehicle. The computer is configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors of the vehicle to detect a contact with the vehicle and identify a side of the vehicle from which the contact was detected. The computer is configured to send data to the cloud services system which will then send the notification indicating that contact was detected with the vehicle. The cloud services system enables access to additional data and controls, including live feeds of the area around the vehicle.
US10286831B2
A cargo management system is provided. That cargo management system includes a mat of memory foam and at least one adjustable stop positioned below the mat and forming a raised hump in the mat to help retain cargo from shifting or rolling during motor vehicle operation. A method of managing cargo in a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
US10286823B2
A device for the variable fixing of a headrest to a vehicle seat, having a receptacle (1) forming a receiving space (5) a headrest support, and having a locking element (7) which, by a disengagement movement of a disengagement element (10), is movable from a locking position, in which a locking section (18) of the locking element (7) projects into the receiving space, into a release position, in which the locking section does not project into the receiving space or projects into the receiving space to a lesser extent than in the locking position and movement of the disengagement element leads along the longitudinal axis (9) of the receiving space (5). The movement of the disengagement element (10) can be effected by an actuation movement (12) of an actuation element (11), wherein the direction of the actuation movement (12) is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
US10286816B2
A vehicle loadspace floor comprising a first deployable portion and a second deployable portion, the first and second deployable portions cooperating to form a rearward-facing seat extending through the opening of a loadspace of the vehicle when deployed from the loadspace floor.
US10286807B2
Methods and systems for electric vehicles, such as battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), include preemptively cooling a traction battery of the vehicle when a DC Fast Charge (DCFC) event is expected. The expected DCFC event is predicted during a drive cycle and prior to arrival at a DCFC station, based on drive history data of the vehicle or battery state of charge. Preemptive cooling is inhibited if the expected DCFC event can be completed in an amount of time less than a predefined amount of time.
US10286798B1
Methods and systems are provided, for sharing mobile device applications with a vehicle computer. One example method includes detecting a mobile device present in a vehicle, by a vehicle computer of the vehicle and generating a user interface on a display screen of the vehicle, as instructed by the vehicle computer. The method further includes identifying by the vehicle computer, a plurality of native applications of the vehicle for the user interface and identifying a plurality of mobile device applications from the mobile device for the user interface, while the mobile devices is present in the vehicle. The method enables system controls, using the vehicle computer, to enable access to the plurality of native applications and the plurality of mobile device applications, the system controls including one or more of button inputs of the vehicle, touch screen inputs via the user interface of the display screen of the vehicle, and voice input via microphones of the vehicle.
US10286794B2
A vehicle includes: a power reception unit that receives electric power contactlessly from a power transmission unit externally provided; and an electronic device. The power reception unit includes a coil formed to surround a winding axis. Assuming that a region extending in a direction in which the winding axis extends from the coil when viewing the coil from above the vehicle is an adjacent region, the electronic device is away from the adjacent region.
US10286775B2
[PROBLEM] A collision of a blower motor with an electric storage unit is prevented.[SOLVING MEANS] The present invention provides a vehicle including an electric storage unit having a plurality of electric storage elements and outputting an energy for use in running of the vehicle, a blower disposed closer to the exterior of the body of the vehicle than the electric storage unit and supplying the electric storage unit with air for adjusting the temperature of the electric storage element, and a duct disposed between the electric storage unit and the blower and connected to the electric storage unit or the blower. The duct has a collision avoiding portion guiding a blower motor of the blower in an up-down direction or a side direction of the electric storage unit when the blower motor is moved toward the electric storage unit upon application of an external force.
US10286774B2
A radiator according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first zone that includes a first fan coverage area and a second zone that includes a second fan coverage area that is different from the first fan coverage area.
US10286765B2
A tonneau cover system includes a cover assembly coupled to first and second side rails. The cover assembly includes a cover disposed over and coupled to a frame, a latch mechanism coupled to the frame and having a catch biased toward a latch position to secure the cover to the first side rail and retractable to an unlatch position to release the cover from the first side rail, a release device coupled to the frame and latch mechanism and actuatable to move the catch to the unlatch position, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the latch mechanism. The adjustment mechanism has a first portion coupled to the catch and a second portion interacting with the first portion to adjust a vertical position of the catch relative to the frame transverse to a width-wise axis defined between the side rails, with the first and/or second portions forming a sloped profile.
US10286761B1
A passenger vehicle includes a body, a powertrain, a first door, and a second door. The body defines a passenger compartment having an opening. The powertrain propels the passenger vehicle on a public roadway. The first door is movably coupled to the vehicle body to at least partially close the opening. The first door includes a door structure, which defines a cavity, and a first window that is movable between a lowered position in the cavity and a raised position in which a forward edge thereof is substantially coextensive with a forward end of the cavity. The second door is movably coupled to the vehicle body to at least partially close the opening. The second door includes a second window having a second forward edge. The rearward edge of the first window at least one of engages the second forward edge or compresses a seal with the second forward edge.
US10286759B2
A door inner structure includes a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall, a floor, a lip, and a plurality of vertical ribs. The second vertical wall is disposed laterally inboard of the first vertical wall. The floor extends between and is connected to the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall. The first vertical wall, the second vertical wall, and the floor cooperate to define a storage compartment. The storage compartment has an open end that provides access to the storage compartment. The lip extends from a top edge of the second vertical wall toward the first vertical wall. The plurality of vertical ribs is disposed below the lip and extends from the second vertical wall. Each of the plurality of vertical ribs is connected to an outer surface of the second vertical wall and to an underside surface of the lip.
US10286750B2
An apparatus is provided for simultaneously measuring interior temperature and fine dust in a vehicle. The apparatus measures interior temperature of a vehicle and fine dust in the air simultaneously by controlling flow rate of the interior air through a structure for changing air flow rate and making a division between a temperature sensing region and a dust sensing region based on a flow rate difference that occurs based on the structure for changing air flow rate.
US10286749B2
Disclosed therein is a dual zone type air conditioner for a vehicle, which includes: an air volume control door mounted between a blower and an evaporator for controlling the degree of opening of first and second passageways so as to control the volume of air blown to the inside of an air-conditioning case; and bypass passageways disposed in the air volume control door to supply a predetermined air volume to a closed passageway even though the air volume control door is at the location to close the first passageway or the second passageway, thereby preventing a sudden change in air volume by widening a control interval of the air volume control door because the first-stage air volume can be realized even though the air volume control door closes one of the air passageways, and reducing a whistle noise by securing a predetermined cross-sectional area of the air passageway through the bypass passageways even though the cross-sectional area of the air passageway gets narrower while the air volume control door closes one of the air passageways.
US10286746B2
An air-ride axle/suspension system for a heavy-duty vehicle. A frame and at least a pair of suspension assemblies support opposite ends of an axle for movement relative to the frame. An air spring is associated with one of the suspension assemblies that establishes a first relative position between the axle and the frame as a function of fluid pressure in the air spring. A tire and wheel assembly is operatively mounted to an end portion of the axle associated with the air spring. A sensor detects an inflation condition of the tire and wheel assembly. A venting system exhausts fluid pressure from the air spring to establish a second relative position between the axle and the frame that is different than the first relative position in response to detecting a predetermined inflation condition of the tire and wheel assembly.
