US10698305B2
A color wheel module includes a fixing bracket, a carbon-iron alloy bracket, a motor, an optical filter, a first damper, and a second damper. The carbon-iron alloy bracket is fixed to the fixing bracket. The motor is fixed to the carbon-iron alloy bracket, and the motor is connected with the optical filter, so as to drive the optical filter to rotate between the motor and the fixing bracket. The first damper is disposed between the carbon-iron alloy bracket and the fixing bracket. The second damper is disposed between the motor and the carbon-iron alloy bracket.
US10698304B2
A cooling device includes a heat receiving unit, a working fluid, a radiator, and a pump. The heat receiving unit includes a first member, a second member, an inlet housing, and an outlet housing. The first member receives heat. The second member is disposed to face the first member. The inlet housing is connected to the pump and disposed between the first member and the second member. The outlet housing is connected to the radiator and disposed on a side of the second member facing away from the inlet housing. The first member and the second member are disposed at a predetermined distance away from each other. A vaporization space portion is disposed between the first member and the second member. An outlet space portion is disposed on a side of the second member facing away from the vaporization space portion.
US10698302B2
A novel spatial light modulator (SLM) includes a cover glass, and modulation layer, and a plurality of pixel mirrors, and separates unwanted, reflected light from desired, modulated light. In one embodiment, a geometrical relationship exists between the cover glass and the pixel mirrors, such that light that reflects from the cover glass is separated from light that reflects from the pixel mirrors and is transmitted from the SLM. In one example, one of the cover glass or the pixel mirrors is angled with respect to the modulation layer. In another example embodiment, the cover glass has a particular thickness, which introduces destructive interference between light that reflects from the top and bottom surfaces of the cover glass. In another embodiment antireflective coatings are disposed between optical interfaces of the SLM. In another embodiment, light from the SLM is directed through an optical filter to remove unwanted light.
US10698298B2
A camera housing includes four walls configured to enclose and secure a camera: a top wall, a bottom wall, a right wall, and a left wall. The bottom wall includes a first segment and a segment coupled by a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism comprises a tongue component coupled to the second segment and a groove component coupled to the first segment. The tongue and groove components are configured such that the tongue component securely couples the second segment to the first segment when the camera frame is in the closed configuration. In the open configuration, the first and second segment can decouple and the left wall and second segment rotates upwards relative to the top wall such that a camera can be inserted or removed from the camera system. The camera housing also includes a button interface, an input/output interface, and a mounting mechanism.
US10698294B2
Resistance feedback control of drive signals for plural SMA actuator wires in an SMA actuation arrangement is performed. Target resistance values are set representing a desired position of a movable element with respect to the support structure. Measures of resistance of each SMA actuator wire are detected. Errors are derived from the target resistance values and the detected measures of resistance, the errors being adjusted by offsets. The powers of the drive signals supplied to SMA actuator wires are controlled. in accordance with the adjusted errors. The offsets have values selected to adjust the actual position of the movable element to match the desired positions represented by the target resistance values.
US10698292B1
An object is to provide, for example, a method for manufacturing an optical wavelength conversion device having a structure that enables efficient formation of crystal regions on the surface of, or inside, an amorphous material. An amorphous main body is intermittently irradiated with a first laser beam for generating a high-density excited electron region inside the main body and a second laser beam for heating the high-density excited electron region, with respective focus regions of the first and second laser beams overlapping each other. During the intermittent irradiation with the first and second laser beams, the relative position of the main body and the overlapping focus region of the first and second laser beams are varied. This enables part of the main body where the overlapping focus region moves to serve as a heat source for forming a crystal region.
US10698290B2
A system passively images a scene using an antenna for collecting electromagnetic energy from the scene and directing the electromagnetic energy toward a single pixel sensor. A spatial light modulator includes a flexible tape that supports a series of blocking patterns along its length. The tape moves through the electromagnetic energy in an exposure region as the energy travels from the antenna to the sensor and the tape moves on a transport path that is nonlinear outside of the exposure region. A processor captures a set of output values from the sensor to form an image of the scene based on the set of output values. Two blocking pattern structures, either rigid or flexible, can be superimposed in an exposure region between an antenna and a sensor.
US10698289B2
An optical modulator having a substrate having an electro-optic effect, an optical waveguide formed in the substrate, and a signal electrode and ground electrodes formed on the substrate so as to interpose the optical waveguide, in which the signal electrode and the ground electrodes respectively have a plurality of electrode layers, and an interval between the signal electrode and the ground electrode is larger than a mode field diameter of the optical waveguide in a first layer of the electrode layers closest to the substrate and is smaller than the interval in the first layer of the electrode layers in at least any one of second and upper layers of the electrode layers.
US10698283B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a plurality of columnar spacers. The pixel arrangement is a stripe arrangement including red, green and blue pixel columns. The first substrate includes TFTs, one for each pixel, wherein each TFT includes an oxide semiconductor layer. The second substrate includes a color filter layer and a light-blocking layer. The light-blocking layer includes a plurality of first shading portions extending along the column direction, and a plurality of second shading portions extending along the row direction. Each of the columnar spacers is aligned with one of the second shading portions. At least one of the red, green and blue pixel columns has first pixel boundaries, where one of the second shading portions is present, and second pixel boundaries, where none of the second shading portions present, alternating with each other in the column direction, and the second shading portions are arranged in a staggered arrangement.
US10698280B2
A display device includes: a display region and a sealing region; a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a sealing member in the sealing region between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first conductive member overlapping the sealing member and passing through the first substrate and the sealing member.
US10698279B2
A display device including a first resin substrate having flexibility, a second resin substrate having flexibility facing the first resin substrate, an electro-optical layer between the first resin substrate and the second resin substrate, a semiconductor layer included in a transistor between the first resin substrate and the electro-optical layer, a plurality of wiring layers between the first resin substrate and the electro-optical layer, the plurality of wiring layers including a metal layer below the semiconductor layer, a first inorganic insulating layer between the metal layer and the first resin substrate, and a second inorganic insulating layer arranged in the second resin substrate between the electro-optical layer and the second resin substrate, a thickness of the second inorganic insulating layer being different from a thickness of the first inorganic insulating layer.
US10698270B2
The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel, an operating method thereof, and a liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display panel comprises: A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a first substrate including light-shielding portions and light-transmitting portions; an electrode layer including a plurality of discrete electrodes; a liquid crystal layer; wherein the liquid crystal layer is adaptable to form an array of liquid crystal optical elements according to voltages of the electrodes, and wherein the voltages of the electrodes are configured such that the array of liquid crystal optical elements formed in the liquid crystal layer guides light to the light-shielding portions of the first substrate, to perform a dark-state (L0) display, wherein the light is incident onto the liquid crystal layer.
US10698261B1
A backlight module having a bearing plate and a light module is provided. The bearing plate has a bearing surface, which includes a trough, a first groove, a first inner stage, and a first outer stage. The first groove is disposed close to the trough. The first inner stage is between the trough and the first groove while the first outer stage is on the side of the first groove opposite to the first inner stage. The light module is disposed on the bearing surface and corresponds to the trough. Comparing to the first inner stage, the first outer stage is more protruding toward the light module.
US10698259B2
A deformed liquid crystal display device including a cover bottom; a backlight unit on the cover bottom; the backlight unit including: a LED assembly including a plurality of LEDs; a reflector comprising a bottom surface, and side portions bent upward from edges of the bottom surface; a diffuser, disposed above and spaced apart from the plurality of LEDs and the bottom surface of the reflector; a liquid crystal panel disposed on the backlight unit, wherein the reflector has at least one corner having an acute angle formed by two adjacent side portions, wherein a brightness enhancing portion is disposed at the corner having the acute angle.
US10698255B2
A photoluminescence device includes a first base substrate, a blue light blocking pattern disposed on the first base substrate in a first color pixel area, a second color pixel area and a first light blocking area disposed between the first color pixel area and the second color pixel area, a blue color filter disposed on the first base substrate in a blue pixel area, the first light blocking area and a second light blocking area between the blue pixel area and the second color pixel area, a first color conversion pattern disposed on the blue light blocking pattern in the first color pixel area, and a second color conversion pattern disposed on the blue light blocking pattern in the second color pixel area.
US10698249B2
A window substrate includes a base substrate including a display region and a non-display region, a light-shielding pattern disposed on a surface of the base substrate in the non-display region to define the display region and the non-display region, a first adhesive layer formed along a surface of the light-shielding pattern and the surface of the base substrate, a polarizing layer on the first adhesive layer, and a touch sensor layer on the polarizing layer. A viscoelasticity ratio of the light-shielding pattern relative to the first adhesive layer is 75,000 or less, and a thickness ratio of the light-shielding pattern relative to the first adhesive layer is 0.6 or less.
US10698248B2
The present disclosure provides a counter substrate, a display panel, a display device, and fabricating method, further simplifying the fabricating process of the display panel by reducing the number of masking times required during the making of a spacer pattern and a frame light shielding pattern while achieving the frame light shielding function of the counter substrate and getting the counter substrate conductive with an array substrate. The fabricating method of the counter substrate comprises: forming a transparent electrode layer on a first base substrate; forming a black spacer pattern and a frame light shielding pattern at the same time on the transparent electrode layer, wherein the frame light shielding pattern comprises a first via hole that exposes a portion of the transparent electrode layer; and forming a conductive light shielding layer pattern in the first via hole.
US10698241B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight unit disposed at one side of the liquid crystal panel. The backlight unit includes a prism sheet, which comprises a base and a plurality of prism patterns arranged on the base and a binder and a silicon compound having adjacent siloxane moieties linked via a diselenide group, and a light source disposed at a lower portion of the prism sheet. In the liquid crystal display device, the prism sheet is disposed between the light source and the liquid crystal panel.
US10698229B2
The invention relates to a long-range optical device (1) with an observation beam path (8) and a graticule for aiming at a target, and with a laser rangefinder (15), wherein a transmitting beam path of a laser transmitter (16) runs at least partly in the observation beam path (8), and wherein in an objective housing (63) a joint is arranged and at least one lens of the objective (31) is mounted to be movable by means of the joint in the objective housing (63), and wherein the joint comprises a bearing housing (66) fixed in the objective housing (63) and a lens tube (64), and at an object-side end of the lens tube (64) a front objective lens system (61) of the objective (31) is arranged and an eyepiece side end of the lens tube (64) is mounted pivotably in the bearing housing (66).
US10698222B1
A method for monitoring blind spots of a cycle using a smart helmet for a rider is provided. The method includes steps of: a blind-spot monitoring device, (a) if a video image of 1-st blind spots corresponding to the smart helmet is acquired, instructing an object detector to detect objects on the video image and confirming 1-st objects in the 1-st blind spots; and (b) determining a smart helmet orientation and a cycle traveling direction by referring to sensor information from part of a GPS sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor on the smart helmet, confirming 2-nd objects, among the 1-st objects, in 2-nd blind spots corresponding to the cycle by referring to the smart helmet orientation and the cycle traveling direction, and displaying the 2-nd objects via an HUD or sounding an alarm that the 2-nd objects are in the 2-nd blind spots via a speaker.
US10698220B1
A waveguide display is used for presenting media to a user. The waveguide display is part of a Near Eye Device (NED), and an output of the waveguide display is a light field directed to a user's eye that extends across the surface of an exit pupil. Light traveling in total internal reflection (TIR) is selectively interrupted through frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR). FTIR coupling between waveguides produces multiple expansions of an input light field. The coupling locations of FTIR are dynamic, allowing for adjustment of the location and size of the exit pupil.
US10698200B2
An optical projection system provides part of a display system that presents a displayed virtual image at a predetermined distance in front of a viewing position. Said display system comprises a projection system and a primary reflecting optic that deflects an off-axis incoming optical signal from the projection system toward the viewing position. Said projection system is arranged to provide an adapted output image signal that compensates for optical aberration effects introduced by the reflecting optic to ensure provision of a reduced aberration display image to the viewing position, and where the reflecting optic comprises a grating structure.
US10698193B2
A telescopic column includes a first telescopic element and a second telescopic element moveable linearly with respect to one another, at least one drive unit connected to the first telescopic element, at least one connecting element configured to transmit a force from the drive unit to the second telescopic element, a monitoring unit configured to detect an operating parameter of the connecting element, and a switch configured to send a signal to the monitoring unit in response to the detected operating parameter being outside a predetermined range.
US10698190B2
Optical systems and apparatuses configured for enabling substantially simultaneous observation of a plurality of points in an array from a common reference point. Without the optical systems and apparatuses disclosed herein, less than all of the plurality of points can be observed substantially simultaneously from the common reference point.
US10698189B2
A variable magnification optical system includes: a first lens group having a positive refractive power and arranged closest to an object; a negative lens group having a negative refractive power and arranged closer to an image than the first lens group; a positive lens group which has a positive refractive power, which includes at least one lens that moves integrally with an aperture stop, and which is arranged closer to the image than the negative lens group; and a focusing group arranged between the negative lens group and the positive lens group, wherein when varying magnification, the first lens group moves with respect to an image plane, the distance between the first lens group and the negative lens group is changed, and the distance between the negative lens group and the positive lens group is changed, wherein when focusing, the distance between the focusing group and a lens arranged at a position to face an object-side of the focusing group is changed, and the distance between the focusing group and a lens arranged at a position to face an image-side of the focusing group is changed, wherein the focusing group is constituted by a single lens component, wherein the positive lens group is constituted by a front group having a positive refractive power and a rear group having a negative refractive power, and the distance between the front group and the rear group is the largest air distance among air distances in the positive lens group, and wherein the rear group is constituted by two lens components.
US10698186B2
The present disclosure provides an optical photographing lens system comprising four lens elements, the four lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; a second lens element; a third lens element; and a fourth lens element with positive refractive power having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surface of the fourth lens element having at least one convex critical point in an off-axial region thereof, both the object-side and the image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric.
US10698185B2
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens can have negative refractive force. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US10698181B2
An optical imaging lens may include a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, and a sixth lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through designing concave and/or convex surfaces of the six lens elements, the optical imaging lens may provide improved imaging quality and optical characteristics, and increased field of view while the optical imaging lens may satisfy V2−V6≥20.000, wherein an Abbe number of the second lens element is represented by V2, and an Abbe number of the sixth lens element is represented by V6.
US10698177B2
A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens arranged along an optical axis in order from an object side to an image side. The first lens is a meniscus lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the first lens is convex. The second lens is a lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the second lens is convex. The third lens is a lens with negative refractive power, and an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens are concave. The fourth lens is a meniscus lens with negative refractive power. The fifth lens is a lens with positive refractive power, and an object-side surface of the fifth lens is convex.
US10698175B2
An optical imaging lens may include a first, a second, a third, and a fourth lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. Through designing concave and/or convex surfaces of the four lens elements, the optical imaging lens may provide improved imaging quality and optical characteristics, and have the ability to cooperate the demand of present smaller-sized electronic product while the optical imaging lens may satisfy TTL/TL≥1.700 and EFL/ImgH≥2.500, wherein a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane along the optical axis is represented by TTL, a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by TL, an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, and an image height of the optical imaging lens is represented by ImgH.
US10698172B2
An imaging module includes: an object lens; an image-sensing device; a holder that holds the object lens and the image-sensing device, the holder having a butt-contact portion with which the object lens is able to be brought into contact from an object side; and an aperture stop arranged closer to the object than the butt-contact portion, wherein an area that is to be light-shielded by an outer-periphery of the aperture stop is larger than an internal diameter of the butt-contact portion.
US10698167B2
A connector device for connecting optical fiber endpieces comprising an optoelectronic chip, a fiber end piece holder and a reflection surface. The chip is oriented for emitting and/or detecting optical signals along a first propagation direction normal to a circuit board. The reflection surface changes a propagation direction of optical signals from the first propagation direction to a different, second propagation direction and/or vice versa. The connector device comprises a layered optical stack mounted to the circuit board and designed for propagation of optical signals along the first propagation direction. The connector device further comprises a coupling adapter piece mounted to the layered optical stack that holds and/or secures the fiber end piece holder in an orientation enabling propagation of signals radiation along the second propagation direction. The reflection surface for changing between both propagation directions is comprised in the coupling adapter piece.
US10698161B2
An optical fiber with lens in which one end face of a first GRIN lens is connected to an end face of an optical fiber and one end face of a second GRIN lens is connected to another end face of the first GRIN lens, wherein the optical fiber and the first and second GRIN lenses are coaxially connected, a numerical aperture of the first GRIN lens is smaller than a numerical aperture of the second GRIN lens, and a position in a radial direction of a minimum distribution refractive index nt of the second GRIN lens is set on an inner side of an outer edge of the second GRIN lens and set at a same position as or on an outer side of an outermost periphery of light that is spread by the first GRIN lens.
US10698157B2
Disclosed are methods of making a planar optical waveguide, the method including depositing an uncured waveguide material on a substrate, the uncured waveguide material having a first temperature when deposited and the uncured waveguide material having a density dependent on the temperature thereof; changing the temperature of at least a portion of the uncured waveguide material to a second temperature before curing, after curing, during curing or any combination thereof; and curing the uncured waveguide material to form the planar optical waveguide.
US10698155B2
A microstructured optical fiber including a core region and a cladding region which surrounds the core region. The cladding region includes a plurality of cladding features within a cladding background material, wherein the cladding region includes an inner cladding region with at least one inner ring of cladding features and an outer cladding region with at least three outer cladding rings of outer cladding features. The inner cladding features have a first characteristic diameter and the outer cladding region includes a plurality of outer cladding features having a characteristic diameter smaller than the first characteristic diameter. The first characteristic diameter is at least about 10% larger than an average diameter of the outer cladding features and the core region has a diameter of at least about 2 μm. A cascade optical fiber with at least one fiber as described, as well as a source of optical supercontinuum generation.
US10698151B2
A substrate with a textured surface is disclosed. The substrate may be, for example, a light emitter comprising a light guide, for example a backlight element for use in a display device, wherein a surface of the light guide, for example a glass substrate, is configured to have a textured surface with a predetermined RMS roughness and a predetermined correlation length of the texture. A plurality of light scatter suppressing features can be provided on the textured surface. Textured surfaces disclosed herein may be effective to reduce electrostatic charging of the substrate surface. Methods of producing the textured surface are also disclosed.
US10698150B2
The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (100) configured to generate light source light (101), a plurality of light converter elements (200), wherein each light converter element (200) is radiationally coupled with one or more light sources (100), wherein the light sources (100) are configured at a non-zero distance from the light converter elements (200), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured to convert at least part of the light source light into light converter light (201), the lighting device (1) further comprising a plurality of compound parabolic concentrators (300) configured in an array (310), each compound parabolic concentrator (300) having a first end (301) and a second end (302), and having a shape tapering from the first end (301) to the second end (302), wherein the light converter elements (200) are configured at the second ends (302) of the compound parabolic concentrators (300), wherein the light converter elements (200) and the compound parabolic concentrators (300) are configured to provide light converter light (201) emanating from the first ends (301) of the compound parabolic concentrators (300), and wherein the light converter elements (200) are in thermal contact with a heat sink (400).
US10698148B2
Provided is a polarizing element having a wire grid structure. The polarizing element includes a transparent substrate (11) and grid-shaped protrusions (10) that are arranged on the transparent substrate (11) at a smaller pitch than a wavelength of operating band light and that extend in a specific direction. The grid-shaped protrusions (10) include a reflection layer (12) formed on the transparent substrate (11). The reflection layer (12) includes a metal layer (15) and an oxide layer (16) that covers a side surface of the metal layer (15) as viewed in the specific direction and is formed from an oxide of a constituent metal of the metal layer (15).
US10698144B2
A phase difference film is formed by using a liquid crystal compound and that indicates an Nz factor of more than 0 and less than 1, an optical film with same, and a display device. The phase difference film is formed by using a composition including a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having a mesogen group, where an order parameter of the mesogen group in an in-plane slow axis direction of the phase difference film is set as Sx, an order parameter of the mesogen group in a direction orthogonal to the in-plane slow axis direction in a plane is set as Sy, and an order parameter of the mesogen group in a thickness direction of the phase difference film is set as Sz, in a case where the mesogen group has a rod or a disc shape, differing Expressions are satisfied.
US10698125B2
Time of flight (TOF) corrections for radiation detector elements of a TOF positron emission tomography (TOF PET) scanner are generated by solving an over-determined set of equations defined by calibration data acquired by the TOF PET scanner from a point source located at an isocenter of the TOF PET scanner, suitably represented as matrix equation Formula I=CS where Formula I represents TOF time differences, C is a relational matrix encoding the radiation detector elements, and S represents the TOF corrections. A pseudo-inverse C−1 of relational matrix C may be computed to solve S=C−1 Formula I. TOF corrections can be generated for a particular type of detector unit by identifying the radiation detector elements in C by detector unit. Further, multi-photon triggering time stamps can be adjusted to first-photon triggering based on Formula II where P1 is average photon count using first-photon triggering and Pm is a photon count using multi-photon triggering.
US10698124B2
Devices and methods of testing leaking rays are provided. In one aspect, a device includes a first rotary arm configured to rotate around a first rotary axis, a second rotary arm rotatably connected with the first rotary arm and configured to rotate around a second rotary axis, a probe mounted on a rotating end of the second rotary arm and configured to measure a numerical value of leaking rays at each position at which the probe stays, a mounting base rotatably connected with the second rotary arm and configured to mount a ray source component, a first driving unit configured to drive the first rotary arm to rotate around the first rotary axis, and a second driving unit configured to drive the second rotary arm to rotate around the second rotary axis, the first rotary axis being perpendicular to the second rotary axis.
US10698121B2
The present invention relates to a 10B enriched plastic scintillators, methods of making the same and methods of using the same. Neither carboranes nor 3He are required to be included in the plastic scintillators, which can be used in neutron detection.
US10698119B1
Apparatus and methods determine the rotational position of a spinning object. A satellite positioning system can be used to determine the spatial position of an object, which in turn can be used to guide the object. An adaptive sideband filter is used to provide increased robustness against interference. However, when the object is spinning, such as an artillery shell, then the rotational orientation should be known in order to properly actuate the control surfaces, such as fins, which will also be spinning.
US10698110B2
The disclosed embodiments include an apparatus and method of using a laser to scan the ground or a target from an airborne or ground-based platform. In certain embodiments, the apparatus and method produces a 3-D elevation model of the terrain. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a pulsed laser, a receiver to detect and amplify the pulse after being reflected by objects on the ground (or the ground itself), and electronics which measures the time of flight of the optical pulse from which the slant range to the target is calculated. Technical advantages of the disclosed embodiments include avoiding blind zones to ensure that no laser shots are wasted. In certain embodiments for airborne applications, the apparatus may also be configured to maintain a constant swath width or constant spot spacing independent of aircraft altitude or ground terrain elevation.
US10698108B2
An optical distance measuring system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to generate a first optical waveform and direct the first optical waveform toward a first scan point within a field of view (FOV). The receiver is configured to receive the first optical waveform reflected off a first object within the FOV, direct the first optical waveform reflected off the first object to a first photodiode group of an array of photodiode elements, and determine a distance to the first object based on a time of flight of the first optical waveform from the transmitter to the first object and back to the receiver.
US10698098B2
A millimeter wave radar includes an antenna unit including a plurality of antennas that receive millimeter waves, each of the antennas having a prescribed reception range from which the millimeter waves are incident on the antenna; and a signal processing unit that detects, on the basis of a difference between outputs of the plurality of antennas that have received millimeter waves, a moving object moving across the reception ranges of the plurality of antennas.
US10698095B1
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention transmit and detect electromagnetic signals using an offset IQ modulation technique. Offset IQ modulation systems use a digital to analog converter to generate a transmitted waveform that is frequency offset from direct current by an amount equal or larger than half the signal bandwidth, so that the level of any local oscillator leakage present within the frequency band containing the transmitted signal is insignificant. When the transmitted signal is received, an IQ mixer is also used to down convert the received signal. In many embodiments, the down converted signal is over sampled and provided to a digital signal processing system to perform linear filtering to remove intermodulation and/or crossmodulation components that can be introduced by nonlinearities in components such as (but not limited to) Power Amplifiers, Low Noise Amplifiers and/or the IQ mixer used during the down conversion.
US10698094B2
A device and method for determining the three-dimensional position of an object. The device comprises at least one transmitter that is adapted to emit a signal; at least three receivers, wherein the at least three receivers and the at least one transmitter are preferably arranged within a first plane, wherein a first receiver and a second receiver are preferably arranged along a first straight line, and a third receiver is preferably arranged at a distance from the first straight line; and a processor that is configured to determine at least three propagation times, wherein the respective propagation time is a time required by the signal from the transmitter via the object to the respective receiver, and wherein the processor is further configured to determine the three-dimensional position of the object on the basis of the determined propagation times as well as on the basis of the arrangement of the transmitter and the receivers.
US10698085B2
There is provided a near-infrared sensor cover to be applied to a near-infrared sensor including a transmitting unit that transmits near-infrared radiation and a receiving unit that receives near-infrared radiation reflected by an object. The near-infrared sensor cover includes a cover main body portion disposed with a thickness direction thereof to be coincide with a transmission and reception direction of the near-infrared radiation and covering the transmitting unit and the receiving unit, and a heater wire disposed on the cover main body portion to generate heat when energized. The heater wire includes plural straight line portions that extend in parallel to each other and plural connection portions that connect end portions of adjacent straight line portions. An interval between adjacent straight line portions ranges from 3 mm to 10 mm, and a diameter of the heater wire ranges from 0.01 mm to 0.2 mm.
US10698084B2
A method/system for calibrating a vehicle sensor, including detecting data about the vehicle's surroundings using the sensor, and ascertaining stationary structures using the detected first data pieces. Stationary structures are selected for later calibration, and potential parking positions are determined. A parking position is selected from the potential parking positions so that after parking, stationary structures selected for a calibration of the sensor are in the sensor's field of vision. The vehicle is parked, and the position of the stationary structures selected for the calibration of the sensor is stored. After the vehicle start, second data pieces about the vehicle's surroundings are detected using the sensor, and instantaneous positions of the selected stationary structures are ascertained using the detected second data pieces. The instantaneous position are compared with the stored positions, and deviations between the instantaneous positions and the stored positions determined. The sensor is calibrated using the determined deviations.
US10698082B2
A method is provided that includes a vehicle receiving data from an external computing device indicative of at least one other vehicle in an environment of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a sensor configured to detect the environment of the vehicle. The at least one other vehicle may include at least one sensor. The method also includes determining a likelihood of interference between the at least one sensor of the at least one other vehicle the sensor of the vehicle. The method also includes initiating an adjustment of the sensor to reduce the likelihood of interference between the sensor of the vehicle and the at least one sensor of the at least one other vehicle responsive to the determination.
US10698076B2
The present invention is a system and method for detecting and locating the transmission of radio frequency signals from within a defined geographical area. The system uses statistical confidence limits to detect outliers caused by transmissions in the defined geographical area. The source of the transmission can then be located with triangulation.
US10698066B2
In described examples, a Hall effect sensor includes a primary Hall effect sensor element and an auxiliary Hall effect sensor element. A known magnetic field is applied to the auxiliary Hall effect sensor to produce an auxiliary Hall voltage used in a feedback loop to control the bias current of the auxiliary Hall effect sensor to maintain the auxiliary Hall voltage approximately constant over a range of temperature and other factors. A bias current for the primary Hall effect sensor is controlled to track the bias current of the auxiliary Hall effect sensor to maintain the sensitivity of the primary Hall effect sensor approximately constant over the same range of temperature and other factors.
US10698065B2
An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for removing noise and Gibbs ringing from a magnetic resonance (“MR”) image(s), can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving information related to the MR image(s), receiving information related to the MR image(s), and removing the Gibbs ringing from the information by extrapolating data in a k-space from the MR image(s) beyond an edge(s) of a measured portion of the k-space. The data can be extrapolated by formatting the data as a regularized minimization problem(s). A first weighted term of the regularized minimization problem(s) can preserve a fidelity of the extrapolated data, and a second weighted term of the regularized minimization problem(s) can be a penalty term that can be based a norm(s) of the MR image(s), which can be presumed to be sparse.
US10698062B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for generating a synthetic diffusion image. The method comprises the steps of acquiring multiple sets of initial diffusion scan data by means of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance scans at multiple initial b-values, deriving an initial diffusion image from at least part of the initial diffusion scan data, acquiring target diffusion scan data by means of a diffusion weighted magnetic resonance scan at a target b-value higher than each of the initial b-values, and generating the synthetic diffusion image by performing a cost function based reconstruction to apply a fidelity term in k space to the synthetic diffusion image based on at least the initial diffusional image, and the target diffusion scan data.
US10698054B2
A method and a system for magnetic resonance imaging are provided. The method includes acquiring a magnetic resonance (MR) data set of an object by sampling only a portion of a k-space of the object. This sampled portion may be substantially triangle-shaped or be composed of multiple planes that extend through a point of origin of the k-space and are tangential to a common spherical cap in the k-space. An inverse Fourier transformation is then applied to the MR data set to transform the MR data set from the k-space to image space. A final MR image with a fan- or cone-beam geometry is then computed based on the transformed MR data set in image space.
US10698050B2
According to some aspects, a portable magnetic resonance imaging system is provided, comprising a B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 magnetic field for an imaging region of the magnetic resonance imaging system, a noise reduction system configured to detect and suppress at least some electromagnetic noise in an operating environment of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system, and electromagnetic shielding provided to attenuate at least some of the electromagnetic noise in the operating environment of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system, the electromagnetic shielding arranged to shield a fraction of the imaging region of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system. According to some aspects, the electromagnetic shield comprises at least one electromagnetic shield structure adjustably coupled to the housing to provide electromagnetic shielding for the imaging region in an amount that can be varied. According to some aspects, substantially no shielding of the imaging region of the portable magnetic resonance imaging system is provided.
US10698049B2
An apparatus includes: a getter material disposed within a vacuum chamber to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material; a cold station disposed within the vacuum chamber above the thermal mass; and a convective cooling loop connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass. The thermal mass may be water ice and may be thermally isolated from the walls of vacuum chamber by low loss support links and/or thermal reflective shielding.
US10698037B2
A sensing circuit for battery cell voltage may include a first cell module including a plurality of battery cells; a first sensor sensing voltage of each battery cell of the first cell module; and a first isolation relay device including a plurality of relays, determining an electrical connection state between each battery cell of the first cell module and the first sensor by being connected thereto, and maintaining isolation between the first cell module and the first sensor.
US10698030B1
A measurement system may measure a fractional time delay of transmission of a signal across a medium, such as a cable. The system may use a first clock to assist in creating and injecting an injected sequence (signal) into the medium. A second, slower clock may be used for sampling the sequence after transmission of the sequence through the medium. This causes a time Vernier scale effect that results in a sampled sequence that has a one-step skip for each instances of the sequence, where the sequence has N elements in the sequence. The location of the skip within the sequence will depend on the magnitude of the delay measured as a fraction of a clock period with a resolution of N. To measure this delay, a modified version of a pseudo-random sequence generator, capable of skipping one step, is used to determine the output.
