US10754758B2
Querying resource lifetime using a trace of program execution. An embodiment includes identifying a query expression targeted at least a portion of the trace of program execution. The query expression specifies at least (i) a data object representing a plurality of events identified in the trace, each event associated with one or more attributes relating to resource lifetime, and (ii) one or more conditions matching the one attributes relating to resource lifetime. In response to receiving the query expression, the query expression is processed based at least on an analysis of an identified subset of the trace. Based on processing the query expression, a result data set that includes or identifies at least one of the plurality of events that meets the one or more conditions is presented.
US10754755B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, systems, and computer programs for verifying that data incorporated into a computer program is current. The methods, systems, and computer programs compare a source identifier status code associated with the data to a current source identifier status code at the location where the data was obtained. The methods, systems, and computer programs include at least one validation function which determines the validity of the data according to selected parameters. If the source identifier status code and current source identifier status code match and the at least one validation function determines the data is valid, an executable computer program incorporating the data and one or more functions is produced as output.
US10754746B2
The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for a virtual processor that enables unobtrusive observation of legacy systems for analytics in a system-on-chip (SoC) environment. In one example, the method includes implementing a virtual processor in field programmable gate array (FPGA) programmable logic, the virtual processor comprising a virtual version of a target system, capturing one or more operational parameters in volatile memory of the virtual processor using an access controller configured to provide direct access to the volatile memory of the virtual processor, streaming the one or more operational parameters to the embedded processor, storing the one or more operational parameters in volatile memory of the embedded processor, and performing in-situ monitoring using the one or more operational parameters.
US10754738B2
Autonomous recovery from a transient hardware failure by executing portions of a stream of program instructions as a transaction. A start of a transaction is created in a stream of executing program instructions. A snapshot of a system state information is saved when the transaction begins. When a predefined number of program instructions in the stream are executed, the transaction ends, and store data of the transaction is committed. A new transaction then begins. If a transient hardware failure occurs, the transaction is aborted without notifying the computer software application that initiated the stream of program instructions. The transaction is re-executed, based on the saved snapshot of the system state information.
US10754737B2
A method and data processing device for enabling a write operation to track meta-data changes during a hardware fault in an information handling system (IHS). The method includes generating an indexing map to track memory space attributes of a persistent memory device. The method includes generating a subsequent indexing map that is a duplicate of a first indexing map. The method includes communicatively linking each of the indexing maps. The method includes distributing a subsequent indexing map to one or more memory devices. In response to detection of an update to meta-data associated during a hardware fault, the method includes identifying an indexing map that is stored on a writeable memory device. In response to detection of the hardware fault the method includes writing memory space attributes to the writeable indexing map. The method includes synchronizing a master indexing map to each other indexing map to coordinate changes to the memory space attributes.
US10754736B2
A storage system in one embodiment comprises a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller. The storage controller is configured to scan data pages and associated metadata structures of the storage system, the metadata structures comprising at least a first metadata structure associating unique hash identifiers with physical locations of respective data pages in the storage system and a second metadata structure associating the physical locations of respective data pages with hash digests of the data pages and the unique hash identifiers. The storage controller is further configured to detect an error in one of the first and second metadata structures. Responsive to the detected error, the storage controller recovers a corresponding portion of the metadata based at least in part on one or more entries of the other one of the first and second metadata structures. The unique hash identifiers illustratively comprise respective shortened representations of the hash digests, such as hash handles uniquely corresponding to respective ones of the hash digests.
US10754735B2
Distributed storage reservation for distributed data recovery is described. A system identifies a total number of connected computers, a storage capacity of each connected computer, and a maximum storage capacity of the identified storage capacities of the connected computers. The system determines a reserved storage capacity based on the maximum storage capacity and a reduced total number of the connected computers. The system provisions the reserved storage capacity in each connected computer. The system stores replicas of a database on the connected computers and on multiple computers, the multiple computers being the same as or different than the connected computers. The system identifies that a connected computer storing a replica of the database is unavailable. The system restores a replica of the database from at least one computer storing one replica to the reserved storage capacity in each of multiple available connected computers.
US10754711B2
A multi-window control method and an electronic device supporting the same is provided. The multi-window control method includes changing a size of at least one specific window among a plurality of windows, and altering a focus to the at least one specific window based on a changed size of the at least one specific window.
US10754709B2
Scalable task scheduling systems and methods for cyclic interdependent tasks using semantic analysis
Scalable task scheduling systems and methods for cyclic interdependent tasks using semantic analysis include, for a software application including a plurality of tasks which are cyclic interdependent tasks, segmenting the plurality of tasks into a task graph with vertices including the plurality of tasks and edges including interdependencies between the plurality of tasks; processing the task graph into a dependency graph which is a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG); and causing execution of the plurality of tasks in a parallel manner based on the dependency graph.
US10754705B2
A manager agent access a grain hierarchy that represents a state for a computation that is to performed by a distributed processing system, wherein the grain hierarchy includes manager agent grains including metadata for manager agent processes that manage the performance of the computation by the distributed processing system, and worker agent grains including, for tasks to be performed by the distributed processing system, metadata for worker agents that each correspond to a subset of the plurality of data processors for performing the task. A manager agent performs processes defined by a manager agent grain to manage the computation by worker agents and storing, within the grain, metadata describing the manager agent process performed by the manager agent, and worker agents perform tasks assigned to the worker agents based on an assignment of a respective worker agent grain to the worker agent.
US10754704B2
Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for load balancing of computer jobs in a distributed computer network. A health score is determined for each node of the pool of nodes, which can include native applications, virtual machines, and/or containers. A future resource availability score is determined for each node of the pool of nodes corresponding with a predetermined future time. A schedule eligibility score is computed for each node based on the health score and future resource availability score. A new job is assigned to the node with the optimal schedule eligibility score. In this way, rather than only considering the current workload conditions of the node, a future resource availability score is computed for each node, and this score is used as a factor in the assigning of jobs to the node. This provides an opportunity for improved resource utilization and improved overall system reliability.
US10754703B2
In an example, there is disclosed a computing apparatus, having a computing resource; a bespoke sensor for measuring at least one parameter of usage of the computing resource; and one or more logic elements providing a trusted compute meter (TCM) agent to: receive an external workload; provision a workload enclave; execute the external workload within the TCM enclave; and measure resource usage of the external workload via the bespoke sensor. There is also disclosed a computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions for providing a TCM agent, and a method of providing a TCM agent.
US10754700B2
Techniques herein provide job control and synchronization of distributed graph-processing jobs. In an embodiment, a computer system maintains an input queue of graph processing jobs. In response to de-queuing a graph processing job, a master thread partitions the graph processing job into distributed jobs. Each distributed job has a sequence of processing phases. The master thread sends each distributed job to a distributed processor. Each distributed job executes a first processing phase of its sequence of processing phases. To the master thread, the distributed job announces completion of its first processing phase. The master thread detects that all distributed jobs have announced finishing their first processing phase. The master thread broadcasts a notification to the distributed jobs that indicates that all distributed jobs have finished their first processing phase. Receiving that notification causes the distributed jobs to execute their second processing phase. Queues and barriers provide for faults and cancellation.
US10754697B2
A system, method and the like for allocating computing resources to data processing services/applications based on the current or foreseen usage/load of the computing resources. The elastic nature of the computing resource grid allows for expansion or contraction of ancillary use of the computing resources depending on the data processing requirements and computer resource usage. Further, virtual binary codes are deployed on the computing resources, which are executed at the application layer and configured to be removed upon completion of a job or in the event that the usage state of the computing resource dictates such. The removal of the virtual binary codes from the computing resources provides for no residual effect on the computing resources (i.e., no code remains in computing resource memory and, as such no processing capabilities are subsequently used).
US10754686B2
The present disclosure relate to a method and an electronic device for application migration. The method includes: in response to a migration request for migrating, from a source machine to a target machine, an application executed at a source processing unit on the source machine, establishing a connection between the source machine and the target machine, the request indicating the application to be migrated, the target machine and a target processing unit to operate the application on the target machine; synchronizing a plurality of threads related to the application executed on the source processing unit; determining a resource descriptor and allocation and use conditions of a memory related to the application at the source processing unit; transmitting, via the connection, the determined resource descriptor and the allocation and use conditions of the memory to the target memory, for migration preparation performed by the target machine; and determining, based on the allocation and use conditions of the memory, the data to be migrated, for migration via the connection to the target machine.
US10754681B2
Systems and methods for announcing virtual machine migration. An example method may comprise: receiving, by a first hypervisor running on a first computer system, a migration announcement from a virtual machine that is undergoing live migration from the first computer system to a second computer system; and transmitting a message comprising the migration announcement to a second hypervisor running on the second computer system.
US10754673B2
Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media are described for tailoring instructions for configuring a smart device based on feedback received from the smart device and/or based on feedback received from a device that is separate from the smart device. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to utilization of data corresponding to previous installations of similar smart devices to tailor provided instructions in order to mitigate the reoccurrence of past issues during configuration of smart devices. Some implementations additionally or alternatively relate to proactively suggesting and/or providing, to a user, guidance related to a smart device in response to determining the smart device is to be configured by the user and/or in response to determining a complete configuration of the smart device has not occurred.
US10754662B2
A method, computer program product, and computing system for initiating a boot mode process for a plurality of devices included within a device cluster of a storage system. The boot mode process includes: generating a cluster device identifier for a first device chosen from the plurality of devices, generating a cluster device count for the first device, and broadcasting from the first device to all of the other plurality of devices, a boot cluster device message. The boot cluster device message includes the cluster device identifier of the first device, and the cluster device count of the first device. The boot cluster device message is broadcast at a first frequency.
US10754658B2
An apparatus includes an arithmetic circuit that performs a pipeline operation on first data as an input; and a determination circuit that determines, based on pipeline operation results, whether to perform the pipeline operation by inputting, to the arithmetic circuit, second data different from the first data, wherein when the determination circuit has determined that the pipeline operation is to be performed by inputting the second data to the arithmetic circuit, the arithmetic circuit suspends the pipeline operation using the second data thereof, and performs the pipeline operation with the first data input until the second data is input, and when the second data is input, the arithmetic circuit resumes the pipeline operation using the second data.
US10754656B2
A predicted value to be used in register-indirect branching is predicted. The predicted value is to be stored in one or more locations based on the prediction. An offset for a predicted derived value is obtained. The predicted derived value is to be used as a pointer to a reference data structure providing access to variables used in processing. The predicted derived value is generated using the predicted value and the offset. The predicted derived value is used to access the reference data structure during processing.
US10754649B2
In an embodiment, a computation engine is configured to perform vector multiplications, producing either vector results or outer product (matrix) results. The instructions provided to the computation engine specify a matrix mode or a vector mode for the instructions. The computation engine performs the specified operation. The computation engine may perform numerous computations in parallel, in an embodiment. In an embodiment, the instructions may also specify an offset with the input memories, providing additional flexibility in the location of operands. More particularly, the computation engine may be configured to perform numerous multiplication operations in parallel and to accumulate results in a result memory, performing multiply-accumulate operations for each matrix/vector element in the targeted locations of the output memory.
US10754630B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for selecting, at build time, a respective compiler and/or a respective set of compiler options for each section of code to be compiled such that the compiler/compiler options selected for each code section are optimized for that code section with respect to one or more metrics. Abstract syntax tree (AST) analysis and semantic analysis may be performed at build time for each section of code to identify the compiler/compiler options that produce compiled object code for that code section that maximizes or minimizes a desired metric. The metric according to which compiler/compiler option optimization is performed may be any suitable metric including, without limitation, performance, binary size, security, reliability, scalability, and so forth.
US10754626B2
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for modifying a workflow condition including displaying a workflow component through a graphical user interface, where the workflow component includes at least one visual depiction of a function associated with the workflow component; and changing a representational view of the workflow component from a first representational level to a second representational level when a detail level selector is changed.
US10754625B2
Systems and methods for managing a database back end as a service are described. In some aspects, the described systems and methods provide for a cloud-based resource for servicing a request for data from an application to a remote database and/or a service. In some aspects, the described systems and methods provide for a cloud-based application client for requesting data from a remote database and/or a service.
US10754618B2
A random number generation device includes conductive lines including interruptions and a number of conductive vias. A via is located at each interruption. Each via randomly fills or does not fill the interruption. A circuit is capable of determining the electric continuity or lack of continuity of the conductive lines.
US10754613B2
A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task. Each member of the synchrony group periodically obtains from the task distribution device an indication of the current time indicated by its clock, determines a time differential between the task distribution device's clock and its respective clock and determines therefrom a time at which, according to its respective clock, the time stamp indicates that it is to execute the task.
US10754612B2
A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task. Each member of the synchrony group periodically obtains from the task distribution device an indication of the current time indicated by its clock, determines a time differential between the task distribution device's clock and its respective clock and determines therefrom a time at which, according to its respective clock, the time stamp indicates that it is to execute the task.
US10754596B2
An image forming apparatus includes a communication device, a received data processing portion, a human detection sensor, a sensitivity setting portion, a rest control portion, and a return control portion. The sensitivity setting portion sets, based on content of the job data, the sensitivity of the human detection sensor for a time when specific devices including the received data processing portion are in a predetermined rest state. The rest control portion causes the specific devices to transit to the rest state when a predetermined rest condition is satisfied. The return control portion causes the specific devices to transit from the rest state to a return state when the human detection sensor detects a human body in the situation where the specific devices are in the rest state, wherein larger power is consumed in the return state than in the rest state.
US10754585B2
A method for performing writing management in a memory device, the memory device, and the controller thereof are provided. The method may include: writing first partial data of even-page data into a non-volatile (NV) memory; transmitting a first set of commands without a confirmation command to the NV memory, to write the first partial data and second partial data of the even-page data into an internal buffer within the NV memory; transmitting a second set of commands and the confirmation command to the NV memory, to write the first partial data and the second partial data into a block of the NV memory; writing third partial data of odd-page data into the NV memory; and writing the first and the second partial data into an even page of another block of the NV memory, and writing the third and fourth partial data into an odd page of this block.
US10754582B2
In an example, a method includes receiving input data and dividing the input data into a plurality of data portions, wherein the size of each data portion is based on a significance level. The input data may be assigned to at least one resistive memory array. Assigning the input data to at least one resistive memory array may comprises at least one of (i) assigning at least one data portion of the input data to be represented by a resistive memory array representing a number of bits, wherein the number of bits represented within the resistive memory array is based on the size of the at least one data portion; and (ii) processing each data portion of the input data with at least one resistive memory array.
US10754578B2
Methods, systems, and devices for memory buffer management and bypass are described. Data corresponding to a page size of a memory array may be received at a virtual memory bank of a memory device, and a value of a counter associated with the virtual memory bank may be incremented. Upon determining that a value of the counter has reached a threshold value, the data may be communicated from the virtual memory bank to a buffer of the same memory device. For instance, the counter may be incremented based on the virtual memory bank receiving an access command from a host device.
US10754577B2
A method of transferring data between local and remote computing systems includes the step of transferring data between the local and remote computing systems via a local buffer in the local computing system and a series of steps carried out during transferring of data from the local to the remote computing system. The steps include receiving a statistic from the remote computing system, computing an average transfer rate of the data transfer between the local and remote computing systems based on the statistic, determining whether or not a throttle condition is in effect based on the computed average transfer rate, and upon determining that the throttle condition is in effect, throttling the transferring of data into the local buffer.
US10754565B2
Systems and methods for providing deferred lock enforcement for transactions are described. The method includes receiving a first request for access to a data resource for a transaction, assigning a first lock to the transaction, and receiving, from a candidate reader, a second request for access to the data resource. The method further includes determining an interpretation of the first lock as i) a first lock type responsive to determining that the transaction is in a read phase or ii) a second lock type responsive to determining that the transaction is in a commit processing phase, and assigning a second lock to the candidate reader responsive to interpreting the first lock as the first lock type, or declining to assign the second lock to the candidate reader responsive to interpreting the first lock as the second lock type.
US10754558B2
A vehicular device includes: a function processing unit that executes an application software; a volatile memory that temporarily stores a backup data; and a backup processing unit that copies the backup data from the volatile memory to a non-volatile memory when an event for terminating an operation occurs. The function processing unit and the backup processing unit execute processes independently, and are accessible to a same memory space in the volatile memory, respectively. The function processing unit reads out the backup data from the volatile memory and reboots the application software when an event for maintaining an activation occurs while the backup processing unit is storing the backup data from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory.
US10754554B2
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described for facilitating interactions between software programs by providing a reliable data queuing service that enables the programs to store and retrieve elements of data queues. In some situations, the data queuing service is provided to users who purchase usage of the data queuing service for application programs executed by or otherwise affiliated with the users. In addition, accessibility of the data queuing service to remote executing programs may be enhanced via a defined API of the data queuing service, such as a Web services-based API. Availability of the data queuing service may also be enhanced in some situations by using multiple alternative distributed systems for a data queue such that each of the alternative systems stores a subset of the elements of the data queue.
US10754551B2
A method and associated systems for a workload-aware thin-provisioning system that allocates physical storage to virtual resources from pools of physical storage volumes. The system receives constraints that limit the amount of storage that can be allocated from each pool and the total workload that can be directed to each pool. It also receives lists of previous workloads and allocations associated with each volume at specific times in the past. The system then predicts future workloads and allocation requirements for each volume by regressing linear equations derived from the received data. If the predicted values indicate that a pool will at a future time violate a received constraint, the system computes the minimum costs to move each volume of the offending pool to a less-burdened pool. It then selects the lowest-cost combination of volume and destination pool and then moves the selected volume to the selected pool.
US10754546B2
An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a display and a processor, which implements the method, including: displaying virtual reality image, a virtual keyboard including a plurality of keys indicating a plurality of characters, and a representation of an external electronic device superimposed on the virtual reality image, wherein the virtual keyboard is displayed in a virtual touch pad area of the representation corresponding to a touch pad of the external electronic device, receiving information regarding a first touch input, transmitted from the external electronic device in response to detecting the first touch input on the touch pad, identifying, using the received information, a key corresponding to the first touch input from among the plurality of keys, and displaying, in at least a portion of the virtual reality image, a character indicated by the identified key on at least portion of the image.
US10754540B2
Embodiments of this application provide an image sharing method. The method includes: establishing, by a first electronic device, a Bluetooth link to a second electronic device; establishing, by the first electronic device, a Wi-Fi link to a Wi-Fi wireless access point, and establishing, by the second electronic device, a Wi-Fi link to the Wi-Fi wireless access point; obtaining, by the first electronic device, an image, and sending the image to the second electronic device over a Wi-Fi link; and after receiving the image, determining, by the second electronic device, whether a display screen of the second electronic device is on. The second electronic device displays the image on the display screen if determining that the display screen is on. According to the method in this application, transaction processing efficiency of an electronic device can be greatly increased.
US10754536B2
A user can select content on an interface screen and provide an associated directional placement instruction to launch a new application window that displays the selected content or information associated with the selected content. The directional placement instruction may indicate an area of the screen where the user prefers to display the new application window. Responsive to the initiation of the directional placement instruction, a conversion module converts the selected content into a placeable representation of the new application. Responsive to receipt of the directional placement instruction, a window management system presents the new application window in the user interface in a location based on the directional placement instruction.
US10754517B2
A system and methods for facilitation of user interactions with an electronic device. A number of user interface methods are described and may be used alone or in combination with one another to present an enhanced interface to a user. A method of providing user interaction using a compact status indicator is described. A method for providing a virtual scroll wheel to a user for interaction with content sets is described. A method for allowing a user to dynamically modify a scalable user interface is described. A method for providing gesture based input to a user via a virtual gesture pad is described. A method of providing an interactive graphic search query interface is described. A method for indicating and selecting available content type is described.
US10754512B1
Dynamic media players are disclosed. A method for providing the dynamic media players includes presenting a first media player and a plurality of elements in a user interface (UI); providing a first playback of a first media item in the first media player in the UI; in response to receiving user input, scrolling the plurality of elements to remove from view one or more of the plurality of elements that were visible in the UI prior to the user input, and to display, in the UI, a second media player that was not visible in the UI prior to the user input; determining that the second media player is configured to start a second playback of a second media item without a user playback request; and stopping the first playback of the first media item and providing the second playback of the second media item without the user playback request.
US10754503B2
A method and apparatus is disclosed for transferring digital content from a computing cloud to a computing device and generating recommendations for the user of the computing device.
US10754502B2
A framework for implementing contextual notifications is provided. According to one set of embodiments, a computer system can receive a notification including a context identifier. The computer system can further attempt to match the context identifier to an object created or instantiated by an application running on the computer system. If the attempt to match is successful, the computer system can invoke a notification handler associated with the object or with the application, where the notification handler is configured to present, in a user interface of the computer system, the contents of the notification contextually with respect to the object.
US10754488B2
A touch panel has a transparent insulating member, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer, in which in a case where a total area of first non-connecting wires in a first electrode of the first electrode layer is A1, a total area of first electrode wires in the first electrode is B1, and an occupation ratio of the first non-connecting wires in the first electrode is C1, C1=A1/(A1+B1) is satisfied, in a case where a total area of second non-connecting wires in a second electrode of the second electrode layer is A2, a total area of second electrode wires in the second electrode is B2, and an occupation ratio of the second non-connecting wires in the second electrode is C2, C2=A2/(A2+B2) is satisfied, and at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode satisfying C2
US10754486B2
It is disclosed a composite yarn (1) comprising an electrically conductive yarn (2) and an electrically resistive yarn (3), wherein said electrically conductive yarn (2) is coupled to said electrically resistive yarn (3), and wherein the electrically conductive yarn (2) is electrically insulated from the electrically resistive yarn (3). It is further disclosed a touch sensor (10) comprising at least one composite yarn (1) according to anyone of the previous claims, and a detection device (5) configured to evaluate the capacitance values (CR, CC) of the electrically resistive yarn (3) and of the electrically conductive yarn (2) of said composite yarn (1), said detection device (5) being configured to calculate the ratio (CR/CC) between said capacitance values (CR, CC) of the electrically resistive yarn (3) and of the electrically conductive yarn (2) and to provide an output signal (SOUT) indicative of the location of a touch event along said composite yarn (1) in function of said ratio (CR/CC).
US10754485B2
In printed wiring that is formed, on a surface of a base member. by a film of cured electrically conductive ink and that includes: a wavy line; a first wiring element located at one side of both sides sandwiching the wavy line in a width direction; and a second wiring element located at the other side of the both sides and adjacently to the wavy line; a surplus wavy line is provided which is another wavy line, which extends along the wavy line adjacently to the wavy line between the wavy line and the first wiring element, and which is connected to the wavy line to have the same potential.
US10754457B2
This document discloses, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture, related to position sensors and uses of such sensors. Multiple panels can be arranged in close proximity to one another and one or more sense or drives lines associated with each respective panel can be associated with a control circuit of the other adjacent panel.
US10754454B2
A user notification method performed by a handwritten data capture device includes determining whether a pointing body is in a pen-up state or a pen-down state, and determining whether coordinate data of a pointing body on a touch sensor of the handwritten data capture device is stored in a first area of a memory. In response to determining that the coordinate data is stored in the first area of the memory and that the pointing body is in the pen-up state, making a first user notification, for example, by causing a LED lamp to slowly flash a light green color. In response to an acceptance of a given user operation, switching a storage destination of the coordinate data to a second area of the memory that is different from the first area. Accordingly, a user may be prevented from forgetting to press an operating button for changing a storage destination file of handwritten data.
US10754453B2
A handwriting input system includes a board for writing and a pen that serves as a writing instrument. The pen includes a pen tip that leaves visible handwriting on the board when the pen tip comes into contact with the board and an identification circuit that provides an identification signal. The board includes a coordinate detection section that detects position coordinates of a position on the board where the pen tip is in contact with the board and a pen identification section that detects the identification signal in a contactless manner.
US10754449B2
A stylus brush for creating paintbrush-like digital effects using a digitizer. The stylus brush includes sensing filaments. The sensing filaments include a conductor extending the length of the filament, wherein the conductor transmits light or current along the length of the filament; a cladding or insulator juxtaposed against the conductor; and a means for changing a light or electrical property passing through the conductor when the filament bends along the length as compared to the light or electrical property of the filament in a nonbent condition, wherein the filament has a width not more than 1 mm and length not more than 10 cm.
US10754447B2
In various examples there is a capsule of a stylus for operation with a digitizer device. The capsule is sized and shaped to fit within a housing of the stylus and is a modular capsule which can be used in different styli. The capsule comprises a generally cylindrical housing tapered at a tip end and formed from plastics material. The capsule has a stylus tip comprising a tip antenna. The capsule has at least one antenna printed on an outer surface of the housing.
US10754441B2
A text input system is described for inputting text to a computing device. The text input system has a memory storing first evidence comprising text selected by a user for input to the computing device in a first attempt by a user to input intended text. The memory stores second evidence comprising either information about text deleted by the user or text selected by the user in a second attempt at inputting the intended text. The text input system has an input model configured to combine at least the first and second evidence to produce combined evidence; and a text predictor configured to take the combined evidence as input and use the combined evidence to compute a plurality of predicted text items for input to the computing device.
US10754435B2
The present technology relates to information processing apparatus and method, and a program, which are capable of presenting an operation input unit in a position in which a user easily performs an input operation. An imaging unit captures an image of a vicinity of a display unit. A hand recognition unit recognizes a hand by extracting a hand image obtained by capturing a hand, based on feature information of the hand, from the image captured by the imaging unit. The hand position detection unit specifies a real position on a display unit from information on a position in an image in which the hand image is present. A display control unit for an operation input unit displays an operation input unit in a position on the display unit which is specified based on the position of the hand detected by the hand position detection unit.
US10754432B2
To recognize gestures with high precision without impairment of a user's convenience. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire manipulation information based on a gesture manipulation of a user; and a processing unit configured to perform processing on a basis of the manipulation information. The processing unit performs predetermined processing in a case where first manipulation information based on a first user manipulation is acquired, and performs the predetermined processing in a case where second manipulation information based on a second user manipulation related to the first user manipulation is acquired and third manipulation information based on a third user manipulation performed within a predetermined period of time after the second user manipulation is acquired.
US10754431B2
An information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires manipulation information based on a gesture manipulation of a user and a determination unit that determines that processing is to be performed on a basis of the manipulation information. The determination unit determines that first processing is to be performed in a case where first manipulation information based on a first user manipulation is acquired, and that the first processing is to be performed, on a basis of acquired usage information of the user, in a case where second manipulation information based on a second user manipulation related to the first user manipulation is acquired.
US10754430B2
An Intelligent Television provides unique user interfaces and user interface interactions to provide social media. The interfaces and interface are intuitive and allow the user to quickly retrieve and view social media with respect to content displayed on the Intelligent Television. Further, intuitive user interface interactions are provided to allow for the quick and efficient posting of social media from the Intelligent Television to a social media site.
US10754429B2
A haptic feedback device for providing haptic sensation comprises a haptic feedback interface that includes a plurality of haptic elements. The haptic feedback device detects a plurality of different motion associated with a plurality of objects in an upcoming scene of a video based on a look-ahead buffer of the video played on an external display device or the haptic feedback device. A haptic feedback is determined for the upcoming scene of the video based on the look-ahead buffer of the video and the detected plurality of different motion associated with the plurality of objects. One or more movable haptic cues are generated on the haptic feedback interface using the plurality of haptic elements in synchronization with a current scene played on the external display device or the haptic feedback device, based on the determined haptic feedback.
US10754425B2
An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes a hardware processor configured to, analyze an attention degree of a gaze of a user, on the basis of gaze data in which the gaze of the user is detected, the gaze data being input externally, and assign an important degree according to the attention degree that is analyzed with respect to speech data of the user, the speech data being input externally, and is associated with a time axis that is a same as that of the gaze data to be recorded in a memory.
US10754420B2
A method is provided for displaying an image based on a virtual reality (VR) apparatus. The method includes acquiring an image of raw-shooting-material and acquiring a shooting field-of-view (FOV) of the image of raw-shooting-material. The method also includes setting a scene FOV of a virtual scene of the VR apparatus according to the shooting FOV, and performing scene image generation and adaption to generate a scene image according to the image of raw-shooting-material and the scene FOV and to determine a size of the scene image according to the scene FOV. Further, the method includes determining a display area of the scene image by using a gyroscope sensor, and displaying the display area on a display screen of the VR apparatus.
US10754413B2
A computing device, system and method. The computing device includes a memory storing instructions, and a processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to execute the instructions to process a first control signal and a second control signal from respective first and second control pins of a computing platform. The processing circuitry is further to transition the computing platform, based on a combination of the first control signal and the second control signal and using at least one voltage pin on the platform, between a low power state and a retention power state without transitioning to an operational power state in between.
US10754409B1
An Ethernet transceiver is disclosed. The Ethernet transceiver includes transceiver circuitry including transmit circuitry, receive circuitry, and adaptive filters. The transceiver circuitry is configurable to operate in one of two low-power modes. A first low-power mode includes update operations for the adaptive filters. A second low-power mode includes turning off at least one of the transmit circuitry and the receive circuitry, and omitting update operations for the adaptive filters.
US10754399B2
A system includes a computing device operatively coupled to one or more user interface components, and a thermal cooling system for cooling the computing device. The system further includes a proximity sensor positioned adjacent a thermal vent and configured to set a proximity flag in response to detecting an object in proximity to the thermal vent. The system further includes an orientation sensor coupled to the computing device and configured to set an orientation flag in response to detecting an orientation of the computing device being such that the thermal vent is facing downward. The system further includes a processor communicatively coupled to the proximity sensor, the orientation sensor, and the one or more user interface components. The processor is configured to provide an alert for output through the one or more user interface components in response to having the proximity flag set or the orientation flag set.
US10754398B2
Cooling of a computing device is described herein. The computing device includes a plurality of fans, a plurality of sensors, and a processor in communication with the plurality of fans and the plurality of sensors. Each sensor of the plurality of sensors is associated with at least one fan of the plurality of fans and is operable to determine a temperature. The processor is configured to determine, for each sensor of the plurality of sensors, a difference between the determined temperature and a predetermined temperature corresponding to the sensor. The processor is also configured to compared the determined differences. The processor is configured to increase a speed of at least a first fan of the plurality of fans based on the comparison, and determine which fan of the plurality of fans to decrease fan speed based on the increased speed of the first fan.
US10754395B2
A portable information handling system rotationally couples first and second housing portions with a multi-axis hinge and disposes a flexible display over the first and second housing portions supported by a first sliding support over the first housing portion and a second sliding support over the second housing portion. An actuator interfaced with the multi-axis hinge translates hinge axis rotation into lateral movement of the sliding supports to adjust sliding support positions relative to flexible display positions as the flexible display folds around the hinge inner circumference.
