US10393266B2
A seal assembly includes a plurality of arcuate seal bodies spaced about a central axis and coupled to form an annular seal disposeable within a housing first chamber. Each seal body has an inner circumferential sealing surface for sealingly against a rotatable member outer surface and an axial end having a radial sealing surface sealingly engageable with a housing radial surface to separate the first chamber and a second housing chamber. One or more lift ramps extend outwardly from the body inner surface and generate an outwardly directed force on the seal body when the inner member rotates within the seal. An elongated projection extends axially from the body end, has radially inner and outer surfaces, and is disposeable within the housing second chamber. The projection outer surface is exposable to fluid pressure within the second chamber to generate a pressure differential between the projection inner and outer surfaces.
US10393264B2
An engine unit of a motorcycle has a crankcase and an overlying cylinder block. The crankcase has a magnet cover positioned outward of the cylinder block in the vehicle width direction as seen in the front-rear direction. The clutch actuator motor serving as a driving power source for a switching operation of the clutch is disposed inward of the side surface of the magnet cover in the vehicle width direction as seen in the front-rear direction. A part of the clutch actuator motor is positioned over the magnet cover.
US10393260B2
A shovel is disclosed, which includes a lower traveling body; an upper rotating body mounted on the lower traveling body; an engine mounted on the upper rotating body; a hydraulic pump of a variable volume type; a hydraulic actuator to which pressurized oil is supplied from the hydraulic pump; a flow rate control valve configured to control, based on operation amount of an operation member, a flow rate of the oil to the hydraulic actuator from the hydraulic pump; and a controller configured to control the hydraulic pump. The controller calculates a virtual bleed flow rate from a bleed opening area of the flow rate control valve, determines a pump demand flow rate based on the calculated virtual bleed flow rate, and performs a virtual bleed-off control such that a discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump becomes the determined pump demand flow rate.
US10393259B2
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, an electric machine selectively coupled to the engine, a transmission having a torque converter impeller coupled to the electric machine and a torque converter clutch configured to selectively couple the impeller to a turbine, and a controller configured to control pressure of the torque converter clutch responsive to estimated clutch capacity, which is adjusted by the controller to equal impeller torque responsive to impeller speed exceeding turbine speed during clutch disengagement. A model of estimated torque converter clutch capacity may be stored in memory and adapted to actual clutch capacity by applying a gain or offset determined during opening of the clutch.
US10393258B2
A vehicle includes a powertrain and a controller. The powertrain includes a transmission torque converter having a bypass clutch disposed between an electric machine and a drive wheel. The controller is programmed to adjust a closed-state torque capacity of the bypass clutch according and in proportion to the greater in absolute value of a negative impeller torque command to the torque converter and a negative regenerative braking torque request.
US10393253B2
A transmission case include: a wall portion; a bearing portion having a through-hole penetrating through the wall portion such that a power transmission shaft is inserted into the through-hole, the bearing portion projecting from the wall portion in a cylindrical shape; and a rib projected from the wall portion in the same direction as a projection direction of the bearing portion, the rib having an arc portion. When viewed from a direction along the center line of the bearing portion, the wall portion includes i) a first wall portion in a region surrounded by the bearing portion, the arc portion of the rib and two common tangent lines to the bearing portion and the arc portion of the rib, and ii) a second wall portion in another region; and the first wall portion is offset in the projection direction of the bearing portion relative to the second wall portion.
US10393250B2
A wave generator of a strain wave gearing uses a plurality of solid displacement elements to flex a flexible externally toothed gear into a non-circular shape and partially mesh the externally toothed with a rigid internally toothed gear. The solid displacement elements are obtained by curving a monomorphic or bimorphic type rectangular plate-shaped element into an arc shape and can be deformed from an arc shape to a semispherical shape by energization, the semicircular shape having a smaller radius than the arc radius of the arc shape. A wave generator can be realized, which can bear a large load torque by utilizing changes in rigidity, deformation amount, and deformation force associated with the deformation of the solid displacement elements.
US10393247B2
A hydrokinetic torque coupling device for coupling together driving and driven shafts, comprises a casing, impeller and turbine wheels, a torsional vibration damper, a turbine hub non-rotatably connected to the turbine wheel, and first and second vibration absorbers. Each of the first and second vibration absorbers is one of a dynamic absorber and a pendulum oscillator. The turbine hub is non-rotatably coupled to a driven member of the torsional vibration damper. The first vibration absorber is mounted to the turbine hub and the second vibration absorber is mounted to one of the turbine hub and the casing. The first vibration absorber and the second vibration absorber are tuned to address different orders of vibrations. The dynamic absorber includes an inertial member and a connecting plate coupled to the inertial member. The pendulum oscillator includes a support member and flyweights configured to oscillate relative to the support member.
US10393243B2
There is provided an actuator capable of downsizing the actuator in axial and radial directions of a motor. The actuator includes a motor having an output shaft, a motor housing into which the motor is housed, an outer race, an inner race assembled with the outer race to be rotatable, a cross-roller bearing supporting an object to be rotatable so that the object member is constituted to be rotatable, wherein the outer race is mounted to the motor housing, the inner race is clamped by a support member rotating in accordance with the rotation of the output shaft and the object member fixed to the support member.
US10393242B2
A method and apparatus for implementing an ultra-high stability long-vertical travel stage are provided. The ultra-high stability long-vertical travel stage includes a first wedge supporting a second wedge, each wedge formed of a selected stable material having predefined rigidity and low thermal expansion coefficient, and integrated air bearings. A linear guiding mechanism includes a plurality of flexures. The first wedge is driven in a plane providing vertical motion on the second wedge with the integrated air bearings lifted and the flexures allowing for movement.
US10393239B2
A hydraulic auto-tensioner includes a cylinder, a valve sleeve, a rod, a spring seat, and a plunger slidably fitted on the outer diameter surface of the rod. A first leakage gap is defined between the fitting surfaces of the plunger and the rod. A second leakage gap is defined between the fitting surfaces of the plunger and the valve sleeve such that the resistance to oil flowing in the second leakage gap is larger than the resistance to oil flowing in the first leakage gap. With the engine running normally, when the tension of the belt increases, and thus a pushing force is applied to the hydraulic auto-tensioner such that the cylinder and the spring seat are pushed toward each other, oil in a pressure chamber leaks through the first leakage gap into a reservoir chamber.
US10393232B2
A method of operating a motor vehicle transmission includes measuring an operating temperature of the transmission, the transmission having at least seven torque transmitting mechanisms and at least three planetary gear sets, each planetary gear set having three gear members; determining if the transmission is in a park mode; determining if the operating temperature is below a predetermined threshold; if the operating temperature is below the predetermined threshold and the transmission is the park mode, implementing a shift delay mitigation process that includes engaging a fourth torque transmitting mechanism and a firth torque transmitting mechanism of the at least seven torque transmitting mechanisms so that they are locked to a ground to prevent a first gear member of the first planetary gear set from moving, which, in turn, prevents an input torque being transferred to a park pawl.
US10393226B2
Provided is a chain that can reduce friction resistance between the running chain and a chain guide with a simple structure. The chain 10 is formed of a plurality of plates 30, 50 including sliding plates 30 that are slidably guided by a chain guide G, the plates being coupled together with connecting pins 40 such that the chain is bendable. The sliding plates 30 each include a guide-side end face 31, and the guide-side end face 31 includes a recessed section 32 formed by cutting away part of the guide-side end face 31, and a guide sliding section 33 located on a front side in a chain running direction of the recessed section 32. The recessed section 32 includes a negative pressure canceling surface 32a at a front end thereof in the chain running direction.
US10393205B2
A double-lift rigid gas spring is invented. It includes an outer cylinder tube, an inner cylinder tube, a ventilated support, a valve body, and a control component. It has benefits: during working, gas pressure is released to push the liquid medium to enter the inner cylinder tube and the hollow piston rod.
US10393195B2
A powertrain including a prime mover and an electronically controllable clutch. The powertrain structured selectably engages the clutch to provide power from the prime mover to drive one or more ground contacting wheels and to selectably disengage the clutch to decouple with one or more ground contacting wheels. The electronic control system operatively communicates with the prime mover and the electronically controllable clutch, and uses a predictive cruise control (PCC) controller and an idle coast management (ICM) controller, to control vehicle speed during concurrent operation of the PCC controller and the ICM controller.
US10393194B1
A hub ratchet wheel driving structure includes a central axle having portions respectively received in and coupled to a hub and a ratchet wheel with bearings interfacing therebetween. The hub has an end formed with a diameter-enlarged stepped hole that receives a stop plate to fit therein and is then coupled to a unidirectional grooved ring that is fixed therein through threading engagement. An end of the ratchet wheel is formed with a reduced-diameter stepped shaft that is fit into the diameter-enlarged stepped hole and has a circumferential wall in which horizontal retention troughs are formed for receiving rear ends of the reversal-preventing pawls to disposed therein in a horizontal direction. The ratchet wheel and the reversal-preventing pawls have portions opposite to each other and formed with first and second retention cavities to receive and retain two opposite ends of springs to constrain the reversal-preventing pawls in position.
US10393190B2
In an aspect, a decoupler includes a hub, a pulley, a torsion spring, a first spring driver fixed to the pulley, and having a first stop feature for the spring; a second spring driver mounted about the hub and not fixed to the pulley, and having a second stop feature for the spring, a driving clutch shaft mounted connected to the second spring driver, a driven clutch shaft mounted concentrically with the driving clutch shaft and drivingly connected to the hub, a one-way wrap spring clutch mounted about the hub and disposed to interconnect the driving and driven clutch shafts, and configured to transfer torque in a first direction between the driving and driven clutch shafts, and an axial biasing member acting between one of (i) the pulley and the driving clutch shaft and (ii) the hub and driven clutch shaft, to urge the driving and driven clutch shafts together.
US10393188B2
A cam-type damper 118 includes a drive cam 131 provided on a clutch shaft 114 without capability of relative rotation and a driven cam 132 provided on a main shaft 103 without capability of relative rotation. The clutch shaft 114 contains a shaft end of the main shaft 103 and the main shaft 103 is rotatably supported on the inner circumferential surface of the clutch shaft 114. The driven cam 132 provided on the main shaft 103 is disposed between a front end surface 114g of the clutch shaft 114 and a rear end surface 103h of a main shaft gear 103d provided on the main shaft 103 and the movement of the driven cam 132 in the axial direction is restricted.
US10393175B2
A fluid bearing includes a housing including an internal plenum disposed in the housing and an inlet in fluid communication with the plenum, wherein the inlet is configured to provide fluid to the plenum from an external source, a cushion surface facing away from the housing and the plenum, one or more nozzles positioned between the cushion surface and the housing, wherein the one or more nozzles extend from the plenum to the surrounding environment, wherein the one or more nozzles are configured to produce an annular curtain of fluid flowing at a velocity of at least Mach 1 and disposed about the cushion surface in response to a fluid flow entering the plenum from the inlet.
US10393172B2
A button assembly includes a touchpad having an upper surface extending in a generally flat plane and movable between a first position and a second position displaced from the first position in response to the application of a pressing force perpendicular to the upper surface. Additional, smaller pushbuttons may be located adjacent the touchpad. A sub-bezel includes a housing defining a cavity for holding a linear bearing for guiding the touchpad in a linear path perpendicular to the upper surface. The linear bearing includes a plurality of first ball bearings and second ball bearings separated by a first distance perpendicular to the upper surface. The ball bearings may be sandwiched between a bearing outer member and a bearing inner member which includes an inner-top member secured to an inner-bottom member with a screw. A bearing carrier holds the ball bearings within troughs in the bearing outer member.
US10393170B2
A bearing structure includes: a housing; a bearing hole formed in the housing; a bearing, which is provided in the bearing hole, and is configured to axially support a shaft having one end provided with a turbine impeller; a space, which is formed in the housing, and is positioned between the impeller and the bearing hole; a passage, which communicates with the space, and extends to a vertically lower side of the bearing hole; a communication opening portion, which allows the passage and the bearing hole to communicate with each other; and a lower wall portion, which is provided in a lower portion including a portion directly below an axis of the shaft between the passage and the bearing hole, and has an inner wall surface being opposed to the shaft and having a curved surface shape with a curvature center positioned on the shaft side.
US10393164B2
A lockbolt for installation into apertured workpiece members, comprising a pin having a head and a tail end provided with locking grooves and a single pull groove (20), wherein an installation tool having a collet with a corresponding shape to the pull groove is used to apply an increasing pulling force to the pin tail, thereby to push the collet towards the workpiece, and as the force applied by the hydraulic piston further increases, causing the collar (10) to be swaged into the lock grooves, and halting the force applied by the tool either at a predetermined maximum value or when the pin tail breaks at a breaker groove formed by the single pull groove.
US10393161B2
A method and apparatus for forming a seal over a hole in a structure. The apparatus comprises a washer, a sleeve, and a fastener. The washer has a first channel. The sleeve has a second channel and an expandable section. The sleeve is positioned inside the first channel in the washer. The fastener has an elongate portion positioned inside the second channel of the sleeve to cause at least a portion of the expandable section of the sleeve to form a first interference fit with the washer.
US10393160B2
Disclosed is a component with a component section and a flange that is arranged at the component section for connection of the component another element. Arranged at the flange is one or a plurality of oblique flange channels, that is, channels for respectively accommodating a section of a connection element that runs obliquely to a surface portion of the component section that lies opposite to the flange. Further disclosed is a flange connection with at least one component of this kind, another component, and at least one connection element. Disclosed, in addition, is a turbomachine with a housing that is assembled from two or more components by means of such a flange connection.
US10393155B2
Wavy riblets are disposed at one or more auditorily important acoustical boundary layers of a sound producing device. Wavy riblets can be deployed directly onto the surface of the device, and/or onto a film or other carrier that is then positioned in or on the device. Wavy riblets can be advantageously deployed in sets, in a herringbone pattern, and sets of smaller riblets can be disposed between sets of larger riblets. Wavy riblets can also be superimposed onto other wavy or non-wavy riblets. Contemplated sound producing devices include speakers, musical instruments, fan blades and ducts.
US10393152B2
The invention relates to a stamp-sealing unit comprising a punch designed as a sonotrode (8), and a die (5), said die (5) having an opening (15) and the punch being able to be moved in and out of the opening (15) in the stamping direction. The invention also relates to an ultrasonic processing device for stamping stamped parts out of a stamping material (2) and for sealing the stamped parts to unprocessed products (21).
US10393148B2
A turbo machine comprising a barrel casing having a cylindrical internal surface defining an internal containment volume, a bundle having a cylindrical shape, adapted to be accommodated into the internal containment volume, a cylindrical cover connected to the bundle to close the internal containment volume and hold the bundle inside the barrel casing, a split shear ring adapted to fix the barrel casing with the cylindrical cover wherein the external cylindrical surface of the cylindrical cover and the cylindrical internal surface of the barrel casing are provided with a first circumferential groove and a second circumferential groove adapted to accommodate the shear ring and wherein the first grooves is adapted to completely accommodate the cross section of the split shear ring.
US10393139B2
An airfoil for a turbine engine includes pressure and suction sides that extend in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a relationship between a tangential leading edge location and a span position that corresponds to a curve that is at least a third order polynomial with a generally S-shaped curve that has an initial negative slope followed by a positive slope and then a second negative slope. The positive slope leans toward the suction side and the negative slopes lean toward the pressure side.
US10393138B2
The invention relates to a blade for a fan impeller. In particular, the invention relates to the geometric configuration of the blade in its end area facing a hub. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fan impeller. A blade according to the invention for a fan impeller has an end area facing a hub, whereby the blade has at least one rib in the end area facing the hub, whereby the rib has an outer contour that simulates a flow profile.
US10393135B2
A compressor bladed disk comprises a disk including an axial groove and a disk protrusion, a compressor blade including an attachment engaged with the axial groove of the disk, and a first locking plate disposed on the disk and the attachment, wherein the attachment includes an upstream surface and an upstream fillet connected to the upstream surface, wherein the upstream surface of the attachment and a protrusion front surface of the disk protrusion are aligned with each other, wherein a back surface of the first locking plate is disposed on the upstream surface of the attachment and the protrusion front surface of the disk protrusion, and wherein the first locking plate is disposed on the upstream fillet. The compressor bladed disk further comprises a second locking plate disposed on a downstream surface of the attachment.
US10393129B2
A blower motor assembly includes a blower wheel and a motor. The blower wheel includes an integrally formed hub. The motor includes a shaft rotatable about an axis. The hub presents a radially inner hub surface that at least in part defines a hub opening. The inner hub surface defines an inner cross-sectional dimension. The shaft is axially received within the hub opening, such that the blower wheel is supported by the shaft for rotational movement. The shaft includes a toothed region defining a plurality of arcuately spaced apart teeth. Each of the teeth includes a cutting edge. The teeth present an outer cross-sectional dimension that is great than the inner cross-sectional dimension of the inner hub surface, such that the cutting edges of the teeth cut a plurality of grooves in the inner hub surface as the shaft is axially received in the hub opening.
US10393124B2
A vacuum-pump rotor, in particular a vacuum-pump rotor for a turbomolecular pump, having a hub element for connecting to a rotor shaft or for forming a rotor shaft. A plurality of rotor blades are connected to the hub element. In order to form a vacuum-pump rotor by means of which a high tip speed can be achieved, the hub element and/or the rotor blades are produced of a plurality of material layers.
US10393122B2
A pump station arrangement and a method for turning off a pump configured for pumping liquid via a conduit. The pump, before being turned off, being driven at an operational frequency (FN) by a control unit. The method is characterized by the steps of, ramping down the frequency of the pump due to a turn off instruction, the terminal frequency of the ramping down being equal to the operational frequency (FN) of the pump minus at least 10 Hz and the ramping down time being at least a reflection time (TR) for the conduit in question, and the terminal frequency of the ramping down not being less than 10 Hz, and stopping the pump after the ramping down.
US10393121B2
An electrically driven pump includes a rotor assembly, and the rotor assembly includes a first part and a second part. The first part is integrally formed by injection molding, and includes an upper plate and vanes of an impeller, the upper plate is integrally formed with the vanes by injection molding, and each of the vanes is formed with a first connecting portion. The second part is integrally formed by injection molding, the first part and the second part are fixed by welding the first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, and in this way, the manufacturing cost of the rotor assembly is reduced, also a shaft sleeve integrally formed has a simple forming process.
US10393119B2
A fluid compressor includes a closed container having an inlet, a compression mechanism including a compression chamber in which fluid flowing into the closed container through the inlet is compressed, a discharge port through which the fluid compressed in the compression chamber is allowed to flow, a discharge valve opening and closing the discharge port, and a valve retainer limiting an amount of lift of the discharge valve. The discharge valve includes a curved portion whose shape is defined by one or more curvatures. When the discharge port is closed by the discharge valve, the valve retainer and the discharge valve are spaced apart from each other.
US10393109B2
A piezoelectric pump includes a piezoelectric element, a vibrating piece, a valve and a flow guiding member. The vibrating piece has a central zone attached to the piezoelectric element, a peripheral zone, a first recess, a stopper and a position limiting wall both protruding from the first recess, and a through groove disposed between the central zone and the peripheral zone and connected through the first recess. The valve is attached to the peripheral zone and has a non-straight through slit. The flow guiding member is attached to the valve and has a second recess and a channel both recessed in the flow guiding member, and a through hole. The channel is connected through the second recess and the through hole. A projection of the second recess projected on the plane which the valve exists covers the non-straight through slit. An operating method of a piezoelectric pump is further provided.
US10393108B2
A pumping system including a plurality of pumps each having a pump fluid outlet, a drive shaft, a prime mover, and fluid displacing members operatively coupled with the drive shaft. A common fluid conduit may be fluidly coupled with each pump fluid outlet. A control system of the pumping system includes position sensors operable to generate information relating to phase and/or speed of each pump, pressure sensors operable to generate information relating to fluid pressure spikes, and a controller in communication with the position and pressure sensors. The controller is operable to cause the prime movers to adjust the phasing of the pumps with respect to each other, based on the information relating to fluid pressure spikes, and synchronize the speed of the pumps.
US10393105B2
A motor drive device and a motor drive method for a vehicle electric pump. The device and the method set a target value according to an instruction value of a motor control amount and control the motor of the vehicle electric pump based on the target value. When the instruction value is greater than an actual control amount, the instruction value is set to the target value. Meanwhile, when the instruction value is less than the actual control amount, the actual control amount is set to the target value when the actual control amount is less than a value less than a previous target value by a predetermined value, and the value less than previous target value by predetermined value is set to the target value of this time when the actual control amount is greater than the value less than previous target value by predetermined value.
US10393101B2
A microfluidic device (100) comprising at least one passive valve (PV, 120, 130), the passive valve being constituted by a sequence of a first carrier layer (CL 1) with an aperture providing a passage (P 1) for fluid flow, a first binding layer (BLI) with a first opening, a flexible layer (FL) with a through-hole (TH), a second binding layer (BL2) with a second opening, and a second carrier layer (CL2). Moreover, the flexible layer (FL) can move within a valve chamber (VC) constituted by the openings. Depending on the pressure difference across the passive valve (PV), the flexible layer (FL) can bend towards the first carrier layer (CLI) and close the aperture, while it opens the passage (P1) when bending in the opposite direction. Two of such properly oriented passive valves together with an intermediate active valve (AV) can constitute a one-stroke pump. A method for manufacturing such a fluidic device is also disclosed.
US10393092B2
A method for controlling an active power in a wind farm having at least two wind turbines that supply active power comprises inputting a setpoint value for the active power of the wind farm into a wind farm model. The wind farm model outputs a modeled active power setpoint value. A system deviation is determined and input into a power controller, which outputs a controller manipulated variable. A feedforward control manipulated variable is determined independently of states of the wind farm or the active power. An overall manipulated variable is determined for the wind farm as the sum of the controller manipulated variable and the feedforward control manipulated variable. A correction value is determined based on the difference between the actual value of the active power and the modeled active power setpoint value and input into the wind farm model.
US10393085B2
Methods and controllers for dynamically altering the phase of a firing sequence during operation of an engine are described. The described methods and controllers are particularly useful in conjunction with cylinder output level modulation operation of an engine such as dynamic skip fire operation of the engine and/or multi-charge level operation of the engine.
US10393083B2
A remote vehicle starter system for vehicles with manual transmission with improved safeguards for preventing the vehicles from being remotely started while the manual transmission is in gear. The remote vehicle starter system for vehicles with manual transmission may also include additional safeguards to prevent the vehicles from being remotely started when there is a risk that the vehicle may move upon being remotely started, such as when the door has been opened after the vehicle has been placed in state safe for remote start.
US10393080B2
A coupling device for coupling a fuel rail to a cylinder head of a combustion engine may include: a fuel injector cup coupled to the fuel rail and facing the cylinder head, a first fastening element facing the fuel injector cup and fixedly coupled to the cylinder head, at least one first spring element arranged between the first fastening element and the fuel injector cup and/or between the fuel injector cup and the cylinder head, a support element arranged between the fuel rail and the cylinder head and fixedly coupled to the fuel rail, a second fastening element engaged with the support element and fixedly coupled to the cylinder head, and at least one second spring element arranged between the second fastening element and the support element and/or between the support element and the cylinder head. The first spring element(s) may comprise metal, and the second spring element(s) may comprise plastic.
US10393077B2
A fuel pump includes: an outer gear; an inner gear that is meshed with the outer gear and includes a receiving hole; a rotatable shaft; a contact portion that is formed to be contactable with the receiving hole; and a pump housing that rotatably receives the outer gear and the inner gear and includes a first housing component and a second housing component, between which the inner gear is held in the axial direction. At least one of the receiving hole and the contact portion includes a tilt surface, which is tilted relative to the axis direction. When the rotatable shaft is rotated to a drive rotation side, the receiving hole contacts the contact portion through the tilt surface, so that the receiving hole is urged in a circumferential direction and is also urged toward the first housing component in the axial direction.
US10393071B2
Methods and systems are provided for conducting an evaporative emissions test diagnostic on a vehicle fuel system and evaporative emissions control system during engine-on conditions. In one example, a first fuel vapor storage device is separated from a second fuel vapor storage device by a one-way check valve, thus preventing loading of the first fuel vapor storage device during conditions such as refueling operations, diurnal temperature fluctuations, or from running-loss vapors from a vehicle fuel tank. In this way, the evaporative emissions test diagnostic may be conducted during a cold-start event where an exhaust catalyst is below a predetermined threshold temperature required for catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons in the engine exhaust, without increasing undesired exhaust emissions.
US10393069B2
A fuel supply apparatus for a general purpose engine includes a carburetor provided in an air intake line extending from an air cleaner to the general purpose engine, a pressure reduction connection channel connected to a float chamber of the carburetor and the air cleaner, a control valve provided in the pressure reduction connection channel, a pressure reduction pump provided in the pressure reduction connection channel and sucking the float chamber to reduce the pressure therein, an air fuel ratio sensor detecting the air fuel ratio of an exhaust gas discharged from the general purpose engine, and a control unit controlling the opening degree of the control valve based on a detection signal of the air fuel ratio sensor.
US10393062B2
Provided is a high pressure piston crown capable of withstanding a higher pressure than the existing piston crown by changing an internal structure of the piston crown reciprocating in a cylinder while being coupled with an upper portion of a piston skirt. The high pressure piston crown includes: a rib part 100 including a plurality of main ribs 110 that are radially disposed, have one side connected to a central portion C of the high pressure piston crown, and have a cross sectional area wider toward an outside of the high pressure piston crown; an oil gallery 200 formed by the rib part 100 and making cooling oil introduced from the piston skirt flow therein; and a lower plate 300 formed under the central portion C and connected to the rib part 100 to have an inside thereof connected to the oil gallery 200.
US10393058B2
Methods and systems for operating an engine with different fuels having different cetane levels are described. In one example, start of fuel injection timing for engine cylinders may be adjusted responsive to engine deceleration or combustion phase during engine cranking. The start of fuel injection timing may be retarded for higher cetane fuels and advanced for lower cetane fuels.
US10393054B2
A controller of an engine performs a failure diagnosis process for an injection valve. The failure diagnosis process increases a misfire count of the engine when a variation in rotation of the engine is equal to or greater than a predetermined variation in every predetermined cycle, and determines that the injection valve has a failure when the misfire count is equal to or greater than a first predetermined number of times over a predetermined time period. The controller determines that the multi-cylinder engine is in a predetermined load operation cycle if a volume efficiency of the multi-cylinder engine is less than a reference value, and the controller determines whether continuation of the injection mode is needed based on a comparison of the misfire count and a second predetermined number of times, wherein the second predetermined number of times is less than the first predetermined number of times.
US10393048B2
A control device is configured to perform, when it is estimated that a combustion fluctuation increases, estimation related to an ignition delay for initial flame generated from a discharge spark and an air-fuel mixture containing fuel spray injected by intake stroke injection. When it is estimated that the ignition delay for the initial flame is increased from that before the increase in the combustion fluctuation, an injection amount in expansion stroke injection is reduced in a next time cycle. When it is estimated that the ignition delay for the initial flame is reduced from that before the increase in the combustion fluctuation, the injection amount in expansion stroke injection is increased in a next time cycle.
US10393042B2
Methods and systems are provided for reducing pumping losses during a partial deactivation. In one example, a method may include applying negative pressure to a deactivated cylinder group to remove gases trapped therein while an activated cylinder group continues to combust.
US10393040B2
A method and system for controlling an EGR valve for a vehicle may include an adjusting step of reducing the amount of air flowing into an engine at operation points of the engine lower than a predetermined value at each of the operation points by a controller; a learning step of maintaining, as a reduction-learning amount, a reduction amount of the amount of air from the predetermined value before a malfunction occurs, by the controller, when a malfunction occurs in the engine due to the reduction in the amount of air; a compensating step of determining a compensating air amount at each of the operation points by applying the reduction amount to the predetermined value by the controller; and an EGR controlling step of controlling an EGR-opening amount to satisfy the compensating air amount for a current operation time after the compensating step.
US10393028B1
A booster assembly for a gas turbine engine having a first rotor assembly comprising a low pressure turbine drivingly connected to a fan via a first shaft and a second rotor assembly comprising a second turbine drivingly connected to a high pressure compressor via a second shaft. The first and second rotor assemblies are arranged to undergo relative rotation in use about a common axis. The booster assembly comprises a further compressor arranged to be disposed about said common axis between the fan and high-pressure compressor in a direction of flow and a gearing having first and second input rotors and an output rotor. The first input rotor is arranged to be driven by the first rotor assembly and the second input rotor is arranged to be driven by the second rotor assembly such that the output rotor drives the further compressor in dependence upon the difference in rotational speed between the first and second rotor assemblies.
US10393024B2
A multi-air stream cooling system is provided. The multi-air stream cooling system may comprise an inner vane support, a flow guide, and a fastened inner duct. The inner vane support may partially define a first airflow path. The flow guide may couple to the inner vane support and may partially define a second airflow path. The fastened inner duct may couple to the flow guide and may partially define a third airflow path. The inner vane support may comprise a discharge slot to allow a first airflow into a blade rim cavity. The flow guide may comprise a tangential onboard injector (TOBI) to provide a second airflow through a cover plate. The flow guide may also comprise a bypass passage configured to enable a third airflow from the third airflow path.
US10393003B2
A two-piece, stamped muffler having an integrally-attached aerodynamic shield having a flat bottom shape is disclosed. The muffler may be formed with a substantially flat lower surface. The aerodynamically-improved muffler set forth herein is provided as an aerodynamic shield that is incorporated into an extended flange provided in the shell blank, as a deflector that is attached to a muffler lower shell body and the clamshell flange such as by welding, that is separately attached to the clamshell flange only such as by welding, or that is separately attached to the lower shell only, again possibly by welding. For dual stamped mufflers, the shield may be used jointly with an incremental shield separate from, or integrated into, the spare tire well to connect the twin dual muffler shields to achieve vehicle aerodynamic requirements. A muffler having the aerodynamic shield deflects underbody air flow outside of the rear fascia cavity.
US10392999B2
Methods and systems are provided for a particulate matter sensor positioned downstream of a diesel particulate filter in an exhaust system. In one example, a particulate matter sensor may include a cylindrical assembly with a circular plate and a plurality of dividers located therein.