US10698025B2
Probe systems and methods for collecting an optical image of a device under test (DUT) are disclosed herein. The probe systems include a chuck, a chuck thermal module, an enclosure, an imaging device, and a flow-regulating structure. The chuck defines a support surface configured to support a substrate and the chuck thermal module is configured to regulate a temperature of the chuck. The enclosure defines an enclosed volume, which contains the support surface of the chuck, and an aperture. The imaging device is at least partially external the enclosed volume and the enclosure and the imaging device defines a gap therebetween. The gap at least partially defines a fluid conduit that permits fluid flow between the enclosed volume and an external region. The flow-regulating structure is configured to regulate fluid flow through the fluid conduit. The methods include methods of utilizing the systems.
US10698021B2
A device includes a leadframe having a diepad and leads, a compound semiconductor chip arranged over a first surface of the diepad and including gate, source electrode and drain electrodes, and an encapsulation material covering the compound semiconductor chip and diepad. A second surface of the diepad opposite the first surface is exposed from the encapsulation material. The device also includes a first lead of the leadframe electrically coupled to the gate electrode, a second lead of the leadframe electrically coupled to the source electrode, a third lead of the leadframe electrically coupled to the source electrode, and a fourth lead of the leadframe electrically coupled to the drain electrode. The third lead is configured to provide a sensing signal representing an electrical potential of the source electrode to a gate driver circuit. The gate driver circuit is configured to drive the gate electrode based on the sensing signal.
US10698017B2
A test apparatus includes a host compliance printed circuit board having a first circuit plane and a second circuit plane separated by at least one dielectric layer. A first row of surface mount pads are disposed on the first circuit plane. The first row of surface mount pads includes a first pad and a second pad. A second and third row of surface mount pads are disposed on the first circuit plane. A first and second differential pair of circuit lines is disposed on the first circuit plane. The first differential circuit line has one end coupled to the first pad. The second differential circuit line has one end coupled to the second pad. The first and second differential pair of circuit lines extend from the first and second pads and between the second and third rows of surface mount pads.
US10698016B2
A system, method and computer readable medium are provided. One system includes a transmit antenna, at least one receive antenna, and a controller configured to operate the transmit antenna and the at least one receive antenna to acquire coupled signal information from a device under test. The system also includes a processor configured to approximate a shape of a structure within the device under test using changes in resonance determined from the coupled reflected signal information and caused by different materials forming the structure.
US10698013B2
A lock-in amplifier includes a clock signal generator configured to generate a first demodulation clock signal and a second demodulation clock signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees and a same demodulation frequency; and a detector configured to, based on an input signal, the first demodulation clock signal, and the second demodulation clock signal, provide an offset voltage corresponding to an offset of the lock-in amplifier in a first operation mode, and provide a first output voltage and a second output voltage, each of which correspond to a demodulation frequency component of the input signal in a second operation mode.
US10698007B2
A method and apparatus of load detection for an audio amplifier system is described. A load detector includes a first load terminal and a second load terminal; a controller coupled to the first and second load terminals and configured to in a first control loop, vary a first current supplied to a first load terminal dependent on the difference between a first reference signal and the detected first load terminal voltage; and in a second control loop, vary a second current supplied to the second load terminal dependent on the difference between a second reference signal and the detected second load terminal voltage; and to determine a current through a load connected between the first load terminal and the second load terminal from the second current value, and a voltage across the load from the detected voltage difference between the first load terminal voltage and the second load terminal voltage.
US10698006B2
An inspection apparatus includes a tester unit that applies a stimulus signal to a semiconductor apparatus, an MO crystal arranged to face a semiconductor apparatus, a light source that outputs light, an optical scanner that irradiates the MO crystal with light output from light source, a light detector that detects light reflected from the MO crystal arranged to face the semiconductor apparatus D and outputs a detection signal, and a computer that generate phase image data based on a phase difference between a reference signal generated based on a stimulus signal and the detection signal, the phase image data including a phase component indicating the phase difference, and generates an image indicating a path of a current from the phase image data.
US10697996B2
A handheld controller includes a three-axis, linear acceleration sensor that can detect linear acceleration in three directions, i.e., the up/down direction (Y-axis), the left/right direction (Z-axis), and the forward/backward direction (X-axis). A programmed object adjustment process adjusts a falling object to decrease the velocity v at which the object is moving in response to detected tilt changes in a first direction, and to increase the velocity v at which the object is moving in response to detected tilt changes in a second direction different from the first direction.
US10697995B2
An acceleration sensor with an improved membrane (mass body) is provided. The membrane includes a moving portion, a moving portion electrically separated from the moving portion, and a mechanical junction portion that mechanically connects the moving portion and the moving portion in a y-axis direction. The mechanical junction portion includes a first portion extending in a direction having a first angle with respect to the y-axis direction and a second portion extending in a direction having a second angle different from the first angle with respect to the y-axis direction in an xy plane, and is formed to have a non-linear shape in an x-axis direction. The acceleration sensor with improved the membrane stably operates by reducing a variation in a capacity value of a detection electrode and has an excellent noise characteristic.
US10697989B2
This liquid-sealed cartridge includes: a cartridge body including a plurality of liquid storage portions; a seal body configured to seal an opening of each of the plurality of liquid storage portions; and an elastic body disposed so as to be opposed to the plurality of liquid storage portions, the elastic body being configured to form a passage adjacent to the plurality of liquid storage portions. Each of the plurality of liquid storage portions and the passage are configured to be communicated with each other by the corresponding seal body being pushed to be opened through the elastic body.
US10697987B2
An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform processing of samples that are retrieved from the storage compartment by a tray shuttle, including extraction of selected samples from retrieved source trays and transfer of the selected samples into a separate, destination tray that can be further processed or removed from the system for use. The independent operation of the modules permits handling and processing to be performed simultaneously by different modules while the tray shuttle accesses additional samples within the storage compartment. In one embodiment, a vertical carousel is used to vertically align a desired tray with the tray shuttle, while the tray shuttle operates within a horizontal plane.
US10697984B2
The invention features a method of monitoring a clotting process by measuring a signal characteristic of the NMR relaxation of water in a sample undergoing clotting to produce NMR relaxation data and determining from the NMR relaxation data a magnetic resonance parameter of water in the sample characteristic of the clots being formed.
US10697982B2
Embodiments described herein relate to methods of evaluating quality of a chromatography media for removal of anti-A or anti-B antibodies from a sample, where the methods employ use of purified monoclonal IgM-A and IgM-B antibodies.
US10697978B2
A method is provided for in vitro identification of drug-resistant epilepsy, which is based on the evaluation, in a biological sample, of the concentration of the metabolites 3-OH-butyrate, acetoacetate, choline, alanine, glutamate, scyllo-inositol, glucose, lactate and citrate.
US10697971B2
The present invention relates to a diagnosis method of liver cancer using mass spectrometry of α-fetoprotein derived glycopeptide. Particularly, according to the AFP glycopeptide analysis method of the invention, fucosylation rate of the glycopeptide having the sequence composed of Val-Asn-Phe-Thr-Glu-Ile-Gln-Lys is analyzed to diagnose liver cancer in the early developmental grade. In particular, fucosylation rate is higher in the liver cancer patients than in other liver disease patients, so that the comparison of the fucosylation rate can be useful to diagnose or distinguish liver cancer from other liver diseases in the early HCC patients.
US10697941B2
Method and system are disclosed for characterizing and quantifying composite laminate structures. The method and system take a composite laminate of unknown ply stack composition and sequence and determine various information about the individual plies, such as ply stack, orientation, microstructure, and type. The method and system can distinguish between weave types that may exhibit similar planar stiffness behaviors, but would produce different failure mechanisms. Individual ply information may then be used to derive the laminate bulk properties from externally provided constitutive properties of the fiber and matrix, including extensional stiffness, bending-extension coupling stiffness, bending stiffness, and the like. The laminate bulk properties may then be used to generate a probabilistic failure envelope for the composite laminate. This provides the ability to perform non-destructive QA to ensure that individual lamina layup was accomplished according to specifications, and results may be used to identify a numerous laminate properties beyond purely structural.
US10697937B2
The present invention discloses a Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) corrosion monitoring method via excitation beam forming and weighted image fusing. Because damage-related scattering signals are weak and precision of the MUSIC algorithm is affected, the present invention first introduces excitation beam forming and two arrays into the MUSIC method, to enhance scattering signals of corrosive damage and improve their signal-to-noise ratios. Then, the two arrays serve as an excitation array or a sensor array in turn, by assigning weight to fused corrosive damage images of the two arrays, monitoring of corrosive damage in blind zones of the one-dimensional linear arrays is realized. Finally, factors related to the corrosive damage are calculated based on eigenvalues of covariance matrixes of array signals, to determine the depth of the corrosive damage. The present invention improves the positioning precision in the MUSIC corrosion monitoring, widens a monitoring range of the conventional one-dimensional linear array, and realizes evaluation of the depth of the corrosive damage, thus has wide application prospects in actual monitoring of corrosive damage in an aviation structure.
US10697934B2
The present application relates to pulsed discharge ionization detectors (PDIDs) and non-radioactive ionization sources, including miniaturized forms thereof. In some examples, the PDID includes annular electrodes, where each electrode is disposed between annular insulators. Also provided herein are methods of making and using such PDIDs, such as for detecting one or more volatile organic compounds, as well as non-radioactive ionization sources.
US10697932B2
A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising selecting a modification of interest that may modify the mass to charge ratios of precursor ions of interest when said precursor ions are subjected to a fragmentation or reaction condition for producing product ions. The method then filters the product ions (or product ion data) such that only a subset of the product ions are transmitted and detected (or a subset of the data remains) and so as to exclude product ions (or product ion data) that could not have possibly resulted from the modification of interest. This significantly simplifies the product ion data, enabling the product ions to be identified or compared to precursor ion spectra more efficiently.
US10697925B2
A gas sensor device has a crystalline film of copper(I) bromide, wherein a crystal surface of the copper(I) bromide is formed of a stepped terrace having a flat face and a steep slope.
US10697921B2
A flame rod analysis system, methods for determining a condition of a flame and a flame rod, and circuits for determining a condition of a flame and a flame rod. The flame rod analysis system comprises energy storage connectable to a flame rod, a pulsed source connected to the energy storage and providing a voltage pulse or a current pulse, and a buffer to allow a processor to measure a buffered voltage at various time points. Flame rod analysis systems can distinguish between various flame conditions (no flame, low flame, etc.) while simultaneously characterizing the condition of the flame rod (shorted to ground, contaminated, etc.). Some flame rod analysis systems can directly measure the resistance of the flame rod.
US10697916B2
The purpose of the present invention is to enhance the detection accuracy of an absolute humidity determined from at least temperature and relative humidity when carrying out temperature control using a heating element according to detection characteristics for temperature and relative humidity. A physical quantity detection device according to the present invention is provided with a humidity sensor for detecting relative humidity and temperature, a heater for heating the humidity sensor, and a microcomputer and controls the heat generation amount of the heater by using the heater for heating and stopping heating such that an environment under measurement is at least a room temperature and is a temperature at which a relative humidity detection characteristic and temperature detection characteristic for the humidity sensor improve, thereby enhancing the accuracy of absolute humidity detection.
US10697911B2
There is described a method for determining the relative quantities of the expected components in a multi-component mixture of solids. The proposed quantification method makes use of a time domain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR) spectrometer and requires that, for each of the expected components in the mixture, a T1 saturation recovery curve (SRCi) is measured and recorded. The saturation recovery curve for the mixture sample (SRCmix) is determined from a measurement of the sample with the spectrometer. The relative amounts of the expected components present in the mixture sample are determined by fitting a linear combination of the component SRCs (SRCi) to the SRCmix. The resulting value of each weighting coefficient in the fit provides the relative proportion of the corresponding component in the overall sample.
US10697910B2
A porous material with liquid in the pores is examined by submerging the material in a bathing liquid, possibly a perfluorocarbon, which is immiscible with the liquid in the pores, is non-wetting towards the material, is immiscible with and differs in density from any liquid on the outside of the material, and does not contain a resonant element found in the bathing liquid. This bathing liquid displaces fluid from the surface of the porous material but not the liquid in the pores. Nuclear magnetic resonance signals from liquid in the pores give a measurement of pore volume. Volume of bathing liquid displaced by the porous material gives the bulk volume and porosity can be derived from these measurements. Sample preparation is minimal and a benchtop spectrometer can be used, making the method practical for examination of drill cuttings from a borehole while drilling.
US10697906B2
A system and method for identifying an object is provided. The system includes an enhanced chemical compound coupled to an object, an X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) device for scanning the enhanced chemical compound coupled to the object, and a display coupled to the XRF device for displaying the results of the scan of the enhanced chemical compound coupled to the object, the results of the scan including at least one of what kind of object was scanned, the owner of the object, and the manufacturer of the object.
US10697898B2
In a SiC substrate evaluation method, a bar-shaped stacking fault is observed by irradiating a surface of a SiC substrate before stacking an epitaxial layer with excitation light and extracting light having a wavelength range from equal to or greater than 405 nm and equal to or less than 445 nm among photoluminescence light beams emitted from the first surface.
US10697894B2
In order to check a material for transplantation, at least one Raman spectrum (41, 42) of the material is detected. An electronic evaluation device determines an information, from which depends a suitability of the material for use during the transplantation, by evaluating the at least one Raman spectrum (41, 42).
US10697891B2
A terahertz wave spectroscopic measurement device includes a light source that emits a terahertz wave and probe light having a wavelength different from that of the terahertz wave, an internal total reflection prism including an incidence surface of the terahertz wave, a placement surface on which a measurement target is placed, and an emission surface of the terahertz wave, the internal total reflection prism internally totally reflecting the terahertz wave incident from the incidence surface by means of the placement surface and emitting the terahertz wave from the emission surface, and a terahertz wave detection unit that indirectly detects the terahertz wave emitted from the emission surface using the probe light. The internal total reflection prism includes an avoidance portion on which incidence of the probe light on the measurement target on the placement surface is avoided.
US10697890B1
The present invention relates to measuring hydroxyl in an atmosphere, including forwarding sunlight and ultraviolet light into a gas cell; switching between nitrogen gas only, or nitrogen gas and water vapor, into the gas cell; emitting ultraviolet rays into the cell which breaks down the water vapor into hydroxyl; and detecting a difference between two states, including 1) an OFF state where only nitrogen gas does not react to the ultraviolet light or the sunlight and there is no OH filter and the detector detects light that OH absorbs; and 2) an ON state where the water vapor is broken down by the ultraviolet rays to produce hydroxyl, and the gas cell acts as an OH filter and does not detect the light that OH absorbs; where a difference in signals measured by the detector in the two states is proportional to a column abundance of OH in earth atmosphere.
US10697889B2
Methods for determining the concentration of transition metal compounds in a solution containing more than one transition metal compound are described. Polymerization reactor systems providing real-time monitoring and control of the concentrations of the transition metal components of a multicomponent catalyst system are disclosed, as well as methods for operating such polymerization reactor systems and for improving methods of preparing the multicomponent catalyst system.
US10697879B2
A method and system of measuring the size distribution of particles within dilute colloids, for example, through variation of the minimum detected size of aerosolized colloid particles. The method of determining the size distribution of particles in a fluid, involves forming a stream of aerosol droplets of the fluid, the droplets containing particles and dissolved material evaporating the droplets to generate particles, and measuring the concentration of particles by varying a detection threshold. A system or apparatus for determining the size distribution of particles in a fluid, includes a droplet former for forming a stream, of aerosol droplets of the fluid, the droplets containing particles and dissolved material, and a condensation particle detector for evaporating the droplets to generate particles and for measuring the concentration of particles, the condensation particle detector having a variable detection threshold.
US10697869B2
Provided herein are systems, devices, and methods for improved treatment of tissue, such as brain tissue. The improved treatment described herein can result in improved tissue penetration of various compounds and chemicals, such as stains and immunohistochemistry reagents. For example, provided herein is a pressurizing device that may include a chamber body having an opening in one of a top and a sidewall of the body, and may also include a chamber lid covering the opening and releasably coupled to the chamber body proximate the opening. The chamber lid and chamber body form an air-tight cavity. The pressurizing device may also have an inlet passing through one of the chamber body and the chamber lid and into the air-tight cavity. The device may also include a retainer coupled inside the air-tight cavity and configured to releasably couple to at least one tissue sample receptacles.
US10697868B2
Contemplated herein is an automated microscope slide antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method that features a plurality of individually operable miniaturized pressurizable reaction compartments for individually and independently processing a plurality of individual microscope slides. The apparatus preferably features independently movable slide support elements each having an individually heatable heating plate. Each slide support element may support a microscope slide. Each microscope slide can be enclosed within an individual pressurizable reaction compartment. Pressures exceeding 1 atm or below 1 atm can be created and maintained in the reaction compartment prior to, during or after heating of the slide begins. Because of the ability to pressurize and regulate pressure within the reaction compartment, and to individually heat each slide, each slide and a liquid solution or reagent thereon can be heated to temperatures that could not be obtained without the enclosed pressurized environment of the reaction compartment. A reagent dispensing strip having a plurality of reconfigurable reagent modules may also be used.
US10697857B2
A method and apparatus for checking tyres in a tyre production line. The method includes alternately illuminating, with a first and second grazing light radiation, a surface portion of the tyre and respectively acquiring a first and second two-dimensional digital image of the illuminated surface portion. For each point of the surface portion, the respective overall light power of the first and second light radiation incident at the point respectively comes from two half-spaces that are opposite with respect to an optical plane passing through the perpendicular to the surface at the point; and comparing the first and second image to obtain information on an altimetric profile of the surface portion.
US10697852B2
The imaging quality of an optical imaging system is interferometrically measured. A wavefront measurement has a first imaging scale β1 in a first direction and a second imaging scale β2 in a second, perpendicular direction. The second imaging scale differs from the first imaging scale by a scale ratio (β1/β2)≠1 (anamorphic imaging system). A first measurement structure (MS1) on a first structure carrier arranged on the object side of the imaging system has a two-dimensional mask structure suitable for shaping the coherence of measurement radiation. A second measurement structure (MS2) on a second structure carrier arranged on the image side of the imaging system has a diffraction grating. The first and second measurement structures are mutually adapted, taking account of the scale ratio so that an interference pattern arises upon imaging the first measurement structure onto the second measurement structure using the anamorphic imaging system.
US10697848B1
A logic-based building water supply management system having a minimal number of components to supply water on a qualifying-demand basis, thereby preventing major building flooding due to water plumbing leaks. The components are an electrically actuated valve downstream of the main building water supply valve, an accumulator tank immediately downstream of the valve, a tank pressure sensor, an electronic control module (ECM) and a manually operated bypass valve. The valve remains in a failsafe closed position unless a determination of qualifying demand is made. With the valve closed, all water flowing in the building may only come from the tank. As water flow stank, the measured tank supply pressure decays. The ECM compares the pressure decay rate to preprogrammed values so as to distinguish normal demand from a leak and takes appropriate action by opening the valve or disabling it from opening, and alarming, until a system reset is initiated.
US10697842B2
There is provided a magnetostriction type torque detection sensor which is improved in torque detection sensitivity by increasing respective magnetic paths which are formed between a detected object and a plurality of cores attached to an insulating tubular body in such a manner that a magnetic path which is formed at the detected object is at a predetermined angle to an axis of the detected object.A plurality of cores is arrayed while being inclined at a predetermined angle to an axis of a detected object, and end surfaces of two-side leg portions are attached in such a way as to face the detected object via an inner circumferential surface of an insulating tubular body.
US10697841B2
Conventional optical-transmission-type residual stress measuring apparatus cannot be used for completing the measurement of residual stress in an optical film having light reflective property, and conventional optical-reflection-type residual stress measuring apparatus is known failing to achieving the measurement of residual stress in an optical thin film having transparent or translucent property. In view of that, the present invention discloses a system for measuring residual stress in optical thin films, which is able to be utilized for achieving the residual stress measurement of respective optical thin film having transparent or translucent property and that of respective optical thin film having light reflective property. Therefore, it is helpful for largely reducing both the purchase cost and the maintenance cost by only purchasing the residual stress measuring system provided by the present invention instead of simultaneously purchasing the aforesaid two different types of residual stress measuring apparatuses.
US10697834B2
The present disclosure is directed to a contrast phantom having a first region with a first reflection coefficient, a second region with a second reflection coefficient, and a third region with a third reflection coefficient, wherein the first reflection coefficient, the second reflection coefficient and the third reflection coefficient are increasing or decreasing in value in discrete steps, and wherein at least one of the regions includes an electrically conductive material having a thickness of about 200 μm. Methods of testing the contrast resolution of an active millimeter wave imaging system using the contrast phantom are also described.
US10697821B2
A calibration device is a calibration device configured to calibrate a load meter that measures an axle load of a vehicle. The calibration device includes a detector and a calibrator. The detector detects a displacement amount corresponding to displacement caused on a road by the axle load of the vehicle. The calibrator aggregates the displacement amounts detected by the detector to generate a histogram of the displacement amounts, and updates a displacement coefficient for calculating the axle load of the vehicle based on a shape of the histogram. The calibrator updates the displacement coefficient base only on the shape of the histogram corresponding to a first axle serving as a forefront axle of the vehicle.
US10697820B2
A self-calibrating system, apparatus, and method for accurately measuring a volumetric capacity of a tank. The system, apparatus and method comprise: a mechanism that adjusts a level of a platform; a light-emitting device with beam-like optics (laser, diode, etc.) mounted to the platform; mechanism for adjusting alignment of the light-emitting device with respect to the platform; a mechanism for rotating the platform by variable angles, including by 180-degrees; one or more level sensors (such as, for example, spirit levels, tilt sensors, or other devices) that provide feedback on the alignment of the platform normal to the gravity vector.
US10697818B2
A capacitive detection device comprising: a capacitive detector comprising a ribbon made of a dielectric material, a pair of electrodes formed on a first face of said ribbon and comprising a first electrode and a second electrode in the form of combs whose branches are arranged alternately between one another; and a third electrode in the form of a layer formed on the other face of said ribbon; and further comprising a containment electrode arranged at least partly facing and at a distance from said pair of electrodes, this containment electrode being electrically connected to said third electrode. Measurement devices including this capacitive detection device are also disclosed.
US10697817B2
A fuel-level detection system is configured to determine a fuel level in a fuel system. A comparative fuel probe is associated with the fuel system and includes a capacitive probe assembly configured to provide a comparative capacitive reading, and a float assembly configured to provide a comparative float reading. A comparator is configured to receive the comparative capacitive reading and to receive the comparative float reading, and to determine a corrective factor based at least in part on the comparative capacitive reading and the comparative float reading. A set of capacitive probes is associated with the fuel system. The fuel level in the fuel system is determined by comparing each local capacitive reading from each capacitive probe in the set of capacitive probes with the corrective factor.
US10697816B2
A measuring device for measuring a volume variation of liquid received in a bottle includes a bottle sleeve and a weight detecting module. A first accommodating space, a second accommodating space and a first opening are formed on the bottle sleeve. The first opening is communicated with the first accommodating space. The bottle sleeve is elastic. An inner diameter of at least one portion of the first accommodating space is less than an outer diameter of the bottle. The bottle sleeve holds the bottle when the bottle is inserted into the first accommodating space via the first opening. The weight detecting module is disposed inside the second accommodating space to measure weights of the bottle and the liquid at different time points and to determine the volume variation of the liquid according to a difference of the weights of the bottle and the liquid at different time points.
US10697812B2
An electromagnetic flow meter comprises a detector having a measurement tube, a magnetic excitation coil, and a pair of detecting electrodes; a magnetic excitation circuit; a flow rate calculation circuit that calculates the flow rate of a fluid flowing through the measurement tube; and an error detection circuit comprising a differential noise measurement circuit configured to measure a level of a magnetic flux differential noise based on an electromotive force generated between the pair of detecting electrodes disposed in the measurement tube and an index calculation circuit configured to calculate an index indicating an error in the flow rate calculated by the flow rate calculation circuit based on the level of the magnetic flux differential noise measured by the differential noise measurement circuit.
US10697810B1
A sensor housing assembly for enclosing an electrical interface circuit, a sensor or sensor input, and a connector for interfacing with a data unit. The sensor housing assembly generally includes a housing containing a circuit board and interface circuitry to condition a sensor input signal, and a connector mounted on the circuit board, the assembly being insertable into a data unit. The housing can include a protrusion that prevents the assembly from being inserted into the data unit incorrectly, which also allows a symmetrical connector to be used. The sensor housing assembly is adapted to be inserted into a receptacle in the data unit, which has blocking tabs that act with the protrusion to ensure that the assembly can only be inserted one way.
US10697804B2
A vibration sensing optical fiber cable is provided. The cable includes at least one optical fiber embedded in the cable jacket such that vibrations from the environment are transmitted into the cable jacket to the optical fiber. The cable is configured in a variety of ways, including through spatial arrangement of the sensing fibers, through acoustic impedance matched materials, through internal vibration reflecting structures, and/or through acoustic lens features to enhance sensitivity of the cable for vibration detection/monitoring.
US10697797B2
Examples include systems and methods for decomposition of error components between angular, forward, and sideways errors in estimated positions of a computing device. One method includes determining an estimation of a current position of the computing device based on a previous position of the computing device, an estimated speed over an elapsed time, and a direction of travel of the computing device, determining a forward, sideways, and orientation change error component of the estimation of the current position of the computing device, determining a weight to apply to the forward, sideways, and orientation change error components based on average observed movement of the computing device, and using the weighted forward, sideways, and orientation change error components as constraints for determination of an updated estimation of the current position of the computing device.
US10697794B2
A flight-path determination device for determining a flight path of a flying object has a position determination apparatus to detect a position of the flying object, an alignment apparatus that to verify whether the position of the flying object is within one specified approach path of a number of specified approach paths, and a path determination apparatus to output the relevant approach path as the flight path of the flying object if the position of the flying object is within one of the specified approach paths.
US10697779B2
Embodiments are provided that include receiving sensor data from a sensor positioned at a plurality of positions in an environment. The environment includes a plurality of landmarks. The embodiments also include determining, based on the sensor data, a subset of the plurality of landmarks detected at each of the plurality of positions. The embodiments further include determining, based on the subset of the plurality of landmarks detected at each of the plurality of positions, a detection frequency of each landmark. The embodiments additionally include determining, based on the determined detection frequency of each landmark, a localization viability metric associated with each landmark. The embodiments still further include providing for display, via a user interface, a map of the environment. The map includes an indication of the localization viability metric associated with each landmark.
US10697776B2
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for tracking and determining the position of an object, the method comprising determining a primary position indication based on signals received from an external positioning system and using said primary position indication to determine a first position of said object, recording acceleration data of a cyclically moving object using inertial sensor signals or accelerometer sensor signals and integrating said acceleration data over a selected period of time to determine a tilting of said cyclically moving part of the object relative to a horizontal plane, recording direction data of said moving object based on measuring an external magnetic field of the cyclically moving part of the object using a magnetometer sensor to determine an orientation of said cyclically moving part relative to the external magnetic field, computing the velocity of said moving object in any direction based on said inertial sensor signals or accelerometer sensor signals, determining a secondary position indication of said object based on said first position, said direction data and said velocity data, and using said secondary position indication to determine a second position of said object.
US10697770B2
A level includes a frame supporting a plurality of vials and having an aperture disposed on an end of the level. The level also includes an end cap assembly detachably coupled to the end of the frame. The end cap assembly includes an end cap and a retainer. A portion of the end cap is received in the aperture and is maintained in engagement with the frame by the retainer.
US10697760B2
Data acquisition devices for analyzing reference objects and systems for monitoring component deformation are provided. A data acquisition device has a longitudinal axis and includes a lens assembly and an image capture device in communication with the lens assembly for receiving and processing light from the lens assembly to generate images. The data acquisition device further includes a light source and a light tube coupled at a rear end to the light source. The light tube extends along the longitudinal axis between a front end and the rear end, and is operable to transport light from the light source therethrough and emit the light from the front end. The data acquisition device further includes an actuator operable to activate the image capture device and the light source.
US10697759B2
An integrated sensing device with a suite of sensors assists construction machine operators in finding the correct level to dig a ditch/trench. The sensing device includes a gravity sensor to determine angles, a laser distance meter (LDM), and a laser receiver for detecting a known jobsite elevation. The sensing device is mounted to the dipper stick of an excavator; the gravity sensor detects the angle of the stick, and the laser receiver detects a laser plane of light that represents a known jobsite elevation. The LDM is aimed at another member of the machine that moves in a predetermined path as the bucket is rotated, and the distance between the LDM and the target member is used to calculate the vertical elevation of the working tool edge. A display graphically shows the operator the proper dig depth and the present position of the working tool edge.
US10697756B2
A plate for a 3D scanning system can include a plate body configured to mount to a 3D scanning system, and a plurality of artifact alignment apertures defined in the plate body arranged in a predetermined pattern to allow a predetermined mounting arrangement of one or more artifacts. The artifact alignment apertures are configured to allow an artifact to be mounted to the plate body.
US10697753B2
A strain sensing device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided in the invention. The strain sensing device includes a substrate and at least one sensing electrode. The substrate has a plurality of pores. A material of the substrate includes nanocellulose, and the substrates is strained in response to changes in external conditions. The at least one sensing electrode is disposed on the substrate, wherein the sensing electrode contacting the substrate extends into the pores of the substrate. The at least one sensing electrode has a major axis parallel to a surface of the substrate. A resistance value of the at least one sensing electrode changes in response to a strain of the substrate.
US10697748B2
A shape measuring apparatus includes a probe head that changes its posture by rotational motion of a first drive axis and a second drive axis, and a coordinate measuring machine that three-dimensionally displaces a location of the probe head by three translation axes (a third drive axis, a fourth drive axis, and a fifth drive axis). The location of a measurement tip is given by coordinate values of the third to fifth drive axes, and the posture of a probe head is given by a first rotating angle α and a second rotating angle β. An intersection point between a first rotation axis and a second rotation axis is set as a rotation center Q. An interpolation point in each control period is calculated for each of the first to fifth drive axes.
US10697745B2
The present invention discloses an ammunition device or pellet suitable for use with gas fired guns, such as paintballing guns. The pellets have a body and a charge that are arranged as a single unit of formed as separate parts which are assembled for use. The body can be single use or reusable. The charge contains marking material and is a single-use portion arranged to be adjacent to the body. The charge has breakable outer shell for surrounding marking material.
US10697742B2
This disclosure relates generally to a Multiple Payload Expendable Device consisting of a set of cylindrical multiple payload casings, each payload casing exhibiting circular symmetry fluid passages in relation to firing squibs and voltage coded squib actuating circuit that converts existing single payload expendable device systems to multiple payload expendable device systems.
US10697737B2
The armouring system for a self-propelled work machine (1) comprises: a cab frame (10) for the machine (1); and a plurality of armouring elements (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), made of armoured material, adapted to be fixed removably to respective portions of the frame (10), in order to define an armoured cab (2).