US10286737B2
A pneumatic tire of the present technology includes a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, and a belt-shaped sound-absorbing member bonded to a region on a tire inner surface corresponding to the tread portion along the tire circumferential direction with an adhesive layer disposed between the tire inner surface and the sound-absorbing member. In such a pneumatic tire, an air agitation portion formed by an interruption in the sound-absorbing member is disposed in at least one location on the tire circumference.
US10286734B2
A method and an apparatus for estimating uneven wear in the tire shoulder with high accuracy using a fewer number of sensors are provided. An uneven tire wear estimating apparatus includes an acceleration sensor (11) disposed on an inner surface of a tire tread for measuring radial acceleration, an acceleration waveform extracting means (12) for extracting an acceleration waveform in a post-trailing-end domain from output signals of the acceleration sensor, means for calculating a vibration level α of an uneven wear measured band and a vibration level β of a reference band from the extracted acceleration waveform, an uneven wear determination index calculating means (16) for calculating an uneven wear determination index γ, which is an index for determining au uneven wear, from the vibration level α and the vibration level β, and a determining means (18) for determining whether an uneven wear is occurring in an edge of the tire shoulder from the value of the uneven wear determination index γ.
US10286727B2
There is provided a method capable of producing a wheel-supporting rolling bearing unit at low cost. In an event of producing a wheel-supporting rolling bearing unit, a cylindrical portion formed in an axial end portion of a hub ring is inserted through an inner ring, swing caulking is performed by pressing a die against a tip end portion of the cylindrical portion protruding to an axial end portion side more than the inner ring and an axial end surface of the inner ring is held by a caulked portion formed by caulking and expanding the tip end portion of the cylindrical portion radially outward. In such a way, the inner ring and the hub ring are fixed integrally witch each other. At this time, a swing angle of the swing caulking is set at 15 degrees or more to 30 degrees or less.
US10286724B1
A child-resistant writing instrument with a cap that lockingly engages a body portion via a locking assembly is presented herein. The locking assembly includes a pair of locking protrusions or pins on the cap that correspondingly fit within locking channels on the body of the writing instrument. A biasing mechanism, such as a spring, is used to bias the cap when locked to the body portion. Specifically, when the locking pins are positioned to enter the locking channel, the cap is pushed against the biasing force of the spring until the locking pins or protrusions enter a lateral or inner groove of the locking channel. The cap is then twisted or rotated such that the locking pins slide within the lateral groove toward a locking notch. The biasing force of the spring will then bias the pins into the locking notch, thereby locking the cap to the body.
US10286723B1
A writing implement assembly for writing on a writing surface includes an ink dispenser is configured to be attached to a finger. The ink dispenser discharges ink when the ink dispenser engages a writing surface. A grip is removably attached to the ink dispenser to facilitate writing with the ink dispenser.
US10286719B2
A method of manufacturing a part with an anti-counterfeit feature is provided. The method includes providing a part to be marked for anti-counterfeiting. The part is provided with a radiation impacting feature on or within the part. The radiation impacting feature is configured to at least one of (i) prevent accurate imaging of at least a portion of the part and (ii) provide unique authentication of the part.
US10286712B2
A coated print medium can include a base stock having a basis weight of 35 gsm to 250 gsm, and a coating layer applied to the base stock at from 1 gsm to 50 gsm by dry weight. The base stock can include from 65 wt % to 95 wt % cellulose fiber with 20 wt % to 100 wt % being mechanical pulp, and from 5 wt % to 35 wt % inorganic pigment filler. The coating layer can include inorganic pigment particles having an average equivalent spherical diameter from 0.2 μm to 3.5 μm; a fixative agent including metal salt, cationic amine polymer, quaternary ammonium salt, quaternary phosphonium salt, or mixture thereof; and a polymer blend including water soluble polymer and water dispersible polymer having a Zeta potential greater than −40 mV, wherein a weight ratio water soluble polymer to water dispersible polymer is from 1:25 to 1:1.
US10286697B2
A printing apparatus includes a printing section configured to perform printing onto a medium while reciprocating in a movement area, and an attachment section to which a circuit board can be attached. The attachment section is movable between a first position above the movement area and a second position which is at least partially within the movement area.
US10286695B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a carriage that includes a liquid ejecting head, a liquid storing container that is capable of storing the liquid and that is provided at a different location from the carriage, a tube that supplies the liquid sent from the liquid storing container, and a guide section that is located at a lower side of the carriage in a vertical direction. When one of the moving directions of the carriage is a first direction and another one of the moving directions of the carriage is a second direction, the tube extends in the second direction along the guide section, and is connected to the carriage. The guide section includes a first site and a second site that is lower in the vertical direction than the first site.
US10286694B2
A printer is operable for marking an image on a media substrate. The printer includes a housing and a printhead. The printhead is operable for marking the image on a surface of the media substrate held in proximity therewith by a weight of a supply of the media substrate from which the media substrate is fed. The media substrate supply is disposed in the housing over the printhead.
US10286693B2
A printing apparatus includes: a conveyor configured to convey a medium including a transparent base layer and a separation layer stacked on each other, the medium further including a printing background layer; a printer configured to print a character on the medium conveyed by the conveyor, wherein the medium on which the character is printed is a printed medium; and a controller configured to control the conveyor and the printer. The controller is configured to: obtain outside-diameter relating information relating to an outside diameter of a wrapped member; and based on the obtained outside-diameter relating information, set a character printable region in which the printer is allowed to print the character on the printing background layer.
US10286692B2
A printer includes a transport unit that transports continuous paper, a medium support unit in which a support surface that is capable of supporting continuous paper that is transported by a transport unit, and first concave sections, which are indented from the support surface, are formed, and an image capture unit, which is disposed on a lower side of the support surface, and which captures an image of a lower surface of the continuous paper.
US10286690B2
Described is a print zone assembly comprising a print platen device including at least a section of a print platen, hiving a first dimension and a second dimension, the second dimension being perpendicular to the first dimension, wherein the print platen device has a higher rigidity in the direction of the second dimension and a lower rigidity in the direction of the first dimension; and a platen support structure supporting the print platen device at a number of references, establishing a multi-point contact, wherein the print platen device conforms to the references for providing a flat platen surface.
US10286688B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head to discharge liquid to a medium to form liquid surface on the medium, an irradiator to radiate active energy rays onto the liquid surface, a carriage mounting the liquid discharge head and the irradiator, a scanner to scan the carriage in a main scanning direction, a height adjuster to adjust an irradiation distance between the irradiator and the liquid surface by relatively moving the carriage and the medium, a conveyor to move the medium and the carriage relatively in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction, and control circuitry to control the irradiator to irradiate the liquid surface with the active energy rays while scanning the carriage in the main scanning direction.