US10392981B2
The embodiments include: a NOx occlusion/reduction catalyst which is provided to an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, occludes NOx in exhaust when the exhaust is in a lean state, and reduces and purifies occluded NOx when the exhaust is in a rich state; a NOx purging control unit which, when the exhaust is in the rich state, executes NOx purging in which the NOx occluded in the NOx occlusion/reduction catalyst is reduced and purified; and a NOx-purging-prohibition processing unit which, when at least one of a plurality of prohibition conditions is fulfilled, prohibits execution of catalyst regeneration processing by the NOx purging control unit even if a catalyst-regeneration-processing start request has been issued, and, when one of the prohibition conditions is fulfilled during execution of the catalyst regeneration processing, invalidates the prohibition condition and allows continued execution of the catalyst regeneration processing by the NOx purging control unit.
US10392979B2
In an inner fin, a plate is made up of a top part, a bottom part, and a wall plate part, and a channel having a concave-shaped cross section and a channel having an inverted concave-shaped cross section are alternately repeated as channels of the gas by a pair of the wall plate parts facing each other. The wall plate part for each of the channels has a shape in which the wall plate part is bent left and right in a serpentine shape and projected and recessed parts thereof are alternately repeated and formed, and the recessed part of the wall plate part is formed with a chevron-shaped part made up of an upward slope part that ranges from a base part to the top part and a downward slope part that passes downward from the top part to a neighboring base part.
US10392964B2
A turbine engine fleet wash management system is configured to electronically communicate with a turbine engine system, a fleet management service, and a cleaning management service. The turbine engine fleet wash system causes a cleaning of a turbine engine to occur based on information received from the turbine engine system and other sources. The turbine engine fleet wash management system includes a cleaning schedule optimizer that generates a cleaning schedule based on engine health monitoring data, engine operation data, maintenance schedules for the turbine engine, and cleaning regimen data. The cleaning schedule optimizer estimates turbine engine performance improvements based on the selected cleaning regimen, and calculating an estimate of carbon credits earned based on the predicted improvement in turbine engine performance.
US10392957B2
An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine has a carrier component and a supported component. The assembly includes a mounting system for coupling the supported component to the carrier component. In an illustrative embodiment, the assembly is a turbine shroud segment for blocking gasses from passing over turbine blades included in the gas turbine engine.
US10392956B2
A sealing system for sealing a sealing gap between an outer housing and a rotor shaft of a rotor of a steam turbine, having a blocking medium wall for producing a blocking medium area between the rotor shaft and the outer housing in the region in front of and/or in the sealing gap, wherein the blocking medium wall is secured to the outer housing. The sealing system also has a blocking medium opening in the blocking medium wall in order to feed a blocking medium from the outside into the blocking medium area. The sealing system also has a shaft seal for sealing the blocking medium area from a second area, which has a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure, and a sliding ring seal for sealing the blocking medium area from a third area, which has a third pressure that is lower than the second pressure.
US10392949B2
A spinner for a gas turbine engine comprises an outer shell for defining an airflow path when mounted in a gas turbine engine. An inner surface is provided with a plurality of webs. A gas turbine engine and a fan section for a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.
US10392946B2
A turbine blade of ceramic matrix composite material construction adapted for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The turbine blade includes a root, an airfoil, and a platform. The root is adapted to attach the turbine blade to a disk. The airfoil is shaped to interact with hot gasses moving through the gas path of a gas turbine engine and cause rotation of the turbine blade when the turbine blade is used in a gas turbine engine. The platform has an attachment side facing the root and a gas path side facing the airfoil. The platform is arranged between the root and the airfoil and shaped to extend outwardly from the root and the airfoil in order to block migration of gasses from the gas path toward the root when the turbine blade is used in a gas turbine engine.
US10392944B2
Various aspects include a turbomachine component, along with a turbomachine and related storage medium. In some cases, the turbomachine component includes: a body defining an inner cavity, the body having an outer surface and an inner surface opposing the outer surface, the inner surface facing the inner cavity; and a mount coupled with the inner surface of the body, the mount including: an impingement baffle coupled with and separated from the inner surface of the body, the impingement baffle including a set of apertures configured to permit flow of a heat transfer fluid therethrough to contact the inner surface of the body; and a reclamation channel connected with the impingement baffle for reclaiming the heat transfer fluid.
US10392939B2
A gas turbine drive shaft arrangement, comprising: a hollow compressor drive shaft, a first hollow turbine drive shaft for driving a first turbine stage and a second hollow turbine drive shaft for driving a second turbine stage, wherein the compressor drive shaft has a spline on an internal surface that is meshed with a spline on an external surface of the first hollow turbine drive shaft, the first turbine drive shaft further comprising a spline on an internal surface thereof that is meshed with a spline on an external surface of the second hollow turbine drive shaft.
US10392932B2
A through-casing formation monitoring system may include a casing string positioned within a wellbore, a power source electrically coupled to the casing string, a voltage sensor electrically coupled to an inner surface of the casing string such that the voltage sensor allows a continued operation of the wellbore, a fiber optic cable coupled to an electro-optical transducer within the voltage sensor, and an optical interrogation system configured to measure an electric potential applied to the electro-optical transducer via the fiber optic cable.
US10392925B2
The disclosed embodiments include leak detection systems and methods of downhole leak detection. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining physical signals measured by at least one physical sensor traveling along a wellbore. The method also includes performing a frame decomposition operation on the physical signals of a first of the at least one the physical sensor to obtain a plurality of virtual signals associated with an array of virtual sensors, each virtual sensor of the array of virtual sensors being located at a virtual distance relative to the first physical sensor, the virtual distance corresponding to a physical distance. The method further includes synchronizing the virtual signals of the array of virtual sensors. The method further includes computing a spatial spectrum indicative of a location of a leak based on the synchronized virtual signals.
US10392921B2
A downhole tool is provided for measuring accelerations at a location within a subterranean borehole. The tool is rotatable around the longitudinal direction of the borehole. The tool includes four accelerometers, each accelerometer measuring acceleration in a respective direction and being arranged such that at least a component of its measured acceleration is normal to the longitudinal direction. The accelerometers are further arranged such that no more than any two of the four accelerometers have their respective components parallel to the same direction. The tool also includes a first device which measures the rotational speed of the tool. The tool also includes a processor unit which relates the acceleration measured by each accelerometer to the true acceleration at that accelerometer by a respective scaling term and a respective offset, and combines the measured accelerations and the tool rotational speed to re-calibrate the scaling terms as the tool rotates.
US10392919B2
Methods, systems, and devices for evaluating an earth formation intersected by a borehole using information from standard resolution measurements. Methods include generating an image representative of the formation over an interval of borehole depth, the image having a second resolution greater than the first resolution. Generating the image may be carried out by identifying layers corresponding to lithotype facies within the interval, the layers defined by boundaries having boundary locations along the borehole; and using a unified characterization of the formation within the interval determined from the standard resolution measurements and the boundary locations within the interval to solve for a value for the formation parameter corresponding to each layer consistent with the unified characterization of the interval. The unified characterization may be an average value for the formation parameter within the interval.
US10392916B2
A system and method of applying periodic energy pulses to a portion of a wellbore, fracture(s), and/or near wellbore to interrogate and/or stimulate at least a portion of the wellbore, fracture(s), and/or near wellbore. The system includes a downhole device that is configured to deliver periodic energy pulses to a portion of the wellbore. The downhole device may deliver various energy pulses such as pressure waves, seismic waves, and/or acoustic waves. Sensors may determine properties of a portion of the wellbore and/or fracture based on energy pulses detected within the wellbore. The sensors may be connected to the downhole tool, may be positioned within the wellbore, and/or may be positioned at the surface. The magnitude and/or frequency of the periodic energy pulses may be varied to change the stimulation and/or interrogation of the wellbore.
US10392911B1
A method for recovery of oil housed in a reservoir comprising injecting an aqueous solution or slurry of a carbonate salt into a wellbore and allowing the aqueous solution or slurry of the carbonate salt to enter into the reservoir. An aqueous solution of an acid is then injected into the wellbore and allowed to enter into the reservoir. The carbonate salt and the acid are allowed to react with each other and form carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, inside the reservoir, which mixes with the reservoir oil and thereby reduces the viscosity of the oil within the reservoir. The method also provides for a rapid effervescence of carbon dioxide that may enhance oil recovery by improving oil flow to the wellbore by increasing reservoir pressure, increasing rock permeability from sand production, causing oil swelling, inducing foamy oil creation and/or removing formation skin damage.
US10392908B2
A method of producing hydrocarbon from a subterranean formation comprises: disposing an article in a well penetrating a subterranean formation, the article having a surface coated with a hierarchical superhydrophobic coating or the article being a stand-alone hierarchical superhydrophobic membrane; contacting the article with a flow of a water-based fluid and an oil-based fluid; selectively impeding the flow of the water-based fluid; and allowing the production of the oil-based fluid.
US10392907B2
In accordance with the present disclosure, a full top-to-bottom subsea system and method used to drill, complete, produce, and perform interventions on HPHT subsea wells is provided. The disclosed systems and methods involve the use of a controlled multiple barrier system, such as a high integrity pipeline protection system (HIPPS), incorporated into the subsea system to divide the system into two sections. The sections on either side of the barrier may be rated for different pressures, temperatures, and/or flow rates. For example, the first section (upstream of the barrier) is rated for operating at pressures/temperatures/flow rates up to a first (higher) threshold. The second section (downstream of the barrier) is rated for operating at pressures/temperatures/flow rates up to a second (lower) threshold. The disclosed subsea production system methodology, which uses barriers to divide the system components between two pressure ratings, may allow for enhanced development of HPHT reservoirs.
US10392900B2
A technique facilitates mechanical operation of components, e.g. valves, without utilizing electronics at the components or control lines routed to the components. An actuation control system is fully mechanical in the sense that it is constructed to mechanically shift to different control positions via pressure input, such as pressure input supplied along a wellbore annulus. The actuation control system utilizes a spool valve coupled with a pilot control circuit which establishes a reference pressure that can be used in shifting the spool valve to different operational positions.
US10392893B2
A lubricator system according to which a lubricator defines an internal passage that extends along a curvilinear path. The lubricator is configured to be connected to a wellhead at the top or head of an oil and gas wellbore. A downhole tool is configured to be conveyed through the internal passage of the lubricator and along the curvilinear path in combination with a conveyance string connected to the downhole tool. The downhole tool may be, include, or be part of, for example, a perforating gun.
US10392884B2
Wall openings in a mandrel of a liner hanger/packer are eliminated and setting is accomplished with pressure against a landed object in a running tool. The wall of the running tool leads to a sealed annular space with a movable seal attached to a setting sleeve and the other end is a packer cup supported by the running tool. The setting sleeve sequentially sets the slips and releases the running tool followed by setting the packer seal. Optionally a dog sub can be used to set with set down weight on the setting sleeve. The set positions are locked in. The slips can be alternatively set with release of a contained spring force. The setting sleeve seal can be sheared out to allow removal of the running tool.
US10392877B2
A chuck for a drill head of a rotation rock drilling rig, wherein a plurality of jaws are equally angularly distributed around a grip position axis, wherein the jaws co-operate with actuator means for radial movements of the jaws, and wherein the chuck includes urging means being arranged for influencing the jaws into the release position. The urging means is a partially annular jaw spring surrounding said axis and having two spring ends adjacent to each other. The jaws together form an inside seat for the jaw spring and the jaw spring is arranged for fixing engagement with one of the jaws. The invention also relates to a drill head, a rig and a jaw spring.
US10392874B2
A sub assembly for coupling to a drill string, the assembly comprising; a mandrel; a sleeve arranged to be co-axially positioned about said mandrel; a first stop arranged to prevent axial movement of the sleeve along the mandrel in a first direction; a second stop arranged to prevent axial movement of the sleeve in a second direction; wherein said second stop is releasably engageable from the mandrel.
US10392871B2
A drill string comprising a bit portion, a distal extension portion, a proximal extension portion, and a connecting portion. The bit portion is operatively connected to the distal extension portion and the connecting portion operatively connects the distal extension portion to the proximal extension portion to define supply path and a return path. The supply path extends through the distal proximal extension portion, the connecting portion, the distal extension portion, and the bit portion to a cutter region associated with the bit portion. The return path extends from the cutter region through the bit portion, the distal extension portion, the connector portion, and the proximal extension portion.
US10392862B2
A light bulb holder including a bulb retaining body for holding a light bulb during installation of the bulb in a light fixture. The bulb retaining body generally includes an attachment member for removably or permanently affixing said retaining body to a ladder and at least one retaining slot unit supported on said attachment member including a base and opposed resilient fingers defining an opening for receiving a light bulb.
US10392849B2
An improved selective power assist device includes a controller for controlling a motor selectively coupled to the door and a clutch interposed between a drive shaft and a motor shaft, each having an angular velocity, whereby the motor is operatively coupled with and decoupled from the door. A brake assembly is disposed to synchronize the angular velocities of the drive shaft and the motor shaft allowing the clutch to operatively couple the motor with the door.
US10392842B1
The clamping assembly for a glass door includes an outer clamping body, an inner clamping body, an automatic homing mechanism and a positioning unit. An upper jaw for clamping the glass door is provided on the top of the outer clamping body, and a first side wall and a second side wall are recessedly formed at the bottom of the outer clamping body. A first lower jaw is formed between the first side wall and the second side wall. The inner clamping body is disposed in the first lower jaw. A second lower jaw is formed at the bottom of the inner clamping body. The automatic homing mechanism is disposed in the second lower jaw. The positioning unit penetrates the first side wall to abut against the first recess on the inner clamping body.
US10392840B2
Device forming an electromagnetic lock comprising an electromagnetic suction pad (3) comprising an electromagnet (4), a counter plate (1) and an electric circuit comprising a current source designed to supply at least one coil of the electromagnet of the electromagnetic suction pad with an electric magnetization current to create an electromagnetic field and an associated electromagnetic force pinning the counter plate and the electromagnetic suction pad against one another to close the lock; switching means designed to cut off the supply of current; and anti-remanent means for dealing with the remanent electromagnetic force which remains when the switching means have disconnected the supply of current to the electromagnetic coil.
US10392839B2
An apparatus has an actuator housing with a transmission side that defines a transmission slot. A slider is disposed in the actuator housing and has first and second ends which define a post receiver. The slider is movable between a first and second position. The post receiver is aligned with the slot when the slider is in the first position and the second position. A lever pivotably connected to the actuator housing is configured to move the slider from the first position to the second position. The transmission has an elongate element with a first and second end which is disposed outside the actuator housing and substantially parallel to and proximate the transmission side. A post extends from the first end and is received in the post receiver. A locking element is disposed proximate the second end of the first elongate element and is configured to receive the second end.
US10392833B2
In an approach, a locking device comprises a lock cylinder, a first solenoid valve and a second solenoid valve, a barcode scanner adjacent to the lock cylinder, a spring-loaded interface adjacent to the lock cylinder, and a logical circuit comprising a first disc and a second disc. In an approach for using a hybrid security key in a non-networked device, a locking device of the non-networked device authenticates logical and physical attributes of a hybrid security key, determines authorizations of the hybrid security key, and audits use of hybrid security key while in the locking device of the non-networked device.
US10392829B2
A remotely controlled fence includes one or more sensors for sensing an unauthorized entry; an image capturing device to capture the image of the unauthorized object; a speaker; a microphone; a humidifier to create a chill out area; a display unit for showing the weather temperature of the surroundings; a radio FM device for a musical chanson and a medium for news to the listener; a lighting unit; solar panel hoods; and a communication interface to transmit the related information to the user, the fence is optimized to control all functions using a mobile app or a web technology with a user interacting device such as a computer, tablet, smartphone and the like.
US10392828B2
A modular tent frame system includes a number of folding frame elements which permit the shelter to be rapidly deployed. The folding elements incorporate joints with self-resetting lock mechanisms. During set up they automatically lock the joints into place and once unlocked they reset to automatically lock the joints into place on the next setup.
US10392822B2
A birthing pool (10) includes an inflatable floor (12) consisting of a bottom layer (16) and a top layer (18) spaced apart from each other by a series of longitudinal floor beams (20). A separate inflatable perimeter wall (14) is composed of an outer layer (30) and an inner layer (32) spaced apart from each other by upright wall beams (34) that define a serpentine profile along the height of the perimeter wall.
US10392819B2
The present invention relates to a grouting apparatus. In detail, the present invention provides a grouting apparatus which injects a reinforcing material into an object in which an injection hole into which the reinforcing material is injected is formed, the grouting apparatus including: a pumping unit which pumps the reinforcing material to be injected into the object; an injection pipe which has one side connected to the pumping unit, and the other side inserted into the injection hole, and injects the reinforcing material conveyed by the pumping unit into the object; a vibration generating unit which generates vibration; and a vibration wire which has one end coupled to the vibration generating unit, and the other end extending along the injection pipe and coupled to a tip of the injection pipe, and transmits the vibration generated by the vibration generating unit to the injection pipe.
US10392818B2
A method for erecting a concrete structure by successively casting at least a first casting segment with a first floor slab, a second casting segment with a second floor slab and a third casting segment with a third floor slab includes providing a support column carrying a frame for suspending a formwork therefrom, the support column having a jack for transferring the support column from a retracted position to an extended position and vice versa, supporting the support column, by means of a first support bracket, arranging a second support bracket, at a vertical position between the second and third floor slab, on the support column, activating the jack for transferring the support column from the retracted position to the extended position, supporting the support column, by means of the second support bracket, and activating the jack for transferring the support column from the extended position to the retracted position.
US10392815B1
A wall pad sleeve is assembled from four corner pieces and four side rails. Each corner piece and each side rail forms a channel with a base, a front flange, and a rear flange. When installed, the flanges cover a portion of the front face of the wall pad and a portion of the rear face of the wall pad.
US10392812B2
Methods and equipment to apply a decorative surface on a building panel wherein the surface includes a mix of fibers, binders, wear resistant particles and pigments. Layers may be applied as separate layers with equipment that applies essentially only one of the materials in the surface mix.
US10392811B2
The invention relates to a building element in plate shape, in particular a floor covering panel, which, apart from a mineral carrier plate or a carrier plate of WPC, comprises an upper side wear layer as well as preferably a lower side levelling layer, as well as to a floor covering formed by using such building elements, and to a method for the arrangement thereof, wherein the side faces thereof comprise a non-locking profile for forming special joints for receiving a material for forming a connection element.
US10392803B2
A composite I-truss is provided, that comprises a pair of top and bottom flanges and an extending intermediate web having a first end secured to the first flange and a second end secured to the second flange. Each flange comprises one or more longitudinal beams secured to the flange connectors. The web comprises at least a pair of flange connectors extending away from the flange and toward the web. The web comprises a plurality of linking struts located at a plurality of longitudinal positions along a length of the I-truss and connecting the flange connectors of the first flange to the flange connectors of the second flange.
US10392800B1
The present invention is to provide assemblies with polygon shaped panel frames, separators and parts for light weight construction that is versatile, rigid, flexible and structurally stable. The assemblies with polygon shaped panel frames, separators and parts for constructing a complete building structure eliminates the need for conventional framing using unitized polygon shaped panel frames with alignment pieces, separators and fastener parts connected together. The assemblies with polygon shaped panel frames, separators and parts comprises of panel frames which are different geometric shapes or polygon parts, including but not limited to circles, ovals, triangles, trapezoids, rectangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, etc. Panel frames can be hollowed or solid and can be fabricated as pieces of and in itself. Panel frames can be composed of many types of materials including but not limited to wood, metal, polymers, composites, plastics, etc. Two (2) or more panel frames are connected with fasteners utilizing a “link”. Links are parts that create separation between the panel frames and also conjoin other panel frames. Links provide load transfer and can be made of polymers, wood, composites, metal, plastics, etc. The panel frames and links are connected together using fasteners like screws, bolts, nuts, tee-nuts, rivets, rivet nuts, couplers, standoffs, dowels, etc. The panel frames and links are designed to repeat and can provide a building structure with window and doorway openings space and utility space for electrical and plumbing installations. Further, the assemblies can be easily rearranged and reassembled to achieve the desired configuration at low cost, efficient time and minimal labor.
US10392787B2
A detachment sensor detects attachment and detachment of a water discharger to and from a retainer. An object sensor detects presence of an object. A controller causes water discharge triggered by detection of an object by the object sensor while the water discharger is attached to the retainer and suppresses water discharge triggered by detection of an object by the object sensor while the water discharger is detached from the retainer. The controller suppresses water discharge triggered by detection of an object by the object sensor after attachment of the water discharger to the retainer until a non-detection state of an object by the object sensor continues for a predetermined period of time.
US10392780B2
Provided is a hydraulic drive device that is provided in a work device and with which it is possible to obtain a high energy-saving effect with a low-cost configuration while being equipped with a plurality of hydraulic actuators. The hydraulic drive device is provided with: first and second actuator groups; closed circuits connected to hydraulic actuators included in the first actuator group; a pump section including closed circuit pumps; open circuits which include a plurality of variable throttle valves for changing the flow rate of working fluid supplied from a hydraulic pump included in the pump section to a hydraulic actuator; and circuit switching sections having a first state in which the closed circuits are opened and the opened circuits are blocked, and a second state in which the closed circuits are blocked and the open circuits are opened.
US10392778B2
A support system for an excavator is disclosed as it may include an extended center frame, a trench support, and/or a mat. The extended center frame may be bolted onto a standard excavator to widen the overall footprint of the machine and reduce ground pressure. The trench support relieves any remaining pressure toward the open trench. The extended center frame enables a larger excavator to straddle an open trench, while at the same time a smaller excavator can dig the shallower depths, thereby increasing efficiencies. By implementing the trench support and/or the mat, it might not be necessary to widen the tracks of the excavator as far, thus further reducing time-related costs. In addition, the trench support may also enhance safety of the trenching operations.
US10392764B1
A revetment mat meeting ASTM D6460 performance standards, as well as provides transportation and installation advantages that is constructed from a combination of small square blocks and larger rectangular blocks linked together by a series of cables to form a generally rectangular shaped revetment mat having lifting loops which linked blocks form non-linear water flow passageways whose shapes are maintained utilizing rigid straps and flexible, hollow, tubular spacers that also permit the revetment mat to be rolled up for transportation from the fabrication site to the construction site where the revetment mats will be installed in a revetment system.
US10392757B2
A line striper for ground marking with a sprayable fluid includes a horizontal frame, a front wheel mounted to the horizontal frame, a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel mounted to the horizontal frame, a rear axle extending from one or both of the left rear wheel and the right rear wheel, a mounting arm assembly connected to the horizontal frame, a spray gun mounted on the mounting arm assembly and positioned for spraying the ground, a pump mounted on the horizontal frame, the pump configured to pump the sprayable fluid to the spray gun, and a fluid reservoir support stage removably positioned over the horizontal frame.
US10392743B2
An inflatable vehicle safety device is provided that comprises an inflator, a fluid compartment, and a heat shield. The inflator is capable of providing an inflation fluid used to inflate the fluid compartment. The heat shield, which is located within the fluid compartment, comprises a fabric layer and a thermal barrier layer located adjacent to the fabric layer. The thermal barrier layer includes at least one layer of silicone elastomer and one or more silicone topcoats. The heat shield has a thermal resistance value of six seconds or more at 725° C. when tested in a hot rod thermal resistivity test.
US10392741B1
A clothes dryer having a control circuit including a speed sensor, wherein the control circuit can sense movement of a portion of a drum assembly. The control circuit uses sensed speed information to control the motor, the heater, or other portion of the clothes dryer. While conventional components can provide a simple speed-triggered on-off switch for the motor or the heater, the present speed sensor approach can provide additional functions by discriminating between varying speeds. The speed sensor can also provide improved accommodation of a broken or slipping drive belt or other drive system problems by sensing the speed of a portion of the drum assembly rather than the motor speed. The speed sensor can replace the functions of multiple conventional components, simplifying the construction and reducing cost. The speed sensor can incorporate a solid state component which has lower cost and improved reliability over standard approaches.
US10392740B2
A clothes dryer having a drum having an inner surface at least partially defining a treating chamber in combination with a dispensing system that sprays a fabric-condition substance onto an inner surface of the drum for subsequent distribution to the fabric articles. The dispensing system may have a variable delivery system to vary the distribution pattern of the fabric-condition substance into the treating chamber. The flow characteristic of the fabric-conditioning substance may also be varied as it is dispensed.
US10392736B2
A sewing machine includes a first image acquisition unit, a second image acquisition unit, and a display unit. In the sewing machine, the first image acquisition performs image acquisition from the front face side of a cloth for a stitching pattern formed in the cloth. The second image acquisition unit performs image acquisition from the back face side of the cloth such that the center position of the acquired image matches the center position of the image of the stitching pattern acquired by the first image acquisition unit. The display unit displays, on the same screen, a first stitching pattern video image thus acquired by the first image acquisition unit and a second stitching pattern video image thus acquired by the second image acquisition unit.
US10392731B2
Described herein are techniques for creating a three-dimensional woven textile products. A method includes rotating strands of warp yarns, where each strand of warp yarn is in a direction away from a surface, in a circular motion while moving a strand of weft yarn forwards and backwards in a direction parallel to the surface so as to cause the strand of weft yarn to alternately weave in and out of the strands of warp yarn. The method includes moving the strand of weft yarn in a direction away from the surface so as to cause the strand of weft yarn to alternately weave in and out of the strands of warp yarn at a different height to create a three-dimensional woven textile product. The method includes supplying at least one of the strand of warp yarn or the strand of weft yarn with a yarn generator.
US10392728B2
The invention relates to a fabric for electromagnetic shielding having a weave of interlaced weft threads (2) and warp threads (3). In addition, the warp threads (3) are conductive and include multi-filament or mono-filament textile conductors associated with metal strands and at least one conductive warp thread (4) is inserted into a weft such as to create equipotential bonding perpendicular to the direction of the warp threads (3).
US10392726B2
Methods and compositions for determining and/or monitoring the immune state of an individual are provided.
US10392725B2
A method for depositing silicon feedstock material may include introducing a first gas including silicon into a reactor chamber and introducing a second gas including at least one of gallium or indium into the reactor chamber and depositing silicon doped with at least one of gallium or indium onto a surface within the reactor chamber. Doped silicon feedstock material may be obtained by the method may be used for obtaining a silicon wafer, a solar cell, and/or a PV module.
US10392720B2
Plating bath and well structures and methods are described to stop the organic compounds present in plating reservoir wells or bath solution from rising, i.e., climbing up the reservoir wall. An electroplating apparatus includes a vessel holding a liquid solution including metal plating material and an organic species, and a method of operating an electroplating apparatus. The apparatus is designed with plating bath and structures and methods to stop the organic compounds present in plating reservoir wells or bath solution from rising, i.e., climbing or wicking up the inner surfaces of reservoir walls, and to wash them back down on a continuous or cyclical basis in order to maintain a concentration of organic compounds in the plating solution within upper and lower specification limits.
US10392719B2
An electrolytic treatment apparatus of the present disclosure includes a common electrode and a counter electrode that are disposed such that the treatment liquid is interposed therebetween. A first wiring and a second wiring are connected to the common electrode, a capacitor is provided in the first wiring. Copper ions are moved to the counter electrode side by forming an electric field in the treatment liquid when the capacitor is charged without connecting the first wiring and the second wiring to each other, and the copper ions moved to the counter electrode side are reduced by applying a voltage between the common electrode and the counter electrode when the capacitor is discharged by connecting the first wiring and the second wiring to each other.
US10392717B2
Described herein a bucket for use in the last stage of a steam turbine engine. The bucket includes a titanium-based alloy having a leading edge wherein the leading edge includes titania having a plurality of pores and a top sealing layer filling the plurality of pores, the sealing layer selected from the group consisting of: chromium, cobalt, nickel, polyimide, polytetrafluoroethylene and polyester.
US10392712B2
Pitting corrosion of stainless steel occurs in solutions of organic acid, such as tartaric acid, in an electrolyte solution with methanol. However, methanolic solutions containing at least one organic halide and at least one organic hydroxyl-acid and some water provide reduced pitting corrosion of stainless steel. The organic hydroxyacid may be a hydroxy acid containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms with at least one hydroxyl group and at least one carboxylic acid group, in a non-limiting example, glycolic acid. The pH of the methanolic solution may range from about 3.5 to about 8.
US10392711B2
A method for inhibiting corrosion on a steel surface by treatment with a solution comprising a citrus leaf extract and a leaf extract from a second plant is described. The citrus leaf extract may be from a Citrus x limon (lemon) plant, and the second leaf extract may be from a saffron plant, an almond plant, a Psidium guajava plant, or an Origanum majorana plant. Methods of making and applying the leaf extracts to steel are discussed, as well as the electrochemical properties and corrosion inhibition of treated steel in the presence of a corrosive agent.
US10392701B2
The present disclosure relates to a superhydrophobic coating material and a method for manufacturing the superhydrophobic coating material. The superhydrophobic coating material according to the present disclosure includes a substrate provided with a three-dimensional nano structure; and a coating layer comprising a rare earth metal oxide formed on the three-dimensional nano structure. The method for manufacturing the superhydrophobic coating material according to the present disclosure includes preparing a substrate provided with a three-dimensional nano structure; and forming a coating layer comprising a rare earth metal oxide on the three-dimensional nano structure by supplying a precursor including a rare earth metal and an oxidant one by one onto the substrate, and the temperature of the substrate is controlled in the forming step so that an atomic ratio of a carbon element in the coating layer is less than 1% to form the coating layer with superhydrophobic property.
US10392700B2
Vaporizers are described, suited for vaporizing a vaporizable solid source materials to form vapor for subsequent use, e.g., a deposition of metal from organometallic source material vapor on a substrate for manufacture of integrated circuitry, LEDs, photovoltaic panels, and the like. Methods are described of fabricating such vaporizers, including methods of reconfiguring up-flow vaporizers for down-flow operation to accommodate higher flow rate solid delivery of source material vapor in applications requiring same.
US10392699B2
The present invention relates to: a method of producing a structure having a recessed pattern; a resin composition; a method of forming an electroconductive film; an electronic circuit; and an electronic device. The method of producing a structure having a recessed pattern includes the following steps (i) and (ii), and the recessed pattern has a film thickness that is thinner by 5% to less than 90% with respect to that of a coating film obtained in the step (i): (i) the step of forming a coating film on a non-flat surface of a structure using a resin composition which includes an acid-dissociable group-containing polymer and an acid generator; and (ii) the step of forming a recess by subjecting a prescribed part of a portion of the coating film to irradiation with radiation.