US10697731B2
A forend stock for a break open firearm having a housing lug, the housing lug being attached into the lower side of the barrel assembly. A coupler is secured onto the housing lug. At the coupler end opposite the housing lug rod, there is a cylindrical area, and between the two coupler ends, another finished area forming an extended flange. The extended flange has a larger diameter than the cylindrical ends of the coupler. A latch bolt is secured to the forend stock by a cover plate. The latch bolt is topped at one of its ends with a sharp bevel. At its other end, it has a cylindrical post to support a pressure spring, and is held in a longitudinal channel or recess, and arranged such that a user can access an actuator knob for manual handling of the latch bolt. The cover plate assembly has an aperture which the ledges of an extended protrusion of the latch bolt fit within, defining the forward and backward travel limits that the bolt can go in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the barrel.
US10697730B2
Disclosed are various embodiments of moldable hand grips for firearms. According to various embodiments, a hand grip can include a non-moldable frame and a heat-moldable grip portion disposed on the frame. The hand grip can be submerged at least partially in a water bath heated to a temperature between about 150° F. to about 212° F., resulting in the heat-moldable grip portion of the hand grip transitioning to a moldable state. After the heat-moldable grip portion of the hand grip transitions to the moldable state, the hand grip can be removed from the water bath, and the user can grab the hand grip to mold the heat-moldable grip portion to conform to his or her individual hand shape. The heat-moldable grip portion can then cool and return to a non-moldable state, resulting in a hand grip that conforms to the individual user's hand shape.
US10697727B2
The present invention provides for a universal holster assembly for securely storing one or more handguns. The holster assembly comprises a first and second end walls. A supporting pad is located between the first and second end walls. The first and second end walls and the supporting pad define a cradle configured for holstering a handgun. A hollow tube extends through a set of aligned openings formed in the first and second end walls and the supporting pad. A plug having a head and a body is used to secure each end of the tube. The body is inserted into an end of the tube and a head urging against an exterior surface of one of the end walls, thus securing the holster assembly. Additional cradles may be defined by adding dividing walls and additional supporting pads. Further, one or more storage compartments may also be provided.
US10697723B1
A charger for a firearm comprises a body, a movable internal diverter and an advancing member. The body has at least first and second cartridge holding areas that are arranged parallel to each other and are configured to receive and store cartridges in an end-to-end orientation. A first end of the body has a cartridge opening through which cartridges can be loaded into and unloaded from the charger and a receiver insert shaped to fit into a receiver of the firearm. The movable internal diverter is positioned in the body and extends at least partway between the first and second cartridge holding areas to separate the first and second cartridge holding areas from each other. The advancing member is accessible from an exterior of the body and has an engaging member extending within the body and configured to contact a cartridge in one of the first and second cartridge holding areas. The advancing member is movable toward the first end in an advancement direction to urge cartridges from a selected one of the first and second cartridge holding areas and out of the cartridge opening, and in a reverse direction toward a second end of the body to withdraw the engaging member and move the internal diverter so that the engaging member is aligned with the other of the first and second holding areas.
US10697717B2
Embodiments of a water head for an evaporator in a HVAC system are provided. The water head may have a fluid entrance and a fluid exit in a side-by-side arrangement on one end of the water head, and a distribution chamber and a collection chamber in a top-down arrangement on opposite side of the water head. The distribution chamber and the collection chamber are configured to be in fluid communication with inlets and outlets of a heat exchanging tube bundle respectively. The distribution chamber and the collection chamber can be configured to have continuously smooth surface contours to help reduce pressure drop and fluid separation, and promote advantageous distribution of the process fluid among heat exchanging tubes when a process fluid flows between the fluid entrance or the fluid exit, and the distribution chamber or the collection chamber respectively.
US10697716B2
A tube header for a heat exchanger may include: a header plate having two major dimensions defining a header plane, and a plurality of tie bars, each tie bar arranged between a pair of adjacent oblong passages. In particular, the header plate has a row of oblong passages extending through the header plate, and the header plate includes a core cover slot of which opening length is equal to or greater than three quarters of an opening length of one of the oblong passages to receive a tube.
US10697709B2
A heat-exchange apparatus is provided, including a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a third heat exchanger and a fourth heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is thermally separated from the second heat exchanger. The third heat exchanger is thermally connected to the first heat exchanger. The fourth heat exchanger is thermally connected to the second heat exchanger, wherein a first air flow passes through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger to be divided into a first divergent flow and a second divergent flow, the first divergent flow flows on a surface of the first heat exchanger, the second divergent flow flows on a surface of the second heat exchanger, the first divergent flow does not flow on the surface of the second heat exchanger, and the second divergent flow does not flow on the surface of the first heat exchanger.
US10697706B2
A heat exchanger that includes first and second headers, a first flow conduit fluidly connecting the first and second headers to allow for a flow of a first fluid through the heat exchanger, the first flow conduit being bounded by a first generally planar wall section extending between the first and second headers, a second flow conduit to allow for a flow of the second fluid through the heat exchanger, the second flow conduit being bounded by a second generally planar wall section spaced apart from the first generally planar wall section to define a gap therebetween, and a thermally conductive structure arranged within the gap and joined to the first and second generally planar wall sections to transfer heat therebetween. The thermally conductive structure is isolated from the first fluid by the first generally planar wall section and from the second fluid by the second generally planar wall section.
US10697702B2
In order to provide a treatment installation for treating workpieces that is of simple construction and enables optimised workpiece treatment, it is proposed that the treatment installation should include a treatment chamber and a conveying device, by means of which the workpieces are suppliable to the treatment chamber, are removable from the treatment chamber, and/or are conveyable through the treatment chamber in a conveying direction.
US10697699B2
A cabinet for an appliance, such as a refrigerated appliance, includes a cabinet wrapper, a trim breaker operably coupled to the cabinet wrapper and defining an interface, and load transfer bracket operably coupled to the interface. Structural loading stresses are transferred to the load transfer bracket at the interface.
US10697698B2
A vacuum insulated cabinet structure includes first and second cover members having pre-deformed portions and perimeter portions. The perimeter portions of the first and second cover members are disposed along first and second planar levels and the pre-deformed portions of the first and second cover members include portions thereof extending outwardly relative to the first and second planar levels. A thermal bridge interconnects the first cover member and the second cover member at the perimeter portions thereof to define an insulating cavity therebetween. The insulating cavity is a sealed cavity having a vacuum drawn therefrom. The pre-deformed portions of the first and second cover members move inwardly towards the first and second planar levels under a force of the vacuum within the insulating cavity.
US10697690B2
An surface sanitizing system for cleaning a portion of an ice machine with a bipolar ions, wherein, said surface sanitizing system comprises a plugs, a power lines, an ion generation power module, a two or more brush cables, a two brushes a brush container and a mounting clip. Said plugs selectively attaches to a power source and provides electricity for running said surface sanitizing system. Said power lines selectively attach said plugs to said ion generation power module. Said two or more brush cables selectively attach said ion generation power module to said two brushes. A female containment portions selectively holds said two brushes within a portion of said brush container. Said two brushes selectively attach to a portion of said two or more brush cables. Said brush container selectively clips into said mounting clip. Said mounting clip selectively attaches to a portion of an ice maker.
US10697682B2
A motor assembly configured to receive an external alternating voltage. The motor assembly includes a motor and a circuit assembly. The motor includes a stator and a rotor rotatable about a longitudinal axis. The circuit assembly includes a state detector and a control unit. The state detector is operable to detect whether an external device is receiving the external alternating voltage The control unit is operable to control the motor based on whether the external device is receiving the external alternating voltage.
US10697681B2
A vehicle heat pump system including a thermal loop, an eight-way valve, and a controller is provided. The thermal loop includes a compressor, a first portion, and a second portion. The first portion includes an outside heat exchanger. The second portion includes a cabin heat exchanger. The eight-way valve is downstream of the compressor and has a first position in which refrigerant flows within the portions in a cooling mode and a second position in which refrigerant flows within the portions in a heating mode. The controller switches the eight-way valve between the first and second positions. The outside heat exchanger operates as a condenser in the cooling mode and the eight-way valve directs refrigerant flow from the outside heat exchanger to the cabin heat exchanger.
US10697680B2
A heat source system that optimizes a load on compressors in multiple heat source machines with respective independent refrigeration cycles that are situated in series. This is accomplished by using an information acquisition unit that acquires measurement values of operation frequencies of compressors from the respective heat source machines, a load distribution change unit that changes a load distribution currently assigned to each of the heat source machines, and a temperature setting unit that sets the hot/chilled water outlet temperatures of respective heat source machines.
US10697673B2
A liquid receiver of a condenser has a liquid receiver main body and a plug removably fitted thereinto. The liquid receiver main body has a refrigerant inflow hole into which refrigerant flows from a condensation section and a refrigerant outflow hole from which refrigerant flows into a supercooling section. The liquid receiver has a first space formed above the upper end of the plug and communicating with the refrigerant inflow hole and a second space formed below the upper end of the plug and communicating with the refrigerant outflow hole. The plug has a flow passage which is open to the first space and the second space at opposite ends. The first-space-side opening of the flow passage is located below the refrigerant inflow hole. The flow passage has a throttle portion whose cross-sectional area is smaller than a hole area of the refrigerant inflow hole.
US10697655B2
A method for maintaining a boiling rate of a base fluid can include a determination of a fluid level of a turbulated base fluid in a reservoir. The fluid level can be determined by measuring at least one first height of the turbulated base fluid above the fluid level with at least a first sensor. The fluid level can be determined by measuring at least one second height of the turbulated base fluid below the fluid level with the first sensor. The method can include the establishment of the fluid level of the turbulated base fluid. The fluid level can be established according to the measured at least one first and second heights. The method can include the graduated introduction of an input fluid into the reservoir. A control valve can gradually introduce the input fluid in proportion to the established fluid level of the turbulated base fluid.
US10697645B2
Disclosed are a cooking apparatus and a touch sensor assembly. The touch sensor assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an outer cover formed of a metallic material and configured to form a part of an exterior of the cooking apparatus; and a touch module installed to be in contact with a rear surface of the outer cover, and having a plurality of touch sensors, wherein a touching part which is formed by machining a rear surface of the outer cover which is in contact with the touch sensor, and easily elastically deformed when being touched by a user, and thus transfers a pressure to the touch sensor is formed.
US10697621B1
Disclosed is an illuminated flag including a flag, a first layer of the flag, a second layer of the flag, a first light in the flagpole, a second light disposed between the first layer of the flag and a second layer of the flag, a flag clamp, a notch in the flag clamp, a wire extending from the second light, through the notch in the flag clamp, and into an interior space of the flagpole.
US10697613B2
A light source guiding device comprises a light source refracting unit and a light source reflecting unit. The light source refracting unit receives a part of a light beam emitted by a light source, and the light source refracting unit utilizes geometric shapes disposed on inner and outer surfaces to form a rectangular light spot on a light-receiving surface by the part of the light beam. The light source reflecting unit receives another part of the light beam emitted by the light source, and the light source reflecting unit reflects the other part of the light beam emitted by the light source to form another rectangular light spot by using geometric shapes disposed on its surface, and the two rectangular light spots are overlapped with each other to enhance an illuminance of the rectangular light spot.
US10697598B1
A light string includes an illumination device, a first wire, a second wire, soldering material, and transparent adhesive. The illumination device includes two soldering portions. The conductors of the first wire and the second wire are partially exposed to form a first soldering section and a second soldering section. Soldering material is used to attach the first soldering section and the second soldering section to the two soldering portions. The transparent adhesive forms a layer over, and covers, the illumination device, the first soldering section and the second soldering section, and extends to partially cover other portions of the first wire and the second wire.
US10697594B1
A led light that includes a rigid led filament wherein the led filament can be positionally adjusted. The LED light includes a housing having an outer tube and an inner tube with a void therebetween. The inner tube has an interior volume wherein disposed within the interior volume is a filament housing. The filament housing includes an interior volume and is configured to have suspendedly mounted therein a led filament. A pair of filament housing support members are located at each end of the housing in the interior volume thereof and are operably coupled to the filament housing. A conducting wire is movably journaled through the filament housing support members and into the interior volume of the filament housing so as to electrically couple to the led filament. The conducting wire includes at least one integrally formed spring so as to facilitate tension control of the conducting wire.
US10697590B2
A high pressure tank includes: a resin liner for containing a fluid; a reinforced layer covering an outer surface of the liner; and a cap including a supply/discharge hole for supplying and discharging the fluid to and from the liner. Gas vent passages formed in the cap each including at one end a first opening open toward the cap-facing surface of the liner and at the other end a second opening open toward at least one of an inside of the supply/discharge hole and an outside of the reinforced layer. A cross-sectional area of the gas vent passage at the one end perpendicular to a longitudinal direction and the first opening are smaller than other cross-sectional areas of the gas vent passage perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
US10697584B2
An accessory mount is disclosed and may include a base, a foot, an accessory receiver, and at least two elastic bindings. The accessory receiver may rotatably couple an accessory to the base, and may include an accessory adapter and a base connector. The base may include a plurality of attachment points distributed at different locations around the base. The foot may include a non-slip surface on a first side, and a plurality of projections on a second side that mate with a corresponding plurality of recesses in a bottom surface of the base.
US10697581B2
An orientable support module (1) for optical or video/photographic equipment, comprising a first (2) and a second (3) joint element connected together so as to be able to oscillate and intended to be coupled respectively to a support element (5, 100) and to a piece of optical or video/photographic equipment so as to orient the equipment, the second joint element (3) comprising a head (6) and a shaft (7) extending from the head (6) along its own longitudinal axis (Z), the first joint element (2) comprising a body (12) defining a seating cavity (13) for the head (6), the module further comprising a locking device (20) that can be actuated so as to displace the second joint element (3) along a locking axis (Z) between a release configuration, in which the second joint element (3) is free to oscillate in the seating cavity (13), and a locked configuration (W), in which the second joint element (3) is clamped in the seating cavity (13) and is locked in a desired orientation position, the locking device (20) comprising a bush (21) engaged on the shaft (7) and displaceable along the longitudinal axis (Z) so as to clamp/release the second joint element (3) in/from the seating cavity (13).
US10697580B2
An electronic device including a display body, a fixed back cover, at least one movable assembly and at least one supplemented light source is provided. The fixed back cover is disposed on the display body. The moveable assembly is disposed on the display body and located beside the fixed back cover. The supplemented light source is disposed on the movable assembly and located between the movable assembly and the display body. When the movable assembly is moved or rotated from an accommodating position to an operation position, the supplemented light source moves along with the movable assembly from being hidden between the display body and the movable assembly to out of the display body so as to locate beside the display body.
US10697577B2
The protective cover is sheet-shaped, extruded continuously in a longitudinal direction, and made of a soft synthetic resin. The male engaging part is formed in an arrow-shape and extruded integrally with one transverse-directional end of the protective cover. The female engaging part is formed in a U-shape having hooks for stopping and extruded integrally with the other transverse-directional end of the protective cover. The tab is sheet-shaped, extruded integrally with a vicinity of a tip of the female engaging part on an inner peripheral surface of the transverse-directional protective cover, and extended by a specific length L along the inner peripheral surface of the transverse-directional protective cover.
US10697573B2
A plumbing fitting assembly includes an anchor member for being received in a transverse hole in a structure. One end of the anchor member is externally threaded and the other includes a catch portion for engaging a surface of the structure adjacent the hole. The threaded end is threaded into a clamping member configured to form a seal with the opposite surface of the structure or another liquid conveying structure. The anchor member can include a tool formation for mating with a rotating structure of a tool. The assembly can include a lock ring for being lockingly received in an interior passage to prevent the catch portion from deflecting inwardly when installed. The plumbing fitting assembly can also be configured for forming a plumbing fitting at a transverse hole in a flexible, liquid-impermeable panel.
US10697566B2
The present invention may manufacture a composite pipe by forming an adhesive layer and a resin layer on an outer surface of a metal pipe, and although the composite pipe is wound in a ring shape after the composite pipe is manufactured, a circular cross sectional shape may be maintained without deformation, and after the composite pipe is straightened for the purpose of construction, separation or buckling may be prevented, resulting in excellent transportability and constructability of a product.
US10697561B2
A method of custom manufacturing a fluid pressure reduction device for use in a process control valve. The method includes creating the fluid pressure reduction device using an additive manufacturing technique, which generally includes forming a body and forming a plurality of flow paths in the body. The body has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced radially outward of the inner wall. The flow paths are formed in the body between the inner wall and the outer wall of the body. Each of the flow paths includes an inlet aperture, an outlet aperture, and an intermediate section extending between the inlet and outlet apertures. At least a portion of the intermediate section extends in a substantially vertical direction that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, such that the flow paths are able to utilize previously un-used space in the device.
US10697557B2
The invention relates to a tank ventilation valve for a motor vehicle for selectively enabling or blocking a fluid flow, including a valve body (10) or tappet, which is linearly movable in one direction (R1) and another direction (R2) opposite to the one direction to selectively open or close a valve passage (D); at least one spring (20) for urging the valve body (10) in the one direction (R1), an actuator for moving the valve body (10) in the other opposite direction (R2) against the force applied by the spring (20), and a blocking element (50) for blocking the valve body (10) such that a movement of the valve body (10) in the one direction (R1) is blocked.
US10697553B2
A dish washing machine includes a plurality of spray nozzles to spray wash water, a sump to store wash water, a pump to pump wash water stored in the sump, and a distribution device to distribute wash water pumped by the pump into the plurality of spray nozzles. The distribution device includes a cylindrical housing having an inlet formed in one axial end portion thereof and a plurality of outlets that are arranged in a circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing in an axial direction and connected to the plurality of spray nozzles, an opening/closing member rotatably disposed within the cylindrical housing to open and close the plurality of outlets, and a motor to rotate the opening/closing member. Wash water may be independently sprayed from a plurality of nozzles, a wash tank may be dividedly washed, and loss of pressure of wash water may be reduced, thereby increasing washability.
US10697548B2
A mechanical seal, which seals a sealed fluid by interposing an intermediate ring between a rotating ring and a stationary ring, includes a first annular effective seal portion where the rotating ring and the intermediate ring slide with each other and a second annular effective seal portion where the stationary ring and the intermediate ring contact with each other. A load receiving portion is arranged between the intermediate ring and the stationary ring in opposition to a side of the sealed fluid across the sealed fluid of the second annular effective seal portion in a radial direction.
US10697545B2
A method of manufacturing a packing cup for a hyper-compressor is described. The method comprises the following steps: providing an inner disc (25), having opposed first front face (25X) and second front face (25Y), a central axial hole (18) and at least one lubrication-oil duct (23); autofrettaging the lubrication-oil duct (23); after autofrettaging, removing a thickness (D) of the inner disc on both faces thereof.
US10697539B2
A system for determining a torque converter clutch is stuck in an engaged position includes a control module, an engine speed sensor, and a transmission speed sensor. The control module evaluates the torque converter clutch by determining a value of a torque converter clutch command. The torque converter clutch command indicates a position of the torque converter clutch. In response to determining that the value of the torque converter clutch command indicates the disengaged position, the control module calculates accumulated slip based on the transmission speed and the engine speed during an evaluation time. In response to determining the evaluation time is complete, the control module compares the accumulated slip with a calibrated threshold of slip. In response to the accumulated slip being less than or equal to the calibrated threshold of slip, the control module determines the torque converter clutch is stuck in the engaged position.
US10697524B2
A vehicle powertrain includes first and second power sources and a transmission assembly having first and second input members and an output member. The transmission assembly also includes a first multiple node planetary gear-set connected to both input members and a second multiple node planetary gear-set connected to the output member. The transmission assembly additionally includes a transmission housing retaining the first and second gear-sets. Furthermore, the transmission assembly includes a first torque-transmitting device for connecting one second gear-set node to the transmission housing and a second torque-transmitting device for connecting one first gear-set node to one second gear-set node. One first gear-set node is directly and continuously connected to one second gear-set node. The first and second power sources are connected to the first gear-set, and the first power source is connected to the first gear-set node not directly and continuously connected to the second gear-set.
US10697514B2
A damper assembly with a bypass for a vehicle comprises a pressure cylinder with a piston and piston rod for limiting the flow rate of damping fluid as it passes from a first to a second side of said piston. A bypass provides a fluid pathway between the first and second sides of the piston separately from the flow rare limitation. In one aspect, the bypass is remotely controllable from a passenger compartment of the vehicle. In another aspect, the bypass is remotely controllable based upon one or more variable parameters associated with the vehicle.
US10697505B2
The description relates to devices that include hinged portions and controlling rotation of the hinged portions with smart clutch control. One example can include powering a motor to cause clutch portions to engage in a first instance. The example can also include monitoring an operational parameter during the powering. The method can further include, based at least in part upon the monitoring, adjusting power to cause the clutch portions to engage in a second instance with a force that is different than the first instance.
US10697496B2
A sintered bearing includes a cylindrical portion, one-side increased-diameter portion and another-side increased-diameter portion. A metal structure of the another-side increased-diameter portion has a higher density than a metal structure of a core portion of the sintered compact. A metal structure of the cylindrical portion has an expansion along a direction of ironing by the sizing core and a higher density than the metal structure of the another-side increased-diameter portion. A metal structure of the one-side increased-diameter portion has an expansion along a direction of ironing by the sizing core and a higher density than the metal structure of the cylindrical portion.
US10697495B2
A sintered bearing exhibits a less of a hard iron alloy phase, and has an excellent wear resistance and cost performance under low-revolution and high-load use conditions. The sintered bearing contains Cu: 10 to 55% by mass, Sn: 0.5 to 7% by mass, Zn: 0 to 4% by mass, P: 0 to 0.6% by mass, C: 0.5 to 4.5% by mass and a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities. An area ratio of a free graphite dispersed in a metal matrix of the bearing is 5 to 35%; an area ratio of a copper phase in the metal matrix of a bearing surface is not less than 30%; a porosity thereof is 16 to 25%; a hardness of an iron alloy phase in the matrix is Hv 65 to 200; and raw material powders employ at least one of a crystalline graphite powder and a flake graphite powder each having an average particle size of 10 to 100 μm.
US10697494B2
Provided is a sintered bearing, including Al, Cu, and Ni, the sintered bearing having Al—Cu—Ni alloy structures (3) sintered together. The Al—Cu—Ni alloy structures (3) each have an Al—Cu—Ni matrix phase (α-phase) and an Al—Ni compound phase (κ-phase), and are free of an Al—Cu compound phase (γ-phase).
US10697492B2
A double-row self-aligning roller bearing has rollers interposed, in two rows aligned in a bearing width direction, between an inner ring and an outer ring. The outer ring has a spherical raceway surface. Each of the rollers has an outer circumferential surface having a cross-sectional shape that matches the raceway surface of the outer ring. The rollers have lengths equal to each other and maximum diameters equal to each other, and have different distances from centers of the roller lengths to positions at which the maximum diameters are obtained.
US10697490B2
A screw anchor for a trussed foundation system to support single-axis trackers and other structures and related methods of driving such a screw anchor into underlying ground. A hollowed tube of uniform diameter is open at both ends with a thread form beginning at one end and circumscribing a portion the tube, the thread form having a tapered lead-in. The open-ended geometry allows a mandrel or rock drill to be inserted and operated through the anchor during driving to expedite the driving process. The tapered thread form provides a lead-in for driving the anchor into a rock bore.
US10697488B2
A connection between at least two joining partners includes an interlying joining gap, with opposite joining surfaces. At least one of the joining surfaces is wetted with an adhesive layer having incorporated and/or attached solids particles, and the remaining joining gap is filled with an inorganic and/or organic filler material.
US10697483B2
The tension bracket is configured to receive an elongated fastener to provide a connection under tension between a secondary structure and a principal support structure. The bracket has a mounting base with two substantially coplanar base sections having complementary opposed adjacent edges. The sections define a plurality of fastener openings and a profile opening. A guide member integrally extends from the sections and has parallel walls disposed above and extending perpendicular to the base sections. A pair of laterally spaced reinforcement ribs project perpendicularly from the base sections. In one embodiment, the tension bracket is formed from a single sheet of metal.
US10697478B2
An operating unit for a fluid-operated diaphragm actuator, the unit consisting of a drive diaphragm, two retaining elements flanking the drive diaphragm on opposite sides and an output rod extending through these components. The drive diaphragm is mounted on the output rod by being clamped between the two retaining elements with a predetermined clamping force, wherein each of the two retaining elements is fixed on the output rod by means of a welded connection. A method that is particularly suitable for producing such an operating unit and to a fluid-operated diaphragm actuator equipped with such an operating unit.
US10697465B2
A method for manufacturing impellers is described. The method provides for manufacturing a plurality of tubular components, each tubular component forming an inner passage, which is shaped as one of the flow passages of the final impeller. The tubular components are assembled together forming a semi-finished impeller. The semi-finished impeller is provided with annular cavities extending around the rotation axis of the impeller and gaps between adjacent tubular components. The gaps and cavities are filled with metal powder and the semi-finished impeller is subject to hot isostatic pressing, to densify the metal powder and form a monolithic final impeller.
US10697457B2
A device for compressing and expanding gases, wherein the device comprises an apparatus that can be driven in two directions, whereby in one direction the apparatus operates to compress a gas and in the other direction the apparatus operates to expand a gas.
US10697451B2
A device is taught for pumping fluid from a downhole reservoir up to surface. The device comprises a conduit extending through at least a portion an axial bore of the rotor unit and in communication with one or more recirculation inlets for receiving a recirculation stream of fluid and directing under pressure through the conduit, wherein an inside diameter and length of the conduit define a flow restriction; and one or more recirculation outlets defined in a stator unit downstream of the pump fluid intake, for delivering the recirculation stream of the fluid under pressure from the conduit and directing it at the pump fluid intake. A method is also taught for washing particulate from an intake end of a pump.
US10697448B2
A miniature fluid control device includes a piezoelectric actuator, a gas collecting plate and a base. The piezoelectric actuator includes a suspension plate, an outer frame, at least one bracket and a piezoelectric ceramic plate. The suspension plate is a square plate. The outer frame is arranged around the suspension plate. A surface of the outer frame and a surface of the suspension plate are coplanar with each other. The gas collecting plate is a frame body with an accommodation space. The base includes a gas inlet plate and a resonance plate. The base is disposed within the accommodation space to seal the piezoelectric actuator. An adhesive layer is arranged between the second surface of the outer frame of the piezoelectric actuator and the resonance plate. Consequently, a depth of a compressible chamber between the piezoelectric actuator and the resonance plate is maintained.
US10697444B2
An actuation system for a resonant linear compressor (50) is disclosed, applied to cooling systems, the latter being particularly designed to operate at the electromechanical frequency of said compressor (50), so that the system will be capable of raising the maximum power supplied by the linear actuator, in conditions of overload of said cooling system. Additionally, an actuation method for a resonant linear compressor (50) is provided, the operation steps of which enable one to actuate the equipment at the electromechanical resonance frequency, as well as to control the actuation thereof in over load conditions.
US10697443B2
An exhaust air conduit for a pneumatically powered pump, in particular, from a coating agent pump in a painting plant, is provided. The conduit includes an inlet for receiving the exhaust air from the pump, an outlet for discharging the exhaust air, and an exhaust air channel in which the exhaust air flows from the inlet to the outlet of the exhaust air conduit, and a housing member in which the exhaust air channel extends. A first thermal insulation element is provided in the region of a direction change of the exhaust air channel, in order to prevent an accumulation of the exhaust air directly at the inner wall of the exhaust air channel and thereby to lessen the cooling of the housing member.
US10697441B2
The invention is directed to a method for making an equipotential bonding connection between two components of a lightning protection arrangement of a wind turbine rotor blade. The method includes providing a wind turbine rotor blade having two rotor blade half shells having respective connection and fastening units connected to corresponding ones of the two components of the lightning protection arrangement. A space is present in the interior of the rotor blade between the two connection and fastening units. A connection conductor is introduced from outside of the rotor blade through a through opening in one of the two connection and fastening units into the interior space of the wind turbine rotor blade. The two ends of the connection conductor are fastened to corresponding ones of the connection and fastening units such that the connection conductor bridges the interior space along an essentially linear imaginary line.
US10697440B2
A method of detecting a damage of a wind turbine blade of a wind turbine rotor includes: a light input step of inputting light into a fiber-optic sensor mounted to the wind turbine blade; a light detection step of detecting reflection light from the grating portion; an obtaining step of obtaining a wavelength fluctuation index representing a fluctuation amount of a wavelength of the reflection light detected in the light detection step; and a detection step. The detection step includes detecting the presence or the absence of the damage of the wind turbine blade based on the wavelength fluctuation index taking account of a correlation between the wavelength fluctuation index of the wind turbine blade and a load index related to a load applied to the wind turbine blade, or a correlation between the wavelength fluctuation index and a temperature index related to a temperature of the wind turbine blade.
US10697422B2
The present invention relates to a method allowing short-term prediction of the wave motion (force, elevation, . . . ), from a time series of past wave measurements. The prediction method according to the invention is based on the estimation of the variable coefficients of an autoregressive model while allowing multi-step minimization, that is over a horizon of several time steps in the future, of the prediction error.
US10697418B2
Provided is a hybrid vehicle that includes a power train including an internal combustion engine equipped with a plurality of cylinders and a drive motor unit. The drive motor unit includes an electric motor coupled to the internal combustion engine without a clutch. The internal combustion engine includes one or more decompression devices that are each installed for a subset of one or more cylinders and that operate to release compression pressure in the subset of one or more cylinders in at least one of the course of an engine stop and course of an engine start-up in which combustion is not performed. The subset of one or more cylinders are selected such that, when the one or more decompression devices are operating, compression is not produced sequentially in cylinders that are adjacent to each other in terms of the firing order.
US10697414B2
Various embodiments include a high-pressure fuel pump for a fuel injection system comprising: a housing defining a housing bore with a pressure chamber in a first end region and a leakage chamber in a second end region; a pump piston, during operation of the high-pressure fuel pump moved in translation between the pressure chamber and the leakage chamber along an axis; wherein the leakage chamber includes a leakage collecting region and an equalizing region arranged in circular annular fashion around the pump piston guiding section and extending parallel to the axis from the leakage collecting region toward the pressure chamber; and a low-pressure damper arranged in the equalizing region, the low-pressure damper comprising an annular piston damper and an annular piston guided to move along the axis within an annular bushing.
US10697411B2
A fuel filter is disclosed herein, comprising: a cup-shaped conductive housing with an opening on one end; a lid, provided at the opening end of the cup-shaped conductive housing to cover the opening, the cup-shaped conductive housing and the lid together defining a fuel filter cavity; and a heater, provided inside the fuel filter cavity, configured to heat fuel inside the fuel filter cavity; wherein the heater includes a grounding electrode that is electrically connected to the cup-shaped conductive housing. The fuel filter as described above electrically connects the conductive housing and the grounding electrode of the heater, creating a connecting path that grounds the conductive housing without need of a separate grounding lead. Therefore, a more compact structure and lower costs are made possible.