US10286686B2
To alleviate the trouble of the color developing step and achieve miniaturization. A color developer that heats and color develops a print medium, on which an ink is attached, is arranged. The color developer includes a transportation path in which a carry-in port and a carry-out port of the print medium are communicated to outside air, and the transportation path is extended in a direction intersecting a horizontal direction.
US10286682B2
Systems and methods for printing data on a substrate including a color-changeable material are provided. One system includes a processing circuit and a device including an energy source. At least a portion of a printed publication is printed on the substrate using a commercial printing press based on fixed data. The device including the energy source is configured to add variable data to the substrate. The processing circuit is configured to receive the variable data and to control the energy source to change a color of the color-changeable material based on the variable data to provide at least a portion of the printed publication. The processing circuit is configured to control the energy source to change the color of the color-changeable material in-line with a flow of the substrate through one of a printing line, a finishing line, or a packaging line of the commercial printing press.
US10286681B2
Thermal printheads need a power and/or a data cable to deliver energy to the thermal printhead to print. With a wireless thermal printhead, however, a printer can run without using a power or a data cable. By removing the cable, benefits include shrinking the printer size, increasing durability of the printer and making it easier to change a thermal printhead.
US10286677B2
A liquid supply device includes a connection body which includes a liquid introduction portion which is capable of connecting to a liquid outlet portion of a liquid container which includes the liquid outlet portion which contains the liquid which is supplied to the liquid ejecting unit which ejects the liquid and is capable of guiding out the liquid, a liquid container support portion which is capable of supporting the liquid container in a state in which the liquid introduction portion is capable of being connected to the liquid outlet portion to be capable of being freely attached and detached, and a connection body holding portion which holds the connection body in a state in which a connection of the liquid introduction portion with the liquid outlet portion is released.
US10286675B2
A recording apparatus acquires residual amounts of respective tanks and determines a recording area of one recording head and a recording area of another recording head from among the two recording heads based on the acquisition result, so as to reduce a difference between residual amounts of ink within the tanks corresponding to the respective recording heads.
US10286673B2
A liquid cartridge includes: a front surface facing frontward; a rear surface spaced apart from the front surface; an upper surface facing upward; a bottom surface disposed opposite to the upper surface and facing downward; a liquid supply portion disposed at the front surface; an electrical interface disposed at the upper surface; a detection portion; and an engaging portion disposed at the bottom surface and configured to protrude downward relative to the bottom surface. The upper surface and the bottom surface are disposed between the front surface and the rear surface. The detection portion includes a light-receiving portion positioned upward relative to the upper surface and configured to receive light. The detection portion is configured to change a state of the light received at the light-receiving portion depending on a state of the liquid cartridge. The engaging portion includes an engaging surface facing rearward.
US10286667B2
A recording device includes, when a transporting direction of a medium is set to a first axis and a direction intersecting with the transporting direction is set to a second axis, a head which includes a nozzle column along the first axis; a pair of heads in which the heads discharging droplets of the same color are paired; and a head unit which includes a plurality of pairs of heads along the second axis. The pair of heads include a predetermined overlapping portion in which the nozzle columns are overlapped with each other in a side view from the second axis, the overlapping portion includes a plurality of nozzle regions divided along the second axis, and a position of the nozzle region which is used in discharge of the droplets is different from a position of the nozzle region of another pair of heads.
US10286650B2
A pixel row in an arrangement direction or an orthogonal direction is divided into processing groups including pixels at every predetermined pixel count in the pixel row. Nondischarge complementary processing is sequentially performed on the divided plurality of processing groups.
US10286648B2
A substrate is held and rotated by a spin chuck. A processing liquid is discharged from a discharger to the substrate rotated by the spin chuck. The discharger has a plurality of discharge ports arranged in one direction and can selectively discharge the processing liquid from the plurality of respective discharge ports. With a row of the plurality of discharge ports of the discharger crossing and facing a peripheral portion of the substrate rotated by the spin chuck, the processing liquid is supplied to a position further outward than an inner edge of the peripheral portion. The processing liquid is not supplied to a position further inward than the inner edge of the peripheral portion of the substrate.
US10286646B2
A raft to support a three-dimensional object on a build platform of a three-dimensional printer can be fabricated with a controlled adhesion pattern to improve overall raft performance. For improved raft-to-build platform adhesion, an exterior portion around the perimeter of the raft may be fabricated with greater adhesion (per unit of surface area covered by the exterior portion) than an interior portion. This can be accomplished by varying the volume of build material, varying the printing height, or using different patterns of build material. At the same time, adhesion of the raft to a printed object built thereon can be controlled with a number of techniques such as using specific build patterns for the top layer of the raft or varying printing heights (e.g., z-axis position) between the top of the raft and the bottom of the object.
US10286645B2
A three-dimensional printing apparatus and a method of compensating a coordinate offset of a nozzle are provided. The method includes the following. A first nozzle and a second nozzle are controlled to print a testing three-dimensional object on a platform according to a calibration model. The testing three-dimensional object includes a plurality of correlation structures respectively corresponding to a plurality of compensation parameters, and each correlation structure includes a first sub-structure and a second sub-structure. The first sub-structure is formed of a first forming material, and the second sub-structure is formed of a second forming material. Through observing a joint level between the first sub-structure and the second sub-structure of each correlation structure, a best correlation structure, which is used for performing compensation on a printing coordinate of the first nozzle or the second nozzle, is selected from the correlation structures.
US10286644B2
A three-dimensional printer with a cleaning function includes a machine table, a printing unit, a cleaning mechanism, and a control unit. The machine table has a work area and also includes a formation portion and an arrangement portion on the work area. The printing unit is disposed on the machine table and movable with respect to the machine table to form a reciprocating path. The arrangement portion is on the reciprocating path. The cleaning mechanism is disposed on the arrangement portion and includes a scraper having a contact portion. The control unit is electrically coupled to the printing unit and the cleaning mechanism, wherein the control unit selectively controls the contact portion of the scraper to protrude out of the machine table, so that a nozzle of the printing unit is cleaned by rubbing against the contact portion when moving in the reciprocating path.
US10286643B2
The present invention relates to a peeling bar, apparatus, and method for peeling a polarizing film from a panel. This invention can minimize friction between the peeling bar and the polarizing film since the peeled polarizing film is in contact with a main roller of the peeling bar. The radius of the main roller of the peeling bar and the inclined surface of the fixing unit are designed to minimize the Z-axis component of a shearing force applied to the polarizing film. Also, in order to equalize tension applied to the polarizing film in a peeling process, this invention makes both ends of the polarizing film closely adhere to the peeling bar.According to this invention, fracture of the polarizing film is prevented, and thereby the polarizing film can be stably peeled from the panel without fracture.
US10286634B2
The present invention provides a decorative sheet that excels in moldability and a decorative resin-molded article that uses the decorative sheet and that excels in chemical resistance. In the decorative sheet, at least a substrate layer and a surface protection layer formed of an ionizing radiation curable resin composition are stacked. The surface protection layer includes blocked isocyanate.
US10286633B2
A method of producing a veneered element, the method including providing a substrate, applying a sub-layer on a surface of the substrate, applying a veneer layer on the sub-layer, and applying pressure to the veneer layer and/or the substrate, such that at least a portion of the sub-layer permeates through the veneer layer. Also, such a veneered element.