US10392698B2
A metal-containing film can be formed with high continuity with respect to a base when forming the metal-containing film on the base by CVD or ALD. A film forming method of forming, by ALD or CVD, a Ti-containing film on a base film of a processing target object having a SiO2 film as the base film includes performing a surface processing of accelerating formation of a silanol group on a surface of the SiO2 film by bringing a fluid containing O and H into contact with the surface of the SiO2 film; and performing a film forming processing of forming the Ti-containing film on the SiO2 film, on which the surface processing is performed, by the ALD or the CVD with a Ti source gas which reacts with the silanol group.
US10392690B1
A method for synthesizing thin film stainless steel coating can include using an e-beam PVD technique for depositing elements of stainless steel, i.e., Fe, Cr, Ni, Mo, and Mn, on a target surface, e.g., a surface of metallic origin. The method can include thermal evaporation of a source stainless steel material at a given percentage of electron beam power and a given vacuum pressure to provide a stainless steel coating layer on the target surface. The stainless steel coating layer can have a uniform thickness of about 150 nm, for example. The method can provide uniform stainless steel elemental distribution on the target surface. The stainless steel of the coating layer on the target surface can be of a grade that is different from the source stainless steel.
US10392679B2
The present invention is intended for effectively removing copper, iron, sulfur, which are impurities, from activated carbon on which gold is adsorbed before gold eluting in the point of view of gold recovery, and is related to a method for eluting gold from an activated carbon on which at least sulfur (S) and gold (Au) are adsorbed, whereas the activated carbon is washed with an alkali solution before eluting the gold, and then the gold is eluted from the activated carbon.
US10392678B2
A method for the energy efficient production of metals and alloys by carbothermic reduction of minerals and ores in electric reduction reactors is disclosed. The method includes conveying a wood containing material to at least one pyrolysis step for producing charcoal; conveying the produced charcoal, possibly other carbon-containing reduction materials and metal containing raw materials to the at least one reactor for producing metal or alloy; conveying off-gas from the at least one pyrolysis step and off-gas from the at least one reactor to at least one energy recovery step.
US10392673B2
The present invention provides a method of producing (−)-rotundone from α-guaiene. The method includes the steps of: (1) allowing a cytochrome P450 protein to act on α-guaiene, which cytochrome P450 belongs to the CYP152 family and is capable of oxidizing the methylene group at position 3 of α-guaiene to the carbonyl group; and/or (2) allowing a cytochrome P450 protein to act on α-guaiene in the presence of an electron transfer protein capable of transferring electrons to the cytochrome P450 protein, which cytochrome P450 belongs to the CYP152, CYP106, or CYP107 family and is capable of oxidizing the methylene group at position 3 of α-guaiene to the carbonyl group.
US10392669B2
The present invention relates to the discovery of a method for identifying a treatment regimen for a patient diagnosed with cancer, predicting patient resistance to therapeutic agents and identifying new therapeutic agents. Specifically, the present invention relates to the use of an algorithm to identify a mutation in a kinase, determine if the mutation is an activation or resistance mutation and then to suggest an appropriate therapeutic regimen. The invention also relates to the use of a pattern matching algorithm and a crystal structure library to predict the functionality of a gene mutation, predict the specificity of small molecule kinase inhibitors and for the identification of new therapeutic agents.
US10392666B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses can determine and use methylation profiles of various tissues and samples. Examples are provided. A methylation profile can be deduced for fetal/tumor tissue based on a comparison of plasma methylation (or other sample with cell-free DNA) to a methylation profile of the mother/patient. A methylation profile can be determined for fetal/tumor tissue using tissue-specific alleles to identify DNA from the fetus/tumor when the sample has a mixture of DNA. A methylation profile can be used to determine copy number variations in genome of a fetus/tumor. Methylation markers for a fetus have been identified via various techniques. The methylation profile can be determined by determining a size parameter of a size distribution of DNA fragments, where reference values for the size parameter can be used to determine methylation levels. Additionally, a methylation level can be used to determine a level of cancer.
US10392657B2
A method for determining the integrity of the genome of a sample and/or the quality of a library of DNA sequences obtained by deterministic restriction site whole genome amplification can include (a) amplifying the library of DNA sequences to produce first, second, and third PCR products each of a different size from 50 bp to 1000 bp, by PCR using at least one first primer pair, one second primer pair and one third primer pair, the primer pairs each hybridizing to a DNA sequence of the library having a length from 1000 bp to 5000 bp and corresponding to a sequence of the genome located respectively on a first, second and third chromosome arm; (b) detecting the first, second and third PCR products; (c) correlating the presence of the first, second and third PCR products with the integrity of the genome of the sample and/or the quality of the library.
US10392650B2
Reagents, assays, methods, kits, devices, and systems for rapid measurement of cholesterol and cholesterol sub-fractions from a blood sample are provided. Total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol can be measured in a single assay using kinetic measurements, under conditions in which cholesterol sub-species are converted to a detectable product at distinct rates. The detectable product is measured at different times after assay initiation. A lipase, cholesterol esterase, cholesterol oxidase and a peroxidase may be used together to produce colored product in amounts directly proportional to the quantity of cholesterol converted. Methods for calculating very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels by further including triglyceride measurements are disclosed. Assays may be performed in a single reaction mixture, allowing more accurate and precise cholesterol determinations, including ratios of cholesterol sub-fractions to total cholesterol, at less expense, than would be expected by performing several different assays in different reaction mixtures.
US10392645B2
Disclosed is a simplified method for producing a protein hydrolysate, the method having the advantages of decreasing costs associated with energy, materials, and space as compared to that of conventional methods. A protein hydrolysate/enzyme composition is also disclosed.
US10392641B2
Enzymatic reactions are disclosed herein comprising water, glucose-1-phosphate, cellodextrin, and at least one cellodextrin phosphorylase enzyme comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:6. These reactions produce a low molecular weight, insoluble cellulose with enhanced features.
US10392638B2
The present invention provides a method for producing L-amino acids by fermentation using a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae which has been modified to overexpress a gene encoding an iron exporter, such as a fetB gene, fetA gene, fieF gene, or a combination of these genes.
US10392637B2
The disclosure relates to a recombinant microorganism engineered to express an enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of a primary amine and an acyl thioester to a fatty amide. The disclosure further encompasses a method of producing a fatty amide by culturing the recombinant microorganism in the presence of a carbon source.
US10392636B2
The present invention relates to a fermenting method for enriching biomass of Thraustochytrium genus microalgae, specifically Schizochytrium sp. or Schizochytrium mangrovei, with docosahexaenoic acid (or DHA), by controlled addition of oxygen.
US10392633B2
Nucleic acid constructs and methods for rendering modifications to a genome are provided, wherein the modifications comprise null alleles, conditional alleles and null alleles comprising COINs. Multifunctional alleles (MFA) are provided, as well as methods for making them, which afford the ability in a single targeting to introduce an allele that can be used to generate a null allele, a conditional allele, or an allele that is a null allele and that further includes a COIN. MFAs comprise pairs of cognate recombinase recognition sites, an actuating sequence and/or a drug selection cassette, and a nucleotide sequence of interest, and a COIN, wherein upon action of a recombinase a conditional allele with a COIN is formed. In a further embodiment, action of a second recombinase forms an allele that contains only a COIN in sense orientation. In a further embodiment, action by a third recombinase forms an allele that contains only the actuating sequence in sense orientation.
US10392632B2
This application relates to the fields of gene therapy and molecular biology. In accordance with the present invention, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector comprising an altered capsid protein is provided. More specifically, this invention provides adeno-associated viral vectors comprising protein capsid variants which accelerate vector breakdown and clearance, thereby reducing undesirable immune responses.
US10392631B2
The present invention discloses RNAi constructs derived from a Fusarium chitin synthase gene Chs3b, which has a nucleotide sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO: 1. Five distinct RNAi vectors are constructed for 5 different segments of the Chs3b gene (named Chs3b-1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively), and separately transformed into Fusarium. It is found that siRiNAs in the transformed Fusarium shows a significant inhibition in fungal growth, development, and pathogenicity. The expression of the RNAi vectors against Chs3b in plants may inhibit the infection of Fusarium and improve the resistance of the transgenic plants to Fusarium head blight.
US10392629B2
As described herein, plants expressing algal Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Type Two (DGTT) from heterologous nucleic acids can alter acyl carbon partitioning in plant vegetative tissues and increase acyl-CoA-dependent triacylglycerol synthesis, thereby increasing the lipid content of the plants' tissues.
US10392628B2
Provided are constructs and methods for expressing a transgene in plant cells and/or plant tissues using gene regulatory elements obtained from Brassica napus.
US10392626B1
The disclosure provides DNA molecules and constructs, as well as their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana comprising novel regulatory elements identified from the AtHB17 gene. The disclosure also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides are also provided, as are methods of their use.
US10392625B2
The present invention provides genetically modified Pichia strains wherein at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding a functional gene product and/or at least one nucleic acid sequence necessary for expression of at least one functional gene product in said Pichia strain is genetically modified, wherein said gene product is responsible for proteolysis and/or glycosylation in said genetically modified Pichia strain. In particular, Pichia strains are provided wherein nucleic acid sequence encoding a functional gene product or expression of said gene product are genetically modified: PEP4, PRB1, YPS1, YPS2, YMP1, YMP2, YMP3 and PMT4. Also provided herein are genetically modified host cells wherein wild type parent of said genetically modified host cell comprises a gene encoding a polypeptide having at least 60% sequence identity to amino acids 1-865 of SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6 and SEQ ID NO:8 wherein said gene is genetically modified in the genome of said host cell such that the gene product is reduced or eliminated in said genetically modified host cell compared with said wild type host cell.
US10392624B2
A gene engineering yeast having a saccharification function, a method of preparing same, and an application of same, a nucleotide sequence for encoding glucose amylase, where: (a) the nucleotide sequence is an amino acid sequence shown by the code SEQ ID NO:16; or (b) the sequence of the encoding region of the glucose amylase of the nucleotide sequence and the nucleotide sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:15 have a similarity ≥80%.
US10392617B2
The present invention provides miR-122* as a functional microRNA molecule, compositions comprising the same and uses thereof for treatment of various conditions, such as, cancer. Further provided are methods for increasing the expression, stability and/or activity of p53 in a target cell or method for inducing cancer cell death, the methods comprising introducing into the cell a miR-122* polynucleotide molecule or a vector expressing or encoding the same.
US10392615B2
Provided are constructs and methods for RNA promoter identification.
US10392614B2
Provided herein are methods for immune repertoire sequencing and single cell barcoding. In some aspects, such methods may comprise producing a plurality of cDNAs from a plurality of polynucleotides, wherein at least one polynucleotide encodes a heavy and/or light chain, from a plurality of immune cells from a biological sample. Producing a plurality of cDNAs may comprise reverse transcription and template switching, such as to form a plurality of uniquely barcoded cDNAs. Methods described herein further comprise amplifying the plurality of uniquely barcoded cDNAs, thereby forming a library, and sequencing one or more of the sequences of the library.
US10392613B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for purifying nucleic acid. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for purifying nucleic acids using metal or metal oxide compositions.
US10392611B2
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for reducing the antigenicity of molecules, wherein the molecule comprises a uricase. The antigenicity of a molecule may be reduced or eliminated by conjugating at least one branched polymer to the molecule to form a molecule-polymer conjugate. The branched polymer may include a backbone and a plurality of side chains, each side chain covalently attached to the backbone.
US10392607B2
The present disclosure provides variant Cas9 proteins, nucleic acids encoding the variant Cas9 proteins, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids. The present disclosure provides systems that include a subject variant Cas9 protein (and/or a nucleic acid encoding the variant Cas9 protein) and a Cas9 guide RNA. In some cases, a subject system includes a PAMmer and/or a donor polynucleotide. The variant Cas9 proteins and the nucleic acids encoding the variant Cas9 proteins are useful in a wide variety of methods, which are also provided. In some embodiments, a variant Cas9 protein includes a RuvC domain, an HNH domain, and a disrupted RuvC/HNH linker region that reduces the RuvC cleavage activity of the protein. In some embodiments, a variant Cas9 protein includes a deletion (of all or a part of the HNH domain) or an insertion (within the HNH domain) that reduces the HNH cleavage activity of the protein.
US10392604B2
The present invention relates to the field of medicine and virology. An attenuated influenza A virus, an influenza virus vector based thereon, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising thereof are provided, which can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of an infectious disease. In addition, the present invention relates to an attenuated influenza A virus, an influenza virus vector based thereon, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising thereof, which can be used for the treatment of oncological diseases.
US10392602B2
Provided is a method of producing a lacrimal gland epithelial cell from a pluripotent stem cell, a lacrimal gland epithelial cell produced by the method, and a reagent kit for inducing differentiation from a pluripotent stem cell into a lacrimal gland epithelial cell. A method of producing a lacrimal gland epithelial cell includes the following step A: Step A: a step including increasing expression of Pax6 gene in a pluripotent stem cell or transfecting PAX6 protein thereinto, and increasing expression of Foxc1 gene or Foxp1 gene in the pluripotent stem cell or transfecting FOXC1 protein or FOXP1 protein thereinto.
US10392598B2
This disclosure relates to methods of detecting and quantifying low concentrations of cells in a sample with targeted nanoparticles having Raman reporters using surface-enhanced Raman scattering for detection. In certain embodiments, the sample is a group of cells derived from stem cells that have been differentiated into specific cell types and one is detecting residual stem cells or other progeny in order to quantify the purity of the sample. In certain embodiments, the targeted nanoparticles contain two or more Raman reporters for the purpose of multiplexing. In certain embodiments, purity measurements are used to make quality control determinations.
US10392587B2
Alkaline sprayable aqueous compositions for cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting are disclosed. In particular, the sprayable compositions include an inverse emulsion polymer for modifying the viscosity of the composition and provide numerous benefits over dispersion polymer compositions used for rheology modification to reduce misting and respiratory inhalation of cleaning compositions. Compositions and methods of cleaning using the compositions having reduced amounts of airborne particulates of the composition during spray applications are provided.
US10392584B2
Industrial 2-in-1 cleaning compositions providing both detergency and rinseability in a single cleaning composition comprising a polymer are disclosed. Alkali metal carbonate-based cleaning compositions and methods of both making and using the same provide user-friendly, solid, detergent compositions without the need for using a separate rinse aid composition. The compositions and methods are particularly well suited for use in industrial cleaning using alkali metal carbonate compositions that beneficially provide cleaning and rinseability in the rinse cycle.
US10392583B2
A composition for treating a hard surface. The composition has: (a) at least one adhesion promoter; (b) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of: anionic, non-ionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic, and combinations thereof; (c) mineral oil; (d) water; (e) optionally, at least one solvent; and wherein the composition is self-adhering upon application to a surface to be treated, and wherein the composition provides a wet film to said surface when water passes over said composition and surface.
US10392582B2
A composition including a plurality of particles, the particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound; and about 0.5% to about 10% by weight a cationic polymer; wherein each of the particles has a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g; and wherein the composition has a viscosity from about 1 Pa-s to about 10 Pa-s at 65° C.
US10392572B2
A system for gasification of a carbonaceous material and recycling char or solids from a gasifier is disclosed. The recycling system may include a standpipe that receives a solids stream from a separator, the standpipe generating a pressure differential across a bed of accumulated char, thereby producing a bottoms stream having a greater pressure than the inlet solids stream. The recycling system may also include a holding vessel that receives the bottoms stream and a fluidized-bed distribution vessel that receives char from the holding vessel and is configured to provide a continuous and precise flow of recycled char to the gasification reactor.
US10392568B2
A system for desalting crude oil includes delivering a stream of salty crude oil and wash water into a mixing valve, mixing the stream of salty crude oil and wash water through the mixing valve to create a mixed stream of desalted crude oil and salty wash water, delivering the mixed stream of desalted crude oil and salty wash water to a static mixer, and mixing the mixed stream of crude oil and wash water in the static mixer. Within the static mixer, the mixed stream is mixed in a coalescing regime to coalesce smaller droplets of water into larger droplets of water. The mixed stream is subjected to an electric field to cause additional coalescence before being directed to a desalter where the salty wash water is separated from the desalted crude oil.
US10392563B2
A coke oven may comprise an upper oven and a lower oven beneath the upper oven. Crude gas produced in a coking chamber of the upper oven during a coking process is incompletely combusted in the upper oven and may subsequently be conducted into the lower oven via downwardly directed downcomer channels. The crude gas may flow through an outer sole flue, may be deflected in a transition region, may flow through an inner sole flue, and may exit the lower oven via an exhaust gas collecting channel. The outer and inner sole flues may be supplied with secondary air such that the gas initially partially combusted in the upper oven by means of primary combustion is completely combusted in the lower oven by means of secondary combustion. The transition region in which the gas is deflected in the lower oven may be divided into a plurality of flow channels.
US10392561B2
The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R11, R12, MG11, MG12, X11, X12 and Sp1 have the meaning given in claim 1, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.
US10392559B2
A method for preparing nanocrystals is disclosed. The method includes synthesizing colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal cores, and adding a metal salt to the colloidal semiconductor nanocrystal cores and heating the mixture while maintaining the reaction temperature constant. During the reaction, the surfaces of the semiconductor nanocrystal cores are etched (‘in-situ etching’) and metal-surfactant layers are formed on the etched surface portions of the semiconductor nanocrystal cores. The metal-surfactant layers are derived from the metal salt. Nanocrystals prepared by the method have minimal surface defects and exhibit high luminescence efficiency and good stability.
US10392558B2
Provided are a method of producing an aluminate fluorescent material, an aluminate fluorescent material and a light emitting device. The production method includes heat-treating a mixture prepared by mixing a compound containing at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca, a Mg-containing compound not acting as a flux, a Mn-containing compound, an Al-containing compound, a first flux containing at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb and Cs, and a Mg-containing second flux to give an aluminate fluorescent material.
US10392556B2
The disclosure pertains to amphiphilic block copolymers comprising an aliphatic polycarbonate chain coupled to a hydrophilic polymer. Such amphiphilic polymers may have the formula A-L-B, where A- is a polycarbonate or polyethercarbonate chain having from about 3 to about 500 repeating units, L is a linker moiety and —B is a hydrophilic oligomer having from about 4 to about 200 repeating units. Provided copolymers are useful as surfactants capable of emulsifying aqueous solutions and supercritical carbon dioxide. Provided copolymers also have utility as additives for use in enhanced oil recovery methods.
US10392549B2
A date tree trunk-based lost circulation material (LCM) is provided. The date tree trunk LCM includes date tree trunk fibers produced from date tree trunks. The date tree trunks may be obtained from the date tree waste produced by the processing of date trees in the production of date fruits. The date tree trunk LCM may include fibers having lengths less than 8 millimeters (5 mm) and having an aspect ratio range of 10 to 15. Methods of lost circulation control using a date tree trunk LCM and manufacture of a date tree trunk LCM are also provided.
US10392546B2
A composition for a heat cycle system and a heat cycle system employing the composition are provided. The composition has favorable lubricating properties and contains a working fluid for heat cycle and a refrigerant oil. The working fluid has a low global warming potential and can replace R410A. The working fluid contains an unsaturated fluorinated hydrocarbon compound having a specific structure. The refrigerant oil has a breakdown voltage of at least 25 kV, a hydroxyl value of at most 0.1 mgKOH/g, and a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of from 5 to 200 mm2/s and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from 2 to 30 mm2/s.
US10392540B2
The present disclosure relates to a B-stageable adhesive composition and a coating prepared by the same. In the present disclosure, the adhesive composition comprises the following components in solid content percentage: (A) 15% to 50% by weight of a first epoxy resin with a weight average molecular weight Mw of 8,000 g/mol or more; (B) 3% to 15% by weight of a second epoxy resin with a weight average molecular weight Mw of 200 to 2,000 g/mol; (C) 20% to 50% by weight of a carboxyl terminated polyester or derivates thereof; (D) 0.1% to 2.5% by weight of a first curing agent capable of reacting with epoxy group; (E) 0.1% to 2.5% by weight of a second curing agent capable of reacting with carboxyl group; and (F) 0% to 40% by weight of a flame retardant. The coating obtained from the adhesive composition of the present disclosure shows good adhesion strength, heat resistance and functional properties such as flame retardance and prolonged shelf life.
US10392539B2
Aspects of the present invention provide a one component epoxy adhesive composition having improved impact resistance at low temperatures, such as −40° C. or less. In a first aspect, the adhesive includes one or more epoxy resins; at least one polyurethane based toughener; at least one amphipathic block copolymer; and one or more epoxy curing agents. In a further, aspect epoxy adhesive compositions having improved wash off resistance are also provided.
US10392530B2
Compositions which undergo cure by irradiation with UV, visible light or electron beam only after activation by hydroxylated surfaces or exposure to moisture are based on mixtures of cyclic thiasilanes and unsaturated silanes, siloxanes or hydrocarbons.
US10392526B2
The invention relates to a matting agent comprising agglomerates of pigment particles, to a method for the preparation of such matting agents, and to coating formulations containing the matting agents disclosed herein. The present invention further relates to pigmented mat surfaces, and to the use of agglomerates of pigment particles for matting pigmented coatings.
US10392503B2
Provided is a polymer blend in granular form and a process for making the blend. The blend is suitable for use as an additive in a variety of applications, such as in detergent formulations. The blend comprises: (i) one or more first polymers each independently having a weight-average molecular weight of 35,000 to 100,000 g/mol and each independently comprising polymerized units of (a) 22 to 80 wt % of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C6 carboxylic acid monomers, and (b) 20 to 78 wt % of one or more C1-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers; and (ii) one or more second polymers each independently having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 45,000 g/mol and each independently comprising polymerized units of 50 to 100 wt % of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C6 carboxylic acid monomers, wherein component (i) comprises from 1 wt % to 50 wt % based on the total weight of (i) and (ii), wherein the polymer blend is in granular form, and wherein one or more polymers of the polymer blend is at least partially neutralized.
US10392496B2
This invention relates to a polymeric pipe, and more particularly a polymeric pipe where the pipe comprises a crosslinked polyolefin formed from extruded polyolefin comprising a photoinitiator and a reactive extrusion species. More particularly, this invention relates to the manufacturing of plastic pipes and tubing by utilizing co-rotating twin screw extrusion combined with photo-induced crosslinking, of thermoplastic polymers such as polyethylene, to produce PEX pipes and tubing.
US10392495B2
A composition including 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl acetal and 30 to 70 parts by mass of a plasticizer including 0.5 to 100% by mass of a plasticizer containing a polar group and 0 to 99.5% by mass of a plasticizer containing no polar group, a total of the plasticizer containing a polar group and the plasticizer containing no polar group being 100% by mass. When the polyvinyl acetal is analyzed by HPLC using an ODS column having an inner diameter of 4 mm and a length of 1 cm, the polyvinyl acetal exhibits a first peak and a second peak derived from polyvinyl acetals. In addition, a laminated product of a layer including a polyvinyl acetal and a layer including a hydrocarbon-based polymer.
US10392491B2
The present invention relates to a halogenated polymer composite composition that encapsulates a mineral filler. In particular the present invention relates to a polymer composite composition comprising at least one halogen containing polymer and at least one mineral filler, characterized that the halogen containing polymer and the mineral filler are both in form of a dispersion in aqueous phase during the mixing of the halogen containing polymer and the mineral filler. More particularly the present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a polymer composite composition comprising the steps of mixing of at least one halogen containing polymer with at least one mineral filler and drying the mixture of previous step wherein the halogen containing polymer and the mineral filler in step are in form of a dispersion in aqueous phase.
US10392486B2
A coat layer and a substrate layer are combined to prepare a transparent laminate film; the coat layer has a surface with a maximum height of rolling circle waviness profile (WEM) in accordance with JIS B0610 of 5 to 15 μm and an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of not less than 0.5 μm. The transparent laminate film provides a comfortable writing experience and a reduced abrasion of a pen tip. The coat layer may have the surface with the arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.5 to 5 μm. The coat layer may contain particles and a binder component. The binder component may comprise a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, and a urethane (meth)acrylate and/or a thermoplastic elastomer. The transparent laminate film may have a total light transmittance of not less than 85%. The transparent laminate film may be disposed on a surface of a display of a pen-input device.
US10392480B2
The use of an amidine of formula (I) and/or a conversion product thereof as a catalyst for the crosslinking of a composition based on silane group-containing polymers. The amidine of formula (I) and the conversion products thereof are essentially odorless at room temperature and non-volatile and accelerate the crosslinking of the composition very well without impairing the storage stability of the composition, and are very compatible in the composition. As a result, the compositions do not have a tendency to separate, migrate or evaporate the catalyst.
US10392473B2
Provided is a monomer composition that has rapid curability and can be rapidly cured even in the presence of oxygen and/or water to form a cured product having excellent adhesion to a wide variety of substrates. The monomer composition contains a multifunctional vinyl ether compound in an amount of 10 to 80 weight percent, a bifunctional oxetane compound represented by Formula (b) in an amount of 0.5 to 20 weight percent, and a monofunctional oxetane compound represented by Formula (b′) in an amount of 5 to 80 weight percent. In the formulae, Ring Z is selected from an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and a structure including two or more aromatic hydrocarbon rings bonded to each other through a single bond or a linkage group; R represents a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group; R′ is selected from hydrogen and ethyl; and m represents an integer of 0 or more.
US10392465B2
A polymerized rosin compound includes a rosin dimer component (A) including a bifunctional rosin dimer component (a1) represented by formula (1): ROOC—X—COOR. In this formula, X represents a rosin dimer residue derived from abietic acid, neoabietic acid, or palustric acid, which are resin acids having conjugated double bonds; and R represents hydrogen, an alkyl group of I to 5 carbon atoms, or a benzyl group. The rosin dimer component (A) contains a bifunctional rosin dimer component (a1) in the amount of 80% by weight or more and a rosin trimer or higher oligomer component (B) in the range from 1.5 to 3.7% by weight, wherein the rosin dimer component is free of a monofunctional rosin dimer component (a2) having one functional group represented by formula (2): ROOC—, wherein R represents hydrogen, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a benzyl group, and free from functional group containing rosin dimer component (a3), wherein the functional group represented by formula (2): ROOC—, wherein R represents hydrogen, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or a benzyl group. The polymerized rosin compound contains a large amount of the bifunctional rosin dimer component that makes it possible to obtain linear polymer with a high molecular weight.
US10392456B2
Catalyst systems and methods for making and using the same. A method of methylating a catalyst composition while substantially normalizing the entiomeric distribution is provided. The method includes slurrying the organometallic compound in dimethoxyethane (DME), and adding a solution of RMgBr in DME, wherein R is a methyl group or a benzyl group, and wherein the RMgBr is greater than about 2.3 equivalents relative to the organometallic compound. After the addition of the RMgBr, the slurry is mixed for at least about four hours. An alkylated organometallic is isolated, wherein the methylated species has a meso/rac ratio that is between about 0.9 and about 1.2.
US10392451B2
The present invention relates to a ligand compound, catalyst system for olefin oligomerization, and a method for oligomerizing olefins using the same. The catalyst system for olefin oligomerization according to the present invention exhibit selectivity to 1-hexene or 1-octene while having excellent catalytic activity, thus enabling more efficient preparation of alpha-olefins.
US10392444B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for inhibiting cancer tumor growth in a patient by administering to the patient a therapeutic monoclonal antibody specific for a tumor associated antigen in combination with at least one immunostimulatory compound, and at least one immune homeostatic checkpoint inhibitor. Also disclosed are uses, compositions and kits thereof.
US10392441B2
Antibodies and antigen binding fragments that specifically bind to IL-7Rα are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and antigen binding fragments, and vectors including the nucleic acid molecules are also provided. Methods for detecting a ca cancer or a cell that expresses IL-7Rα using the antibodies and antigen binding fragments are disclosed, as is the use of the antibodies and antigen binding fragments to prevent and/or treat a subject with a cancer that expresses IL-7Rα, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
US10392440B2
The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against/and or that can specifically bind Interleukin-6 Receptor (IL-6R) with improved affinity and/or avidity, and/or that have an improved efficacy and/or potency, and which are capable of (partially, or preferably totally) blocking the IL-6/IL-6R interaction and/or inhibit signalization through IL-6, IL-6R and/or the IL-6/IL-6R complex. The invention further relates to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences.The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such amino acid sequences and polypeptides, to methods for preparing such amino acid sequences and polypeptides, to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such amino acid sequences or polypeptides, to compositions, and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions, that comprise such amino acid sequences, polypeptides, nucleic acids and/or host cells, and to uses of such amino acid sequences or polypeptides, nucleic acids, host cells and/or compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
US10392428B2
The invention relates to a derivative of a GLP-1 analog of a general Formula I, which derivative comprises a side chain attached to a Lys residue at position 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, or 39 of the GLP-1 analog. The side chain comprises a Branched linker, a 1st and a 2nd Protractor and a Pre-linker. The Branched linker is connected to the Lys residue of the GLP-1 analog via the Pre-linker and to the 1st and the 2nd Protractor via a 1st and 2nd Post-linker, respectively. The Branched linker may, e.g., be a tri-radical of Lys. The 1st and the 2nd Protractor is C20 diacid. Various linker elements may be used in the Prelinker as well as the two Post-linkers. The invention also relates to novel GLP-analogs, novel side chain intermediates and their manufacture and use to prepare derivatives of biologically active peptides and proteins, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of the analogs and derivatives. The derivatives have very long half-lives while maintaining a satisfactory potency, which makes them potentially suitable for once-monthly administration.
US10392425B2
The present invention provides multivalent CD20-binding molecules, and compositions thereof, such as enriched compositions comprising large proportions of multivalent CD20-binding molecule relative to monovalent CD20-binding molecule. Certain multivalent CD20-binding molecules of the present invention comprise 1) two or more CD20 binding regions and 2) one or more Shiga toxin effector polypeptide regions derived from an A Subunit of a member of the Shiga toxin family. Certain multivalent CD20-binding molecules of the present invention, and compositions thereof, have uses for selective killing specific cell types and as therapeutics for the treatment of a variety of diseases, including cancers, tumors, and immune disorders. Certain multivalent CD20-binding molecules of the present invention, and compositions thereof, have uses for delivering agents into CD20-expressing cells, including for the intracellular labeling of CD20-expressing cells, collecting diagnostic information, and monitoring the treatment of variety diseases, such as cancers, tumors, and immune disorders which involve CD20-expressing cells.