US10697407B2
Various methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas cooler. In one example, a method includes controlling a flow of coolant to at least a first stage of a plurality of stages of an exhaust gas cooler relative to a second stage of the plurality of stages to maintain at least one of: a controlled amount of heat removal from the first stage relative to the second stage, an about equal coolant temperature increase across the first stage relative to the second stage; an about equal gas temperature decrease across the first stage relative to the second stage; and an about equal gas heat removal across the first stage relative to the second stage.
US10697401B2
Various implementations include propulsion systems and related methods of operation. In one implementation, a system includes: an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine has a combustion chamber for burning a fossil fuel, an electrolysis chamber for producing hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, a turbocharger, a supply line connecting a compressor of the turbocharger to the combustion chamber, the supply line designed to convey a gas mixture including at least a part of the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas to the combustion chamber, a gasification tank with volatile organic compounds received therein, and an air supply for supplying compressed air into the gasification tank, wherein the gas mixture, which is guided via the supply line to the combustion chamber, also includes gasified organic compounds from the gasification tank.
US10697399B2
A method for diagnosing a purge valve of a canister purge system includes (a) determining whether a purge valve, which is installed on a purge pipe connecting a canister with an intake system of an engine, is open and whether a purge pump is running, wherein the purge pump is configured to pump evaporative emission captured in the canister toward the intake system, and (b) determining whether the purge valve is in a close stuck state, based on upstream pressure and downstream pressure of the purge pump, when the purge valve is open while the purge pump is running.
US10697397B2
A combustor of a jet engine includes a fuel injector, an igniter for igniting a gas mixture of air and fuel, and a flame holder. The igniter is disposed in the flame holder. After an activation of the igniter, the igniter disappears, and a space after the disappearance functions as a flame-holding space.
US10697387B2
An internal combustion engine comprises an exhaust purification catalyst and a downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor which is arranged at the downstream side of the exhaust purification catalyst. The control system performs feedback control so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas becomes the target air-fuel ratio, and performs learning control to correct the control center air-fuel ratio based on the output air-fuel ratio of the downstream side sensor. The target air-fuel ratio is switched to the lean air-fuel ratio when the output air-fuel ratio of the downstream side sensor becomes the rich judged air-fuel ratio and is switched to the rich air-fuel ratio when the output air-fuel ratio becomes the lean judged air-fuel ratio. When the learning promoting condition stands, the lean degree of the average target air-fuel ratio while the target air-fuel ratio is set to the lean air-fuel ratio and the rich degree of the average target air-fuel ratio while the target air-fuel ratio is set to the rich air-fuel ratio are increased.
US10697386B2
A method for measuring the flow rate MAF of cool air entering an intake manifold of a two-stroke engine, the intake manifold being located between a throttle body and an intake system. The method uses a specific prediction model depending on whether the two-stroke engine is subject, on the one hand, to a light load and, on the other hand, to a medium or heavy load. The model suitable for the load is selected using a predetermined threshold and two absolute pressure measurements taken at the intake manifold at crankshaft angles of rotation around top dead center and bottom dead center. Next, a pressure quotient is formed for each model which will be used to deduce the flow rate of cool air entering the intake manifold.
US10697384B2
During a catalyst rapid warm-up at a time of a cold start of an engine, a fuel is injected by a required injection quantity through a multi-stage injection consisting of a fuel injection by a full lift injection during an intake stroke and a fuel injection by a partial lift injection during a compression stroke. In a case where a deterioration of a combustion state is confirmed, a correction for increasing the required injection quantity, which is to enrich an air-fuel ratio, is performed. At a time of the enriching quantity increase, a sum of injection quantities of the multi-stage injection is increased by the amount of the correction for increasing the required injection quantity without the injection quantity and an injection timing of the fuel injection by the partial lift injection being changed from a base time.
US10697374B1
A gas turbine engine includes an inlet duct to guide a core engine flow to a compressor and an engine section stator arranged in the inlet duct upstream of the compressor including vanes with leading edges defining a first annulus area in the inlet duct, a mid-span leading edge point of the engine section stator vanes being arranged at a first radius. The compressor includes a first rotor with a row of first blades with leading edges defining a second annulus area; a mid-span leading edge point of the compressor first blades being arranged at a second radius and an axial distance from the engine section stator vane mid-span leading edge point. The ratio of the second to the first annulus area is equal or greater than 0.75, and the ratio of a difference between the first and second radius to the axial distance is equal or greater than 0.23.
US10697373B2
Various examples of an active combustion control valve, combustion systems, and method of controlling the flow of liquid fluid in a gas combustion system are described. In one aspect of the present invention, an active combustion control valve includes a core valve housing, an actuator, a valve seat in communication with the actuator, and a passageway in fluid communication with the core valve housing and the valve seat. The control valve is responsive to change in voltage applied to the actuator and is capable of a first condition permitting a first fluid flow through the passageway and a second condition permitting a second fluid flow through the passageway, the first fluid flow being different than the second fluid flow. The combustion control valve is small, robust, responsive and self-cooling to operate in severe thermal environment.
US10697372B2
An apparatus and method for a turbine engine having an engine core. A casing can contain a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement. An air conduit can extend at least partially between the compressor section and the turbine section. A compliant interface can include a nut and a biasing device mount the air conduit to the casing.
US10697369B2
A method for operating a combined cycle power plant, wherein the combined cycle power plant has a gas turbine and a steam turbine and also a shutting-down device, and wherein, for shutting down the gas turbine and the steam turbine, the gas turbine and the steam turbine are operated within a time window that extends from the beginning of the shutting-down procedure at a first time to the falling of the steam temperature to a lower limit value at a second time by the shutting device in such a way that the gas turbine and the steam turbine are relieved substantially at the same time and the block power falls to zero, thermal energy that is stored in the combined cycle power plant preventing immediate falling of a steam temperature to operation below a minimum power output of the gas turbine within the time window.
US10697365B2
A rotary engine having an insert in a peripheral wall of the stator body, the insert being made of a material having a greater heat resistance than that of the peripheral wall, having a subchamber defined therein and having an inner surface, the subchamber communicating with the cavity through at least one opening defined in the inner surface and having a shape forming a reduced cross-section adjacent the opening, a pilot fuel injector having a tip received in the subchamber, an ignition element having a tip received in the subchamber, and a main fuel injector extending through the stator body and having a tip communicating with the cavity at a location spaced apart from the insert. The subchamber has a volume corresponding to from 5% to 25% of a sum of the minimum volume and the volume of the subchamber. A method of injecting heavy fuel into a Wankel engine is also discussed.
US10697360B2
An internal combustion engine includes: a turbocharger including a compressor and an exhaust turbine; a wastegate valve for allowing a part of exhaust gas to bypass the exhaust turbine and flow into a downstream side of the exhaust turbine, wherein the exhaust gas is to be brought into the exhaust turbine; and an exhaust adjustment mechanism for adjusting a quantity of the exhaust gas. A control method includes operating a first one of the wastegate valve and the exhaust adjustment mechanism with higher priority to a second one of the wastegate valve and the exhaust adjustment mechanism in response to a condition where an intake air quantity is to be varied along with a variation in engine load or air fuel ratio, wherein operation of the first one allows thermal energy to be recovered more efficiently under the condition than that of the second one.
US10697358B2
An intake passage structure for a turbocharger-equipped engine (1) includes a supercharging passage (71) and an air relief passage (72) that are provided in a compressor case (72a). The air relief passage (72) has a first passage (73) and a second passage (74), each of which is in a non-linear shape. The first and second passages (73) and (74) each have an air outflow port (73a, 74a) formed through an inner wall surface of an upstream portion (71a) of the supercharging passage (71) upstream of a compressor (21). The air outflow ports (73a, 74a) are formed through different portions of the inner wall surface in a circumferential direction of the inner wall surface so as to overlap with each other in a direction along a central axis of the upstream portion (71a).
US10697356B2
Systems, methods and apparatus for connection of a multi-stage turbocharger to a heat exchanger are disclosed. The multi-stage turbocharger includes at least first and second compressors with respective first and second outlets. An air intake system is provided that connects each of the first and second compressor outlets to a common inlet of a heat exchanger. The air intake system includes a flow transition segment connected to the first and second compressor outlets, a diffuser segment, and a flow delivery segment connected to the inlet of the heat exchanger.
US10697355B2
A water injector for an aviation cooling system includes a body having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. A conduit extends through the body from the first end to the second end. A spray nozzle is fluidically connected to the conduit and arranged at one of the first end and the second end. A mounting plate is arranged at the other of the first end and the second end. The mounting plate is configured and disposed to secure the body to an aviation cooling component. A filter is supported at the body and is fluidically exposed to the conduit. The filter is configured and disposed to capture particulate flowing into the water injector towards the spray nozzle.
US10697353B1
A dual, dual-pass intercooler assembly for an intercooler supercharger system comprising an intercooler lid mountable to a supercharger housing; a pair of intercooler cores coupled mountable to and within at least one of the intercooler lid and the supercharger housing; wherein the pair of intercooler cores configured to receive and cool supercharger air upon a first pass through the pair of intercooler cores and receive and further cool the supercharger air upon a second pass through the pair of intercooler cores prior to receipt by an engine.
US10697352B2
A thermal management system of a vehicle includes: a cooling circuit in which cooling water circulates; a heat accumulator storing the cooling water; a flow control valve adjusting a flow rate of the cooling water flowing to the heat accumulator; a radiator; a thermostatic valve adjusting the flow rate of the cooling water flowing to the radiator; a grille shutter adjusting amount of outside air introduced from a front grille into an engine room; a cooling water temperature sensor; a heat radiation control unit supplying the cooling water to the cooling circuit to warm up an engine when the engine is cold; and a heat storage control unit, by controlling opening degrees of the flow control valve and the grille shutter according to a cooling water temperature, supplying from the cooling circuit to the heat accumulator the cooling water whose temperature is raised by heat of the engine.
US10697350B2
A thermostatic valve for a cooling circuit of a motor vehicle may include a thermostat housing part, a connector, a connector sleeve and an expansion element including a hearing resistor. The connector and the expansion element may each be insertable into the connector sleeve via a sealed and mechanically plugged-in connection. The connector and the expansion element together with the connector sleeve may define an assembly. The assembly may be insertable into the thermostat housing part via another sealed and mechanically plugged-in connection. The connector and the heating resistor may define an electrically conductive connection when the connector and the expansion element are inserted into the connector sleeve.
US10697345B2
A method to determine the actual quantity of metal powders or ashes trapped in a particulate filter, which involves determining an estimated value of the quantity of metal powders trapped in the particulate filter based on an estimation model; determining a measured value of the quantity of metal powders trapped in the particulate filter; updating the estimated value of the quantity of metal powders trapped in the particulate filter as a function of the measured value; and determining the actual quantity of metal powders or ashes trapped in a particulate filter as a function of the update of the estimated value of the quantity of metal powders trapped in the particulate filter.
US10697339B2
A system includes an exhaust conduit coupled, at least first end of the exhaust conduit, to an internal combustion; a catalytic converter coupled to a second end of the exhaust conduit; and electromagnetic wave source configured to emit electromagnetic energy; and a wave guide, coupled at a first end to the electromagnetic wave source and at a second end to the exhaust conduit, and extending between the electromagnetic wave source and the exhaust conduit. The electromagnetic wave source is configured to provide the electromagnetic energy, via the wave guide, to exhaust gas traveling through the exhaust conduit.
US10697337B2
Various systems and methods are provided for a lubricant filter. In one example, a method for a lubricant filter comprises indicating a condition of the filter based on a difference between a measured pressure differential and an expected pressure differential during select conditions in which all lubricant pumped by a pump upstream of the filter flows into the filter.
US10697331B2
A retention device for interconnecting a lash adjuster and a finger follower that supports a bearing of a valve actuating mechanism for an internal combustion engine, wherein the retention device includes a body having a lower member, an upper member spaced from the lower member, and an intermediate member interconnecting the lower and upper members. The lower member includes an aperture that is adapted to be received in a groove of the lash adjuster. The intermediate member is secured to the finger follower such that the retention device interconnects the lash adjuster and the finger follower. The upper member includes a bearing retention mechanism that limits movement of the bearing of the finger follower and retains the bearing relative to the finger follower prior to mounting the finger follower and lash adjuster as a part of the valve actuating mechanism of the internal combustion engine.
US10697328B2
A separator for separating at least a part of particles from an air flow flowing inside a conduit comprises at least one separating unit. Each separating unit comprises: a protrusion, extending inwardly from an inner surface of the conduit and configured to direct at least a part of the particles towards a wall of the conduit. The separating unit further comprises a hole throughout a thickness of the wall, positioned downstream of and adjacent to the protrusion, and configured to pass the particles moving towards the wall to an outer side of the conduit.
US10697327B2
The invention relates to the field of support interfaces, and in particular to such a support interface (30a, 30b) for an engine casing (90) and comprising a coupling part (50), a first plurality of bolts (80), and a plurality of pegs (70). The coupling part (50) has an outer face (52) presenting a cavity (42) suitable for receiving a support arm (20a, 20b), and an inner face (51) suitable for being mounted on an outer face (93) of the engine casing (90), together with a first plurality of orifices (53) between the outer face (52) and the inner face (51) of the coupling part (50). Each bolt (80) has a threaded shank (82) received in an orifice (53) of the first plurality of orifices (53), and a head (81) suitable for bearing against the outer face (52) of the coupling part (50). Each peg (70) has a threaded orifice (71) in which the threaded shank (82) of one of the bolts (80) of the first plurality of bolts (80) is engaged through a first end of the peg (70), each peg having a second end that is enlarged and suitable for bearing against an inner face (92) of the engine casing (90).
US10697325B2
A thermal barrier attachment seal for a gas turbine engine component includes a spine having a first surface and a second surface facing opposite the first surface. A first layer of insulation is provided on the first surface. A second layer of insulation is provided on the second surface to provide a thermal barrier seal between a first gas turbine engine component and a second gas turbine engine component. A fan section for a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10697316B2
A temperature sensing device for a turbine of an engine and a method for measuring the temperature of the turbine are disclosed. The turbine includes a turbine stage coupled to a rotatable shaft and an outer casing. First and second sensor holders are disposed between the rotatable shaft and the outer casing, and first and second temperature sensors disposed on the first and second sensor holders, respectively. Each of the first and second sensor holders has only one temperature sensor disposed thereon, the first and second temperature sensors are disposed at first and second distances from the rotatable shaft respectively, and the first and second distances are different.
US10697309B2
Components for gas turbine engines are provided. The components include a platform, a first airfoil extending from the platform, a first cavity located within the first airfoil, the first cavity includes a forward portion and an aft portion separated by a divider, a cover plate attached to the platform on a side opposite the airfoil, wherein a platform cavity is defined between the cover plate and the platform and wherein the first cavity is fluidly connected to the platform cavity through a first cavity inlet, and a first cavity separating rail dividing the platform cavity into a first platform forward cavity and a first platform aft cavity, wherein the first platform forward cavity is fluidly connected to the aft portion of the first cavity and the first platform aft cavity is fluidly connected to the forward portion of the first cavity.
US10697308B2
Various embodiments of the invention include turbine buckets and systems employing such buckets. Various particular embodiments include a turbine bucket having: an airfoil having: a suction side; a pressure side opposing the suction side; a leading edge spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; and a trailing edge opposing the leading edge and spanning between the pressure side and the suction side; a base connected with a first end of the airfoil along the suction side, pressure side, trailing edge and the leading edge; and a tip shroud connected with a second end of the airfoil along the suction side, the pressure side, the trailing edge and the leading edge, the tip shroud including a tip shroud fillet connecting the airfoil and the tip shroud and having a non-uniform thickness across an axial length of the airfoil.
US10697307B2
Airfoils for gas turbine engines are provided. The airfoils include an airfoil body extending between a first platform and a second platform, a first platform feed cavity defined by the first platform, a second platform exit cavity defined by the second platform, a first hybrid skin core cooling cavity passage formed within the airfoil body and fluidly connecting the first platform feed cavity to the second platform exit cavity, and at least one purge aperture formed in the second platform and fluidly connecting the second platform exit cavity to an exterior of the second platform. The airfoil body does not include any apertures fluidly connecting the first hybrid skin core cooling cavity passage to an exterior of the airfoil body.
US10697297B2
The present invention pertains to a yieldable rock anchor (10), comprising an elongated tendon (12) extending longitudinally along a tendon axis (A) from a proximal end (16) to a distal end (18), wherein the tendon includes a substantially non-yielding rigid first anchor portion (20) at or near said distal end (18) and extending towards said proximal end (16), and at least one plastically deformable axially yielding portion (26) intermediate said non-yielding rigid first anchor portion (20) and said proximal end (16). The first anchor portion (20) may be a hollow bar member, and the first anchor portion (20) and the at least one yielding portion (26) are integrally joined or coupled to one another to form at least part of said elongated tendon (12).
US10697270B2
An annulus isolation valve assembly being part of a tubing hanger assembly, with a valve bore having a fluid mouth, and a sliding sleeve which is arranged in the valve bore and which has an axially extending sleeve bore. The sliding sleeve has a radially facing sleeve port. A hydraulic piston is functionally connected to the sliding sleeve. The sliding sleeve comprises an axially facing fluid port which is in fluid communication with the radially facing sleeve port.
US10697265B2
There is provided a wellhead assembly that includes a production well, a first valve, process equipment, a transport pipe for transporting fluid away from the wellhead assembly, and piping fluidly connecting the production well to the first valve, the process equipment, and the transport pipe. The first valve is located between the production well and the process equipment, and there is a fall in the piping between the first valve and the transport pipe such that when the first valve is closed liquid will drain from the first valve into the transport pipe under the action of gravity. There is also provided a method of draining the wellhead assembly, an arrangement for depressurising the wellhead assembly using a service line and a method of depressurising the wellhead assembly.
US10697264B2
A subsea production system and method for installing the same are provided. The subsea production system includes a high pressure subsea wellhead, a tubing hanger landed proximate the wellhead, a production tree disposed above the wellhead downstream of the tubing hanger, a riser, a subsea flowline system coupled between the production tree and the riser, at least one barrier located downstream of the tubing hanger, and a secondary barrier valve disposed within the tubing hanger or in line with and upstream of the tubing hanger. The at least one barrier provides a pressure barrier that controls pressure of fluid flowing from components of the subsea production system located upstream of the barrier to components of the subsea production system located downstream of the barrier, and the secondary barrier valve is remotely actuable between a closed position and an open position.
US10697258B2
A method of operating a drilling rig that is located above a wellbore center includes building a casing string stand using a mouse hole that is offset from the wellbore center, wherein the casting string stand comprises two sections of casing; racking the casing string stand in a casing string racking board that is coupled to a mast of the drilling rig, and cementing the casing string stand to a wall of the wellbore. The method further includes racking a drill string stand in a drill string racking board that is coupled to the mast of the drilling rig, wherein the drill string racking board is generally aligned with the casing string racking board in two directions, but is located above the casing string racking board in a third, vertical direction.
US10697251B2
A sealing system connecting first and second tubular members includes a first curvilinear sealing surface on the first tubular member and a second curvilinear sealing surface on the second tubular member. Both the first and second curvilinear sealing surfaces are disposed between two sets of threading on the respective first and second tubular members. When the first and second tubular members are in a connected configuration, the first and second curvilinear sealing surfaces contact and interfere to form an annular curvilinear center seal. A relief pocket may be disposed adjacent to the first and/or second curvilinear sealing surfaces to contain excess lubricant between the first and second tubular members.
US10697244B2
A method of drilling vertical and horizontal pathways to mine for solid natural resources involves a drill bit, at least one reamer, a first plugging material, and a second plugging material; drilling a testing wellbore to a specific vertical depth with the drill bit and identifying at least one desired mining section wherein the desired mining section is associated with a corresponding vertical depth; creating a new bottom end for the testing wellbore by filling the testing wellbore up to an offset distance with the first plugging material; drilling a horizontal access hole from the new bottom end into the desired mining section with the drill bit and enlarging it with a reamer; excavating cuttings from the desired mining section through the horizontal access hole; filling the horizontal access hole with the second plugging material; and repeating the drilling, enlarging, and filling process to create a plurality of lateral holes.
US10697238B2
A telescopic device achieves both simultaneous unlocking of paired locking units and easy unlocking of one locking unit, and includes: outer casings; insertion bodies; vertically-arranged rung members; a locking mechanism; and an operating mechanism having an operating member. The locking mechanism comprises retention portion of the insertion body and locking member supported on the outer casing for engagement with and disengagement from the retention portion by separating-approaching motion. The locking member is interlocked to operating member extending from the locking mechanism toward the upper rung member. The operating mechanism has an operating rod for coupling the paired operating members for concurrent movements in unlocking direction. Each end of the operating rod and one operating member are fitted together so that, when manipulating one end of the operating rod in unlocking direction, the operating rod is inclined for movement of one operating member in unlocking direction.
US10697232B2
In one aspect, a shutter assembly includes a shutter frame and a plurality of louvers supported by the frame. The shutter assembly also includes a louver drive assembly and a motor positioned within the frame. The motor is configured to rotationally drive a drive shaft extending within the frame. Additionally, the shutter assembly includes a clutch assembly rotationally coupled between the drive shaft and the louver drive assembly. The clutch assembly is configured to disengage or decouple the drive shaft from the louver drive assembly when a torque transmitted through the clutch assembly exceeds a given torque threshold.
US10697224B2
A vehicle includes a body and a door that is movably mounted to the body. The door has a powered latch and an electrically-powered actuator that extends and retracts a plunger from an inner side of the door. A controller unlatches the powered latch and actuates the electrically-powered actuator such that the plunger contacts the body and pushes the door open. The controller then controls the electrically-powered actuator to retract the plunger while the door is open.
US10697223B2
A door stop includes an elongated body defining an axis, at least one attachment structure disposed near a first end of the elongated body, and at least one adornment coupler. The adornment coupler can include a channel formed in the elongated body parallel to its axis and having a cross-section in the shape of an inverted “T”. The adornment coupler enables different adornments to be interchangeably attached to the door stop. An adornment of the invention includes a decorative portion and a mounting structure coupled to the decorative portion. The mounting structure is configured to removably engage a complementary adornment coupler (e.g., the channel) of the door stop, whereby the adornment can be mounted to the door stop.
US10697218B2
A hinge band for a partition element, particularly for a door or for a window, and a partition installation having such a hinge band are disclosed. The hinge band has a first band part and a second band part, wherein the first band part is connected to the second band part for hinge action about a hinge axle pin in such a manner that the first band part is rotatable relative to the second band part about a rotation axis. Furthermore, a lifting or lowering installation is provided, wherein on account of the lifting or lowering installation the first band part in a movement of the first band part relative to the second band part about the rotation axis is moved along the rotation axis.
US10697211B2
A stowage compartment for a vehicle includes a bin, a bin frame, and a door assembly. The bin includes an opening and an interior compartment. The bin frame comprises an opening, a first and second door guide, and a first and second latch feature. The door assembly is capable of locking in a closed position as well as an open position. The door is able to be operated by one hand.
US10697210B2
A vehicle-door opening and closing device includes: a latch unit configured to keep a vehicle door in a half latched state or a fully latched state; a power close mechanism configured to displace the vehicle door from the half latched state to the fully latched state; a power release mechanism configured to release the fully latched state to bring the vehicle door to an openable state; and a drive gear configured to be driven by a motor. The power release mechanism is configured to be actuated with a drive force of the drive gear. A return switch configured to be switched upon driving in a predetermined drive range sufficient to complete actuation of the power release mechanism is placed near the drive gear. The motor is configured to return the drive gear based on a signal from the return switch.
US10697193B2
A portable multi-functional system having a multi-functional apparatus customizable by way of devices arranged to respectively perform different functions, and a container arranged to be transported by way of ground, naval or air transportation and having predetermined external dimensions is provided. The multi-functional apparatus is secured to the container, and is arranged to take at least two types of layout: a first layout or transport layout wherein the multi-functional apparatus is inside the predetermined external dimensions and a second layout or lifting up layout wherein the multi-functional apparatus projects from the predetermined external dimensions of the container so as to realize a tower. The invention also relates to a method for realizing the multi-functional system.
US10697180B2
The present invention concerns a method for heat insulating a building surface with insulation boards, wherein each insulation board has two parallel main surfaces and four side surfaces connecting the two large surfaces, whereby the insulation boards are arranged adjacently on the building surface with each insulation board having a lowermost of the main surfaces facing the building surface, wherein each insulation board is divided into an upper part and a lower part with an interface that is substantially parallel with the two main surfaces, and wherein the method comprises the steps of arranging an insulation board on the building surface and then shifting the upper part of said insulation board a distance to at least partly cover a lower part of at least one neighbouring insulation board. The invention also concerns an insulation board for use in the method.
US10697179B2
An asphalt shingle having an asphalt-coated substrate sheet with a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a liquid release layer is applied on the bottom surface of the asphalt shingle instead of conventional backing particulates. The liquid release layer may help the shingle proceed through the manufacturing machinery without sticking and may prevent the adhesion of the bottom surface of the asphalt shingle to an adjacent shingle in a stack of shingles upon experiencing a pressure up to around four pounds per square inch, a temperature of around eighty degrees Celsius or below. The liquid release agent may also prevent adhesion of adjacent shingles in a stack at various temperature and pressures for at least fourteen days.
US10697173B2
An anchor bolt fastener assembly with specialized connection capabilities and features for attaching building components to concrete slabs, walls, ceilings, and/or structural surfaces. Compression force can be established and maintained over time using a compression washer in combination with a specialized fastener stud that is designed to exploit the compression washer benefits. Methods of using exemplary embodiments include installing the anchor bolt fastener assembly relatively flush with the surface of the concrete slurry by direct insertion in the slurry using a specialized threaded anchor bolt float. Once the slurry hardens, the anchor bolt and anchor bolt float embedded in the concrete slurry cooperate with the specialized fastener stud to secure the building component to the concrete.
US10697170B1
Set of shapes for retaining a glass plate, including a first shape (10) having a base plate (11) from which project columns (12a, 12b) between which define a longitudinal channel (13), having at the upper end of each column a longitudinal groove (14, 15).Second shapes (20) arranged vertically aligned on each column of the first shape, this second shape having at its lower end an appendix (22) complementary to the groove (14, 15); presenting the upper end of the second shape on its edge of its internal face a longitudinal recess (27′) that determines the means of seating and securing a third shape (30).Said third shape each has an upper surface (32, 32′) that sits on the upper end (27) of the second shape, with a longitudinal fold complementary to the longitudinal recess (27′) of the second shape and within which it sits in retention. The upper surface (32, 32′) projects downwards attached to the external surface (12, 24) of (10, 20) covering the joint between them.The lower end of each third shape forms at the lower end a longitudinal “L” seat (38) turned towards the external face of each column of the first shape.A fourth shape (40) is placed on each side of the corresponding column of the first shape and has a substantially horizontal wing (42) at the free end of which has a longitudinal projection (43) that seats in connection with the longitudinal recess seat (27′).) of the third shape: said horizontal wing (42) is continued by a section of shape (45) partially attached against the external face of the respective column up to where a continuous concave surface (47) projects facing a hosted light source in (39h).
US10697165B2
A remote control device according to an embodiment includes an operation button, a generator, an electrical storage part, electronic paper, and a controller. The operation button is for remotely operating a wet-area device. The generator generates electrical power by utilizing energy when the operation button is pressed. The electrical storage part stores the electrical power. The electronic paper displays a setting state of the wet-area device. The controller controls a refresh and a display-switching of the electronic paper by utilizing the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part. The controller starts the refresh in a first state by performing a first determination determining whether or not the electrical power stored in the electrical storage part is in the first state. The electrical power stored in the electrical storage part in the first state is larger than electrical power necessary to complete the refresh.
US10697164B1
A sanitizing device for a handheld bidet sprayer includes a housing for holding a handheld bidet sprayer on a spray head mount, an optical sensor used to detect the presence or absence of the sprayer in the housing, an odoriferous substance sensor used to sense odoriferous conditions or indications of a significant presence of microbes, a chemical discharge module, an ultraviolet light source, and a control module. The chemical discharge module includes a chemical supply holder and a plurality of conduits extending from the chemical supply holder. The chemical supply holder includes at least one container of fragrance and at least one container of sanitizer. Upon sensing odoriferous conditions or indications of a significant presence of microbes, the control module causes the discharge of the sanitizer and/or fragrance.
US10697163B2
An actuating device for a sanitary fitting comprising a housing (2) having a front side (13) and a rear side (14) and also a detection sensor (3) having a transmitter (4) and a receiver (5) for detecting a user, wherein the detection sensor (3) emits waves via the transmitter (4) and receives them via the receiver (5). The detection sensor (3) is arranged in a cavity (6) that has a radiating region (7a), which is transparent to said waves, in the direction of said waves; and wherein the housing (2) is designed such that it is installable having a gap (7b) in relation to a predefined installation plane (ME) on the structure side, which gap (7b) is located in relation to said radiating region (7a) such that the emitted waves and also the waves to be received are guided through the gap (7b).
US10697161B2
The invention relates to a jet regulator (100) having a jet regulator housing (2), in the housing interior of which a flow straightener is provided, said flow straightener having at least one insert part (8, 9) that is insertable into the housing interior, said insert part (8, 9) having a grid structure which is formed from a set of radially oriented webs (13, 13′) which intersect or are in contact with a set of concentrically encircling webs (15) at intersection points (14) or contact points, and having at least one aeration opening (4) which passes through a housing circumferential wall (3) of the jet regulator (100). The jet regulator (100) according to the invention is characterized by the fact that the flow straightener has at least one insert part (8) with radially oriented webs (13), the free web end of which protrudes beyond the outer encircling web (15) and ends at a distance from the housing inner circumference of the jet regulator housing (2) (cf. FIG. 1).
US10697159B2
A programmable system with user interface control for water flow rate or water temperature. Embodiments of the invention include a water temperature control system for a shower.
US10697155B2
A wastewater reuse system has a wastewater treatment system connected to a dwelling for receiving wastewater therefrom. The wastewater treatment system has a pump tank with an outlet that can be connected to a central wastewater collection system. There can be a pump in the pump tank for pumping water from the pump tank to a use recipient of treated wastewater such as an irrigation system.
US10697151B2
A method of selecting an economy operating mode of a work machine includes detecting a current throttle position of a throttle control and a current track speed with a speed sensor, and determining a current drivetrain load of the machine as a function of motor torque, a drivetrain ratio, a drivetrain mechanical efficiency, a final drive windage factor, and a rolling radius. The method includes decreasing the current throttle command if a ratio of the current drivetrain load to an available drivetrain load is less than a load threshold. A transmission ratio of the transmission is increased by the controller to an increased transmission ratio if the ratio of the current drivetrain load to the available drivetrain load is less than the load threshold.
US10697145B2
A low-profile fluid collection conduit includes an elongate outer cover having an upper portion and a lower portion generally opposite the upper portion, with the outer cover being much wider than it is tall and defining an interior volume. An elongate rigid spacer is fitted within the interior volume of the elongate outer cover, with the elongate spacer allowing the majority of the interior volume to be unfilled so as to permit the flow of fluid along and within the elongate outer cover. The collection conduit is used with a fluid-impermeable membrane as part of a landfill fluid collection and conveyance system.