US10754394B2
The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include first and second portions and a hinge assembly secured to the first and second portions. The hinge assembly can define first, second, and third hinge axes. The hinge assembly can include a first timing cord that synchronizes rotation around the first and second hinge axes and a second timing cord that synchronizes rotation around the second and third hinge axes.
US10754388B2
This is directed to an electronic device enclosure. The enclosure includes an outer periphery member forming an outer surface of a device, and to which an internal platform is connected. Electronic device components can be assembled to one or both surfaces of the internal platform. The enclosure can include front and back cover assemblies assembled to the opposite surfaces of the outer periphery member to retain electronic device components. One or both of the cover assemblies can include a window through which display circuitry can provide content to a user of the device.
US10754382B2
A display device includes a display module including a plurality of non-folding portions arranged along a first direction, and a folding portion disposed between the non-folding portions; a support part facing each of the non-folding portions and the folding portion; an adhesive between the support part and each of the non-folding portions, respectively; and a sub-support part between the folding portion and the support part. Along a second direction crossing the first direction, a first width of the sub-support part is less than a second width of the display module.
US10754369B2
A first transistor and a second transistor have control terminals coupled to each other. A current mirror circuit supplies a current having the same amount as that of a current Iref flowing through a first path including the second transistor to a second path including the first transistor and supplies a current having a predetermined number of times m of a current amount of the current Iref of the first path to a third path separate from the second path. The third transistor and a fourth transistor are provided on the third path. The third transistor has a source coupled to one end of the first transistor, and the fourth transistor has a gate coupled to a gate of the third transistor. A resistor is provided between a source of the fourth transistor and one end of the second transistor.
US10754367B2
A communication apparatus comprises a controller configured to control an output of a reverse power flow-power source that generates power for performing a reverse power flow from a facility to a power grid; and a transmitter configured to transmit reverse power flow-power source information about the reverse power flow-power source to a management server that transmits a power instruction message.
US10754363B2
A mixing unit with a mixer tap for mixing two fluids and a method for manufacturing the mixer tap for mixing fluids are disclosed. The mixing unit has a cartridge, which is provided with a coupling base having an inlet for a first inflow, an inlet for a second inflow, and an outlet for an outflow obtained by mixing the inflows. The mixing unit also has a housing designed to be placed in a coupled position with the coupling base. The housing is designed to change the rate of the first inflow and/or second inflow on the basis of the temperature of the outflow. The mixing unit also includes an attachment for attaching a housing to the coupling base. The attachment allows for movement of the additional housing, in relation to the cartridge, between the coupled position and a separated position.
US10754358B2
A method (400) for controlling a proportional valve. The method includes the steps of: (i) providing (410) a proportional flow valve system that includes: a closed loop flow controller (110) including a proportional flow control valve (140), a flow sensor (150), and an adjustable gain (180); and an adaptive controller (120) including a model (160) of the closed loop flow controller, and a gain control (170); (ii) actuating (420) the proportional flow control valve; (iii) measuring (430) actual gas flow; (iv) determining (440) a difference between the measured gas flow rate and a desired gas flow rate; (v) adjusting (450) the proportional flow valve using the determined difference; (vi) initiating (460) a response from the model of the closed loop flow controller; (vii) determining (470) a gain for the closed loop flow controller; and (viii) adjusting (480) the adjustable gain of the closed loop flow controller.
US10754354B2
A hover control method includes obtaining a flight velocity of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), obtaining an image frame as a keyframe in response to that the flight velocity satisfies a preset condition, and controlling hovering of the UAV using the keyframe as a reference object.
US10754351B2
The novel technology described in this disclosure includes an example method comprising initializing an observability grid with an observation likelihood distribution for an environment being navigated by a mobile detection system, such as but not limited to a robot; searching the environment using the observability grid for an observation point; navigating, using a propulsion system, the robot to the observation point; and observing a target object from the observation point. The observability grid may include two or more spatial dimensions and an angular dimension. In some cases, the method may include sampling the environment with the robot based on the observation likelihood distribution of the observability grid.
US10754349B2
A robot is provided. The robot includes a main body, one or more wheels coupled to the main body, one or more elastic members coupled to the main body, a disc coupled to the one or more elastic members, and one or more sensors. The disc is configured to move relative to the main body in response to a force exerted against the disc. The one or more sensors may detect a dislocation of the disc relative to the main body in response to the force exerted against the disc.
US10754347B2
A vehicle control device includes a tracking unit estimating a motion of a moving object, a model selection unit selecting a motion model corresponding to a moving object type, an abnormality determination unit determining a presence or absence of an abnormality of the estimation of the motion of the moving object based on the estimated moving object motion and the motion indicated by the motion model, and a control unit. A control mode in which the control unit controls traveling of a host vehicle when the abnormality determination unit determines that the abnormality is present differs from a control mode in which the control unit controls the traveling of the host vehicle when the abnormality determination unit determines that the abnormality is absent.
US10754346B2
A system to prevent depletion of a robotic energy source includes: a mobile robot; a server operably connected to the robot via a communication system, the server configured to manage the robot; a robotic energy source configured to provide energy to the robot; a controller operably connected to the robot, the controller operably connected to the server, the controller configured to control the robot, the controller further configured to monitor an energy level of the robot; and a charging station configured to operably connect to the energy source, the charging station further configured to replenish the energy source.
US10754344B2
A method and an apparatus for detecting a road hazard are provided. The method includes acquiring one or more sensor data from one or more sensors. The method further acquires traffic reference information and compares the one or more sensor data with the traffic reference information. A road hazard can be identified based on a comparison result between a first sensor data and the traffic reference information. Further, other sensor data are annotated to be associated with the road hazard. The other sensor data are collected within a same time frame in which the first sensor data captures the road hazard. The first sensor data that captures the road hazard and the other sensor data that are associated with the road hazard is output to a machine learning algorithm. The machine learning algorithm is trained based on the sensor data and deployed to identify a similar road hazard thereafter.
US10754338B2
An autonomous vehicle controlled based upon the output of a trained object classifier is described herein. The object classifier is trained using labeled training data generated by a pipeline configured to assign labels to unlabeled sensor data. The pipeline includes transmitting sensor signal data capturing an object to individual computing devices for indications of an object type, wherein a label is assigned to the object based on the indications and provided to a data store as labeled training data. A learning system receives the labeled training data and generates a trained object classifier (e.g., a neural network) that is deployed in an autonomous vehicle to control operation of a mechanical system based on an output thereof.
US10754335B2
An automated driving system includes at least one electronic control unit configured to: recognize at least one obstacles around a vehicle, based on ambient surroundings of the vehicle; create a traveling plan of the vehicle, based on the ambient surroundings and a result of recognition of the at least one obstacles; control the vehicle using an actuator installed on the vehicle, based on the traveling plan; and perform, according to input from a user of the vehicle, overwriting operation to change the result of recognition of the at least one obstacles used for creation of the traveling plan.
US10754332B2
Provided is a monitoring device capable of easily ascertaining an abnormality. A monitoring device comprises: an acquisition unit which acquires actual operation data (53a) from a control device which controls an actual machine; a storage unit which stores reference operation data indicating reference operation of the actual machine, first related information and second related information; a timing chart generation unit which generates an actual operation timing chart and a reference operation timing chart, and displays the timing charts on a display device; and a simulation data generation unit which generates simulation data of a reference image and a real image.
US10754329B2
Disclosed herein are techniques for automatically distributing device identification amongst components of a process control loop in a process plant while the loop is communicatively disconnected from the plant's back-end environment or control room. A field device's identification is stored in a memory of a component of the loop (which may be the field device or a proxy) and is used for commissioning the field device. While the loop remains disconnected, the field device's identification is distributed to the memory of another component of the loop and used for commissioning a portion of the loop including the field device and the another component. Additional distribution to other components for commissioning other loop portions is possible. Distribution may be triggered by the completion of certain commissioning activities, the establishment of communicative connections between components, and/or other conditions. Other parameters and/or information descriptive of the field device may be similarly distributed.
US10754317B2
A method of controlling an electrical power network in which a sudden event which may lead to loss or excess of generation or load. The electrical power network comprises plural controllers, each controller configured to control an apparatus connected to the power network at a different respective location in the electrical power network. The method comprises determining the occurrence of the sudden and receiving synchronised quantities in each of the controllers each of the quantities corresponding to one of frequency and angle at respective different locations in the electrical power network. The method further comprises generating a control output from each controllers in dependence on the received plural quantities, each control output controlling its respective apparatus, each controller generating the control output independent of operation of any other controller and on an ongoing basis in dependence on ongoing receipt of the plural quantities.
US10754305B2
A controller for a parallel link mechanism includes a drive control unit that controls driving of a parallel link mechanism and a command section that gives a command for controlling an actuator to the drive control unit. The command section includes a natural frequency prediction unit that calculates a predicted value string of a natural frequency changing depending on the position of an end effector for each interpolation position of the end effector by using a dynamic model that simulates a mechanical system from a base to a link joint of the parallel link mechanism with a translational spring and simulates a mechanical system from the link joint to the end effector with one rigid body. The drive control unit includes a filter that changes a frequency component to be suppressed for each interpolation positions according to a predicted value string at each interpolation position of the end effector.
US10754301B2
A liquid powered device, including a housing assembly configured to be worn on the wrist of a user. The housing assembly includes a front portion and a back portion. A liquid tank assembly is secured within the housing assembly. The liquid tank assembly has a fluid inlet. A power assembly is secured within the liquid tank assembly. An electronic module assembly is secured within the liquid tank assembly. The power assembly is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet to provide filling of the power assembly. The power assembly and the electronic module assembly are each separately liquid sealed. A pressure relief assembly is positioned within the liquid tank assembly for relief of undesired pressure therein.
US10754299B2
An electronic watch with a two-coil stepper motor including: a magnetized rotor; a stator including: first and second stator magnetic-pole portions, which are formed so as to oppose to each other through the rotor; and a third stator magnetic-pole portion, which is formed between the first stator magnetic-pole portion and the second stator magnetic-pole portion so as to face the rotor; a coil A to be magnetically coupled to the first stator magnetic-pole portion and the third stator magnetic-pole portion; and a coil B to be magnetically coupled to the second stator magnetic-pole portion and the third stator magnetic-pole portion; and a high-speed drive pulse generation circuit configured to output a drive pulse for driving the rotor to the coil A or the coil B, and wherein the rotor is rotationally driven in increments of 360° due to a drive pulse train formed of the plurality of drive pulses.
US10754297B2
Embodiments described herein provide a solution for providing a holographic projection. A plurality of holographic projecting mobile devices that are within a physical area are identified. A set of holographic object paths that can be projected using the identified holographic projecting mobile devices is determined. A holographic object path is selected from this set of holographic object paths. A holographic object is projected moving according to the holographic object path by the plurality of holographic projecting mobile devices.
US10754295B2
A device for producing a subwavelength hologram. The device comprises a metasurface layer attached to a substrate. The metasurface layer includes an array of plasmonic antennas that simultaneously encode both wavelength and phase information of light directed through the array to produce a hologram. The wavelength is determined by the size of the antennas, and the phase is determined by the orientation of the antennas.
US10754293B1
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the image forming unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to control an operational state of the image forming apparatus to be in a print ready state or a print unready state in which power consumption of the image forming apparatus is less than power consumption of the image forming apparatus in the print ready state. For a preset period after the image forming apparatus transitions out of the print unready state, the controller disables a print suspend operation that is otherwise carried out when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is a threshold value or higher. After the preset period, the controller enables the print suspend operation.
US10754288B2
An image forming apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a user of the image forming apparatus, a power supply control unit that, when a person approaching the image forming apparatus is detected by the detection unit when the image forming apparatus is in a power saving state where power supply to a function unit included in the image forming apparatus is stopped, activates the function unit while maintaining the display unit in a non-display state, and a display control unit that, when the user of the image forming apparatus instructs the display unit to present display after power is supplied to the function unit by the power supply control unit, changes the display unit to a display state.
US10754282B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image former, an informing unit, and a hardware processor. The image former prints an image on continuous paper by: forming an electrostatic latent image on an image holder based on image information of a job; developing the electrostatic latent image with toner, thereby forming a toner image on the image holder; and transferring the toner image onto the continuous paper. Based on the image information of the job, the hardware processor calculates a coverage of the image to be printed on the continuous paper. Based on the calculated coverage, the hardware processor determines a continuously printable distance on the continuous paper. The hardware processor causes the informing unit to inform a user of the continuously printable distance before the image former starts the printing.
US10754279B2
An image forming apparatus includes a transfer portion to transfer a toner image to a sheet, a fixing portion to fix the toner image, a reverse conveyance portion to perform a reverse conveyance operation in which the sheet is conveyed to a first direction and thereafter conveyed to a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and a reverse guide configured to guide the sheet in the reverse conveyance operation. A conveyance guide pair forms a conveyance path through which the sheet subjected to the reverse conveyance operation passes, and guides the sheet toward the transfer portion, and an air blowing portion blows air toward the conveyance path. In addition, a ventilation portion is provided through which air blowing from the air blowing portion toward the reverse guide passes, the air having passed through the ventilation portion flowing along the reverse guide.
US10754272B1
A charging device includes a charging member that includes a conductive elastic layer and a conductive surface layer disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the conductive elastic layer and a cleaning member that includes a support and a foamed elastic layer disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the support and having a higher surface free energy than the conductive surface layer of the charging member and that rotates in contact with the conductive surface layer of the charging member.
US10754268B1
A toner for electrostatic image development includes: a binder resin; and a coloring agent. When an image with a toner mass per unit area of 4.0 g/m2 is formed using the toner, the image has a color that satisfies the following conditions (A), (B), and (C): (A) L* is from 37 to 50 inclusive; (B) a* is from −12 to 8 inclusive; and (C) b* is from −49 to −40 inclusive.
US10754265B2
An image forming apparatus including: an image bearing member; a developing member to supply a developer to the image bearing member; and a cleaning member to clean a peripheral surface of the image bearing member in contact with the peripheral surface, wherein a plurality of grooves extend in a circumferential direction on the peripheral surface, and have a width in a generatrix direction of the peripheral surface within a range of at least 0.5 μm and not more than 40 μm, and are formed to be side by side in the generatrix direction; the number of the grooves is at least 20 and not more than 1000 per a width of 1000 μm in the generatrix direction of the peripheral surface; and an average depth (Rvk) of a valley of a projection under a core section of a roughness curve of the peripheral surface is 0.08 μm or less.
US10754261B2
Metrology target designs on the reticle and on the wafer, and target design and processing methods are provided. Target designs comprise coarse pitched periodic structures having fine pitched sub-elements, which vary in sub-element CD and/or height, an orthogonal periodic structure, perpendicular to the measurement direction, with an orthogonal unresolved pitch among periodically recurring bars, which provide a calibration parameter for achieving well-printed targets. Orthogonal periodic structures may be designed on the reticle and be unresolved, or be applied in cut patterns on the process layer, with relatively low sensitivity to the cut layer overlay. Designed targets may be used for overlay metrology as well as for measuring process parameters such as scanner aberrations and pitch walk.
US10754259B2
An illumination system for a metrology apparatus that can achieve illumination spatial profile flexibility, high polarization extinction ratio, and high contrast. The illumination system includes a polarizing beam splitter (PBS), an illumination mode selector (IMS), and a reflective spatial light modulator (SLM). The PBS divides an illumination beam into sub-beams. The IMS has a plurality of apertures that transmits at least one sub-beam and may be arranged in multiple illumination positions corresponding to illumination modes. A pixel array of the reflective SLM and reflects a portion of the sub-beam transmitted by the IMS back to the IMS and PBS. The PBS, IMS, SLM collectively generates a complex amplitude or intensity spatial profile of the transmitted sub-beam.
US10754249B2
In a first aspect, methods are provided that comprise: (a) applying a curable composition on a substrate; (b) applying a hardmask composition above the curable composition; (c) applying a photoresist composition layer above the hard mask composition, wherein one or more of the compositions are removed in an ash-free process. In a second aspect, methods are provided that comprise (a) applying an organic composition on a substrate; (b) applying a photoresist composition layer above the organic composition, wherein the organic composition comprises a material that produce an alkaline-soluble group upon thermal and/or radiation treatment. Related compositions also are provided.
US10754244B2
A pattern is formed on a substrate with forming a layer of a curable composition (A1) containing a component (a1) serving as a polymerizable compound on a surface of the substrate, then dispensing droplets of a curable composition (A2) containing a component (a2) serving as a polymerizable compound (a2) and a component (b2) serving as a photopolymerization initiator dropwise discretely onto the layer of the curable composition (A1), subsequently sandwiching a mixture layer of the curable composition (A1) and the curable composition (A2) between a mold and the substrate, then irradiating the mixture layer with light to cure the mixture layer, and then releasing the mold from the mixture layer after the curing.
US10754243B2
A pattern is formed on a substrate with a layer of a curable composition (A1) containing a component (a1) serving as a polymerizable compound on a surface of the substrate, then dispensing droplets of a curable composition (A2) containing at least a component (a2) serving as a polymerizable compound dropwise discretely onto the layer of the curable composition (A1), subsequently sandwiching a mixture layer of the curable composition (A1) and the curable composition (A2) between a mold having a pattern and the substrate, then irradiating the mixture layer with light to cure the layer, and releasing the mold from the mixture layer after the curing, a contact angle of a composition of components of the curable composition (A1) except a solvent of the curable composition (A1) with respect to a surface of the mold being 10° or less.
US10754237B2
A control apparatus for controlling a plurality of projection apparatuses each of which projects an image onto a projection surface includes a setting unit configured to set a control group including two or more projection apparatuses, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction relating to a direction in which to move projection areas of the two or more projection apparatuses included in the control group in the projection surface, and a control unit configured to, in response to the instruction, control the two or more projection apparatuses included in the control group in such a way as to move the projection areas of the two or more projection apparatuses in a direction corresponding to the instruction.
US10754234B2
An embodiment of the present invention enables an improvement in image resolution. A projection device (1) includes: a light source (11); a MEMS mirror (14) which reflects and two-dimensionally scans the laser beam emitted from the light source; and a free-form lens (15) which changes focusing properties of the laser beam reflected by the scanning section such that, after propagation of the laser beam to a screen (20) onto which the image is to be projected, a shape of the laser beam when viewed on the screen has a first width that is shorter than a second width of the shape, the first width being along a horizontal direction corresponding to a primary scanning direction in which the MEMS mirror scans the laser beam, the second width being along a vertical direction.
US10754227B2
A cover for a camera body having a hot shoe and an attached lens has a flexible sleeve that has an opening for the end of the lens and an opening through which the camera body and lens can be inserted and through which the camera body can be manipulated. The sleeve is provided with a clear panel or window for viewing the camera body. The cover has a connector attached to the sleeve and protruding inwardly for detachable connection to the hot shoe of the camera body.
US10754224B2
A wavelength conversion device includes a light source configured to output an excitation light beam, a modulator configured to phase-modulate the excitation light beam, a polarization adjustor configured to adjust a polarization angle of the excitation light beam to 45 degrees or 135 degrees with respect to a polarization angle of a signal light beam, and a nonlinear medium configured to generate four-wave mixing of the excitation light beam whose polarization angle is adjusted and the signal light beam to generate an idler light beam having a frequency corresponding to a difference between frequencies of the signal light beam and the excitation light beam from the signal light beam.
US10754217B2
A display structure and an electronic device having the same are provided. The display structure includes a display screen and a light adjusting component located at a light emitting side of the display screen. An operating state of the light adjusting component comprises a light transmitting state and a polarization state, and the light adjusting component comprises a first region and a second region which are independently controllable. The display screen comprises a plurality of independently controllable pixels. Further, when the first region of the light adjusting component is in the light transmitting state, the pixels that are in the display screen and correspond to the first region are disabled to allow light emitted from the first region to penetrate through the display screen.
US10754215B2
Provided is an electro-optical device including a base material, a signal line, a scanning line, a pixel electrode, a transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, a first layer having an insulating property and arranged between the pixel electrode and the gate electrode, a second layer having an insulating property and arranged between the pixel electrode and the first layer, a third layer having an insulating property and arranged between the pixel electrode and the second layer, and a wiring including a first portion arranged between the second layer and the third layer and overlapping with the gate electrode in plan view from a thickness direction of the base material, and a second portion arranged closer to the first layer than the first portion and overlapping with an area between the gate electrode and the source electrode or the drain electrode in plan view.
US10754200B2
According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.
US10754198B2
A liquid crystal display device in which a good voltage holding ratio is retained for a long period of time and occurrence of image sticking and stain in a display screen is prevented by using a photo-alignment film. The liquid crystal display device includes an active matrix liquid crystal panel and a backlight. The liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal layer, a pair of substrates that sandwich the liquid crystal layer in between, and an alignment film disposed on a liquid crystal layer side surface of each of the substrates. The alignment films are photo-alignment films formed from a material that exhibits a photo-alignment characteristic, and contain carboxyl groups on the liquid crystal layer side. The liquid crystal layer contains a liquid crystal material and at least one kind of quinone derivative selected from the group consisting of benzoquinone derivatives and anthraquinone derivatives.
US10754192B2
According to one embodiment, a backlight device includes a light guide including an emission surface including a flat area and an inclined area inclined in an out-of-plane direction from an edge of the flat area, a light source emitting light into the light guide, and an optical diffusion sheet on the emission surface. The optical diffusion sheet includes a diffusion flat area overlapping the flat area of the emission surface and a diffusion inclined area overlapping the inclined area of the emission surface, and a haze of the diffusion inclined area is higher than that of the diffusion flat area.
US10754187B2
A display assembly and an electronic apparatus are provided. The display assembly includes: a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer between them; a first part including a first light shielding portion, a second light shielding portion and an electrochromic portion; and a second part, including a third light shielding portion, a fourth light shielding portion and a transparent portion, wherein the first part is arranged on a side of the first substrate facing towards the second substrate; wherein the second part is arranged on a side of the second substrate facing towards the first substrate; and wherein a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer are arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and configured to adjust states of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer.
US10754185B2
The present invention provides a viewing angle expansion film which realizes visual recognition in wide viewing angle range, as well as a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device having the viewing angle expansion film. A viewing angle expansion film for expanding a viewing angle range including a plurality of hole-containing portions, which are approximately parallel to each other, on at least one surface of the viewing angle expansion film, wherein the hole-containing portion contains a hole, and is preferably constituted by crazes; as well as a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device having the viewing angle expansion film.
US10754173B2
The invention provides a display device including a panel module, a reflection module and a light guide module. The panel module has a display area for displaying an image and a perspective area for displaying a background. The reflection module is disposed at a side of the panel module. A reflective sheet on the reflection module faces the panel module. The shape and position of the reflective sheet correspond to the shape and position of the display area, respectively. The light guide module includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide module is disposed between the panel module and the reflection module. The light guide plate has a plurality of optical microstructures, and light emitted by the light source is at least partially directed away from the panel module by the optical microstructures and is transmitted to the reflection module.
US10754168B2
An illumination device has a coherent light source, an optical device that diffuses the plurality of coherent light beams and illuminates a predetermined illumination area, and a timing control unit that individually controls incident timing of the plurality of coherent light beams to the optical device or illumination timing of the illumination area, wherein the optical device has a plurality of diffusion regions, the diffusion regions being provided corresponding to the plurality of coherent light beams, the plurality of diffusion regions illuminate the illumination range by diffusion of incident coherent light beams, the plurality of diffusion regions have a plurality of element diffusion regions, the plurality of element diffusion regions illuminate partial regions in the illumination area by diffusion of incident coherent light beams, and at least parts of the partial regions illuminated by the plurality of element diffusion regions are different from one another.
US10754162B2
A projection apparatus including an image device and an illumination system is provided. The image device is configured to convert a first illumination beam into an image beam. The illumination system includes a light source, a collimating lens element and a light homogenizing element. The light source provides an illumination beam. The illumination beam sequentially passes through the collimating lens element and the light homogenizing element and is transmitted to the image device. The light source includes a solid-state illuminating source array. The solid-state illuminating source array includes a plurality of solid-state illuminating sources arranged in an array. The image beam exits the projection apparatus and is converged to a stop. The stop is located outside the projection apparatus. Moreover, a head-mounted display device including the projection apparatus is also provided. A display image provided by the head-mounted display device has uniform brightness and chrominance.
US10754161B2
An apparatus control system includes smart glasses worn by a user, a home electrical apparatus that is a target of control, and a controller that controls the home electrical apparatus. In the smart glasses, a sensor detects information including at least one of image information, motion information, biological information, or environmental information. A communicator transmits to the controller the information detected by the sensor. The controller, based on the information detected by the sensor, determines a recommended operation indicating operational content recommended with respect to a recommended apparatus, and transmits the determined recommended operation to the smart glasses. The communicator receives the recommended operation transmitted from the controller. The display displays a candidate group for selection of the home electrical apparatus along with a recommended operation received from the communicator.
US10754158B2
A head mounted display (HMD) device includes a stretchable display configured to display an image, and a lens unit provided to face the stretchable display and configured to magnify the image and refract the image in a direction toward a user's eye.
US10754156B2
An optical system that includes a lens element and a lens element holder. The optical system also includes a display device holder that is configured to hold a display device having a single light-emitting panel. The lens element includes a right-eye reflective surface and a left-eye reflective surface. The right-eye reflective surface includes a first plurality of different surface elements oriented to reflect and collimate light from corresponding different regions of a first portion of the light-emitting panel toward a predetermined right-eye location, and the left-eye reflective surface includes a second plurality of different surface elements oriented to reflect and collimate light from corresponding different regions of a second portion of the light-emitting panel toward a predetermined left-eye location.
US10754154B2
A display device includes an image forming unit, a projection unit, a main body, and a position correcting unit. The image forming unit includes a display surface and forms an image on the display surface. The projection unit projects a virtual image corresponding to an image on a target space by using output light from the image forming unit. The main body is equipped with an image forming unit and a projection unit. The position correcting unit changes a display position of a virtual image relative to the main body on the basis of an orientation signal representing an orientation of the main body. The position correcting unit includes a plurality of correcting units that change a display position of a virtual image by using different means. The position correcting unit selects at least one correcting unit from a plurality of correcting units in accordance with a frequency component of an orientation signal, and causes the selected correcting unit to change a display position of a virtual image.
US10754151B2
A content display apparatus includes the following elements. An image acquiring unit acquires images. A memory stores content to be superimposed on an image of a sheet medium among the acquired images. A content display unit displays the content so as to be superimposed on the image of the sheet medium, in accordance with the image of the sheet medium. An input member has a shape of a writing tool, is held by a user for use, and includes a light-emitting portion at a tip thereof. A light determining unit determines a position illuminated with light emitted from the light-emitting portion, based on the images acquired by the image acquiring unit. A storing unit stores, based on a path of the light determined while the input member is in contact with the sheet medium, the path in association with the content.
US10754141B2
There is provided a device allowing a sample to be observed in a first mode, by lensless imaging using a first sensor. The first mode allows a first image to be obtained, on the basis of which a region of interest of the sample may be identified. The device then allows, via a relative movement, the region of interest to be analyzed using a more precise second mode and in particular using an optical system coupled to a second sensor.
US10754137B2
A microscope apparatus includes: a light source configured to irradiate a specimen with illumination light; a revolver configured to hold plural objective lenses and arranges the plural objective lenses switchably onto an optical path; a sensor configured to detect an objective lens arranged on the optical path; a first illumination light quantity table configured to store therein a first illumination light quantity set for each of the plural objective lenses; a second illumination light quantity table configured to store therein a second illumination light quantity specified by an observer; an illumination light quantity setting unit configured to set validity/invalidity of the first illumination light quantity and second illumination light quantity; and an illumination controller configured to control light quantity of the light source to the first illumination light quantity or second illumination light quantity validated by the illumination light quantity setting unit.
US10754134B2
A biological tissue inspection apparatus is disclosed. The biological tissue inspection apparatus comprises a stage and a probe. The probe comprises an optical imaging device, an optical interference detector, and a light guide. The probe acquires data regarding optical images and optical interference, through the optical imaging device and the optical interference detector. The stage or the probe moves such that a selected area of the inspection object is positioned in the FOV of the optical imaging device and of the optical interference detector. The light guide is configured such that illumination light from the optical imaging device and measurement light from the optical interference detector are coaxially emitted to the inspection object.
US10754131B2
Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, the first lens unit consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a positive lens and a negative lens, and a focal length of the first lens unit, a focal length of the third lens unit, a focal length of the negative lens, and a focal length of an entire system of the zoom lens at a wide-angle end are each appropriately set.
US10754120B2
In order to provide a projection lens barrel and a projection display device that are capable of correcting the optical characteristics of a plurality of lens groups, a projection lens barrel, comprising a lens optical system causing light from an image display element to be formed as a projected image on a screen, also comprises correction mechanisms that move each of at least two lens groups along an optical axis and correct the optical characteristics to be corrected, said lens groups each having different optical characteristics for correction in order to suppress reduction in image quality of a projected image caused by changes in optical characteristics caused by temperature changes in the projection lens barrel.
US10754117B2
A joined optical member 1 includes: a hardly adhesive lens L1 that is formed of a hardly adhesive material; an easily adhesive lens L2 that is formed of a easily adhesive material and is provided parallel to the hardly adhesive lens L1 in an optical axis direction; a bonding member that includes an exposed portion 2a and is embedded in the hardly adhesive lens L1, the exposed portion 2a being exposed to an outer peripheral portion 11 of a facing surface L1a of the hardly adhesive lens L1 that faces the easily adhesive lens L2; and an adhesive 3 that allows the easily adhesive lens L2 and the exposed portion 2a of the bonding member 2 to adhere to each other. The easily adhesive material has higher adhesiveness with the adhesive than the hardly adhesive material.
US10754110B2
An optical bench subassembly including an integrated photonic device. Optical alignment of the photonic device with the optical bench can be performed outside of an optoelectronic package assembly before attaching thereto. The photonic device is attached to a base of the optical bench, with its optical input/output in optical alignment with the optical output/input of the optical bench. The optical bench supports an array of optical fibers in precise relationship to a structured reflective surface. The photonic device is mounted on a submount to be attached to the optical bench. The photonic device may be actively or passively aligned with the optical bench. After achieving optical alignment, the submount of the photonic device is fixedly attached to the base of the optical bench. The optical bench subassembly may be structured to be hermetically sealed as a hermetic feedthrough, to be hermetically attached to a hermetic optoelectronic package.