US10392424B2
Modified meningococcal fHbp polypeptides with increased stability.
US10392422B2
Provided herein are antibacterial compounds, wherein the compounds in some embodiments have broad spectrum bioactivity. In various embodiments, the compounds act by inhibition of bacterial type 1 signal peptidase (SpsB), an essential protein in bacteria. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment using the compounds described herein are also provided.
US10392414B2
Disclosed is a compound of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, and are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for increasing mammalian cell NAD+ production and improving mitochondrial cell densities comprising administering to a cell the compound or a salt thereof.
US10392406B2
The present invention provides the following compounds having anti-viral activity. A1 is CR1AR1B, S or O; A2 is CR2AR2B, S or O; A3 is CR3AR3B, S or O; A4 is CR4AR4B, S or O; the number of hetero atoms among atoms constituting the ring which consists of A1, A2, A3, A4, nitrogen atom adjacent to A1 and carbon atom adjacent to A1, is 1 or 2; R1A and R1B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R2A and R2B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R4A and R4B are each independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, or the like; R3A and R3B may be taken together to form non-aromatic carbocycle or non-aromatic heterocycle; X is CH2, S or O; R1 is each independently halogen, hydroxy, or the like; m is any integer of 0 to 2; and n is any integer of 1 to 2.
US10392401B2
The present invention relates to crystal form A of a compound. The present invention also discloses a preparation method and a pharmaceutical composition of the crystal form A. The crystal form A has strong hypoglycemic activity in vivo and is expected to be a novel pharmaceutically active ingredient for treating or preventing type II diabetes and/or complications of type II diabetes.
US10392393B2
A compound with the formula I, wherein R2 is of formula II, where A is a C5-7 aryl group, X is selected from the group consisting of: OH, SH, CO2H, COH, N═C═O, NHNH2, CONHNH2, (III), (IV), and NHRN, wherein RN is selected from H and C1-4 alkyl, and either: (i) Q1 is a single bond, and Q2 is selected from a single bond and —Z—(CH2)n—, where Z is selected from a single bond, O, S and NH and n is from 1 to 3; or (ii) Q1 is —CH═CH—, and Q2 is a single bond; and its conjugates.
US10392391B2
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as devined herein. Moreover, The compounds of this invention have formula I-A: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
US10392385B2
A compound of general formula A, useful as potential anticancer agents against human cancer cell lines and process for the preparation thereof. General formula A R1=3-F, 3,4,5-OMe, 4-OMe, H, 4-CF3, 4-Cl, 4-OH-3-OMe, 3,4-CH2—O—CH2, 3,5-F, 4-OH, 1-napthyl, 9-phenanthryl, 4-Me. R2=3,4,5-OMe, 3,4-Cl, 4-F, 3,5-F, 2,5-OMe, 4-Cl, 4-OH-3-OMe, 3-OH, 3,4,5-OH, 4-CF3, 4-OMe, 4-NH2.
US10392380B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds and methods for the manufacture of inhibitors of deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs). In particular, the invention relates to the inhibition of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1). The invention further relates to the use of DUB inhibitors in the treatment of cancer and other indications. Compounds of the invention include compounds having the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R8 are as defined herein.
US10392370B2
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Daclatasvir dihydrochloride by using compound salt of formula (VIIc).
US10392367B2
Provided herein are small molecule inhibitors for the targeting or IRE1 protein family members. Binding may be direct or indirect. Further provided herein are methods of using IRE1 small molecule inhibitors for use in treating or ameliorating cancer in a subject. Moreover, IRE1 small molecule inhibitors described herein are for the treatment of cancer, where the cancer is a solid or hematologic cancer.
US10392360B2
This disclosure is related to methods for producing anhydroryanodol, ryanodol, or analogs thereof and novel compounds prepared thereby.
US10392357B2
Disclosed herein are novel glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) modulators and their uses in manufacturing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and/or disorders associated with hyperglycemia.
US10392356B2
Ester derivatives of sobetirome with enhanced CNS distribution are disclosed.
US10392354B2
Described herein are analogs of 2-methyl-3-(2-ethynylthiazol-4-yl)cyclopent-2-enol and the corresponding ketone 3-(2-ethynylthiazol-4-yl)-2-methylcyclopent-2-enone, the analogs having terminal alkyne groups at the 2-position of the thiazole ring. These drug-like molecules, referred to as CETZOLE compounds, are useful to treat non-small cell lung cancer and other forms of cancer. Methods of making and using the compounds, methods of treating various diseases, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits are also disclosed.
US10392353B2
Disclosed herein is a novel process for preparing substituted quinazoline compounds of formula (I) using a hydrogen bonding catalyst.
US10392343B2
The present invention is a polymerizable compound represented by a general formula (I), a polymerazable composition, a polymer, and an optically anisotropic product. In the formula: Q1 to Q4 represent hydrogen atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or the like; X represents a divalent aromatic group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or the like; Ax represents a group represented by a general formula (II); Ay represents a group represented by a general formula (III); n represents 0 or 1; “*” indicates a bonding position; Y1x to Y6x and Y1y to Y8y represent a chemical single bond, —O—, —S—, —O—C(═O)—, —C(═O)—O—, —O—C(═O)—O— or the like; G1x, G2x, G1y and G2y represent a divalent aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or the like; Z1x, Z2x, Z1y and Z2y represent an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms or the like; A1x and A1y represent a trivalent aromatic group or the like; A2x, A3x, A4y and A5y represent a divalent aromatic group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms or the like; and A2y and A3y represent a divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms or the like.
US10392341B2
The disclosure features novel lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include a novel lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, and PEG lipids. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactics such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactics to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression.
US10392339B2
Provided is a polar compound having high chemical stability, high capability of aligning liquid crystal molecules, high solubility in a liquid crystal composition, and a large voltage holding ratio when used in a liquid crystal display device. The compound is represented by formula (1): in which, for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; MES is a mesogen group having at least one ring; Sp1 is a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 10 carbons; M1 and M2 are hydrogen; and R2 is a group represented by formulas (1a) to (1c): in which, Sp2 and Sp3 are a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 10 carbons; S1 is >CH—; S2 is >C<; and X1 is —OH.
US10392335B2
There is provided a method for producing hydroxypivalaldehyde (HPA), including steps (i) to (iii) below in this order, Step (i): a reaction step of reacting IBAL with FA to produce a reaction solution containing HPA, step (ii): an extraction step of extracting the reaction solution with an aldehyde solvent represented by formula (1) under basicity to obtain an extract containing HPA, and step (iii): a distillation and collection step of distilling the extract and then collecting HPA from the residue, wherein R represents a saturated alkyl group having 3 or more and 7 or less carbon atoms, further wherein the distillation step of the step (iii) is a step of distilling an extract in the presence of water, and an amount of the water which is subjected to the distillation is 100 parts by mass or more and 2,000 parts by mass or less with respect to a total amount, 100 parts by mass, of isobutyraldehyde (IBAL) derived from a raw material and an aldehyde solvent represented by formula (1) in an extract which is subjected to the distillation. The method enables HPA to be mass-produced and the collecting ratio of HPA to be improved while selectively removing impurities other than water contained in HPA, specifically IBAL and the like. According to the method for producing HPA as mentioned above, it is possible to reduce the content of neopentyl glycol-isobutyrate, isobutylaldehyde-hydroxypivalaldehyde-acetal, and isobutylaldehyde-hydroxypivalaldehyde-aldol as specific impurities byproduced from HPA.
US10392332B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds containing fluorinated end groups, to the use thereof as surface-active substances, and to compositions comprising these compounds.
US10392326B2
The present invention provides an economically advantageous method for efficiently producing a fluorine-containing compound while ensuring high conversion of the starting compound, reducing production of 245cb, and reducing equipment costs and energy costs. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a fluorine-containing compound represented by Formula (3): CF3CFYnCH2Zn (wherein n is 0 or 1, one of Y and Z is H, and the other is F or Cl) by successively reacting at least one chlorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of chlorine-containing fluoroalkane represented by Formula (1): CX3CHClCH2Cl (wherein X is independently F or Cl, with the proviso that at least one X is F) and chlorine-containing fluoroolefin represented by Formula (2): CX3CCl═CH2 (wherein X is independently F or Cl, with the proviso that at least one X is F) with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a fluorination catalyst, wherein the concentration of hydrogen chloride in a reactor inlet gas is not less than 0.01 vol % and not more than 10 vol %.
US10392324B2
A process to separate paraxylene from a mixture of paraxylene, metaxylene, orthoxylene, and ethylbenzene in a commercial simulated moving bed apparatus in a reduced number of beds is provided, allowing an additional separation to be conducted in the remaining beds. This additional separation may separate another xylene isomer, ethylbenzene, or a non-aromatic C8+ hydrocarbon from the raffinate stream produced by the first separation. A PowerFeed process is used to recover paraxylene in a first adsorption zone containing 8-16 beds of a conventional 24-bed simulated moving bed adsorption apparatus, and then a second separation may be conducted in a second adsorption zone containing the remaining beds.
US10392321B2
Processes for transalkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons is disclosed. The process includes introducing a feed stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbon compounds to a transalkylation zone. A water source is introduced to the transalkylation zone, the water source being in an amount to provide about 80 to about 120 wppm of water based upon the mass of the feed stream. The feed stream is contacted with a transalkylation catalyst in the transalkylation zone under transalkylation conditions comprising a transalkylation temperature of about 130° C. to about 230° C. in the presence of the water to provide a transalkylation reaction effluent.
US10392301B2
The present disclosure relates generally to methods for the integration of electrochromic films onto a substrate, such as a glass window, and the systems/structures formed via such methods.
US10392299B2
A solar protection and/or thermal insulation glazing including a substrate, in particular a glass substrate, provided with a stack of thin layers which act on solar radiation, the stack having the succession of the following layers, starting from the surface of the glass: an underlayer or a set of underlayers, the underlayer(s) having dielectric materials, a layer based on titanium oxide also having silicon, the overall Si/Ti atomic ratio in said layer being between 0.01 and 0.25, and in which Si and Ti represent at least 90% of the atoms other than oxygen, the thickness of the layer being between 20 and 70 nm, an overlayer or a set of overlayers, said overlayer(s) having dielectric materials.
US10392297B2
A method for manufacturing a substrate is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: step one, depositing an amorphous silicon layer on a base material; step two, depositing a silicon dioxide layer with a first thickness on the amorphous silicon layer; and step three, etching the silicon dioxide layer until a thickness thereof is reduced to a second thickness. According to the method of the present disclosure, the silicon dioxide layer with a needed thickness can be manufactured on the amorphous silicon layer. When the ELA procedure is performed, the silicon dioxide layer has an enough thickness to prevent the formation of protrusions at grain boundary of polysilicon, so that the semi-conductive layer manufactured therein can have a relatively low roughness.
US10392295B2
The present invention relates to a composite material, particularly a composite material for ceramic tiles, stone cladding, surface tops (e.g. worktops), and the like. The composite materials are typically derived from waste products. The composite materials of the present invention are formed from a glass component and a non-glass mineral component (e.g. ceramics and/or glaze). Generally the composite materials do not require any binders (especially synthetic binders) to hold the materials together. Therefore, the composite materials and products made therefrom are typically recyclable.
US10392291B2
A method for forming an optical fiber preform is provided. The method includes inserting a glass core cane into a glass sleeve such that the glass sleeve surrounds a portion of the glass core cane and such that there is a gap between the glass sleeve and the portion of the glass core cane surrounded by the glass sleeve. The method further includes depositing silica soot onto at least a portion of the glass core cane and at least a portion of the glass sleeve to form a silica soot preform, and flowing gas through the gap during processing of the silica soot preform.
US10392290B2
Methods are provided for laser processing arbitrary shapes of molded 3D thin transparent brittle parts from substrates with particular interest in substrates formed from strengthened or non-strengthened Corning Gorilla® glass (all codes). The developed laser methods can be tailored for manual separation of the parts from the panel or full laser separation by thermal stressing the desired profile. Methods can be used to form 3D surfaces with small radii of curvature. The method involves the utilization of an ultra-short pulse laser that may be optionally followed by a CO2 laser for fully automated separation.
US10392287B2
A machine is for the manufacture of a hollow glass article that includes at least one thin side wall. The machine includes at least one molten glass parison distributor, a blank mold including a cavity designed to successively receive at least one parison of molten glass, and components that form a blank of the article in the blank mold, transfer the blank into a cavity of the finishing mold, and form the article in the finishing mold. The cavity of the finishing mold includes at least one side part provided with a concave cavity to form, on the side wall of the article, a convex bulge directed towards the exterior of the article. The machine further includes a component that removes the bulge to give the side wall of the article a substantially constant thickness.
US10392283B2
A method and apparatus for removing soluble silica efficiently from accompanied water, produced from wells containing calcium ion, soluble silica, and sulfate ion, and not clogging a reverse osmosis membrane in the reverse osmosis membrane treatment process after that, includes adding a magnesium salt to mix with the accompanied water under alkaline conditions to produce insoluble silica and calcium sulfate. A microfiltration (MF) membrane treatment process includes treating a first reaction solution obtained in said magnesium salt adding process, with a microfiltration membrane to separate insolubilized silica and calcium sulfate by filtration. An acid adding process includes adding an acid to and mixing with filtrate obtained in the MF membrane treatment process to render a pH value of the filtrate on the range from 5 to 9 and a negative Langeliar saturation index. A reverse osmosis membrane treatment process includes treating a second reaction solution, obtained in the acid adding process, with a reverse osmosis membrane to obtain fresh water and membrane concentrates.
US10392280B2
A fiber bundle for bearing microorganisms. Fiber filaments are wound into a ring shape or have two ends bound into a bundle, or wires, ropes or bands made of staple fibers or fiber filaments are wound into a ring shape or have two ends bound into a bundle or are woven into a strip. A filter layer formed by fiber bundles for bearing microorganisms is characterized in large specific surface area and high porosity, and the unit capacity of bearing the microorganisms may be several times that of a granular filter material.
US10392278B2
A wastewater system is provided. The system includes channels and conduits for wastewater guidance and discharge. High aspect ratio channels and one or more distribution conduits are provided in the system such that wastewater, such as septic wastewater, is discharged from the system and into the system surroundings. The high aspect ratio channels are spaced apart from each other to allow for the discharge of the wastewater effluent from the system between the channels. The channels have a high height to width aspect ratio.
US10392275B2
Provided is a deionization apparatus which includes: a porous electrode having fine pores; a non-pore ion exchange membrane that is formed in the porous electrode; a counter electrode that is spaced from the non-pore ion exchange membrane and faces the non-pore ion exchange membrane; and a spacer that is located between the porous electrode and the counter electrode, and that has a flow passage through which water to be treated passes.
US10392269B2
A portable water purification system is disclosed. The system can have a water storage receptacle, a reverse osmosis filter, a pump, and a solar panel array group. The reverse osmosis filter can be configurable to convert source water into drinkable water, and the pump can be configurable to provide the source water from a water source to the reverse osmosis filter. The array group can have at least one bi-fold solar panel array, and the array group can be configurable to provide power for the pump. The water storage receptacle can be configurable to contain the drinkable water in one configuration and configurable to contain at least one component of the purification system for storage in another configuration.
US10392261B2
Low scatter water clear zinc sulfide with reduced metal contamination is prepared by cleaning an inert foil with an acid cleaning method and also cleaning zinc sulfide to reduce metal contamination. The zinc sulfide is wrapped in the inert foil and then treated by a HIP process to provide a water-clear zinc sulfide. The low scatter water-clear zinc sulfide may be used in articles such as windows and domes.
US10392258B2
Disclosed is a method of producing high-purity lithium carbonate and barium sulfate from discarded lithium secondary batteries, including: a first process for producing high-purity lithium phosphate from a discarded battery; and a second process for producing lithium sulfate from the lithium phosphate and producing lithium carbonate and barium sulfate from the lithium sulfate. The second process has steps of (a) producing a liquid mixture of lithium phosphate and sulfuric acid, (b) obtaining lithium sulfate by condensing the liquid mixture, (c) dissolving the lithium sulfate in water or a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, depositing phosphoric acid as lithium phosphate, and performing solid-liquid separation (d) depositing lithium carbonate and performing solid-liquid separation to obtain lithium carbonate, (e) finely grinding the lithium carbonate and classifying the particles, (f) controlling a particle size and shape by dissolving edges of particles or minute particles, (g) performing solid-liquid separation, and (h) depositing barium sulfate.
US10392256B2
The present invention provides a method for preparing graphene by using a molten inorganic salt reaction bed. The method includes the following steps: using phthalocyanine substance as a reaction raw material, well-mixing an inorganic salt with the phthalocyanine substance in the inorganic salt reaction bed, performing pyrolysis by using a temperature programmed method in an atmosphere furnace under a protective gas, and separating out a highly planar-oriented graphene material. By adopting the method, a graphene material can be obtained by pyrolysis in a non-hydrogen environment. The method is simple, the process is environmentally friendly, industrial production can be achieved, and the obtained graphene is highly planar-oriented.
US10392250B2
A reactor system for partial oxidation gasification includes a reactor vessel that has a defined reaction zone with a reaction zone inlet and a reaction zone outlet. An injector section is operable to inject reactants to the reaction zone inlet. A coolant injector is operable to inject a coolant adjacent a reaction zone outlet. A reactor vessel outlet is located downstream of the coolant injector. A controller is configured to operate the coolant injector with respect to cooling a synthesis gas discharged from the reaction zone outlet and upwardly shifting a ratio H2:CO to a target ratio.
US10392241B2
Devices and methods are provided for handling at least one hose on a fuel dispensing unit. In one embodiment, a device for handling a hose includes a hollow frame element having a first and second outer ends. A first guiding element can be arranged in the frame element, and an elastic element can extend horizontally in the frame element from a first fastening point to a second fastening point. The elastic element can be guided by the first guiding element. The device can also include a first hose guide adjacent to the first end of the frame element for guiding the at least one hose. The first fastening point can be positioned on the first hose guide such that the first hose guide is movable away from the frame element allowing the at least one hose to be pulled from an idle position to an operating position.
US10392224B2
Embodiments are directed to receiving, by a computing device including a processor, an identifier associated with a mobile device based on a passive transmission of the identifier by the mobile device, and based on the receipt of the identifier, scheduling at least one service associated with an elevator system based on an anticipated demand for the at least one service.
US10392223B2
A method includes receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, a request for at least one service associated with an elevator system from a mobile device over a cellular network. The request is validated based on a determined location of the mobile device. In response to the validating indicating that the request is approved, at least one resource associated with the at least one service is scheduled. The scheduling of the at least one resource includes placement of an elevator car call.
US10392222B2
A method includes determining an altitude of a mobile device, determining a floor coinciding with the altitude, and requesting elevator service specific to the floor mapped to the mobile device location. An apparatus includes a memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the apparatus to: determine an altitude of the apparatus within a building, determine a floor within the building coinciding with the altitude, and request an elevator car to arrive at the floor.
US10392210B2
A transmission device includes a driving motor, a separation roller module, a correction roller module, a discharging roller module, a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch and a plurality of sensors which are mounted to an automatic sheet feeder. The first clutch is disposed between the driving motor and the separation roller module. The second clutch is disposed between the driving motor and the correction roller module. The third clutch is disposed between the driving motor and the discharging roller module. The plurality of the sensors sense signal variations at the time of a leading end or a tail end of each of the documents passing through the plurality of the sensors, and the plurality of the sensors transmit the signal variations to the first clutch, the second clutch and the third clutch.
US10392199B2
An example pallet auto box with robot palletizer includes a conveyor to move a pallet into a loading area adjacent a robot for loading bags onto the pallet. The example pallet auto box with robot palletizer also includes an auto box having at least one wall, and in an example four walls, that can be raised and lowered. The at least one wall is raised as the robot stacks bags onto the pallet to maintain a border around the edge of the pallet for the bags to be stacked on the pallet. At least one wall opens as a door or gate after the pallet has been loaded with bags so that the loaded pallet can be moved out of the loading area and a next pallet moved into the loading area. The at least one wall is lowered again for stacking bags onto the next pallet.
US10392198B2
The invention relates to an arrangement (20) to transport a round blank ring (30) made from plastic from a receiving location (35) to an assembly station (90). A every point in time, the orientation and the position of the round blank ring (30) are predefined, at least within a tolerance range. To execute a movement from top to bottom in a height direction (H), it is possible to use a feed device (34) with a motor-driven conveying unit (58). This conveying unit (58) moves one or more round blank rings (30) in a positively guided manner downward in the height direction (H) to a delivery location (36). At every point in time as this is done, the orientation of the round blank ring relative to the height direction (H) is defined, at least within a predefined tolerance range.
US10392195B2
A sprocket adapted to be used in a drive unit of a chain conveyor for underground mining applications is disclosed. The sprocket may have a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body may have a front face, an axis of rotation (A-A′), and a lateral surface. The sprocket may also have a scraping member provided on the front face. The scraping member may scrape off deposits during rotation of the sprocket.
US10392194B2
A surface arrangement for a conveyor roller adapted for use in a conveyor system configured to support and move a conveyor medium, and a conveyor roller incorporating same. The surface arrangement has a cylindrical rotatable supporting surface, at least one shear stop member extending outwardly from the rotatable supporting surface, at least one lagging member positioned on the rotatable supporting surface, and a bond between the at least one lagging member and the rotatable supporting surface. The at least one lagging member is positioned on the rotatable supporting surface, with at least a portion of one end of the at least one lagging member abutting at least a portion of the side surface of the at least one shear stop member. The at least one shear stop member is adapted to resist movement of the at least one abutting lagging member in at least one direction along the circumference of the rotatable supporting surface to reduce a shear force exerted on the bond when the conveyor roller is in use. Methods of making and repairing the surface arrangement are also disclosed.
US10392172B2
A security closure 5 for a container neck 40 comprises a body 25 formed from a plastics material and a metal retention member 10 formed integrally with the body 25. The metal retention member 10 remains on the container neck 40 for retaining the body 25 on the container neck 40. The metal retention member 10 makes it impossible or very difficult to remove the security closure 5 from the container neck 40 without breaking/damaging/destroying the container. The security closure 5 and a container having a container neck 40, and a method of forming the security closure 5 are also disclosed.
US10392168B2
A pouring spout sealing structure of an inside plug includes a sealing member including a bottom part for sealing an opening of a pouring spout of the inside plug, a peripheral wall rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom part, and a knob part extending from the peripheral wall, in which the sealing member is connected to the upper end of the opening of the pouring spout at the peripheral edge of the bottom part, the connected portion constitutes a thin part breakable by a certain pulling force, and the peripheral wall is inclined upwardly and outwardly from the opening of the pouring spout. The container pouring spout sealing structure achieves both sealability and easy opening properties, reduces number of parts and manufacturing steps, and is applicable to small containers such as cosmetic containers.
US10392166B2
A squirt dispensing closure (10) for liquid drink flavor concentrate includes a closure body (12), a hinged cap (14), and a flow baffle (18). The closure body has a closure deck (20) and a tubular dispensing spout (22) having a lower portion (26) extending downwardly to provide a flow conduit (28) from the interior of the closure body. The flow baffle (18) includes a bottom wall (40), and a side wall (42) which is snap mounted over the lower portion of the dispensing spout (22). A fluid well (50) is formed in the bottom wall (40) and a fluid opening (52) is formed on a peripheral edge of the bottom wall. An arcuate baffling wall (54) extends upwardly from the bottom wall (40) adjacent the fluid opening (52), forming a restricted flow gap (56) from the fluid opening into an interior of the flow baffle (18). A baffling post (58) extends upwardly from within the fluid well 50) into the flow conduit (28) to form a restricted annular flow passage (60) therebetween.
US10392165B2
A container that includes a container body and a securely attached container lid. The container lid can form an airtight and/or liquidtight seal between the container lid and the container body when the container lid is in the fully closed position and locked position. The container lid is attached to the container body by a hinge. The container lid includes a seal member, cover window portion, and an outer rim portion having a plurality of lid latches. The latches are configured for movement between an unlatched position in which the container contents can be accessed and a latched position in which latch features engage fastening members to secure the container lid in the fully closed and locked position to the container body.
US10392163B2
A dispenser (10) for dispensing flowable materials has a container (12) having an outer wall (16) and a membrane (34) collectively defining a first chamber (18) configured to contain a flowable material. The membrane (34) extends from the outer wall (16) at an angle. The membrane (34) has a thickness and a weld seam (40), and the weld seam (40) has a thickness less than the thickness of the membrane (34).
US10392162B2
A hinged slider for a closure assembly of a bag includes a top wall and a pair of legs extending from the top wall. A first leg and a second leg of the pair each includes a top end attached to the top wall and a bottom end opposing the top end. A pair of wings is hingedly attached to the pair of legs. A first wing and a second wing of the pair of wings is each hingedly attached to the bottom end of the first leg and second leg, respectively, to hinge upwardly. The first wing and the second wing hinge upwardly in order to install the slider onto the closure assembly.
US10392153B2
A ventilation board is manufactured from a corrugated board comprising at least one depressed portion on both sides of the board in such a way that flutes of the corrugated layer between said depressed portions are exposed to form a plurality of passageways for passage of fluid across the board, in other words, from one side to the other side of the board. The depressed portion is formed by forming a cut on the surface of each side of the board in such a way that the cut penetrating from one side of the board passes through the corrugated layer of the corrugated board but does not pass through the other side of the corrugated board, and depressing the cuts in such a way that the flutes between the depressed portion get exposed in order to provide passageways for passage of the fluid across the board.
US10392150B2
Plastic container (1) being composed of a neck (3), a shoulder (5), a body (4) and a base section (2), where the base section (2) comprises at least two tie members (6a) extending from a central area (8) to the side wall of the base (2). According to the invention, the tie members (6b, 6c) and/or the function of the tie members (6b, 6c) of the base (2) at least in certain areas extend into the body section (4) or into the body (4) and the shoulder section (5) of the plastic container (1).
US10392145B2
The object of the invention is to realize an apparatus for automatically and precisely filling single containers in succession with a pre-defined amount of products; each container is filled with two distinct loads of products, wherein the first load is determined according to its weight roughly measured, and the second load is determined numerically based on the difference between said first load and a pre-defined conventional weight; the apparatus comprises a first conveyor, a second conveyor loaded automatically with the products transported by the first conveyor, a third conveyor which is loaded with the agricultural products transported by the second conveyor and that transfers the products poured and present onto it inside a succession of single containers, weighing means able of weighing the total weight of the products on the whole present on the second conveyor, wherein the third conveyor is able of transferring the products poured and present on it in a succession of single containers; there is arranged a fourth conveying means preferably “V”-shaped and able of pouring a numerically controlled quantity of similar products onto the third conveying means, which, in the end, pours it onto a container below with a motion of going on and partial rotation.
US10392135B2
A passive thermal system for use in satellites includes a solid radiator panel with a plurality of heat pipes attached to a surface thereof. In addition to their heat transporting capability, the heat pipes strengthen the radiator panel to which they are coupled. In some embodiments, the heat pipes are structurally modified to increase their area moment of inertia.
US10392125B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for passively detecting air turbulence using one or more infrasonic sensors mounted on an aircraft. The system may include one or more infrasonic sensors that are mounted on the aircraft and configured to detect infrasound. The system may also include a processor configured to receive output signals from the one or more infrasonic sensors and detect air turbulence away from the aircraft based on the output signals received from the one or more infrasonic sensors. The detected air turbulence may include natural or man-made turbulence including wake turbulence, clear air turbulence, mountain waves, or events such as a rocket launch.
US10392124B2
Combined modality hover drift cueing methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed. For example, some implementations can include a system comprising one or more sensors, and a combined modality hover drift cueing controller coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to determine hover drift and to control a plurality of indicators in response to determined hover drift. The system can also include a mode selector coupled to the combined modality hover drift cueing controller and configured to provide an indication of mode selection between one of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, wherein the first mode is a combined modality mode. The system can further include a peripheral vision hover drift indicator coupled to the controller and mounted on an inside surface of an aircraft cockpit, and a tactile feedback indicator coupled to the controller.
US10392111B2
A semi-automated lock assembly is provided and includes a housing, a pawl rotatably coupled to the housing to occupy and rotate between retracted and erected positions relative to the housing and a torque generating assembly. The torque generating assembly is secured within the housing and is coupled to the pawl to apply torque assist to an erecting rotation thereof without opposing a retracting rotation thereof.
US10392105B2
A method of assisting in rotor speed control in a rotorcraft can include measuring a rotor speed with a sensor; detecting a droop in the rotor speed beyond a lower droop limit; and commanding a decrease in collective in response to the rotor speed drooping beyond the lower droop limit. A system of assisting in rotor speed control in a rotorcraft, the system can include: a computer having a control law, the control law operable to generate a decrease collective command to an actuator in response to a rotor speed decreasing below a lower droop limit; wherein the lower droop limit is below a normal lower rotor speed range.
US10392103B2
A detachable power transfer device for a rotary-wing aircraft includes a docking station integrated into the rotary-wing aircraft. A power pod of the detachable power transfer device is constructed and arranged to detachably connect to the docking station for transferring power to the rotary-wing aircraft.
US10392101B2
An aircraft including a wing (1) and a wing tip device (6). The wing tip device (6) is moveable between a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations. In the ground configuration the wing tip device is folded inwardly from the flight configuration such that the span of the aircraft is reduced. The wing tip device (6) is connected to the wing along a hinge axis (14) by spar beams (10 and 12) of the wing tip device, one of the beams being mounted for pivoting about a fixed axis and the other beam being mounted on a spherical bearing (15) to provide greater freedom of movement. Various actuator arrangements may be provided to pivot the wing tip device.