US10697141B1
The portable view barrier system is a privacy screen. The portable view barrier system is adapted for use with emergency service personnel. The portable view barrier system is adapted to protect the privacy of a patient from the view of traffic during an unfortunate event. The portable view barrier system comprises a plurality of mesh panels, one or more living hinges, and a plurality of weighted anchors. Each of the plurality of mesh panels is a screen the blocks the view of the unfortunate event from passing traffic. The one or more living hinges attaches an initial mesh panel selected from the plurality of mesh panels to a subsequent panel selected from the plurality of mesh panels. The plurality of weighted anchors form anchor points that anchor the interconnected plurality of mesh panels to the ground. The portable view barrier system is a collapsible structure stored within an emergency response vehicle.
US10697125B2
Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit novel compressibility properties alone and in combination with plate stiffness properties and methods for making same.
US10697122B2
A method and apparatus for contacting and reacting fine cellulosic material with acid to produce partly-hydrolyzed cellulose, in which the cellulose is compressed to form higher density material, resulting in reduced consumption of acid and increased uniformity of reaction times. Cellulosic material, such as ground wood pulp, is compressed to reduce the interstitial spaces therein. The compressed material is contacted with an acid, such as sulfuric acid, which is allowed to wick into the interstitial spaces and react with the cellulose to produce partly-hydrolyzed cellulose.
US10697113B2
The aim is to reduce the wrinkling tendency of a cotton textile or otherwise cellulosic textile. This was achieved by bringing the textile into contact with an amino-group-containing polymer having carboxylic-acid-group-bearing substituents and optionally subsequently ironing the textile.
US10697105B2
The present invention relates to a washing machine having at least one washing basket defining a first treating chamber and at least one removable washing basket that is selectively receivable within the first treating chamber as well as at least one sensor and at least one component able to cause excitation in the sensor.
US10697102B2
A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a first cabinet, a first drawer drawably disposed in the first cabinet, a first receiver disposed in the first drawer so as to contain laundry therein, a second cabinet disposed under the first cabinet so as to support the first cabinet, a second receiver disposed in the second cabinet so as to contain laundry, a cabinet connecting unit for connecting the first cabinet to the second cabinet, and a cabinet supporting unit for preventing the first cabinet from falling down from the second cabinet when the first drawer is taken out of the first cabinet.
US10697099B2
A multi-use hoop framing board and accessories, if any, manufacturing method includes obtaining precision cut and drilled extruded acrylic and polypropylene embroidery board pieces and hardware for assembling a multi-use hoop framing board. The steps include printing one or more of the board pieces and/or accessories to provide for pre-determined alignments and utilization of the embroidery board pieces in desired operating units. The pieces and hardware are then assembled into a multi-use hoop framing board.
US10697096B2
A needle-holding element for circular knitting machines, having a structure as a hollow solid of rotation developing around a central axis and configured for rotating and for supporting a plurality of needles moving so as to produce a knitted fabric; the needle-holding element has at least one working surface shaped as a surface of rotation obtained through the rotation of a portion of generating straight line around the central axis; on the working surface a plurality of needle seats is defined, placed one beside the other and arranged circumferentially or radially around the central axis, wherein each needle seat movably houses at least a portion of at least one respective needle. At least one needle seat has at least a first length has a longitudinal development, on the working surface, inclined with respect to the generating straight line.
US10697088B2
A single-crystal diamond material has a transmittance of light with a wavelength of greater than or equal to 410 nm and less than or equal to 750 nm of less than or equal to 15% for any wavelength, and is at least either of an electrical insulator according to optical evaluation and an electrical insulator according to electrical evaluation. A criterion of the optical evaluation can be a transmittance of light with a wavelength of 10.6 μm of greater than or equal to 1%. A criterion of the electrical evaluation can be an average resistivity of greater than or equal to 1×106 Ωcm. Accordingly, a single-crystal diamond material having a low transmittance of light in the entire region of the visible light region and exhibiting a black color is provided.
US10697085B2
Bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN) having an areal planar defect density≤100 cm=2. Methods for growing single crystal aluminum nitride include melting an aluminum foil to uniformly wet a foundation with a layer of aluminum, the foundation forming a portion of an AlN seed holder, for an AlN seed to be used for the AlN growth. The holder may consist essentially of a substantially impervious backing plate.
US10697072B2
The present disclosure relates to a photoelectrode including a catalyst retaining layer, a method of preparing the same, and a photoelectrochemical cell including the photoelectrode.
US10697070B1
A film for inhibiting corrosion including a polymeric resin and a vapor corrosion inhibitor film additive is described. The vapor corrosion inhibitor film additive includes compounds useful to protect metal surfaces from corrosion, such as ammonium or alkylammonium carboxylates and/or a triazole derivative. The film may include multiple layers.
US10697066B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a multilayer coating film, the method capable of achieving excellent finished appearance and excellent corrosion resistance without affecting electrodeposition coatability even when a part or all of the water-washing step is omitted after chemical conversion treatment, and to provide a coated article. The invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film, comprising forming a chemical conversion coating film and an electrodeposition coating film on a metal substrate by Step 1 of immersing a metal substrate in a chemical conversion treatment solution to form a chemical conversion coating film, and Step 2 of omitting a part or all of the water-washing step, and performing electrodeposition coating on the metal substrate using a cationic electrodeposition coating composition to form an electrodeposition coating film, wherein the chemical conversion treatment solution contains less than 500 ppm of sodium ions on a mass basis, and hexafluorozirconic acid. The chemical conversion treatment solution preferably contains no less than 5 ppm to less than 50 ppm of sodium ions, no less than 5 ppm to less than 90 ppm of calcium ions, less than 100 ppm of potassium ions, and less than 90 ppm of magnesium ions, on a mass basis; and is used continuously.
US10697065B2
A method including activating an area of a polymer layer on a substrate with electromagnetic radiation; modifying the activated area; forming a self-assembled monolayer on the modified active area; reacting the self-assembled monolayer with the self-assembled monolayer; and reacting the self-assembled monolayer with a conductive material. A method including activating an area of a polymer dielectric layer on a substrate with electromagnetic radiation, the area selected for an electrically conductive line; modifying the activated area; forming a self-assembled monolayer on the modified active area; reacting the self-assembled monolayer with a catalyst; and electroless plating a conductive material on the self-assembled monolayer.
US10697064B2
A CVD apparatus includes a process chamber, a susceptor, an auxiliary supporting part, a gas spray part, and a shadow frame. The susceptor may be in the process chamber to support and heat a mother substrate. The auxiliary supporting part may be mounted on the susceptor in a tetragonal frame form to support and heat an edge of the mother substrate supported by the susceptor. The gas spray part may be in the process chamber to face the susceptor and may spray a process gas to the mother substrate. The shadow frame may cover an edge of the auxiliary supporting part and an edge of the susceptor extending from the edge of the auxiliary supporting part.
US10697060B2
Metal coordination complexes comprising an iridium atom coordinated to at least one diazabutadiene based ligand having a structure represented by: where R1 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl and amino groups, and each of R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C3 alkyl, or amino groups are described. Processing methods using the metal coordination complexes are also described.
US10697059B2
Methods and apparatuses for performing atomic layer deposition are provided. A method may include determining an amount of accumulated deposition material currently on an interior region of a deposition chamber interior, wherein the amount of accumulated deposition material changes over the course of processing a batch of substrates; applying the determined amount of accumulated deposition material to a relationship between a number of ALD cycles required to achieve a target deposition thickness, and a variable representing an amount of accumulated deposition material, wherein the applying returns a compensated number of ALD cycles for producing the target deposition thickness given the amount of accumulated deposition material currently on the interior region of the deposition chamber interior; and performing the compensated number of ALD cycles on one or more substrates in the batch.
US10697051B2
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing Alloy 690 ordered alloy to be used in a steam generator tube serving as a heat exchanger in a nuclear power plant (hereinafter, referred to as NPP), and Alloy 690 ordered alloy manufactured thereby, and provides a method for manufacturing Alloy 690 ordered alloy with improved thermal conductivity, and Alloy 690 ordered alloy manufactured thereby, the method comprising the steps of: solution-annealing Alloy 690; cooling the solution-annealed Alloy 690 to a first temperature of 200° C./min or less; and ordering the cooled Alloy 690 in the temperature range of 410-520° C.
US10697048B2
Disclosed is an alloy drill. Components of the alloy drill are: 14-30 wt % of a binder phase being one or more of Co, Ni, Fe, and Cu; 0.32-9.7 wt % of an additive being one or more of TaC, MoC, Cr3C2, and MnC; and the remainder as a hard phase being WC. In the alloy drill, WC is used as the hard phase to improve its hardness and wear resistance, Cu, Ni, Fe, or Co as the binder phase can improve its anti-corrosion performance and anti-fatigue performance, and TaC, MoC, Cr3C2, or MnC as the additive can further improve its thermal stability and wear resistance. Thus, the alloy drill has superior wear resistance and impact toughness, and also possesses excellent anti-corrosion performance and anti-fatigue performance.
US10697035B2
A hot stamping die includes a body having a stamping surface, and cooling channels within the body. The cooling channels are positioned to transfer heat from region(s) of the surface to the channels. The hot stamping die also includes a heating element within the body, separate and apart from the channels. The heating element is positioned to heat region(s) of the body different from the region(s) of the surface at a rate greater than heat transfer from the channels to the region(s) of the surface.
US10697030B2
The invention relates to a plant complex for steel production comprising a blast furnace for producing pig iron, a converter steel mill for producing crude steel, a gas-conducting system for gases that occur in the production of pig iron and/or in the production of crude steel, and a power-generating plant for electricity generation. The power-generating plant is operated with a gas that comprises at least a partial amount of the blast-furnace top gas that occurs in the production of pig iron and/or a partial amount of the converter gas. According to the invention, a chemical or biotechnological plant is provided and connected to the gas-conducting system and arranged in parallel with the power-generating plant with respect to the gas supply. Externally obtained electricity and power-generating plant electricity are used to cover the electricity demand of the plant complex.
US10697026B2
As described below, the present invention provides quantitative homologous recombination assays developed to characterize the pathogenicity DNA repair polypeptides (e.g., BRCA1, BRCA2, Rad51) and provide urgently needed functional information on the significance of DNA repair variants of uncertain significance (VUS) alleles. The invention also provides a method of generating site-specific recombination at a genomic locus or site-specific genome editing by inhibiting replication at the genomic locus, e.g., involving contacting the genomic locus with polypeptides that specifically bind target sequences at the genomic locus.
US10697024B2
The present invention provides methods for determining immunomodulatory derivatives (IMiDs) resistance in a subject having a plasma cell disorder.
US10697022B2
Disclosed is a kit for detecting drug resistance of cetuximab in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. The kit comprises a substance used for detecting gene mutations in Exon 19 of the PIK3CA gene, and may further comprise a specification recording the following contents: if Exon 19 in the PIK3CA gene of a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer as a subject to be tested, who is intended to receive cetuximab treatment or is receiving cetuximab treatment and does not have drug resistance, has at least one of K944N, F930S, V955G, V955I, and K966E mutations, the subject to be tested will develop drug resistance or will be a candidate to develop drug resistance when receiving or continuing to receive cetuximab for treating metastatic colorectal cancer.
US10697018B2
A method for assessing the predisposition of a subject to weight loss attainable by applying one or more dietary interventions to a subject and/or the predisposition of a subject to maintenance of weight loss following one or more dietary interventions which method comprises determining the nucleotide of the subject at one or more polymorphic positions selected from: (i) position 101 of SEQ ID NO:1 (rs953211) (ii) position 101 of SEQ ID NO:2 (rs1509290) (iii) position 101 of SEQ ID NO:3 (rs1509289) and/or detecting one or more biomarkers genetically linked to said polymorphic positions.
US10697017B2
The invention describes epistatic interactions between single nucleotide polymorphisms on genes associated with blood pressure and provides an application for their use in a method to determine an individual's susceptibility to hypertension and hence whether anti-hypertensive treatment will be beneficial for said individual. In addition gene expression levels are also linked to blood pressure and may also be used to determine susceptibility to hypertension.
US10697015B2
The present invention relates to methods of genotyping for selecting an animal with a desired trait such as the level monounsaturated fats in muscle tissue, the types and/or ratio of different monounsaturated fats in muscle tissue, marbling, carcass weight, meat quality, speed of finishing, feedlot efficiency and/or consumer preference. In particular the invention relates to methods of selecting an animal with a desired trait by analysing the M-RIP, NT5M and/or TCAP genes for one or more polymorphisms.
US10697007B2
The methods described herein, referred to as PCR-Activated Sorting (PAS), allow nucleic acids contained in biological systems to be sorted based on their sequence as detected with nucleic acid amplification techniques, e.g., PCR. The nucleic acids can be free floating or contained within living or nonliving structures, including particles, viruses, and cells. The nucleic acids can include, e.g., DNA or RNA. Systems and devices for use in practicing methods of the invention are also provided.
US10697004B2
A method in which a mutant gene present in a gene pool mixedly with a large number of wild-type genes can be simply, inexpensively and sensitively detected is developed and provided. A clamping probe that is connected to a target nucleic acid molecule in two regions of first and second target nucleic acid complementary regions so that a wild-type target nucleic acid molecule and a mutant-type target nucleic acid molecule can be distinguished from each other depending on a difference in complementarity to these target nucleic acid molecules is provided.
US10697002B2
Disclosed are methods for identifying the presence or absence of a target nucleic acid from one or more organisms in a biological sample, said method comprising: (a) spinning the sample at a rotational velocity sufficient to pellet cellular debris and fluorescence inhibitors present within the sample and reduce fluorescence interference or quenching in the sample; and (b) directly amplifying and detecting the target nucleic acid in the sample.
US10696997B2
A cassette sequence for the transformation of a host cell includes at least: a first nucleotide sequence encoding a peptide or protein of interest to be produced by the host cell. The first sequence is linked to a second nucleotide sequence providing resistance to a toxin or encoding an antitoxin peptide to the toxin. The nucleotide sequences are organized in such a way that production of the peptide encoded by the second nucleotide sequence(s) is translationally coupled to production of the peptide encoded by the first nucleotide sequence.
US10696996B2
Disclosed are methods of preparing everninomicin analogs by genetic alteration of Micromonospora carbonacea. Everninomicin analogs prepared by these methods and methods of using these analogs to treat infections are also disclosed.
US10696989B2
The present invention relates to heme iron not derived from porcine blood and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly to a method of biologically preparing heme iron not derived from porcine blood, a method of preparing a salt thereof, and an iron supplement containing the salt thus prepared as an active ingredient.
US10696988B2
A combination of an electrochemical device for delivering reducing equivalents to a cell, and engineered metabolic pathways within the cell capable of utilizing the electrochemically provided reducing equivalents is disclosed. Such a combination allows the production of commodity chemicals by fermentation to proceed with increased carbon efficiency.
US10696984B2
Methods and compositions are provided for delivery of a polynucleotide encoding a gene of interest, typically an antigen, to a dendritic cell (DC). The virus envelope comprises a DC-SIGN specific targeting molecule. The methods and related compositions can be used to treat patients suffering from a wide range of conditions, including infection, such as HIV/AIDS, and various types of cancers.
US10696982B2
Novel insecticidal proteins that are toxic to lepidopteran pests are disclosed. The DNA encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms or compositions containing the recombinant organisms or the insecticidal proteins alone or in combination with an appropriate agricultural carrier can be used to control lepidopteran pests in various environments.
US10696977B2
Provided are methods for elevating cyclic electron transfer activity, improving carbon concentration, and enhancing carbon fixation in C3 and C4 plants, and algae, and producing biomass or other products from C3 or C4 plants, and algae, selected from among, for example, starches, oils, fatty acids, lipids, cellulose or other carbohydrates, alcohols, sugars, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, fragrance and flavoring compounds, and organic acids, as well as transgenic plants produced thereby. These methods and transgenic plants and algae encompass the expression, or overexpression, of various combinations of genes that improve carbon concentrating systems in plants and algae, such as bicarbonate transport proteins, carbonic anhydrase, light driven proton pump, cyclic electron flow regulators, etc.
US10696975B2
Transgenic seed for crops with enhanced agronomic traits are provided by trait-improving recombinant DNA in the nucleus of cells of the seed where plants grown from such transgenic seed exhibit one or more enhanced traits as compared to a control plant. Of particular interest are transgenic plants that have increased yield. The present invention also provides recombinant DNA molecules for expression of a protein, and recombinant DNA molecules for suppression of a protein.
US10696967B2
The invention relates to a method for repairing aberrant splicing in Pompe patients that carry the IVS1 variant, wherein such aberrant splicing is caused by the expression of a natural pseudo exon present in GAA intron 1, comprising blocking of either the natural cryptic 3′ splice site or the natural cryptic 5′ splice site of said natural pseudo exon with an antisense oligomeric compound (AON). Further, the invention comprises an antisense oligomeric compound targeting SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 180, preferably selected from the sequences of SEQ ID NO: 91-179, sequences that are complementary to said sequences or sequences that have an identity of 80% with said sequences or the complementary sequences and a second AON from the sequences of SEQ ID NO: 346-508, sequences that are complementary to said sequences or sequences that have an identity of 80% with said sequences or the complementary sequences.
US10696962B2
Described herein are devices and methods for extracting cellular material from living cells and then depositing them into to a receptacle in a nanoliter scale. Using a nanopipette integrated into a scanning ion conductance microscope (SICM), extraction of mitochondrial DNA from human BJ fibroblasts and Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) transcripts from HeLa/GFP cells was achieved with minimal disruption to the cellular milieu and without chemical treatment prior to obtaining the isolated sample. Success of the extraction was confirmed by fluorescence microscopy and PCR analysis of the extracted material. The method and apparatus may be applied to many different cell types and intracellular targets, allowing not only single cell analysis, but single subcellular compartment analysis of materials extracted in their native state.
US10696957B2
Saccharification enzyme composition, saccharification reaction solution, and sugar production method
The saccharification reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains, in a dispersion state, at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, and colloidal silica. The ratio of the amount of the saccharification enzyme not immobilized on colloidal silica to the entire amount of the saccharification enzyme is 25% to 100%.
US10696956B2
The present invention provides engineered DNase proteins (including DNase1-like 3 and DNase1) that are useful for treating conditions characterized by neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) accumulation and/or release. In some aspects, the invention provides compositions and methods for preventing or treating vascular occlusion involving NETs. As demonstrated herein, NETs participate in a non-canonical mechanism for vascular occlusion, which is not dependent on fibrin or platelets.
US10696955B2
Presented herein are polymerase enzymes for improved incorporation of nucleotide analogues, in particular nucleotides which are modified at the 3′ sugar hydroxyl, as well as methods and kits using the same.
US10696950B2
Described herein are human transgenic beta cells expressing fugetactic levels of CXCL12 to a subject in need thereof. Also described herein are beta cells comprising a transgene comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding CXCL12.
US10696947B2
The current disclosure relates to a culture medium, different methods to generate adult-like cardiomyocytes from pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ESC) and/or (induced) pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) using the medium, in particular from stem cells that differentiated into (foetal) cardiomyocytes, and to kits comprising the medium, or the medium together with differentiated (foetal) cardiomyocytes derived from pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ESC) and/or (induced) pluripotent stem cells (iPSC).
US10696935B2
Liquid detergent compositions can be stably structured using amides of an aliphatic polyamine with two, three or four molecules of fully saturated hydroxyl alkyl acids, even in the presence of hydrolysing detergent ingredients such as lipase enzyme.
US10696920B2
Present invention relates to a novel process for purification of lipid material for further use as such as e.g. a source of fuel or chemicals.
US10696919B2
The present subject matter describes a method for preparation of a lubricant dispersed with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a lubricant dispersed with the CNTs prepared thereof. The method comprises ball milling the CNTs and purifying the ball milled CNTs to remove impurities in the CNTs. The method also comprises oxidizing surfaces of the purified CNTs by adding the purified CNTs to a solution comprising at least one oxidizing acid and then refluxing the solution. The oxidized surfaces of the CNTs are modified by adding the CNTs to a solution comprising at least one fatty acid to obtain surface modified CNTs. The method also comprises dispersing the surface modified CNTs in a lubricant to obtain the lubricant dispersed with CNTs.
US10696918B2
A method for continuous purification of motor lubricant oil includes circulating lubricant oil between a motor lubricant oil tank and a motor; transporting contaminated lubricant oil from the motor lubricant oil tank in a cleaning loop. The transport in the cleaning loop includes adding at least one liquid separation aid to contaminated lubricant oil; supplying contaminated lubricant oil to a three-phase centrifugal separator; continuously separating contaminants from the lubricant oil in the separator and continuously discharging a first liquid phase including purified lubricant oil from a liquid light phase outlet of the separator, continuously discharging a second liquid phase including solid contaminants from a liquid heavy phase outlet of the separator and continuously discharging a sludge phase from a sludge outlet by the aid of a conveyor screw of the three-phase separator. The method further includes transporting the first liquid phase including purified oil back to the lubricant oil tank. The present invention further provides a system for carrying out the method.
US10696915B2
A dry lubricant for conveyor belts and other surfaces set for lubricating through direct application via a nozzle is disclosed. Lubricants including a homogeneous mixture of fatty acids, a hydrocarbon such as a mineral oil, a sorbitan ester, and a polyglycol, which are substantially-free of water are disclosed. Methods of using the lubricants in dry and semi-dry modes are further disclosed.
US10696911B2
A method is described for processing biomass using a series of mechanisms that operate in unison to maintain solids flow through small gasifiers that are otherwise prone to blockage. An automated system that implements these methods is also disclosed.
US10696910B2
According to one embodiment, a heavy oil may be processed by a method that may include upgrading at least a portion of the heavy oil to form an upgraded oil, where the upgrading comprises contacting the heavy oil with a hydrodemetalization catalyst, a transition catalyst, a hydrodenitrogenation catalyst, and a hydrocracking catalyst to remove at least a portion of metals, nitrogen, or aromatics content from the heavy oil and form the upgraded oil. The method may further include passing at least a portion of the upgraded oil to a separation device that separates the upgraded oil into one or more transportation fuels; and where the final boiling point of the upgraded oil is less than or equal to 540° C.
US10696908B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and processes for producing olefins and/or dienes. The systems and processes may include thermally cracking a C1-C4 hydrocarbon containing feed to produce a cracked hydrocarbon effluent containing a mixture of olefins and paraffins. The systems and processes may also include dehydrogenating the cracked hydrocarbon effluent to produce a dehydrogenated hydrocarbon effluent containing additional olefins and/or dienes.
US10696905B2
The present invention relates to a pressure-controlled oil refining device for refining oil from liquid-state oil waste. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pressure-controlled oil refining device wherein: liquid-state oil waste is introduced and then heated such that, as the pressure rises, the vaporized fluid (oil+impurities) is transferred in the upward direction; a pressure valve is opened/closed such that the oil and impurities can be separated from the fluid and then discharged; the oil is condensed by a cooler such that the same can be liquefied again and stored; and the oil can be refined from the oil waste and reused.
US10696898B2
A reverse photochromic compound of the related art has difficulty in sensing light with a wavelength of 600 nm or greater in a visible light region which has been used for medical applications. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a reverse photochromic compound and a polymer which have a high sensitivity to light having a wavelength of 600 nm or greater. The present invention relates to a compound and the like represented by the following general formula (1). In the formula, R1 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like, R2, R3, and R5 each independently represent an alkyl group or the like, R6 represents a group having a polymerizable unsaturated group, a carboxy group, or an alkoxycarbonyl group, R31 and R32 each independently represent an alkoxy group or the like, R33 and R34 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like, Y1 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, An− represents an anion, n1 to n3 represent a specific integer, and R1 and R2, R3 and R4, and/or R33 and R34 may form an alkylene group.
US10696896B2
Coatings and compositions for coating particulates are described that can be used as, for example, as proppants to, for example, extract oil and gas from subterranean formations. The coatings can be, for example, an inner coating adjacent to the particulate comprising a polyurethane and an outer coating comprising an polyurethane dispersion; a coating comprising a polyurethane admixed with a polyurethane dispersion; or a polyurethane dispersion layer and is free of an inner polyurethane layer.
US10696894B2
Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods of treating subterranean formations including sequential use of at least two surfactants. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation including sequentially placing in the subterranean formation a penetrating-aid surfactant and a pore-declogging surfactant.
US10696893B2
Perforation balls and methods of using the same are described herein. The perforation balls include at least a portion that is water dissolvable.
US10696889B2
Processes for recovering hydrocarbons from subterranean formations are disclosed. The hydrocarbon can be contacted with water or steam and one or more additives, and subsequently recovered. The hydrocarbon can be selected from the group consisting of heavy or light crude oil, bitumen, an oil sand ore, a tar sand ore and combinations thereof. The additive can be, for example, a fluorinated hydrocarbon, one or more alcohols, combinations of alcohols, and combinations of one or more alcohols and one or more fluorinated hydrocarbons. Compositions or mixtures including hydrocarbons, water or steam, and additives are also disclosed.
US10696885B2
Methods of increasing thermal conductivity of a bulk polymer are provided. The methods include contacting a bulk polyelectrolyte polymer comprising an ionizable repeating pendant group with an aqueous liquid having a pH that ionizes the pendant group and isotropically extend the polyelectrolyte polymer to an extended non-globular chain conformation. The polyelectrolyte polymer so treated thus exhibits a thermal conductivity of greater than or equal to about 0.6 W/m·K and optionally greater than or equal to about 1 W/m·K. In other aspects, the present disclosure provides a high thermal conductivity material comprising a bulk polyelectrolyte polymer bearing a repeating charged group and having an extended non-globular chain conformation and that exhibits a thermal conductivity of greater than or equal to about 0.6 W/m·K and optionally greater than or equal to about 1 W/m·K. The high thermal conductivity material may be used in electronic devices, including as housings/encapsulation and thermal interfaces.
US10696884B2
The cryogenic liquid medium provided by the present invention includes at least one of an alkane composition, an olefin composition, an alcohol composition and an ether composition, and each of the alkane composition, the olefin composition, the alcohol combination and the ether composition includes a corresponding non-toxic and harmless substance having a melting point lower than −110° C. and a standard boiling point higher than 50° C. Since the cryogenic liquid medium is formed by the non-toxic and harmless single substance having the melting point lower than −110° C. and the standard boiling point higher than 50° C. or a binary, ternary and multi-component mixture thereof, the cryogenic liquid medium has a lower atmospheric boiling point, and is difficult to volatilize. The eutectic crystal of the specific mixture can be used to achieve the liquid requirements of low temperature, especially the temperature below −110° C.
US10696883B2
A method of making abrasive particles includes: providing a slurry comprising non-colloidal solid particles and a liquid vehicle; forming at least a portion of the slurry into shaped bodies contacting a substrate; at least partially drying the shaped bodies to provide shaped abrasive precursor particles; separating at least a portion of the shaped abrasive precursor particles from the substrate; and converting at least a portion of the shaped abrasive precursor particles into shaped abrasive particles. The shaped abrasive particles comprise alpha alumina having an average crystal grain size of 0.8 to 8 microns and an apparent density that is at least 92 percent of the true density. Each shaped abrasive particle has a respective surface comprising a plurality of smooth sides that form at least four vertexes. Shaped abrasive particles, abrasive articles including them, and methods of using are also disclosed.
US10696882B2
An aqueous adhesive composition and a process for preparing such compositions are disclosed. The composition comprises macromolecular complex comprising (A) a first component comprising (i) a framework element and (ii) a polyphenol, and (B) second component comprising a polypeptide, oligopeptide, amino acid, or polyamine. The framework element comprises (a) a polypeptide, oligopeptide, amino acid, or polyamine, (b) a polysaccharide, oligosaccharide, or monosaccharide, or a saccharide conjugate, or (c) a lignin, a lignan or a lignin conjugate. The polyphenol comprises a tannin, a tannic acid, a flavonoid, or a poly-resorcinol. An adhesive precursor composition comprising the first component is also disclosed.
US10696881B2
One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a silicone adhesive composition which provides an adhesive layer having an excellent antistatic property and which has an excellent strength of bond to a tape substrate and, therefore, when an adhesive tape or film having the adhesive layer is peeled from a tape-stuck body, less residual adhesive occurs on the tape-stuck body. The other purpose of the present invention is to provide a silicone adhesive composition which cures well by heating for a short time, particularly for less than 5 minutes, to provide an adhesive layer having an excellent antistatic property. The present invention first provides a silicone adhesive composition comprising (A) an addition reaction-curable silicone, (B1) a compound having at least two unsaturated hydrocarbon groups and two (poly)oxyalkylene residues in one molecule, and (C) an ionic liquid containing no lithium. The present invention secondly provides a silicone adhesive composition comprising (A) an addition reaction-curable silicone, (B) a compound having at least one unsaturated hydrocarbon group and at least one (poly)oxyalkylene residue in one molecule, (C) an ionic liquid containing no lithium and (e) a platinum group metal catalyst which is not a complex with a compound having an unsaturated hydrocarbon bond.
US10696869B2
A polishing composition capable of suppressing surface defects and reducing haze is provided. The polishing composition includes: abrasives; at least one water-soluble polymer selected from vinyl alcohol-based resins having a 1,2-diol structural unit; a polyalcohol; and an alkali compound. Preferably, the polishing composition further includes a non-ionic surfactant.
US10696863B2
Transition metal complex siccatives are provided. Aspects of the siccatives include a transition metal complexed with a cyclic tetradentate ligand. Aspects of the invention further include compositions that include the siccatives, as well as methods of making and using the same. Aspects of the invention further include use of the siccatives as a catalyst in various syntheses.
US10696860B2
There is provided a reaction liquid to be attached to a recording medium to which an ink composition is to be attached, the reaction liquid including an aggregating agent which aggregates components of the ink composition, water, and a surfactant, in which a content of the surfactant is 2% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less with respect to a total mass of the reaction liquid.
US10696857B2
An ink composition including at least one curable monomer; at least one gellant; an optional photoinitiator; and an optional colorant; wherein the ink composition has a viscosity of less than 106 centipoise at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 40° C.; and wherein the ink composition has the characteristics of being both ink jettable and pinnable at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 40° C.
US10696848B2
The present invention provides: a fluorinated ether compound and a coating liquid capable of forming a surface layer excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability and lubricity and an article having a surface layer excellent in water/oil repellency, abrasion resistance, fingerprint stain removability and lubricity. Provided is a fluorinated ether compound represented by [Rf-G-]aZ[—(O—R2)c—SiR3nL3−n]b wherein Rf: a linear polyfluoroalkyl group having at least two carbon atoms, which has at least one etheric oxygen between carbon-carbon atoms, G: —R1—O—, —R1—CONH—, —CONH— or a single bond, R1: an alkylene group, Z: a hydrocarbon group having a valence of (a+b) or the like, R2: an alkylene group, R3: a monovalent hydrocarbon group or the like, L: a hydrolyzable group, n: from 0 to 2, a: an integer of at least 1, b: an integer of at least 1, (a+b): at least 3, when a is 1, b is at least 4, and when a is at least 2, b is at least 1, and c: 0 or 1.