US10754109B2
A passive optical network includes a central office providing subscriber signals; a fiber distribution hub including an optical power splitter and a termination field; and a drop terminal. Distribution fibers have first ends coupled to output ports of a drop terminal and second ends coupled to the termination field. A remote unit of a DAS is retrofitted to the network by routing a second feeder cable from a base station to the hub and coupling one the distribution fibers to the second feeder cable. The remote unit is plugged into the corresponding drop terminal port, for example, with a cable arrangement having a sealed wave division multiplexer.
US10754106B2
The optical receptacle of the present invention comprises an optical receptacle body and a support member. The optical receptacle body comprises: a first optical surface upon which is incident light transmitted from the photoelectric conversion element; a second optical surface that emits light transmitted from the photoelectric conversion element to the light transmission medium. The support member comprises a support member body that includes a mounting surface for mounting on a substrate, and a second mating part that mates with the first mating part and that is positioned at a position on the inside of the support member body at a position corresponding to the first mating part. The optical receptacle is positioned on the support member side of the mounting surface.
US10754098B2
A behind-the-wall optical connector having an outer housing configured to be inserted into an adapter with a corresponding inner surface, and a latch attached to one side of housing configured to lock the connecter into an adapter opening. The latch is further configured with a locking channel and guide to accept a pull tab with a catch at one end, the pull tab releases the connector from the adapter opening when the tab is pulled rearward or away from the adapter. The ferrule assembly is inserted into a first end of the housing and when latched to the adapter, the assembly is retained in the housing without any locking structure therein.
US10754094B2
A method for producing an optical waveguide by: (a) depositing on a substrate a composition comprising: (i) a poly-siloxane comprising epoxy groups and alkenyl groups, (ii) a silane crosslinker having at least two silicon-hydrogen bonds and (iii) at least one compound comprising an epoxy group and a refractive index of at least 1.49; (b) heating; (c) depositing a second composition comprising: (i) a second polysiloxane comprising epoxy groups and alkenyl groups, and (ii) a second silane crosslinker having at least two silicon-hydrogen bonds; (d) curing by heating; (e) exposing to ultraviolet light through a mask to produce a patterned core layer; (f) heating to evaporate at least a part of the uncured portion of the first composition.
US10754092B1
An optical light package includes an optical output lens, an optical filter located thereunder and between the output lens and LEDS, a tray of LEDs arrayed on a stage mounted on a linear comb based MEMS device that is distributed in such a way that the stage is movable, and a driver that controls movement of the stage.
US10754091B1
An coherent transceiver includes a single silicon photonics substrate configured to integrate a laser diode chip flip-mounted and coupled with a wavelength tuning section to provide a laser output with tuned wavelengths which is split in X:Y ratio partly into a coherent receiver block as local-oscillator signals and partly into a coherent transmitter block as a light source. The coherent receiver includes a polarization-beam-splitter-rotator to split a coherent input signal to a TE-mode signal and a TM*-mode signal respectively detected by two 90-deg hybrid receivers and a flip-mounted TIA chip assisted by two local-oscillator signals from the tunable laser device. The coherent transmitter includes a driver chip flip-mounted on the silicon photonics substrate to drive a pair of Mach-Zehnder modulators with 90-degree shift in quadrature-phase branches to modulate the laser output to two polarized signals with I/Q modulation and uses a polarization-beam-rotator-combiner to combine them as a coherent output signal.
US10754077B2
A light guide is provided. The light guide includes an optic formed along a length of the light guide. In particular, the optic diffuses light incident from a light source, and the optic is formed to gradually change from a first shape to a second shape as the optic gets farther from an incident portion.
US10754072B2
A long polarizer that can achieve the multi-functionalization and high-functionalization of an electronic device, such as an image display apparatus, that shows no variation in quality when provided as a final product, and that is excellent in yield in its production. A polarizer including a long resin film containing a dichromatic substance, the polarizer having non-polarization portions arranged in a lengthwise direction and/or a widthwise direction at predetermined intervals, the non-polarization portions including decolored portions formed through partial decoloring.
US10754059B2
Example gravity gradiometers are described that utilize high precision resonant optical cavities to measure changes in gravitational forces at high sensitivities. In one example, a sensing system includes a gravity gradiometer and a controller. The gravity gradiometer includes a first mirror and a second mirror arranged to form an optical cavity having an optical axis. The controller is configured to detect, responsive to displacement of at least one of the first mirror and the second mirror along the optical axis, a change in gravity gradient.
US10754054B2
Home security system installed in an enclosure, window or door and comprising un controlled magnetic field sensor (3) connected to an antenna (4) configured as a single electrode, in such a way that said sensor measures disturbances of the magnetic field around said antenna; and is characterized in that the controlled magnetic field sensor is configured to detect a disturbance in the magnetic field detected by its antenna and establish if there is a presence of a person depending on the power of the disturbance; and send an alert for the presence of a person.
US10754049B2
A distance SRD can be obtained from sizes of projection images of a calibration instrument on a table at a first point (that is an imaging position) and a second point and a distance between rotation center axes of the table at the first point and the second point. Furthermore, a distance SDD can be obtained by adding up the distance SRD thus obtained and a distance between an X-ray detector and the rotation center axis of the table at the first point, and a ratio between the distances SRD, SDD is taken as an imaging magnification of imaging at the first point.
US10754038B2
An apparatus includes at least one processor configured to determine a wavefront phase profile of return illumination reflected from a remote object, where the wavefront phase profile is based on interference between Doppler-shifted local oscillator (LO) illumination and the return illumination. The at least one processor is also configured to calculate a wavefront error based on a comparison between (i) the determined wavefront phase profile of the return illumination and (ii) a desired wavefront phase profile of a high energy laser (HEL) beam. The at least one processor is further configured to control a deformable mirror to at least partially compensate the HEL beam for the calculated wavefront error.
US10754035B2
A ground-classifier system that classifies ground-cover proximate to an automated vehicle includes a lidar, a camera, and a controller. The lidar that detects a point-cloud of a field-of-view. The camera that renders an image of the field-of-view. The controller is configured to define a lidar-grid that segregates the point-cloud into an array of patches, and define a camera-grid that segregates the image into an array of cells. The point-cloud and the image are aligned such that a patch is aligned with a cell. A patch is determined to be ground when the height is less than a height-threshold. The controller is configured to determine a lidar-characteristic of cloud-points within the patch, determine a camera-characteristic of pixels within the cell, and determine a classification of the patch when the patch is determined to be ground, wherein the classification of the patch is determined based on the lidar-characteristic and the camera-characteristic.
US10754032B2
A perception device including a receiver configured to receive sensor information including information about a location of one or more objects detected by a sensor; a memory configured to store an occupancy grid of a predetermined region, wherein the occupancy grid includes a plurality of grid cells, wherein each grid cell represents an area in the predetermined region, wherein at least one grid cell of the plurality of grid cells is associated with a respective single occupancy hypothesis; a single occupancy hypothesis determiner configured to determine a single occupancy hypothesis; wherein the single occupancy hypothesis includes degree of belief of occupancy of the grid cell depending on the sensor information; wherein a contribution of a sensor information value to the degree of belief of occupancy substantially decreases with an increase of a distance of the location of the object detected by the sensor from a center of the grid cell.
US10754021B2
An embodiment system may include a first millimeter-wave radar sensor coupled to a driver-side door of a vehicle, and a second millimeter-wave radar sensor coupled to a side-view mirror of the vehicle adjacent to the driver-side door. The first millimeter-wave radar sensor may be configured to produce a first set of radar data indicative of a presence of an object within a first field of view, and the second millimeter-wave radar sensor may be configured to produce a second set of radar data indicative of a presence of the object within a second field of view. The system may further include a processing circuit coupled to the first millimeter-wave radar sensor and the second millimeter-wave radar sensor, and a controller coupled to the processing circuit, the controller being configured to control an operation of the vehicle based on a control signal provided to the controller by the processing circuit.
US10754017B2
A target object information acquisition apparatus includes a driving support ECU configured to select, when two or more sensor target objects detected by one of radar sensors among the grouped sensor target objects are present, the sensor target object having a shortest distance with respect to an own vehicle among the two or more sensor target objects detected as a width calculation sensor target object. The driving support ECU is configured to calculate a width of the fusion target object using the lateral position with respect to the own vehicle of the selected width calculation sensor target object.
US10754006B2
Disclosed is a signal processing device including a rearrangement unit 3 for rearranging the spectrum of a signal component outputted from a signal restoring unit 1 in such a way that a stationary target component and an aliasing component associated with a moving target, the stationary target component and the aliasing component being included in the signal component, and a moving target component included in the signal component are separate on a frequency domain, and a formation unit 4 for suppressing the stationary target component and the aliasing component associated with the moving target, the stationary target component and the aliasing component being included in the signal component whose spectrum is rearranged by the rearrangement unit 3, thereby extracting the moving target component included in the signal component after the spectrum rearrangement, in which a moving target image reconstructing unit 5 reconstructs an image of the moving target from the moving target component extracted by the formation unit 4.
US10754002B1
A directional receiver system may include a receiver, a plurality of receive antenna elements, and a circuit. The receiver may include an input port and an output. The plurality of receive antenna elements may be fixedly configured into a known geometric relationship to each other, and each of the receive antenna elements may be connected to the input port of the receiver. The circuit may be coupled to the output of the receiver, configured to determine time differences at which signals from a source are incident upon the antenna elements, and configured to determine an angular orientation of the source to the receive antenna elements based on the time differences.
US10753998B2
Resolution is enhanced for diffusion MR imaging. The tensors modeling the underlying water diffusion in brain tissues are used to interpolate other diffusion tensors, providing higher resolution diffusion biomarker images. Each diffusion tensor is represented by a pair of elements, the one in an ‘orientation space’ and another in a ‘shape space.’ The tensors are iteratively interpolated by averaging the aforementioned elements in separate mathematical spaces. The weighted average of the shape components of the diffusion tensors is computed in closed form, which decreases the runtime.
US10753993B2
A gradient amplifier driver stage circuit includes: a gradient coil and a plurality of gradient driver modules electrically cascaded with each other and forming an output end, the output end being electrically connected to the gradient coil, wherein each gradient driver module includes a pre-stage power supply and a bridge amplifier connected in parallel, output voltage of the pre-stage power supplies of the plurality of gradient driver modules are the same, and each gradient driver module is configured to provide an inductive voltage drop and a resistive voltage drop on the gradient coil.
US10753985B2
To determine in a simple and unequivocal manner whether measurement contacts at which a voltage is to be measured have been properly contacted in a measurement system, in the measurement system, after a discharge switch connecting a charging circuit to a voltage measurement device is closed, the charging circuit is discharged via an internal resistance of the voltage measurement device. When the discharge switch is closed, after a measurement switch connecting the voltage measurement device to the measurement contacts is closed, it is established whether the electrical system is contacted with the measurement system by analyzing the voltage curve at the voltage measurement device after closure of the measurement switch. Advantageously, after the discharge switch is closed, the charging circuit is discharged via a discharge resistor connected in series or in parallel with the voltage measurement device and via the internal resistance.
US10753982B2
Approaches provide for determining an internal rate of resistance of a battery in a computing device. In particular, various examples enable using a processor to expose the battery to a first load at a first rate of consumption and to measure a first analog voltage across the battery during exposure of the battery to the first load. The processor is able to expose the battery to a second load a second rate of consumption and to measure a second analog voltage across the battery during exposure of the battery to the second load. Linear equations can be used to solve for the battery's internal rate of resistance based at least in part on the first rate of consumption, the first analog voltage, the second rate of consumption, and the second analog voltage. In various embodiments, the battery's internal rate of resistance can be correlated to a battery health indicator.
US10753980B2
A processor-implemented method to detect a battery fault includes obtaining first states of detection targets in a battery, generating a representative state based on the first states, generating second states by applying the representative state to each of the first states, generating one or more third states by amplifying at least a portion of the second states, and detecting for a fault of the battery based on the one or more third states.
US10753971B2
A heat exchanger which exchanges heat with a DUT while contacting the DUT includes: a heat exchange block which thermally contacts the DUT; a first heat transfer sheet which overlaps a front end surface of the heat exchange block; a second heat transfer sheet which overlaps the front end surface of the heat exchange block through the first heat transfer sheet; and a first holding member which holds the second heat transfer sheet.
US10753970B2
A method for retesting a wafer is provided, including following steps of: providing a wafer having dice; providing a plurality of probe sets each including probes used to test the dice; on the basis of a first threshold, the probe sets respectively test the dice so as to classify the dice into first dice and retesting dice, each value obtained from testing each of the first dice being higher than the first threshold, each value obtained from testing each of the retesting dice being lower than the first threshold; conducting a smart sifting operation to classify the retesting dice of the wafer into second dice and third dice, wherein value obtained from testing each of the second dice is higher than a second threshold, and value obtained from testing each of the third dice is lower than the second threshold.
US10753966B2
A duty cycle measuring circuit, the circuit comprising a synchronizer and a measurer, the synchronizer arranged such that when a signal to be measured comprising pulses having a pulse width and a pulse period is input to the synchronizer, synchronizing signals corresponding to each of pulse rising edge, pulse falling edge, pulse period start and pulse period end are output from the synchronizer, each synchronizing signal comprising a rising or falling edge, wherein the synchronizing signal outputs from the synchronizer are input to the measurer, and wherein the measurer is arranged to provide two measurement outputs based on the synchronizing signal inputs from the synchronizer, the measurement outputs comprising a first measurement output signal indicative of a pulse period measurement of the signal to be measured and a second measurement output signal indicative of a pulse width measurement of the signal to be measured.
US10753965B2
A method of analyzing and displaying spectral-dynamic properties of an audio signal, including measuring a level over time in multiple neighboring frequency-bands based on the audio signal; calculating spectral-dynamic characterizing values based on two or more statistics of a distribution of the measured levels within each of the frequency-bands; and displaying a graphical representation of the spectral-dynamic characterizing values as a function of frequency.
US10753961B2
Disclosed is a differential test probe tip. The probe tip comprises a socket of electrically conductive material at a proximate end of the probe tip. The socket includes a concavity to receive a signal pin. The probe tip also comprises a reference body of conductive material surrounding the socket. The probe tip further comprises a insulating spacer element of non-conductive material surrounding the reference body at the proximate end of the probe tip. The insulating spacer element includes a signal port to receive the signal pin into the socket. The insulating spacer element further includes a reference port to receive a reference pin and maintain the reference pin in electrical communication with a proximate end of the reference body.
US10753947B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to a method for identifying a compound which modulates the activity of a voltage-gated protein. In certain embodiments, the voltage gate protein is a voltage-gated ion channel. In certain embodiments, the voltage-gated protein is a voltage sensitive phosphatase. In certain embodiments, the voltage-gated protein used in conjunction with the methods of the invention is modified to altered permeability or voltage sensitivity.
US10753946B2
The invention relates to a novel horse allergen consisting of a heterodimeric protein having a first peptide chain and a second peptide chain together having an overall sequence identity of at least 70% with the combined sequences of SEQ ID NO:3 and SEQ ID NO: 4, as well as a single chain protein having an overall sequence identity of at least 70%, such as 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 98%, with the combined amino acid sequences according to SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4. The invention further relates to the use of the protein in methods of diagnosis and therapy of Type I allergy, and kits and compositions for use in such methods.
US10753933B2
There are provided methods, and devices for assaying for a binding interaction between a protein, such as a monoclonal antibody, produced by a cell, and a biomolecule. The method may include retaining the cell within a chamber having an aperture; exposing the protein produced by the cell to a capture substrate, wherein the capture substrate is in fluid communication with the protein produced by the cell and wherein the capture substrate is operable to bind the protein produced by the cell; flowing a fluid volume comprising the biomolecule through the chamber via said aperture, wherein the fluid volume is in fluid communication with the capture substrate; and determining a binding interaction between the protein produced by the cell and the biomolecule.
US10753929B2
Provided is a portable urine analysis device including: a main housing including: a tray including a tray driving unit in which a strip is loaded to introduce and withdraw the strip, wherein the strip that is completely analyzed is dropped via the tray, and a urine analysis module analyzing urine of the strip to generate urine analysis information; a sub-housing coupled under the main housing and including an accommodation box which is slidable while the accommodation box has a space that temporarily stores the dropped strip; and a support supporting the sub-housing. According to the portable urine analysis device, urine is analyzed by using the strip as a medium, portability is reinforced with a compact and slim structure, and a completely analyzed strip is disposed of hygienically.
US10753928B2
Provided is a method for detecting a specific protein, having excellent reliability.The method is characterized by including a mass spectrometry step of detecting the specific protein by mass spectrometry and an immunoassay step of detecting the specific protein by immunoassay using an anti-peptide antibody specifically bonded to the specific protein.
US10753907B2
A non-invasive method and system for reliably locating underground pipes, particularly non-metallic pipes. The invention uses portable seismic generator to direct seismic waves into the earth at a downrange sampling location suspected to overlie a buried section of pipe. The seismic waves are imbued with a distinctive attribute, such as a predetermined frequency or digital pulse. Upon encountering the pipe, seismic waves are efficiently converted to longitudinal waves which are conducted lengthwise along the pipe to an accessible region. A receiver coupled to the accessible region is tuned to detect vibrations that carry the distinctive attribute. The receiver wirelessly transmits data indicative of the intensity of detected vibrations to a remote communicator which may be attached directly to the seismic generator. By sampling several locations in near vicinity, the most probable location of the buried pipe can be deduced.
US10753905B2
The invention provides methods for quantifying biomolecules, such as polypeptides in mass spectrometric analysis. The methods include use of a biomolecule standard having at least one atomic isotope different than that of the naturally occurring isotopes in the biomolecule of interest. Methods of the present invention also include methods for quantifying biomolecules where the copy biomolecule standard is made by expressing the biomolecule using a recombinant cell. Further included are the biomolecule standards themselves, method for making such standards, kits, systems, reagents, and engineered cells relating to the use of biomolecule standards in mass spectrometric analysis.
US10753904B2
An integrated fluidic circuit has a supporting surface that carries a first fluid to be moved at a first functional region; a dielectric structure, defining the supporting surface; and an electrode structure, coupled to the dielectric structure for generating an electric field at the first functional region, such as to modify electrowetting properties of the interface between the first fluid and the supporting surface. The dielectric structure has a first spatially variable dielectric profile at the first functional region, thus determining a corresponding spatially variable profile of the electric field, and, consequently, of the electrowetting properties of the interface between the first fluid and the supporting surface. The integrated fluidic circuit may achieve mixing between the first fluid and a second fluid.
US10753896B1
The invention relates to equipment for measuring the thermal conductivity of solid materials in the −50 C to 350 C temperature range, using an improved form of the Guarded Heat Flow Meter Method. The unknown material specimen is subjected to the temperature gradient which is induced by electrically heating from one end and cooling the other end. In intimated contact with the unknown on either ends are pieces of a well characterized material which are clamped together by an electromechanical actuator via a calibrated compression spring, with the extent of the compression indicated by a linear displacement transducer. The heat sink is formed with an internal cavity into which liquid carbon dioxide is injected through a capillary in a controlled fashion. This allows operating the heat sink in the entire temperature range without interruptions and the need for thermal spacers.
US10753879B1
Provided is a method for measuring the concentration of bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinic acid using ICP-OES, the method including the steps of: (a) decomposing and dissolving an organic solvent into an acid; (b) preparing a phosphorus reference solution and producing a calibration curve using the phosphorus reference solution; and (c) measuring the phosphorus concentration (mg/L) of the solution of step (a) using the calibration curve of step (b) and calculating the concentration (v/v %) of bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) phosphinic acid in the organic solvent using the phosphorus concentration.
US10753876B2
The portable multi-color fluorescence detection device includes a plurality of wells, an illumination module and a detection module. The plurality of wells configured for accommodating fluorescent mixture. The illumination module comprises at least two light sources and a color combination prism, the color combination prism being configured for combing different frequency light emitting form the at least two light sources into combination beams in parallel toward the plurality of wells for exciting the fluorescent mixture to generate fluorescent light. The detection module comprises a plurality of fiber bundles and an imaging unit, each of the fiber bundles be coupled with the corresponding well, wherein the fluorescent light is transmitted to the imaging unit through the plurality of fiber bundles and converted into an electrical signal by the imaging unit.
US10753874B2
A system including: a mobile device, including: a camera configured to capture multiple images of a subject; a processor configured to identify a first image of the captured images as a blue frame, wherein the image was captured while the subject was illuminated by blue light, and identify a second image of one of the captured images as a white frame, wherein the image was captured while the subject was illuminated by white light; associate the blue frame with the white frame; detect a feature depicted in the blue frame that is not depicted in the associated white frame, and indicate the detection of the feature to a user; and a user interface display configured to separately render the blue frame and the white frame.
US10753866B2
The invention relates to a terahertz measuring apparatus (1) for measuring a test object (2) by means of a run-time measurement while determining at least one distance (d1, d2, d3, d4), said terahertz measuring apparatus (1) comprising: a terahertz transmitter and receiver unit (3) for emitting terahertz radiation (5) and detecting the terahertz radiation reflected by the test object (2), and an evaluation unit (12) for determining a run-time of the terahertz radiation and at least one distance of the test object (2), Hereby, it is provided, that at least one, preferably several passive terahertz receiver devices (4) are provided the optical axes (C-4) of which are arranged shifted or angled in relation to the optical axis (C-3) of the terahertz transmitter and receiver unit (3) and detect a second reflected terahertz radiation (6b) emitted by the terahertz transmitter and receiver unit (3) and reflected on the test object (2), a data connection (10) for synchronising the terahertz transmitter and receiver unit (3) and the at least one passive terahertz receiver unit (4) by means of a synchronising signal (S1) is provided, with the evaluation unit (12) or the terahertz receiver unit (4) determining a second run-time (Δt3, Δt4) and a second distance from the second reflected terahertz radiation (6b) and the synchronising signal (S1).
US10753864B2
A gas analysis system includes a spectroscopy assembly coupled to a vehicle. The spectroscopy assembly includes a multiplexer configured to combine a plurality of light beams into a multiplexed light beam, wherein the multiplexer is configured to direct the multiplexed light beam toward a target surface. Additionally, the spectroscopy assembly includes a collection optic configured to receive a reflected multiplexed light beam from the target surface. Further, the spectroscopy assembly includes a controller configured to de-multiplex the multiplexed light beam into a plurality of reflected light beams and determine a spectral intensity of the plurality of reflected light beams.
US10753863B1
Spectroscopic chemical analysis methods and apparatus are disclosed which employ deep ultraviolet (e.g. in the 200 nm to 300 nm spectral range) electron beam pumped wide bandgap semiconductor lasers, incoherent wide bandgap semiconductor light emitting devices, and hollow cathode metal ion lasers to perform non-contact, non-invasive detection of unknown chemical analytes. These deep ultraviolet sources enable dramatic size, weight and power consumption reductions of chemical analysis instruments. In some embodiments, Raman spectroscopic detection methods and apparatus use ultra-narrow-band angle tuning filters, acousto-optic tuning filters, and temperature tuned filters to enable ultra-miniature analyzers for chemical identification. In some embodiments Raman analysis is conducted along with photoluminescence spectroscopy (i.e. fluorescence and/or phosphorescence spectroscopy) to provide high levels of sensitivity and specificity in the same instrument.
US10753860B2
The present technology relates an inspection apparatus, an inspection method and a program by which accurate measurement light correction can be performed.The inspection apparatus calculates a correction gain of a spectrum based on reference spectral information, under a reference light source, of a reference reflector plate having a characteristic according to an inspection object and measurement spectral information of the reference reflector plate obtained by sensing under a measurement light source, and corrects measurement spectral information of the inspection object obtained by the sensing under the measurement light source based on the calculated correction gain. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a vegetation inspection apparatus that measures a vegetation index of a normalized vegetation index (NDVI) or the like.
US10753858B2
Shown is a wafer arrangement for a gas sensor including a first substrate and a sescond substrate. The first substrate includes a MEMS membrane associated with a sensor element and an emitter element configured to emit electromagnetic radiation. The second substrate is arranged on top of the first substrate and defines at least a portion of a chamber disposed adjacent to the MEMS membrane.
US10753842B2
Systems, methods, and computer program products for measurement of surface properties using a mobile device are described, the surface properties including interfacial (surface) tension, contact angle (static, advancing, or receding), solid surface energy, and rolling or sliding angle on an inclined surface. The system has a support adapted to receive a mobile device with a camera and a processor. A structure is coupled to the support that is adapted to removably receive measurement components. The measurement components are configurable to place a droplet or a bubble within a field of view of the camera. Software on the mobile device is configured to operate the camera to take an image of the droplet or the bubble within the field of view of the camera, and to determine one or more physical properties of the droplet or the bubble based on an analysis of the image.
US10753840B2
A system is for determining a viscoelastic property of a flexible seal, such as for use in connection with a vessel having a junction formed between first and second rigid parts that serve to compress the seal in use. A magnetic material is coupled to the flexible seal, and a generator such as an electric coil is provided for generating a magnetic field for causing the magnetic material to output a signal representative of a dynamic mechanical response of the magnetic material. A sensor senses the signal. An analyzer may be provided for analyzing the signal to determine the viscoelastic property of the object. Flexible seals with one or more embedded permanent magnets are disclosed, as are a method and apparatus for manufacturing such a seal using superconductive levitation to position a magnetic material, such as a permanent magnet, in a mold cavity during injection of a molding material.
US10753833B2
Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for a mobile scientific or measuring platform. In one aspect, a mobile scientific platform may include a vehicle having an electric energy source and a measuring device, such as a mass spectrometer, coupled to the electric energy source. An input line may be coupled to the measuring device and one or more sample collectors, for example, for obtaining gas samples. In some aspects, the input line may include a heating element configured to maintain a line temperature that is equal to or above the temperature of the samples collected, to reduce or prevent the formation of condensates in collected samples. In some aspects, the mobile scientific platform may run, or be switched to run, on electric, propone, compressed natural gas, or other similar fuel to enable the collection of gas samples free of (or having reduced levels of) vehicle caused contamination.
US10753832B2
A sample take-off system incorporating a small volume pump with a speed loop for pressurizing excess extracted sample for return into the process stream using a single multi-channel probe for both take-off and return of the excess extracted sample is illustrated and described.
US10753830B2
A method and apparatus controls the sampling of a fluid flow related event by: receiving a selection of one or more situational parameters and a selection of a calculation basis parameter and value; performing a computation that calculates and outputs a result containing a listing of parameters and two sets of associated parameter values corresponding to a flow trigger, based on the selected calculation basis parameter and the selected situational parameters. The parameter values include both a precise computational result and a situation-specific best fit result. The method includes triggering a sampling mechanism to initiate collection of samples of the fluid flow based on the best fit result. The computation of the result comprises: executing a fluid flow trigger calculation program that computes the flow trigger based on an analysis of both the situational parameters with associated situational parameter values and the selected calculation basis parameter.
US10753819B2
A leak detecting device for a fluid filled vessel including a housing, a clamp, a resilient member, and an opening. The housing has a continuous perimeter edge sized to extend around an underwater surface, the housing forming a hollow interior. The clamp secures to the housing. The resilient member secures to the perimeter edge of the housing and is adapted to contact and form a seal between the housing and the underwater surface. The opening is formed through an entirety of a wall of the housing, wherein the opening is accessible from an exterior of the housing.
US10753816B2
A manner to determine pressure (e.g. inside a vacuum package, such as a MEMS die), without prior calibration, is provided using a model and a set of one or more gauges (e.g. Pirani, thermistor, thermocouple gauges) with distinct geometries. In order to calculate pressure from the electrical measurements performed on the gauges, there are several intermediate steps and an analytical model describes each of these steps. Besides the electrical measurements, other inputs are required, such as material properties and certain dimensions, which may not be known accurately. Several different gauge geometries are proposed which can be combined in order to determine the vacuum (pressure) level without knowing the values of these inputs beforehand.
US10753809B2
A contact force testing apparatus includes a measuring sensor that can be contacted with an electrical contact element and measures a contact force (F) of a contact with the electrical contact element. The measuring sensor includes piezoelectric material that receives the contact force (F) in a contact region and produces polarization charges. The measuring sensor includes an acceptor electrode that is completely surrounded by piezoelectric material in the contact region in the direction of a thickness extension of the measuring sensor and receives the polarization charges. A method is provided for the use of such a contact force testing apparatus, and a method is provided for producing such a contact force testing apparatus.
US10753802B2
A system and method of determining if a surface contains print or is a screen of a device is provided. The method is comprised of the steps of: acquiring a spectral wavelength signature of the surface; comparing the spectral wavelength signature of the surface to RGB triple-peak emission spectra; scanning the surface with an image-based scanner in non-illumination mode based upon the spectral wavelength signature of the surface corresponding to the RGB triple-peak emission spectra, and scanning the surface with an image-based scanner in illumination mode based upon the spectral wavelength signature of the surface not corresponding to the RGB triple-peak emission spectra.
US10753796B1
An apparatus includes multiple photonic integrated circuit (PIC) optical spectrometers, and an imaging plane coupled to the PIC optical spectrometers. Each PIC optical spectrometer includes multiple semiconductor chip layers. Each semiconductor chip layer includes multiple arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) and a number of on-chip optical detectors.
US10753786B2
Checkweigher system embodiments and associated weigh-in-motion methods that are usable to produce increased object weigh time and improved weight determination accuracy without a decrease in object throughput. Generally speaking, exemplary methods initiate weight data collection earlier than, and terminate weight data collection later than, known methods. An exemplary method may also make use of derived mean error data associated with object weight measurements at various locations along a checkweigher to determine if an object weight measured over less than a desired weigh time is nonetheless acceptable.
US10753779B1
A mass flow meter includes one or more sensing elements that are exposed to a fluid flow in a pipe or conduit. The preferred sensing elements comprise two types: a first having a single curved azimuthal arm and a second having two, i.e., outer and inner, curved azimuthal arms. In a preferred embodiment, three of the first elements, occupying approximately 60°, alternate with three of the second elements, the outer arms occupying approximately 60° and the inner arms occupying approximately 120°. Each sensing element includes a torque transfer portion which extends through the flow pipe or conduit and a lever arm outside the pipe which engages a circumferential torque collecting ring. The ring, in turn, engages a fixed element or fin having a torque sensing device such as one or more strain gauges affixed thereto. Alternatively, flow and torque sensing may be achieved by an LVDT or servo-feedback system.
US10753772B2
A resolver includes a resolver rotor fixed to a rotating shaft, and a resolver stator disposed around the resolver rotor. The resolver stator includes an annular stator core having a plurality of salient poles which protrudes radially inward and which is disposed at regular intervals in a circumferential direction. The resolver rotor has an outer peripheral surface defined by an outer radius Rm(φ) which is obtained by blending, with respect to a first function Gp(φ) where an air gap between the resolver rotor and the salient poles is proportional to a sine wave (sin φ) related to an angle φ of the resolver rotor, a second function Gip(φ) where the inverse of the air gap is proportional to the sine wave (sin φ), at a predetermined ratio α.