US10392091B2
An outboard motor and methods of use thereof in general, includes a powerhead removeably affixed to the transom of a boat, and a gear case rotationally connected to a propeller shaft, the outboard motor including a telescopic drive shaft, the telescopic drive shaft having a first drive shaft section rotationally connected to the motor and a second drive shaft section rotationally connected to the gear case, and a telescopic drive shaft housing, the telescopic drive shaft housing configured to support the telescopic drive shaft internally therethrough, whereby the telescopic drive shaft and the telescopic drive shaft housing are configured to provide depth adjustment for the gear case and the propeller shaft, and thus enable the propeller to be raised and lowered during propulsion to improve propulsion efficiency.
US10392086B2
A system for underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and wirelessly controlled subsystems is provided. The system comprises an ROV and a subsystem mounted to the ROV. The ROV includes a microcontroller, a main battery, and a transmitter-receiver. The subsystem includes a controller and a transmitter-receiver. The ROV is configured to communicate wirelessly with the subsystem via signals transmitted between the ROV transmitter-receiver and the subsystem transmitter-receiver. The system can further comprise a control center having a transmitter-receiver configured to communicate wirelessly with the ROV transmitter-receiver and the subsystem transmitter-receiver. The system can further comprise at least one relay module configured to relay signals between the transmitter-receivers of the system. The ROV of the system can also be configured to wirelessly transfer power from the main battery to the power source of the subsystem, such as by resonance coupling.
US10392078B2
A wireless control system for a bicycle may include a base part attachable to a bicycle and a movable part. The control system may also include an electric motor disposed on the electromechanical component and a control unit disposed on the electromechanical component for operating the electric motor to operate the electromechanical component, the control unit including a wireless receiver. The control system includes a wake sensor connected to the control unit, the wake sensor configured to cause the control unit and the wireless receiver to become operational in response to detected vibrations of the bicycle.
US10392077B2
A directional transmission mechanism, a directional sprocket apparatus using the directional transmission mechanism, and a pedal device using the directional sprocket apparatus are disclosed. The directional transmission mechanism includes a driving shaft, an output shaft, a co-rotating wheel, a reverse-rotating wheel, and a switching mechanism. The co-rotating wheel set drives the output shaft to rotate in a direction that is the same as that of the driving shaft. The reverse-rotating wheel set drives the output shaft to rotate in a direction opposite to that of the driving shaft. The switching mechanism switches the driving shaft to drive the co-rotating wheel set or drive the reverse-rotating wheel set to rotate, so as to enable the output shaft to rotate directionally. The co-rotating wheel set is connected with the driving shaft and the output shaft, and the reverse-rotating wheel set is connected with the driving shaft and the output shaft.
US10392076B2
Propulsion unit for an electric pedal assisted cycle (EPAC) comprising an electric machine having a stator and a rotor, rotatable about a motor axis, said rotor (16) being operatively connected to a crank pin, defining a crank axis, mechanically connected to the pedals, wherein the propulsion unit comprises at least an electronic unit for operating and controlling the functioning of the electric machine, wherein the propulsion unit comprises at least a pair of housings defining a containment space which houses the electric machine and at least partially the crank pin, wherein the propulsion unit comprises transmission means of the motion from the rotor to the crank pin, wherein the electronic unit is contained and supported inside said containment space by an intermediate support element.
US10392073B2
A bicycle handlebar system that ensures comfort, safety, increasing center of gravity control. An ergonomic bicycle handlebar system including a hood having: a hood sweep angle from a top bar hood to a first portion of a drop, a drop angle from the first portion of a drop to the second portion of a drop, a thumb index; and a palm flat segment. The coefficient ergonomic bicycle handlebar may be made of nano tube zlyte resin with graphene impregnated carbon fibers.
US10392071B2
In the electric component support structure for the saddle ride vehicle including a body frame F that supports a water-cooled engine, and a radiator that is supported on the body frame through collars, a gyro sensor is fixed to electric component support pieces provided on the radiator.
US10392068B2
A bicycle including a handlebar attached to a frame at substantially a midpoint, a first set of light sources disposed to project light in a first forward direction, said first set of light sources including a fixed light source and a motor-controlled light source, disposed to project light in a second forward direction said second set of light sources including a fixed light source and a motor-controlled light source, a controller, said controller disposed on the handlebar, said controller coupled to the first set of light sources and the second set of light sources, a rotation sensor operable to sense movement of the handlebar relative to the frame, said rotation sensor coupled to the controller, wherein the motor-controlled light sources move in response to the position of the rotation sensor.
US10392065B2
A bicycle seat assembly includes a bicycle seat including a front portion and a rear portion and rear portion and mounting platform attachable to a bicycle seat post or seat post adaptor of a bicycle. One portion of the bicycle seat releasably attaches to a portion of the mounting platform and another portion of the bicycle seat releasably attaches to another portion of the mounting platform.
US10392043B2
A cart for transporting an object, such as a storage container or a cooler for storing food and/or beverages, is provided. The cart includes a securing member to attach the cart to the storage container. The securing member includes first and second clasps each formed from a resilient material and configured to engage respective first and second securing members of the storage container. The first and second clasp are configured to resiliently flex away from the storage container to receive the storage container.
US10392041B1
Disclosed is a foldable chassis of manually driven carrier vehicles capable of self-locking in unfolded position. The chassis includes a frame having a reference plane, an actuator attached pivotally to said frame, a first mechanism comprising said actuator and a platform attached pivotally to said frame, and a second mechanism comprising said actuator and two arms, each attached to said frame pivotally around a first axis and configured for attaching a wheel arrangement rotatable around a second axis. Said first and second mechanisms configured to move independently of each other between at least a first position, in which said platform generally perpendicular to said frame and said wheel arrangements generally perpendicular to said reference plane, and a second position, in which said platform adjacent to said frame and said wheel arrangements adjacent and parallel to said reference plane.
US10392036B2
A train control system enabling a train to smoothly travel while performing handover. The system includes an on-vehicle wireless station mounted on a train following a preceding train and connected to an on-vehicle control device of the train, ground wireless base stations capable of wirelessly communicating with the on-vehicle wireless station, and a base station control device to control the base stations. The ground wireless base station is located between the ground wireless base station with which the on-vehicle wireless station is communicating and the ground wireless base station forming a communication area including a travelling permission point determined by a position of the train. The base station control device reserves radio resources of the ground wireless base stations while communicating with the ground wireless base station.
US10392031B2
A system includes a drive system having one or more traction motors coupled in driving relationship to a plurality of wheels of a vehicle system. The traction motors are configured to provide both motive power for the vehicle system in a propel mode of operation and retarding effort to brake the vehicle system in a braking mode of operation. The system further includes a parking brake for maintaining a static position of the vehicle system when in an engaged state, and a controller configured to detect when the parking brake is in the engaged state. The controller is further configured to control at least one of the one or more traction motors to provide a braking effort to resist movement of the vehicle system when the parking brake is in the engaged state.
US10392027B2
A user interface unit alternately designates an automatic switching mode, a manual-on mode, and a manual-off mode. A determining unit determines whether or not execution of driving assistance is permitted at a current time, based on a predetermined determination index related to whether or not execution of driving assistance is possible. A control unit executes a driving assistance mode when the execution of driving assistance is permitted and executes a manual driving mode when the execution of driving assistance is determined to not be permitted, under a condition that the automatic switching mode is designated. The control unit executes the driving assistance mode when a switch for designating the manual-on mode is operated, under a condition that the execution of driving assistance is permitted. The user interface unit does not receive input that designates the manual-on mode when the execution of driving assistance is determined to not be permitted.
US10392024B2
The invention is a modular vehicle that is intended for a variety of operations including both military and civilian operations. The vehicle addresses the issue of performing special purpose tasks that the vehicle is asked to do. Such tasks can be accomplished by configuring the vehicle as an ambulance, as a fire-fighting vehicle, as a communications van, as a command and control vehicle, etc. Thus, the vehicle is readily adapted using standardized and customized modules that are readily attached to a standardized platform that includes an appropriate interconnection means.
US10392023B2
A control system for a vehicle for determining whether a trailer is attached to the vehicle, the system being configured to receive an input of pitch data for the vehicle and to determine from the pitch data whether a trailer is attached to the vehicle.
US10392018B1
A vehicle includes an electric machine, a coolant circuit, a refrigerant circuit, and a controller. The electric machine is configured to charge a battery via regenerative braking. The coolant circuit has an electric heater. The refrigerant circuit has an electric compressor. The controller is programmed to, responsive to a capacity of the battery to receive power being less available regenerative braking power and ambient air temperature being less than a first threshold, direct regenerative braking power to the heater but not the compressor. The controller is further programmed to, responsive to the capacity of the battery to receive power being less available regenerative braking power and ambient air temperature exceeding a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, direct regenerative braking power to the compressor but not the heater.
US10392015B2
A vehicle control device mounted on the own vehicle and configured to control the own vehicle according to the position of another vehicle ahead of the own vehicle. The vehicle control device comprises an estimated course calculation means calculating an estimated course of the own vehicle; a setting means setting a parameter indicating whether the other vehicle is in the path of the own vehicle based on the relative position of the other vehicle with respect to the own vehicle in a lateral direction orthogonal to the estimated course of the own vehicle; a determination means determining whether the other vehicle is a leading vehicle in the path of the own vehicle based on the parameter; and a changing means changing the likelihood of being determined as the leading vehicle when the estimated course is a curve, based on the estimated course and the position of the other vehicle.
US10392000B2
A vehicle drive includes a gear set, a first motor/generator coupled to the gear set, a second motor/generator at least selectively rotationally engaged with the gear set, an engine at least selectively coupled to the gear set and selectively coupled to the second motor/generator, and a clutch configured to selectively engage the second motor/generator to the engine. The first motor/generator and the second motor/generator are electrically coupled without an energy storage device configured to at least one of (a) provide electrical energy to the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator to power the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator and (b) be charged by electrical energy from the first motor/generator or the second motor/generator.
US10391998B2
A method includes controlling an electrified vehicle by automatically engaging a braking device if the electrified vehicle is in park and an engine start or stop request has been received. Controlling the electrified vehicle includes preventing a brake lamp from illuminating during engagement of the braking device.
US10391987B2
A method of controlling a vehicle including providing a system having a plurality of brakes and a curve detecting mechanism. Each brake of the plurality of brakes is configured to slow rotation of a respective wheel. The method further includes detecting a curve in a forward travel path of the vehicle using the curve detecting mechanism. At least two brakes but fewer than all of the plurality of brakes are pre-filled in response to the detection of a curve.
US10391986B2
A method for operating an electronic brake system in a vehicle having at least two tires on an axle, wherein the vehicle has a center of gravity (SP) with a height (hSP), is disclosed. According to the method, the height (hSP) of the center of gravity (SP) is calculated and used as a parameter by the electronic brake system. An electronic control unit, an electronic brake system, and a vehicle including the same for carrying out the method are also disclosed.
US10391982B2
A lighted conveyor assembly for a vehicle wash system for moving a vehicle through a vehicle wash process including a vehicle treatment area and including a pair of guide rails for engaging the wheels of the vehicle to keep it on the conveyor. The guide rails including a protective sheath disposed thereon for preventing damage to the wheels of the vehicle. The protective sheath is made of a translucent material and contains a light source, which may be an LED strip light, and is configured to emit light that can be seen by a vehicle occupant in the vehicle treatment area. The light source may display a variety of patterns or effects, including specific colors or patterns to indicate that associated features of the car wash process are active. The light source may also be seen from outside of the treatment area to provide a positive impression for potential customers.
US10391971B2
A seat belt retractor that has a simple structure, easy to manufacture and operates accurately is provided, and a seat belt apparatus provided with the seat belt retractor is also provided. The seat belt retractor includes energy absorbing mechanisms that absorb and alleviate the energy of a vehicle occupant by limiting a load applied to a seat belt. The energy absorbing mechanisms is coaxially incorporated in a spool, whose one end portion is retained by the spool and the other end can be locked by the lock mechanism, and obtains a rotational force when being twisted. The second energy absorbing mechanism includes a first rotating member rotatable together with the spool, an abutting member relatively rotatable with respect to the first rotating member by a predetermined angle, a second rotating member relatively rotatable with respect to the abutting member, and an energy absorbing member whose one end portion is fixed to and supported by the second rotating member and the other end portion abuts against the abutting member.
US10391970B2
A seat assembly includes a seat back and a headrest adjustably coupled to the seat back. The headrest defines a first guide passage and a second guide passage, each extending through the headrest. The seat assembly includes a retractor and a belt. The belt extends continuously from a first end to a second end. The first end is engaged with the retractor. The belt has a looped portion from the first guide passage to the second guide passage. The belt extends from the looped portion through the first guide passage to the first end, and extends from the looped portion through the second guide passage to the second end.
US10391969B2
A heat-resistance increasing fabric sheet for an airbag is used in an airbag that is deployed and inflated by inflation gas discharged from a gas outlet portion of an inflator. The heat-resistance increasing fabric sheet is configured to increase the heat resistance of a member subjected to an increase in heat resistance. The heat-resistance increasing fabric sheet includes a base fabric sheet, a heat-resistant layer, and a top coat layer. The base fabric sheet is made of cotton fibers and arranged between the member subjected to an increase in heat resistance and the gas outlet portion. The heat-resistant layer is made of aluminum foil laminated on a surface of the base fabric sheet that faces the gas outlet portion. The top coat layer is made of a plastic film laminated on a surface of the heat-resistant layer that faces the gas outlet portion.
US10391967B2
A roof airbag apparatus may include: a gas injector configured to inject gas; a tether guide disposed along the longitudinal direction of a roof; a chamber part connected to the tether guide, and deployed by gas received from the gas injector; and a chamber moving part installed in the chamber part, and moving the chamber part while being pressed by the gas transferred to the chamber part.
US10391966B2
A vehicular occupant restraining device, that includes: an inside air bag arranged on an inner side, in a vehicle width direction, of a side frame in a side section, the inside air bag receiving a gas supply from a second inflator, the inside air bag deploying by inflation in the side section earlier and at a higher pressure than a side air bag, and the inside air bag pressing a seated occupant to an inner side in the vehicle width direction. The inside air bag is configured so as to deploy by inflation in a region more to a vehicle upper side than a second-from-bottom rib of six ribs provided in a torso of an AM50 type international standard side collision dummy, in a state in which the dummy is seated in the vehicular seat.
US10391961B2
Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method for selecting a driving mode for a vehicle includes receiving occupant preference information indicative of whether an occupant prefers that the vehicle operating in a driving mode (e.g., a sport mode), receiving a set of vehicle state parameters indicative of whether the operational state of the vehicle is conducive to the driving mode, and receiving a set of occupant state parameters indicative of the state of one or more occupants of the vehicle. The method further includes selecting a driving mode based on the occupant preference information, the set of vehicle state parameters, and the occupant state parameters, and then engaging vehicle tuning parameters for the vehicle based on the selected driving mode.
US10391951B2
Described are passenger seats that include a system for storing objects disposed on a rear side of the passenger seat. The system may include a cavity and a divider wall disposed within the cavity, wherein the divider wall separates a lower portion of the cavity into at least two compartments including a personal electronic device compartment on a rear side of the cavity and a secondary compartment on a forward side of the cavity.
US10391950B2
A stowable docking module includes a translation housing received within a housing sub-assembly for translation between a first, stowed position and a second, deployed position. A docking station sub-assembly is mounted to the translation housing and is pivotably mounted to the translation housing to pivot between a stowed position and a deployed position. The docking station sub-assembly includes a first hook member having a first gripping position and a second gripping position. The first hook member is moveable on the docking station between the first gripping position and the second gripping position. A second hook member is secured to the docking station and arranged to oppose the first hook member. An electronic device may be docked in the stowable docking module by securing the device between the first hook member and the second hook member.
US10391949B2
A stackable container assembly is disclosed, the assembly having a base container having a container body having a top surface and a bottom surface, an attachment base adapted for connecting the base container to a vehicle, and a fixture assembly attached to the top surface; and an accessory container having an accessory body having an accessory bottom surface, and an accessory base on the accessory bottom surface selectively connecting the accessory container to the fixture assembly of the base container such that the accessory container is stacked on top of the base container. A container and a vehicle provided with the stackable container assembly are also disclosed.
US10391943B2
A vehicle mirror assembly is provided herein. The vehicle mirror assembly includes a housing operable between a deployed position and a folded position. A lamp assembly is coupled to the housing and has a first light source configured to direct light rearwardly of the housing and a second light source configured to direct light forwardly of the housing. The housing is configured to move from the deployed position to the folded position when an object is detected.
US10391941B2
In a vehicular door mirror device, a main body section of a motor is supported by an assembly tube of a case in a horizontal direction, and a gear plate is supported by a support tube of the case in the horizontal direction. Therefore, dimensional variation in the horizontal direction between central axis lines of an output shaft of the motor and the gear plate can be suppressed, and variation in meshing amount of a worm gear of the output shaft and the gear plate, and a worm shaft, can be suppressed.
US10391936B2
A first photosensor is sensitive to the wavelength of excitation light, insensitive to the wavelength of fluorescent light, and receives a portion of the output light to generate a first current corresponding to the amount of light received. A second photosensor is sensitive to the fluorescent light wavelength, insensitive to excitation light wavelength, and receives a portion of the output light to generate a second current corresponding to the received light amount. A first current/voltage conversion circuit outputs a first detection voltage corresponding to the voltage drop across a first resistor. A second current/voltage conversion circuit outputs a second detection voltage corresponding to the voltage drop across a second resistor. If (i) a relation between the magnitudes of the first detection voltage and the second detection voltage has reversed, or (ii) if the first detection voltage deviates from a normal voltage range, a judgment unit asserts an abnormality detection signal.
US10391934B2
A method and an apparatus for generating a horn actuation signal. A load cell is placed inside a steering wheel, which changes its resistance when being stressed or deformed by a force transmitting part of the steering wheel. An actual voltage (Va) depending on the resistance of the load cell is measured and the horn actuation signal is generated based on the measurement of the actual voltage (Va). The actual voltage (Va) depends additionally to the resistance of the load cell and on an adjustable voltage (Vad) generated by an adjustable voltage generation unit. Additionally, the result of the measurement of the actual voltage (Va) is permanently compared to a defined value, and the adjustable voltage (Vad) is adjusted in response to the difference between the result of the measurement of the actual voltage (Va) and the defined value at least as long as no horn actuation signal is generated, such that closed circuit for controlling the actual voltage (Va) is provided.
US10391926B2
Provided is a lane adaptive lamp control apparatus including a lane sensor configured to sense lane information of a road being traveled on, a lane determiner configured to determine information of a lane being traveled on from the lane information sensed through the lane sensor, and a lamp controller configured to control turning-on of a lamp according to the lane information determined by the lane determiner.
US10391922B2
Techniques for drone device control are provided. In one example, the technique includes monitoring, by a drone device operatively coupled to a processor and allocated to a vehicle in operation, one or more conditions associated with the vehicle. The technique also includes, in response to identifying, by the drone device, a defined condition of the one or more conditions: moving, by the drone device, to a position relative to the vehicle and determined based on the defined condition; and performing, by the drone device, an indication operation determined based on the defined condition.
US10391921B2
An apparatus, a vehicle and a method for securing intermodal cargo containers is provided. Couplers include pins and bottom supports to engage apertures and bottom surfaces of corner fittings for intermodal cargo containers. The couplers may also include sidewall supports to engage forward facing side surfaces of the corner fittings. The pins, bottom supports, and sidewall supports hold an intermodal cargo container in place through a relatively large range of acceleration forces without damaging the corner fittings of the intermodal cargo containers. The couplers are selectively movable from a retracted position to an extended position to engage the corner fittings of the intermodal cargo containers.
US10391918B2
A cargo restraint system having a load bearing perimeter rail and a tie-down ring assembly. The load bearing perimeter rail further comprised of a plurality of protruding bosses with a hole within each boss. Further, a tie-down ring assembly comprised of a tie-down ring and a pin wherein the tie-down ring is inserted through the hole in the plurality of protruding bosses of the load bearing perimeter rail. Protruding bosses and/or recessed load bearing features within a load bearing rail are capable of accepting additional components beyond a tie-down ring assembly to increase interchangeability of load bearing platforms.
US10391915B2
A system and method are disclosed which prevent structural damage to a chair footrest in an aircraft. Aircraft typically include release pins which when pulled out of apertures at different angular positions on arms existing on each side of the seat frame enable a user to set the footrest at different angular positions. To avoid overloading, the pin has been included in a pivotable housing on an axle. Resistance against rotation of the pin is provided using a torsion spring. This enables the resistance to be set at a level that allows the pin to break out to prevent overloading.
US10391910B2
A seating assembly includes a seat. A front assembly bracket is coupled to an underside of the seat. A rearward retention member defines a receiving aperture to receive a front cross-tube. A polymeric overmold is disposed over the rearward retention member. A forward retention member is operable between open and closed positions and is disposed proximate the rearward retention member. A rear assembly bracket includes a tab end operably coupled with the seat. A rounded body is configured to close engage a rear cross-tube. A fastener end is configured to secure the rear assembly bracket against the cross-tube.
US10391908B2
A head rest is illustrated and described that has a head box (11) by which at least one support rod (12) can be secured to a vehicle seat, wherein at least one end of the support rod (12) is received in a bearing (14) carried on the head box (11) or the vehicle seat, wherein the support rod (12) can be latched releasably to at least one bearing (14) by a latch (15) movable between a latching position and a release position, wherein the latch (15) has at least one notch (16) that extends over a region of the circumference of the support rod (12) and has a latch element (17) carried by the bearing (14).The special feature is that the latch element (17) is movably mounted, so that in the latching position, in the event of a relative rotation between the support rod (12) and the bearing (14), it is movable out of a starting position into at least one crash position.
US10391905B2
A vehicle seat including a seat back including a back pad and a back cover, wherein the back pad has a recess portion opened forward, through holes penetrating in a front-and-rear direction are provided in an outer peripheral edge portion of a rear wall portion of the recess portion, and a board is mounted on a rear wall portion side of the back cover which covers the rear wall portion, wherein at least one protrusion portion extending toward an outer side in an in-plane direction of the rear wall portion is provided on a part of the board, and wherein the back cover covers an inner surface of the recess portion, and the at least one protrusion portion inserted into at least one of the through holes is engaged and mounted on a back surface portion of the back pad on an opposite side of the rear wall portion.
US10391895B2
A locking device for a vehicle seat. The recliner includes a plate holder including a first catch protrusion on one of a plurality of guide blocks, a sector gear including an internal gear on an inner surface thereof, a plurality of pawl teeth each configured to be moved between a pair of the guide blocks, the pawl teeth including catch hooks on portions of inner surfaces thereof, an operation cam including a second catch protrusion protruding therefrom; and a return spring having a spiral shape, the return spring including a center inner end portion hooked and supported on the second catch protrusion and an outer end portion hooked and supported on the first catch protrusion, wherein a support protrusion protrudes from the operation cam to support the return spring while making point contact with a center inner surface of the return spring.
US10391889B2
A system for controlling a seat of a vehicle includes a relax mode to ensure ride quality to a passenger seated on a rear seat and sequentially drive respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat to positions to secure the ride quality, a monitor mode to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the rear seat so as to view a monitor apparatus primarily attached to a rear surface of a front seat, a reading mode to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portion of the rear seat so as to allow the passenger to perform reading by using a lighting lamp attached to a rear seat region, and a return mode to sequentially drive the respective electrically-powered portions of the front seat and the rear seat to positions just before moving the front seat and the rear seat to predetermined standard portions or the positions of the respective modes.
US10391888B2
A seat moves along a rail in the front-back direction of a vehicle. A juxtaposed member (receiving member) extending in the front-back direction of the vehicle is joined to a floor or the seat so as to be located next to the rail. A detected portion is provided either to the juxtaposed member or to a member which is located on the floor side or the seat side which moves relative to the floor or the seat to which the juxtaposed member is coupled. A sensor that detects the detected portion is provided either to the juxtaposed member or to the member located on the floor side or the seat side. As a result of this configuration, the installation position of the sensor is less spatially restricted than the case in which the sensor is provided to the rail.
US10391884B2
A drive power control device includes: a modeling error reduction unit configured to calculate a correction torque by performing high-pass filter processing on a correction amount calculated by a correction amount calculation unit; a control motor torque command value calculation unit configured to calculate a control motor torque command value by adding the correction torque to a motor torque command value; and a slip reduction control unit configured to perform, when the vehicle starts traveling or slip is detected, control to reduce slip by switching the cutoff frequency of a high-pass filter HPF to be low as compared with normal traveling.
US10391882B2
A cell-contacting system for a motor-vehicle battery module, in particular for an electric or hybrid vehicle includes an, in particular, substantially plate-shaped support structure and multiple separate contact elements, each of which is used to contact two adjacent battery cells of the motor-vehicle battery module. The contact elements are arranged next to one another in a first row, each element being fixed at one side to the support structure.
US10391881B2
A high voltage battery apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The battery apparatus is installed in a lower portion of the vehicle and includes a plurality of battery modules and a cooling unit that has a plurality of cavities in which the battery modules are inserted and fixed. The cooling unit has a hollow portion through which cooling water flows, thereby cooling the battery modules using the cooling water.
US10391875B2
A method of operating a wireless-power receiver comprises: determining a first resonant frequency of a resonant circuit, of the wireless-power receiver, corresponding to a first time at which the wireless-power receiver is disposed at a first longitudinal offset from a power transmitter, the first longitudinal offset being relative to a length of a device containing the wireless-power receiver; determining a second resonant frequency of the resonant circuit, corresponding to a second time at which the wireless-power receiver is disposed at a second longitudinal offset from the power transmitter, the second longitudinal offset being relative to the length of the device containing the wireless-power receiver, and the first longitudinal offset being different from the second longitudinal offset; and determining a lateral misalignment of the wireless-power receiver relative to a wireless-power transmitter based on the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency.
US10391873B2
A mobile energy store which includes a storage device which delivers energy stored therein to a load. The mobile energy store includes a receiving device which receives a request signal of the load. The request signal includes at least information about a location distant from a charging station for the mobile energy store. The mobile energy store also includes a drive device which moves the mobile energy store autonomously in the public road traffic from the charging station to the location distant from the charging station based on the request signal.
US10391864B2
A system includes a battery pack designed to store electrical energy at a rated voltage and having a first and second battery module, each having a plurality of battery cells, and at least one switch selectively coupled to the battery modules. The system further includes an on-board charger that receives electrical power. The system further includes an ECU that determines a current voltage of the battery modules. The ECU also controls the at least one switch to transfer the electrical power to a combination of the battery modules until the current voltage of the first battery module or the second battery module reaches the rated voltage. The ECU also controls the at least one switch to transfer the electrical power to the first battery module when the current voltage of the first battery module is less than the current voltage of the second battery module.
US10391862B2
In a head-up display, a cover member includes a first transmissive member and a second transmissive member that transmit a light beam including an image generated by an image generation unit. The first transmissive member is formed to face upward from a front end to a rear end. Likewise, the second transmissive member is formed to face upward from a front end to a rear end. The rear end of the first transmissive member is offset to an upper side from the front end of the second transmissive member.
US10391860B2
Systems and methods for installing and sealing a fuel pump in a fuel tank are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for installing and sealing a fuel pump in a fuel tank may include (1) a fuel tank with an opening in a surface thereof; and (2) a fuel pump hanger assembly, the fuel pump hanger assembly comprising; (a) a plurality of assembly screws; (b) a plurality of clamping lugs configured to thread onto the plurality of assembly screws and engage an inside surface of the fuel tank; (c) a top plate further comprising; (i) a bearing surface configured to engage an external fuel tank surface; (ii) a plurality of through holes proximate the perimeter of the top plate and perpendicular to the bearing surface; (iii) a plurality of bosses, each of the plurality of bosses adjacent to each through hole, configured to guide and position the each clamping lug; and (d) a gasket positioned between the top plate and the fuel tank.
US10391858B2
An active air flap assembly with improved sealing performance includes a plurality of flaps operated by an actuator for selectively opening and selectively closing a radiator grill installed at the front of a vehicle, a fixed shroud surrounding the outside of the plurality of flaps such that air passing through the radiator grill flows towards the plurality of flaps, the plurality of flaps being fixed to the fixed shroud, and a movable shroud slidably installed on the fixed shroud, the movable shroud being connected to the flaps through an interlocking device and further being slidable toward the front of the vehicle from the fixed shroud by the interlocking device when the flaps are operated.
US10391856B2
An air deflector for a vehicle includes a pair of side air deflectors joined by an intermediate air deflector, and one or more drainage apertures offset from a sealed outboard corner of each of the pair of side air deflectors. The air deflector further includes one or more draining surfaces adapted to promote movement of liquids and solids to the one or more drainage apertures. The one or more drainage apertures may be defined by a non-planar margin defined in the intermediate air deflector member and/or the pair of side air deflectors. The one or more draining surfaces include a plurality of crowned and sloped surfaces adapted for directing movement of liquids and solids to the one or more drainage apertures.
US10391849B2
A vehicle drive device that includes a rotating electrical machine that together with an internal combustion engine serves as a driving force source for wheels, a speed change device disposed next to the rotating electrical machine in an axial direction, or a direction in which a rotation axis of the rotating electrical machine extends, a drive device case formed by joining a first case accommodating the rotating electrical machine and a second case accommodating the speed change device, and a rotating electrical machine control device that controls the rotating electrical machine and that is fixed to outside of one of the first case and the second case.
US10391847B2
A locking device for a top of a convertible vehicle having a locking support, a locking hook, which can be shifted in a translational and rotational manner so as to be displaced between a release position and a locked position, and a driving mechanism for the locking hook, the driving mechanism comprising a driving wheel, which is driven by a driving motor and which drives a slide movable on the locking support, the slide being connected to the locking hook in such a manner that the locking hook undergoes a displacing movement when the slide is moved. A securing pin is arranged on a first component movable relative to the locking support, the securing pin engaging into a corresponding recess of a second component moveable relative to the locking support when the locking hook is in the locked position.
US10391846B2
An adjustable-length handle assembly for a vehicle includes a retractor and a flexible web disposed to deploy from and retract into the retractor. A gripping portion is disposed at a distal end of the flexible web. The assembly may further include a flexible web guide roller having a brake mechanism, to allow adjusting the handle assembly to a desired position.