US10696840B2
A resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation, containing (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a phenolic resin-based curing agent, (C) an inorganic filler, and (D) amorphous carbon, wherein the amorphous carbon of the component (D) contains 30 atomic % or more of an SP3 structure and 55 atomic % or less of an SP2 structure.
US10696829B2
The invention relates to a heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a matrix phase comprising a propylene polymer and a dispersed phase comprising an ethylene-α-olefin elastomer comprising ethylene and at least one C3 to C10 olefin, wherein the propylene polymer has a melt flow index of at least 200 dg/min or at least 150 dg/min as determined by IS01 133:2005 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg, wherein the propylene polymer has an intrinsic viscosity IVPP and the ethylene-α-olefin elastomer has an intrinsic viscosity IVEPR where the ratio of IVEPR/IVPP is 3-7, wherein the copolymer comprises 8-20 wt % or 20-30 wt % of the ethylene-a-olefin elastomer, wherein the ethylene-a-olefin elastomer of the dispersed phase comprises 10-55 wt % of ethylene.
US10696827B2
The invention is directed to a composition comprising 90.00 to 99.95 wt % of a polyolefin and 0.05 to 10.00 weight % of an antimicrobial additive based on the total weight of the polyolefin composition wherein the antimicrobial additive comprises a phenolic group and wherein a carrier for the antimicrobial additive is present. The antimicrobial additive may be dispersed through the polyolefin composition. Preferred antimicrobial additives include for example eugenol, isoeugenol, thymol, carvacrol, sesamol, curcumin, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid and its ester derivatives (propyl gallate, octyl gallate and dodecyl gallate), ferulic acid, syringic acid, coumaric acid, protocatechuic acid, caffeic acid and/or tannic acid.
US10696823B2
Provided is a rubber composition that allows for manufacturing a tread rubber that is high in braking performance on a dry surface road and also high in braking performance even on a wet road surface such as a manhole surface that is slipperier than an asphalt road surface. The rubber composition is prepared by compounding a rubber component (A) including a natural rubber by 70 mass % or more, and by further compounding, with the rubber component as 100 parts by mass: (B) at least one kind of thermoplastic resins selected from among C5-based resins, C5- to C9-based resins, C9-based resins, terpene-based resins, terpene-aromatic compound-based resins, rosin-based resins, dicyclopentadiene resins, and alkylphenol-based resins, at 5 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass; and (C) a filler including silica, at 20 parts by mass to 120 parts by mass, in which the filler (C) contains silica by 50 mass % to 100 mass %.
US10696818B2
The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin composition characterized by containing 73 to 94.5 mass % of a polycarbonate resin (A), 5 to 25 mass % of a phosphorus-based flame retardant (B), and 0.1 to 2 mass % of a fluoropolymer (C), and by having a flow value of 1×0.01 to 10×0.01 cm3/sec at 280° C. The present invention also provides a sheet and a film using the polycarbonate resin composition.
US10696815B2
The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to methods of recycling epoxy polymers using organic salts as catalysts in an aqueous solution. Epoxy polymers and their composites are widely used in many fields such as coatings, adhesives, wind blades, automobiles, aeronautic vehicles, and sporting goods. However, the management of thermoset composite wastes is becoming a public concern as the out of service thermoset products build up. With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and the depleting of landfill sites, it is of great importance to develop an economically viable and environmentally-friendly recycling technology of thermoset materials that is suitable to industrial scale-up production. As such, there is a clear and present need for a novel solution that is environmentally friendly and scalable in the market.
US10696790B2
The present disclosure provides a method for dispersing graphene. The method includes the following steps: providing a graphene material and a graphene dispersant, wherein the graphene dispersant comprises aniline oligomer or aniline oligomer derivative, the aniline oligomer or aniline oligomer derivative is an electroactive polymer, and the aniline oligomer or aniline oligomer derivative is able to combine with the graphene material via π-π bond; and adding the graphene material and the graphene dispersant to a dispersing medium, making the aniline oligomer or aniline oligomer derivative combine with the graphene material via π-π bond, and dispersing the graphene material in the dispersing medium by the graphene dispersant.
US10696786B2
A method of producing an energetic polymer comprises reacting at least one energetic diol with at least one of a diacid halide and a diacid halide derivative to produce a geminal dinitro polyester. A method of producing an energetic binder, and a method of producing an energetic composition are also described.
US10696782B2
Provided is a photosensitive resin composition that is, after being applied to an adherend surface, rapidly cured by photoirradiation to form a cured product having excellent light-shielding ability and adhesiveness (preferably, further having excellent reflow heat resistance). The photosensitive resin composition includes components (A), (C), and (D) and preferably further includes a component (B) as follows: (A) a cationically polymerizable compound at least including a compound containing an alicyclic epoxy group and devoid of ester bonds; (B) a hydroxyl-containing compound having a molecular weight of 500 or more; (C) a photo-cationic polymerization initiator; and (D) a light-shielding material.
US10696766B2
The present invention provides a styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) resin that exhibits significantly improved thermal resistance and, at the same time, can be produced at high productivity and is highly processable and highly moldable; and a method of producing the same by preparing and storing the solution containing a mixture of an N-substituted maleimide monomer and an unsaturated nitrile monomer at a particular temperature, introducing the solution and a styrene polymer into the polymerization reactor separately, and maintaining the first polymerization reactor and the second polymerization reactor at particular respective temperatures, thereby significantly reducing the amounts of oligomers contained in the SAN resin.
US10696756B2
The present invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of a polyolefin in a reactor from one or more α-olefin monomers of which at least one is ethylene or propylene, wherein the reactor comprises a fluidized bed, an expanded section located at or near the top of the reactor, a distribution plate located at the lower part of the reactor and an inlet for a recycle stream located under the distribution plate, wherein the process comprises—feeding a polymerization catalyst to the fluidized bed in the area above the distribution plate—feeding the one or more α-olefin monomers to the reactor—withdrawing the polyolefin from the reactor—circulating fluids from the top of the reactor to the bottom of the reactor, wherein the circulating fluids are cooled using a heat exchanger, resulting in a cooled recycle stream comprising liquid, and wherein the cooled recycle stream is introduced into the reactor using the inlet for the recycle stream wherein a stream comprising a thermal run away reducing agent (TRRA-containing stream) is introduced into the expanded section during at least part of the polymerization process, wherein said TRRA-containing stream is brought into contact with at least part of the interior surface of the expanded section.
US10696755B2
A method including operating a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) reaction system having a devolatilizer downstream of a polymerization reactor, and from which a HIPS product is obtained, and injecting an antioxidant into the HIPS reaction system prior to the devolatilizer, with the antioxidant being one or more aromatic antioxidants. A HIPS product produced by operating a HIPS reaction system to produce a HIPS product, with the HIPS reaction system including a devolatilizer downstream of a polymerization reactor, and including injecting an antioxidant into the HIPS reaction system prior to the devolatilizer, with the antioxidant being comprising one or more aromatic antioxidants. The antioxidant may comprise at least one thiol group, at least one cresol group, or both. A system for producing the HIPS product is also provided.
US10696753B2
Method of electrochemically modifying surface of electrode using dopamine-hyaluronic acid conjugates
Provided are a method of electrically modifying an electrode surface with dopamine-hyaluronic acid conjugates and technologies to suppress adsorption of harmful biomaterials and organisms by imparting anti-fouling to the electrode surface using the same and to maintain electrical properties of the electrode. More specifically, provided is a technology of coating an electrode surface via a dopamine functional group by electrochemically oxidizing dopamine-conjugated biocompatible polysaccharide polymers around the electrode. This aims to confirm the capability of suppressing organism adhesion depending on whether or not cells are adsorbed after coating the electrode surface, and to identify that electrochemical performance of the electrode is maintained or a slight increase in electrode resistance is kept, even after the electrode coating. The surface modified electrode according to the present invention can be widely used in the field of biomaterials such as bio-electrodes, bio-sensors and cell supports.
US10696744B2
The present invention provides means and methods for treating diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Specifically, a bispecific CD19×CD3 antibody which engages T cells via its CD3 binding portion and concomitantly binds to CD19 on the surface of, in particular, lymphoma cells via its CD19 binding portion (i.e. a bispecific T cell engager, “BiTE”) is administered for use in the treatment of tumorous mass of lymophoreticular tissue and/or extranodal lymphoma caused by DLBCL in a patient.
US10696738B2
The invention relates to improved variants of the anti-serum albumin immunoglobulin single variable domain DOM7h-11, as well as ligands and drug conjugates comprising such variants, compositions, nucleic acids, vectors and hosts.
US10696736B2
Provided are a broad-spectrum monoclonal anti-Flu B antibody, cell strains generating the antibody, and a composition comprising the antibody; also provided are uses of the antibody for diagnosing, preventing and/or treating an infection of the Flu B and/or diseases caused by the infection.
US10696735B2
Combinations of different chromatography modalities with particularly refined conditions significantly reduce acid charge variants in a preparation of monoclonal antibodies. The process for reducing acid charge variants utilizes a combination of anion exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography, followed by cation exchange chromatography polishing, whereby the levels of acidic or basic charge species of the monoclonal antibodies may be modulated to a desired level.
US10696733B2
Described herein are engineered microbe-targeting molecules, microbe-targeting articles, kits comprising the same, and uses thereof. Such microbe-targeting molecules, microbe-targeting articles, or the kits comprising the same can not only bind or capture of a microbe or microbial matter thereof, but they also have improved capability (e.g., enhanced sensitivity or signal intensity) of detecting a microbe or microbial matter. Thus, the microbe-targeting molecules, microbe-targeting articles, and/or the kit described herein can be used in various applications, e.g., but not limited to assays for detection of a microbe or microbial matter, diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents for diagnosis and/or treatment of an infection caused by microbes in a subject or any environmental surface, and/or devices for removal of a microbe or microbial matter from a fluid.
US10696727B2
The invention provides a method of modulating electrophysiological activity of an excitable cell. The method involves causing exogenous expression of a glycine receptor (GlyR) protein in an excitable cell of a subject. Thereafter, the excitable cell is exposed to an allosteric modulator of the GlyR protein. Modulation of the exogenous GlyR protein (an ion channel) in response to the allosteric modulator modulates the electrophy-stological activity of the excitable cell. The method can be used to control pain in a subject. The invention further provides a replication-defective HSV vector comprising an expression cassette encoding a GlyR protein, stocks and pharmaceutical compositions containing such vectors, and a transgenic animal.
US10696724B2
The disclosure features fusion proteins that are conditionally active variants of IL-2. In one aspect, the full-length polypeptides of the invention have reduced or minimal cytokine-receptor activating activity even though they contain a functional cytokine polypeptide. Upon activation, e.g., by cleavage of a linker that joins a blocking moiety, e.g., a steric blocking polypeptide, in sequence to the active cytokine, the cytokine can bind its receptor and effect signaling.
US10696719B2
Disclosed herein are proteins, methods, cells, engineered microorganisms, and kits for generating a modified nucleoside triphosphate transporter from Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Also disclosed herein proteins, methods, cells, engineered microorganisms, and kits for production of a nucleic acid molecule that comprises an unnatural nucleotide utilizing a modified nucleoside triphosphate transporter from Phaeodactylum tricornutum.
US10696714B2
The present invention provides a chromatography medium comprising one or more electrospun polymer nanofibres which in use form a stationary phase comprising a plurality of pores through which a mobile phase can permeate and use of the same.
US10696713B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to prevent or treat FXR-mediated or TGR5-mediated diseases or conditions.
US10696710B2
Cyclic-GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) and cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP), including 2′3-cGAMP, 2′2-cGAMP, 3′2′-cGAMP and 3′3′-GAMP, are used in pharmaceutical formulations (including vaccine adjuvants), drug screens, therapies, and diagnostics.
US10696698B2
In one embodiment, the present application discloses a surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II: wherein the variables EG, EG1, SP1, SP2, SP3, Ar and BG are as defined herein. In another embodiment, the application discloses a method for forming a coating on a surface of a substrate using the surface binding compound of the Formula I or Formula II.
US10696694B2
The invention relates to cationic complexes made up of a lanthanide ion Ln3+ and a ligand of formula (I): with X, Y and R1 as defined in claim 1, and to the salts thereof with an anion, the solvates and hydrates thereof; with the exception of cationic complexes made up of a lanthanide ion Ln3+ and a ligand of one of formulae (I.1) or (I.4) as defined in claim 1, and the salts, solvates and hydrates thereof. The invention also relates to the use of such a complex or of a cationic complex made up of a lanthanide ion Ln3+ and a ligand of formula (I.1) or (I.4) as defined in claim 1, or of one of the salts thereof with an anion, the solvates or hydrates thereof, as an aid to the crystallisation of a biological macromolecule, as well as to crystallisation methods and methods for analysing or determining the structure of a biological macromolecule.
US10696692B2
The present invention relates to certain amido-benzyl sulfoxide and sulfone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treatment using such compounds.
US10696690B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) used as Amyloid beta lowering agent for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
US10696687B2
Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I) and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that can serve as Erk inhibitors. They are potentially useful in the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of Erk, such as cancers. Also disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a compound of formula I and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US10696683B2
The invention describes pharmaceutical compounds and compositions comprised of a ligand attached to the opioid oxycodone, in a manner that substantially decreases or deters the potential for opioid abuse, addiction, illicit and illegal use, and overdose. When delivered at the proper dosage, the pharmaceutical composition provides therapeutic activity similar to that of the parent active agent.
US10696681B2
The application is directed to efficient and economical processes as described in more detail below for the preparation of the beta 3 agonists of the formula of I-7 and intermediate compounds that can be used for making these agonists. The present disclosure relates to a process for making beta-3 agonists and intermediates using ketoreductase (KRED) biocatalyst enzymes and methods of using the biocatalysts.
US10696680B2
A pharmaceutical composition is provided which includes perillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent and further includes and a hydrolyzable acylated aliphatic tail. A method of using the pharmaceutical composition is also provided for treating a condition or disease of a patient, e.g., cancer.
US10696661B2
Anti-angiogenic treatments, for example treatment of ocular neovascularization or cancer, treatments of hyperpermeability disorders, treatments of neuropathic and neurodegenerative disorders, pain treatments, methods of treating or preventing fibrosis and compounds for use in such methods are described.
US10696659B2
The present disclosure relates to novel compounds having estrogen receptor alpha degradation activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use in prevention and treatment of cancer and related diseases and conditions.
US10696658B2
The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), and Parkinson's disease.
US10696657B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
US10696651B2
Provided is a heterocyclic compound that may have a GCN2 inhibitory action, and is expected to be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of GCN2 associated diseases including cancer and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.
US10696648B2
There are disclosed compounds that modulate or inhibit the enzymatic activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer, viral infections and/or inflammatory disorders utilizing the compounds of the invention.
US10696647B2
The present invention relates to a compound of the following formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the prevention or treatment of obsessions and/or compulsions in an individual.
US10696645B2
Disclosed is a purified dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD) vapor composition containing at least 99.5 wt. % DAFD; 5-(alkoxycarbonyl) furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC) that, if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, alkyl-5-formylfuran-2-carboxylate (AFFC) that, if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, 5-(dialkoxymethyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (DAFCA) that if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, and alkyl 5-(dialkoxymethyl)furan-2-carboxylate (ADAFC) that if present, is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm, in each case based on the weight of the DAFD vapor composition.
US10696644B2
The present invention relates to methods of activate an isoform of protein kinase C (PKC) for the treatment of neurological diseases including Alzheimer's disease and stroke using cyclopropanated or epoxidized derivatives of mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The present invention also relates to methods of reducing neurodegeneration using cyclopropanated or epoxidized derivatives of mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
US10696639B2
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in the inhibition of HIV protease, the inhibition of HIV replication, the prophylaxis of infection by HIV, the treatment of infection by HIV, and the prophylaxis, treatment, and delay in the onset or progression of AIDS.
US10696618B2
Polymerization inhibitor compositions are provided. The polymerization inhibitor compositions may include at least one hydroxylamine of a nitroxide and at least one phenylenediamine. Methods of inhibiting the unwanted polymerization of monomers are also provided. The methods include adding the presently disclosed polymerization inhibitor compositions to a fluid containing the monomers. The monomers may be ethylenically unsaturated monomers, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrolein, methacrolein, acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, vinyl acetate, butadiene, ethylene, propylene, and styrene.
US10696616B2
It is intended to provide a method capable of lowering a formic acid concentration in acetic acid product by a simple approach. The method for producing acetic acid according to the present invention comprises at least one step selected from a step that satisfies the following operating condition (i) and a step that satisfies the following operating condition (ii) in an acetic acid production process, and controlling an oxygen concentration in an embodiment satisfying at least one selected from the following (iii) and (iv) for one or more processes: (i) operating conditions involving a hydrogen partial pressure of less than 500 kPa (absolute pressure), a carbon dioxide partial pressure of less than 70 kPa (absolute pressure), and an operating temperature of more than 150° C.; (ii) operating conditions involving a hydrogen partial pressure of 5 kPa or less (absolute pressure), a carbon dioxide partial pressure of less than 20 kPa (absolute pressure), and an operating temperature of more than 100° C.; (iii) the oxygen concentration in a gas phase is less than 7 percent by volume; and (iv) the oxygen concentration in a liquid phase is less than 7×10−5 g/g.
US10696611B2
Disclosed is a novel adamantine derivative compound, an isomer thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, prodrug thereof, hydrate thereof or a solvate thereof. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a novel adamantine derivative compound, an isomer thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, prodrug thereof, hydrate thereof or a solvate thereof. The novel adamantane derivative compound or the like has an excellent anti-androgenic effect.
US10696605B2
The present invention relates to uses of vanadium to convert aldehydes and ozonides into their respective acids and/or ketones. More particularly, this invention relates to the oxidative work-ups following ozonolysis using vanadium during ozonolysis, and using vanadium to oxidize aldehydes in general. The invention also relates to methods comprising the ozonolysis of oleyl alcohol in the presence of either an acid or an alcohol.
US10696603B2
A treated biochar comprising a porous carbonaceous particle that has been treated and mixed with a media containing a mineral solubilizing microorganism, whereby the porous carbonaceous particle after mixing has retained the mineral solubilizing microorganism.
US10696601B2
Compounds are generally provided, which may be particularly used to form a layer in a coating system. In one embodiment, the compound may have the formula: AxBbLn1−x−bHf1−t−dTitDdMO6, where: A is Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Fe, Cr, Co, Mn, Bi, or a mixture thereof; x is about 0.01 to about 0.99; b is 0 to about 0.5, with 1−x−b being 0 to about 0.99 such that Ln is present in the compound; Ln is a rare earth or a mixture thereof that is different than A; t is 0 to about 0.99; D is Zr, Ce, Ge, Si, or a mixture thereof; d is 0 to about 0.5; the sum of t and d is less than 1 such that Hf is present in the compound; and M is Ta, Nb, or a mixture thereof.
US10696598B2
To provide a dielectric porcelain composition and an electronic component that demonstrate ferroelectricity. A dielectric porcelain composition that is characterized by having a perovskite-type oxynitride as a principal component and by including a polycrystalline body that demonstrates ferroelectricity.
US10696586B2
A method of making a glass having antimicrobial properties and high compressive stress. The method includes a first ion exchange step in which potassium cations are exchanged for sodium cations in the base glass to provide a surface layer under compressive stress, followed by a second ion exchange in which silver cations are exchanged for potassium and lithium ions in the glass to produce the antimicrobial glass. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial glass has a maximum compressive stress that is at least 80% of the maximum compressive stress obtained by the potassium-for-sodium exchange in the first bath. A base glass and an ion exchanged glass antimicrobial having antimicrobial properties are also provided.
US10696573B2
The invention provides structures, methods, and assemblies for bioretention systems, including tree box filters with substantially permeable panels integrated into a bottom portion of the tree box filter. The invention also provides methods and additional structures that are useful for managing stormwater flow and inhibiting the flow of pollutants, debris, and other contaminants into drainage systems.
US10696555B2
The disclosure provides for methods of oxidizing carbide anions, or negative ions, from salt like carbides at low temperatures below about 600° C. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for reactions with intermediate transition metal carbides. In yet another aspect, the disclosure provides for a system of reactions where salt-like carbide anions and intermediate carbide anions are oxidized to produce pure carbon of various allotropes.
US10696550B2
The present invention is directed to a device for generating oxygen, comprising at least one oxygen source, at least one ionic liquid, and at least one metal salt, wherein the oxygen source comprises a peroxide compound, the ionic liquid is in the liquid state at least in a temperature range from −10° C. to +50° C., and the metal salt has an organic and/or an inorganic anion, and comprises one single metal or two or more different metals. The present invention also relates to charge components for filling or refilling the devices, and to the use of ionic liquids as dispersants or solvents for the reaction participants.
US10696544B2
A synthetic resin molded article includes an electric element part extending in a distal direction and a primary molded part. The primary molded part has an element covering portion and a body portion. The element covering portion has a distal end surface exposed in the distal direction and a first side surface extending in a proximal direction opposite to the distal direction. The element covering portion covers a proximal portion of the electric element portion, and a distal end portion of the electric element portion projects from the distal end surface in the distal direction. The body portion has an intermediate surface exposed in the distal direction and a second side surface extending in the proximal direction. The body portion is disposed on a side of the element covering portion in the distal direction and is integrally connected to the element covering portion.
US10696542B2
A micromechanical component including a mounting support, a coil winding retained by a coil brace, and an adjustable part, the coil brace and the adjustable part being connected to each other and via at least one spring element with the mounting support in such a way that the adjustable part is adjustable relative to the mounting support about at least one axis of rotation, and a stop support being fixedly disposed or developed on the mounting support and being at least partially framed by the coil brace, which stop support has at least one first stop area protruding on a surface of the mounting support, which limits a relative movement at least of the coil brace in at least one direction relative to the mounting support by a contact of the at least one first stop area with the coil brace.
US10696534B2
A product package includes a container and a lid coupled to the container for rotation about an axis relative to the container. The product package further includes a child-resistant lock configured normally to block access to the contents of the container at the selection of an adult user.
US10696533B2
A remote regulator adjustment tool that can be used to adjust an output pressure of a remote regulator. The remote regulator adjustment tool comprises a housing defining a first bore extending therethrough, an adjustor piston movably disposed within the first bore, and an adjustment knob attached to the adjustor piston.
US10696532B1
A portable hydration system and various components are disclosed. The system utilizes a pump to transfer potable liquid (e.g. water) from a liquid container to a user during challenging activities (e.g. endurance motorcycle riding).
US10696530B2
A method of providing a beverage, including obtaining a beverage container, accessing a dispensing system, entering a volume amount into a user interface, placing the beverage container on a nozzle, and filling the beverage container with the beverage. The beverage container may include a bottom surface including an opening, a ring including a first magnetic material, the ring connected to the bottom surface around the opening, and a cap including a second magnetic material, the cap magnetically coupled to the ring in a beverage container closed position. The dispensing system may include the user interface, a platform including one or more ports, and the nozzle provided in each of the one or more ports. The method may further include moving a translating member with respect to a shaft to position a plurality of apertures in an interior of the beverage container.
US10696527B2
A drive train for a rescue hoist includes a mounting portion for mounting the drive train within the rescue hoist. A load pin extends through the mounting portion and into a static structure of the rescue hoist to secure the drive train to the rescue hoist. The load pin is configured to sense the strain generated when the drive train imparts torque to the cable drum to rotate the cable drum. The sensed strain is communicated to a computer configured to calculate a torque generated by the drive train based on the sensed strain and further configured to calculate the load on the cable based on the sensed strain.
US10696523B2
A control device for controlling motion of a load of a carrier device is presented. The carrier device can be for example a crane and the load can be carried with a rope connected to a suspension point of the crane. The control device comprises an input interface for receiving an input signal indicative of a target speed of the load, an output interface for submitting an output signal indicative of a reference speed of the suspension point, and a processing system constituting a signal processing path for producing the output signal based on the input signal. The signal processing path comprises at least one finite impulse response filter for suppressing a signal component whose frequency is the natural swinging frequency of the load. Due to the finite impulse response, the temporal length of settling and tail effects caused by the filter is limited and deterministic.
US10696514B2
A cable, cable component and reel arrangement includes a cable, at least one component, such as a cable component, configured to be employed in connection with the cable, and a reel, on which the cable is arranged, the reel having a barrel opening. The barrel opening includes a plurality of brackets, the brackets are arranged at spaced locations within the barrel opening and configured to support at least one component for storage and shipment.
US10696513B2
In one example, a festoon system comprises a festoon module having a support assembly, and further comprises at least one upper sheave and at least one lower sheave, which are movable relative to one another by movement of at least one of the upper sheave or the lower sheave. At least one wire is configured to enter the festoon module at an entrance region, extend around a groove of the least one lower sheave and at least one groove of the at least one upper sheave, and then exit the festoon module at an exit region. A first coupling location of the support assembly is adjacent to the entrance region of the festoon module, and a second coupling location of the support assembly is adjacent to the exit region of the festoon module. Different modules are configured to be coupled to the second coupling location.
US10696508B2
A conveying apparatus includes: a first roller and a second roller configured to convey a print sheet while nipping the print sheet at a nip pressure; an adjustor supporting the first roller and the second roller in a manner capable of adjusting an inter-axial distance between the first roller and the second roller, the adjustor being configured to apply a biasing force biasing the second roller toward the first roller and capable of adjusting the biasing force; and a controller configured to control the nip pressure by driving the adjustor to adjust the biasing force.
US10696506B2
A method is disclosed for transferring a film, preferably a wound-on stretch film, wound onto a winding mandrel, oriented in particular vertically and preferably supported exclusively in the region of its upper end, of an unwrapping apparatus, such that when the transfer position of the winding mandrel is reached, the film wound onto the winding mandrel is pulled off the winding mandrel by means of at least one transfer device and delivered to a disposal area. An apparatus for transferring a film, preferably a wound-on stretch film, wound onto a winding mandrel, oriented in particular vertically and preferably supported exclusively in the region of its upper end, of an unwrapping apparatus, is disclosed. The apparatus encompasses at least one transfer device for pulling off the film wound onto the winding mandrel when the transfer position of the winding mandrel is reached.
US10696493B1
A method for operating a robotic system includes determining package groupings for placing available packages on a platform; generating a two-dimensional (2D) placement plan based on discretized models representative of the available packages and the platform; generating a three-dimensional (3D) stacking plan based on the 2D placement plan; and implementing the 3D stacking plan for placing the available packages on the platform.
US10696492B2
The device for transporting support plates for bakery products includes supporting angle brackets on which rest the edges of plates, and a driving device cooperative with the brackets on both sides of a vertical median plane. The driving device includes at least one chain forming a close-loop circuit so as to define an ascending column and a descending column of supporting means and, at least one connecting support hinged about a horizontal axis of at least one angle bracket. There is a device for holding and guiding the angle brackets in a horizontal plane in a transfer portion from the ascending column to the descending column and a conveyer extending at least under the ascending and descending columns between the driving device.
US10696488B2
A system and an apparatus capable of independently driving movers are described herein. The system and apparatus includes: a track that forms a path for movers; a plurality of movers movably mounted on the track for moving along the path; and a plurality of drive elements fixedly arranged along the track. The drive elements each have a surface that is oriented to contact a driven member of the movers. The drive elements are configured to sequentially engage the driven member of a plurality of the movers to provide controlled independent motion of the movers along the track. The drive elements may be driven by rotary motors. A method of independently driving movers is also described herein.
US10696486B2
A tensioning system maintains tension within a target range for an endless belt of a conveyor. The tensioning system may include a movable carriage that supports a take-up pulley that provides tension to the conveyor belt. The tensioning system may also include various hydraulic components supported on a repositionable cart. One example hydraulic component is a hydraulic cylinder that is in tension between the movable carriage and the repositionable cart. An accumulator initially pressurized to a predetermined pressure may be connected so as to supply pressure to the hydraulic cylinder. One or more flow-restriction valves between the hydraulic cylinder and the accumulator may substantially increase a pressure in the hydraulic cylinder during phases when a piston rod is rapidly drawn out of the hydraulic cylinder by tension waves in the endless belt. Further, a check valve may permit substantially unimpeded fluid flow from the accumulator to the hydraulic tensioning cylinder.
US10696481B2
A conveyor employs a low-tension, direct drive conveyor belt, and a position limiter assembly. The position limiter assembly includes a primary position limiter and a secondary position limiter. The primary position limiter provides line of contact engagement with the conveyor belt while the secondary position limiter has an extended, static limiting surface for engaging the conveyor belt if the conveyor belt disengages from a drive sprocket prior to the line of contact with the primary position limiter.
US10696472B2
A container including a side wall having a hollow interior, an outwardly extending flange positioned above an upper end of the side wall, a lower end of the side wall having a first wall positioned thereon, a second wall extending upwardly from the first wall into the hollow interior of the side wall, a third wall extending inwardly and downwardly from the second wall, and a base extending inwardly from the third wall. A method of thermoforming the beverage container using a thermoforming operation is also provided.
US10696467B2
A cooler box includes a body portion and a cover portion pivotally turnably connected to each other via a hinge structure. The body portion has a storage opening and internally defines a storage space communicable with the storage opening; and includes, from an outer to an inner side, an outer shell, an insulation layer and an inner shell. The body portion further includes a binding frame assembled to an upper end thereof. The binding frame includes two substantially parallelly extended clamping wall portions, which together inwardly clamp on the outer shell, the insulation layer and the inner shell, such that the insulation layer is fixedly held in an enclosed space defined in between the binding frame, the outer shell and the inner shell. With the binding frame, different components of the cooler box can be more easily assembled together to reduce the assembling time and increase the productivity.
US10696463B2
A package includes a container and a closure. The container includes a body formed to include a product-storage region adapted to store products therein and a brim coupled to the body and formed to include a mouth opening into the product-storage region. The closure is coupled to the brim of the container by melting a portion of the closure together with a portion of the brim to block access to the products stored in the product-storage region.
US10696460B2
Disclosed herein are water-soluble films and resulting packets including a water-soluble film coated by a powder, wherein the powder includes a mixture of a powdered lubricant and an active agent. Optionally, the active agent may be encapsulated, e.g. microencapsulated, for release of the active agent through mechanisms including, but not limited to, mechanical rupture, melt, ablation, dissolution, diffusion, biodegradation, or pH-controlled release. Active ingredients described include enzymes, oils, flavors, colorants, odor absorbers, fragrances, pesticides, fertilizers, activators, acid catalysts, metal catalysts, ion scavengers, bleaches, bleach components, fabric softeners and combinations thereof. Examples of packet fills include laundry detergents, bleach and laundry additives, fabric care, dishwashing, hard surface cleaning, beauty care, skin care, other personal care, and foodstuffs.
US10696459B2
A reinforced cable tie generally includes an elongate strap having a first end, a second end and an elongate planar strap body therebetween, a head having an upstanding central wall separating a first and a second elongate parallel passageway through the head for respective receipt of the first and second ends of said strap, a locking device supported in the head for retaining the first and second ends of the strap and a continuous reinforcement disposed in and extending substantially continuously along a path defining the strap. In a method for forming a cable tie, a continuous reinforcing strand is co-extruded within an elongate strap and a head is assembled to the strap.