US10286631B2
A laminated, bent, safety glass panel (30) for architectural or interior uses and a method of manufacturing such panels. The panel comprises a single heat-treated bent glass sheet, fully-tempered or heat-strengthened, forming a substrate (32) encapsulated by at least one thin, chemically-strengthened, glass veneer sheet (38). The veneer sheet (38), an alkali-aluminosilicate or other alkali-containing glass recipe strengthened by ion-exchange treatment, is cold-bent over a polymer interlayer (40) and permanently laminated to form a protective barrier on the heat-treated glass that dampens the explosive release of its internal residual stresses in the event of breakage thereby preventing particles dislodging and subsequent disintegration. The vulnerable perimeter (37) and perforation (45) edges of the veneer sheet (38) are equal in size or inset to the edges of the heat-treated substrate (32) with its deeper robust compressive stresses. Veneers may be laminated to both major substrate surfaces.
US10286628B2
Barrier films, in-mold label formed from barrier films, and containers incorporating in-mold labels with barrier properties. Films according to embodiments of the invention include multi-layer or composite films that include one or more layers of a barrier material. The films can be used to form labels in standard in-mold labeling processes such that standard robotics, molds, and materials can be used. Preferably, the film can seal on itself such that an overlap seam can be made. The film has adequate desired barrier properties, i.e. water vapor, oxygen, light, aroma, and/or flavor retention barriers depending on the application, such as packaging of consumable products.
US10286626B2
Implementations described and claimed herein include a cellular cushioning system comprising a first matrix of void cells, and a second matrix of void cells opposing the first matrix of void cells, wherein one or more peaks of each void cell in the second matrix is attached to one or more peaks of each void cell in the first matrix, and wherein the void cells of the first matrix have a higher cell resolution than the void cells of the second matrix. In another implementation, a method of manufacturing a cushioning system includes molding a first matrix of void cells, molding a second matrix of void cells, the void cells of the first matrix having a higher cell resolution than the void cells in the second matrix, and attaching peak surfaces of the void cells of the first matrix and peak surfaces of the void cells of the second matrix together.
US10286613B2
A method to produce a fibrous body that includes structures crosslinked in a fluid-permeable manner. The method includes constructing the fibrous body in layers by alternately applying a fiber-matrix material to a layer substrate and fusing each applied layer of the fiber-matrix material. The fiber-matrix material contains a matrix material and a plurality of short fibers and/or fiber particles.
US10286609B2
A method of resistive implant welding thermoplastic composites. At least two sections of a component formed with weldable thermoplastic material are provided. The two sections of the component each have a welding surface along which the component is welded together. The welding surface includes a first surface adjoining a second surface at an angle exceeding about 30 degrees or another three dimensional shape. A first wire mesh conductor material is positioned between the welding surface of the at least two sections along the first surface. A second wire mesh conductor material is positioned between the welding surface of the at least two sections along the second surface in an overlapping manner at the angled connection. An electric current is applied to the conductors causing the conductors to heat up and melt the at least two sections of the component together.
US10286606B2
One or more input/output devices accept user-inputted path instructions that specify a set of multiple deposition paths for an extruder to travel. An actuator actuates motion of the extruder along a trajectory that includes each of the deposition paths and also includes multiple non-deposition paths. For each deposition path: (a) the user-inputted path instructions specify a thickness of an object; and (b) the extruder extrudes the object in accordance with fabrication instructions computed by a computer based at least in part on the thickness. As the extruder moves over the entire trajectory, the extruder extrudes a set of objects, one object per deposition path. The objects adhere to each other to form an integral 3D structure. In some cases, the objects include functionally graded material.
US10286604B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for biological model symmetry. Model data relating to a biological specimen may be generated and/or stored in a memory of a computing system. The model data may be generated using a 3D scanner, or the like, of the biological specimen. The computing system may receive an indication of a selection from a user interface specifying a first portion of the model data that was selected. A mirrored representation of the first portion may be generated by the computing system using a processor(s). A second portion of the model data that is different from the first portion may be replaced with the mirrored representation to generate symmetric biological model data. The symmetric biological model data may then be used to generate a physical symmetric model of the biological specimen. The physical model may be generated using a 3D printer, a 3D router, or the like.
US10286603B2
The present disclosure various apparatuses, and systems for 3D printing. The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, software and systems for a step and repeat energy irradiation process; controlling material characteristics and/or deformation of the 3D object; reducing deformation in a printed 3D object; and planarizing a material bed.
US10286599B2
A hybrid rocket solid fuel grain having a cylindrical shape and defining a center port is additive manufactured from a compound of thermoplastic fuel and passivated nanocomposite aluminum additive. The fuel grain comprises a stack of fused layers, each layer formed as a plurality of fused abutting concentric circular beaded structures arrayed to define a center port. During operation, an oxidizer is introduced along the center port, with combustion occurring along the exposed port wall. Each circular beaded structure defines geometry that increases the surface area available for combustion. As each layer ablates the next abutting layer, exhibiting a similar geometry, is revealed, undergoes a gas phase change, and ablates. This process repeats and persists until oxidizer flow is terminated or the fuel grain material is exhausted. To safely achieve this construction, a fused deposition additive manufacturing apparatus, modified to shield the nanocomposite material from the atmosphere, is used.
US10286587B2
The present invention relates to a process for the production of panels for floor or wall coverings comprising the steps of mixing and homogenizing raw materials, thereby obtaining a dryblend, extruding said dryblend, thereby obtaining one or more thermoplastic layers, laminating the aforementioned thermoplastic layers, thereby obtaining a panel for floor or wall coverings, wherein said raw materials and/or said dryblend are predominantly transported vertically downwards during the weighing, mixing and/or homogenizing of said raw materials and during the feeding of said dryblend to extruders via feeding units.
US10286580B2
A soap recycling assembly for recycling soap pieces into soap bars includes a housing that defines an internal space. A power module and a heater are coupled to the housing and are positioned in the internal space. The heater is selectively operationally couplable to the power module. A first recess is positioned in a top of the housing. A plurality of legs is pivotally coupled to a bottom of the housing. The legs are positioned to reversibly pivot from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration, wherein the legs are positioned substantially perpendicular to the bottom. The first recess is configured to insert soap pieces. The power module is positioned to couple to the heater to heat the soap pieces to a melt. The power module is positioned to decouple from the heater wherein the melt solidifies to a bar of soap.
US10286578B2
A three-dimensional shaped article manufacturing apparatus is an apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped article by laminating layers formed by discharging and curing inks including a curable resin. The apparatus comprises: a first discharge unit configured to discharge a substantive section-forming ink to a region that forms the three-dimensional shaped article; a second discharge unit configured to discharge a sacrificial layer-forming ink for forming a sacrificial layer to a region that is adjacent to a region that forms an outermost layer of the three-dimensional shaped article and on a surface side of the outermost layer; and a curing unit configured to cure the substantive section-forming ink and the sacrificial layer-forming ink. A viscoelasticity of the sacrificial layer-forming ink during curing of the substantive section-forming ink being not less than a viscoelasticity of the substantive section-forming ink during curing of the substantive section-forming ink.