US10391845B2
A door assembly system for public transportation that includes: a public transportation vehicle having an outer shell and an inner passenger compartment; at least one door having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top, a bottom and two sides, wherein the door slides to open so that passengers can enter or exit the inner passenger compartment; a C-shaped rail, wherein the rail is coupled to the outer shell of the vehicle; and a coupling component that is coupled to the inner surface of the door and is designed to mate with or engage with the C-shaped rail in a slideable manner. A method of securely opening a door on public transportation that includes: providing a train, bus or public transportation vehicle having an outer shell and an inner passenger compartment; providing at least one door having an outer surface, an inner surface, a top, a bottom and two sides, wherein the door slides to open so that passengers can enter or exit the inner passenger compartment; providing a door assembly kit, the kit comprising a C-shaped rail and a coupling component; installing the C-shaped rail to the outer shell of the vehicle; installing the coupling component to the inner surface of the door, opening the door; and mating or engaging the coupling component with the C-shaped rail in a slideable manner.
US10391843B2
A vehicle sun visor includes a sun visor body supported with respect to a vehicle ceiling so as to be freely rotated between a storage position and a use position, and a mirror mounted in a mounting part provided in the sun visor body. If an area that is a part below the mounting part of the surface of the sun visor body located in the use position is designated a lower surface area, a plurality of reinforcement ribs extending in a short-axis direction of the sun visor body are provided in the lower surface area in parallel with one another at a predetermined interval in the long-axis direction of the sun visor body. The predetermined interval is shorter than a distance in a short-axis direction of the lower surface area.
US10391842B2
A computing system for a vehicle includes one or more processors and a memory for storing data and program instructions usable by the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to determine if a virtual straight line connecting a predetermined location within a vehicle with a light source external to the vehicle passes through a window of the vehicle. If the straight line passes through a window, it is determined if the straight line will pass through any deployable vehicle shade if the shade is deployed. If the straight line will pass through a shade if the shade is deployed and the shade through which the straight line will pass is not already deployed, the vehicle may be operated so as to deploy the shade through which the straight line will pass if the shade is deployed.
US10391839B2
A refrigeration cycle device includes a pre-evaporator decompression unit that decompresses refrigerant which flowed out from an exterior heat exchanger, and an evaporator passage that guides the refrigerant which flowed out from the exterior heat exchanger to a suction port of a compressor while passing through a pre-evaporator decompression unit and an evaporator. Further, the refrigeration cycle device includes a bypass passage that guides the refrigerant which flowed out from the exterior heat exchanger to the suction port of the compressor while bypassing the pre-evaporator decompression unit and the evaporator, a pre-exterior device switching unit, and a passage switching unit that opens and closes the bypass passage. Further, the pre-exterior device switching unit and the passage switching unit form a coupled valve where the pre-exterior device switching unit and the passage switching unit are mechanically coupled.
US10391821B2
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with tread grooves defining a asymmetrical tread pattern. The tread grooves include an outboard shoulder main groove and an outboard crown main groove extending zigzag continuously in the tire circumferential direction. The outboard shoulder main groove is composed of alternate long groove segments and short groove segments which are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction to the outboard tread edge. The inclination angle θb of the short groove segments is larger than The inclination angle θa of the long groove segments. The groove widths of the long groove segments are gradually increased toward the outboard tread edge.
US10391820B2
Provided is a pneumatic tire being improved in heat dissipation effect in the tread portion while being ensured in rigidity of the land portion. A narrow groove (9) is formed on a tread surface (1), the narrow groove extending in a direction inclined relative to the tire circumferential direction and having a groove width (W1) and a groove depth (D1), the groove width (W1) being smaller than the groove depth (D1). The narrow groove (9) opens at both ends thereof to the outside of the land portion. An air inflow part (10) is formed on at least one of the groove walls (9c) of the narrow groove (9), the groove walls facing each other in the tire circumferential direction, where the narrow groove (9) has a maximum depth (D1) and the air inflow part (10) has a maximum depth (D2), the D1 and the D2 satisfying 5
US10391818B2
Disclosed are a pneumatic tire that includes a tread having a pattern asymmetrical about the tire equatorial plane, and that is easy to produce and may surely reduce cavity resonance without lowering repair efficiency, and a method of producing the same. A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion having a pair of tread halves, the tread halves extending between the tire equatorial plane and respective outer ends in the tire width direction of the tread portion, respectively, and having different negative ratios. The tread portion has short fibers fixed to at least a portion of a tire inner peripheral surface of the tread portion, and one of the tread halves with a higher negative ratio has a lower short-fiber fixation area ratio than that of the other tread half.
US10391817B2
A reinforced product (21) comprises: an elastomer matrix (23), several reinforcing elements (44) embedded in the elastomer matrix (23), the reinforcing elements (44) being arranged side by side in a main direction (X1). Each reinforcing element (44) comprises: at least one filamentary element (46) comprising a single monofilament, and at least one sheath coating the filamentary elements (46) and comprising at least one layer of a thermoplastic polymer composition. The ratio R1=ODO/E of the mean minimum thickness ODO of elastomer present on the back of the sheath to the mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) is less than or equal to 0.17, the mean minimum thickness of elastomer ODO and mean thickness E of the reinforced product (21) being measured in a direction (Y1) substantially perpendicular to the main direction (X1).
US10391809B2
A writing instrument having a writing part, having a writing tip, and having a protective cap which protects, the writing tip and is releasably connectable to the writing part. For the releasable connection between the cap and writing part, the writing part has several connecting structures, each with a connecting region which is curved in an ellipsoidal, ball-shaped manner, such as balls or semi-spheres, and the cap has an internal thread on the inside. The internal thread of the cap and the connecting structure of the writing part are positioned and aligned with each other in such a manner that, in each case with the cap in a state fastened on the writing part, the connecting region of the respective connecting structure engages completely or in part in a or the thread of the internal thread.
US10391803B2
An image recording paper medium containing a resin having a constitutional unit represented by General Formula (1) and a constitutional unit represented by General Formula (2-1) and/or a constitutional unit represented by General Formula (2-2), in which in the resin, a content of the constitutional unit represented by General Formula (1) is 30% to 96% by mass, and a total content of the constitutional unit represented by General Formula (2-1) and the constitutional unit represented by General Formula (2-2) is 4% to 70% by mass. Also provided are a manufacturing method of the image recording paper medium and an image recording method including the manufacturing method: where R1, L1, R2, R3, L2, M1 and M2 are as defined herein.
US10391794B2
A duplex sheet printer comprising a first and second sheet quality detection device for determining a suitability of a sheet for printing. The first sheet quality detection device applies a first sheet rejection threshold to which sensed sheets are compared, while the second sheet quality detection device applies a second sheet rejection threshold different from the first. The controller designates sheets in the printing system to be sensed by one of the sheet quality detection devices in accordance with the sheet's media type or the sheet being on a simplex or duplex pass. Different rejection criteria are thus applied to the sheets without adjustment of a sheet quality detection device, resulting in high speed printing.
US10391793B2
The present invention provides a technique that simplifies operations for making appropriate print settings. Accordingly, a terminal apparatus serving as an information processing apparatus according to the present invention acquires, from a printing apparatus, information indicating the sheet type and size of the sheets set in each paper feed tray. Then, the terminal apparatus determines whether the acquired information includes a sheet type that matches a sheet type suitable for an attribute of information selected by a user as a print target. If it is determined that the information includes a sheet type that matches the suitable sheet type, the terminal apparatus generates print data including information designating a paper feed tray containing sheets of the matching sheet type, and transmits the generated print data to the printing apparatus.
US10391788B2
An element substrate, comprises: a plurality of printing elements configured to discharge liquid; a plurality of first driving elements disposed in correspondence with the plurality of printing elements and configured to drive the plurality of printing elements; a plurality of heating elements configured to heat the element substrate; a plurality of second driving elements disposed in correspondence with the plurality of heating elements and configured to drive the plurality of heating elements; and a delay unit that delays timing of driving the plurality of second driving elements to drive the plurality of second driving elements at a predetermined time difference when driving the plurality of second driving elements simultaneously.
US10391777B2
A printing-fluid cartridge is inserted into a prescribed insertion space of a cartridge-attachment section in an insertion direction crossing a gravitational direction to be attached thereto in an attached posture. The printing-fluid cartridge includes: a housing including a storage chamber, a supply portion having a supply hole, an electrical interface disposed at an upper surface of the housing, and an interfering surface. The interfering surface is positioned upward of the storage chamber and extends in a widthwise direction of the housing. The interfering surface is positioned downward and frontward relative to the electrical interface and is configured to abut against a projection provided at another insertion space different from the prescribed insertion space of the cartridge-attachment section during an insertion of the printing-fluid cartridge into the another insertion space.
US10391775B2
An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer includes a bottom face and a front face; an ink interface on the front face of the ink cartridge for connection to a cartridge receiving structure; a guide interface in the bottom face for guiding the cartridge along a straight line during insertion into the cartridge receiving structure for connecting the ink interface; a latch track disposed in the bottom face of the ink cartridge to guide a latch of the cartridge receiving structure; a latch stop disposed in the latch track for engaging the latch, where the latch track comprises a locking track and an unlocking track to accommodate movement of the latch with respect to the latch stop, the locking track being at least partly separate from the unlocking track; and a latch guide for redirecting the latch towards the locking track, rather than the unlocking track.
US10391764B2
An exemplary element substrate includes: function circuits for executing functions for a print operation; a discrimination circuit for receiving a data signal and transferring the received data signal to a corresponding function circuit in accordance with a result of discriminating the type of data included in the received data signal; and an error detection circuit for detecting whether a transfer error occurs in the received data signal. The detection result is reflected in a received latch signal and a received reset signal. In accordance with the executed functions, some function circuits are caused to latch the transferred data signal by the latch signal in which the detection result is reflected. On the other hand, remaining function circuits are caused to reset the transferred data signal by the reset signal in which the detection result is reflected.
US10391763B2
Inkjet printing system for processing substrates including a chuck for placement of a substrate and an inkjet printing head with at least one nozzle. Each chuck has chuck reference marks, each of which is associated with an associated camera. An electronic controller assembly is configured to take a set of images each instance a substrate having substrate reference marks has been placed on a chuck, with each image containing a chuck reference mark and a substrate reference mark. For each image, the position of the chuck relative to the camera and the position of the substrate relative to the camera is determined. Subsequently, the substrate position relative to the chuck is calculated and based thereon the firing of the at least one nozzle is timed and the movement of the printing motion assembly is controlled so that the liquid drops are accurately positioned on the substrate.
US10391762B2
The present disclosure discloses a page wide array (PWA) printer (20) particularly but not exclusively for performing print jobs while maximizing print bar performance uniformity within the printer. The PWA printer includes a print bar which can be moved laterally and a controller which causes the print bar to laterally move from a first to a second position and causes the nozzles within the print bar to print an image while the print bar is in the second position without modifying the lateral alignment of the image.
US10391757B2
A printer is configured with positioning members that hold components at predetermined positions to enable a controller operating at least one printhead in a three-dimensional object printer to form structure about the components. The positioning members can then be removed from the printed three-dimensional object to enable continued formation of the three-dimensional object.
US10391753B2
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize support structure in the process of building objects that may be removed by rotating the support structure to a second orientation before removal, as well as novel support structures to be used within these AM processes. The support structures are fabricated in a first orientation and then rotated to the second orientation. The support structures are removed by passing through an outlet of the object.
US10391737B2
A portable thermal protection system is provided for protecting equipment, facilities, and personnel in a region from a high intensity incident heat source. The system can be formed as a sleeping bag, a tent, a blanket, a sleeping bag, a vertical barrier, a curtain, a flexible rollup doorway, or a wrap. The system includes an outer textile layer first layer, an insulative material(s) second layer, and a non-porous film third layer which forms a gas barrier. Some embodiments include a fourth layer formed of a material to provide radiation protection. In some embodiments, the first and/or second layers are integrally formed with the materials that reflects radiation. The layers are joined together by high-temperature adhesives, stitching, needling, or tacking.
US10391727B2
A light emitting device includes a substrate, a light source, and a covering member. The light source has an optical axis, a light source bottom portion and a light source upper portion opposite to the light source bottom portion in the optical axis. The light source is provided on the substrate at the light source bottom portion. The covering member has a bottom surface and a top portion opposite to the bottom surface in the optical axis and is provided on the substrate at the bottom surface to cover the light source. The covering member has a recess portion on the top portion above the light source and around the optical axis.
US10391726B2
Disclosed are a composite layer, a composite layer lamination and a method of manufacturing a composite layer. The composite layer includes: a resin core formed in a plate-shape and comprising with a plurality of guide protrusions protruding along an edge of the resin core as being spaced apart at a predetermined distance from each other and a plurality of guide notches between the plurality of guide protrusions; and a reinforcing fiber wound around the resin core via the plurality of guide notches functioning as a guide for the reinforcing fiber.
US10391723B2
A method for placing a piece of composite material onto a substrate. The piece of composite material is placed on the substrate with using an end effector. The piece of composite material is held against the substrate using the end effector. The piece of the composite material is compacted against the substrate while also holding the piece of composite material against the substrate using the end effector.
US10391719B2
A process and system for manufacturing roller blinds is provided which includes structure for performing plural steps including a first step of helically winding slat fabric about a drum, thereby forming a slat product. A second step includes moving the slat product from the drum to a platform. A third step includes winding the slat product about a roller tube to form a roller blind. A fourth step includes moving the blind from the platform to a heat treating device.
US10391702B2
Personal watercraft and personal watercraft fabrication using a thermoforming process are described. The personal watercraft manufacturing process includes a set of molds, thermoforming equipment, and thermal formable materials. The process greatly reduces manufacturing costs, decreases manufacturing time, increases part consistency and tolerances, offers better performance characteristics and durability and results in less environmentally harmful deposits and waste.
US10391700B2
The plastic structural article includes an elongated tubular shell having opposed end sections, a middle section there between and an interior cavity. The interior cavity has a foam core situated therein. The foam core comprises steam expandable polymer beads which when expanded substantially fill the interior cavity. The bead and shell are of a similar plastic composition enabling the articles to be reground and recycled. An apparatus for forming the articles and an associated method of manufacture are also disclosed.
US10391692B2
An injection molding system includes a plurality of inspection apparatuses for inspecting molded article quality, a unit that transports a molded article molded by an injection molding machine, a molded article containment unit that is provided for each of types of post-treatment operations needed for the molded article, a transport destination designation unit that selects and designates the molded article containment unit to contain the molded article on the basis of a combination of inspection results from the plurality of inspection apparatuses, and a molded article sorting and transport unit that sorts and transports the molded article into the molded article containment unit designated by the transport destination designation unit.
US10391691B2
The invention relates to a method and a device for demolding annular elastomeric molded parts from a mold core of an injection mold which has an inner mold core (1) and outer mold jaws and in which the molded parts (9) are produced parallel to one another in annular mold cavities (5) of the mold core (1). According to the invention, after removal of the outer mold jaws, the mold core (1), which contains the produced elastomeric molded parts (9) on the surface thereof, is set at such a high rotational speed about the longitudinal axis thereof that the internal diameter of the elastomeric molded parts (9) is increased because of centrifugal force to such an extent that the molded parts (9) are released from the mold cavities (5) and can be removed from the mold core (1) in the axial direction (10) while they are still rotating.
US10391684B1
Cauls and methods of using cauls to produce composite articles are provided. The caul transitions from a rigid state to an elastomeric state and from an elastomeric state to a rigid state in response to a stimulus and has a reinforcement density of from 100 kg/m3 to 500 kg/m3. Methods of using cauls to produce composite articles involve positioning one or more fiber layers between a caul and a cure mold surface when the caul is in a rigid state. The fiber layers, caul, and cure mold surface may be covered with a sealed barrier and a pressure gradient may be applied. Before, after, or before and after performing the vacuum the fiber layers may be impregnated with resin. The fiber layers may be cured, which may provide a stimulus to transition the caul from a rigid to an elastomeric state, and the composite article is produced.
US10391671B2
A process for producing a non-dense sintered ceramic molded body having at least two layers, wherein a first powdery ceramic material forming a layer is contacted with at least a second powdery material forming at least a second layer; said first powdery material has a presintering temperature T1 that is higher than the presintering temperature Ts of said at least second powdery ceramic material; the course of a curve of shrinkage S1 of said at least first powdery ceramic material differs from the course of a curve of shrinkage S2 of said at least second powdery material, wherein curve of shrinkage S1 is shifted towards higher temperatures as compared to curve of shrinkage S2; and the layers are subjected to a common temperature treatment at a presintering temperature Ts that is lower than the presintering temperature T1 and at least equal to T3 to cause sintering that remains in a stage of sintering that has not proceeded to the theoretical density; wherein the curve of shrinkage S1 is modified by admixing at least one component having a curve of shrinkage S3 which material is compatible with said powdery ceramic material into said first powdery ceramic material, i. e. has a grain size smaller than the first powdery ceramic material, to equalize the curves of shrinkage S1 and S2 in the region of the presintering temperature Ts.
US10391665B2
According to the present invention, an apparatus is provided that allows cutting an opening in a material, such as a wall or surface, while accurately controlling the depth of penetration so as not to damage or destroy any existing materials behind the wall or surface, and also without needing equal access behind the wall or surface. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the apparatus includes a support block assembly having a thickness and at least one primary surface, the at least one primary surface defining a perimeter of the support block assembly; and one or more cutting blades coupled to the support block assembly in at least one location and extending away from the at least one primary surface, the one or more cutting blades being arranged in a closed plane orientation and each being coupled to the support block assembly such that the one or more cutting blades extend away from the at least one primary surface at an inset distance relative to the perimeter of the support block assembly. In another preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes one or more levels. And in another preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a handle.
US10391656B2
A device for measuring fabric and methods of making the device in accordance with the present disclosure are primarily characterized by a substantially rigid translucent base material and a flexible removable coating which resists the movement of the fabric. The removable coating is applied in liquid form, such as through spraying, and can cure at room temperature and under ambient lighting. The removable coating may be configured to be selectively removable, such that a user may selectively modify the degree to which the base removable coating resists movement of the fabric. In one embodiment, the liquid form of the removable coating is sprayed through a template so as to cure into a plurality of separately removable sections.
US10391651B2
A razor head includes a housing and at least one integrally formed rigid razor blade. The housing has a top face defining a shaving window and an opposed stopping face. The razor blades are freely mounted in the housing and have a cutting edge portion and a guided portion. A bent portion is intermediate the cutting edge portion and the guided portion. A cantilever dimension, measured as the distance between the cutting edge and a guided portion axis, is between 1.1 millimeters and 1.8 millimeters. The guided portion cooperates with a guide so that each blade is independently translatable with respect to the housing along a sliding direction parallel to the guided portion axis under the effect of shaving forces applied to the blade during shaving.
US10391650B2
In a hair grooming appliance, a head is detachably mountable on a handle having a motor and a receptacle configured to receive at least a portion of the head therein when the head is mounted on the handle with the head in operative connection with the motor. The handle has a first attachment member positioned at least partially within the receptacle and arranged to detachably engage the head when the at least a portion of the head is inserted into the receptacle and a second attachment member positioned at least partially within the receptacle and arranged to engage the head when the at least a portion of the head is inserted into the receptacle. The second attachment member is a different type of attachment member than the first attachment member. In a particular embodiment, the hair grooming appliance is a shaver.
US10391646B2
A flex clipper provides a feature to help the cutting blade set float more effortlessly by adjusting automatically to the contours of a client's head to prevent getting stuck and causing cuts and irritation to the scalp. The hair clippers preferably also uses a self-contained motor-driven adjustment mechanism to adjust the relative position of the stationary and reciprocating blades of a common type of blade set. Two momentary switches operable by the thumb of the hand holding the clipper afford a barber total automatic adjustment with the clipper itself in an on or off condition.
US10391642B2
A balancer is provided on robot including a first arm and an arm support for the base end of the first arm to rotate freely via bearing members that have a first axis line extending in the horizontal direction as a central axis; and a gas spring mechanism for causing the first arm to generate torque centered on the first axis line by elastic expansion or elastic contraction in a direction opposite the torque centered on the first axis line that is generated by gravity acting on the first arm between a first angular position and a second angular position in which the slope with respect to the vertical direction is greater than the first angular position.
US10391640B1
A wrist joint structure in which a direct drive motor is used is provided in a robot in which two hands are mounted on one robot arm. The robot includes: a robot arm; a plurality of stages of hands including a first hand and a second hand that are provided at a tip of the robot arm; a first direct drive motor in which a rotation axis is defined at the tip of the robot arm, the first direct drive motor coupling the first hand to the tip of the robot arm such that the first hand is rotatable about the rotation axis; and a second direct drive motor that couples the second hand to the first hand such that the second hand is rotatable about the rotation axis.
US10391633B1
The present application discloses systems and methods for inventorying objects. In one embodiment, a robot detects an object and sends identification data and location data associated with the detected object to a cloud computing system. The identification data may include an image of the object and/or information from a tag, code, or beacon associated with the object. In response to receiving the identification data and the location data, the cloud computing system identifies the object. The cloud computing system may also determine or create a first map associated with the identified object and a second map associated with the identified object. The first map may be associated with the current location of the object and the second map may correspond to a past location of the object. The cloud computing server may compare the first and second maps, and then send instructions to the robot based on the comparison.
US10391630B2
The present invention provides a mobile robot configured to navigate an operating environment, that includes a machine vision system comprising a camera that captures images of the operating environment using a machine vision system; detects the presence of an occlusion obstructing a portion of the field of view of a camera based on the captured images, and generate a notification when an occlusion obstructing the portion of the field of view of the camera is detected, and maintain occlusion detection data describing occluded and unobstructed portions of images being used by the SLAM application.
US10391627B2
Described herein is an arm supporting exoskeleton, comprising an arm link mechanism. The arm link mechanism comprises a proximal link, a distal link, an arm coupler, and a variable force generator. The distal link is rotatable relative to the proximal link. The arm coupler is adapted to couple an upper arm of a person to the distal link. The variable force generator comprises a first spring and a second spring, configured to create a torque between the proximal link and the distal link. In the first force mode, the variable force generator exhibits a first stiffness rate defined by the first spring that supports the upper arm of the person against gravity forces and. In the second force mode, the variable force generator exhibits a second stiffness rate defined by the first spring and the second spring that supports the upper arm of the person against the gravity forces.
US10391624B2
A power tool including a housing, a motor, an output shaft, a cartridge, a connecting shaft, a restrictor, and a slider. The connecting shaft is configured to move between a working status in which the connecting shaft is coupled with a first tool bit in a first tool chamber which the connecting shaft passing through, and a release status in which the connecting shaft is separated from the first tool chamber. The restrictor is configured to move between a first position and a second position. The slider is configured to move along an axial direction to cause the restrictor to be moved from the first position to the second position.
US10391622B2
A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.
US10391618B2
The invention relates to a pull-out tester (1) for a setting tool used for setting a setting bolt (3), comprising a retaining part (4) for holding the setting bolt (3), an elastic element (7), at least one means (9) for transmitting a pull-out force acting on the setting bolt (3) onto the elastic element (7) such that if a pull-out testing force acting on the setting bolt (3) is exceeded, the connection between the setting bolt (3) and the pull-out tester (1) can be detached due to a deformation of the elastic element (7). The problem addressed by the invention is that of being able to provide a substantially constant pull-out testing force, even in different temperatures and with a different pull-out speed of the pull-out tester (1). The problem is solved in that the force transmitted to the elastic element (7) in order to deform the elastic element (7) substantially causes an elastic deformation of the elastic element (7) and the connection between the setting bolt (3) and the pull-out tester (1) can be detached due to the substantially elastic deformation of the elastic element (7).
US10391615B2
A rotatable fastening device includes a rotatable base and an impact member. The rotatable base rotates along a pivoting axis, and the rotatable base is removably connected with and driving a rotatable member. The impact member is removably connected to an outside of the rotatable base, and the impact member has at least one gravity unit projected outwardly therefrom. The gravity unit is driven by the rotatable base to rotate around the pivoting axis for generating a tangent impact force.
US10391610B2
An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing includes a support for a polishing pad having a polishing surface, and an electromagnetic induction monitoring system to generate a magnetic field to monitor a substrate being polished by the polishing pad. The electromagnetic induction monitoring system includes a core and a coil wound around a portion of the core. The core includes a back portion, a center post extending from the back portion in a first direction normal to the polishing surface, and an annular rim extending from the back portion in parallel with the center post and surrounding and spaced apart from the center post by a gap. A width of the gap is less than a width of the center post, and a surface area of a top surface of the annular rim is at least two times greater than a surface area of a top surface of the center post.
US10391603B2
A polishing object is prevented from slipping out without depending on the process type or the polishing condition. A polishing apparatus for polishing a surface to be polished of an polishing object by sliding the surface to be polished and a polishing member relative to each other, including: a pressing unit that presses a back surface of the surface to be polished of the polishing object such that the surface to be polished is pressed against the polishing member; a retainer member that is arranged on an outer side of the pressing unit and presses the polishing member; a storage unit that stores information concerning a condition for preventing the polishing object from slipping out, the condition being defined by use of information concerning a pressing force of the retainer member; and a control unit that acquires information concerning a force of friction between the surface to be polished of the polishing object and the polishing member or information concerning the pressing force of the retainer member, and executes control for adapting to the condition for preventing the slipping-out by using the acquired information concerning the force of friction or the acquired information concerning the pressing force of the retainer member.
US10391601B2
A position measuring device for use on a machine tool includes a scale section that can be scanned by way of a scanner device and serves to detect a position of a first component of the machine tool in relation to a second component of the machine tool, which is movable in relation to the first component, when the scale section is arranged on the first component and the scanner device is arranged on the second component, and at least one holding element as a constituent of an indirect attachment for indirectly attaching the scale section to the first component of the machine tool. A material of the at least one holding element has a thermal expansion coefficient that is less than a thermal expansion coefficient of a material of the first component of the machine tool.
US10391597B2
A laser processing unit includes a workpiece loading station, and a laser workstation having a laser robot that performs a laser operation. A flexible endless loop extends from the loading station through the workstation for delivering a workpiece from the loading station to the workstation. A first stationary wall section separates the workstation from the loading station. A second stationary wall section is offset from the first stationary wall section. A first movable door is configured to form a laser light-tight seal with the first stationary wall section. A second movable door configured to form a laser light-tight seal with the second stationary wall section. A seal projection is attached to the flexible endless loop. The seal projection forms a laser light-tight seal with the first movable door when the workpiece is located in the loading station and forms a laser light-tight seal with the second movable door when the workpiece is located in the workstation.
US10391596B2
This tool exchange device for a machine tool uses an exchange arm to exchange tools between a processing area and a tool accommodation area which are partitioned by a partition wall provided with an opening and a shutter capable of opening and closing the opening. In the tool exchange device, an imaging device is used to capture an image of a tool in the tool accommodation area, the length of the tool is calculated from the captured image of the tool, the opening width of the shutter is determined in accordance with the length of the tool, and the shutter is opened to the determined opening width.
US10391595B2
A floating type machining platform includes a base, a holding platform, a first elastic module, a second elastic module and a third elastic module. The holding platform is configured to hold a workpiece. The first elastic module is connected between the base and the holding platform for allowing the holding platform to move along and rotate around a first axis relative to the base. The second elastic module is connected between the base and the holding platform for allowing the holding platform to move along and rotate around a second axis relative to the base. The third elastic module is connected between the base and the holding platform for allowing the holding platform to move along and rotate around a third axis relative to the base. Wherein, the first and the second axes are different horizontal axes, and the third axis is a vertical axis.
US10391593B2
A plurality of individual medical devices is created that define a medical device family. Within the family of medical devices, each of the plurality of medical devices has at least one dimension that, within an acceptable tolerance, is substantially equal to the same dimension of another of the plurality of medical devices. Thus, for each medical device in the family, another, corresponding medical device has at least one substantially similar dimension. For example, a first medical device may have a first value for a dimension and a second medical device may have a second value for the same dimension that is equal to one of the sum of the second dimension and the acceptable tolerance or the difference between the second dimension and the acceptable tolerance. Thus, each of the plurality of medical devices varies from another of the plurality of medical devices by the acceptable tolerance.
US10391592B2
A process for producing a tool having a main body which extends in a longitudinal direction and at least one blade for machining a workpiece includes providing a base coating on the tool; grinding the at least one blade in a manner that removes the base coating in the region of the at least one blade; and providing a second, fine coating, to the at least one ground blade.
US10391588B2
Very fine closed form structures can be scribed via filamentation in the transparent substrate very quickly, the modified zone can be etched via dry or wet chemical etching to release the closed form. A metal layer engages the transparent substrate and is covered with photoresist. A portion of the photoresist and a portion of the metal are removed simultaneously with the creation of a filament through the transparent substrate. The photoresist protects the portion of the metal layer that is not removed. The desired closed form can be released by weakening the cut region using dry or wet chemical etching to remove the desired part.
US10391581B2
A joining apparatus for panel sheets and a joining method for panel sheets using the same are provided. The joining apparatus includes an element punching device which stores and supplies elements according to a specification of a panel sheet and inserts the element into a first panel sheet among different types of panel sheets. Additionally, a welding device resistively welds a part of the first panel sheet into which the element is inserted by the element punching device.
US10391577B2
A hybrid welding system is provided. In one embodiment, the welding system includes an engine-driven generator, an energy storage device, a contactor, and a controller. The controller may be configured to control delivery of weld power from the generator when a commanded output is below a threshold level, and from both the generator and the energy storage when the commanded output is above the threshold level. Closing of the contactor enables the energy storage device to contribute to weld power during welding operations and to be charged by the generator output independent of charging between weld operations. Additional hybrid welding systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10391572B2
The apparatus serves for inhomogeneous cooling of a flat object with a first main face and a second main face opposite the first main face. The flat object is cooled by a cooling device from the direction of the first main face. On the second main face, a heating device locally acts upon a first partial face in such a way that the flat object is subjected to heat at said first partial face relative to a second partial face adjoining said first partial face in such a way that said first partial face is cooled more slowly in comparison with the second partial face and, during the cooling process, the second main face of the flat object therefore has an inhomogeneous temperature distribution at least in a partial time period of the cooling.