US10753764B2
A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for matching a transit vehicle to a trip. An example method may comprise receiving probe data, the probe data comprising at least one of identity information, location information, or time information corresponding to the transit vehicle, causing placement of the probe data into a queue, wherein a placement in the queue is dependent on how much of the trip the transit vehicle has completed as indicated by the probe data, and causing assignment of the transit vehicle to a single candidate trip from among a set of candidate trips comprising a scheduled arrival time at a next closest stop closest to a calculated arrival time.
US10753760B2
Navigation systems and associated methods for providing navigation services are provided. Information associated with a desired route for a vehicle, such as a route between a current location and a desired destination, may be determined. Additionally, contextual information associated with the vehicle may be identified. Based upon the desired route and the contextual information, a direction may be generated for presentation to one or more users, and the generated direction may be output for presentation.
US10753759B2
A vector map display method executed by a user terminal device may include: a web vector map display viewpoint change step of changing a viewpoint of a web vector map according to the directions of previously stored first and second viewpoints; a background or POI information extraction step of extracting a background or one or more pieces of POI information corresponding to a current position of the user terminal device from data of the web vector map by reflecting the first and second viewpoints; a size ratio adjusting step of adjusting the size ratio of the extracted background or POI information; a current web vector map data generation step of generating data of the current web vector map corresponding to the current position; and a current web vector map display step of displaying the data of the current web vector map.
US10753749B2
One embodiment provides a system for facilitating integration of recommended exercise with transportation directions. During operation, the system generates, by a mobile computing device associated with a user, a request for a route from a start location to a destination location. The system determines one or more of the user's transportation-related preferences, which include the user's activity level goal. The system monitors the user's activity requirement. The system receives the route, which includes one or more segments, wherein a segment indicates a transportation type and a corresponding activity value, wherein the route is calculated based on the transportation-related preferences and the monitored activity requirement, thereby facilitating integration of recommended exercise with transportation directions.
US10753741B2
For triaxial magnetic detection data sequentially acquired as data points in a triaxial coordinate system, an offset calculation unit 30 calculates virtual data points P1′-P6′ by evenly parallel-translating each of data points P1-P7 so that a reference data point P7, for example, arbitrarily chosen from the data points P1-P7 coincides with an origin point O. A virtual offset point C′ for which the sum of the distances between the virtual data points P1′-P6′ and a curved surface H1 passing through the origin point O is minimized is then calculated. An offset value C for the magnetic detection data is then calculated by parallel-translating the virtual offset point C′ so as to restore the parallel-translated portion.
US10753739B2
A structure applies a pre-load to a rolling bearing, which makes pre-load control easier than heretofore and enables low cost production. A pre-load applying structure is configured to apply a pre-load to a bearing of a scanning part of a three-dimensional survey device. The three-dimensional survey device includes the bearing having an inner ring to which a vertically rotating shaft is fixed, a scanning mirror attached to the vertically rotating shaft, and a motor for rotationally driving the vertically driving shaft. The pre-load applying structure has a sleeve that engages with an outer ring of the bearing, a plate spring that detachably engages with the sleeve and is fastened to a housing body with a screw, and a ring that detachably join the sleeve and the plate spring. The plate spring applies the pre-load to the outer ring via the sleeve by elastic deforming.
US10753735B2
A laser source for use in a structured light projector includes a substrate, one or more first VCSELs on the substrate, and one or more second VCSELs on the substrate. The one or more first VCSELs each have a first aperture width and each separately extend above a surface of the substrate. The one or more second VCSELs each have a second aperture width different from the first aperture width, and each separately extend above a surface of the substrate. Using an array of VCSELs with different aperture widths provides emitted radiation having different wavelengths, thus providing different speckle patterns. When the different speckle patterns are averaged upon being received at the detector, speckle noise is reduced. The VCSEL can also include a plurality of subwavelength structures to steer the light output. Such subwavelength structures can also be used on the surface of other VCSELs, including standard VCSELs.
US10753728B2
Methods and apparatus for measuring a thickness of a coating on an object are provided. Light is directed toward the object at a predetermined location on the object such that a portion of the light interacts with the object. An image having at least two wavelength channels (e.g., color channels) is captured that is produced by the portion of the light interacting with the object. A relative shift is determined between each of the at least two wavelength channels, based on a histogram of each wavelength channel of the at least two wavelength channels. At least one of the thickness or an acceptability of the coating on the object is determined based on the determined relative shift.
US10753725B2
A measuring apparatus includes first and second optical sensors for recording an image in an image capturing region during first and second image recording time periods, respectively. First and second control signal transducers provide first and second control signals, respectively, that represent the first and second image recording time periods, respectively. A control device controls a measurement illumination arrangement during the first image recording time period based on the first control signal and a first measurement illumination setting. The control device controls the measurement illumination arrangement during the second image recording time period based on the second control signal and a second measurement illumination setting. The second optical sensor is series connected to the first control signal transducer via a timing member. The first control signal is supplied to the timing member so that the second optical sensor is triggered by the first optical sensor via the timing member.
US10753724B2
A low coherence interferometry imaging system comprising a common-path interferometer that is at least partially integrated as part of a planar lightwave circuit is disclosed. Imaging systems in accordance with the present invention are implemented in integrated optics without the inclusion of highly wavelength-sensitive components. As a result, they exhibit less wavelength dependence than PLC-based interferometers of the prior art. Further, the common-path interferometer arrangement of the present invention avoids polarization and wavelength dispersion effects that plague prior-art PLC-based interferometers. Still further, an integrated common-path interferometer is smaller and less complex than other integrated interferometers, which makes it possible to integrate multiple interferometers on a single chip, thereby enabling multi-signal systems, such as plane-wave parallel OCT systems.
US10753710B2
A firearm mounting plate assembly is provided. The firearm mounting plate assembly includes a firearm slide with a first side, a second side, and a top side. A recess defined by a first slide wall, a second slide wall, and a recess base surface is disposed on the firearm slide top side. The recess includes a rib, a slot, and a ejector projection. Adjacent to the recess is a catch. The firearm mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate with a top surface, a bottom surface, a front side, and a rear side. An ejector notch and a channel is disposed along the bottom surface. The mounting plate includes a stud, one or more bosses, and an anchor. The mounting plate is configured to secure within the recess of the firearm slide.
US10753694B2
A firearm receiver includes a receiver housing defining an annular region to receive a bolt of the firearm, and a receiver cover removeably connected to the receiver housing. A guide assembly facilitates movement of the receiver cover relative to the receiver housing between an operating position to cover the annular region, and a non-operating position to expose the annular region and thereby facilitate access to the annular region. Locking assemblies are to facilitate a secure connection between the receiver housing and the receiver cover at the front and the rear of the receiver. The locking assemblies ensure that the receiver cover is securely maintained on the receiver housing during the firing of the firearm, and also enhances the overall structural integrity of the receiver during the firing of the firearm due to the fact the force of the bolt during firing of the firearm is distributed between the receiver housing and the receiver cover.
US10753685B2
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for firing a ceramic component e.g. a ceramic core, within a firing receptacle containing firing powder. The method comprises using a shaping element to shape and/or define an upper surface of a first portion of firing powder at a predetermined height within the firing receptacle. The ceramic component is subsequently placed on the upper surface of the first portion of firing powder e.g. within a depression formed using the shaping element and covered with a second portion of firing powder. The shaping element may comprise a gridded/meshed plate.
US10753684B2
An energy efficient a drying system and process using heated, dry air. The system includes an air inlet, a heat pump evaporator unit, a heat pump condenser unit, a drying unit, a heat exchanger unit, a fan, and air channels for transport of airflow from the air inlet through the system. The fan causes air to flow into the air inlet through the heat pump evaporator unit and to maintain an airflow through the system. The heat pump evaporator unit is configured to use a refrigerant to absorb heat from air that flows into the system through the heat pump evaporator unit. The heat pump condenser unit is configured to release the heat absorbed at the evaporator to the airflow. The heat exchanger unit is arranged to transfer heat from the airflow leaving the drying unit to the cold, dehumidified air flowing from the heat pump evaporator unit.
US10753680B2
A method for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas to generate a high purity CO2 stream.
US10753671B2
A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate; a second plate; a seal; a support; a heat resistance unit; and an exhaust port, wherein the heat resistance unit includes a conductive resistance sheet having one end connected to the first plate member, the conductive resistance sheet resisting heat conduction flowing along a wall for the third space, the heat resistance unit further includes a side frame connected to the conductive resistance sheet, the side frame defining at least one portion of the wall for the third space, the side frame includes a first mounting surface connected to the conductive resistance sheet and a second mounting surface connected to the second plate, and the second mounting surface is supported by the support.
US10753670B2
A refrigerator door and a method of manufacturing the same. The refrigerator door comprises a frame, a glass panel disposed at an outer side of the frame, and a LOGO display device disposed between the glass panel and the frame. A transparent LOGO display area is provided on the glass panel. The LOGO display device comprises a light-emitting component and a one-way vision film. The light-emitting component is disposed on one side of the LOGO display area towards the frame. The one-way vision film is disposed between the LOGO display area and the light-emitting component. The method of manufacturing the refrigerator door controls a printing error within 0.5 mm. The LOGO of the refrigerator door can emit light, has sharp and clear display, and is elegant in appearance.
US10753666B2
An ice cube producing unit including an ice cube tray having at least two ice cube compartments, a lid which is suitable for being mounted on the tray to seal water or other liquid inside the at least two ice cube compartments. The ice cube producing unit further includes a displacing arrangement connecting the tray and the lid and having two positions: a first position where the lid is held in a position where it abuts the ice cube tray to seal the contents of the at least two ice cube compartment inside the compartment and a second position where the lid is held in a position where it is separated from the tray so that ice cubes formed in the tray can leave the tray.
US10753658B2
A control unit is configured to set a rotation speed of a compressor to be lower than that in a defrosting operation and set an opening degree of a pressure reducing device to be equal to or greater than that in the defrosting operation during a first control time after completion of the defrosting operation, stop the compressor and set the opening degree of the pressure reducing device to be less than that in the first control time during a second control time after lapse of the first control time, and control a refrigerant circuit switching device to resume a heating operation after lapse of the second control time.
US10753649B2
Systems and methods for collecting solar energy and ambient heat are provided. A roof panel includes a metal sheet disposed about an upper end of the roof panel. Heat insulation is disposed below the metal sheet. At least one hot air duct and at least one cold air duct are each formed parallel to a rafter direction and in the plane of the roof panel. Each hot air duct is exposed to a surface of the metal sheet, and each cold air duct is encompassed by the heat insulation. A medium collectively fills the air ducts. A lower air reversing chamber is formed at a lower end portion of the roof panel, and an upper air reversing chamber is formed at an upper end portion of the roof panel. A cooling device is disposed in the upper air reversing chamber.
US10753631B2
When a service technician or the like performs maintenance of a mechanism in an indoor unit, the service technician may accidentally detach a refrigerant gas sensor and the refrigerant gas sensor may be broken. To prevent this, communication pipes (regulating members) configured to regulate the detachment of a refrigerant gas sensor are provided on the side toward which the refrigerant gas sensor is detached (front side) when a casing provided on the side toward which the refrigerant gas sensor is detached (front side) is open.
US10753630B2
Methods and systems for providing remote and proactive diagnostics of HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) equipment and HVAC systems.
US10753618B2
A heating element arrangement for a cooking appliance includes a first heating zone which is constructed to emit IR radiation in a first wavelength range, and a second heating zone which is constructed to emit IR radiation in a second wavelength range. The first wavelength range and the second wavelength range differ hereby from one another.
US10753611B2
A combustor includes a combustor shell, an inner liner disposed inside the combustor shell and having an inner surface defining a cavity configured to receive hot combustion gases from a combustion chamber of the combustor, and an outer surface, the combustor shell and the inner liner defining an annular flow channel therebetween, and a segment carrier operatively connected to the inner liner and operative to receive an upper portion of the inner liner, the segment carrier and the inner liner defining a purging cavity therebetween. The inner liner includes a plurality of impingement jet holes configured to direct a flow of cooling air from the annular flow channel to the purging cavity.
US10753601B2
An apparatus for cooling a substructure of a steam generator in a nuclear reactor is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of stud bolts (110) fastening a skirt of the steam generator to a sliding base. Each stud bolt is provided at the center thereof with an axial through hole (112), a flange of the skirt is provided on one side thereof with a vent passage (122), and each stud bolt is provided with at least one vent hole (114) communicating with the axial through hole (112), thereby forming an air circulation/cooling path between the vent passage (122) and the axial through hole (112) via the vent hole (114).
US10753595B1
A high-performance waterproof LED decorative lamp, having an inner hollow lampshade, a light-emitting component built in the lampshade, and a lamp holder connected with the lampshade; one end of the lampshade protrudes to form a bayonet connected with the lamp holder, the bayonet is internally plugged with a waterproof plug, the light-emitting component is embedded in the waterproof plug, the waterproof plug is provided with an open cavity, a conductive pin is provided in the cavity, the conductive pin is electrically connected to the light-emitting component and exposed to the bottom of the bottom surface, the side of the waterproof plug is provided with a notch, and the light-emitting component is electrically connected to the inner wall of the lamp holder through the notch.
US10753591B2
A lightning protection structure is provided, which includes an insulation bottom layer, a graphite layer on the insulation bottom layer, an insulation shell on the graphite layer, and an electrically conductive component. A part of the electrically conductive component is disposed on the insulation shell, and another part of the electrically conductive component is in contact with the graphite layer.
US10753576B2
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light-transmissive member, a covering member, and a base member. The light-transmissive member has a flange on a lateral surface thereof in such a manner as to continue from a periphery of an upper surface to a periphery of a lower surface of the light-transmissive member and to be positioned outside the upper surface of the light-transmissive member and an upper surface of the light emitting element in plan view. The flange has a thin portion at an inner side than the outer edge side of the flange. The thin portion has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the outer edge side of the flange.
US10753567B2
A light source unit for a car lamp. The light source unit includes a substrate including wiring electrodes; a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices electrically connected to the wiring electrodes; a plurality of phosphor portions spaced apart at preset intervals and arranged along rows and columns, and respectively disposed between the semiconductor light emitting devices so as to convert light emitted by surrounding semiconductor light emitting devices into second light having a second wavelength and to emit the second light; a light transmitting material filled between the phosphor portions and emitting first light having a first wavelength; and a color filter covering the phosphor portions and the light transmitting material and emitting the first light with the first wavelength and the second light with the second wavelength.
US10753560B2
An activities unit combining a table or other horizontal surface with seating units is shown and described. Seating units may include both permanent or fixed individual seating units and also, at least one additional seating unit movable between a stowed position to a deployed position. Both permanent or fixed seating units and also stowable seating units may each be supported on the activities unit by an arm above floor level. This enables ready cleaning of a floor surface on which the unitized table is placed without having to move seating units out of the way. Construction of the unitized table enables utilitarian components and features which may be deemed unsightly to be concealed, for example, by wood paneling both at a table top and also a depending wall. The table top may overhang the depending wall.
US10753554B2
A lighting device includes a primary lighting module with one or more light sources and one or more secondary lighting modules each with one or more light sources. Each secondary lighting module is mechanically and electrically connected to the primary lighting module. At least one of the secondary lighting modules is movable with respect to the primary lighting module. The shape of the lighting device can be varied between different configurations.
US10753545B1
An optically emissive material and, in particular, materials for use in single photon generation technologies, have multiple excited energy states that have different decay rates and can emit photons with different properties. A primary excitation radiation source is configured to apply primary radiation to an optically emissive material to excite the optically emissive material into a primary excited state. A secondary excitation radiation source is configured to apply secondary radiation to a thermal contribution material to generate thermal energy in the thermal contribution material. The thermal contribution material is physically configured to transfer thermal energy to the optically emissive material and excite the optically emissive material from the primary excited state to a secondary excited state for dynamic control of the emission rate, or emitted photon properties, of the optically emissive material.
US10753543B2
A steam turbine pipe 1 of an embodiment includes: an upper half side main steam pipe 11 that leads steam to a steam turbine; an upper half side main steam control valve 30 that intervenes in the upper half side main steam pipe 11; and a post-valve drain pipe 31 that is connected to the upper half side main steam control valve 30 and leads drain to an outside. The steam turbine pipe 1 further includes: a shut-off valve 32 that intervenes in the post-valve drain pipe 31; and a branching pipe 60 that makes the post-valve drain pipe 31 on the side closer to the upper half side main steam control valve 30 than is the shut-off valve 32 communicate with the upper half side main steam pipe 11 between the upper half side main steam control valve 30 and a high-pressure turbine 200.
US10753538B2
A gas tank liner comprises: a cylindrical section formed using a first resin; and a dome section formed using a second resin, the dome section being arranged at each axially opposite end of the cylindrical section, wherein either one of the first resin or the second resin has a higher linear expansion coefficient and higher yield strain than the other, the yield strain being the threshold of strain that, when met, makes the first resin or the second resin incapable of restoring its original state if the first resin or the second resin strains and yields in response to the application of external force.
US10753537B2
The invention relates to a protective cover (01) comprising at least one protective cover element (02), which is variable in length, and comprising a frame element (04), said frame element (04) being capable of being connected to the protective cover element (02), said protective cover element (02)comprising at least one holding means (03) and said frame element (04) comprising at least one fastening means (06) in the area of a first longitudinal edge (05a), the connection between the holding means (03) and the fastening means (06) being a detachable, in particular force-fitting and/or interlocking, snap connection.
US10753535B2
The current invention includes manifold having multiple outputs and at least one input for lubricant to be pumped at high pressure from a skid or trailer to a particular frac valve when the valve requires lubrication. Generally, such frac valves require lubrication on an hourly schedule or less. Each output port on the manifold is fitted with an on/off valve that allows remote operation such as pneumatic, hydraulic, electro-pneumatic operation, or other known remote operation system. The pump or pumps are also configured for remote operation. A controller is then provided so that each circuit allows, upon command, lubricant to be pumped from the lubricant reservoir, through the pump, to the manifold, through each remotely operable valve, via each output port, through an appropriate rated hose, then to the lubrication or other port on each frac valve. Generally, once connected each frac valve remains connected to the system to allow the operator to cause lubricant to flow to each valve upon command. The controller may also provide a safety cutout so that the system will only provide pressurized lubricant with the controller in the operator's possession while the operator continuously actuates the appropriate switch.
US10753526B2
An unload elbow with spherical wear pocket is disclosed which comprises a body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a spherical wear pocket formed near the outlet end. The spherical wear pocket is capable of trapping material that is being unloaded through the unload elbow to trap a portion of material being unloaded so that any other material being unloaded will contact the trapped material and not impact the wear pocket to prematurely wear out the unload elbow.
US10753521B1
A gasket that is capable of withstanding high compressive cads, protecting a flange joint from galvanic corrosion, and preventing fluids from leaking through a flange joint when the flange joint is exposed to extreme heat.
US10753514B2
An interlocking pipe support includes a first interlocking bracket configured to interlock with a second interlocking bracket, wherein the first and second interlocking brackets are moveable between a first interlocking position in which they are configured to partially surround an exterior of a pipe, and a second interlocking position in which they impose a clamping load on the exterior of the pipe.
US10753510B2
A conduit guide for guiding at least one conduit section between a first element and a second element with an insert part, having a tubular guiding element and arrangeable at the first element, and a tubular receiving part, arrangeable at the second element, wherein the guiding element of the insert part is arranged so as to be axially movable in the receiving part.
US10753508B1
A choke valve comprising: a body having an axial through hole and a radial entry port; a valve seat coaxially housed in the body axial through hole on a first side of the radial entry port; a pressure balanced valving member axially reciprocable within the body axial through hole between a first sealing position bearing against the valve seat and a second position spaced away from the seat; an actuator housing operably connected to the valving member; and a detachably connected reinforcement member detachably connected to the actuator housing and increasing the axial load that the actuator housing can take before failure of the actuator housing.
US10753505B2
A control method of a coolant control valve unit that rotates a cam using torque of a motor and allowing a profile formed on the cam to push a rod to allow the valve formed on the rod to open/close a coolant passage, including steps of: rotating the cam by operating the motor; detecting a rotation position of the cam; determining a stuck state in which the cam or the motor is not rotated while the motor is operated; and performing an escape mode in which if it is determined that the cam or the motor is in the stuck state, the motor outputs a predetermined torque to the cam side in a predetermined rotation direction to escape the cam from the stuck state.
US10753503B2
A solenoid valve for a fuel system has an electric coil and an armature disposed in a housing. A preassembled valve unit with valve seat, valve member, valve spring, and armature plate connected captively to each other is provided. In the valve unit, the valve seat is loosely secured between valve member and armature plate. The valve unit is inserted and secured in an open housing end and the valve spring contacts an inner shoulder of the housing. Armature plate and armature form a magnetic circuit. The valve member is supported on the armature plate and switched to open and close an outlet of the valve seat. By suppling current, a magnetic field is generated in the armature and attracts the armature plate into an operative valve position. The valve spring returns the armature plate into a rest position when the coil is currentless.
US10753502B2
A circuit shut-off solenoid valve for a solenoid valve system can be directly integrated in a solenoid valve system without use of an auxiliary base module and can be interchangeable with any solenoid valve in the system. The circuit shut-off solenoid valve allows for modification of the flow rate of compressed air into the solenoid valve.
US10753495B2
A valve seat at least partially formed of a ceramic material for use in a fracturing pump includes a first body and a second body. The first body is configured to be inserted into a fluid passageway of the fracturing pump. The first body has an outer diameter, D1. The second body extends radially from the first body and has an outer diameter, D2, greater than the outer diameter, D1, of the first body. The second body is at least partially formed of the ceramic material.
US10753491B2
A check valve (10) for reception in a fluid passage (5) comprises a valve seat element (1), a valve body (2), and a sleeve (3) wherein the valve body (2) is moveable in such a manner in the sleeve (3), that it rests in a first position on the valve seat element (1) and it is arranged a distance with respect to the valve seat element (1) in a second position. The valve seat element (1) contains an opening (11) which can be closed by the valve body (2) in the first position. A spring element (4) is arranged between the valve body (2) and the sleeve (3). The spring element comprises a first end (41) and a second end (42), wherein the valve body (2) is retained by the spring element (4) in the first position as long as the fluid pressure present in the opening (11) is smaller than the closing force of the spring element,(4), wherein the first end (41) of the spring element (4) is connected to the valve body (2). The sleeve (3) comprises a first jacket element (31) which is configured to be retained in the passage (5). The sleeve (3) comprises a second jacket element (32) which is configured to retain the second end (42) of the spring element (4). The spring element (4) is retained in an opening (33) of the second jacket element (32).
US10753475B2
A sealing ring of a translationally adjustable component may include a ring body including at least one sealing lip, and a fibre-reinforced reinforcement ring configured to stiffen the ring body in a radial direction and limit a deformation of the at least one sealing lip in the radial direction. The reinforcement ring may be one of i) coupled to the at least one sealing lip, and ii) embedded into the ring body. The reinforcement ring may include laminated carbon fibres and have a modulus of elasticity E2. The ring body may be composed of a plastic having a modulus of elasticity E1. The sealing ring may also have a ratio of the modulus of elasticity E2 to the modulus of elasticity E1 (E2/E1) that is approximately 150 to 300.
US10753472B2
A control device that includes an electronic control unit that is configured to perform neutral travel control that controls the transmission apparatus to enter a neutral state in which power is not transferred during rotation of the wheel, wherein the electronic control unit performs switching between an engaged neutral state in which a particular engagement device of the plurality of engagement devices is put in an engagement state and the transmission apparatus is put in a state in which power is not transferred and a released neutral state in which all of the plurality of engagement devices are put in a released state and the transmission apparatus is put in the state in which power is not transferred, based on at least a vehicle speed during the neutral travel control.
US10753471B2
A control apparatus for a vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus that includes a gear mechanism and a continuously-variable transmission mechanism. The control apparatus determines whether there is a lower-gear-ratio setting request requesting a target gear ratio of the continuously-variable transmission mechanism to be set to a lower gear ratio that is lower than a highest gear ratio of the continuously-variable transmission mechanism. When it is determined that there is not a detection accuracy of a rotational speed of an output rotary member of the drive-force transmitting apparatus, the control apparatus sets the target gear ratio to the lower gear ratio if it is determined that there is the lower-gear-ratio setting request, and sets the target gear ratio to the highest gear ratio if it is determined that there is not the lower-gear-ratio setting request.
US10753470B1
An electric actuator for controlling the output of a hydraulic drive device such as a transaxle or pump, including an adaptor to permit use of the actuator with multiple drive device designs without the need to modify the control shaft of the drive device. The actuator may include an offset arm disposed on a distal end of an output shaft, and a protrusion extending from the offset arm and offset from the axis of rotation of the control shaft of the drive device. A control arm is disposed on an end of the control shaft and includes a first opening to engage the control shaft and a second opening to receive the protrusion to enable the protrusion to cause rotation of the control arm.
US10753460B2
A recreational vehicle is provided including a power source, such as an engine or an electric motor, and a transmission having a variable gear ratio. A sub-transmission coupled to an output of the transmission includes a plurality of selectable gear configurations including park gear and at least one of a forward gear, a neutral gear and a reverse gear. An electronic controller is operative to electronically control the gear configuration of the sub-transmission in response to a set of conditions.
US10753459B2
A vehicle transmission braking mode comprises determining a set of available clutches of the plurality of clutches that are not being utilized for engagement of a particular forward gear of the plurality of forward gears, determining at least one of a modeled temperature, a measured temperature, and a modeled energy of each clutch of the set of available clutches to obtain a set of at least one of clutch temperatures and energies, and based on at least the set of available clutches and the set of at least one of clutch temperatures and energies, selectively operate the transmission in the transmission braking mode by at least partially applying at least one clutch of the set of available clutches to mitigate or prevent powerflow through the transmission and thereby decrease or maintain a speed of the vehicle and/or reduce acceleration of the vehicle.
US10753455B2
A gearbox and a method for additively manufacturing the gearbox are provided. The gearbox includes a housing having an integral heat exchanger additively manufactured within the housing. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange passageways for transferring heat between two or more fluids. The heat exchanger is defined at any suitable location or locations within the housing, for example, within voids defined between the walls of the housing and components housed within housing, such as driveshafts, gears, bearings, etc.
US10753453B2
A filtering pulley having a hub adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, a pulley ring mounted coaxial and rotationally free on the hub, and a plurality of elastic assemblies arranged circumferentially with respect to the hub and the pulley ring and each interposed between a pair of first elements integral with the hub and between a pair of second elements integral with the pulley ring is disclosed. Each elastic element forms with the first elements and with the second elements respective angular clearances, and the pulley ring and the hub have a free angle of relative rotation equal to the sum of the above-mentioned angular clearances.
US10753452B2
Methods and systems are provided for an adjustable drive gear assembly. In one example, the adjustable drive gear assembly includes a first gear rotatably coupled with a second gear with a spring positioned therebetween. A length of the spring is adjustable by rotating pins engaged with the spring in order to adjust a position of the gears relative to each other.
US10753451B2
A ring gear (100) for a planetary transmission includes a gear ring (110) formed with an internal gearing (120) on an inner circumferential surface of the gear ring (110). The gear ring (110) also includes a radially projecting and unilaterally axially overhung flange (130) on an outer circumferential surface of the gear ring (110). The flange (130) is formed with a circumferential collar (131) and a collar overhang (132). The collar overhang (132) has a crown gearing (140). The crown gearing (140) is continuous and axially extends through the collar (131).
US10753450B2
A magnetic type rotation transmitting mechanism has a rotating plate made of a magnetic material, and a magnet to which the rotational movement of the rotating plate is transmitted through a magnetic coupling between the magnet and the rotating plate. When the rotating plate is rotated, a plurality of oblique edge portions formed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate rotate while sequentially passing through a magnet-facing area. The oblique edge portions move in the direction of the rotation centerline of the rotating plate, the rotation centerline being perpendicular to the center axis line of the magnet. The magnet is rotated about the center axis line by a magnetic force occurring between the magnet and the oblique edge portions passing through the magnet-facing area. It is possible to realize a small and compact mechanism for extracting rotation.
US10753447B2
An electro-hydraulic limited slip differential system for a vehicle includes an axle assembly having an axle housing having an aperture formed therein, and an electro-hydraulic limited slip differential assembly disposed within the axle housing. The limited slip differential assembly includes a differential case, a differential gear assembly disposed in the differential case, a clutch assembly having a clutch pack and a clutch actuator assembly, and a hydraulic fitting disposed at least partially within the aperture. The hydraulic fitting is coupled to a hydraulic port of the clutch actuator assembly.
US10753441B2
A motion transmitting device comprising: a slider movable along a slider guide; and a connecting body movable along a connecting body guide, wherein the slider and the connecting body are disposed in contact with each other, each of the slider and the connecting body has a contact surface that is slidable, and the amount of displacement and/or the speed of displacement of an output end relative to an input end can be reduced or can be made equal to each other or increased through setting of the angle of a center axis line of the slider guide about a center axis line of the connecting body guide and/or the inclination angle of the contact surface.
US10753440B2
An actuator release mechanism comprising a longitudinal member, e.g. a piston, which is moveable axially to permit or prevent axial movement of the lock bolt and hence deployment of the actuator. Movement of the piston is due to the force of the lock bolt, under a spring force, on the one hand, and to the position and force of a linkage assembly on the other hand. The linkage assembly comprises a first link fixed, at one end, e.g. by means of a piston lock pin, to the piston and fixed at a pivot point to a second link. The second link is fixed to a rotational drive means, here a rotary solenoid or stepper motor, so as to rotate about a centre of rotation.
US10753437B2
A chain guide is provided which has a simple structure and improved durability, and which enables reduction in weight and in material cost, and moreover which does not inhibit smooth flow of resin inside a metal mold, and with which dimension errors, contour errors, internal distortion, defects and the like are reduced and concentration of internal stresses or repeatedly applied bending stresses can be prevented. A reinforcing rib of a body part includes a lateral rib that has an independent zone not connected to other parts of the reinforcing rib over a length of 20% or more of a distance between support portions at two locations of the rib. The independent zone is provided on a side further away from a guide surface than a midpoint of the height of the support wall.
US10753435B2
A hydraulic tensioner (10) and method of manufacture can include a housing (12), a piston (16) moveable from a retracted position toward an extended position with respect to the housing (12) in response to fluid pressure, and a tensioner spring (36) biasing the piston (16) toward the extended position. The hydraulic tensioner (10) can include a modular sleeve (14) supported by the housing (12) and defining an aperture (15) for slidably receiving the piston (16) and defining an expandable fluid chamber (18). The housing (12) can provide a fluid passage (39) for fluid communication between the expandable fluid chamber (18) and a source of pressurized fluid. The housing (12) can have a seat (25) in fluid communication with the aperture (15). An end (38) of the modular sleeve (14) can be seated with respect to a seat (25) of the housing (12) to seal the fluid passage (39).