US10286577B2
A composite mandrel includes a generally elongated mandrel body comprising a resilient mandrel core and an elastomeric mandrel outer layer disposed outside the mandrel core. A method for fabricating a contoured stiffened composite panel is also disclosed.
US10286576B2
A resin parts coupling structure includes first and second resin members, e.g., parts of a motorcycle body. The first member includes a first projected portion projected inwardly from a flat surface portion of the vehicle body. The second member includes a second projected portion engaged with and thereby coupled to the first projected portion. The first projected portion includes a hollow space formed between an inside surface of the first projected portion and the flat surface portion, an engagement hole communicating between the hollow space and the flat surface portion, and a first receiving portion disposed away from the engagement hole. The second projected portion includes a second receiving portion which contacts the first receiving portion, and a claw portion which extends outwardly of the second receiving portion and securely engages the engagement hole.
US10286570B2
A slicer apparatus for slicing food items includes a conveying means for conveying a food item to be cut along a conveying path, where a gap is provided extending across the conveying path; at least one cutting blade. A cutting land is arranged in and along the gap, and the cutting land comprises a recess on at least one side such that during cutting the at least one cutting blade at least partly extends into the recess. A first moving means is connected to the at least one cutting blade for moving the at least one cutting blade in distance relative to the cutting land. A second moving means is connected to the at least one cutting blade for moving the at least one cutting blade angularly relative to the conveying path. A third moving means is connected to the cutting land for adjusting at least an angular position of the cutting land around its longitudinal axis. The third moving means is configured to independently adjust the at least angular position of the cutting land around its longitudinal axis.
US10286567B2
A robot includes a moving mechanism, a sensor device and a control device. The sensor device senses a gesture of a user hand in a sensing zone thereof. The control device causes the moving mechanism to perform an action instruction that corresponds to the gesture when the gesture matches a piece of gesture data in a gesture database thereof.
US10286553B2
A system includes a robotic device for moving an inspection tool, a scanner coupleable to the robotic device such that the robotic device is configured to automatically move the scanner to collect data associated with a surface of the object, and a computer system configured to determine a surface profile associated with the surface of the object based on the data, and generate a tool path for inspecting the object using the inspection tool based on the surface profile.
US10286550B2
A robot teaching system and control method thereof are disclosed. In robot teaching system, a haptic device generates pieces of teaching data to a robot, so that the robot moves and rotates according to the pieces of teaching data, and a force sensor captures first feedback data corresponding to the motion and rotation of the robot and outputs a feedback signal, which corresponds to the first feedback data, to the haptic device. Thus, the user, who controls the haptic device, can understand the situation of the robot and react to the situation immediately, so as to avoid the risk for lack of user's instant reaction to the situation of the robot in the conventional robot teaching system.
US10286545B2
The invention relates to a portable appliance for marking a surface, the appliance comprising a housing (2) presenting a front face that is open for passing a marker member that is moved by a device for moving the marker member in a two-dimensional marking zone (Z). The housing is provided with a positioning nose (30) for positioning the appliance over the surface for marking, the positioning nose defining firstly the two-dimensional marking zone (Z) facing the front face of the housing and at a distance from the front face, and secondly an opening (35) extending the top wall for enabling the two-dimensional marking zone to be viewed, the top wall of the housing being fitted with a display screen in such a manner that the screen and the two-dimensional marking zone as seen through the opening of the positioning nose appear simultaneously in the field of view of an operator.
US10286522B2
A method for collecting an abrasive from an abrasive slurry which has been used for polishing an object including silicon as a main component includes: (i) adding a solvent to the abrasive slurry; (ii) dissolving particles of the polished object among components of the polished object contained in the abrasive slurry; and (iii) filtering the abrasive slurry to collect the abrasive, in which the steps (i) to (iii) are carried out without a pH adjuster to remove components of the polished object to collect the abrasive.
US10286515B2
A portable and transportable die cavity modifying machine having a base carrying a carriage adjustable along one axis, e.g., a generally horizontal axis, and a machining head adjustable along another axis, e.g., a generally vertical axis, for modifying a die cavity of a stamping die in a manner that prevents blank or slug pulling during stamping press operation. The machine includes a stop that is adjustably connected to the carriage. The stop is configured to limit movement of the machining head along the generally vertical axis. The machine may also feature a vibration isolator that is used with the stop to prevent noise and vibration that result from movement of the machining head in relation to the stop. Additionally, the machine may include an optical device capable of capturing an image of the die cavity defining sidewall as the rotary grinding bit machines the elongate slug retention groove.
US10286511B2
A workpiece positioning device for a processing center, and a processing center and a method for positioning a workpiece mounted on a workpiece palette in a processing center is disclosed. The workpiece positioning device comprises a deposit place comprising a horizontal deposit surface for a workpiece palette with a workpiece mounted thereon and a pivot bearing that receives the workpiece palette on a first edge of said workpiece palette in a rotatable manner. Furthermore, the workpiece positioning device comprises a pivoting device for transferring the workpiece palette from a horizontal position into a vertical position, and vice versa. The pivoting device comprises a horizontal and a vertical linear axle and a gripping device and is disposed to grip a workpiece palette on another, second edge and to pivot, by simultaneously moving the horizontal and the vertical linear axles, the workpiece palette around the pivot bearing on a circular path.
US10286503B2
A fastener delivery system includes an escapement mechanism configured to control dispensing of associated fasteners located in a column one associated fastener at a time and a rotate and present apparatus operable with the escapement mechanism. The apparatus is configured to rotate between a fastener receiving position and a fastener loading position. In the fastener receiving position the apparatus is adapted to receive each associated fastener released from the escapement mechanism, and in the fastener loading position the apparatus is configured to present each associated fastener to an associated fastener installation device. The escapement mechanism is adjustable in a height direction relative to the apparatus.
US10286501B2
The laser welding apparatus includes a welding head and a welding head scanning apparatus. A collimate lens installed on a head body of the welding head is arranged opposite to an end face of optical fibers. The welding head includes only the collimate lens as a lens and the length is shortened. A laser generated by a laser oscillator is introduced into the optical fiber, enters the collimate lens, and then is converted to a parallel beam by the collimate lens. The laser of a parallel beam is irradiated on a surface a welding portion of the welding object through a laser path and the surface of the welding portion is melted. Metallic powder is jetted from powder feed paths formed in a head body to the melted portion and build-up welding is performed on the surface of the welding portion.
US10286500B2
Disclosed is a build-up welding material and a machinery part welded with a weld overlay metal. The build-up welding material contains C of 0.2 to 1.0 percent by mass, Si of 0.2 to 0.5 percent by mass, Mn of 0.5 to 2.0 percent by mass, Cr of 15 to 30 percent by mass, Mo of 0.2 to 6.0 percent by mass, and W of 0.1 to 1.5 percent by mass, with the remainder including Fe and inevitable impurities.