US10391565B2
A general purpose hole saw guide and a method of forming holes through surfaces, without the need of a centering bit, are provided. The hole saw guide includes a circular disk with concentric grooves on its surface. The disk is transparent and portable for placement on a surface through which a hole is to be drilled to facilitate the centering and stabilizing control of a hole saw on the surface. The method includes the steps of providing a transparent disk having concentric grooves; positioning the disk on a surface; mounting the disk to the surface; inserting a hole saw that is fitted to a drill into the grooves of the disk; drilling a hole through the disk and surface beneath it; and removing the disk from the surface after the hole has been drilled.
US10391564B2
A hybrid cutting apparatus and a method of cutting a groove are provided.The hybrid cutting apparatus includes: a main body that is connected with a rotation shaft of a machine tool; a grooving tool that is coupled to one side of the main body and for forming a groove at an interior circumference of a workpiece; and a tool position control means that controls a position of the grooving tool to correspond to a cutting surface position of the workpiece.
US10391561B2
A cubic boron nitride-based sintered material includes cubic boron nitride particles of 70 to 95 vol %, in which in a structure of a cross-section of the sintered material, a binder phase with a width of 1 nm to 30 nm is present between the adjacent cubic boron nitride particles, the binder phase being made of a compound containing at least Al, B, and N and having a ratio of an oxygen content to an Al content of 0.1 or less in terms of atomic ratio.
US10391551B2
A mold body for use in a mold includes a mold cavity, a chill cavity, a fill channel, and a chill material having a thermal conductivity that is greater than the thermal conductivity of the mold body disposed within the chill cavity. The chill cavity is formed adjacent the mold cavity and is separated from the mold cavity by a chill wall. The fill channel is in communication with the chill cavity and with an exterior surface of the mold body.
US10391545B2
Provided are self-aligning riveting tools and methods of utilizing such tools for installing rivets. A tool includes an aligning sleeve, which is slidably coupled to a first die. Furthermore, the tool includes a die holder, which is slidably coupled to a second die. During operation, the aligning sleeve is positioned over the rivet head thereby axially aligning the first die relative to the rivet, even before the first die contacts the rivet head. The second die contacts the rivet shank end thereby axially aligning the rivet relative to the second die and the die holder. Advancing the die holder toward the first die first clamps the rivet in the tool and then proceed with forming the rivet tail. The rivet remains coaxial with both dies during all of these operations.
US10391538B2
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing steel parts of sheet metal by hot deep drawing characterized by bringing the semi-finished product into austenitic condition by heating, subsequently cooling its locations, which would undergo undesirable deformation, to a temperature below the austenite temperature, and then completing the forming process.
US10391534B1
A method and apparatus for straightening dents and irregularities in wheels including a spindle, a platen mounted on the spindle configured such that the wheel can be mounted on the spindle with the spindle projecting through the central hub hole and at least one actuator device positionable between the spindle and a section of the wheel to be straightened, the actuator exerting a straightening force on the rim of the wheel and a mobile device including the same.
US10391533B2
A method for producing a motor vehicle component from a light metal alloy includes: extruding an extruded profile with, in cross section, at least two mutually different wall thicknesses and at least one closed hollow chamber and with an extrusion width, at least partially flattening and/or widening the cross section to a processing width, wherein the processing width is greater than the extrusion width, before or after the flattening and/or widening, performing separation to form blanks, processing the blanks by deformation to form the motor vehicle component.
US10391528B2
A cleaning apparatus using a gas-mixed liquid includes a first inlet port into which a liquid supplied from the outside is introduced, a second inlet port into which a gas to be mixed with the liquid introduced from the first inlet port is introduced, a mixing chamber in which the liquid introduced from the first inlet port and the gas introduced from the second inlet port are mixed with each other, and an outlet port through which the liquid mixed with the gas in the mixing chamber is discharged. According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently remove slime such as scale generated in a variety of industrial conduits in which liquids flow, and germs, etc. deposited in various conduits.
US10391524B2
A rotating drum of a rotating drum-type workpiece cleaning device is provided with feed fins that extend helically along the inner circumferential surface of the drum body. The feed fins are, for example, fins in which metal sheets have been folded. On both sides of the feed fins, the angle of the internal corner between the feed fin and the inner circumferential surface of the drum body is an obtuse angle, for example, about 120 degrees. It is possible to prevent or limit the trapping of conveyed workpiece in the internal corner and trapping between adjacent fin sections.
US10391523B2
A sensor washing device that includes a washer housing that has a ring portion and a fluid source attachment. The fluid source attachment is configured to receive fluid. The ring portion has a main opening for receiving a detecting head of the sensor, an attachment side configured for mounting the washer housing, and a washing side configured to frame the detecting head of the sensor. The washing side is in fluid communication with the fluid source attachment. A plurality of nozzles are disposed in a transition portion of the washer housing between the ring portion and the fluid source attachment of the washer housing. The plurality of nozzles are configured to discharge fluid to the washer side radially inwardly towards the main opening for cleaning the detecting head of the sensor.
US10391515B1
An applicator assembly may include an applicator member and a pump. The applicator member may include an applicator surface substantially matching a surface of a pipe or fitting. The pump may cause a fluid to flow via one or more channels onto the applicator surface. When the pipe or fitting is positioned within or around the applicator surface the pump causes the fluid to flow between the applicator surface and the surface of the pipe or fitting applying the fluid to the surface of the pipe or fitting.
US10391514B2
Arrangements described herein include coating application systems and methods for controlling such systems. The system can include an application end configured to be operatively connected to a robot arm. The application end can include one or more nozzles to dispense a coating onto a workpiece. The application end can further include one or more brushes to brush a portion of the coating dispensed onto the workpiece. The brush can be moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position. In some arrangements, the systems can include a cleaning tool to remove excess coating from the brush after brushing.
US10391508B2
An improved container suitable for use with a nesting sprayer handle is provided. The container includes a container handle opening with an improved top wall geometry. The top wall geometry resists deformation to reduce or eliminate accidental dislodgment of a sprayer handle when the sprayer handle is nested in the container handle opening.
US10391507B2
A portable washing device, including: a housing, a motor arranged in the housing, a pump driven by the motor, a container for storing washing liquid connected to the pump, a spraying pistol held and controlled by a user connected to the pump, the liquid spraying out from the spraying pistol, the pistol comprises a control unit for controlling the portable washing device.
US10391498B2
The present disclosure provides, among other things, systems for nucleic acid amplification. Provided systems for nucleic acid amplification substantially irreversibly seal the contents of a nucleic acid amplification reaction vessel. Provided systems reduce amplification contamination, for example amplification carryover contamination. Provided systems reduce amplification of spurious nucleic acids or amplification products. The present disclosure also provides methods of amplifying nucleic acids. The present disclosure also provides methods of amplifying nucleic acids using provided systems. Provided systems and methods are useful for nucleic acid amplification.
US10391490B2
A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, comprising: a substrate having a broad surface; a set of wells defined at the broad surface of the substrate, and a set of channels, defined by the wall, that fluidly couple each well to at least one adjacent well in the set of wells; and fluid delivery module defining an inlet and comprising a plate, removably coupled to the substrate, the plate defining a recessed region fluidly connected to the inlet and facing the broad surface of the substrate, the fluid delivery module comprising a cell capture mode.
US10391486B2
A technique relates to a fluidic cell configured to hold a nanofluidic chip. A first plate is configured to hold the nanofluidic chip. A second plate is configured to fit on top of the first plate, such that the nanofluidic chip is held in place. The second plate has at least one first port and at least one second port. The second plate has an entrance hole configured to communicate with an inlet hole of the nanofluidic chip. The second port is angled above the first port, such that the first port and second port intersect to form a junction. The second port is formed to have a line-of-sight to the entrance hole, such that the second port is configured to receive input for extracting air trapped at a vicinity of the entrance hole.
US10391483B2
A dispensing device for reducing the dead volume of a liquid sample includes a main channel connected to a sample inlet and a sample outlet, and branch channels connected to the main channel. Each branch channel is connected to a different liquid reservoir. High inflow-withstanding pressure sections are provided in the main channel between the branch channels and between the branch channel and the sample outlet. Each high inflow-withstanding pressure section has a channel inner wall forming a contact angle of 90° or larger with a liquid sample. A liquid sample enters the main channel through the sample inlet, reaches a branch point between the first branch channel and the main channel, flows into the first branch channel and the liquid reservoir, and then passes through the high inflow-withstanding pressure section to a branch point between the next branch channel and the main channel.
US10391481B2
We provide a process for regenerating a used acidic ionic liquid catalyst which has been deactivated by conjunct polymers in a reactor, by removing at least 57 wt % of the conjunct polymers originally present in the used acidic ionic liquid catalyst in a separate regeneration reactor, so as to increase the activity of the catalyst. We also provide a regenerated used acidic ionic liquid catalyst having increased activity.
US10391475B2
Disclosed are non-noble element compositions of matter, structures, and methods for producing the catalysts that can catalyze oxygen reduction reactions (ORR). The disclosed composition of matter can be comprised of graphitic carbon doped with nitrogen and associated with one or two kinds of transition metals. The disclosed structure is a three dimensional, porous structure comprised of a plurality of the disclosed compositions of matter. The disclosed structure can be fashioned into an electrode of an electrochemical cell to serve as a diffusion layer and also to catalyze an ORR. Two methods are disclosed for producing the disclosed composition of matter and structure. The first method is comprised of two steps, and the second method is comprised of a single step.
US10391474B2
The present disclosure provides a process for preparing a hydrocarbon fuel from waste rubber. The process involves admixing, in a reaction vessel, at least one fluid medium with the waste rubber to obtain a slurry; wherein the concentration of the waste rubber in the slurry ranges from 45% to 70%. A reactor is charged with the slurry and a predetermined amount of at least one catalyst composition to obtain a mixture, followed by introduction of hydrogen to the reactor to attain a predetermined pressure and heating the mixture at a predetermined temperature, to attain an autogenously generated pressure, and for a predetermined time period to obtain a reaction mass comprising the hydrocarbon fuel. This reaction mass comprising the hydrocarbon fuel is then cooled to obtain a cooled reaction mass. The hydrocarbon fuel is then separated from the cooled reaction mass.
US10391467B2
Provided herein are methods and compositions for the fabrication of patterned arrays, such as nucleotide arrays. The methods and compositions are suited for the transfer and reorientation of array components.
US10391447B2
A method and plant for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing exhaust gas (1), where the exhaust gas is compressed (10) and thereafter cooled (13, 15, 22) before the exhaust gas is introduced into an absorber (30), where the exhaust gas is brought in counter-current flow with an aqueous CO2 absorbent solution (49), to give a lean exhaust gas (31) that is withdrawn from the absorber (30), reheated 22, 13) against incoming compressed exhaust gas, and thereafter expanded (34) and released into the atmosphere (4), where the aqueous CO2 absorbent solution is an aqueous potassium carbonate solution, and that the steam and CO2 withdrawn from the regenerator (40) is cooled in a direct contact cooler (61) by counter-current flow of cooling water (62), to generate a gaseous flow (70) of cooled CO2 and steam that is withdrawn for compression and drying of the CO2, and a liquid flow (64) of cooling water and condensed steam that is withdrawn and flashed (80), to give a cooled liquid phase (84) that is recycled as cooling water for the direct contact cooler (61) for the withdrawn CO2 and steam, and a gaseous phase (81) that is compressed (82) and thus heated, and introduced into the regenerator (40) as stripping steam (83).
US10391422B2
A chromatography column having a longitudinal axis and comprising a column wall with a first end and a second end, a first end plate assembly removably connectable to said first end of the column wall, a second end plate assembly removably connectable to said second end of the column wall, wherein said first end plate assembly, said column wall and said second end plate assembly are arranged along the longitudinal axis of the column wherein the column wall, and/or first end plate assembly and/or second end plate assembly is/are rotatable about an axis of rotation wherein said axis of rotation is parallel to the longitudinal axis of said column and positioned outside the column.
US10391419B1
A method of obtaining conjugated estrogens from pregnant mare's urine by supercritical fluid extraction and the product thus obtained is disclosed.
US10391418B2
The present invention relates to a process for the vacuum purification of chemical compounds and to an apparatus for carrying out this process.
US10391417B2
In order to eliminate liquid accumulation occurring between a gas-liquid mixing part and a vaporization part to stably perform liquid feeding to the vaporization part and vaporization in the vaporization part, a liquid material vaporization apparatus includes: a gas-liquid mixing part adapted to mix a liquid material and gas to produce a gas-liquid mixture; and a vaporization part adapted to heat the gas-liquid mixture to vaporize the liquid material. In addition, the gas-liquid mixing part has a gas-liquid mixture lead-out pipe for leading out the gas-liquid mixture, the vaporization part has a heating flow path HS for heating the gas-liquid mixture, and a lead-out port of the gas-liquid mixture lead-out pipe is arranged in the heating flow path HS.
US10391416B2
An apparatus to quickly position a start assist device for backstroke swimmers and remove said start assist device once the apparatus detects or is signaled that the swimmer has left to prevent injuries and obstructions caused by the start assist device. A mechanical embodiment of such an apparatus and a motorized embodiment of such an apparatus with a data input system to position the start assist device according to the individual swimmers needs and means to signal the start event are disclosed.
US10391410B2
Track configurations for a roller coaster mounted on a tower area are disclosed. The track configurations allow the track to transition from traveling in a first direction around the circumference of the tower to a second direction around the circumference of the tower that is substantially opposite the first direction while maintaining the safety and comfort of the riders. Also disclosed is a wire rope drive to power the rider carriages up a helical track mounted on the tower, preferably on the inside the tower.
US10391403B2
Various aspects of a system and a method for providing one or more game extensions in a gaming environment are disclosed herein. The one or more game extensions that correspond to a selected game are dynamically determined. The game is selected based on a user input at a computing device. The one or more game extensions are transmitted to the computing device. Each of the one or more game extensions are associated with one or more pre-defined configurable actions that are triggered based on user interaction with a respective game extension.
US10391400B1
A controller for an electronic system includes a controller body having a handle portion, a tracking arc that is fixed to the controller body, and a hand retainer configured to physically bias a user's palm against an outside surface of the handle portion. A plurality of tracking sensors is disposed in the tracking arc, and are responsive to electromagnetic radiation emitted by the electronic system. An array of proximity sensors are spatially distributed around the outer surface of the handle portion, and are responsive to a proximity of the user's fingers to the outside surface of the handle portion.
US10391399B2
The present invention provides a program for a game that is executed at an electronic device that includes a display and a contact-type position input device, the program causing the electronic device to execute setting an operation reference position in a coordinate plane; determining whether a touch is being made on the contact-type position input device; setting an operation position in the coordinate plane in accordance with a touched position that is acquired; moving an object that is displayed on the display in the game, on the basis of the operation reference position and the operation position; saving the operation position as a displacement reference position; detecting a touched-position movement from the displacement reference position, the touched-position movement satisfying a predetermined condition; and resetting the operation reference position in the coordinate plane in a case where a touched-position movement satisfying the predetermined condition is detected.
US10391395B2
An operating device includes a moving member that reciprocates, a motor that applies a force for moving forward and a force for moving rearward to the moving member, a position sensing unit that detects a position to which the moving member is moved, and a control device that varies a load applied to the motor in accordance with an output signal from the position sensing unit. According to the operating device, a reaction force that acts on a finger or the like can be changed in accordance with the position of the moving member that is operated by using a hand or the finger.
US10391389B2
The fantasy sports contest application of the present invention alerts the user of necessary roster changes before an upcoming fantasy sports competition. The fantasy sports contest application may evaluate the user's team roster before an upcoming fantasy sports competition to ensure that all roster spots on the team roster are filled with athletes available for real-life competitions. The fantasy sports contest application may also identify roster changes and roster transactions that may be beneficial to a user's fantasy sports contest team roster.The fantasy sports contest application may recommend roster changes and roster transactions to the user by evaluating the performance of athletes using performance criteria. The performance criteria can be based on the past performance of athletes, either overall, or for certain situations. The performance criteria may be predefined by the system, user-editable, or any suitable combination thereof.
US10391385B2
A board game which comprises of a plurality of playing pieces and a board. The board has a plurality of playing piece receptacles, with each receptacle having a playing piece support and a depression. By pressing part of the playing piece into the depression, easy removal of a playing piece can be achieved. The receptacles are formed when playing pieces are inserted in recesses that border each playing piece support. The recesses are defined at each end by a protrusion. The playing pieces can include an aesthetic dot in order to differentiate between which played used the playing piece.
US10391384B2
A truck includes a base plate, a hanger, a kingpin, and a bushing assembly. The base plate includes a coupling portion and a contact portion. The kingpin is disposed within a portion of the hanger to rotatably couple the hanger to the base plate. The bushing assembly includes at least one bushing disposed in a recess of the contact portion and in contact with the hanger. The bushing assembly including a bushing adjustment coupled to at least one of the base plate or the hanger and configured to selectively engage the at least one bushing to transition the bushing assembly between a first configuration in which the at least one bushing exerts a first force in response to rotation of the hanger and a second configuration in which the at least one bushing exerts a second force different from the first force in response to rotation of the hanger.
US10391376B2
A stickhandling tool has a first hockey stick blade, a second hockey stick blade, and a structural part with a cross member that connects to and laterally separates the first hockey stick blade and the second hockey stick blade to define a ball or puck receiving cavity between the first hockey stick blade and the second hockey stick blade.
US10391375B2
The present invention provides a batting stance training mat for teaching a proper batting stance. The batting stance training mat comprises a center panel, a first lateral panel, a second lateral panel, and an end panel. The center panel includes a home plate indicia that designates home plate. The first lateral panel and the second lateral panel each contain a plurality of indicia that designate foot placement of a user relative to the home plate indicia on the center panel. The end panel includes an indicia that designates foot placement of a second user relative to the home plate indicia. A plurality of fasteners are located on an outer perimeter of the device. In an alternative embodiment, each lateral panel contains three indicia, wherein each indicia on the lateral panels and the indicia on the end panel are pairs of shoe prints.
US10391368B2
A golf club head having an exterior surface opposite the hollow golf club interior, the body having a center of gravity, wherein the body comprises an elongate weight receptacle, a weight retainer located in the weight receptacle, wherein the weight receptacle comprises a plurality of weight mounts, wherein the weight retainer is configured to slide along the weight receptacle between each of the plurality of weight mounts when the weight retainer is unlocked, and wherein the weight retainer is configured to reside in any of the plurality of weight mounts when the weight retainer is locked, and wherein the weight receptacle comprises a weight receptacle installation feature configured to receive the weight retainer, wherein the weight receptacle installation feature is located between two of the plurality of weight mounts, wherein the two of the plurality of weight mounts are located adjacent one another.
US10391366B2
An aerodynamic golf club head producing reduced aerodynamic drag forces via the curvature of a crown section. At least a portion of the crown section may be composed of low density materials, including nonmetallic materials.
US10391362B1
A polyurethane coating that is based on polyol mixture containing acrylic polyol and BEPD based caprolcatone polyol is disclosed herein. The polyurethane coating comprises a part A component and a part B component, with the part A component comprising an acrylic polyol, a BEPD polyol, a 3-Oxazolidineethanol, a fluorosurfactant, a hindered amine light stabilizer, a UV-absorber, an optical brightener, a dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst, and an organic solvent, and the part B component comprising an aliphatic polyisocyanate and an organic solvent.
US10391347B2
The invention relates to a process for treating an asbestos-containing material, which enables the asbestos to be transformed into inert products (i.e. not hazardous to human health) that can possibly be reused as raw materials for subsequent industrial processing or as directly marketable industrial products. The process comprising the steps of preparing an acidic solution/suspension by subjecting a food industry waste material to mixed bacterial and fungal growth and/or fermentation, and treating an asbestos-containing material with the acidic solution/suspension obtained from the mixed fermentation at a temperature of 120-170° C. and pressure of 2-10 bar.
US10391334B2
The disclosure is directed to a radiotherapy system having a treatment device for treating a treatment body part of a patient with a treatment beam arrangement. The treatment device is included with a couch for placing the patient and includes a medical imaging devices for outputting three-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography images to a computer, and a medical imaging x-ray device for generating at least one x-ray image, if the patient is placed on the couch for treatment, and for outputting at least one x-ray image to the computer. The system will output movement control data to control the relative position of the treatment body part relative to the treatment beam if it is determined there is the offset between the position of the treatment body part relative to the bony structure as described by the image data and the position of the treatment body part relative to a bony structure.
US10391322B2
Timing channel circuitry for controlling stimulation circuitry in an implantable stimulator is disclosed. The timing channel circuitry comprises a addressable memory. Data for the various phases of a desired pulse are stored in the memory using different numbers of words, including a command indicative of the number of words in the phase, a next address for the next phase stored in the memory, and a pulse width or duration of the current phase, control data for the stimulation circuitry, pulse amplitude, and electrode data. The command data is used to address through the words in the current phase via the address bus, which words are sent to a control register for the stimulation circuitry. After the duration of the pulse width for the current phase has passed, the stored next address is used to access the data for the next phase stored in the memory.
US10391317B2
Systems, devices, and methods for pacing a heart of a patient are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for pacing a patient's heart may include determining a posture of the patient and determining if the determined posture corresponds to a predetermined sleep posture. If the determined posture correspond to the predetermined sleep posture, the method may further comprise determining a respiration phase of the patient and pacing the patient's heart at a pacing rate that is modulated based on the determined respiration phase of the patient. If the determined posture does not correspond to the predetermined sleep posture, the method may pace the patient's heart at a pacing rate that is not dependent on the respiration phase of the patient.
US10391304B2
An implantable electrical lead is provided. The electrical lead comprises an electrically insulative, flexible, elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, an electrical contact carried by the distal end of the lead body, an electrical terminal carried by the proximal end of the lead body, an electrical conductor axially extending within the lead body between the electrical contact and the electrical terminal, and a stiffening tube extending within the proximal end of the lead body from a point proximal to the terminal to a point distal to the terminal and proximal to the electrode. An implantable lead assembly kit comprises the implantable electrical lead, and a connector configured for firmly receiving the proximal end of the lead body. A method of implanting the electrical lead comprises introducing the electrical lead into a patient.
US10391302B2
A device for electrical stimulation of one or more components of the periodontal complex and surrounding tissue of a tooth, for uses such as reducing orthodontic pain and encouraging tooth movement, has electrodes of a rigid, electrically conductive material in a fixed spatial relationship configured for application to oral mucosa and attached gingiva adjacent to, and along a periodontal ligament of, a root structure of a single tooth. An electrical circuit is configured for electrical connection to the at least two electrodes. The electrical circuit has an output providing a subsensory electrical stimulus comprising a waveform in accordance with predetermined stimulation parameters. After the electrodes are applied to the oral mucosa and attached gingiva adjacent to, and along the periodontal ligament of, a root structure of the tooth, a switch, when activated, activates the electrical circuit to output the electrical stimulus through the at least two electrodes.
US10391294B2
A capping device for disinfecting an access portion of a medical implement is provided. The device includes a housing for covering the access portion of the medical implement having an opening and a cavity having a surface, a disinfecting pad disposed within the cavity and attached to the surface thereof to disinfect the access portion of the medical implement by bringing the disinfecting pad in contact with the access portion of the medical implement, and a resilient member connecting the housing to the medical implement.
US10391284B2
A balloon coating method and a balloon coating apparatus are disclosed for forming a coating layer containing a water-insoluble drug on an outer surface of a balloon of a balloon catheter. The balloon coating method including fixing a connection portion between the balloon and an inner tube passing through an inside of the balloon, and moving a dispensing tube relative to the balloon in an axial direction of the balloon while rotating the balloon about an axis of the balloon and while also dispensing the coating liquid containing the water-insoluble drug from the dispensing tube to apply the coating liquid to the outer surface of the balloon.
US10391281B2
A delivery sheath includes an outer tubular layer and an initially folded inner tubular layer. When an implant passes therethrough, the outer tubular layer expands and the inner tubular layer unfolds into an expanded lumen diameter. The sheath may also include selectively placed longitudinal support rods that mediate friction between the inner and outer tubular layers to facilitate easy expansion, thereby reducing the push force needed to advance the implant through the sheath's lumen.
US10391280B2
A delivery sheath includes an outer tubular layer and an initially folded inner tubular layer. When an implant passes therethrough, the outer tubular layer expands and the inner tubular layer unfolds into an expanded lumen diameter. The sheath may also include selectively placed longitudinal support rods that mediate friction between the inner and outer tubular layers to facilitate easy expansion, thereby reducing the push force needed to advance the implant through the sheath's lumen.
US10391277B2
Devices, systems, and methods for catheterization through angionavigation, cardionavigation, or brain navigation to diagnose or treat diseased areas through direct imaging using tracking, such as radiofrequency, infrared, or ultrasound tracking, of the catheter through the patient's vascular anatomy. A steerable catheter with six degrees of freedom having at least a camera and fiber optic bundle, and one or more active or passive electromagnetic tracking sensors located on the catheter is guided through the vascular system under direct imaging. The direct imaging can be assisted with at least one of MRA imaging, CT angiography imaging, or 3DRA imaging as the roadmap acquired prior to or during 3D stereoangiovision. The system comprises RF transceivers to provide positioning information from the sensors, a processor executing navigation software to fuse the tracking information from the tracking sensors with the imaging roadmap, and a display to display the location of the catheter on the roadmap.
US10391272B1
An expandable inter-vivos tube that allows for a single size to be used for adult or pediatric intubation is disclosed. The inter-vivos tube comprises a tube and a slit extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the tube. An adjustment means provides for the expansion of the tube to contact the glottis area preventing the back flow of inspired gases from escaping the patient.
US10391270B2
A method, an electronic device, a system and an information storage medium for practicing and/or controlling an inhalation process of a patient. The method involves quantifying an airflow in a mouthpiece of an inhaler during an inhalation process of the patient using an inhalation training device, evaluating an airflow signal received from the inhalation training device via an electronic device and providing visual feedback to the patient with the electronic device, the visual feedback varying with one or more time-variant characteristics of the evaluated airflow signal. The electronic device is configured for evaluation of an airflow signal received from an inhalation training device and for provision of visual feedback to the patient, the visual feedback varying with one or more time-variant characteristics of the evaluated signal. The inhalation training system comprises an inhalation training device, an inhaler and the electronic device.
US10391269B2
The nasal sprayer with multiple applicators is a liquid dispensing device with two separate applicators. A first applicator is in the form of a spray nozzle, similar to that of a conventional nasal sprayer, which is provided for atomized liquid dispensing to the nasal passages. A second applicator is in the form of a flexible tube, which is adapted for dispensing liquid to deeper regions, such as the Eustachian tube or the adenoid or sinus regions. The nasal sprayer with multiple applicators includes a receptacle for receiving a volume of a liquid medicament for intranasal treatment. A pump assembly selectively transfers a metered dose of the liquid medicament to a dispensing assembly for dispensing through a selected one of first and second ports. A spray nozzle is in fluid communication with the first port and a flexible spray tube is in fluid communication with the second port.
US10391262B2
A removable cap for use with an auto-injector device, whereupon removal of the cap triggers an actuating assembly that can cause an automatic mixing of medicament components in an auto-injector device and/or place the auto-injector in a state to be used.
US10391261B1
A syringe retaining apparatus may include a syringe having a barrel with a main portion and a transition portion, and a needle extending from the transition portion of the barrel. The apparatus may include a protective cap removably mounted on the syringe and configured to receive the needle of the syringe and at least a portion of the transition portion of the barrel of the syringe. The protective cap may have an open proximal end and a closed distal end, and an interior surface and an exterior surface. The apparatus may have a locking structure configured to permit removal of the protective cap from the syringe when the syringe is inserted to a first depth insertion into the cap and resist removal of the protective cap from the syringe when the syringe is inserted into the protective cap to a second depth of insertion.
US10391259B2
A syringe includes a barrel with an internal surface defining an internal bore therein, a plunger disposed within the internal bore of the barrel, and a dose divider disposed on the plunger. The dose divider includes a first end, a first abutment surface, and a second abutment surface. The first abutment surface is spaced apart from the first end in the axial direction by a first axial distance, and the second abutment surface is spaced apart from the first end in the axial direction by a second axial distance. The second abutment surface is spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the plunger by a first radial distance, and the first radial distance is greater than a radial dimension from a longitudinal axis of the barrel to the internal surface of the barrel near a proximal end of the barrel.
US10391254B2
A dose setting mechanism for a drug delivery device is disclosed. The mechanism comprises an outer housing and an inner housing having an external groove. The inner housing guides a driver to dispense a set dose. A dial sleeve is disposed between the outer and inner housing and is rotatably engaged with the inner housing. When a dose is set, the dial sleeve is rotated and translates away from both the outer housing and the inner housing.
US10391250B2
A syringe assembly including a plunger rod separate and detached from a syringe barrel and a packaging member, the plunger rod having a sealing member and the packaging member having a first compartment and a second compartment is disclosed. With the syringe barrel received within the first compartment and the plunger rod received within the second compartment, the sealing member of the plunger rod seals the syringe barrel and the plunger rod within the packaging member. In this manner, the syringe assembly is placed in the packaging member in a manner that allows for reduced storage space of the syringe assembly.
US10391247B2
The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing (60), which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container (62); a drive unit (86) operably arranged to act on said medicament container (62) for expelling a dose of medicament; an activation unit (74) operably connected to said drive unit for activating said drive unit (86); said drive unit (86) comprising an actuation element (84) arranged movable inside the housing (60) from an initial position prior to activation, to a displaced position after activation; at least a first NFC-chip (170, 172) comprising specific information arranged on said actuation element; at least one shielding element (174) arranged to said housing, such as to shield said at least first NFC-chip (170, 172) from being read by an NFC-chip reader when said actuation element (84) is either in the initial position or in the displaced position. The present invention also comprises a communication system in which said medicament delivery device is a part.
US10391245B2
A method for creating a sterile connection with a fluid in a container. The container has a sealing member sealing a first end of the container, and a barrier sealing a chamber in fluid communication with the sealing member. The method includes providing a valve sleeve assembly that includes a flexible sleeve having a barrier portion at an end of the flexible sleeve, a hollow first penetrator disposed within the flexible sleeve, and a hollow second penetrator at least partially disposed within the first penetrator. An interior of the flexible sleeve is sterile. The method also includes piercing the barrier portion and the barrier with the first penetrator, and displacing the second penetrator relative to the first penetrator and the sealing member to pierce the sealing member and establish the sterile connection with an interior of the container.