US10753434B2
A chain tensioner (50; 500) for a conveying device (70) of a machine (1; 1′) for processing elements in the form of sheets (10), the conveying device (70) includes two lateral chain sets connected to the ends of transverse gripper bars (75) able to grasp the elements (10) and at least one chain-guiding device (90) configured to guide a respective chain set (80); the chain tensioner (50; 500) includes: an actuator (9) controlled by a control unit (8), a movable support (11), a transmission element (12) borne by the movable support (11), a rotary element (13) rotated by the actuator (9) and cooperating with the transmission element (12) in order to exert a thrust force on the movable support (11), the rotary element (13) being rotatable, to adjust the tension of the chain set (80). The actuator (9) is controlled in synchronism with the machine angle (MA). A machine (1; 1′) for processing elements and a method for tensioning the chain sets (80) of the conveying device (70) are disclosed.
US10753431B2
A transmission (G) for a motor vehicle includes an electric motor (EM), an input shaft (GW1), an output shaft (GW2), two planetary gear sets (P1, P2), and at least five shift elements (K1, B1, K2, K3, K4), wherein different gear ratios between the input shaft (GW1) and the output shaft (GW2) are selectable by actuating the at least five shift elements (K1, B1, K2, K3, K4) and, in addition, in interaction with the electric motor (EM), different operating modes are implementable. A drive train for a motor vehicle including such a transmission (G) and to a method for operating same are also provided.
US10753429B2
A dual clutch transmission for a motor vehicle, with switchable gearwheel sets which form in particular exactly eight wheel planes (RE-1 through RE-8), which are assigned to a first and to a second sub-transmission. The sub-transmissions are provided with at least one input shaft and with a common output shaft and the input shafts can be alternately activated via a load-switchable clutch. Furthermore, the odd forward gears are assigned to the sub-transmission and even forward gears are assigned to the other sub-transmission, which are switchable by corresponding switching elements. At least one gearwheel set of one sub-transmission can be coupled with a switching element to the other sub-transmission.
US10753422B2
A switchable hydraulic mount includes a first fluid chamber delimited by a spring body, a second fluid chamber fluidically connected to the first fluid chamber, a decoupling element for decoupling the chambers, and arranged between the first fluid chamber and a decoupling chamber, the chambers being fluidically separated from one another, and a switchable valve to selectively open or close the decoupling chamber with respect to the environment, the switchable valve including a valve housing with a linear actuator including an actuator head displaceable in the valve housing between closed and open positions, the valve housing including at least one valve opening which, in the open position, connects the decoupling chamber to the environment and which, in the closed position, is closed by the actuator head, and the valve opening including at least a component of extension transverse with respect to the movement axis of the actuator head.
US10753417B2
A stabilizer bush including: a tubular rubber bushing body having an inner hole for inserting a stabilizer bar; and a mounting base provided on a fixing surface of the rubber bushing body against a vehicle body. The stabilizer bush is configured to be installed on the vehicle body such that an outer peripheral surface of the rubber bushing body is press-fitted on a side of the vehicle body via the mounting base by a roughly U-shaped bracket to be fixed to the vehicle body. The rubber bushing body includes a shock absorbing rubber part that is elastically deformed due to a compression force caused by pressing of the bracket, bulges to both sides in the width direction of the mounting base, and enters and interposes between the mounting base and the bracket.
US10753396B2
A Hybrid rolling bearing includes an inner raceway and an outer raceway and a plurality of rolling elements arranged therebetween. The outer raceway and the inner raceway are made from bearing steel, having a first surface RMS roughness Rq1. The rolling elements are made from a ceramic material and have second surface RMS roughnesses Rq2,i. At least one of the rolling elements has an increased surface RMS roughness Rq2,N, which is significantly higher than the RMS roughnesses Rq2,i, of the remaining rolling elements. The hybrid rolling bearing can be installed within a refrigerant compressor.
US10753391B1
An assembly for use in a bearing compartment includes a pedestal and a damper having a damper surface configured to be positioned adjacent to the pedestal and separated from the pedestal by a gap, the gap receiving a damping fluid to form a damping assembly between the damper and the pedestal. The assembly further includes a first annular spring positioned axially forward or axially aft of the pedestal. The assembly further includes an anti-rotation feature configured to resist rotation of the first annular spring relative to at least one of the pedestal or the damper.
US10753390B2
A self-aligning roller bearing having an inner and an outer bearing ring, at least one row of roller elements disposed between the inner and outer bearing ring, a cage for guiding the roller elements, a shield element comprising a ring-formed shield provided at a first axial side of the self-aligning roller bearing, the ring-formed shield being configured for preventing foreign matter from entering an interior space between the inner ring and the outer ring, the shield element further comprising a plurality of male connection elements protruding out from the ring-formed shield. The cage having a cage side portion provided at the first axial side. The cage side portion includes a plurality of female connection elements. Each male connection element is inserted into a respective female connection element of the plurality of female connection elements forming mating pairs of connection elements hereby connecting the shield element to the cage side portion.
US10753389B2
A suspension thrust bearing for use with a suspension spring in an automotive suspension strut of a vehicle. The suspension thrust bearing provides a bearing having upper and lower annular bearing members in relative rotation to each other, and having upper and lower bearing surfaces, respectively, disposed in confronting alignment with each other. The lower bearing surface has a contour shaped to axially receive an upper end of the suspension spring. The upper bearing surface is shaped to be axially received by a support block attached to a body of the vehicle. The suspension thrust bearing includes an upper isolator made of resilient material and fixed to the upper bearing surface such that the upper isolator fits between the upper annular bearing member and support block.
US10753388B2
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to tilting pad bearing assemblies, bearing apparatuses including the tilting pad bearing assemblies, and methods of using the bearing apparatuses. The tilting pad bearing assemblies disclosed herein include a plurality of tilting pads. At least some of the superhard tables exhibit a thickness that is at least about 0.120 inch and/or at least two layers having different wear and/or thermal characteristics.
US10753384B1
A suction cup is provided, including: a suction member, a first check valve and a second check valve. The suction member includes a seat body, a control member movably disposed on the seat body, a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The seat body includes a seat portion and a cup portion which is elastically deformable and disposed on the seat portion. The seat body has a first gas chamber, and a second gas chamber is defined between the control member and the seat body. The first flow channel is communicated with first gas chamber and the second gas chamber. The first check valve is disposed within the first flow channel and openably closes the first flow channel. The second check valve is disposed within the second flow channel, openably closes the second flow channel.
US10753379B2
An actuator capable of preventing a malfunction of the actuator due to iron powder contained in working fluid and the abrasion of a cylinder and a piston is provided. The actuator includes a cylinder (51) extending in a vertical direction and having an opening (51a), a piston (52) moving inside the cylinder (51), and a stroke sensor (53) that detects a position of the piston (52). The stroke sensor (53) includes a member to be detected (53b) which is a magnet, and a sensor (53c) which detects the member to be detected (53b). The member to be detected (53b) is located below a lower edge portion (51a1) of the opening (51a).
US10753367B2
Provided is a mounting structure, including: an impeller including: a main body portion having a through hole; a plurality of blades provided to an outer peripheral surface of the main body portion; and a boss portion, which is a part of the main body portion, and protrudes toward one end side of the shaft with respect to the plurality of blades; a small-diameter portion, which is a part of the shaft; a first large-diameter portion, which is a part of the shaft, is located on another end side of the shaft with respect to the small-diameter portion; and a small-inner-diameter portion of the through hole, which is formed on a radially inner side of the boss portion, and has an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of a part of the through hole which is opposed to the first large-diameter portion in a radial direction.
US10753366B2
A retrofittable control system for controlling an engine and a clutch of a frost fan may include a data processing system, a thermostat, a human machine interface, a throttle control module, and/or a clutch control module. The control system may be configured to automatically start the fan when the thermostat detects a temperature below a user defined turn-on temperature, and to automatically shut down and park the fan when the thermostat detects a temperature above a user defined turn-off temperature. In some examples, starting up the fan may include running a clutch engagement sequence that engages the clutch at different speeds for different durations.
US10753359B2
A crankshaft assembly for a scroll compressor is disclosed. The crankshaft assembly includes a crankpin having a plurality of apertures therethrough. A crankshaft body has an aperture therethrough. The aperture of the crankshaft and one of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin being aligned when in an assembled state such that in operation fluid flows between the aperture of the crankshaft body and the one of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin. The crankshaft body includes a second aperture aligned with a second of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin. The crankpin and the crankshaft body are separate members. A fastener extends through the second of the plurality of apertures of the crankpin and into the second aperture of the crankshaft body to secure the crankpin and the crankshaft body together in the assembled state.
US10753353B2
A peristaltic pump includes a cam shaft, a plunger-cam follower, a tube receiver, a spring-biased plunger, a spring, a position sensor, and a processor. The cam shaft has a plunger cam. The plunger-cam follower engages the plunger cam to follow the plunger cam and to disengage from the plunger cam. The spring-biased plunger is coupled to the plunger-cam follower and the spring biases the spring-biased plunger toward the tube receiver. The position sensor determines a position of the spring-biased plunger when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger cam and the spring applies a force from the spring-biased plunger against the tube. The processor estimates fluid flow utilizing the position of the spring-biased plunger as indicated by the position sensor when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger cam and the spring applies the force from the spring-biased plunger against the tube.
US10753335B2
An internal combustion engine for an aircraft can include a crankshaft configured to drive a propeller; a camshaft coupled to the crankshaft; and an ignition controller coupled to the camshaft and including a visual indicator, the visual indicator configured to produce a visual signal at a predetermined angular position of the engine. An ignition controller for an internal combustion engine can include a housing and a P-lead connection extending from the housing, the ignition controller configured to selectively supply or cut main electrical power from the engine via the P-lead connection, the ignition controller also configured to selectively supply its own power.
US10753334B2
An apparatus includes an engine friction module in operative communication with an engine and structured to interpret engine operation data indicative of an engine friction amount, and a stop/start module structured to compare the engine operation data with predetermined protective criteria that includes an engine friction threshold and to turn off the engine for at least a portion of time based on the engine friction threshold exceeding the engine friction amount.
US10753327B2
A fuel supply device includes a sub-tank, a fuel pump, a transfer jet pump, a reduction valve, and a partition wall. The sub-tank is disposed within the fuel tank and forms a container configured to store fuel. The fuel pump is disposed in the sub-tank and is configured to pump fuel from the sub-tank. The transfer jet pump is configured to pump fuel from the fuel tank into the sub-tank. The reduction valve generates heat during operation. The partition wall divides an interior of the sub-tank into a first chamber and a second chamber. The fuel pump is disposed in the first chamber. Fuel passing through the reduction valve is discharged into the second chamber.
US10753321B2
A hollow filter element, including: a filter medium for filtering a fluid; wherein the filter element is a conical-oval rounded filter element; wherein the filter medium circumferentially surrounds an interior flow space of the filter element, wherein the filter medium circumferentially encloses around an element axis such that filter medium at least in one direction radial to the element axis is smaller on a first of the end sides of the filter medium than on a second of the end sides of the filter medium; wherein the filter medium has a first end body arranged at least on the smaller end side; wherein the first end body has at least one leveling element in the at least one direction of the smaller extent with respect to the element axis in a radially outer segment with respect to the element axis.
US10753317B2
An internal combustion engine includes a supercharger having a compressor and a turbine and an EGR apparatus having an exhaust recirculating pipe, an upstream EGR valve and a downstream EGR valve. An electronic control unit fully opens the upstream EGR valve and controls an EGR amount by the downstream EGR valve when a peak value of an exhaust pressure increases excessively. The resulting increase in exhaust volume causes the peak value of the exhaust pressure to fall, and damage to parts of an exhaust system can be avoided. The electronic control unit fully opens the downstream EGR valve and controls the EGR amount by the upstream EGR valve when the peak value of the exhaust pressure decreases excessively. The resulting decrease in the exhaust volume causes the peak value of the exhaust pressure to rise, enabling supercharging.
US10753310B2
A piston for an internal combustion engine is provided. The piston includes a body having a cylindrical outer surface with a ring belt region including an annular uppermost ring groove and a lower ring groove extending into the outer surface. A top land extends from the uppermost ring groove to an upper combustion surface. The body has a pair of pin bosses with pin bores aligned with one another along a pin bore axis. A first piston ring is disposed in the uppermost ring groove and a second piston ring is disposed in the lower ring groove. The body has an annular sealed cooling gallery with a cooling medium contained therein. The sealed cooling gallery is configured in substantial radial alignment between the first and second piston rings to provide optimal cooling to the ring belt region, top land and upper combustion surface.
US10753306B2
The exhaust gas purification system includes a catalyst having an NOx storage and reduction function, an EGR passage, and a controller configured to control combustion of the internal combustion engine. The controller is configured to switch the operation mode from the lean burn operation to the rich burn operation, when a request for execution of the rich burn operation is issued during the lean burn operation. The controller is configured to perform, when the request the execution of the rich burn operation is issued, an NOx-increasing process in which the combustion of the internal combustion engine is controlled so that an in-cylinder NOx amount is equal to or larger than a required in-cylinder NOx amount prior to switching to the rich burn operation.
US10753301B2
A filter monitoring system and method are described. The filter monitoring system includes a module or circuit installed on an internal combustion engine or within a vehicle powered by the internal combustion engine. The filter monitoring system monitors the operation of the various filtration systems present on the engine to determine an amount of service life remaining and a loading percentage for various filter cartridges installed in the filtration systems of the internal combustion engine. The filter monitoring system determines the loading percentage and predicts remaining service life of a given filter cartridge via a time-based manner (e.g., based on the installation date of the filter cartridge and filter cartridge life specifications) and a pressure differential based manner (e.g., based on a determination of pressure drop across the filter cartridge).
US10753294B2
Methods and systems are provided for reducing carbon buildup in an exhaust gas recirculation system of an engine of a vehicle. In one example, a method comprises injecting a diesel exhaust fluid into an intake manifold of the engine, routing the diesel exhaust fluid into the exhaust gas recirculation system, and vaporizing the diesel exhaust fluid in the exhaust gas recirculation system. In this way, any carbon deposits associated with an exhaust gas recirculation valve and/or exhaust gas recirculation passage may be reduced, which may increase fuel economy and may reduce undesired emissions.
US10753293B2
A method for controlling an air-fuel ratio in an idle purge-off mode is provided. The method includes stopping feedback for an amount of fuel for a particular period of time when idle purging is terminated and performing freeze control with a constant lambda control value.
US10753292B2
A method of controlling an engine during idle purge of a canister includes: determining whether current operation information of a vehicle satisfies an idle purge condition, determining whether canister purge learning time performed during a part load condition is a set time or more when a purge operation condition is satisfied, and performing idle purge of the canister when the canister purge learning time performed during the part load condition is the set time or more.
US10753289B2
Systems and methods for managing excessive intake flow path pressure and counter flow are implemented to support enhanced engine braking applications, such as 2-stroke or 1.5-stroke engine braking implementations where the intake flow path may be exposed to excessive transient pressures in the combustion chamber during activation or deactivation of an engine brake. Intake throttle, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve, intake manifold blow-off valve, compressor bypass valve, exhaust throttle, turbocharger geometry or turbocharger waste gate may be controlled to effectuate counter flow management separately or in combination. Excessive transient conditions may also be prevented or managed by sequential valve motion in which brake motion activation occurs first and then exhaust valve main event deactivation occurs second. Delay between brake activation and main event deactivation may be facilitated using mechanical and/or hydraulic implements as well as electronically.
US10753288B2
A throttle valve housing (1) for a throttle valve arrangement for an internal combustion engine, wherein the throttle valve housing (1) is used to accommodate a pivotally mounted throttle valve and provides movement space for the throttle valve, wherein the throttle valve housing (1) has an inflow opening (2) on a first side for receiving a fluid and the throttle valve housing (1) has an outflow opening (3) on a second side for discharging a fluid, and wherein at least one sealing piece (4) projecting into the flow cross-section is arranged in the movement space of the throttle valve housing (1) and is used as a stop for the throttle valve in the closed position. Improved sealing characteristics are achieved in that the sealing piece (4) is formed in the wall of the throttle valve housing (1) in a non-cutting manner.
US10753284B2
Systems and methods for controlling a fluid-based engineering system are disclosed. The systems and methods may include a model processor for generating a model output, the model processor including a set state module for setting dynamic states of the model processor, the dynamic states input to an open loop model based on the model operating mode. The model processor may further include an estimate state module for determining an estimated state of the model based on at least one of a prior state, current state derivatives, solver state errors, and synthesized parameters. The estimate state module determines an estimator gain associated with the current state derivatives and applies the estimator gain to determine the estimated state of the model.
US10753279B2
A gas turbine engine includes a fan and a compressor section that is fluidly connected to the fan. The compressor includes a high pressure compressor and a low pressure compressor. A combustor is fluidly connected to the compressor section. A turbine section is fluidly connected to the combustor. The turbine section includes a high pressure turbine coupled to the high pressure compressor via a first shaft. A low pressure turbine is coupled to the low pressure compressor via a second shaft. A geared architecture interconnects between the second shaft and the fan. The gas turbine engine is a high bypass geared aircraft engine having a bypass ratio of greater than six (6). The low pressure turbine has a pressure ratio that is greater than 5, and the geared architecture includes a gear reduction ratio of greater than 2.5:1.
US10753257B2
Mat (1) for mounting a pollution control element in a housing, comprising inorganic fibre material. At an edge surface (20) of the mat a plurality of fibres (30) are heat fused to form fusion volumes (90). The average number of fusion volumes per square millimetre of the edge surface is at least 100, and at least 80% of the fusion volumes have a projected size of between 10 μm and 100 μm.
US10753256B2
An injection controller that is applied to an exhaust purification system including an injector that is located in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and injects to supply a reducing agent in a liquid state to a NOx purification catalyst purifying NOx in an exhaust gas, and a pump that pressurizes and pumps the reducing agent to the injector through a reducing-agent passage. The injection controller includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a variation quantity of a rotational speed of the pump caused in response to an injection of the injector or a correlation value that is a value correlative to the variation quantity, as a rotational variation parameter, and a determination unit configured to determine whether an air mixing exists in the reducing-agent passage based on the rotational variation parameter.
US10753246B2
Technologies for producing an exhaust gas stream with controlled hydrocarbon species are disclosed. In some embodiments the technologies include an apparatus for producing an exhaust gas stream. The apparatus may include a burner for combusting primary fuel and produce an exhaust gas stream, and an exhaust pipe coupled to the burner to receive the exhaust gas stream. One or more supplemental fuel inlets may be coupled to the exhaust gas pipe for the addition of supplemental fuel to the exhaust gas stream. In embodiments, the speciation and total concentration of hydrocarbon compounds in the exhaust gas stream may be adjusted by controlling the relative amount of supplemental fuel added to the exhaust gas stream. Methods for producing an exhaust gas stream are also disclosed.
US10753242B2
A method for performing condition-based maintenance of an engine is presented. The method includes obtaining one or more parameters corresponding to the engine. Also, the method includes determining a temperature profile corresponding to a portion of a fluid flow component based on a first parameter and one or more thermal models. The method further includes estimating a solid deposit in the portion of the fluid flow component corresponding to each cycle of the engine based on the temperature profile and deposition kinetics parameters. Further, the method includes predicting a total solid deposit in the portion of the fluid flow component based on the estimated solid deposit corresponding to each cycle of the engine. Moreover, the method includes performing the condition-based maintenance of the engine based on a value of the predicted total solid deposit.
US10753238B2
The invention relates to a first rotor part for a camshaft adjuster, wherein the first rotor part is configured in the form of a disc, and wherein the first rotor part has an encircling shoulder in a circumferential direction, said shoulder extending in a first axial direction beyond the first end side, wherein the first rotor part has at least one inner first opening which is arranged on the first inner casing on that side of the shoulder that is remote from the first end side and which is connected to the first end side via a first fluid duct which extends outwards in the radial direction from the shoulder through the first rotor part; wherein the first rotor part is produced in one part by powder metallurgy with all the inner first openings and first fluid ducts and the shoulder. The invention also relates to a pressing tool for producing a first rotor part.
US10753236B2
Systems and methods are provided for data center cooling by vaporizing fuel using data center waste heat. The systems include, for instance, an electricity-generating assembly, a liquid fuel storage, and a heat transfer system. The electricity-generating assembly generates electricity from a fuel vapor for supply to the data center. The liquid fuel storage is coupled to supply the fuel vapor, and the heat transfer system is associated with the data center and the liquid fuel storage. In an operational mode, the heat transfer system transfers the data center waste heat to the liquid fuel storage to facilitate vaporization of liquid fuel to produce the fuel vapor for supply to the electricity-generating assembly. The system may be implemented with the liquid fuel storage and heat transfer system being the primary fuel vapor source, or a back-up fuel vapor source.
US10753228B2
A turbomachinery component for a turbomachine includes feed manifold, a return manifold and a sidewall. The feed manifold is configured to receive a coolant stream therein and includes a plurality of feed plenums. The return manifold includes a plurality of return plenums. The sidewall defines a plurality of feed channels and a plurality of return channels therein. The sidewall further includes an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. Each feed channel is in fluid communication with at least one of the feed plenums. Each return channel is in fluid communication with at least one of the return plenums. The sidewall further at least partially defines a plurality of microchannels. Each microchannel is in fluid communication with one of the feed channels and one of the return channels.
US10753224B2
A bushing includes cylindrical body depending from preferably annular polygonal flange, bore extending through flange and body, and at least one overload indicator. Overload indicator may be frangible such as frangible tab at distal end of indicator tab depending from body or frangible coupons extending between forward and aft sections of polygonal flange. Frangible tab and coupons may include distinctive mark discernible or visible under visible or ultraviolet light. Bushing may be used in unison ring of high pressure compressor assembly to connect lever arms, coupled to variable vanes, to unison ring. Pins disposed in bore of bushing couple arm to unison ring. Forward and aft overhangs may depend from forward and aft sections of polygonal flange and overhang forward and aft annular sides of unison ring.
US10753223B2
A rotor assembly apparatus that includes a rotatable component and a ring-shroud. The rotatable component is mounted for rotation about a first axis. The ring-shroud defines an inner surface that surrounds the rotatable component and that defines a second axis. A sensing system is configured to monitor the position of the first axis relative to the second axis. A casing surrounds the ring-shroud and an actuation system is configured to move the ring-shroud relative to the casing, in response to the sensing system.
US10753219B2
The seal runner has an annular body secured to a rotating shaft of the gas turbine engine whereas ring segments are secured to a case of the gas turbine, with the seal runner having a radially-outer surface having a contacting portion adapted to rubbingly receive ring segments of the contact seal assembly during use, the seal runner having a radially-inner surface opposite to the radially-outer surface. The method includes rotating the seal runner relative to the ring segments and generating heat from the rubbing engagement therebetween; and feeding a flow of cooling fluid against the radially-inner surface to cool the seal runner from said generated heat including maintaining a pool of cooling fluid having a given depth against the radially-inner surface.
US10753211B2
A heterogeneous composition is disclosed, including an alloy mixture and a ceramic additive. The alloy mixture includes a first alloy having a first melting point of at least a first threshold temperature, and a second alloy having a second melting point of less than a second threshold temperature. The second threshold temperature is lower than the first threshold temperature. The first alloy, the second alloy, and the ceramic additive are intermixed with one another as distinct phases. An article is disclosed including a first portion including a material composition, and a second portion including the heterogeneous composition. A method for forming the article is disclosing, including applying the second portion to the first portion.
US10753210B2
Airfoils for gas turbine engines are provided. The airfoils include an airfoil body extending between leading and trailing edges in an axial direction, between pressure and suction sides in a circumferential direction, and between a root and tip in a radial direction, a first shielding sidewall cavity located adjacent one of the pressure and suction sides proximate the root of the airfoil body and extending radially toward the tip, a second shielding sidewall cavity located adjacent the other of the pressure and suction sides proximate the root of the airfoil body and extending radially toward the tip, and a shielded sidewall cavity located between the first shielding sidewall cavity and the second shielding sidewall cavity, wherein the shielded sidewall cavity is not adjacent either of the pressure or suction sides proximate the root and transitions to be proximate at least one of the pressure and suction sides proximate the tip.
US10753204B2
An emissions monitoring and management system includes a containment assembly that defines an enclosed volume, wherein the enclosed volume of the containment assembly is configured to receive an industrial component, a fluid conduit coupled to the containment assembly and in fluid communication with the enclosed volume, an emissions conditioner coupled to the fluid conduit, wherein the emissions conditioner is configured to reduce a concentration of a predetermined gas of interest in the fluid conduit, a first emissions detector coupled to the containment assembly and in fluid communication with the enclosed volume, wherein the first emissions detector is configured to determine a concentration of the predetermined gas of interest in the enclosed volume, and a transmitter in signal communication with the first emissions detector, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit signals corresponding to a first predetermined concentration of the predetermined gas of interest in the enclosed volume.
US10753203B2
Determining, based on asymmetric spalling of rock at a wall of a wellbore of a hydrocarbon well, that the wellbore is experiencing a spider web borehole failure (SWBF); and in response to the determination: generating a forward model of rock strength for the well (including a rock strength reduction function defining a rock strength reduction factor (r) as a function of angular width of a borehole failure (W)); determining an angular width of the SWBF (WSWBF); determining, based on application of the angular width of the SWBF (WSWBF) to the rock strength reduction function, a rock strength reduction factor (r) for the well; determining, based on the rock strength reduction factor (r) and an unconfined compressive strength of intact rock (Co), an unconfined compressive strength of fractured rock (Cfrm); and operating the well based on the unconfined compressive strength of fractured rock (Cfrm).
US10753183B2
A re-fracturing method using a perforating gun system in a multistring wellbore casing with an inner well casing installed in an outer well casing. The charges in the perforating system include a case, a liner positioned within the case, and an explosive filled within the liner. The liner shaped with a subtended angle about an apex of the liner such that a jet formed with the explosive creates an entrance hole in the inner well casing and the outer well casing; the liner having an exterior surface, the exterior surface substantially conical proximate the apex; the subtended angle of the liner ranges from 100° to 120°. The method includes covering the existing openings with the inner casing, perforating with the perforating system and creating constant diameter entrance holes in the outer casing and fracturing through the inner casing and outer casing.
US10753174B2
A method can include varying a spacing between plugging devices by controlling a ratio of flow rates through intersecting pipes. A deployment apparatus can include an actuator and a release structure that releases the plugging devices into a conduit connected to a tubular string in the well. Another method can include operating an actuator, thereby displacing a release structure, and the release structure releasing the plugging devices into the well in response to operating the actuator. Another deployment apparatus can include intersecting pipes and a valve that selectively permits and prevents displacement of the plugging devices through one of the pipes.
US10753159B1
A progressive cavity device including an articulated coupling for converting the complex motion of a rotor into simple rotation. The coupling may include two shafts coupled to one another by joint assemblies connected to opposite ends of an intermediate shaft. The joint assemblies may include interleaved male and female spline portions and an elastomer filling the spaces between the male and female splines. The elastomer may deflect under load to allow the male and female splines to move relative to each other to allow the assembly to react to shaft misalignments. To limit elastomer bulging from the ends of the joint in response to shaft movement, the bulge area may be capped so that the elastomer cannot bulge outward and become extremely stiff.
US10753156B2
A cutting tool has a tool body and at least one non-planar cutting element oriented at a forward rake angle on the top surface of the cutting tool. The at least one non-planar cutting element of the cutting tool has a grip region and a non-planar cutting end. A support of the cutting tool extends around at least a portion of a circumference of the grip region.
US10753150B1
A ladder attachment that secures a container to a ladder while keeping the ladder rungs free from obstruction, allowing the user to safely climb the ladder while the ladder attachment is in use. The ladder attachment comprises a rigid supporting arm and a container holder that is capable of securing a container to the ladder via the container's handle. In embodiments, the rigid supporting arm is configured to fit within the hollow rung of a ladder and rest gravitationally therein. Embodiments allow for easy installation and removal of the ladder attachment and may be inserted into either the left or right-hand side of the ladder.
US10753149B2
An extendable/retractable ladder assembly includes a first stile and a second stile and a plurality of rungs extending therebetween. Each stile may comprise a plurality of columns disposed in a nested arrangement for relative axial movement in a telescopic fashion. A connector assembly connects the rungs to respective columns in the first and second stiles. The ladder has improved manufacturability since connector assemblies may be assembled before connecting the rungs to respective columns. The standing surface of the rungs may be angled such that it is rotated towards horizontal when the ladder assembly is leaned against a wall. A latch assembly may be used to selectively lock relative axial movement between adjacent columns. The latch assembly includes a locking pin assembly comprised of a central post and an outer metal sleeve. An air damper may also be used to control airflow through the columns.
US10753147B2
A motorized window treatment system controls a plurality of motorized window treatments to maximize daylight autonomy, while minimizing cognitive dissonance. The system may include motorized window treatments, window sensors, and a system controller. Each motorized window treatment may be operable to adjust a respective covering material to control the amount of light entering a space. Each sensor may be mounted adjacent to at least one of the motorized window treatments, and may be configured to measure an amount of daylight shining on the sensor. The system controller may receive sensor readings from the sensors and may control the motorized window treatments in response to the sensors to keep the covering materials aligned when the sensor readings are within a predetermined amount. The system controller may dynamically group and re-group the sensors into subgroups based upon the sensor readings and may control the motorized window treatments based upon the subgroups.
US10753146B1
An adjustable bracket system that is used to secure a box shade roller to a fixed structure. The adjustable bracket system comprises of a pair of L-shaped bracket that are secured to a fixed structure, a pair of L-shaped box roller holders that are inserted within a guide of the L-shaped brackets, and a pair of screws that are inserted within a pair of threaded bores of the L-shaped brackets that allows a box shade roller to be adjusted when placed in the adjustable bracket system.
US10753144B1
A barrier employed to keep children and/or pets in or out of certain areas in the house. The barrier includes four panels. Two main panels slide parallel to each other to lengthen or shorten the barrier as a whole. Two side panels stabilize the main panels and extend to the front and rear faces of the main panels to provide a self-supporting in-house barrier. Each of the panels includes a wooden frame. The wood lends less weight, less sharp edges, and more pleasing aesthetics than, for example, a metal gate. Legs are connected to the side panels to further stabilize the side panels and main panels.