US10286498B2
This invention relates to a lead-free solder alloy composition and a method of preparing a lead-free solder alloy, wherein the lead-free solder alloy composition includes a ceramic powder added to a lead-free solder of Sn-(0.1 to 2) wt % Cu, Sn-(0.5 to 5) wt % Ag, or Sn-(0.1 to 2) wt % Cu-(0.5 to 5) wt % Ag. According to this invention, a novel lead-free solder alloy, which functions as a replacement for a conventional lead-free solder, is provided, thus exhibiting superior spreadability, wettability, and mechanical properties than a conventional lead-free solder.
US10286496B2
A brazing sheet formed of an aluminum alloy and exhibiting excellent post-brazing strength, corrosion resistance and brazability with a thickness of less than 200 μm is provided. The brazing sheet includes a core layer, a filler layer of an Al—Si based alloy on one side of the core layer, and a sacrificial layer on the other side of the core layer. The core layer includes more than 1.5 mass % and 2.5 mass % or less of Cu, 0.5 mass % to 2.0 mass % of Mn, Al, and inevitable impurities. The sacrificial layer includes 2.0 mass % to 7.0 mass % of Zn, more than 0.10 mass % and 3.0 mass % or less of Mg, Al, and inevitable impurities. The filler layer and the sacrificial layer each have a thickness of 15 μm to 50 μm. A total clad rate of the filler layer and the sacrificial layer is equal to or less than 50%.
US10286486B2
A welding apparatus radiates a laser beam to a welding position in a state where a focal spot of the laser beam is in a near-focusing state. The welding apparatus radiates the laser beam to the welding position in a state where the focal spot of the laser beam is in a far-focusing state. The welding apparatus radiates the laser beam to the welding position in the state where the focal spot of the laser beam is in the far-focusing state. The welding apparatus radiates the laser beam to the welding position in a state where the focal spot of the laser beam is in the near-focusing state.
US10286484B1
An additive manufacturing system including a consolidation device, a build platform, an optical detector, and a controller is provided. The consolidation device is configured to form a build layer of a component. The build platform is configured to rotate about a build platform rotation axis extending along a first direction. The optical detector is configured to detect locations of at least two alignment marks. The controller is configured to receive locations of the at least two alignment marks from the optical detector. The controller is also configured to determine the locations of the build platform rotation axis and a build platform rotation center point based on a comparison between the at least two alignment marks, wherein the build platform rotation center point lies along the build platform rotation axis. The controller is further configured to control the consolidation device to consolidate a plurality of particles on the build platform.
US10286480B2
A friction application device includes an application element which defines a rotational axis and which is movable by a moving device on a surface of a workpiece and in a relative movement with respect to the surface of the workpiece. At least one supporting tool is non-coaxial with the rotational axis and has an arcuate outer periphery in direct contact with the application element.
US10286479B2
An assembled battery includes: a holder having a holding hole; and an exterior tube equipped battery, wherein: the holder accommodates the exterior tube equipped battery into the holding hole; the exterior tube includes a cylindrical outer-peripheral-surface adhesion portion and a toric peripheral edge covering portion that covers a surface peripheral edge portion; andthe assembled battery includes a first adhesive injected and solidified in a gap between an outer peripheral surface of that part of the exterior tube equipped battery which is placed inside the holding hole and that inner peripheral surface of the holder which constitutes a hole wall of the holding hole, and a second adhesive injected and solidified in a gap between the surface peripheral edge portion of the battery and the peripheral edge covering portion.
US10286475B2
In certain embodiments, a system includes a master node device. The master node device includes communication circuitry configured to facilitate communication with a welding power supply unit via a long-range communication link, and to facilitate wireless communication with one or more welding-related devices via a short-range wireless communication network.
US10286472B2
A processor receives solder paste information, where the solder paste information describes a solder paste used in assembly of a printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum magnetic force required for removing the solder paste from the printed circuit board based on the solder paste information. A processor receives electromagnet information, where the electromagnet information describes an electromagnet used in cleaning of a misprint of the solder paste on the printed circuit board. A processor determines a minimum amount of power to provide the electromagnet to induce the minimum magnetic force in the electromagnet, where the determination of the amount of power is based on the electromagnet information and the minimum magnetic force. A processor adjusts an amount of power applied to the electromagnet to at least the determined minimum amount of power to clean the misprint of the solder paste from the printed circuit board.
US10286468B2
The invention relates to a method for loading and unloading an internally toothed workpiece or a workpiece that is to be provided with internal toothing into/out of a clamping position, in which the workpiece, which is held by a retaining device, is brought into the clamping position by means of a conveying movement so that said workpiece, when clamped, has internal toothing cut by a gear cutting tool that occupies a cutting chamber and, after cutting, said workpiece, which is held by the retaining device, is returned from the clamping position in a return movement, wherein, prior to cutting, the retaining device is permitted to carry out an evasive movement that is different from the return movement/reverse conveying movement and that frees the cutting chamber, or the cutting chamber is already kept free of the retaining device as soon as the clamping position is reached.
US10286462B2
To provide a cutting machine that suppresses swinging of the cutting portion when the battery pack is attached or detached, the cutting machine includes a cutting portion, a base, and a swing support mechanism. The cutting portion includes: a motor, a motor housing accommodating the motor, an output shaft configured to be rotated upon rotation of the motor, a battery pack serving as a power source of the motor, and a battery pack attaching portion including a pair of rail portions with which the battery pack is engageable, where a cutting blade is configured to be detachably attached to the output shaft. The base has a contact surface on which a workpiece is configured to be placed. The swing support mechanism is connected to the base and the cutting portion and includes a swing shaft extending in parallel to the output shaft. The swing support mechanism supporting the cutting portion such that the cutting portion is swingable about the swing shaft between a top dead center and a bottom dead center in a direction parallel to a side surface of the cutting blade. The pair of rail portions extend in a direction crossing the side surface of the cutting blade.
US10286460B2
A method and related system and apparatus for refurbishing worn rail transit rails to a desired refurbished rail surface profile substantially similar to the surface profile of a newly-manufactured rail, comprising: depositing a first line of fill material along a lower-inside section to be refurbished; in N−1 successive iterations thereafter, progressing circumferentially from the lower-inside section to be refurbished to an upper-outside section to be refurbished, depositing an n+1th line of fill material adjacent an nth line of fill material wherein the nth line of fill material substantially provides a flow barrier against the n+1th line of fill material flowing past the nth line of fill material.
US10286458B2
Predrill guide tools are disclosed which include a body having a vertical planar member with a front side and a back side, a horizontal planar member with a top side, a bottom side and a tapered end, and an angled drill guide with a front face positioned within a vertical plane; two or more ribs extending from a top side of the horizontal planar member, and one or more keels extending vertically from the bottom side of the horizontal planar member. Methods of using the predrill guide tools to drill holes into deck boards for use with deck clips are also disclosed.