US10391244B2
An epinephrine auto-injector use activated device detects and responds to usage of the auto-injector. The resulting use activated device includes an actuator for manual generation of an injection force, as by a patient's hand, and a medicinal reservoir or vial for storing a quantity of medication for injection. A plunger is responsive to the actuator for displacing the medication in the medicinal reservoir, and a needle in fluidic communication with the medicinal reservoir defines a syringe for transporting the displaced medication through an aperture in a distal end of the needle. An electrical coupling, switch or sensor is responsive to movement of the actuator for initiating an alert signal. The alert signal is configured for transmission to a first responder in anticipation of an exigent response for further medical attention, in which the movement corresponds to plunger travel for dispensing the medication in the medicinal reservoir.
US10391228B2
A hemodialysis system configured to purge air from a blood circuit comprises a dialyzer; a dialysis fluid circuit operable with the dialyzer via dialysis fluid inlet and outlet lines, the dialysis fluid circuit including a fresh dialysis fluid pump, and a used dialysis fluid pump; the blood circuit operable with the dialyzer and including an arterial line, a venous line, a blood pump operable with the arterial line upstream of the dialyzer, a physiologically acceptable fluid source in fluid communication with the arterial line upstream of the blood pump, a drip chamber located along the venous line, and a container for accepting air purged from the blood circuit; and an air purging scheme wherein, with the dialysis fluid inlet and outlet lines connected to the dialyzer, the blood pump pumps a fluid through the dialyzer and into the drip chamber, forcing air from the drip chamber into the container.
US10391227B2
A medico-technical measuring device for measuring a property of a fluid, such as pressure for pressure measurement, includes a line extending along a central longitudinal axis to guide a fluid, such as blood, within a longitudinal cavity delimited by a wall. A sensor unit has a sensor and measures a property of the fluid guided in the longitudinal cavity. The line is provided with a radial cavity inserted in the wall in a radial direction, in which the sensor unit is at least partially arranged, and which is integrated in the wall such that the sensor is in communication with the fluid. In this way, a measuring device can be provided that allows simple handling—in particular, in combination with a comparatively precise measurement—especially, pressure measurement. The measuring device may be produced according to a method and the measuring device may be used in a measuring method.
US10391226B2
A process includes removing air bubbles from extracorporeal blood via chemical entrapment of nitrogen (N2) gas.
US10391221B2
This disclosure relates to making medical solutions. In certain aspects, a method is performed by a data processing apparatus. The method includes introducing liquid into a container that contains a dissolvable solid concentrate in a manner so that a layer of solution above the solid concentrate is maintained at a depth that allows the liquid introduced into the container to agitate the solution adjacent to the solid concentrate to cause mixing of the solid concentrate with the solution.
US10391219B2
Provided are nanoporous silicon nitride membranes and methods of making such membranes. The membranes can be part of a monolithic structure or free-standing. The membranes can be made by transfer of the nanoporous structure of a nanoporous silicon or silicon oxide film by, for example, reactive ion etching. The membranes can be used in, for example, filtration applications, hemodialysis applications, hemodialysis devices, laboratory separation devices, multi-well cell culture devices, electronic biosensors, optical biosensors, active pre-concentration filters for microfluidic devices.
US10391214B2
A breastshield unit for use with a breastpump for expressing human breastmilk using underpressure has a dimensionally stable breastshield and a flexible breastshield insert for placing in the breastshield. The breastshield has a first, open breastshield end for placing on a mother's breast. The breastshield insert has a first insert end and a second insert end which define a longitudinal direction, the first, open breastshield end having a peripheral edge on which the breastshield insert is securable with the first insert end. In the assembled state, the breastshield insert extends from this first insert end through the inside of the breastshield to the second insert end, wherein the breastshield insert, between the first and second insert ends, extends substantially spaced apart from the breastshield. In the assembled state of the breastshield insert, the second insert end is displaceable in the longitudinal direction relative to the breastshield. The breastshield unit adapts optimally to the shape of the mother's breast and optimizes the bearing force.
US10391211B2
A negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) orthopedic device includes a base shell and a dorsal shell contoured to generally correspond to an opening of the base shell. The dorsal shell includes a proximal section and a distal section. The proximal section at least in part defines a receiving space. A NPWT system includes a pump mechanism secured in the receiving space and a wound covering situated inside of the base shell and arranged to form a sealed volume over a wound area of a user. At least one conduit forms a fluid connection between the wound covering and the pump mechanism. The pump mechanism is arranged to apply a negative pressure to the wound area through the at least one conduit.
US10391210B2
An ergonomic attachment system for connecting an irrigation tube or an aspiration tube to a surgical handpiece that reduces surgeon wrist fatigue due to tubing twist. The tube is connected to the handpiece through a swivel joint which allows the tube to rotate circumferentially with respect to the handpiece and self-adjust to a neutral position to relieve the twist.
US10391207B2
Various irrigation fluid containment systems and components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the irrigation fluid containment system comprises a medical kit and/or an irrigation kit. In some embodiments, the irrigation fluid containment system comprises a medical basin and/or an irrigation basin. In some embodiments, the irrigation fluid containment system comprises an irrigation shield. In some embodiments, the irrigation fluid containment system comprises a suction hose.
US10391205B2
To Provide is a polymer having high antithrombogenicity compared to a conventional polymer having a glycerol group and suitable as a medical device material. It is the polymer having a structural unit derived from a glycerol group-containing monomer, and a structural unit derived from an unsaturated monomer having a structure in which an organic group having a structure site having 4 or more carbon atoms continuously bound is bound to an ethylenically unsaturated group; and satisfying a glass-transition temperature of 10° C. or less and/or a glass-transition temperature of −25° C. or less at a saturated water content.
US10391198B2
The present invention relates to a method that includes providing a formulation having an isocyanate-functional prepolymer and a curing component comprising an amino-functional aspartic ester of the general formula (I) applying the formulation to a cell tissue; and curing the formulation such that the loss of blood (haemostatic) or tissue fluids is staunched or leaks in cell tissues are sealed.
US10391194B2
An active oxidation and purifying system is provided to increase or maximize the rate of photocatalytic oxidation and ambient air purification capacity by providing both direct ultraviolet (UV) light and reflected UV light directed to the surface and apertures of active cell panels coated with a photocatalytic material. In one example, the active cells also include a plurality of apertures disposed in a transverse manner from the first surface to the second surface of the active cell. Furthermore, a first set of the apertures could be disposed about 45 degrees relative to a median axis along the first and second surfaces, while a second set of apertures could be disposed about negative 45 degrees relative to the same median axis in order to increase the surface area impinged by the direct and reflected UV light.
US10391193B2
Automated air freshener dispensers and cartridges therefor are provided herein. Air freshener dispensers include a housing having a cavity for receiving a cartridge containing an air freshening substance for release, a fan that induces an airflow through the housing and directs the airflow to an area outside of the air freshener dispenser, such that released air freshening substance is entrained in the airflow, a motor for driving the fan, at least one sensor, and a controller that receives a signal from the at least one sensor and directs operation of the fan in response thereto.
US10391191B2
Scent diffusers (e.g., air fresheners) having adjustable scent diffusion rates may comprise scent intensity adjustment configurations for adjusting the intensity of a fragrance material emitted from the scent diffusers. In certain embodiments, the scent intensity adjustment configuration may take the form of slidable planar scent panels saturated with fragrance composition that may be moved into and out of a hollow body portion. When positioned substantially within the hollow body portion, the scent panels emit fragrance composition at a first rate, and when positioned substantially outside of the hollow body portion, the scent panels emit fragrance at a second rate, faster than the first rate. Alternatively, a scent diffuser may have a body portion containing a scent panel, wherein the body portion has a plurality of ventilation openings to control the rate of fragrance composition diffusion by rotating an adjustment panel to selectively block the ventilation openings of the body portion.
US10391186B2
The present invention is directed to improved methods for generating compositions comprising actinium-225.
US10391184B2
The present disclosure provides methods of treating a disease or delivering a therapeutic agent to a mammal comprising administering to the mammal's cisterna magna and/or ventricle an rAAV particle containing a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a therapeutic protein inserted between a pair of AAV inverted terminal repeats in a manner such that cells with access to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) express the therapeutic agent and in certain embodiments secretes the therapeutic agent into the CSF for distribution to the brain.
US10391176B2
This invention pertains to a zafirlukast-containing composition, a method of preparing the composition, and a method for treating certain skin disorders using the zafirlukast-containing composition.
US10391171B2
Methods for treating and for preventing Filovirus infections are disclosed, as well as compositions therefor.
US10391155B2
Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor effector cells (CAR-ECs) and CAR-EC switches. The switchable CAR-ECs are generally T cells. The one or more chimeric antigen receptors may recognize a peptidic antigen on the CAR-EC switch. The CAR-ECs and switches may be used for the treatment of a condition in a subject in need thereof.
US10391153B2
The present invention provides a novel method of treatment for treating brain disorders that manifest oxidative stress by providing targeted populations of neurons with the ability to catabolize the acetylated amino acid derivative, N-acetylaspatic acid (NAA) and further supply extraphysiological levels of ATP to neurons via the targeted expression of the NAA catabolic enzyme aspartoacylase (ASPA) in neurons and astrocytes.
US10391147B2
Fusion proteins comprising cytokines, particularly insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and variants thereof, epidermal growth factor (EGF), and other ligands to the EGF receptor, are provided. The fusion proteins further comprise SEQ ID NO:1 or other segments having lysine, glutamic acid, or aspartic acid residues. Uses for the fusion proteins are also provided.
US10391145B2
The invention provides methods and materials for treating a seizure disorder such as epilepsy in a patient which employ a vector encoding a modified receptor, the so-called “DREADD” receptor being characterised by (i) a decreased responsiveness to its endogenous activating ligand (ii) a retained or enhanced responsiveness to an exogenous agonist. The modified receptor is expressed in neurons of a seizure focus in brain of the patient, and an exogenous agonist is administered which activates the modified receptor to reversibly alters the excitability of the neurons in the seizure focus leading to synaptic silencing or other inhibition.
US10391141B2
The invention discloses a composition comprising at least one N-acetyl lactosamine, at least one sialylated oligosaccharide and at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide, and a hydrolysate comprising partially and/or extensively hydrolyzed proteins, for use in the prevention and/or treatment of skin conditions and skin diseases. Preferably said composition is a starter infant formula. Said skin disease is in particular atopic dermatitis.
US10391137B2
An agent comprising one or more components selected from among cowberry derivatives, mangosteen derivatives, scutellaria root derivatives, inositol and inositol phosphate, as an active ingredient, is a novel agent that can effectively promote production of platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), which contributes to production of mesenchymal stem cells and stabilization of stem cells.
US10391126B2
The present invention concerns methods and compositions for immunotherapy employing a modified T cell comprising disrupted T cell receptor and/or HLA and comprising a chimeric antigen receptor. In certain embodiments, the compositions are employed allogeneically as universal reagents for “off-the-shelf treatment of medical conditions such as cancer, autoimmunity, and infection. In particular embodiments, the T cell receptor-negative and/or HLA-negative T cells are generated using zinc finger nucleases, for example.
US10391125B2
Nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) treatments of a tumor are adjusted based on a size and type of the tumor to stimulate an immune response against the tumor and other tumors in the subject. Calreticulin expression on tumor cells can be detected to confirm treatment. An immune response biomarker can be measured, and further nsPEF treatments can be performed if needed to stimulate or further stimulate the immune response. Cancers that have metastasized may be treated by directly treating a tumor that is most accessible. The treatment can be combined with CD47-blocking antibodies, doxorubicin, CTLA-4-blocking antibodies, and/or PD-1-blocking antibodies. Electrical characteristics of nsPEF treatments can be based on the size, type, and/or strength of tumors and/or a quantity of tumors in the subject.
US10391121B2
Provided herein is a topical composition and related methods for making and using the composition. In a first aspect, the topical composition comprises a magnesium salt (e.g. magnesium chloride) dissolved in an anhydrous or non-aqueous solvent. Exemplary solvents comprise a monohydric aliphatic alcohol, and a polyol.
US10391116B2
The present invention concerns nanoparticles functionalized with duplex RNA for a variety of uses, including but not limited to gene regulation. More specifically, the disclosure provides a new strategy for conjugating RNA to a nanoparticle to achieve increased stability and activity.
US10391111B2
Provided are a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cervical cancer including gypenoside LXXV or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, a method of preventing or treating cervical cancer including administering the pharmaceutical composition to a subject excluding humans, a health functional food composition for preventing or improving cervical cancer including gypenoside LXXV as an active ingredient, and a feed composition for preventing or improving cervical cancer including gypenoside LXXV as an active ingredient.
US10391109B2
A method for treating fatty liver disease in a patient in need thereof, including a step of administering an effective amount of zoledronic acid. The fatty liver disease includes fatty liver disease caused by foodborne and hereditary factors, in particular non-alcoholic fatty liver. A dosage form of the zoledronic acid is an injection, a solution, a tablet, or a capsule.
US10391108B2
Provided herein is a topical composition and related methods for making and using the composition. In a first aspect, the topical composition comprises minocycline, a magnesium salt, and a sulfite compound in a non-aqueous solvent. In yet another aspect, the topical composition comprises a tetracycline-class drug, a source of magnesium, a monohydric aliphatic alcohol, and a polyol, wherein (i) the ratio between the monohydric aliphatic alcohol and the propylene glycol is in the range of 1:1 to 99:1 by weight and (ii) the tetracycline-class drug is dissolved in the topical composition.
US10391099B2
The invention relates to novel substituted condensed pyrimidine compounds of general formula (I) in which the chemical groupings, substituents and indices are as defined in the description, and to their use as medicaments, in particular as medicaments for the treatment of conditions and diseases that can be treated by inhibition of the PDE4 enzyme.
US10391096B2
A method for treating thrombotic disorders using a composition containing quercetin, together with one or more of vitamin B3, vitamin C, and folic acid. Also disclosed is a method of improving the efficacy of a blood thinning medication by co-administering a composition containing quercetin, together with one or more of vitamin B3, vitamin C, and folic acid to a subject being treated with a blood thinning medication.
US10391089B2
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting PRMT5 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT5-mediated disorders are also described.
US10391088B2
Analgesic compositions comprise an aminoquinoline together with an opioid, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a NE/5-HT reuptake inhibitor, or a combination thereof. The aminoquinoline potentiates bioactivity of opioids, NSAIDs and NE/5-HT reuptake inhibitors.
US10391085B2
Compositions and methods for treating glioblastoma or recurrent glioblastoma and its associated symptoms by administration of ibudilast (3-isobutyryl-2-isopropylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10391081B2
The present inventors successfully identified novel gatekeeper mutations for FGFR. Further, they discovered that mutant FGFR having the mutations demonstrate resistance to known FGFR inhibitors such as AZD4547, and at the same time demonstrate sensitivity to specific compounds. Mutant polypeptides having the mutations may be used as biomarkers in cancer treatment by FGFR inhibitors to prevent the development of side effects in therapy by conventional FGFR inhibitors, and to control the therapeutic mode for receiving the best therapeutic effect, thus making individualized treatment possible.
US10391079B2
The present invention provides a method for diagnosing or determining the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and for treating Alzheimer's disease with S-equol. An aspect of the present invention includes the use of a direct mitochondrial target engagement biomarker to diagnose or assess the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Another aspect of the present invention includes the use of a pharmaceutically effective amount of S-equol to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease in a subject diagnosed with or determined to be at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
US10391078B2
Methods for the treatment of systemic mast cell related disorders treatable with mast cell stabilizers, including mast cell related disorders, are provided.
US10391076B2
The present invention relates to an anticancer agent having a high safety and a superior anticancer activity, and anticancer agent containing, as an active ingredient, an aminoacetonitrile compound represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and the like, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and the like, R5 and R6 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom and the like, m is 0 or 1, R is a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a phenyl group optionally substituted by an alkyl group and the like, an alkyl group and the like, Ar1 is a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrazolyl group, or the like, each of which is optionally substituted by a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, alkyl group and the like, and W is —O—, —S—, —SO2—, or —N(R7)— wherein R7 is a hydrogen atom, a (C1-C6)alkyl group and the like, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US10391065B2
Methods of producing a transdermal delivery patches are described comprising the preparation of a uniform suspension of drug particles. A plasticizer is added to the suspension. A solution of an adhesive is add to the suspension to form a drug suspension in the adhesive mixture. The drug suspension is coated on a release liner and all solvents are evaporated to form a solid drug reservoir layer. A medical device for transdermal administration of a drug can include the solid drug reservoir layer. Suitable drugs include fentanyl and sufentanil.
US10391064B2
Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT) compositions (e.g., oral MRT compositions) and methods for manufacturing MRT compositions are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing an MRT composition may include collecting a stool sample, purifying the stool sample to form a purified sample, stabilizing the purified sample to form a stabilized sample, converting the stabilized sample to a solid, adding one or more additives and/or excipients to the solid to form a treatment composition, and encapsulating the treatment composition.
US10391055B2
Described herein are compositions of antibodies and carrier proteins and methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a cancer therapeutic. Also described are lyophilized compositions of antibodies and carrier proteins and methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a cancer therapeutic.
US10391048B2
The invention discloses a novel high-temperature resistant superoxide dismutase (SOD) and a coding gene and application thereof. The superoxide dismutase has a very high stability and activity under various severe conditions such as high temperature, high acidity or alkalinity and various proteases such as pepsin and trypsin. The superoxide dismutase of the present invention overcomes the problems of the existing SOD products, such as unstability, low in activity or even a complete lack of activity and prone to degradation and inactivation in the digestive tract. And the superoxide dismutase of the present invention is expected to be developed into cosmetics or health-care foods or medicines which are stable in activity and have a good effect.
US10391044B2
The present disclosure provides low water dentifrice compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc ion source, a stannous ion source, a polyphosphate and an acid in a calcium pyrophosphate base. The acid lowers the pH of the composition to enable stabilization of the metal ions and extend shelf-life of the composition.
US10391041B2
A sheet-like hair care product including (A) a substrate sheet containing cellulosic fibers and having a bending resistance of 10 to 70 mm measured by the 45° cantilever method in accordance with JIS L1096:2010 and (B) a liquid cosmetic composition. The substrate sheet (A) is impregnated with 1 to 50 g of the liquid cosmetic composition (B). The substrate sheet impregnated with the liquid cosmetic composition is preferably packaged in a packaging container having an access opening with an area of 25 to 4000 mm2 and an openable and closable lid sealing the contents.
US10391035B2
A medication system with a medication tray includes a substantially rectangular tray sheet with individual receiving sites, which are separated from each other and run in rows. A plurality of containers of the medication system contain medications which are positioned in the receiving sites such that they are individually removable. Plastic film, which is provided with perforations along the outer contours of the containers, is sealed to the edges of the containers. The tray is a plastic injection-molded part. Each container is individually provided with a plastic film which is sealed to the edge of the container, and which originates from a single flexible plastic film provided with perforations along the outer contours of the containers, which has been welded only along the container edges. The non-welded part of the plastic film forms a foil mesh, which is removed by cutting through it in the area of the perforations.
US10391028B2
The present invention provides a secure pharmaceutical container. The secure container includes a plurality of compartments for storing pills, tablets, solutions, pastes, creams, ointments, gels, emulsions, or any other pharmaceutical product. The compartments each include a locking mechanism that is operably connected to a biometric system, such as a fingerprint scanner. The compartments become unlocked upon the fingerprint scanner reading an approved fingerprint, ensuring that only individuals approved to have access to the container are granted access.
US10391026B2
A personal dryer system for efficiently delivering heated air to are enclosed area (such as shower stall or bath tub) for drying the body of an individual after taking a shower, and for other intended uses. The system includes an air blower, air heater, air distribution assembly and air exhaust vent unit with, optional, air pump, all of which are operatively associated with and regulated by a computerized control unit.
US10391025B2
An eye massaging device includes a main body, a water bag, a control unit, a cover, and a fixing ring. The temperature of the circulating water tank may be sensed by a thermal sensor and then feedback the temperature signal to a microprocessor. The microprocessor may control to drive a heating member to increase temperature and stop increasing temperature so as to effectively control the operation temperature and prevent from transient blindness resulting from being not able to effectively control the temperature.
US10391022B2
A Leg Muscle Therapy Apparatus is provided which enables the user to easily and comfortably engage the various muscles of the leg, providing the leg muscles with a therapeutic message which helps to loosen and relieve sore or damages muscles. The apparatus may also be used to assist in the removal of cellulite from areas of the leg. The apparatus is basically comprised of a frame structure means, a user engagement means, a coupling means, and an optional resistance means. The frame structure means has at least two main support members coupled together in such a manner that the leg of the user may be placed within, with the main support members surrounding a significant portion of the leg. The main support members are adjustably coupled together by the coupling means such that they may alternatively move away and towards one another, as the various leg muscles of the user are being engaged by the user engagement means. The optional resistance means may be used to provide motion resistance.
US10391015B2
It is disclosed an apparatus for restoring voluntary control of locomotion in a subject suffering from a neuromotor impairment comprising a multidirectional trunk support system and a device for epidural electrical stimulation. The robotic interface is capable of evaluating, enabling and training motor pattern generation and balance across a variety of natural walking behaviors in subjects with neuromotor impairments. Optionally, pharmacological cocktails can be administered to enhance rehabilitation results. It is also disclosed a method for the evaluation, enablement and training of a subject suffering from neuromotor impairments by combining robotically assisted evaluation tools with sophisticated neurobiomechanical and statistical analyzes. A method for the rehabilitation (by this term also comprising restoring voluntary control of locomotion) of a subject suffering from a neuromotor impairment in particular partial or total paralysis of limbs, is also disclosed.
US10391014B2
A surgical positioning system includes a flexible air-impermeable shell filled with beads that is wrapped against the patient and subjected to a vacuum to hold the patient in place. An air-impermeable top wall can be joined with an air-impermeable bottom wall to define a plurality of chambers. Each of the chambers can include a peripheral edge that extends around the periphery of the respective chamber. The plurality of chambers can include a first shoulder chamber, a second shoulder chamber, and a main chamber.
US10391013B2
A powered ambulance cot and methods of raising and lowering the cot as well as loading and unloading the cot are disclosed. The cot includes a support frame and legs, each leg having a wheel. An actuator of an actuation system interconnects the frame and legs, and is configured to effect changes in elevation of the frame relative to the wheel of each of the legs. A control system controls activation of the actuation system, and detects both the actuator at a first location relative to the frame, where the first location is remote from a second location and which situates an end of the actuator that is remote from each wheel closer to the frame, and a presence of a signal requesting a change in elevation of said support frame to thereby cause the legs to move relative to the support frame.
US10391011B2
A support pole including a support member including a longitudinal axis, a floor mount on a first end of the support member, a ceiling mount on a second end opposite the first end of the support member; and at least one handle coupled to the support member. The handle is positionable 360 degrees about the support member and along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end.
US10391005B2
Described is a diaper that includes an absorbent core and a chassis surrounding the absorbent core. The chassis may include a first end and a second end, the first end including at least two tabs. Each of the at least two tabs may include a fastening portion with a grip portion and a handle portion. Each grip portion is configured to removably attach to a portion of the second end, and each fastening portion may include at least one cut portion extending through an entire thickness of the fastening portion.
US10390998B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for assembling absorbent articles, and more particularly, methods and apparatuses for imparting a line of weakness into one or more layers of an advancing substrate. The advancing substrate may be a belt assembly including an outer layer, an inner layer, and one or more elastic strands disposed between the outer layer and the inner layer. The belt assembly may be rotated on a process member about a longitudinal axis of rotation. The process member may advance the belt assembly to a first laser source. The first laser source imparts a line of weakness into the belt assembly. A trim removal member may be used to separate the line of weakness forming a trim portion and a separation edge.
US10390989B2
A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.
US10390979B2
Methods and systems of fabricating a polymeric stent are disclosed herein.
US10390976B2
A liner for an orthopedic or prosthetic device includes a core formed from a porous and compressible material, a first layer secured to the first side of the core and forming a first surface to the liner, and a second layer secured to the second side of the core and forming a second surface to the liner. The first and second layers may comprise different properties from one another and be formed from different materials including fabrics and polymeric materials. A polymeric film may be secured to the core or one of the layers to define at least part of a surface of the liner.
US10390972B2
Orthopedic trialing systems include a stem, an adaptor and a trial member. The stem may be a trial or implant stem. The trial member may be a cup or head. The adaptor is used to account for the difference in the coupling of the trial member and stem and an implant member and stem. The stem has a first coupling feature and a shaft portion adapted to be received in a canal of a bone of a patient. The adaptor has planar top and bottom surfaces and at least one aperture therethrough. The trial member has a second coupling feature, wherein one of the first and second coupling features of either the trial member or stem extends through the aperture of the adaptor and at least partially into the other of the first and second coupling features for coupling together the trial member, the adaptor and the stem.
US10390970B2
A surgical instrument for removing an implanted glenoid component from the glenoid of a patient includes a protective cannula and a flexible wire saw. The flexible wire saw is positioned in the protective cannula such that both ends of the flexible wire saw extend out of one end of the protective cannula, with a portion of the middle section of the wire saw forming a loop that extends out of the other end of the protective cannula. Surgical methods for the use of such a surgical instrument are also disclosed.
US10390962B2
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a central ramp, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the central ramp capable of being moved in a first direction to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed down an endoscopic tube.
US10390957B2
A human or animal joint is treated by introduction of a device between the suitably prepared articulating surfaces of the joint, and the device is anchored in both these articular surfaces with a material having thermoplastic properties. For allowing at least limited articulation of the joint after implantation, the device includes two articulating portions, wherein one of the articulating portions is anchored in each articulating surfaces of the joint. On implantation a proximal face of the device is contacted with a vibrating tool and the vibration is transmitted through parts of the device to locations in which the material having thermoplastic properties is near the bone tissue of the articulating surfaces of the joint and in which liquefaction is desired. The liquefied material penetrates the bone tissue and, on re-solidification forms a positive fit connection between the device and the bone tissue.
US10390955B2
A bone implant system to correct bone abnormalities and/or change bone morphology includes a bone implant and one or more bone anchors. The bone implant may be generally wedge shaped, and may be formed of one or more conjoined crescent shapes. The bone anchor slidingly engages the bone implant and the bone to provide fixation.
US10390946B2
A method of preparing biological tissue for use as a component of an implant, in particular as part of a heart valve prosthesis, which can be implanted by catheter. The biological tissue is subjected to a dimensional and structural stabilization step and is dried. For the dimensional and structural stabilization, a combination of a first, polyethylene glycol-containing solution and at least one second, glycerol-containing solution is used.
US10390935B2
Devices, systems and methods for fixating soft tissue to bone. In one embodiment, a repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone includes a carrier member, multiple anchors, and a bone anchor. The carrier member includes multiple pad portions and a bone coupling portion. Each of the pad portions are aligned with an adjacent pad portion. The pad portions are configured to be positioned over a side of the soft tissue and the bone coupling portion is coupled to the multiple pad portions. Each anchor is sized and configured to extend through the at least one opening defined in one of the multiple pad portions and through the soft tissue. The bone anchor is configured to be coupled to the bone coupling portion and configured to be secured to the bone.
US10390934B2
A method for treating an aneurysm can include inserting a medical device partially in a first artery and partially in a third artery. The device can be expanded radially outwardly from a first position to a second position to engage an inner surface of the first artery and an inner surface of the third artery, so as to maintain a fluid pathway through said arteries. Further, the device can be positioned such that, when the device is in the second position, a porous membrane of the device is located at a neck of the aneurysm.
US10390933B2
A device includes a first end portion, a second end portion, an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a graft material coupled to at least the intermediate portion. The first end portion has a first end diameter. The second end portion has a second end diameter larger than the first end diameter. The intermediate portion tapers between the first end portion and the second end portion. A method of diverting fluid flow from a first passage to a second passage comprising deploying the device in a third passage between the first passage and the second passage, expanding the first end portion against sidewalls of the first passage, and expanding the second end portion against sidewalls of the second passage.
US10390927B2
A two dimensional (2D) active plasmonic scaffold includes a polymer film and one or more nanoparticle layers disposed on the polymer film. The nanoparticles has functional groups attached thereon. A three dimensional (3D) structure fabricated using the 2D scaffold.
US10390910B2
An integrated dental component, carrier and affixation tool provides a clinician with a large object to hold the dental component, and allows for single-handed orientation, placement and fastening with the integration of an affixation tool.
US10390907B2
A method can include producing a real model, including a reproduction of at least sections of at least two tooth crowns of teeth in a jaw and contains bracket reproductions or brackets associated with the reproductions of the tooth crowns; and producing at least two trays by producing at least one impression of the real model, wherein the trays each comprise an impression of at least one tooth crown part of the at least two tooth crowns and at least one bracket part of the at least two bracket reproductions or brackets, wherein the at least one bracket part, viewed from the occlusal surface of the associated tooth crown, extends vertically to at most the end of the wire guide and/or the end of the first undercut of the bracket and/or bracket reproduction, which is arranged after the upper wing in the view from the occlusal surface.
US10390905B2
A device suitable for the subsequent positioning of a dental implant, having a handle extending along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal and a distal end, and a bifurcated abutment at the distal end and at the proximal end of the handle, each abutment having two legs, whereby the configuration of the two legs on the proximal abutment is mirrored with respect to the configuration on the distal end. At least one bifurcated abutment is adapted to embrace the processus pyramidalis ossis palatini and/or the processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis and/or the tuberosity of the maxilla.
US10390901B2
An apparatus includes a first tray member, a second tray member, and a lid. The first tray member has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a first volume, and the second portion defines a second volume configured to receive a medicament container. The second tray member defines a third volume having a sidewall including a retention portion configured to retain an ocular injector within the third volume. The second tray member is coupled within first volume such that the sidewall of the second tray member and a sidewall of the first tray member enclose the ocular injector. The lid is coupled to the first tray member about the first volume, and is constructed from a material formulated to maintain sterility of the first volume.
US10390888B2
A method of generating a 4D model includes capturing imagery of a catheter and a vessel as the catheter is directed through the vessel to a location of interest, wherein the catheter is disposed on a guidewire, constructing a 3D time varying reference curve describing a trajectory of the guidewire, and constructing a time varying 3D model of the artery using the reference curve.