US10753140B2
The present invention relates to shaker doors with solid cores and methods for making the same. The shaker doors contain different core materials at the recessed panel than the raise peripheral region to provide dimensional stability and reduced distortion when the doors are exposed to high humidity. The devices and methods also provide for easy assembly of solid core shaker doors, including fire rated doors.
US10753122B2
A locking system and a method for locking a container having an actuator for actuating a locking bolt, a container locking controller for controlling the actuator, a container communications device associated with the container locking controller for receiving a locking code, and a container code acquisition device for acquiring a locking code, wherein the container locking controller performs a comparison of received and acquired locking codes and in the event of a correct, matching locking code actuates the actuator, and wherein a central controller generates the locking code and transmits it to the container communications device through a dial-up communications network and a communications code is provided and delivered to the container locking controller by way of the container code acquisition device in such a manner that the container communications device can be activated thereby.
US10753115B2
The present invention is an anchor for a beach umbrella or the like. The umbrella anchor of the present invention includes generally an anchor bag configured to receive the end of a conventional beach umbrella shaft and an upper harness provided for securing the upper end of the umbrella shaft to the anchor bag. The anchor bag is filled with sand or other earthen material removed from a hole into which the anchor bag is placed while the umbrella anchor of the present invention is being deployed. An upper harness is mounted on the umbrella shaft and then releasable connected to an anchor bag harness fixed to the anchor bag. The umbrella anchor may further include a storage bag for receiving the anchor bag and proximal end of the beach umbrella when the umbrella is closed for storage, or for holding miscellaneous items when the umbrella is opened and anchored.
US10753112B1
A multipurpose floor demolition tool enables removing, scraping, manipulating, and replacing a floor and floor covering and components without having to bend down, and with a lesser application of force. The tool provides a plate that is sufficiently flat, and has a straight scraping edge for scraping, flipping over, and prying floor components. The plate forms a central aperture for prying a nail from the floor. The plate has a first curvilinear edge defined by a claw for tearing and prying floor components. The plate has a second edge defined by a tab for prying floor components. A portion of the first and second edges are perpendicular to the straight scraping edge, such that the first and second edges simultaneously engage a floor. A handle joins with the straight mounting edge to enable manipulation of the plate and provide leverage for prying and scraping floor components with the plate.
US10753110B2
This invention discloses a rack structure for an in-field 3D construction printer, which comprises the vertical supporting posts consisting of connected standard vertical supporting post segments in two rows with symmetrical arrangement, a printing platform, a power and material storage platform, and lifting mechanism; said two rows of the vertical supporting posts are symmetrically arranged and fixed on the ground; the printing platform, and the power supply and material storage platform are fixed on the vertical supporting post through their respective cavities, and then the printing platform and the power and material storage platform are bolted on the vertical supporting post; the steel wire rope runs through a lifting drum, to a pulley block on the side of the power supply and material storage platform, and then from the intermediate pulley block to the pulley block on the side of the printing platform.
US10753107B2
An exemplary self-adhered membrane installation device includes a frame, a handle extending from the frame, a carrier for a roll of self-adhered membrane, and a plurality of rollers for feeding the self-adhered membrane through the installation device so that the self-adhered membrane can be applied.
US10753102B2
The present invention provides a covering panel, such as a floor panel, wall panel or ceiling panel, comprising a substrate and optionally a top layer, whereby said substrate comprises a synthetic material and a filler material, whereby said filler material is comprised in an amount from 15 to 75 wt. % based on the total weight of said substrate. In addition, the present invention provides a process of producing such covering panels.
US10753097B2
A laminated roofing shingle includes an overlay sheet, an underlay sheet secured to the overlay sheet to define a two-layer portion of the shingle, and a tape member secured on a front surface of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet by an asphalt coating of the overlay sheet, with the tape member being positioned such that at least a portion of the tape member is adhered to a single layer portion of the shingle. The shingle further includes a granular material secured to the front surface of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet, with no granular material adhered to the tape member, such that a portion of the overlay sheet carrying the tape member has a smaller thickness than a portion of the overlay sheet carrying the granular material.
US10753096B2
Provided herein are connectors for use in assembling reinforced concrete structures, as well as methods of assembly using the connectors. In one embodiment, the connectors and methods provide for secure and easy connection to the butt end of any rebar rod, as well as attachment of an opposite end to another metal structure. For example, a butt portion of a connector slides over the butt portion of a rebar rod, and can include one or more sidewall openings to allow welding onto rebar that is enclosed within the butt portion of the connector. The opposite second end can include a faceplate for attaching a weld plate, thus permitting a series of connections using connectors and weld plates, among other things. The connectors provide selected properties that differ from the rebar, welds, and weld plates, such as stretch, yield strength, ultimate strength, and transfer of stress and vibration, among other things.
US10753079B2
A collapsible pop-up structure for the rapid erection of buildings includes at least two portals forming two first parallel aspect facades of the shelter, the two other facades each comprising means for vertical articulation, on one hand with respect to the uprights of the portals that they connect, and on the other hand with respect to an axis positioned centrally between the portals. The portals are independent and the uprights of one portal each comprise an internal profile that can be made to slide so as to increase the height thereof in order to impart pitch to the roof, wherein said internal profiles are connected by an upper beam and form a secondary upper portal that can be made to slide into the portal. Means for controlling the sliding are provided in at least one of the uprights.
US10753075B2
A flush valve has a relief valve that has a stationary valve element and a rotatable valve element each having at least one opening, and being rotationally positionable relative to one another to regulate fluid flow. A disc contacts a diaphragm valve seat to form a seal between the disc and the diaphragm valve seat when the diaphragm assembly is in the closed position and with the relief valve closed. When the flush valve is activated, the relief valve is opened to permit a flow of water from the chamber into the fluid outlet. The opening of the relief valve relieves fluid pressure in the chamber and causes diaphragm assembly to move from the closed position to the opened position. The disc is unseated from the valve seat which permits water to pass from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet when the diaphragm assembly is in the open position.
US10753070B2
A well curb device and a method for controlling the same. The well curb device includes: a well curb, a well cover sensor, a light sensing component and an audible alertor. The well curb includes a placing portion for placing a well cover. The well cover sensor is disposed on the well curb, and is configured to detect whether a well cover is placed in the placing portion. The light sensing component is configured to trigger the audible alertor to issue an audio alarm of a specified decibel, when detecting that the light intensity around the well curb is greater than the specified value, thereby improving the safety of the well curb device.
US10753068B1
An electro-hydraulic arrangement for controlling operation of a pair of tilt actuators of an earthmoving machine includes a housing, and a directional control valve (DCV) and a regeneration valve (RV) disposed within the housing. The DCV and the RV are coupled in selective fluid communication with one another and with rod end and head end chambers of the actuators via ports defined on the housing. When the DCV is in a first or second operative position, the RV may be positioned in a regenerative position to allow the rod end chambers of respective ones of the first and second actuators to communicate fluid to the head end chamber of the second actuator. Optionally, the regeneration valve may be positioned in a drain position to allow the rod end chambers of respective ones of the first and second actuators to communicate fluid with a drain port of the housing.
US10753044B2
A process for producing a flaked cellulose-based thermal- and/or acoustic-insulating material includes preparing a cellulose-based pulp and providing a web of paper having a given thickness, starting from the pulp. A coating having a mixture containing a first substance having a flame-retardant function and a second substance having an anti-mould function is applied on the web. The coated web is subjected to a milling operation so as to provide flakes of flaked insulating material.
US10753035B2
A laundry treatment apparatus in accordance with the present disclosure includes a drum configured to accommodate laundry, an air channel through which air is flowed into or out of the drum, a fan configured to put pressure on air in the air channel for flowing of the air, a fan motor configured to rotate the fan and being controlled by adjusting of a RPM, an abnormal airflow detection unit disposed on the air channel and configured to detect whether an abnormal state of airflow is occurred, and a controller configured to cause the RPM of the fan motor to be increased. The controller configured to cause laundry to be dried by rotating the fan motor at a predetermined base RPM, and to cause the RPM to be increased if the abnormality of airflow is detected by the abnormal airflow detection unit while the fan motor is rotating.
US10753029B2
The present disclosure discloses an intelligent clothing washing management device, a method and a washing machine thereof. The intelligent clothing washing management device at least comprises a clothing module and a washing procedure recommendation module, a storage module and a processing module. The device is arranged at an intelligent terminal, and the intelligent terminal is communicatively connected with a washing device. The washing procedure recommendation module, according to the clothing selected by the clothing module, recommends preferred washing parameters by information stored in the storage module. The processing module receives the washing parameters recommended by the washing procedure recommendation module and controls the washing device. The intelligent clothing washing management device provided in the present disclosure, when users select to wash clothing of various types, different materials and different colors, recommends the most appropriate washing procedure automatically through analysis and processing.
US10753026B2
A washing machine appliance includes a cabinet having a top panel defining an aperture, a wash tub mounted within the cabinet below the top panel and configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance, and a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub directly below the aperture of the top panel. The wash basket defines a wash chamber configured for receiving laundry articles via the aperture in the top panel. A door is mounted to the cabinet at the top of the top panel. A pretreatment area is defined in the top panel between the door and the aperture. An elongated nozzle is positioned in the top panel proximate to and below the door. The elongated nozzle is configured to provide a sheet flow of wash fluid over the pretreatment area.
US10753009B2
A method for fabricating a nanopore at a particular location in a membrane includes controlling a dielectric strength of the membrane at a particular location on the membrane while applying one of an electric potential or an electric current to the membrane, monitoring an electrical property across the membrane while one of the electric potential or the electric current is being applied across the membrane, detecting an abrupt change in the electrical property across the membrane while one of the electric potential or the electric current is being applied across the membrane; and removing the electric potential or the electric current from the membrane in response to detecting the abrupt change in the electrical property.
US10753008B2
In a method of manufacturing a Ni plated coating that includes at least one Ni plated layer, an agitation intensity of a plating bath is changed while the Ni plated layer is being electrodeposited to change potential of the deposited Ni plated layer in a deposition depth direction. A Ni plated coating including a D-Ni plated layer and a B-Ni plated layer adjoining the D-Ni plated layer has, other than an interface voltage changing region at an interface between the D-Ni plated layer and the B-Ni plated layer, an in-layer voltage changing region in which, in the D-Ni plated layer or in the B-Ni plated layer, potential is changed in a deposition depth direction at an average rate of 1 mV/0.1 μm or greater.
US10753004B2
The present invention provides a chlorine dioxide manufacturing device that can accurately control the amount of chlorine dioxide produced. The present invention provides a chlorine dioxide gas manufacturing device comprising an electrolysis chamber, a liquid surface level measuring chamber, and a bubbling gas feeding device. The electrolysis chamber and the liquid surface level measuring chamber each comprises an electrolytic solution and a gas and the electrolysis chamber and the liquid surface level measuring chamber are joined to each other above each liquid surface via a gas piping and joined to each other below each liquid surface via an electrolytic solution piping so that the height of the electrolytic solutions contained in each chamber are substantially equal.
US10753002B2
An anode mount assembly is provided for facilitating rapid replacement of an anode component. The adapter mount assembly can comprise a mount component comprising a component body having at least one mounting aperture disposed therein and at least one protrusion or recess that can engage a recess or protrusion of the anode component for restricting movement of the anode component with respect to the mount component in at least one of a rotational and a translational direction of movement. Further, the anode component can comprise an engagement aperture, and the mounting aperture and the engagement aperture can be configured to receive a fastener for securing the anode component to the mount component and for restricting at least one additional degree of movement of the anode component with respect to the mount component to thereby secure the anode component to the mount component.
US10752996B2
A surface treatment agent which is chromate-free and which can impart excellent coating adhesion and corrosion resistance to a metal material (in particular, a metal material treated with a phosphate), a surface treatment method that uses the surface treatment agent, and a surface treated metal material that is treated using the method are provided. The agent is for a metal material and contains a water-soluble ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether. It is preferable for this surface treatment agent to contain at least one type of metal compound selected from among a water-soluble vanadium compound, a water-soluble titanium compound, a water-soluble zirconium compound and a water-soluble hafnium compound.
US10752992B2
Provided is a method for depositing a gallium-containing thin film by atomic layer deposition (ALD) without using radical species such as plasma and ozone using a gallium-containing precursor having a high vapor pressure even at low temperature and high thermal stability. Gallium (I) having a cyclopentadienyl ligand as illustrated below has a sufficiently high thermal decomposition temperature, a sufficiently high vapor pressure at a low temperature, and high reactivity, and as a result, is suitable for low temperature ALD. An atomic layer deposition method of a metal-containing thin film using a precursor represented by the following general formula (1) (In general formula (1), R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms).
US10752988B2
A system and method for enhancing a diffusion limited CVI/CVD process is provided. The system may densify a porous structure by flowing a reactant gas around the porous structure. A mass flow controller may be configured to pulse the flow rate of the reactant gas around the porous structure. The mass flow controller may pulse the flow rate from a nominal flow rate to a first flow rate. The mass flow controller may pulse the first flow rate back to the nominal flow rate or to a second flow rate. The mass flow controller may pulse the flow rate between the nominal flow rate, the first flow rate, and the second flow rate, as desired.
US10752983B2
Provided are a system and process for remanufacturing a waste cylinder assembly of an aircraft piston engine. The spraying apparatus includes a first power mechanism, a spray gun assembly and a second power mechanism. The first power mechanism drives the cylinder assembly to move in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The second power mechanism drives the spray gun assembly to rotate around a center of the blind hole and ensures that prepared coatings can be evenly distributed along an inner wall of the blind hole. A nozzle end of the spray gun extends into the blind hole, and the spray gun is adjustable relative to the center of the blind hole. A spraying distance is not fixed so as to change the spraying distance. Powder can be fully melted.
US10752981B2
According to one implementation, a magnesium-lithium alloy in which at least lithium is added to magnesium is manufactured by giving a strain to a magnesium-lithium alloy workpiece, after a solution treatment, and progressing an aging of the magnesium-lithium alloy workpiece without a heat treatment. The strain is given by a cold working. The aging is progressed after giving the strain. Further, according to one implementation, an aircraft part includes the above-mentioned magnesium-lithium alloy as a material. Further, according to one implementation, a method of manufacturing an aircraft part includes processing the above-mentioned magnesium-lithium alloy.
US10752978B2
The novel nickel-base superalloy useful in an additive manufacturing process or a powder-based manufacturing process includes the following composition in wt %: Cr 8.0-8.5; Co 9.0-9.5; Mo 0.4-0.6; W 9.3-9.7; Ta 2.9-3.6; Al 4.9-5.6; Ti 0.2-1.0; Hf 0-0.05; C 0.005-0.03; B 0.005-0.02; Zr 0.005-0.1; Nb 0.2-1; Mn 0-0.6; and S 0-0.002 (≤20 ppm); the balance nickel and incidental elements and unavoidable impurities.
US10752975B2
A method of producing a galvannealed steel sheet includes: annealing a steel strip by conveying the steel strip through a heating zone including a direct fired furnace, a soaking zone, and a cooling zone in this order in an annealing furnace; hot-dip galvanizing the steel strip discharged from the cooling zone; and heat-alloying a galvanized coating formed on the steel strip. Mixed gas of humidified gas and dry gas is supplied into the soaking zone from at least one gas supply port located in a region of lower ½ of the soaking zone in a height direction so that a dew point measured in a region of upper ⅕ of the soaking zone in the height direction and a dew point measured in a region of lower ⅕ of the soaking zone in the height direction are both 20° C. or more and 0° C. or less.
US10752974B2
This invention provides a high-strength PC steel wire having a chemical composition containing, in mass %, C: 0.90 to 1.10%, Si: 0.80 to 1.50%, Mn: 0.30 to 0.70%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.030% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.070%, N: 0.0010 to 0.010%, Cr: 0 to 0.50%, V: 0 to 0.10%, B: 0 to 0.005%, Ni: 0 to 1.0%, Cu: 0 to 0.50%, and the balance: Fe and impurities. A ratio between the Vickers hardness (HvS) at a location (surface layer) that is 0.1D [D: diameter of steel wire] from the surface of the steel wire and the Vickers hardness (HvI) of a region on the inner side relative to the surface layer satisfies the formula [1.10
US10752969B2
Steel for a suspension spring including, as a chemical composition, by % by mass: C: more than 0.40% and 0.65% or less; Si: 1.00% to 3.50%; Mn: more than 2.00% and 3.00% or less; Cr: 0.01% to 2.00%; V: 0.02% to 0.50%; P: 0.020% or less; S: 0.020% or less: N: 0.0100% or less; and a remainder of Fe and impurities, in which Kf is 280 or more, in which a structure contains a tempered martensite of which an area ratio is 90% or more, in which a Fe-based carbide precipitated in the tempered martensite is a cementite, and in which an average of an area ratios of prior austenite grains which stretch in a longitudinal direction of the steel and of which an aspect ratio exceeds 3.0, is 80% or more in a case of depths of 0.1 mm, 0.2 mm, and 0.3 mm in a sheet thickness direction from a surface of the steel.
US10752968B2
Provided is an ultrahigh-strength high-ductility steel sheet having excellent yield strength, comprising, by wt %, 0.04-0.18% of C, 2% or less of Si, 4-10% of Mn, 0.05% or less of P (except 0%), 0.02% or less of S (except 0%), 0.5% or less of Al (except 0%), 0.02% or less of N (except 0%) and the balance of Fe and the other inevitable impurities, wherein Si+Mn satisfies 6-10% and the microstructure comprises, by volume fraction, 12% or more of retained austenite and 60% or more of annealed martensite.
US10752961B2
Disclosed herein is a method for determining whether a test subject has equol-producing ability or not. The method involves measuring equol-producing ability of a test subject, wherein an equol converting enzyme gene derived from enteric bacteria of the test subject is detected using three types of primer sets described herein as the primer sets a) to c).
US10752957B2
Described herein are method, compositions and kits for prognosis of prostate cancer. The methods include determining the ratio of PCA3 and of a prostate-specific marker expression in a urine sample and correlating the value of the PCA3/prostate-specific marker ratio with the aggressiveness and mortality risk of prostate cancer in the subject. The method for prognosing prostate cancer in a sample of a patient includes assessing the amount of a prostate cancer specific PCA3 mRNA and the amount of prostate-specific marker in the sample; determining a ratio value of this amount of prostate cancer specific PCA3 mRNA over the amount of prostate-specific marker; comparing the ratio value to at least one predetermined cut-off value, wherein a ratio value above the predetermined cut-off value is indicative of a higher risk of mortality of prostate cancer as compared to a ratio value below the predetermined cut-off value.
US10752952B2
Disclosed are biomarkers, methods and assay systems for the identification of poor prognosis of interstitial pneumonia (pulmonary fibrosis) in an individual diagnosed with suspected of having interstitial pneumonia.
US10752951B2
Next Generation DNA sequencing promises to revolutionize clinical medicine and basic research. However, while this technology has the capacity to generate hundreds of billions of nucleotides of DNA sequence in a single experiment, the error rate of approximately 1% results in hundreds of millions of sequencing mistakes. These scattered errors can be tolerated in some applications but become extremely problematic when “deep sequencing” genetically heterogeneous mixtures, such as tumors or mixed microbial populations. To overcome limitations in sequencing accuracy, a method Duplex Consensus Sequencing (DCS) is provided. This approach greatly reduces errors by independently tagging and sequencing each of the two strands of a DNA duplex. As the two strands are complementary, true mutations are found at the same position in both strands. In contrast, PCR or sequencing errors will result in errors in only one strand. This method uniquely capitalizes on the redundant information stored in double-stranded DNA, thus overcoming technical limitations of prior methods utilizing data from only one of the two strands.
US10752950B2
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing.
US10752949B2
The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, systems, and devices for polynucleotide processing. Such polynucleotide processing may be useful for a variety of applications, including polynucleotide sequencing.
US10752939B2
Methods and compositions for the detection and quantification of nucleic acids are provided. In certain embodiments, methods involve the use of cleavable probes that comprise a ribonucleotide position that is susceptible to endoribonuclease (e.g., RNase H) cleavage in the presence of target nucleic acid molecules. Probes of the embodiments may also comprise non-natural nucleotide linked to a reporter and/or quenching moiety.
US10752933B2
The present embodiments provide for media useful for selection and enrichment of Salmonella species. In a particular embodiment, the medium is a minimal medium that includes fructose-asparagine as the sole nutrient source. The fructose-asparagine utilization pathway, particularly FraB, provides a highly selective drug target for inhibiting Salmonella enterica.
US10752927B2
The present disclosure provides methods for preparing tryptophans and tryptophan derivatives. The methods include: combining i) an indole substrate or azulene substrate, ii) a serine substrate, and iii) an engineered tryptophan synthase β-subunit (TrpB); and maintaining the resulting mixture under conditions sufficient to form the product compound. The engineered TrpB comprises a PLP binding loop mutation, a helix 1 mutation, a strand 7-8 mutation, or a combination thereof. New TrpB variants are also described.
US10752925B2
Microbes and methods used to convert renewable carbon sources such as glucose, sucrose, biomass hydrolysate, methanol or formate, to succinate-derived products, such as fumarate or malate, which are desirable products having many uses.
US10752914B2
Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to the preparation surfactant protein-D (SP-D). Some embodiments include the expression of human SP-D in certain cell lines, and the purification of human SP-D from such cell lines. Some embodiments include the preparation of certain oligomeric forms of human SP-D.
US10752913B2
The subject invention relates to a novel gene referred to herein as DSM-2. This gene was identified in Sterptomyces coelicolor A3. The DSM-2 protein is distantly related to PAT and BAR. The subject invention also provides plant-optimized genes encoding DSM-2 proteins, DSM-2 can be used as a transgenic trait to impart tolerance in plants and plant cells to the herbicides glufosinate and bialaphos. One preferred use of the subject genes are as selectable markers. The use of this gene as a selectable marker in a bacterial system can increase efficiency for plant transformations. Use of DSM-2 as the sole selection marker eliminates the need for an additional medicinal antibiotic marker (such as ampicillin resistance) during cloning. Various other uses are also possible according to the subject invention.
US10752903B2
Methods and engineered yeast cells for generating a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid product are provided herein. A method comprises providing engineered yeast cells and a feedstock to a reactor. In the reactor, the engineered yeast cells are subjected to fermentation by incubating the engineered yeast cells for a time period to produce a solution comprising the BIA product and cellular material. The solution comprises not more than one class of molecule selected from the group of protoberberine, morphinan, isopavine, aporphine, and benzylisoquinoline. Additionally, at least one separation unit is used to separate the BIA product from the cellular material to provide the product stream comprising the BIA product.
US10752899B2
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing KRAS target RNA and protein levels via use of Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents possessing asymmetric end structures.
US10752895B2
Methods and compositions for high-throughput, single cell analyses are provided. The methods and compositions can be used for analysis of genomes and transcriptomes, as well as antibody discovery, HLA typing, haplotyping and drug discovery.
US10752889B2
The present invention relates to variants of a parent alpha-amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US10752884B2
The disclosure relates to a method of producing induced beta cells from urine-derived cells, the method comprising providing urine-derived cells; inducing the urine-derived cells by culturing said urine-derived cells in a primary induction culture medium comprising an effective amount of at least one small molecule reprogramming factor(s) for a first period of time to obtain induced endoderm cells; inducing the induced endoderm cells by culturing said induced endoderm cells in a secondary induction culture medium comprising an effective amount of at least one small molecule reprogramming factor(s) for a second period of time to obtain induced pancreatic precursor cells; and inducing the induced pancreatic precursor cells by culturing said pancreatic precursor cells in a tertiary induction culture medium comprising an effective amount of at least one small molecule reprogramming factor(s) for a third period of time to obtain induced beta cells.
US10752880B2
A three-dimensional cell culture method on the basis of a biodegradable synthetic hydrogel is provided. The method may include culturing cells in a cell culture dish in a non-contact manner using a porous membrane and a biodegradable synthetic hydrogel in the culture of stem cells and primary cells.
US10752876B2
The present application includes stabilized adenovirus compositions comprising an adenovirus and an excipient, wherein the excipient comprises a mixture of dextran and mannitol in amounts effective to maintain at least 40% of the adenovirus activity after spray drying.
US10752873B2
A sensor, especially for a reactor, bioreactor, or a clinical or animal research application, is disclosed including a sensor probe having at least one sensor unit associated therewith, each sensor unit including a hydrogel, a magnetic sheet disposed on one side of the hydrogel, and a magnetometer disposed on a side of the hydrogel opposite the magnetic sheet.
US10752871B2
The present invention provides a powdered vinegar that comprises partly neutralized vinegar, i.e. vinegar derived acid that is partly neutralized with e.g. sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, and free vinegar derived acid. The invention also provides a process for producing such a powdered vinegar and the use of this powdered vinegar in a foodstuff or a beverage, e.g. as a preservative. The present process offers the advantage that it yields a stable, free flowing powdered vinegar that can suitably be used as a preservative in e.g. processed meat products. The powdered vinegar has a high content of free acid, is easy to dissolve and acts as an acidulant.
US10752870B2
An automatic apparatus for regulating and controlling the level of a liquid (1) in a tank (2) includes a liquid level detector (8). A vessel (3) associated with the tank (2) has a predetermined volume and is equipped with an upper closure (6) and with an open bottom (5) in communication with the interior of the tank (2) at a height below the level of the liquid (1). The automatic apparatus increases/decreases a liquid-free portion of the volume inside the vessel (3) and consequently transfers part of the liquid to/from the tank (2) through the bottom (5) in response to changes in the liquid level inside the tank (2) as detected by the liquid level detector (8).
US10752868B2
The present disclosure provides a single-compartment, multiple phase unit dose dishwashing detergent composition and a single-compartment, multiple phase unit dose fabric cleaning or treatment composition, the preparations and uses thereof.
US10752866B2
Systems and methods are provided for removing a stain from a surface. A first solution is applied to the stain, wherein the first solution comprises a combination of an ammoniated substance such as ammonium hydroxide and an alcohol such as isopropanol. A second solution is then applied to the stain treated with the first solution, wherein the second solution comprises between approximately 6% and approximately 15% hydrogen peroxide.
US10752865B2
A siloxane polymer. A composition including the polymer. A method of treating and/or cleaning a situs using the same.
US10752859B2
A grease composition comprises a base oil and an aluminium complex soap thickener, with graphite, molybdenum di-sulphide, calcium carbonate and bismuth sulphide all included as additives. The composition exhibits advantageous load, wear and friction performance, especially in extreme pressure environments, and is particularly suitable for use on open gears.
US10752856B2
The present disclosure provides an ionic liquid produced from a renewable source and with excellent lubricating properties, and methods of making the same. The ionic liquid includes an anion salt of at least one of a fatty acid, a rosin acid, or derivative thereof. The method for making the ionic liquid or lubricant composition of the present disclosure includes admixing a cation and an anion in a ratio of about a 1.5:1 to about 1:1.5 at room temperature to form a reaction mixture, wherein the anion comprises at least one of a fatty acid, a rosin acid, derivative thereof, or a combination thereof, and the cation comprises at least one of choline, imidazolium, pyridium, pyrrolidinium, ammonium, phosphonium, sulfonium, derivatives thereof, or combinations thereof; maintaining the reaction mixture at a pH of about 6 to about 9; and drying under reduced pressure to yield a lubricant including an ionic liquid.
US10752850B2
A combined hydrogenation process method for producing high-quality fuel by medium-low-temperature coal tar, wherein a medium-low-temperature coal tar is fractionated to obtain a final product through a thermal hydrocracking unit, a first atmospheric fractionation unit, a hydro-refining, unit, a vacuum fractionation unit, a diesel and wax oil hydro-upgrading unit, a wax oil hydro-cracking unit, a gasoline and diesel precious metal hydrogenation unit and a fourth atmospheric fractionation unit. The present invention can effectively improve the quality of naphtha, aviation kerosene and diesel products, and produce high-end products with high yield and high value, and thus it has a great prospect of promotion and application.
US10752848B2
A process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon-containing VD feedstocks allowing the improved production of middle distillates: a) hydrocracking of feedstocks in hydrogen and at least one hydrocracking catalyst, b) gas/liquid separation of effluent originating from a) producing a liquid effluent and a gaseous effluent with hydrogen, c) comprising the gaseous effluent before recycling into hydrocracking a), d) fractionation of liquid effluent into at least one effluent of converted hydrocarbon-containing products having boiling points less than 340° C. and an unconverted liquid fraction having a boiling point greater than 340° C., e) hydrocracking unconverted liquid fraction from d), in hydrogen and a hydrocracking catalyst, f) hydrotreating effluent from e) in a mixture with a hydrocarbon-containing gas-oil liquid feedstock having at least 95% by weight of compounds boiling at a boiling point between 150 and 400° C., hydrotreating f) operating in hydrogen and with at least one hydrotreating catalyst.
US10752846B2
Systems and methods are provided for improving the processing of heavy or challenged feeds in a refinery based on integrated use of deasphalting, coking, and hydroprocessing. An optional fluid catalytic cracking unit can be included in the integrated system to allow for further improvements. The improved processing can be facilitated based on a process configuration where the vacuum resid fractions and/or other difficult fractions are deasphalted to generate a deasphalted oil and a deasphalter residue or rock fraction. The deasphalted oil can be passed into a hydroprocessing unit for further processing. The rock fraction can be used as the feed to a coking unit. Although deasphalter residue or rock is typically a feed with a high content of micro carbon residue, a high lift deasphalting process can allow a portion of the micro carbon residue in the initial feed to remain with the deasphalted oil. The portion of micro carbon residue that remains in the deasphalted oil can then be upgraded during hydroprocessing and/or during subsequent processing of the feed. By reducing the amount of micro carbon residue passed into a coker for a given initial feed source, the overall capacity for a reaction system to handle heavy feeds can be increased relative to the rate of coke production from the reaction system.
US10752842B2
The present disclosure refers to a process and a process plant for extraction of metals from a hydrocarbon mixture obtained from a gasification or pyrolysis process, comprising the steps of combining said hydrocarbon mixture with an aqueous acid forming a mixture, mixing said mixture, separating said mixture in a contaminated aqueous phase and a purified hydrocarbon phase, with the associated benefit of said aqueous acid being able to release metals bound in such gasification and pyrolysis processes.
US10752837B1
Disclosed herein is an environmentally safe etching composition and method for a concrete or mortar surface. The composition includes, in some embodiments, an aqueous solution of urea, acetic acid, an anticorrosive agent, and a surfactant with no more than about 30% (w/v) urea and at least about 10% (v/v) acetic acid. The method includes, in some embodiments, obtaining the etching composition; applying the etching composition to the concrete or mortar surface at a prescribed ratio of the etching composition to the concrete or mortar surface; allowing the etching composition to stand on the concrete or mortar surface for a prescribed amount of time; and washing the concrete or mortar surface with water to produce an etched surface of the concrete or mortar.