US10696449B2
Composite pallets and methods for making and using composite pallets are disclosed. An example composite pallet may include a base layer. The base layer may include a first base board, a second base board, and a cross-member extending between the first base board and the second base board. The cross-member may include a first end region designed to be detachably coupled to the first base board, a second end region designed to be detachably coupled to the second base board, and at least one curved section positioned between the first end region and the second end region. The cross-member may include a polymer. An intermediate layer may be coupled to the base layer. The intermediate layer may include a plurality of intermediate boards. A top layer may be coupled to the intermediate layer. The top layer may include a plurality of top boards.
US10696438B2
A shrink tunnel for shrinking shrink films on packages includes a transport path that passes through the treatment chamber. Arrays on opposite sides thereof have nozzles for dispensing hot gas. Each array has an associated guide plate and a lifting device for adjusting the guide plate. Adjusting the guide plates covers up certain nozzles, thus controlling the flow of air on the packages.
US10696434B2
Method and device for producing containers which are filled with a liquid filling substance from parisons made from a thermoplastic material, wherein the respective parison is at least conditioned thermally and is subsequently shaped into the container during a shaping and filling phase in a mould by way of at least one liquid filling substance as pressure medium, and wherein, while it is being shaped into the container, the prison is preferably guided at least temporarily through a stretching rod and is stretched in the axial direction.
US10696430B2
A modular satellite having a plurality of electronics boxes that accommodate electrical and/or electronic modules. The electronics boxes are or can be electrically connected with one another. The satellite is provided with a basis structural panel, a docking structure disposed on the basis structural panel, and a plurality of device carrier panels that are or can be connected with the docking structure. The docking structure has first electrical connection elements for an electrical connection with the electronics boxes. The device carrier panels have mechanical connection elements for holding the electronics boxes. The respective device carrier panel is configured, at least in certain regions, so that it can be tempered by means of integrated heat sources and/or heat sinks.
US10696429B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus for dual condenser loop heat pipes for satellites with sun-normal radiators are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for a satellite thermal management system comprises heating, in an evaporator, a liquid to convert the liquid to a vapor. The method further comprises passively circulating within tubing, from the evaporator, the vapor to a first radiator not illuminated by a sun and to a second radiator illuminated by the sun. Also, the method comprises converting the vapor to the liquid when the vapor is within the first radiator not illuminated by the sun. Further, the method comprises passively circulating within the tubing, from the first radiator not illuminated by the sun, the liquid to the evaporator.
US10696420B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rotorcraft-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight. The launch and retrieval system includes a modular multicopter, a storage and launch system, an anchor system, a flexible capture member, and an aircraft-landing structure. The multicopter is attachable to the fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launching the fixed-wing aircraft into free, wing-borne flight. The storage and launch system is usable to store the multicopter (when disassembled) and to act as a launch mount for the fixed-wing aircraft by retaining the fixed-wing aircraft in a desired launch orientation. The anchor system is usable with the multicopter, the flexible capture member, and the aircraft-landing structure to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from free, wing-borne flight.
US10696413B2
A heater mat assembly for a rotor blade spar is provided including a plurality of electrically conductive heater wires extending in a spaced parallel configuration along a path of the rotor blade spar. An electrical current is flowed through the plurality of heater wires to inhibit ice accumulation on a portion of the rotor blade spar. At least one layer of a first insulating material is arranged adjacent a first side of each of the plurality of heater wires such that the at least one layer of the first insulating material is disposed between the plurality of heater wires and an adjacent surface of the rotor blade spar. The first insulating material comprises a thermally and electrically insulating material.
US10696410B2
A seat assembly includes a seat cushion, a backrest, and a headrest moveably coupled to a back of the backrest. The headrest is configured to be moved between a stowed position in which the headrest is retained within a portion of the backrest and a deployed position in which the headrest is configured to support a passenger in a forward resting position.
US10696408B2
The present invention provides a deployable table assembly 10 comprising a deployable table 20, and a support arm 30, the deployable table is moveably mounted to the support arm and moveable between a stowed position 20a and a deployed position 20b, the support arm comprises a coverable region 31 that is covered by the deployable table when the deployable table is in the stowed position, and not covered by the deployable table when the deployable table is in the deployed position, wherein the deployable table assembly further comprises a holder 40 for a personal electronic device mounted at least partially over the coverable region 31 of the support arm. The present invention also provides a deployable table assembly 10 in which the holder 40 is translatably mounted to the support arm 30 and translatable in relation to the support arm from a first translation position to a second translation position.
US10696404B1
An aircraft includes a fuselage and a cabin area with a plurality of windows. The aircraft includes a plurality of projectors positioned within the cabin area that are oriented toward corresponding windows. The projectors project an image over the glass portion of the corresponding window and surrounding surfaces. The image includes a dark center region that is aligned with the glass portion of the corresponding window, reducing undesired effect on passengers. The dark center region may reduce a reflective glare from the glass portion of the corresponding window. The image may include an outer region around the dark center region, which may be brighter than the dark center region. The outer region may illuminate a window bezel and/or a portion of a cabin sidewall. The aircraft may include a plurality of cameras positioned to acquire an outside image that may be added to the image projected by the projectors.
US10696376B2
The present invention provides a foldable wing which comprises a wing supporting skeleton, a sliding rail, a skin supporting rib, a skin and a wing movement unit. The wing supporting skeleton comprises a horizontal beam, a longitudinal beam, a wing front edge beam, a wing trailing edge beam, a fixture connector and a sliding block, The wing supporting skeleton is a triangular girder for maintaining planar and sectional shapes of the foldable wing, supporting the skin supporting rib and the skin, and sustaining an aerodynamic load from the skin and a load of a fuselage. After the triangular girder is subjected to a force of the wing movement unit, a shape and an area of the triangular girder are changed so as to achieve folding and unfolding of the foldable wing. A rotocraft and a glider using the foldable wing are also provided.
US10696370B1
Transmission systems and methods are for a marine propulsion device having an internal combustion engine that drives a propulsor. An input shaft is driven into rotation at a non-zero first rotational speed by the internal combustion engine. An output shaft drives the propulsor into rotation at a non-zero second rotational speed. A planetary gearset transfers power from the input shaft to the output shaft. A band brake is on the planetary gearset. Actuation of the band brake effects a gear change in the planetary gearset. A band brake actuator actuates the band brake to effect the gear change. A controller controls the band brake actuator. Based upon one or more operational characteristics of the marine propulsion device the controller is programmed to control the band brake actuator so that the second rotational speed is less than the first rotational speed.
US10696369B2
An outboard motor includes a swivel bracket, an outboard motor body, a steering arm, an electric steering actuator, and a harness. The outboard motor body and the steering arm are turnable around a steering shaft supported by the swivel bracket. The electric steering actuator includes a movable body connected to the steering arm and that moves rightwardly and leftwardly. The harness includes a first drawn portion connected to the movable body and extending around and toward the outboard motor body and in a right-left direction that crosses a center of the swivel bracket in the right-left direction at least in a state in which the movable body is in a neutral position in the right-left direction.
US10696362B1
An integrated kayak cooler includes: a hollow cooler body tapering from an end adjacent to a kayak seat to a narrower end adjacent an end of the kayak and shaped to conform to a shape of a hull of the kayak; a cooler recess formed on an upper surface of the cooler body, the cooler recess aligned with a cooler access formed in a deck of the kayak; and an insulating material located in a space between the cooler recess and the cooler body and within the hollow cooler body. The integrated kayak cooler is located within the kayak between the deck and the hull of the kayak.
US10696348B2
An electric self-balancing vehicle including a top cover, a bottom cover, an inner cover, a rotating mechanism, two wheels, two hub motors, a plurality of sensors, a power supply, and a controller is described herein. The top cover includes a first top cover and a second top cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The bottom cover is fixed to the top cover and includes a first bottom cover and a second bottom cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The inner cover is fixed between the top cover and the bottom cover and includes a first inner cover and a second inner cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The rotating mechanism is fixed between the first inner cover and the second inner cover. The two wheels are rotatably fixed at two sides of the inner cover, respectively. The two hub motors are fixed in the two wheels, respectively. The plurality of sensors is disposed between the bottom cover and the inner cover, respectively. The power supply is fixed between the first bottom cover and the first inner cover. The controller is fixed between the second bottom cover and the second inner cover, the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of sensors, the power supply, and the hub motors, and the controller controls the hub motors to drive the corresponding wheels to rotate according to sensing signals transmitted by the sensors.
US10696347B2
An electric self-balancing vehicle including a top cover, a bottom cover, an inner cover, a rotating mechanism, two wheels, two hub motors, a plurality of sensors, a power supply, and a controller is described herein. The top cover includes a first top cover and a second top cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The bottom cover is fixed to the top cover and includes a first bottom cover and a second bottom cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The inner cover is fixed between the top cover and the bottom cover and includes a first inner cover and a second inner cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The rotating mechanism is fixed between the first inner cover and the second inner cover. The two wheels are rotatably fixed at two sides of the inner cover, respectively. The two hub motors are fixed in the two wheels, respectively. The plurality of sensors is disposed between the bottom cover and the inner cover, respectively. The power supply is fixed between the first bottom cover and the first inner cover. The controller is fixed between the second bottom cover and the second inner cover, the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of sensors, the power supply, and the hub motors, and the controller controls the hub motors to drive the corresponding wheels to rotate according to sensing signals transmitted by the sensors.
US10696341B1
A skewer assembly for securing a component to a first portion of a bicycle has a bolt, a housing, and a first lock member. The bolt detachably attaches the component to the first portion of the bicycle. The housing is supported relative to the bolt. The first lock member supported by the housing such that: when the skewer assembly is in an upright orientation, the first lock member inhibits tightening of the bolt; and when the skewer assembly is at least partly displaced from the upright orientation, the first lock member is displaced to allow tightening of the bolt.
US10696331B2
A vehicle body has an inner body structure and an outer body skin, wherein the body structure has, in the region of a vehicle front end, a left supporting carrier and a right supporting carrier and a left suspension strut cup and a right suspension strut cup for accommodating respective suspension struts belonging to the chassis of the vehicle. Each suspension strut cup lies on the side of the associated supporting carrier facing the longitudinal center plane of the vehicle. The body skin has, in the region of the vehicle front end, a left front body side part, a right front body side part, and a front hood arranged between said front body side parts. The left front body side part covers the left suspension strut cup. The right front body side part covers the right suspension strut cup. A left front body skin supporting element is attached to the left supporting carrier, which left front body skin supporting element supports the left front body side part above the top side of the left suspension strut cup and determines a vertical distance between the suspension strut cup and the left front body side part, by which distance the top side of the left suspension strut cup remains accessible. And, a right front body skin supporting element is attached to the right supporting carrier, which right front body skin supporting element supports the right front body side part above the top side of the right suspension strut cup and determines a vertical distance between the suspension strut cup and the left front body side part, by which distance the top side of the right suspension strut cup remains accessible.
US10696316B1
The stair-climbing stroller is a baby stroller with retractable front and rear wheels for use on flat travel surfaces and a pair of tracks for use on inclined travel surfaces including, but not limited to, staircases. The front wheels are coupled to a pivoting front wheel support shaft and the rear wheels are coupled to a pivoting rear wheel support shaft. A wheel retract motor located on the underside of the stroller may cause a retraction drive shaft to pivot the front and rear wheel support shafts, retracting the wheels. When the front and rear wheels retract, the stroller may be lowered such that the left and right track rest on the ground. Left and right track motors may then be used to drive the stroller up an inclined travel surface using the tracks.
US10696312B1
A cover apparatus for selectively covering the open top of a container may include a pair of tracks for mounting on the sides of the container, a cover movably mounted on the pair of tracks. The cover may include a pair of cover assemblies movable toward each other to produce a closed condition and movable away from each other to produce an open condition. Each of the cover assemblies may be positionable at an end of the container and have a portion movable toward a center of the open top. A cover movement assembly may be configured to move the cover assemblies on the tracks toward each other into the closed condition and away from each other into the open condition.
US10696310B2
A system for transporting vehicles includes a railcar, a deck, a fastener, a screw, and a travelling nut. The deck is positioned within the railcar and is for supporting a plurality of vehicles. The fastener is coupled to the deck and operable to couple the deck to a wall of the railcar. The fastener prevents a vertical position of the deck within the railcar to be adjusted when the deck is coupled to the wall by the fastener. The screw is coupled to the railcar and the travelling nut is operably coupled to the screw. The travelling nut is operable to adjust a vertical position of the deck within the railcar as a position of the travelling nut on the screw changes when the screw is turned.
US10696303B2
An engine is driven at an operating point with high engine efficiency to improve fuel economy. A vehicle control device according to the present invention controls a transmission ratio before increasing the engine rotation speed, and thereafter, engages the clutch.
US10696295B2
When a driver performs a driving operation in the parking operation, a control unit of a parking assist device performs acceleration in accordance with the driving operation by the driver under a condition that a distance to a target stop position from a position of the own vehicle is larger than a predetermined distance, and after the acceleration, the control unit performs deceleration so that the own vehicle stops in a range to a limit stop position.
US10696290B2
A vehicle includes a controller that is configured to, while a battery temperature exceeds a threshold and state of charge (SOC) is above an SOC threshold, enable an electric machine to provide torque assistance at a power limit, and responsive to the temperature dropping below the threshold, increase the power limit and enable the electric machine to provide torque assistance while the SOC is above a cold SOC threshold less than the SOC threshold.
US10696288B2
A method for an assist mode in a motorized vehicle includes receiving signals from a plurality of vehicle sensors monitoring respective conditions of the vehicle; an assist mode circuit determining whether a loss-of-traction condition is being experienced by the vehicle using information in the signals received from at least one of the plurality of vehicle sensors; activating an assist mode of the vehicle if the assist mode circuit determines that a loss-of-traction condition is being experienced, wherein the assist mode alters vehicle drive train characteristics.
US10696283B2
An electromechanical brake booster for a motor vehicle, at least one support element being fastened on a gear unit housing bottom of the gear unit, which extends along its respective longitudinal axis, a bearing device being situated on the spindle, which supports the spindle on the least one support element in such away that the bearing device is able to guide the spindle, which is set into translatory motion, at a distance from the first support element along the at least one support element. A brake system is also described.
US10696281B2
Disclosed herein are an electric brake system and an operating method thereof. The electric bake system includes a master cylinder discharging pressure medium according to a displacement of a brake pedal, a simulator providing a sense of pedal to a driver, a hydraulic supplier generating hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston in response to an electrical signal output by corresponding to the displacement of the brake pedal, and a hydraulic control unit controlling hydraulic pressure of the pressure medium supplied to each wheel cylinder. The electric brake system performs a normal operation mode having a low pressure mode and a high pressure mode, an abnormal operation mode and an inspection mode.
US10696276B2
A wiper system for clearing an outer surface of a window is disclosed and includes an arm, a frame, a blade, and an actuator operatively connected to the arm. The arm includes a parked position and defines a proximate end portion and a distal end portion. The arm is pivotable about the proximate end portion of the arm out of the parked position. The frame is pivotally connected to the distal end portion of the arm. The frame defines a lengthwise distance. The blade extends along at least a lengthwise portion of the frame. The blade defines an edge that is configured to contact the outer surface of the window when the arm is in the parked position. The actuator is configured to exert a force against the arm that is sufficient to urge the arm out of the parked position and away from the outer surface of the window.
US10696274B1
Aspects described herein may allow for vehicle access in a retail environment with limited human intervention. Systems and methods described herein may associate a vehicle with a physical location, and/or may enable a user to use a mobile device to select a vehicle for a test drive. The system may provide access to (e.g., unlock) the vehicle, and may track test drive information across one or more users.
US10696270B2
A vehicle locking boot includes a horizontal support arm and a first vertical support arm extending from the horizontal support arm. The first vertical support arm includes a front engagement protrusion extending therefrom. A receiving sleeve extends from the horizontal support arm at a base of the first vertical support arm. A horizontal extension portion is coupled to the horizontal support arm. A second vertical support arm extends from the horizontal extension portion along a direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the horizontal support arm. The second vertical support arm includes a rear engagement protrusion extending therefrom. The front engagement protrusion faces the rear engagement protrusion. A keypad is disposed on the first engagement portion. The keypad is configured to lock and unlock the horizontal extension portion. A lug nut blocking plate is coupled to the first vertical support arm above the first engagement protrusion.
US10696255B2
An impact absorbing element comprising a tubular body for absorbing the impact energy in a vehicle is proposed, the impact absorbing element having a double honeycomb-shaped cross section and being configured as a 10-face polygonal line, and honeycomb points being configured which are situated at a spacing (b2) from one another of approximately half the overall height (b1) of the impact absorbing element and define a width.
US10696253B2
A frontal safety guard which functions to prevent objects lying in the path of a vehicle, such as a school bus, from entering beneath the vehicle for safety purposes includes a central guard portion hingedly connected to the bumper such that the central guard portion can pivot, against a biasing force, relative to the bumper, and side extensions hingedly interconnected to and extending laterally from opposing end portions of the central guard portion such that the side extensions can pivot in unison with the central guard portion relative to the bumper and also individually pivot relative to both the bumper and the central guard portion.
US10696240B2
A method for deriving extrinsic camera parameters of a vehicle camera. Calibration markers are provided on a flat ground surface and the vehicle is driven past the calibration markers. Marker boundaries are detected and matched to stored pre-determined shape parameters and a marker shape is identified. At least one extrinsic parameter of the camera is derived using the tracked positions of identified marker shape in the video sequence captured while vehicle is moving, wherein the extrinsic parameter is selected from mounting positions and a rotation is selected from both horizontal axis and vertical axis of a vehicle coordinate system.
US10696236B1
In one embodiment, a tuck tailgate protector system includes a tailgate protection pad, a compressible anchor, and a strap connecting the anchor to the tailgate protection pad. The compressible anchor may be configured to insert into a gap between a truck tailgate and a truck bed when the tailgate is down. The compressible anchor may also be configured to compress between the truck tailgate and truck bed when the tailgate is up.
US10696232B2
A split deck rail system including a front railing section and a rear railing section. The front railing section may include at least two vertical posts and at least two horizontal rail segments that extend to termination ends having attachment tabs. The rear railing section includes at least one vertical post, an angled rail segment, and at least two horizontal rail segments that also extend to termination end having attachment tabs. The attachment tabs may be attached to a boom rest. For instance, the boom rest may also include tabs that the various attachments tabs can be attached to. The split deck rail system can also include corresponding deck sections that an operator can stand on. Additionally, the split deck rail may include a ladder that an operator can walk up to get to the deck sections.
US10696230B2
A rearview mirror for a vehicle includes a substrate having a reflective surface thereon and an actuation mechanism coupled within the substrate. The actuation mechanism includes a socket plate rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing at a first end thereof and extending to a second end and a link element rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing adjacent the second end of the socket and engaged with the socket plate to rotate the socket plate about the first end by rotation of the link element. The actuation mechanism further includes a clutch plate rigidly coupled with the link element about an axis thereof and an input element positioned on, rotatable about, and slideable along the axis of the link element. The input element releasably engages the clutch plate under a force applied thereto along the axis.
US10696226B2
Vehicles and methods for providing visual assistance to a driver during low ambient light conditions are provided. The vehicle includes at least one headlight, a visible light detection system configured to output a vision signal, a heads-up display configured to generate one or more images, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The vision signal is indicative of an area illuminated by visible light generated by the at least one headlight. The memory modules store machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to receive an object signal representing a three-dimensional representation of an environment located in front of the vehicle.
US10696224B2
A driving notification method and a driving notification system are provided. The driving notification system is disposed on a mobile vehicle, and the driving notification method includes following steps. A surrounding image is captured through an image capturing device. A target object detection is performed to the surrounding image to obtain a target position of an image detection object. A gaze position of a driver is detected through an eye tracking device. Whether the gaze position matches the target position is determined. An alarm device is controlled to activate an alarming operation if the gaze position does not match the target position.
US10696221B2
Various implementations of a horn system include one or more force sensors disposed on a first portion of a driver air bag module and one or more actuators disposed on a second portion of the driver air bag module. For example, the force sensors may be disposed adjacent a perimeter of a base plate of the driver air bag module, and the actuators may extend inwardly toward the force sensors from an inner surface of a cover of the driver air bag module, or vice versa. To actuate the horn, the cover is moved axially toward the base plate, causing the actuators to apply force to the force sensors. Force signals received from the force sensors are used by one or more processors to determine characteristics of the force received and/or select a control message for communicating to the horn system based on the force signal characteristics.
US10696219B2
An interior lighting system for a vehicle, including two optical modules, each optical module including a plurality of selectively activatable light sources, a primary optical element including primary members, each arranged to face one of the light sources respectively, for collecting the rays emitted by the corresponding source, the primary optical element being configured to form an elementary beam which is dependent on the rays emitted, and a secondary optical element for projecting the elementary beam into an area of the passenger compartment. According to the invention, the optical modules are configured so that the two projected elementary beams are at least partially superimposed on one another in the area of the passenger compartment.
US10696212B2
A method for monitoring a vehicle status includes detecting a status of the vehicle, a helmet for the vehicle, or a component of the vehicle. A signal is transmitted wirelessly to a portable handheld device providing the notification to the user of the status of the vehicle, helmet, or vehicle component. Vehicle safety notifications and other information may also be relayed to the user through a software application operating on the handheld device.
US10696209B2
A vehicle lamp tool providing a controller which calculates the luminance distribution of light distribution pattern, an optical device which generates light distribution pattern in an illuminatable area D and a first driving circuit which drives the optical device. The controller transmits a first light distribution correction signal for correcting the inclination of a current light distribution pattern to the first driving circuit if the inclination angle of a vehicle with respect to vertical direction indicated by a detection signal received from a vehicle height sensor is equal to or less than a threshold value. The first driving circuit transmits a first correction driving signal based on the first light distribution correction signal to the optical device. The optical device drives an LD and a light deflector to correct the current light distribution pattern.
US10696202B2
A pneumatic device for adjusting a contour of a seating face of a vehicle seat is disclosed. The pneumatic device includes a first foil; a second foil arranged on the first foil; a third foil arranged on the second foil; a first seam connecting the first foil, the second foil and the third foil to one another, wherein the first seam is configured to provide a first fluid chamber between the first foil and the second foil, a second fluid chamber between the second foil and the third foil, and wherein the first fluid chamber and/or the second fluid chamber are configured to adjust the contour of the seating face of the vehicle seat. The pneumatic device further includes a connection passage formed in the second foil and configured to fluidly connect the first fluid chamber with the second fluid chamber.
US10696200B2
A trim element having a trim panel that includes an inner face and an outer face and at least one support element extending over the inner face and protruding toward the outer face such that the trim panel marries at least part of the contour of the support element in order to form a support surface on the outer face. The support element can be positioned in a plurality of positions relative to the trim panel, which is deformable to marry at least part of the contour of the support element so that the support surface can be positioned in a plurality of areas of the outer face.
US10696198B2
A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a seat base pivotally and slidably coupled with a seatback and a support frame operable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The support frame includes a first member that is pivotally coupled with a bottom portion of the seat base and pivotally coupled to a lower frame member fixedly attached to a floor support and a second member that is slidably coupled with a bottom portion of the seat base, pivotally coupled with the first member, and slidably coupled with the floor support. The support frame also includes a kickstand pivotally coupled to the floor support and slidably coupled to the seat base. The kickstand is operable between a forward position and a rearward position, wherein the kickstand is biased to and lockable in the forward position.
US10696193B2
A child seat comprises a transport shell and a handle coupled to the sides of the shell. The handle, includes an arm support and a hand grip with holes where a user's hand may pass through to ergonomically transport the seat. A second arm support and a second hand grip with holes may be implemented in the handle so as to allow the user to use his or her right-hand or left-hand to carry the seat.
US10696192B2
A child safety seat includes a seat shell adapted to receive a child, a belt tightener and a latching mechanism. The seat shell defines a first and a second belt path, the first belt path being configured to receive an anchoring belt for attaching the child safety seat in a forward facing position on a vehicle seat, and the second belt path being configured to receive an anchoring belt for attaching the child safety seat in a rearward facing position on a vehicle seat. The belt tightener is pivotally connected with the seat shell, and is adjustable between a first position for clamping an anchoring belt disposed along the first belt path, and a second position for clamping an anchoring belt disposed along the second belt path. The latching mechanism is operable to lock the belt tightener in the first and second positions.
US10696188B2
Provided is a vehicle including the following: a vehicle body having side walls on both sides in a width direction that is perpendicular to the direction of travel, and having an expanded portion between the upper end and the lower end of the side wall, the expanded portion being expanded further outward in the width direction than the upper end and the lower end; and a seat provided in the vehicle body and having a seatback along the side wall and a seat surface that extends inward in the width direction of the vehicle body from the seatback, the portion of the rear surface of the seatback that faces the side wall and that protrudes the farthest towards the side wall being disposed in a position facing the expanded portion of an in-vehicle-side lateral surface of the side wall.
US10696185B2
A battery replacement device including a first linear motion mechanism, a second linear motion mechanism mounted on the first linear motion mechanism, a third linear motion mechanism mounted on the second linear motion mechanism, and a clamp mechanism mounted on one of the first, second, and third linear motion mechanisms. Each of the first, second, and third linear motion mechanisms includes a carrying member and a driving member configured to drive the carrying member to move translationally in one of a first axis direction, a second axis direction, and a third axis direction that build a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. A coordinate position of the clamp mechanism in the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system is adjusted by the first driving member, the second driving member, and the third driving member.
US10696183B2
A transformer apparatus for a charging station for electrically charging vehicles. The charging station includes at least two charging points. The transformer apparatus includes an input connection for electrical connection to an electrical power source. The transformer apparatus further includes at least one primary winding, and connected downstream electrically in series, at least three electrically parallel secondary windings that are DC-isolated from one another. The secondary windings are configured to be connected to at least two output connections of the at least two charging points of the charging station by switching logic. The switching logic connects at least two secondary windings electrically in parallel with a respective output connection of a respective charging point.
US10696180B2
A method and corresponding system for providing a charging park having a plurality of charging points, in which all of the charging points are connected to a medium-voltage grid by a common transformer with overloading capability. A power electronics system is provided at each charging point, which power electronics system is designed to perform a quick-charging operation of a connected electrically driven vehicle that is to be charged, and a power drawn from the medium-voltage grid jointly by the charging points at a respective time is monitored centrally and/or decentrally and continuously at a grid contact point connected upstream of the transformer in the direction of the medium-voltage grid. An average power drawn from the medium-voltage grid jointly by the charging points is in each case adjusted over a prescribed time interval.
US10696174B2
Systems and methods for enabling fast charging of an electric vehicle at a charging station. An electric vehicle in positioned in a given location for charging and/or discharging. A charging arm comprising a plurality of charging brushes is then positioned relative to the position of the electric vehicle. The plurality of charging brushes on the charging arm is positioned to contact a charging interface of the electric vehicle. The charging brushes are moved relative to the charging interface such that a portion of the charging brushes is removed as a result of the movement.
US10696173B2
A method for operating a system for supplying a vehicle with electrical energy, wherein the system has a charging station, an energy management unit and a translation unit. The translation unit has a first communications interface for communicating with the energy management unit, and a second communications interface which can be coupled for communication with the vehicle. In the event that the vehicle is coupled with the second communications interface, the system provides a minimum power parameter representative of a minimum electrical power that is to be supplied to the vehicle. A first evaluation matrix is provided to the translation unit via the first communications interface, which includes a first evaluation parameter for each future first time period and for each first power stage of electrical power to be supplied via the system. The evaluation parameter is representative of an output associated with a supply of the respective electrical power for each first time period. Depending on the minimum power parameter and the first evaluation matrix, a second evaluation matrix is determined by the translation unit, which is representative of an estimation of the output. The second evaluation matrix is provided to the vehicle via the second communications interface.
US10696172B2
A charging station for electric automobiles having a removable and/or folding hood and a circumferential sealing strip. The hood has a marginal sealing surface and the charging station is configured in such a way that the sealing strip and the sealing surface together form a continuous seal when the hood rests on the charging station.
US10696167B2
A charging robot connects a contact-making device of an electric charging apparatus to an electric charging interface of a vehicle. The charging robot has a robot arm, which can be connected to the contact-making device. The robot arm is movable in at least three degrees of freedom in order to connect the contact-making device to the charging interface. The charging robot has a detection device for detecting an alignment of the vehicle charging interface. The robot arm has an adjuster for adjusting the contact-making device on the robot. Also described is a charging system for charging an electric energy store of a vehicle, and a method for adjusting the charging robot. The method includes detecting an alignment of the charging interface on the vehicle, and adjusting the contact-making device on the charging robot on the basis of the detected alignment of the charging interface.
US10696166B2
The invention generally relates to a machine with an electric drive and an energy storage system for the intermediate storage of recovered energy. The invention relates in particular to machines that function statically or quasi-statically with a primary electric drive and a secondary hydraulic drive that function in cyclical movements, such as in the form of a material-transferring device like an excavator or crane, having an electric drive with at least one electric motor for driving the drive train of the machine and with an energy storage system for the intermediate storage of reverse power released during towing and/or braking operation and transferred from the drive train to the electric motor. The invention also further relates to a method for operating a machine with an electric drive, in which energy recovered during a towing or braking operation is used to compensate for system losses or is stored temporarily. It is proposed that at least most of the energy transferred from the drive train back to the electric motor not be converted into electric energy, but rather that it be stored in the form of kinematic energy and that, to this end, the electric motor be put into a state with regard to its electromagnetic resistance and/or its torsional or drag torque in which the drag resistance or the electromagnetic torque of the motor is largely eliminated or at least significantly reduced relative to regular motor and/or generator operation.
US10696159B2
An information providing apparatus includes one or more processors; and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to acquire, by a display unit, information on a predetermined position outside a moving body to display an information providing image for providing information associated with the predetermined position as a virtual image; and control the display unit to change a display position of the information providing image according to movement of the moving body. The display position of the information providing image is changed such that a deviation amount between the predetermined position and a position at which a straight line passing through a reference point within the moving body and the display position of the information providing image reaches a surface on which the moving body is moving decreases as a distance between the moving body and the predetermined position decreases.
US10696157B2
A transmission system includes a power take-off for driving an implement and a hydrostatic unit for transmitting power from the engine to the power take-off. The hydrostatic unit includes a first hydraulic power unit having a first connection line and a second connection line, and a second hydraulic power unit having a first connection line and a second connection line. The hydrostatic unit also includes a valve for connecting the first hydraulic power unit and the second hydraulic power unit, the valve being positionable at least in a first position, in a second position and in a neutral position.