US10286456B2
A tool bit holder for connecting a rotary tool to a rotary tool driver. The tool bit holder including a body having a driver end configured to connect to a rotary tool driver and a tool end, a tool retainer bore, and a tool retainer movably received within the tool retainer bore and movable between an engaged position and a retracted position. The tool bit holder further includes an actuator sleeve, a sleeve spring for urging the actuator sleeve towards a first position, a plunger, and a plunger spring urging the plunger towards a loading position. A tool bit received in a tool receiving cavity pushes the plunger to a loaded position, and in the loading position the plunger extends over the tool retainer bore to engage the tool retainer and urge the tool retainer towards the retracted position.
US10286455B2
There is provided a throw-away tip which includes a blade containing diamond and is excellent in chip processability. The throw-away tip comprises a body and a blade provided to the body and having a cutting edge, the blade containing 80% by volume or more of diamond, the blade having a land surface extending along the cutting edge, and a chip breaker having a recess located opposite to the cutting edge with the land surface therebetween, the recess having a side surface having an inclined surface that recedes continuously as a distance thereof from the land surface increases in magnitude and that has a shape identical to that of a portion of a side surface of a shape of a body of revolution.
US10286453B2
A coated cutting tool insert includes a substrate of cemented carbide, cermet, ceramics, steel or cubic boron nitride having deposited thereon a coating having a total thickness of 60 μm, including one or more layers having a wear resistant layer of α-Al2O3 of a thickness of 1 to 45 μm deposited by chemical vapour deposition (CVD). The α-Al2O3 layer includes at least two portions, a first thickness portion and a second thickness portion immediately on top of the first thickness portion. The first thickness portion has an essentially columnar α-Al2O3 grain structure, and at a transition from the first thickness portion to the second thickness portion the grain boundaries of at least 1 out of 25 neighboring grains of the α-Al2O3 grains undergo a directional change into a direction that is essentially perpendicular, 90±45 degrees, to the grain boundaries in the first thickness portion.
US10286451B2
Various embodiments include a build plate for additive manufacturing, along with a related system. The build plate may include: a first build surface having at least one recess therein; and at least one block configured to matingly engage with, and disengage with, the at least one recess, the block including a second build surface.
US10286448B2
A shaping tool includes a cooling system having one or more cooling passages configured for enhanced cooling. The cooling passages provide latent heat cooling of a heated material that is in contact with a shaping surface of the tool. Cooling fluid flows along the cooling passages in a two-phase flow regime in which a portion of the cooling fluid is liquid and a portion of the cooling fluid is vapor. A two-phase portion of the cooling passage can be shaped to follow a three-dimensional contour of the shaping surface. Opposing walls of the cooling passage can be provided by passage surfaces of separately formed pieces of the tool. The latent heat cooling provided by suitably configured cooling channels extracts more heat from the material being shaped in the tool than traditional cooling systems.
US10286444B2
A sprue for a low-pressure casting device includes a stalk connection part to be connected to a stalk, a molten metal reservoir and a cavity connection part to be connected to the cavity. The shape of the molten metal reservoir is such that the perimeter of the cross section perpendicular to the flow direction of molten metal gradually increases toward the cavity connection part while the area of the cross section remains constant.
US10286436B2
A method of press forming includes: forming a trench-shaped portion into a product shape with a die and a punch until reaching a first bottom dead center, and forms at least one of: a flange portion subject to shrink flange deformation such that a linear length of the flange portion subject to the shrink flange deformation in a longitudinal direction is shorter than a linear length of a flange portion in the product shape; and a flange portion subject to stretch flange deformation such that a linear length of the flange portion subject to the stretch flange deformation in the longitudinal direction is longer than the linear length of the flange portion in the product shape; and forming the formed flange portion into the product shape with the die and a flange forming die until reaching a second bottom dead center.
US10286435B2
A wire forming machine with a plurality of tools, a wire fed in a wire feeding direction including a supporting base, a main tool holder rotatably supported by the base holding one of the plurality of tools, a first control drive source configured to control a position of the main tool holder at an arbitrary rotation position; a holder supporting table rotatably supported by the supporting base, a second control drive source to control a position of the holder supporting table at an arbitrary rotation, a first sub tool holder rotatably supported by the holder supporting table about a first sub rotation axis, the sub tool holder holding one of the plurality of tools, and a first interlock mechanism including a gear group or a belt coupling interlockingly rotatably the sub tool holder to the main tool holder to transfer drive force of the first control drive source and holder.
US10286434B2
A method for determining the rolling or guiding gap of the roll stands or guide stands in a multi-stand rolling mill positions a comparison scale at at least one stand, preferably at the first and the last stand, and subsequently the rolling or guiding gap of the respective stand is determined. In this method, a camera is arranged at one of the input or output sides and a transmitter for a reference device, a reference transducer and/or a reference scale is arranged at the other of the input or output sides before the comparison scale is positioned, such that adjustment operations at the camera can subsequently be avoided.
US10286429B2
Disclosed are cleaning devices and methods of use thereof for cleaning a vertical stack plumbing system. The cleaning device includes a first cylindrical body defining a first opening for selectively introducing a predetermined amount of cleaning medium into the cleaning device; a second cylindrical body defining a second opening configured to maintain airflow and venting of the vertical stack plumbing system when the cleaning device is in use, the first and second cylindrical bodies being directly connected to a main body of the cleaning device and in fluid communication with one another through the main body; and an attachment member defining a third opening that is directly connected to the main body of the cleaning device, the attachment member configured for direct removable attachment to a plumbing waste pipe in the vertical stack plumbing system and for receiving the cleaning medium therethrough to introduce the cleaning medium into the vertical stack plumbing system.
US10286420B2
The present invention provides a double-sided tape for a touch screen panel which comprises a shock resistant filler layer to exhibit excellent viscosity while being thin and have excellent shock resistance and an excellent waterproof property, and a manufacturing method.
US10286404B2
A disposal system includes a sink; a disposal unit located under the sink and connected in fluid communication with a drain of the sink; a control unit configured to operate the disposal unit; and means for detecting an unintended object that passes through the drain of the sink and enters the disposal unit, resulting in stopping operation of the disposal unit. The means for detecting an unintended object that enters the disposal unit resulting in stopping operation of the disposal unit comprises a sensor and associated circuitry that detects an unintended object and triggers the control unit to stop operation. In different preferred embodiments the sensor respectively includes a capacitive sensor; a capacitive plate; magnetic shielding surrounding the disposal unit in the area of the sensor; a double “D” coil arrangement; a concentric detection coil for detecting magnetic ringdown; an ultrasonic sensor; a microphone; and combinations thereof.
US10286387B2
Hydroxypropionic acid, hydroxypropionic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof are dehydrated using a catalyst and a method to produce bio-acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof. A method to produce the dehydration catalyst is also provided.