US10752833B2
Described herein are devices, compositions, and methods for improving color discernment.
US10752830B2
A coated proppant includes a solid core proppant particle and a heavy metal recovery coating, including heavy metal recovery crystals embedded within a polymer resin matrix. A process for the manufacture of a coated proppant includes providing a solid core proppant particle, and forming on the solid core proppant particle, a heavy metal recovery coating including heavy metal recovery crystals embedded within a polymer resin matrix.
US10752823B1
Provided here are a wellbore servicing composition, methods of making same, and methods of servicing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation using same. The wellbore servicing composition comprises cement kiln dust (CKD), an organic acid, and water. A method of servicing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation comprises placing the wellbore servicing composition into the wellbore. The wellbore servicing composition can be used as a spacer fluid in a wellbore servicing operation.
US10752822B2
A crosslinked polymer comprising reactants of a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, and a crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 1% to 45% by weight of the reactants, wherein the second repeating unit is selected from the group consisting of an N-vinyl amide-containing monomer, a terminal double bond-containing monomer, and any combination thereof, and is present from 55% to 99% by weight of the reactants, and wherein the crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds.
US10752819B2
Disclosed is an environmentally friendly near-azeotropic mixed refrigerant, consisting essentially of HFO-1234 yf, HFE-143a and a third component, with the mass percentage of each component being: 70%-98% of HFO-1234yf, 1%-15% of HFE-143a and 1%-15% of the third component. The refrigerant of the present invention is environmentally friendly, excellent in thermodynamic properties, can directly realize drop-in substitution in an original system using HFC-134a without changing any parts, and can be used as a long term alternative to HFC-134a.
US10752818B2
The present invention relates to an automotive engine cooling system stop-leak formulation for repairing leaks in an engine cooling system, is compatible with common coolant antifreeze types and is capable of maintaining the repair after draining and re-filling the coolant. The automotive engine cooling system stop-leak formulation comprising a polymeric resin and a particulate package, wherein the particulate package comprises a first natural fibre having a first fibre length and a greater amount of a second natural fibre having a second fibre length.
US10752809B2
A reusable attaching apparatus includes (a) a reversible adhesive comprising a shape memory polymer and (b) a mounting structure bonded to the reversible adhesive. The shape memory polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) and comprises a deformable state at temperatures above the Tg and a rigid state at temperatures below the Tg.
US10752805B2
Provided is a composition for forming a film for semiconductor devices, including: a compound (A) including a Si—O bond and a cationic functional group containing at least one of a primary nitrogen atom or a secondary nitrogen atom; a crosslinking agent (B) which includes three or more —C(═O)OX groups (X is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms) in the molecule, in which from one to six of three or more —C(═O)OX groups are —C(═O)OH groups, and which has a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 600; and a polar solvent (D).
US10752797B2
Conductive ink compositions and methods for preparation of stabilized metal-containing nanoparticles
A nanoparticle composition comprising a plurality of stabilized metal-containing nanoparticles comprising silver and/or a silver alloy composite. The stabilized metal-containing nanoparticles are prepared by a method comprising reacting a silver compound with a reducing agent comprising a hydrazine compound by incrementally adding the silver compound to a first mixture comprising the reducing agent, a stabilizer and a solvent. The stabilizer comprises a mixture of a first organoamine and a second organoamine, an alkyl moiety of the first organoamine having a longer carbon chain length than the alkyl moiety of the second organoamine. The first organoamine is selected from the group consisting of decylamine, undecylamine, dodecylamine, tridecylamine, tetradecylamine and mixtures thereof. The second organoamine is selected from group consisting of butylamine, pentylamine, hexylamine, heptylamine, octylamine, nonylamine, decylamine and mixtures thereof.
US10752794B2
The present disclosure provides methods of preparing heterostructures of two or more transition metal dichalcogenides on a surface in a pattern in which the method does not require a mask or blocking agent to create a pattern on the surface. Also provided herein are ink compositions which are used in the methods described herein and include precursor materials that generate these transition metal dichalcogenides.
US10752793B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions, aqueous coating compositions, and methods for improving the freeze/thaw stability of aqueous coating compositions. In one aspect, a method for improving the freeze/thaw stability of an aqueous coating composition comprising an aqueous polymeric dispersion, the method comprising adding the following compound to the aqueous coating composition: (Formula (I)) wherein n=4 to 8.
US10752782B2
A radiation curable composition including at least one organic silver salt, at least one reducing agent for the organic silver salt, and a polymerizable composition of at least one polymerizable compound, wherein the radiation curable composition is a radiation curable inkjet ink containing at least 50 wt % of a monofunctional polymerizable compound based on the total weight of the polymerizable composition. The radiation curable composition is especially useful for generating black UV light blocking borders in laminated safety glass for automotive applications.
US10752772B1
A composition and method are provided for producing a 3-D printable material comprised of a marine biodegradable base polymer and a gelling agent in a ratio preselected to achieve a desired rate of degradation of a structure printed from the material. Suitable polymers include polycaprolactone (PCL), polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), or polybutylene succinate (PBS). The gelling agent is typically agar. Faster rates of degradation of the structure are obtained with larger proportions of gelling agent in the composition. The composition may also include biological materials to further promote or control the biodegradation of the structure, and other additives such as nutrients for microorganisms or solidifying agents. 3-D printing of the material occurs at relatively lower temperatures to avoid damage to the biological materials.
US10752763B2
Heterophasic polyolefin composition with improved optical properties, its preparation, articles made therefrom, particularly films, and use of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
US10752759B2
Described herein are methods for increasing strength of blown films, by forming the films using a film blowing apparatus where the film is formed from a blend of a first polymeric material and a renewable carbohydrate-based polymeric material having particular characteristics. By using such a blend, and ensuring that the film blowing apparatus is operated at a high blow up ratio of at least 2.0, and/or using a narrow die gap of no more than 500 microns, Applicant has discovered that increased strength in the film can be obtained, as compared to where (i) the renewable carbohydrate-based polymeric material is not included or (ii) where the film is blown at lower blow up ratios and/or wider die gaps.
US10752754B2
The present invention relates to a heat-resistant resin and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a heat-resistant resin including 100 parts by weight of a styrene based resin and 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of silica having a contact angle of 10 to 60° and an average particle diameter of 0.1 nm or more and 100 nm or less, a method of preparing the same and a heat-resistant resin composition including the same. In accordance with the present invention, provided are a heat-resistant resin having a low moisture content and a small content of fine particles while having heat resistance equal to or higher than conventional resins and, accordingly superior cohesion, a method of preparing the same, and a heat-resistant resin composition including the same.
US10752750B2
A composition includes 100 parts by weight of poly(alkylene terephthalate) and 0.01 to 2 part by weight of a compound represented by Formula (1), a partially saponified derivative thereof, or a combination thereof, (1) wherein R1, R2, and n are defined herein. The composition, which excludes copolymers of an unsubstituted or substituted styrene and an unsaturated nitrile, is useful for molding articles with very smooth surfaces. For example, the composition can be used to mold directly-metallizable substrates for automotive headlight reflectors and bezels.
US10752749B2
In some variations, this disclosure provides a surface-modified hydrophobic clay composition for an ink formulation, the composition comprising up to 99 wt % clay particles with a particle-size distribution characterized in that at least 10% are smaller than 0.2 microns, at least 25% are smaller than 0.5 microns, and at least 95% are less than 5 microns; and from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of one or more organic compounds selected from quaternary ammonium compounds, organic acids, fatty acids, organic silanes, or organic polysilanes. The surface-modified hydrophobic clay composition may be produced by various methods, including a slurry method or a dry-mixing method. Ink clay loadings in heatset ink formulations may be increased to 10-15% without losing ink gloss. Inks may be produced with lower solvent, resin, and/or pigment concentrations, thereby reducing cost.
US10752746B2
Disclosed is a thermally expandable composition, comprising at least one polymer P, cross-linkable by peroxide, and between 1 wt.-% and 2.5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one acrylate A, and between 0.2 wt.-% and 2.5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one peroxide, and at least one blowing agent, characterised in that the equivalent ratio of said peroxide to said acrylate A is between 0.01 and 0.5, preferably between 0.13 and 0.41, and the weight ratio of said peroxide to said acrylate A is lower than 0.33 and said polymer P comprises or essentially consists of at least two polymers PI and P2, wherein PI exhibits a melt flow index (MFI) of between 100 and 200 g/10 min, and P2 exhibits a melt flow index of between 0.1 and 60 g/10 min, wherein MFI is determined by ASTM D1238. The thermally expandable composition shows excellent properties in terms of expansion stability and minimised buckling and is especially suitable for baffle and/or reinforcement elements, e.g. in automotive manufacturing.
US10752739B2
The invention relates to a particulate curing component for a thermosetting resin, the particulate curing component comprising particles of a solid resin, wherein a curative for the thermosetting resin is dispersed within the particles of solid resin. The invention also relates to methods of forming particulate curing components and compositions comprising particulate curing components.
US10752736B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing oligo- or polyalkylene ether-modified polysiloxanes by transesterification of alkoxy-functionalized polysiloxanes with OH-terminated oligo- or polyalkylene ethers in the presence of an alkanesulfonic acid as catalyst. Oligo- or polyalkylene ether-modified polydimethylsiloxanes obtainable through this process are suitable as defoamers, as wetting agents, and as additives in coating material formulations.
US10752734B2
A polymeric material process includes increasing a mobility within a polymer to enables specific alignment of polymer chains.
US10752733B2
A binder for an electrochemical element, comprising: a polymer having a carboxyl group and/or a salt thereof, a polymer having an amide group and/or an amide bond; or a polymer having a carboxyl group and/or a salt thereof and an amide group and/or an amide bond.
US10752731B2
This invention relates to a process for the continuous production of polyether polyols, polyether polyols produced by the inventive continuous process and their use in polyurethane applications.
US10752729B2
A coating film formed by curing of an epoxy resin composition containing at least an epoxy resin, an epoxy resin curing agent and a solvent, wherein the coating film contains the solvent in a ratio of 1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less, and the epoxy resin curing agent is a reaction product of the following (A) and (B). (A) At least one selected from the group consisting of metaxylylenediamine and paraxylylenediamine. (B) At least one selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by the following formula (1) and a derivative thereof: wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aryl group.
US10752726B2
To provide a resin composition having a good slightly bluish color tone, a spectacle lens including a base material made of the resin composition, and a method for producing the resin composition.Provided is a resin composition obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition including a polyisocyanate compound and a polythiol compound. The polymerizable composition includes a dye L having an absorption maximum wavelength of 550 nm or more and 600 nm or less in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass, and a dye S having an absorption maximum wavelength of 500 nm or more and less than 550 nm in a toluene solution of 20 ppm by mass. A mass ratio [(mass of dye L)/(mass of dye S)] of the dye L to the dye S is 5 or more and 500 or less.
US10752724B2
The invention relates to a process for producing polyisocyanurate plastics having a functionalized surface, comprising the following steps: a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) containing monomeric and/or oligomeric polyisocyanates; b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A) so as to obtain a bulk polyisocyanurate material as intermediate; c) surface functionalizing the intermediate by contacting at least one surface of the intermediate with at least one functionalizing reagent D); d) continuing the catalytic trimerization. The invention further relates to a polyisocyanurate plastic having a functionalized surface obtainable from the process of the invention.
US10752720B2
Described are high energy light blocking compounds and ophthalmic devices containing the compounds. In particular, described are hydroxybiphenyl benzotriazole structures with polymerizable functionality that block high energy light and are visibly transparent. The hydroxybiphenyl benzotriazole structures can be incorporated into ophthalmic devices, such as hydrogel contact lenses, to protect eyes from high energy light radiation.
US10752716B2
Disclosed are copolymers and terpolymers chlorotrifluoroethylene and vinyl chloride having improved properties, and particularly a high glass transition temperature, for use in membranes, coatings, barrier films, and other applications and process for forming such copolymers and terpolymers, which are useful in reverse osmosis desalination, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, membrane distillation, pervaporation, selective gas separation, batteries and fuel cells.
US10752714B2
There is provided a thermosetting resin composition. A resin composition, comprising: (A) component, (B) component, and a solvent, wherein the content of the (B) component is 0.1 to 5.0% by mass with respect to the content of all components of the resin composition, except the solvent: (A) component: a self-crosslinking copolymer having a structural unit of Formula (1) below and a structural unit of Formula (2) below (B) component: a compound of Formula (3) below wherein R0 is each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X is —O— or —NH—, R1 is a single bond or an alkylene group, R2 is an alkyl group, a is an integer of 1 to 5, b is an integer of 0 to 4, R3 is a divalent organic group having an ether bond and/or an ester bond, R5 is an alkyl group, f is an integer of 1 to 5, g is an integer of 0 to 4, R6 is a single bond or an alkylene group, Y is a single bond or an ester bond, A is a mono- to tetra-valent organic group which optionally contain at least one hetero atom, or a hetero atom, and h is an integer of 1 to 4.
US10752713B2
A copolymer comprising a copolymer chain A bearing a function B selected from the group consisting of the functions B1 and B2, the copolymer chain A being a copolymer chain comprising monomer units M1 and monomer units M2, M1 being a conjugated diene and M2 being a monomer selected from the group consisting of α-monoolefins, ethylene and mixtures thereof, B1 being selected from the group consisting of N(SiMe3)2; N(SiMe2CH2CH2SiMe2); para-C6H4(NMe2); para-C6H4(OMe); para-C6H4(N(SiMe3)2); ortho-CH2-C6H4NMe2; ortho-CH2-C6H4OMe; C6F5; C3F7; C6F13; CH(OCH2CH2O); B2 being a function that is derived from B1, is provided. Such a copolymer is synthesized by using a transfer agent bearing the function B1 and a carbon-metal bond, the metal being an alkaline-earth metal, zinc or aluminium.
US10752703B2
The invention provides compositions including anti-tryptase antibodies and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as methods of using the same.
US10752699B2
Hybridoma cell lines produce monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to an APOBEC3 protein. The antibodies can be used in various methods. In some aspects, an anti-APOBEC3 antibody may be immobilized to a substrate. In another aspect, this disclosure provides a vector that includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding antibody produced by a hybridoma cell line that produces an antibody that specifically binds to an APOBEC3 protein.
US10752695B2
The present invention relates to novel stabilized IgG4 antibodies, to methods of producing such antibodies and to uses of such antibodies as a medicament. In a main aspect, the invention relates to a stabilized IgG4 antibody, comprising a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein said heavy chain comprises a human IgG4 constant region having a substitution of the Arg residue at position (409), the Phe residue at position (405) or the Lys residue at position (370).
US10752688B2
An anti-human T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) antibody, can bind the peptides, comprising the amino-acid sequence RKGDVSL (SEQ ID NO: 9) and/or EKFNLKL (SEQ ID NO: 10) of human TIM-3 protein. The antibody can regulate immune cell activity. The antibody or binding fragment thereof is useful in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cancers that have been reported to express cell-surface TIM-3 such as lung, liver, esophageal cancer and solid tumors.
US10752678B2
The present disclosure relates to antibodies and polynucleotides encoding the same, that may be used to prevent, control, or reduce the activity of the complement pathway. In addition, the disclosure is directed to compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases mediated by or involving complement C5. Specifically, the disclosure is related to C5 antibodies.
US10752665B2
The present invention provides a variant proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) which has a higher binding affinity to BCMA than wild-type APRIL; and/or altered binding kinetics compared with wild-type APRIL, and/or a higher BCMA:TACI (transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor) binding ratio than wild-type APRIL and which comprises mutations at one or more of the following positions: A125, V174, T175, M200, P201, S202, H203, D205 and R206.
US10752664B2
Methods of treating metabolic diseases and disorders using a GDF15 polypeptide are provided. In various embodiments the metabolic disease or disorder is type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated glucose levels, elevated insulin levels and diabetic nephropathy.
US10752661B2
The present invention relates to novel chimeric molecules of ficolin-associated polypeptides, such as fusion polypeptides for the use in the treatment of conditions associated with inflammation, apoptosis, autoimmunity, coagulation, thrombotic or coagulopathic related diseases. The present invention further relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such fusion polypeptides, vectors and host cells used in the production of the fusion polypeptides.
US10752654B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of formula (I) in particular obeticholic acid and intermediates suitable for its synthesis.
US10752653B2
Compounds are provided according to Formula (III) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein R2, R3, R5, and n are as defined herein, and at least one hydrogen is replaced with a deuterium. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions.
US10752645B2
A silicon-containing intermediate is synthesized by reacting a lanthanum tris[bis(trialkylsilyl)amide] complex with an alkylcyclopentadiene. A lanthanum compound is synthesized by reacting the silicon-containing intermediate with a dialkylamidine-based compound.
US10752642B1
The present compositions and methods generally relate to the treatment of diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and neurodegenerative diseases related to tau aggregation. In particular, the compositions relate to compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula I:
US10752635B2
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), methods of using the compounds for inhibiting HPK1 activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful in treating, preventing or ameliorating diseases or disorders associated with HPK1 activity such as cancer.
US10752632B2
The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: wherein R is hydrogen or methyl; and Z is: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use of compounds of Formula I for treating neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.
US10752625B2
The present application relates to methods of preparing a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
US10752622B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I), process for preparation of the same and composition comprising these compounds.
US10752613B2
Bifunctional compounds that increase uric acid excretion and reduce uric acid production, and monofunctional compounds that either increase uric acid excretion or reduce uric acid production. Methods of using these compounds for reducing uric acid levels in blood or serum, for treating disorders of uric acid metabolism, and for maintaining normal uric acid levels in blood or serum are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the bifunctional and monofunctional compounds are also provided.
US10752610B2
This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 and/or M4 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by the muscarinic M1 and M4 receptors. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula (1) wherein X1; X2; R1 and R4 are as defined herein.
US10752609B2
The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds to treat disorders associated with GSK-3.
US10752607B2
The invention provides new polymorphs of N-[(6-cyano-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-3-(methoxymethyl)-1-({4-[(2-oxopyridin-1-yl)methyl]phenyl}methyl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
US10752603B2
A process for the purification of an oxydiphthalic anhydride includes contacting a mixture of an oxydiphthalic anhydride and at least one of the corresponding oxydiphthalic diacid, a corresponding oxydiphthalic tetraacid, a halophthalic anhydride, and a catalyst with a solvent to provide a slurry. The solvent is capable of solubilizing the corresponding oxydiphthalic diacid, the corresponding oxydiphthalic tetraacid, the halophthalic anhydride, and the catalyst at a temperature of 15 to 50° C., and the oxydiphthalic anhydride is substantially insoluble in the solvent at this temperature. The oxydiphthalic anhydride can be isolated from the slurry. A purified oxydiphthalic anhydride and a polyetherimide prepared therefrom are also disclosed.
US10752602B2
The present invention provides a process for the production of 1,4-BDO and THF from furan, said process comprising: (i) contacting furan with hydrogen and water in a reactor in the presence of a catalytic composition, wherein the furan and water are contacted in the presence of a solvent, said solvent being selected from one or more of THF, 1,4-BDO and NBA, and converting at least a portion of said furan to 1,4-BDO and THF; (ii) producing a reactor product stream comprising gases, water, THF, 1,4-BDO and furan; (iii) separating gases from the reactor product stream; (iv) then separating at least a portion of each of the THF and 1,4-BDO from said reactor product stream; and (v) recycling the remainder of the reactor product stream, comprising water, optionally furan, and at least one of THF, 1,4-BDO and NBA, to the reactor.
US10752594B2
Compounds having activity as inhibitors of ALK2 kinase and/or JAK2 kinase are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, X, z and A are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.
US10752593B2
A method of treating a retinal disease that leads to photoreceptor loss or outer-retina degeneration, includes administering a compound of formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient having the retinal disease so as to be delivered to an eye of the patient in an amount effective to treat the retinal disease: wherein A is an 5-oxazolyl residue or a pyridine-4-yl residue, R1 is selected from the group consisting of methoxy, fluoro and chloro; R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 of the phenyl ring B are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, methylsulfanyl, ethylsulfanyl, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, fluoro, bromo, chloro, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, hydroxy and amino; and at least two of R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogens.
US10752585B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of (1-alkylindol-3-ylmethyl) benzoic acid derivatives, in particular Zafirlukast and analogs thereof. Further, this process is based on protection group free and C—H bond activation strategy involving all step catalytic transformation sequence and comprises the following steps: Sonogashira coupling, indole formation by Sp3 C—H activation, reductive hydrogenation and amidation.
US10752582B2
Augmented or synergized anti-inflammatory constructs are disclosed including anti-inflammatory amino acids covalently conjugated with other anti-inflammatory molecules such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, vanilloids and ketone bodies. Further conjugation with a choline bioisostere or an additional anti-inflammatory moiety further augments the anti-inflammatory activity.
US10752581B2
Human lipoxygenases (LOXs) are a family of iron-containing enzymes involved in catalyzing the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids to provide the corresponding bioactive hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE) metabolites. These eicosanoid signaling molecules are involved in a number of physiologic responses such as platelet aggregation, inflammation, and cell proliferation. Platelet-type 12-(S)-LOX (12-LOX) is of particular interest because of its demonstrated role in skin diseases, diabetes, platelet hemostasis, thrombosis, and cancer. Disclosed herein is the identification and medicinal chemistry optimization of a 4-((2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)amino)benzenesulfonamide-based scaffold. The compounds display nM potency against 12-LOX and excellent selectivity over related lipoxygenases and cyclooxygenases. In addition to possessing favorable ADME properties, the compounds also inhibit PAR-4 induced aggregation and calcium mobilization in human platelets, and reduce 12-HETE in mouse/human beta cells. The compounds can also be used in methods for treating or preventing a 12-lipoxygenase mediated disease or disorder.
US10752578B2
The present invention relates novel methods of synthesizing terphenyl compounds and in particular to novel methods for the synthesis of a compound of Formula I or intermediates thereof.
US10752556B2
A method of processing a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component includes extracting silicon from a surface region of the CMC component such that free silicon is present in the surface region at a reduced amount of about 5 vol. % or less. The extraction comprises contacting the surface region with a wicking medium comprising an element reactive with silicon. The extraction is carried out at an elevated temperature prior to assembling the CMC component with a metal component.
US10752554B1
An intermetallic matrix composite has an intermetallic matrix and a ceramic reinforcement. The intermetallic matrix comprises, in atomic percent: 28.0±2.0 Nb; 27.0±2.0 Mo; 27.0±2.0 Cr; 9.0 ±2.0 Si; 9.0 ±2.0 Al; and no more than 10.0 other alloying elements and impurities, if any.
US10752549B2
The present invention relates to modification of hydratable cement and cementitious materials, such as mortar cement and masonry or ready-mix concrete using ketone alcohol oil waste (“KAOW”) material, obtained as an alkali-soluble liquor waste byproduct at a certain stage in the commercial production of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. Preferred applications for KAOW are in chemical admixture formulations whereby KAOW is used to substitute for a portion of a cement dispersant such as sodium lignosulfonate, sodium gluconate, or other conventional dispersant. Another preferred use is in mortar cement and masonry concrete units such as blocks, pavers, curbstones, and other concrete masonry units wherein air void systems advantageously foster freeze-thaw durability.
US10752546B2
An adjuvant combination composed of a milling assistant and a concrete admixture for a composition including cement, for accelerating cement hydration, wherein the milling assistant includes at least one amino alcohol and at least one cement hydration accelerator selected from chlorides, thiocyanates, nitrates, nitrites and hydroxides, and the concrete admixture includes a reaction product of at least one calcium compound with at least one silicon compound selected from a silicon dioxide compound, a silica compound and a silicate compound. Using the adjuvant combination produces a significant acceleration in the hardening of a composition including cement, after the addition of water. This is an advantage especially in the production of prefabricated concrete components, allowing quicker deshuttering.
US10752542B2
A glass article having an asymmetric stress profile exhibiting a high degree of asymmetry and a low degree or no warp. The glass article has a stress profile with a high Asymmetry Figure of Merit and a high Warpage Figure of Merit.
US10752540B1
A low-E coating has good color stability (a low ΔE* value) upon heat treatment (HT). The provision of an as-deposited crystalline or substantially crystalline layer of or including zinc oxide, doped with at least one dopant (e.g., Sn), immediately under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver in a low-E coating has effect of significantly improving the coating's thermal stability (i.e., lowering the ΔE* value). One or more such crystalline, or substantially crystalline, layers may be provided under one or more corresponding IR reflecting layers comprising silver.
US10752538B1
This disclosure describes substrate(s) formed with a three-dimensional (3D) feature thereon, and method(s) of printing the same. One method includes identifying a plurality of locations on a substrate surface where the three-dimensional feature will be formed, determining a height value of the three-dimensional feature at each location, assigning a grayscale value to each location based on the height value, and applying ink to the substrate surface at each location according to the assigned grayscale value.
US10752536B2
According to one embodiment, a glass-ceramic composition may include from about 60 mol. % to about 75 mol. % SiO2; from about 5 mol. % to about 10 mol. % AI2O3; from about 2 mol. % to about 20 mol. % alkali oxide R2O, the alkali oxide R2O including Li2O and Na2O; and from 0 mol. % to about 5 mol. % alkaline earth oxide RO, the alkaline earth oxide RO including MgO. A ratio of Al2O3 (mol. %)) to the sum of (R2O (mol. %)+RO (mol. %)) may be less than 1 in the glass-ceramic composition. A major crystalline phase of the glass-ceramic composition may be Li2Si2O5. A liquidus viscosity of the glass-ceramic composition may be greater than 35 kP. The glass-ceramic composition may be used to form the glass clad layer(s) of a laminated glass article.
US10752531B2
The invention relates to a method for carrying out biological purification of wastewater with the aid of activated sludge, in which the wastewater is introduced into an activated sludge tank (B tank) and then, in alternation, into one of a number of sedimentation and recirculation tanks (SU tanks) continuously connected hydraulically to the B tank and in which a number of operating cycles are carried out, including a sludge return phase, a mixing phase, a sedimentation phase and a draw-off phase (S phase, U phase, V phase, and A phase respectively), wherein the method further includes elimination of phosphor by using a tank for biological phosphor elimination (P tank), wherein the P tank is hydraulically connected with the B tank via one or more openings, wherein the wastewater is first introduced into the P tank and then subsequently transferred into the B tank, wherein in the S phase at least part of the thickened activated sludge is introduced from the SU tank into the P tank, and, wherein the volume of the P tank is mixed permanently or intermittently.
US10752526B2
A method of decreasing the concentration of certain contaminants in liquids by the chemical reduction of the contaminant using a hydride. A suitable reactor is charged with the contaminated liquid. An amount of catalyst and then an amount of hydride are added to the reactor. The hydride reacts with the contaminant in the liquid, chemically reducing and thus destroying a portion of the contaminant and thereby reducing the concentration of the contaminant in the liquid. Additional hydride can be added to further reduce the concentration to meet a desired level.
US10752523B2
This disclosure provides water processing apparatuses, systems, and methods for recovering purified water and concentrated brine from wastewater. The water processing apparatuses, systems, and methods utilize ionomer membrane technology to separate water vapor from volatiles of a wastewater stream. The wastewater stream is evaporated into a gas stream including water vapor and volatiles of the wastewater stream in an evaporation container. The gas stream is delivered to a water separation module spatially separated from and fluidly coupled to the evaporation container. The water vapor of the gas stream is separated out in the water separation module while the volatiles are rejected. The water vapor can be collected into purified water while concentrated brine from the wastewater stream is left behind in the evaporation container.
US10752522B2
Methods for removing a target selenium entity from fluids by treating the fluid with a rare earth impregnated media containing an immobilized rare earth. The methods including obtaining a contaminated fluid comprising water and dissolved selenate; contacting the feed fluid with a rare earth impregnated media for removal of at least a portion of the selenate from the feed fluid thereby forming a treated fluid comprising less selenium than the feed fluid.
US10752514B2
A method for synthesizing a metal chalcogenide nanocrystal (NC) material includes reacting a metal material and an ammonium chalcogenide material in an organic solvent material. The method provides that the metal chalcogenide nanocrystal material may be synthesized by a heating-up method at large scale (i.e., greater than 30 grams). Ammonium chalcogenide salts exhibit high reactivity and metal chalcogenide nanocrystals can be synthesized at low temperatures (i.e., less than 200° C.) with high conversion yields (i.e., greater than 90 percent).
US10752513B2
Electrical devices operating in a range of −273° C. to 100° C. are disclosed. The devices include an insulating substrate. A UO2+x crystal or oriented crystal UO2+x film is on a first portion of the substrate. The UO2+x crystal or film originates and hosts a non-equilibrium polaronic quantum phase-condensate. A first lead on a second portion of the substrate is in electrical contact with the UO2+x crystal or film. A second lead on a third portion of the surface is in electrical contact with the UO2+x crystal or film. The leads are isolated from each other. A UO2+x excitation source is in operable communication with the UO2+X crystal or film. The source is configured to polarize a region of the crystal or film thereby activating the non-equilibrium quantum phase-condensate. One source state causes the UO2+X crystal or film to be conducting. Another source state causes the UO2+x crystal or film to be non-conductive.
US10752510B2
The present invention relates to novel granular silicas for use as support material, especially as support for catalysts for fixed bed reactors, and to the production and use thereof.
US10752509B2
Provided are a method of preparing a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel, which includes preparing metal oxide-silica composite precipitates by adding a metal salt solution to a silicate solution and performing a reaction, and washing the metal oxide-silica composite precipitates with a washing solvent having a surface tension at 20±5° C. of 30 mN/m or less and drying the washed metal oxide-silica composite precipitates, and a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel having increased specific surface area and pore properties as well as tap density, which is significantly reduced by a maximum of 78.6% in comparison to a composite aerogel prepared by using water as a typical washing solvent, prepared by the method.
US10752503B2
The present invention provides a spherical boron nitride fine powder and the other superior in filling property into resin. The present invention relates to a spherical boron nitride fine powder having the following characteristics (A) to (C): (A) the spherical boron nitride fine particles have any one or more of Si, Ti, Zr, Ce, Al, Mg, Ge, Ga, and V in an amount of 0.1 atm % or more and 3.0 atm % or less in its composition on the surface of 10 nm; (B) the spherical boron nitride fine powder has an average particle diameter of 0.05 μm or more and 1 μm or less; and (C) the spherical boron nitride fine powder has an average circularity of 0.8 or more.