US10696149B2
An electric vehicle includes an energy storage system, an integrated drive system assembly having a gearbox, a power inverter, and an electric motor, wherein the gearbox, the electric motor and the power inverter are assembled into a single unit with a multi-piece housing. The electric vehicle may also include two half shafts for respective wheels of the electric vehicle. The gearbox, the electric motor and the power inverter may be oriented such that the gearbox extends along a center line of the electric vehicle and the electric motor and the power inverter extend from the gearbox in opposite directions. The electric vehicle may also include a mutual thermal management system coupled to the integrated drive system assembly and having at least one liquid coolant loop that is thermally coupled to the electric motor, the power inverter, the gearbox, a cooling system, a refrigeration system, and an HVAC system.
US10696148B2
The present disclosure reduces the displacement or fall of a glass run caused by temperature changes. A rivet 40 penetrates a planar opposing portion 10 of a sash and a planar mounting portion 22 of a trim strip in a thickness direction to fasten the planar opposing portion 10 and the planar mounting portion 22 together in the thickness direction. A base 31 of a glass run 30 is provided with an engagement protrusion 36 arranged adjacent in a lengthwise direction of an automobile to a swaged portion 42 of the rivet 40.
US10696135B2
The HVAC system of a vehicle passenger compartment with air flow alteration, which pertains to the system of air conditioning with several working modes for air conditioning of the passenger compartment, i.e. to the system that allows for cooling, heating, and dehumidifying of the space inside the vehicle passenger compartment, according to the present invention, comprises a refrigerant cycle which includes a compressor (1), heat exchanger (2) for heating, the first adjustable throttle valve (5), medium pressure heat exchanger (3), the second adjustable throttle valve (6), and an evaporator (4); and that comprises a subsystem (300) for altering the air flow topology inside which are placed the medium pressure heat exchanger (3) and the evaporator (4), a device (301) for additional heating inside which is placed the heat exchanger (2) for heating, external air flow which leads the air through the subsystem (300) for altering the topology of air flow into the environment, and the internal air flow that leads the air through the subsystem (300) for altering the air flow topology and the device (301) for additional heating into the passenger compartment; while the subsystem (300) for altering the air flow topology has at least two working modes, so that in the first working mode the external air flow includes the medium pressure heat exchanger (3), and the internal air flow includes the evaporator (4), whereas in the second working mode the external air flow includes the evaporator (4), and the internal air flow includes the medium pressure heat exchanger (3); and where the said system (300) realises at least one of the functions of heating, cooling, and dehumidifying of the passenger compartment air.
US10696133B2
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, detecting a battery fault of a battery of an electrified vehicle, activating a HVAC system ON, commanding the HVAC system to a fresh air mode, communicating fresh air into a passenger cabin, and expelling battery vent byproducts from the passenger cabin through at least one air extractor vent during key-on or key-off states.
US10696126B2
An air-conditioning unit for a vehicle has a case, a blower, a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger. The cooling heat exchanger is located upstream of the blower inside the case. The heating heat exchanger is located downstream of the blower inside the case. The ventilation passage includes a before-heating passage extending from an air discharge port of the blower toward an air inlet of the heating heat exchanger. The before-heating passage includes, as a part of the before-heating passage, a flow-changing path that is curved to change a flow direction of the air discharged from the blower.
US10696120B2
A leveling valve (101) for discharging and supplying air from and to a plurality of utilization elements (205a, b), in particular pneumatic suspension bellows, includes a valve arrangement (103) for directing air between a source (207) of pressurized air, an exhaust port (3) and the utilization elements, a supply port (1) in fluid communication with the valve arrangement (103) and the source (207) of pressurized air, and an exhaust port (3) having an exhaust air channel (a) for discharging exhaust air. The exhaust port (3) includes at least one air-permeable damping element, which is at least partly positioned within the exhaust air channel (a).
US10696117B2
A supporting structure for a shock absorber of a suspension device of a utility vehicle includes a shock absorber and a vehicle body frame. The shock absorber is supported on a support portion of the vehicle body frame from below the vehicle body frame, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS) is connected to the support portion from above the vehicle body frame.
US10696114B2
A utility vehicle includes a rear frame, a front frame and a coupling body. A height of a vertical section of the front frame is shorter than a height of a vertical section of the rear frame tube, and a ground clearance of an upper face of the front frame tube is shorter than a ground clearance of an upper face of the rear frame. The coupling body connects a rear end of the front frame with a front end of the rear frame. An upper face member of the coupling body includes a forwardly descending sloped face that interconnects an upper face of the rear frame with an upper face of the front frame. A front differential unit is mounted on the front frame. A front drive shaft having a constant velocity joint extends from the front differential unit forwardly of the coupling body and upwardly of the front frame.
US10696103B2
Provided are a tire abrasion confirmation system, a method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program. That is, according to the present invention, while tire information on the tire mounted on the vehicle is stored in the server, a server confirms an abrasion degree of a tire according to a correlation between a driving distance of a vehicle according to air pressure information of the tire and GPS information based on data on the air pressure information of the tire transmitted from the vehicle, the driving distance of the vehicle, and the like and the GPS information transmitted from a terminal positioned in the vehicle and provides the confirmed abrasion degree of the tire, thereby preventing accidents caused by abrasion of the tire in advance.
US10696094B2
A damper assembly for a bicycle wheel assembly may include a first damper configured to be disposed about a hub assembly of the bicycle wheel assembly. The first damper is configured to apply a damping force against a spoke segment of at least one spoke of a plurality of spokes of the bicycle wheel assembly. The first damper includes a first end applying the damping force against the spoke segment.
US10696080B1
A method and surface micro patterned stamp for patterning image correlation test specimens is disclosed. The stamp may be formed and applied to the surface of structural components and laboratory test specimens in a repeatable fashion while reducing requisite infrastructure and time. The resulting test specimen incorporating the surface micro stamped pattern is also disclosed.
US10696076B2
An ink jet recording method is disclosed where, when a liquid including water is absorbed and removed from an image including an aqueous liquid component and a coloring material, by use of a water repellent porous body, a contact surface of the porous body with the image is treated with a wetting liquid whose contact angle to the contact surface is less than 90°, and thereafter absorption and removal of the aqueous liquid component from the image by the porous body are performed.
US10696072B2
A printing apparatus includes a transporting unit configured to transport a medium, a printing unit configured to perform printing on the medium, a cutting unit located downstream of the printing unit in a transport direction of the medium, and configured to cut the medium, and a blowing unit configured to deliver gas from upstream of the cutting unit in the transport direction of the medium toward downstream of the cutting unit.
US10696064B2
A decorator assembly is provided. The decorator assembly includes a number of independent ink stations. Each independent ink station is disposed adjacent to the path of travel of the mandrels.
US10696057B2
A liquid discharging head includes a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles from which liquid is discharged; a plurality of individual liquid chambers that are communicably connected to the plurality of nozzles, respectively; a common liquid chamber that supplies liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers; and a circulation common liquid chamber that leads to a plurality of circulation channels. A part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles, and another part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction orthogonal to both the direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles and a direction in which the nozzles are aligned.
US10696056B2
A liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber with a liquid outlet configured to supply the liquid from an interior of the chamber to an exterior of the chamber. An actuator is movable between a first position in which the liquid outlet is closed, and a second position in which the liquid outlet is open. A detector is positioned in the chamber, and is movable from a restricted position to a released position in response to movement of the actuator from the first to the second position. The detector is movable from the released position to the restricted position in response to movement of the actuator from the second to the first position.
US10696055B2
A system including an ink bottle closure including a first closure member configured to be fixed to an ink bottle, the first closure member including a seal, arranged to be located over an outlet opening in a neck of the bottle and a second closure member attached to the first closure member and movable relative to the first closure member between a closed position, in which the second closure member covers the seal, and an open position in which the seal is exposed to be pierced or ruptured for dispensing ink from the bottle through the outlet opening, wherein the second closure member is movable in translation, relative to the first closure member between the closed position and the open position in a direction substantially perpendicular to a central or longitudinal axis of the bottle and a dispensing device for opening an ink bottle closure, including an adapter having a receiving area for receiving the ink bottle closure of an ink re-fill bottle with the bottle in an inverted orientation, a mechanism for moving the second closure member relative to the first closure member from a closed position, in which the second closure member covers the seal, to an open position in which the seal is exposed and a cutter arranged below the adapter substantially aligned with the receiving area, wherein the cutter is movable generally vertically between a lower position, in which the cutter is retracted from interaction with the ink bottle closure, and an upper position in which the cutter pierces or ruptures the exposed seal to dispense ink from the bottle.
US10696053B2
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a line head, a purging mechanism, a wiper blade, a blade moving mechanism, a waste liquid passage forming portion, and a maintenance control portion. The maintenance control portion performs a first maintenance process of allowing a cleaning liquid ejection nozzle to eject cleaning liquid without allowing ink ejection nozzles to eject ink, and then allowing the wiper blade to move from a first end edge to a second end edge on a liquid ejection surface, and a second maintenance process of allowing the ink ejection nozzles to eject ink while allowing the cleaning liquid ejection nozzle to eject the cleaning liquid, and then allowing the wiper blade to move from the first end edge to the second end edge on the liquid ejection surface, after the first maintenance process.
US10696051B1
Devices and processes include/use an inkjet printhead, a sheet transport positioned to move sheets of media past the inkjet printhead, a sheet registration device positioned to align the sheets of media, and a controller electrically connected to the inkjet printhead and the sheet registration device. The controller is adapted to periodically control the sheet registration device to align a first sacrificial sheet with a first edge of the sheet transport and align a second sacrificial sheet with a second edge of the sheet transport and that is opposite the first edge. The controller is adapted to control the inkjet printhead to eject ink from a first set of nozzles to the first sacrificial sheet and eject ink from a second set of nozzles to the second sacrificial sheet. The first set of nozzles contains different nozzles from the second set of nozzles.
US10696049B2
The present invention relates to a thermal inkjet print head, comprising a fluid feed channel for delivering fluid, fluid chambers arranged near the fluid feed channel, resistors for actuating the fluid in the chambers, arranged in a staggered pattern with respect to vertical printing lines. At least a part of the fluid feed channel opposite of a rear side of the print head extends substantially orthogonal to the chip surface, and the fluid channel having staggered edges follows the staggered pattern of the resistors so that a fluid path length between a resistor edge and a corresponding staggered edge is substantially similar for each resistor.
US10696048B2
A method of manufacturing an inkjet head substrate is provided. The inkjet head substrate includes an ink supply port having a through portion and a non-through portion, and the non-through portion is disposed at a position closer than the through portion to the energy generating element. The method includes disposing a mask having an opening that has a relatively large opening-width portion and a relatively small opening-width portion. The method also includes forming the through portion in the substrate at a position corresponding to the relatively large opening-width portion and the non-through portion in the substrate at a position corresponding to the relatively small opening-width portion by performing reactive ion etching on the substrate through the opening of the mask in one operation.
US10696042B2
An inking system for inking an intaglio printing cylinder of an intaglio printing press is designed to perform a selective transfer of ink to one or more intaglio printing mediums by way of a selective inking cylinder provided in at least one device. The selective inking cylinder carries a selective inking plate that receives ink supplied by an associated inking unit. The selective inking plate comprises a coating that is selectively structured to exhibit ink-repellent portions and perform selective transfer of ink at locations corresponding to engraved areas of the one or more intaglio printing mediums that are to be inked with the ink supplied by the associated inking unit. The selective transfer of ink is performed indirectly from the selective inking cylinder to the one or more intaglio printing mediums via an ink collecting cylinder and/or via a chablon cylinder carrying a chablon plate.
US10696040B2
Provided is a method for production of an aluminium strip for lithographic printing plate supports from an aluminium alloy including (in wt %): 0.05%≤Si≤0.25%, 0.2%≤Fe≤1%, Cu max. 400 ppm, Mn≤0.30%, 0.10%≤Mg≤0.50%, Cr≤100 ppm, Zn≤500 ppm, Ti<0.030%, the remainder aluminium and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.03%, in total at most 0.15%. In the method, a rolling ingot is cast from an aluminium alloy, and the rolling ingot is homogenised. Further, the rolling ingot is hot rolled to a hot strip final thickness, and the hot strip is cold rolled to final thickness of between 0.1 mm and 0.5 mm. The product of the relative final thicknesses of the aluminium strip after the first and after the second cold rolling pass of the aluminium strip is 15% to 24%.
US10696033B2
An applicator die for creating undivided ribbons of polymeric film and a method of using the die to apply an emulsified polymeric material in ribbons to a fully or partially finished surface of an automobile body. In one application, the ribbon is applied as a peelable film to an automobile body and in another application, a ribbon is applied to a rocker panel as an anti-chip coating. For both applications, the applicator die has an internal gallery and an outlet slot with flared edge surfaces to emit a laminarized ribbon of polymer-based material at a distance from the target surface where the opposite edges of the ribbon have become essentially parallel.
US10696031B2
Resin compositions, layers, and interlayers comprising two or more thermoplastic polymers and at least one RI balancing agent for adjusting the refractive index of at least one of the resins or layers is provided. Such compositions, layers, and interlayers exhibit enhanced optical properties while retaining other properties, such as impact resistance and acoustic performance.
US10696030B2
A heat-insulating transparent PVC sheet is formed from a PVC substrate having a thickness of 0.02-2.0 mm and contains heat-insulation pastes evenly distributed over the PVC substrate, since the heat-insulation paste contains an essential component of wolfram cesium powder (WCs) with a chemical formula of CsXNYWO3-ZClC and having a particle size of 0.005-2 μm, the heat-insulating transparent PVC sheet has an excellent weatherability, and particularly before and after tested in 300-hour service life in line with ASTM G-154 specification, has a physical property of weatherability decay rate (%) small than 4%.
US10696028B2
Multilayered polymer films are configured so that successive constituent layer packets can be delaminated in continuous sheet form from the remaining film. The films are compatible with known coextrusion manufacturing techniques, and can be made without adhesive layers between layer packets that are tailored to be individually peelable from the film. Instead, combinations of polymer compositions are used to allow non-adhesive polymer layers to be combined such that irreversible delamination of the film is likely to occur at interfaces between layer packet pairs. Some polymer layers, including at least one embedded layer, may include an ultraviolet (UV) light stabilizer such as a UV absorber, antioxidant, or hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), and these layers may be positioned at the front of each layer packet. After the UV-stabilized layer of one packet has been used, the packet can be peeled away to expose a new UV-stabilized layer of the next layer packet.
US10696026B2
Soft touch fire retardant laminates with PVC middle layers, foamed or unfoamed, and multiblock copolymer or polyurethane or silicone top layers which meet FAA requirements are disclosed.
US10696019B2
A tapered interlayer comprising at least one resin layer and a having tapered zone with a wedge angle of at least 0.13 mrad. The first resin layer comprises a first poly(vinyl acetal) resin and at least one RI balancing agent. The refractive index of the first resin layer is at least 1.480.
US10696018B2
A multilayer interlayer structure having a low Mw/high Tg layer and a high Mw layer, the interlayer having a high E′ modulus and a higher Tg. The high Tg layer has a Tg of at least 50° C. and a weight average molecular weight of not more than 160,000. The high Mw layer has a molecular weight greater than 160,000. The interlayer structure has increased stiffness without having to increase its thickness, and has an increased Tg to enable the structure to be used in applications that require good modulus at outdoor temperatures.
US10696017B2
A transparent gas barrier laminate film in which a gas barrier layer including an inorganic thin film layer is formed on at least one surface of a first transparent plastic film substrate, and the surface of the first transparent plastic film substrate on which the gas barrier layer is formed and one surface of a second transparent plastic film substrate are bonded to each other with a first adhesive layer interposed therebetween, and a seal layer is formed on the other surface of the first transparent plastic film substrate or the second transparent plastic film substrate.
US10696015B2
Provided is an optical member which includes: a substrate; and a laminated structure including two or more kinds of layers having different materials which are disposed on the substrate, in which the number of layers constituting the laminated structure is 10 or more, the maximum layer thickness of the layers constituting the laminated structure is 8 nm or less, and the minimum transmittance in a wavelength range of 400 nm to 800 nm or in a wavelength range of 6 μm to 12 μm is 10% or more.
US10695997B2
A transporter and a method are provided for retrieving at least one reinforcing ply and conforming the at least one reinforcing ply to a forming surface of a rotatable forming drum having one or more tire components disposed thereon.
US10695992B2
Thermoplastic 3D objects are printed directly onto permeable materials with a high strength bond. The 3D object can be attached to the permeable material at one side where the bottom layer of the 3D object can be attached to the permeable material or alternatively, at an internal layer where portions of the 3D object are on opposite sides of the permeable material. In order to improve the adhesion of the 3D object to the permeable material, the bonding layer of the liquid thermoplastic material that is printed directly onto the permeable material can be deposited at modified 3D printer settings that can include a hotter than normal material deposition temperature. Additional build layers of the liquid thermoplastic material are printed on the bonding layer to complete the 3D objects.
US10695991B2
A process arrangement for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component comprises a stacking station in which pre-impregnated textile semi-finished products can be stacked, and an assembly station in which the semi-finished products can be further processed to form the layered packet. The forming of the fiber-reinforced plastic component is subsequently carried out in the press. According to the invention, the stacking station is assigned at least one transport and/or storage container in which the semi-finished products can be stored air-tight, light-proof, and/or moisture-tight shielding and can be transported to the assembly station.
US10695990B2
Systems and methods are provided for enhancing edge breathers for composite manufacturing. One exemplary embodiment is an apparatus that includes an edge breather to facilitate manufacturing of a composite part. The edge breather includes a body, ridges disposed along a length of the body that each define an arc which is perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the body, and openings disposed along the body that enable air to enter a hollow interior that runs along the length of the body. The arcs defined by the ridges resist compressive loads applied to the edge breather and prevent the hollow interior from collapsing under pressure applied to the edge breather by a vacuum bag during manufacturing of the composite part.
US10695985B2
A method for inserting an insert into a hole in a composite material made from a plurality of carbon fiber layers suspended in a resin material includes lowering a temperature of the insert to a reduced temperature at which a coefficient of thermal expansion of a material of the insert causes the insert to contract to a first perimeter, inserting the insert at the reduced temperature into the hole, and permitting the temperature of the insert to increase from the reduced temperature to an operational temperature. At the operational temperature, the insert expands to a second perimeter so that the insert is retained within the composite material due to an interference between the insert and the composite material. The interference transfers a structural load from the insert to the composite material and results in damage to the composite material if the insert is dislodged at the operational temperature.
US10695978B2
The present invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, especially in the form of the binder jetting method, in which particles in a powder bed are bonded by means of a printed adhesive to form a three-dimensional object. The particles may be inorganic particles, for example sand or a metal powder, or polymeric particulate, for example polymethacrylates or polyamides. For this purpose, polymethacrylates may take the form, for example, of suspension polymers, called bead polymers.
US10695971B2
Plastic flooring having registration system contains: an electronic control unit electrically connected with roller equipment and the registration system, the roller equipment is configured to deliver a substrate, a printing layer, and an abrasion resistance layer toward a rolling device. The rolling device includes a fourth roller set having pressing patterns identical to surface patterns of the printing layer, and the registration system has a first sensor, a tension regulator, and a second sensor. The first sensor is disposed on a delivery path of the printing layer which corresponds to the first sensor and has multiple positioning points. A length between a first positioning point and a second positioning point depends on a perimeter of the fourth roller set so as to form a print unit, and the first sensor is configured to sense the multiple positioning points and to transmit sensed signals to the electronic control unit.
US10695969B2
An apparatus for feeding a screw-type extruder with material strips made of rubber mixtures or plastics mixtures, which strips are arranged in a folded zig-zag shape and can be supplied by means of at least one conveyor belt to a supply region of a supply element that is funnel-shaped, at least in portions, and an extruder. A motor-driven conveyor device for the material strip is arranged within the supply region, which device comprises a pressure surface that can abut the surface of the material strip and can be moved in a reversing manner. Said pressure surface only abuts the surface of the material strip in the conveying direction and, in the direction opposite the conveying direction, it adopts a return position in which it is spaced from the surface of the material strip.
US10695965B2
A method for making a synthetic resin injection molded body that is gate-cut by die opening after injection molding by means of a pinpoint gate 9. A cavity 10 is filled with a molten resin, from a first sprue 6 that is provided coaxially with the injection direction of the molten resin, through a runner 7 that is provided in the perpendicular direction to the first sprue 6, via a pinpoint gate 9 that is formed on a tip part of a second sprue 8 that is provided horizontally to the injection direction of the molten resin, from a gate port 9a of the pinpoint gate 9 formed on a cavity plane that is in parallel with the die opening direction; after cooling, gate cutting is performed by means of die opening; and a molded body is taken out in an ejection step.
US10695963B2
A housing for an electronic device includes a metal member combined with a plastic member. The combination molds the metal member to the plastic member but the plastic member is discontinuous and recesses and protrusions are cut into the metal member to enable molding and bonding with the plastic member in the manner of a dovetail joint. Manufacture in this way increases bonding strength and reduces the likelihood of internal stresses in the cooling plastic member resulting from complete envelopment of the metal by the plastic. The metal member and the plastic member are thus integrally formed and a thickness of a recess is less than a thickness of the plastic member. An electronic device and a method for making the housing are also provided.
US10695932B2
There is disclosed a food slicing device for slicing food products which has a pre-cooling device for cooling the food product before the slicing and a cutting device with a cutting blade. A temperature registration device for measuring the temperature of the food product and a control unit are provided, wherein the control unit is designed to calculate, based on the temperature measured by the temperature registration device, an instruction for the operation of the pre-cooling device, wherein the pre-cooling device is controllable depending on this instruction. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for slicing a food product in which the food product is pre-cooled in a pre-cooling device, the temperature of the food product is measured after the pre-cooling and before or after the slicing of the food product, and the operation of the pre-cooling device is adjusted depending on the measured temperature level of the food product.
US10695919B2
The present invention provides a contact determination device, control device, contact determination system, contact determination method, and contact determination program. This contact determination device acquires position information and/or posture information for a target person. Further, the state of movement of a part to be calculated in the body of the target person is calculated on the basis of acquired movement information and a body model relating to the shape of the body of the target person, said body model having been recorded in advance. Meanwhile, an electrical change is detected. Then, the contact determination device determines the state of contact between the target person and the object to be controlled on the basis of the detected electrical change and the state of movement of the part to be calculated in the body of the target person.
US10695897B2
A tool adapted for use with a diffuser cartridge and a fluid container, wherein the tool is adapted to facilitate insertion and removal of the diffuser cartridge to and from the fluid container. The diffuser cartridge contains mineral agent beads or other materials which can enhance the quality of fluid contained within the container.
US10695893B2
A centering clamping apparatus has a housing (1) with a centering element (2) mounted to be displaceable along a longitudinal axis between an open position and a clamping position. A finger element (3), mounted with centering element (2), is displaceable transversely to the longitudinal axis between a retracted position and an extended position. The finger element (3) is operatively connected to an adjusting member (4). The adjusting element (4) is mounted to be displaceable in the centering element (2). A blocking device (5) is provided on the centering element (2). The blocking device (5) either precludes a relative movement between the housing (1) and the centering element (2), with the finger element (3) fully retracted, or precludes a relative movement between the centering element (2) and the adjusting member (4), with the finger element (3) fully extended.
US10695890B2
A shot peening process may be controlled by using a shot peening unit to provide a particle jet, exposing one or more test strips to the particle jet, measuring one or more deformation values of the test strips, illuminating at least a portion of the particle jet with illuminating light, capturing images of said portion, determining at least one velocity value of the particle jet by analyzing the captured images, and determining a model based on the one or more deformation values and based on the at least one velocity value.
US10695884B2
A tool wear monitoring and predicting method is provided, and uses a hybrid dynamic neural network (HDNN) to build a tool wear prediction model. The tool wear prediction model adopts actual machining (cutting) conductions, sensing data detected at the current tool run of operation and the predicted tool wear value at the previous tool run of operation to predict a predicted tool wear value at the current tool run. A cyber physical agent (CPA) is adopted for simultaneously monitoring and predicting tool wear values of plural machines of the same machine type.
US10695875B2
The present invention relates to a soldering method of a soldering jig. The soldering method comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a soldering area and at least one positioning area in which a positioning part is disposed in the positioning area, placing a workpiece on the substrate, positioning the workpiece through the positioning part, using a heating method to remove an isolating film on the workpiece, and placing a piece of solder in the soldering area of the substrate and then melting the piece of solder such that the workpiece is soldered to the soldering area through the piece of solder.
US10695863B1
A method for controlled machining of a workpiece includes focusing a laser light beam on a target point of the workpiece to generate a laser focus point. An optical distance measuring device gathers measuring data to determine a distance between the target point and a laser target optics. The workpiece is positioned in relation to the laser focus point based on the distance measuring data gathered. The distance measuring device is a confocal optical distance measuring device having a measuring light source for generating a measuring light and having a variable-focal-length measuring lens system. The focal length of the variable-focal-length measuring lens system is varied over time to gather distance measuring data at different focal length values of the variable-focal-length measuring lens system. A device for controlled machining includes a laser light source, a laser target optics, a distance measuring device, a positioning device, and an evaluation and control unit.
US10695859B2
An electronically-controlled electric resistance welding head and method having a support structure and the electrodes located on the same side. The welding head including a ground electrode having an elastic device and a detecting device for detecting a force load on the elastic device on contact with a component to be welded. A welding electrode is movable relative to the ground electrode and the support structure to contact the component to be welded. An electronic control unit is operable to selectively increase the force applied by each electrode when in contact with the component to be welded until respective threshold values are achieved. Current is generated by a transformer for passage to the electrodes.
US10695856B2
A method and apparatus for short circuit welding is disclosed. They reduce the current prior to the short clearing by adjusting waveform parameters in response to past cycles. One or more parameter of the output is monitored and compared to one or more targets, and future waveform parameters are adjusted so that the monitored parameters are more likely to reach the one or more targets.
US10695855B2
There is provided an arc welding control method of alternating a feeding rate of a welding wire between a forward feeding period and a reverse feeding period, controlling a welding voltage based on a voltage setting value and alternating short-circuiting periods and arc periods to perform welding. In the arc welding control method a cycle of the feeding rate is changed based on the voltage setting value.
US10695852B2
An assembly of mechanical components includes a solder joint between two metal components. A mounted component is retained on one side of a support structure by a solder joint on the other side of the support structure between a retainer and a connector that is fast with the mounted component and extends through the support structure. The retainer is of sheet metal construction, so that a height of the solder joint is no more than the thickness of the retainer, thus providing a low-profile joint.
US10695851B2
A method for deburring bevel gears using a deburring tool, which comprises at least one cutting edge, having the following steps: rotationally driving the deburring tool around a deburring spindle axis, rotationally driving a bevel gear around a workpiece spindle axis, wherein the rotational driving of the deburring tool and the rotational driving of the bevel gear take place in a coupled manner with an inverse coupling transmission ratio, it is a continuous method for deburring, in which the cutting edge executes a relative flight movement in relation to the bevel gear, the relative flight movement is defined by a hypocycloid, and wherein a burr is removed at least on one tooth edge of a tooth gap in the region of the bevel gear toe and/or the bevel gear heel by a cutting contact of the cutting edge with the tooth edge.
US10695845B2
A drill bit includes a shank and a body portion defining a plurality of axially stacked, progressively sized steps. The steps include a first step and a terminal step. The first step defines two tip flutes each disposed at a tip flute angle. The body portion defines a body flute extending through the steps. The drill bit also includes an indicator band formed on a portion of the body flute and a portion of an outer surface of one of the plurality of steps.
US10695844B2
The illustrative embodiment of the present invention uses a tangible three-dimensional structure as a fiducial mark, which structure is, at least partially, tolerant of dimensional variations in the article. The illustrative embodiment uses three such tangible three-dimensional structures: (1) a portion of a tangible conical surface, (2) a portion of a tangible spheroidal surface, and (3) a portion of a tangible pyramidal surface.
US10695843B2
A system includes a component to be machined, the component having a plastic base body having an outer diameter and a longitudinal axis and at least one clamping auxiliary structure, and a clamping element configured to clamp the component using the clamping auxiliary structure. The clamping element includes at least one clamping jaw having at least one counter-clamping auxiliary structure that is configured to engage the clamping auxiliary structure and to fix the component in an interference-fit manner in the axial direction with respect to the clamping element. Also a machining method using the system.
US10695837B2
A turbomachine component having a solid body with an elongated clearance, a channel located within the clearance of that body, where the channel is free of struts between the channel and a section of the body which is surrounding the channel to provide a continuous thermal insulation gap between the channel and the section of the body. The channel and the body are built in an additive manufacturing generation process synchronously layer by layer, from a metallic powder, wherein successive layers are selectively fused to build the body and the channel. The channel is arranged inside the body as a loose component, loose inside of the clearance and distant to the body. Spacer elements are provided, wherein each of the spacer elements is physically attached to only one of its ends either to the channel or to the body and put the channel in position and distant to the body.
US10695836B2
A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger comprising a body and a support embedded within the body. The support comprises a different material and/or a different material structure to the body and hence has at least one material property which is different to that of the body. The method comprises; forming at least a first portion of the support with a first material and a first material structure using a first additive manufacturing step; and forming at least a first portion of the body with a second material and a second material structure using a second additive manufacturing step. The first material is different to the second material and/or the first material structure is different to the second material structure.
US10695835B2
Method and system for manufacturing of three dimensional objects comprising of base substrate (18) placed on the supporting plate (30), electron beam gun (2), feed means (17) for feeding of feedstock material to melting zone, positioning system (31, 36) for positioning of said supporting plate (30) with base substrate (18), vacuum tight operating chamber (29), wherein an energy source for generating of molten pool on the substrate and for melting of feedstock material in said system is gas-discharge electron beam gun (2) with cold circular cathode (8) placed between two circular anodic electrodes placed coaxially to said cathode (8) which generates electron beam (9) in the shape of hollow inverted cone, and feedstock guide (17) is placed along the axis of said of said electron beam gun (2), and said gas-discharge electron beam gun (2) and said feedstock guide (17) are combined in one functional assembly.
US10695833B2
A press arrangement and a method for producing and processing compacts from powder material include a controller, a press frame, a pressing unit being disposed on the press frame for pressing the compact and having a die with a cavity for receiving powder material, at least two punches which, together with the cavity, provide a mold for a compact and at least one drive unit for moving at least one punch relative to the other punch along a pressing axis. A further processing module has at least one processing unit for machining a compact by metal cutting. The controller at least partially ejects or removes a compact from the die after pressing and, after the ejection holds the compact clamped between the punches. The controller uses the processing unit to process a compact being at least partially ejected from the die and held clamped between the punches.
US10695828B2
Disclosed is a continuous casting and continuous forging forming process for an aluminum wheel. The process combines the advantage of low-pressure filling stability of molten aluminum alloy, and utilizes the strengthening effect of extrusion deformation forging of a side mold locking ring and a pressure module to improve the mechanical properties of an aluminum wheel material to close to the forging level. A mold cavity is sealed by means of the side mold locking ring and a center mold locking taper, and the extrusion forging pressure acts on the surface of the aluminum alloy in the closed mold cavity, so that the requirement of equipment for mold closing tonnage is lowered, and the cost of the equipment is far lower than that of forging equipment and equivalent to that of casting equipment.