US10286386B2
Provided herein is a hydrotreating catalyst for hydrocarbon oil having high desulfurization activity, and high abrasion strength and high compressive strength. A process for producing the hydrotreating catalyst is also provided. The hydrotreating catalyst uses an alumina-phosphorus support. The support contains 0.5 to 2.0 mass % of phosphorus in terms of an oxide. The support loads a metal in Group 6A of the periodic table, and a metal in Group 8 of the periodic table. The hydrotreating catalyst has a specific surface area of 150 m2/g or more. The hydrotreating catalyst has a total pore volume of 0.40 to 0.75 ml/g as measured by a mercury intrusion method. The hydrotreating catalyst has two maximal peaks in a pore diameter range of 6 nm to 13 nm in a log differential pore volume distribution measured by a mercury intrusion method. The hydrotreating catalyst has an abrasion strength of 0.5% or less. The hydrotreating catalyst has a compressive strength of 15 N/mm or more. The support is produced from, for example, a hydrate obtained by adding phosphorus to an alumina hydrate obtained by using two mixtures of an acidic aqueous aluminum salt solution and a basic aqueous aluminum salt solution.
US10286383B2
This invention is directed to novel mixed transition metal iron (II/III) catalysts for the extraction of oxygen from CO2 and the selective reaction with organic compounds.
US10286370B2
A storage and mixing system, for pasty two-component polymethyl methacrylate bone cements, comprises a cartridge with a cylindrical interior, a cartridge head that closes an end of said cartridge, a partition wall axially disposed in the cylindrical interior of the cartridge, wherein said partition wall is connected to the circumferential surface of the cylindrical interior of the cartridge and divides the cylindrical interior of the cartridge delimited by the cartridge head into two spatially separate cavities. The first cavity includes a first pasty cement component and the separate second cavity includes a second pasty cement component, two delivery plungers close the two cavities on the side of the cavities opposite the cartridge head. At least two cutting edges are disposed on the front side of the sleeve-shaped connecting means facing the cartridge head, such that the at least two cutting edges cut off the partition wall from the cylindrical inner wall of the cartridge as at least one cut-off strip when the delivery plungers are advanced towards the cartridge head in the cavities with the connecting means, and wherein the sleeve-shaped connecting means comprises a deflecting surface which is inclined to the axis of the connecting means which, on advancing the connecting means, presses the at least one cut-off strip of the partition wall towards the inner wall of the cartridge.
US10286367B2
A reel assembly for a feed mixer having a plurality of support plates connected to a central shaft. A plurality of reel bars extend between and are connect to adjacent support plates with a torsion spring assembly.
US10286363B2
Components, systems, and methods for producing highly hydrophilitic, functionalized inorganic filtration membranes, pre-treating organic and biological-containing waste waters for minimal membrane fouling and scaling when processed using such functionalized membranes, and use of such functionalized membranes of the present invention in filtration systems for separating such pre-treated waste waters, all with respect to optimal permeate production rates, purity of permeate and resistance to fouling and scale formation on the membranes.
US10286362B2
Disclosed are an extendable pressurized-type hollow fiber membrane module which facilitates improvement of filtrate quality through a multistep-filtration, enhanced easiness of installation and maintenance, decrease of footprint, and/or enlargement of filtration apparatus (without causing decrease of permeate flux of a unit hollow fiber membrane), and a filtration apparatus manufactured using the same. The filtration apparatus of the present invention comprises first and second pressurized-type hollow fiber membrane modules, wherein an inlet port of the first pressurized-type hollow fiber membrane module for introducing feed water and an outlet port of the second pressurized-type hollow fiber membrane module for discharging filtrate or air are coupled to each other.
US10286349B2
The present disclosure relates generally to air filter use indicators capable of indicating the degree of use of an air filter.
US10286341B2
A multi-layer liquid purification element includes a liquid permeable top layer and a liquid-impermeable base layer. The base layer has a suction port for drawing liquid through the liquid purifying element. At least the top layer and the base layer are interconnected by a connection. The base layer has a structured surface directed at least partially toward the top layer. A method for producing a liquid purification element, a device for extracting a liquid additive for exhaust-gas purification from a tank and a motor vehicle, are also provided.
US10286340B2
A feed system for a rotary screen separator has a feed housing and at least one feed lid movably attached to the feed housing. The feed housing has a feed chamber, an inlet opening, and at least one outlet opening. The feed chamber defines a proximal portion adjacent to the inlet opening and a distal portion at least a portion of which is adjacent to the at least one outlet opening. A cross-sectional area of at least a portion of the proximal portion is greater than a cross-sectional area of the distal portion. The at least one feed lid is movably attached to the feed housing such that the at least one feed lid covers the at least one outlet opening in a closed position, and does not cover the at least one outlet opening in at least one open position.
US10286337B1
A water treatment filter backwash process control system, comprising a control system that receives filter level data and filter backwash turbidity data. The control system having a filter level set point, wherein the filter level set point corresponds to a desired filter media bed expansion. The control system having a filter backwash turbidity set point, wherein the control system controls the filter backwash process by, while monitoring the filter backwash turbidity, sending one or more output signals that are used to control a backwash inlet liquid flow in order to maintain a desired media bed expansion, and stop the backwash inlet liquid flow when the filter backwash turbidity set point is reached.
US10286336B2
The present invention provides a method of using CO2 in an extraction process without the use of mechanical pumps to control CO2 density. In particular, the invention relates to a process for extraction of one or more components from a plant material by manipulation of density of CO2 in the extraction vessel via creating a temperature differential between the liquid CO2 supply and the extraction vessel.
US10286322B1
A system and method for determining and executing actions in an online game. An instance of an online game may be executed and participation of the users in the online game may be facilitated through a client game application implemented on the client computing platforms. The gameplay of the users may be monitored in the instance of the online game to determine gameplay information. User accounts comprising user information, which may include gameplay information and/or user presence information, may be managed. Occurrences in the online game may be identified. One or more actions to be executed in the online game may be determined. The actions may be determined based on the gameplay information and/or in response to the occurrences identified. The one or more determined actions may be executed in the online game without launching the client game application.
US10286319B2
A game program causes a computer to set, if it is determined that a point based on a first action of the character of each of an own player and another player is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, a specific period from a time when an instruction to input a second action has been first accepted from the own player or the other player as a cooperation accepting period, to accept the instruction to input the second action up to a maximum number of times set for each cooperation player from a cooperation player other than the player who has instructed input of the second action, among the own player and the other player, during the cooperation accepting period, and to vary an effect of the second action in accordance with the number of times of the instruction to input the second action.
US10286311B2
An example system includes: a communication device including a first wireless communication part performing short-distance wireless communication; and an information processing apparatus including a second wireless communication part performing short-distance wireless communication, a processing part performing processing concerning input or output of information, a restriction part, in correspondence to the processing of one of the second wireless communication part and the processing part, restricting the processing of the other, and an information processing part performing information processing corresponding to a processing result of the second wireless communication part or the processing part whose processing is not restricted by the restriction part.
US10286310B2
A portable information processing apparatus includes a display, stereo loudspeakers, a pair of vibrators, and one or more processors. The pair of vibrators is provided on a left side and a right side of a main body of the information processing apparatus with respect to a center of the display. The one or more processors are configured to: generate sound signals to be output to the stereo loudspeakers, and output the sound signals; generate vibration signals for vibrating the pair of vibrators by vibrations, each having a plurality of frequency components, and output the vibration signals; and control an image to be displayed on the display.