US10752492B2
The present disclosure provides a displacement amplification structure and a method for controlling displacement. In one aspect, the displacement amplification structure of the present disclosure includes a first beam and a second beam substantially parallel to the first beam, an end of the first beam coupled to a fixture site, and an end of the second beam coupled to a motion actuator; and a motion shutter coupled to an opposing end of the first and second beams. In response to a displacement of the motion actuator along an axis direction of the second beam, the motion shutter displaces a distance along a transversal direction substantially perpendicular to the axis direction.
US10752482B2
The present invention refers to a machine (1) for preparing beverages and presenting a plurality of beverage concentrate cartridges (2) provided so that can collect a respective beverage concentrate (3), and a concentrate discharge device (4) adapted so that can interact with each one of said beverage concentrate cartridges (2), without using fluid connections between the exit parts (22) of said beverage concentrate cartridges (2) and a service disposition (11) of the machine that comprises a discharge zone where there can be placed a beverage recipient.The present invention further refers to a process for preparing beverages based upon a machine (1) for preparing beverages of the type of the present invention.
US10752481B2
A beverage dispenser includes a gas infusion device that receives a base fluid and a gas and dispenses a gas infused liquid, a ratio pump that receives the gas infused liquid and a concentrate from a concentrate source and dispenses a predetermined ratio of the gas infused liquid and the concentrate, and a mixing chamber that mixes the predetermined ratio of the gas infused liquid and the concentrate to form a reconstituted beverage. An insulated enclosure has an interior space in which the ratio pump and the mixing chamber are positioned. A cooling heat exchanger is positioned in the insulated enclosure, and a first refrigeration system circulates a cooling media through the cooling heat exchanger to thereby cool the interior space to a suitable temperature such that the gas infused liquid and the concentrate dispensed from the ratio pump and the mixing chamber are cooled to the suitable temperature.
US10752477B2
A control device of a hydraulic winch includes an engine, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor driving a winch drum, a winch manipulating member, an engine control unit controlling a rotation speed of the engine, a winch load detector detecting a load applied to the winch drum, and a motor capacity control unit controlling a motor capacity of the hydraulic motor so as to decrease a motor capacity of the hydraulic motor in a fuel-saving operation mode to a motor capacity which is smaller than a motor capacity of the hydraulic motor in a normal operation mode. The engine control unit sets an upper limit value of the rotation speed of the engine in the fuel-saving operation mode to a value which is lower than a maximum rotation speed of the engine in the normal operation mode and corresponds to the load detected by the winch load detector.
US10752474B2
A lifting unit includes a jib foot forming a proximal part of a jib in a service configuration, a counter jib supporting a balancing ballast, a securing part between the jib foot and the counter jib to secure the lifting unit to a mast, and a cylinder connected to the jib foot such that the jib foot is movable between a lowered position and a lifted position. A second cylinder is connected to the securing part.
US10752470B2
A shackle comprises a shackle body and a shackle jaw, the shackle jaw connected to the shackle body by a pivot element about which the shackle jaw and shackle body may pivot relative to one another. The shackle further comprises an actuator element and an actuator and a locking element, the locking element arranged to engage the shackle body and the shackle jaw in a locking configuration and to disengage from the shackle jaw in a release configuration. The locking element is slidable along its longitudinal axis between the locking and release configurations and the actuator element is arranged to slide along its longitudinal axes. The pivot element, the actuator element and the locking element are connected to one another by a lever that is pivotally attached at one end to the shackle body and wherein the connection between the lever and the locking element and the actuator element permits pivotal movement and limited linear movement between the lever and the locking and actuator elements.
US10752466B2
A transfer station (40) for a ropeless elevator system hoistway (11) is provided. The transfer station (40) includes a first lane (13, 15, 17), a second lane (13, 15, 17), and a parking area (42) located proximate one of the first lane (13, 15, 17) and the second lane (13, 15, 17). The transfer station (40) also includes a plurality of carriages (46) moveable within the first lane (13, 15, 17), the second lane (13, 15, 17), and the parking area (42), the plurality of carriages (46) configured to support and move an elevator car (14). The transfer station (40) further includes a cassette (44) configured to support and move the plurality of carriages (46). The transfer station (40) yet further includes a guiding member (48) engaged with the cassette (44), wherein the position of each of the plurality of carriages (46) relative to the first lane (13, 15, 17), the second lane (13, 15, 17) and the parking area (42) is modified by horizontal or vertical movement of the cassette (44).
US10752465B2
A hose reel apparatus has a frame and a drum rotatably attached on the frame for receiving a hose wound thereon. A drive system and brake assembly are attached on the frame operatively engaged with the drum. An indexer is slidably mounted on a guide rail on the frame having a channel for receiving the hose and adjacent clamp arms which are selectively operable to clamp the hose.
US10752463B2
A traversing element is provided for a spinning machine that produces a roving. The traversing element includes a guide segment disposed to guide the roving onto a surface of a tube or a roving bobbin, and a support segment. The guide segment is configured at an end of the support segment and an opposite end of the support segment is connectable to a support of the spinning machine. A closed cavity is provided in the traversing element, the closed cavity partially filled with a liquid. Heat that occurs in the guide segment due to friction between the guide segment and the roving when the traversing element is operating is absorbed by the liquid.
US10752462B2
A sheet processing device includes a stapling unit that cuts off excess parts of a staple at a normal processing position, a container that stores the excess parts, the container having an upper end portion with an opening and being disposed below the stapling unit, a pair of electrodes disposed at a portion of a side wall of the upper end portion, the portion corresponding to the normal processing position, the pair of electrodes being exposed to inside the container, and a control unit for detecting that the excess parts in the container have reached the upper end portion when the pair of electrodes is short-circuited.
US10752459B2
An upper-side conveyance guide of a temporary holding section is provided with an upper-side movable guide that capable of moving in coordination with the drum diameter of a drum so as to be interposed between the upper-side conveyance guide and the drum at all times. The upper-side movable guide guides a banknote that is being conveyed gripped only at the center by a banknote conveying portion of a main tape, between the upper-side conveyance guide and the drum. Folding of the banknote is accordingly suppressed by the upper-side movable guide, enabling the banknote to be guided to a gap between the upper-side conveyance guide and a lower-side conveyance guide without catching on a rear face of the upper-side conveyance guide or the like. Accordingly, the banknote can be prevented from contacting portions that should not be contacted and causing conveyance issues as a result.
US10752444B2
The present invention relates to a transfer chute (100) for granular material, comprising a chute body defining a flow pathway (120) for granular material, a raised portion (110) having an inclined surface (111), and a splitter member (130) arranged proximal to the raised portion (110) for, in use, dividing a flow of granular material over the raised portion into first portion in first conduit (100) and a second portion in a second conduit (300). In some embodiments, a channel (150) is disposed between the first and second conduits (100; 300) to transpose a vertical arrangement of first and second portions of granular material within the chute (10). In this way, separation by particle size or density in the flow may be reversed.
US10752442B2
A identification and planning system includes a scanner assembly, a robotic manipulator, and control server. The control server detects a first plurality of inventory items in a first inventory storage system and determines a first set of position parameters for a first inventory item from the detected first plurality of inventory items, with respect to a position of one or more image sensors in the scanner assembly. The control server generates a plurality of pick-path plans for the first inventory item, where each pick-path plan corresponds to a transformation of the determined first set of position parameters to a second set of position parameters with respect to the robotic manipulator. The control server further selects a first pick-path plan from the plurality of pick-path plans and controls the robotic manipulator to pick the first inventory item from the first inventory storage system, based on the first pick-path plan.
US10752435B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a collection container having a cover affixed to the top of the collection container. A mouth opens through the cover permitting access to the interior of the collection container. A lidded enclosure surrounds the mouth, and a screen may be secured within the lidded enclosure to selectively permit access through the mouth while preventing theft of the contents of the collection container.
US10752433B2
A portable storage bin includes a base frame on the ground and a bin support frame operable relative to the base frame between a working position and a transport position which is reduced in height relative to the working position, and a storage envelope supported on the bin support frame to define a storage chamber for storing particulate material therein in the working position of the bin support frame in which the storage envelope is collapsible with the bin support frame from the working position to the transport position. The bin support frame has an upper frame portion from which the storage envelope is suspended in the working position and a central support post which is extendable in height between the upper frame portion and the base frame for raising the envelope from the transport position to the working position.
US10752432B2
Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
US10752431B2
A capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprises a lateral wall, an inlet wall and a lower wall forming a hollow body having a substantially central axis, the inlet wall extends from a peripheral end of the lateral wall towards said central axis and a plurality of sunken portions are extending on both lateral and inlet walls across the edge between said walls each portion connecting together the lateral wall and the inlet wall.
US10752430B2
Containers that include a housing that includes a box and a lid that is hingedly attached to the box. The container also includes an inner package disposed at least partially within the housing and at least partially defining an interior volume for housing consumer goods. The inner package includes a first layer and a second layer. The container also includes an insert positioned between the inner surface of the front wall of the box and the outer surface of the front wall of the inner package. The insert is positioned entirely below the sealing region and is positioned so that the lowest point of the upper edge of the box is lower than the highest point of the upper edge of the insert.
US10752425B2
A nested insulated packaging assembly includes: an outer box including an outer top side wall, an outer bottom side wall, and a plurality of outer lateral side walls; an inner box received in the outer box, the inner box including an inner top side wall, an inner bottom side wall, and a plurality of inner lateral side walls; a first thermal liner contacting a one of the outer lateral side walls of the outer box and a one of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box; and a second thermal liner contacting a second of the outer lateral side walls of the outer box and a second of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box.
US10752423B2
A storage and shipping container system for a set of specific related components, such as multiple blood products, which conveys the components in pre-determined ratios, having a thermally-insulated main container with a plurality of internal chambers, and at least one attached auxiliary container which is thermally-insulated. Optionally, the system is provided with wheels and a collapsible handle for easy movement of one system, and configured for stacking of multiple similar systems for bulk transportation.
US10752414B2
The disclosure provides a can cover with a time indication function, and pertains to the technical field of food containers. The can cover comprises a cover body, and the can cover also comprises an indicating system for indicating the opening date of a can; the indicating system comprises a pointer and a plurality of scale lines; the scale lines are positioned on the surface of the cover body; the pointer is arranged on the surface of the cover body; one end of the pointer can rotate or swing in the range of the scale lines, and points to one of the scale lines. The can cover can indicate the opening date of the can, and assist a user to remember the opening date of the can, so that the opening date of the can can be known clearly, and bad and out-of-date canned food is avoided being eaten.
US10752413B2
Disclosed is a container for keeping fermented food, including a body configured to contain the fermented food therein, a cover configured to close the body, and a sealing sheet configured to maintain airtightness between the body and the cover. The cover includes a plurality of gas flow channels which extend from a center of a bottom surface to an inner peripheral surface, and a plurality of gas discharge channels which extend from an upper end of the inner peripheral surface to a lower end. In addition, the sealing sheet has a through-hole to allow an interior and an exterior of the body to communicate with each other.
US10752401B2
A lifting handle (1, 2) for enhancing the convenience of carrying containers. The lifting handle (1, 2) comprises: a base board (11, 21), the base board (11, 21) comprising two end edges (111, 211) and two side edges (112, 212); the two end edges (111, 211) form the two ends of the base board (11, 21), and the two ends of the two side edges (112, 212) respectively connect to the two end edges (111, 211); the base board (11, 21) is provided with at least one cutting part (12, 22), and the at least one cutting part (12, 22) extending from the position of one end edge (111, 211) near the base board (11, 21) to the position of the other end edge (111, 211) near the base board (11, 21), such that the base board (11, 21) forms two carrying parts (13, 23) and a lifting handle part (14, 24).
US10752399B2
A box pallet (1) comprising at least one base (4) and an articulated belt (5), the box pallet (1) being convertible between a loading configuration in which the belt (5) is unfolded and erected on the base (4) so as to form a storage volume and an empty transport configuration in which the belt (5) is folded and laid flat on the base (4); characterised in that it comprises at least one articulated bottom panel (10) that bears on the base (4) and is capable of forming a wedge for a bulky object, such as a motor vehicle seat, that needs to be loaded into the storage volume.
US10752390B2
A knot tying device is provided. The knot typing device includes a support with a gripper element with one end of the gripper element rotatably connected to the support, and the other end capable of being pressed on and released from the support; a gripper mechanism to grip a free end of a strand of material and carry the strand of material to wrap around the support capable of rising and falling; and a stripping mechanism to separate the strand of material wrapped around the support from the support to form a knot.
US10752377B2
A method and apparatus for preventing damage to a metal component that is susceptible to damage by electro-magnetic effects or reduce manufacturing assembly steps. An initial channel is formed through the metal component and is defined by an inner surface. A bushing is placed into the initial channel. An interference fit is created between the outer surface of the bushing and the inner surface of the initial channel through the metal component. A final channel is formed through the bushing. A fastener is placed into the final channel to attach the metal component to a second component, wherein electrical magnetic effects occur between the fastener and the bushing.
US10752376B2
An expedited preflight readiness system for aircraft includes a power source having one or more battery modules for storing electrical power. An integrated controller is electrically and communicatively coupled with the power source for monitoring and controlling the power source to provide electrical power to aircraft subsystems. A mobile device is communicatively coupled with the integrated controller for communicating instructions to the integrated controller for initiating preflight readiness of the aircraft and for monitoring preflight readiness. A method for preconditioning an aircraft includes determining a state-of-charge of an APU and activating an environmental control subsystem for preconditioning the aircraft by adjusting a current temperature according to a preconditioning profile based on one or more of a target temperature, a target time, the current temperature, an outside air temperature, an amount of energy, and a state-of-charge of the APU.
US10752375B2
An aircraft capable of operating at a variety of speeds includes a power plant and an auxiliary turbine. The auxiliary turbine can be a ram air turbine used to expand and cool an airflow and provide work. The cooled airflow from the auxiliary turbine can be used in a heat exchange device such as, but not limited to, a fuel/air heat exchanger. In one embodiment the cooled airflow can be used to exchange heat with a compressor airflow being routed to cool a turbine. Work developed from the auxiliary turbine can be used to power a heating device and rotate a device to add work to a shaft of the aircraft power plant. In one form the aircraft power plant is a gas turbine engine and the work developed from the auxiliary turbine is used to heat a combustor flow or to drive a shaft that couples a turbine and a compressor.
US10752372B2
A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (101) for transporting persons or loads, including a plurality of preferably equivalent and redundant electric motors (3) and propellers (2), substantially arranged in one surface, wherein each propeller is assigned an individual electric motor to drive the propeller, the aircraft being characterized in that at least one attitude sensor is provided for attitude control of the aircraft (101) in an active signal connection to at least one signal processing unit which is designed or set up to automatically perform the attitude control based on measurement data from the attitude sensor by regulating the speed of at least some of the electric motors (3), preferably with signal actions of the speed controller assigned to each electric motor such that the aircraft (101) is positioned in space with the surface defined by the propeller (2) substantially horizontal at all times, without control input by a pilot or a remote control.
US10752367B2
An ice-management method for an aircraft includes scavenging torque from a mast of the aircraft with a system that is configured to provide an ice-management capability. The method includes using the scavenged torque to impart a vibratory force to an arm of the system and imparting the vibratory force from the arm to an inner surface of a spinner of the aircraft via a contact of the arm.
US10752366B2
An aircraft comprising a main engine to provide a supply of bleed air, an APU housing within an APU compartment and having an APU bleed valve, an APU bleed air duct connecting main engine with the APU, and a bleed air heating system for the APU compartment comprising an auxiliary pipeline connecting the APU bleed air duct with the APU compartment, a temperature sensor, an auxiliary pipeline valve to control the discharge of bleed air into the APU compartment, and a temperature controller configured to establish a heating operation mode, when the sensed temperature falls below a minimum temperature threshold value, and a standby operation mode, when the sensed temperature surpasses a maximum temperature threshold value. The temperature controller operates the main engine and the valves to establish these operation modes.
US10752363B1
Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft can provide opportunities to incorporate aerial transportation into transportation networks for cities and metropolitan areas. However, VTOL aircraft can be sensitive to uneven weight distributions, e.g., the payload of an aircraft is primarily loaded in the front, back, left, or right. When the aircraft is loaded unevenly, the center of mass of the aircraft may shift substantially enough to negatively impact performance of the aircraft. Thus, in turn, there is an opportunity that the VTOL may be loaded unevenly if seating and/or luggage placement is not coordinated. Among other advantages, dynamically assigning the VTOL aircraft payloads can increase VTOL safety by ensuring the VTOL aircraft is loaded evenly and meets all weight requirements; can increase transportation efficiency by increasing rider throughput; and can increase the availability of the VTOL services to all potential riders.
US10752361B2
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrical connector socket comprising a housing having a front face configured to mate with a corresponding face of a corresponding plug; at least one electrical connector pin mounted on a mounting assembly inside the housing, the mounting assembly being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front face; wherein: the mounting assembly includes a magnetic member configured to interact with a corresponding plug-side magnetic member of the plug to establish a magnetic attraction force, to urge the movable mounting assembly towards the front face to a coupling position in which the at least one connector pin protrudes through a corresponding at least one opening in the front face; the mounting assembly further including a resilient member configured to exert a restoring force on the mounting assembly, to urge the mounting assembly towards a rest position in which the at least one connector pin does not protrude from the front face. Other aspects of the invention include an electrical connector plug, a coupling system comprising an electrical connector socket and an electrical connector plug, and an entertainment system including a coupling system.
US10752358B2
An aircraft includes a fuselage having an internal cabin, and a garment refreshing system located within the internal cabin. The garment refreshing system is operable to refresh a garment of an individual within the internal cabin. A method of refreshing a garment while onboard an aircraft includes positioning a garment refreshing system within an internal cabin of a fuselage of an aircraft, and refreshing a garment of an individual onboard the aircraft with the garment refreshing system.
US10752357B2
The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a rotorcraft-assisted launch and retrieval system including a rotorcraft having a fixed-wing aircraft capture assembly configured to capture a fixed-wing aircraft.
US10752354B2
The present application discloses a remote control for implementing image processing, including a remote control controller, an image transmission unit and a data transmission unit, and further including: a system processor, connected to the remote control controller and the image transmission unit to process an image transmitted by the image transmission unit; and a display unit, connected to the system processor to display or edit the image processed by the system processor, where the remote control controller exchanges system data with the system processor, to implement function operations of the remote control, and the image transmission unit sends image data obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle to the system processor, to display or edit the image data on the display unit connected to the system processor. The remote control completes real-time display or editing of aerial videos while operating an aerial vehicle, thereby greatly improving user's operation experience and convenience.
US10752352B2
A dual rotor propulsion system for a tiltrotor aircraft having VTOL and forward flight modes. The dual rotor propulsion system includes an engine operable to provide an input torque to a transmission that, responsive thereto, generates an output torque. A first output shaft is coupled to the transmission and is operable to receive a first portion of the output torque. A first rotor assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the first output shaft. A second output shaft is coupled to the transmission and is operable to receive a second portion of the output torque. A second rotor assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the second output shaft. In operation, the first and second rotor assemblies rotate coaxially, the first rotor assembly is a different diameter than the second rotor assembly and the first rotor assembly is stoppable and foldable in the forward flight mode.
US10752345B2
The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.
US10752342B2
A regulator device for regulating a speed of rotation, of a shaft of a gas generator of at least one turboshaft engine of a rotorcraft. The rotorcraft has at least one main rotor for regulating at least lift and/or propulsion for said rotorcraft in the air; a control member for controlling a collective pitch of the blades of said at least one main rotor, said control member serving to generate a control setpoint for said collective pitch; at least one turboshaft engine suitable for driving rotation of said at least one main rotor, said at least one engine producing, at least temporarily, a drive torque that is transmitted to said at least one main rotor; and measurement means for taking at each instant a measurement of said drive torque transmitted by said at least one engine to said at least one main rotor.
US10752340B2
A wing includes a low pressure side, a high pressure side opposite the low pressure side, and a drag reducing apparatus coupled to the low pressure using an adhesive. The drag reducing apparatus includes a first side coupled to the low pressure side of the wing, and a second side opposite the first side. The second side includes a plurality of vortex generators arranged in an array configuration. The vortex generators generate one or more vane vortices near an end of the low pressure side of the wing, thereby weakening a wingtip vortex generated by the wing.
US10752336B2
An apparatus includes a first composite support structure and a second composite support structure. The first and second composite support structures are in a predetermined position relative to one another. The apparatus further includes an uncured pre-preg ply, wherein: the uncured pre-preg ply overlies at least a portion of the first composite support structure; the uncured pre-preg ply overlies at least a portion of the second composite support structure; and the first and second composite support structures are each stiffer than the uncured pre-preg ply.
US10752323B1
A marine distribution vessel includes a barge that fuel tanks and lubricant tanks, and a distribution station disposed on the barge and connected with the fuel tanks and the lubricant tanks. The distribution station includes a fuel pump and a fuel line that connects the fuel tanks with the fuel pump, a lubricant pump and lubricant lines that connect the lubricant tanks with the lubricant pump, a fuel flow meter disposed in the fuel line, an automated fuel valve disposed in the fuel line, a lubricant flow meter disposed in the lubricant lines, automated lubricant valves disposed in the lubricant lines, and a computerized controller electrically connected with the fuel flow meter, the lubricant flow meter, the automated fuel valve, the automated lubricant valves, the fuel pump, and the lubricant pump.
US10752319B2
A driving control method for an electric bicycle includes: a starting step of supplying the electric power to the electric motor (41) of the electric driving unit (40) and the driving control unit (80) and making the electric bicycle ready to move using the electric power upon a start signal; a constant speed driving step of moving the electric bicycle at a constant rotational speed under the control of the electric driving unit (40), regardless of the pedaling power is provided; a constant speed driving releasing step of automatically discontinuing the constant speed driving step; and a slope skidding prevention step of preventing the electric bicycle from being pushed, in a moving direction or in an opposite direction to the moving direction when the electric bicycle starts and stops on a slope by applying a high load and a counter electromotive force to the electric driving unit (40) and the electric motor (41).
US10752318B2
A releasable attachment assembly for releasably attaching a first item to a second item is disclosed. The assembly may be a bicycle pedal and shoe clip assembly for releasably engaging a cyclist's shoe to a pedal of a bicycle. The bicycle pedal and shoe clip assembly may comprise a shoe clip and a pedal. The shoe clip may comprise a shoe plate adapted to attach to a bottom surface of a shoe, a shoe bracket spaced from the shoe plate, and a shoe post disposed between the shoe bracket and the shoe plate. The pedal may comprise a pedal body having an integral guide slot, the guide slot adapted to receive the shoe post, and opposing grasps disposed within the guide slot. The opposing grasps may be movable between an open and a closed position to releasably secure the shoe post within the guide slot.
US10752316B2
A suspended two-wheeled vehicle frame and a corresponding two-wheeled vehicle, in particular a bicycle, are disclosed, in which the swing-arm bearing seat comprises a recess for providing clearance or free space for a rear wheel of the suspended two-wheeled vehicle frame. The yoke of said two-wheeled vehicle frame, which extends from the first to the second chainstay, extends below the swing-arm bearing seat provided with a recess. An opening can be arranged at the base of the recess of the swing-arm bearing seat so as to allow the line to be guided through the frame.
US10752313B2
The present application provides an electrical self-balancing scooter, comprising two wheels mounted on a wheel shaft, and a support frame located between the two wheels, wherein, the support frame comprises a bar mounted on the wheel shaft, whith a handle part mounted on an upper end of the bar through a rotation mechanism, the rotation mechanism comprises a stator mounted on the bar and a rotor that is rotable relative to the stator, the handle part is fixed on the rotor, the rotation mechanism is provided with an angle measurement device to measure a rotation angle of the rotor.
US10752304B2
A lug forms an enclosure including a bottom surface defining an aperture that receives the projection of a sprocket, and a side surface defining an aperture that receives a retaining mechanism.
US10752301B2
The innovation includes a resilient or flexible skirt panel assembly having an integral bracing system. In operation, the bracing system need not attach to a trailer base rail. The innovation includes straight, straight-angled and curved skirt panel orientations. Additionally, angled braces, ‘v-braces,’ ‘v-wings,’ and integral rib bracing mechanisms are included. In aspects, the skirt panel and bracing mechanisms can absorb (or bend) under force while effectively having a ‘memory’ to return to their original shape upon removal of the force. The skirt assembly can include a hem along the bottom edge of the skirt panel thereby enhancing performance and longevity of the assembly. Additionally, an “anti-skid” clamping assembly can be employed to connect the skirt assemblies to the trailer I-beam, base rail or cross-members.
US10752297B1
An extendable safety rail assembly for an utility trailer is provided. The assembly includes: a plurality of extendable side rails, provided with a set of horizontally tubular bars rails braced along the length thereof for rigidity on stationary sleeve assemblies, terminating with a set of vertical end posts at each rail end, each post adaptable for vertical movement slidably fitting inside suitably sized sleeves of stationary sleeve assemblies mounted onto trailer sides; and a locking mechanism is adapted to lock at least one of extendable side rail of the plurality of extendable safety rails at different heights.
US10752294B2
This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle with a removable outer body panel and a detachable tail lamp support, and a corresponding method. An example method includes connecting a subassembly to a body of a motor vehicle, where the subassembly includes an outer body panel connected to a tail lamp support. This arrangement permits detachment of the tail lamp support from the outer body panel, which allows a user to detach the outer body panel from the body without having to detach the tail lamp support.
US10752274B2
A transport device in the form of a cart or cargo hauler is foldable to permit the device to be used in transport applications with narrow or constrained parameters. The device may be loaded or unloaded when folded or unfolded, providing a flexible implementation that improves ease of transport. The device may include one or more wheels or skis depending on a desired application. Handles may be provided that telescope and/or fold to provide a compact folded configuration. The transport device may be folded compactly so as to be carried with a backpack or shoulder harness. The handles may be attached to waist belt or shoulder harness to permit hands-free transport. The device is suitable for use over rough back country terrain or sand.
US10752271B2
A system and method for monitoring a track and/or rail employs one or more imagers mounted to a railcar and directed to image the track and/or rails wherein the images are geo-tagged with location data. Geo-tagged images are processed to determine at least track gauge and/or at least rail fastener integrity. The system and method may also determine other track and/or rail integrity issues including, e.g., rail fastener integrity, rail profile, rail alignment, center point dip, cross level, rail cant, wheel wear, wheel integrity, rail wear, rail defects, and/or rail temperature. The system and method may also determine when inspection and/or maintenance of the track is indicated, and provide selected records of where and/or when such inspection and/or maintenance is indicated.
US10752263B2
A vehicular cooling device includes an opening, a discharge port, an air channel, and a fan. The opening is formed in a surface parallel to a travelling direction of a vehicle. The discharge port is formed in a surface of the housing and connected to the opening via the air channel. The fan is provided inside the air channel. First blockers are spaced apart in the travelling direction in the opening. Each first blocker extends in a direction perpendicular to both the travelling direction and an inflow direction of the outside air, and includes first and second members. The first member is a plate-like member having a main surface intersecting the travelling direction. The first member and the second member are symmetric with respect to a plane perpendicular to the travelling direction, and have a travelling-direction spacing therebetween that increases along the inflow direction of the outside air.
US10752261B2
The present disclosure relates to a driver distraction warning control apparatus and a driver distraction warning control method. The driver distraction warning control apparatus includes a sensor device that detects gaze of a driver, a setting device configured to divide a virtual area on front of the driver into a plurality of gaze areas, and sets a threshold for each of the gaze areas, a determining device that determines a viewing area corresponding to the driver's gaze direction from among the gaze areas, and a controller that performs driver distraction warning control based on the threshold set for the determined viewing area.
US10752251B2
A hybrid vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a hybrid system, a parking brake, a gear box and an electronic control system is provided. A method for controlling the method comprises charging the hybrid vehicle by receiving and storing electric energy, which enables a safe way of starting the internal combustion engine during the charging. An electronic control system is configured to: detect a starting attempt of the internal combustion engine during the receiving and storing of electrical energy; ensure that the hybrid vehicle is ready for a start of the internal combustion engine, which includes ensuring that the gear box is in a neutral gear and that the parking brake is applied; and thereafter start the internal combustion engine during the receiving and storing of electrical energy.
US10752247B2
A vehicle control apparatus includes an electric control unit that performs a preceding vehicle trading control which makes an own vehicle trail a preceding vehicle as an adaptive cruise control, and performs a first brake control which automatically applies a first braking control to the own vehicle when a time-to-collision to a target object is less than a first threshold. In a case where a performing condition for the first brake control has been determined to be satisfied during a performance of the adaptive cruise control, the electric control unit continues performing the adaptive cruise control without performing the first brake control when a deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is being performed, whereas stops performing the adaptive cruise control when the deceleration control by the adaptive cruise control is not being performed.
US10752246B2
A system and method for adaptive cruise control with proximate vehicle detection are disclosed. The example embodiment can be configured for: receiving input object data from a subsystem of a host vehicle, the input object data including distance data and velocity data relative to detected target vehicles; detecting the presence of any target vehicles within a sensitive zone in front of the host vehicle, to the left of the host vehicle, and to the right of the host vehicle; determining a relative speed and a separation distance between each of the detected target vehicles relative to the host vehicle; and generating a velocity command to adjust a speed of the host vehicle based on the relative speeds and separation distances between the host vehicle and the detected target vehicles to maintain a safe separation between the host vehicle and the target vehicles.
US10752244B2
A device for a vehicle for providing information about an expected driving intention, a device for a vehicle for determining a driving recommendation, a method for a vehicle for providing information about an expected driving intention, a method for a vehicle for determining a driving recommendation, and a computer program. The device includes a driving analysis module to determine information about an expected trajectory of the vehicle, a control module to determine information about an expected driving intention of the vehicle based on the information about the expected trajectory of the vehicle, and an interface to make available the information about the expected driving intention for one or more vehicle-external entities.
US10752243B2
A mobility device that can accommodate speed sensitive steering, adaptive speed control, a wide weight range of users, an abrupt change in weight, traction control, active stabilization that can affect the acceleration range of the mobility device and minimize back falls, and enhanced redundancy that can affect the reliability and safety of the mobility device.
US10752241B2
A method includes ascertaining that an emergency braking operation of a single-track motor vehicle is to be automatically executed driver independently, and based on the ascertainment, automatically and driver-independently influencing a steering element of the motor vehicle during the execution of the emergency braking operation.
US10752209B2
An embodiment of the invention provides a system and method for wirelessly linking electronic marine components using Sub-1 GHz frequencies for long range, robustness in wet environment and highly resistant to wireless noise.
US10752207B2
A system is disclosed that performs multi-factor authentication with respect to a hardware assembly. In one example, a method includes: storing a cryptographic identifier of a vehicle hardware assembly; transmitting, to the assembly, a validation message; receiving a response message; decrypting the response message using the identifier; and determining whether the assembly is authenticated.
