US10197780B2
A zoom lens includes a positive first unit, a negative second unit, and a rear lens system. The rear lens system includes a positive unit A, a negative unit B, and a positive C. The first unit is not moved for zooming, the unit A is moved for zooming, and intervals between adjacent lens units are changed during zooming. The first unit includes positive and negative lenses, the unit C includes positive and negative lenses, the second unit includes negative lenses, and the unit B includes positive lenses. An Abbe number average value of the positive lenses in the first unit, an Abbe number average value of the negative lenses in the second unit, an Abbe number average value of the positive lenses in the unit B, and an Abbe number average value of the positive lenses in the unit C are appropriately set.
US10197758B2
A sleeved compression micro-duct reclamation coupling which is utilized for interconnecting remnants of micro-duct and is of a sufficient size and shape to allow the interconnected micro-duct to be pulled through larger ducting for underground construction. The sleeved compression micro-duct reclamation coupling is easily installed without the need for tools and provides a strong connection which will not easily disengage while the micro-duct is pulled through larger ducting. The sleeved compression micro-duct reclamation coupling is of simple construction requiring only a male half section, a female half section and two slotted compression sleeves.
US10197754B2
Present thermal solutions to conduct heat from pluggable optical modules into heat sinks use a metal heat sink attached with a spring clip. The interface between the pluggable module and the heat sink is simple metal-on-metal contact, which is inherently a poor thermal interface and limits heat dissipation from the optical module. Heat dissipation from pluggable optical modules is enhanced by the application of thermally conductive fibers, such as an advanced carbon nanotube velvet. The solution improves heat dissipation while preserving the removable nature of the optical modules.
US10197749B2
A BOSA device having an adjustable wavelength in two directions comprises a signal transmitter section and a signal receiver section, wherein the signal transmitter section sequentially includes a laser (1-1), a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) (3-1), a splitter (4-1), a data upload and download port (5-1), and a first TEC temperature control module (9-1) to control temperature of the laser (1-1) so as to adjust its output wavelength, and the signal receiver section sequentially includes a filter (7-1), a photo detector (8-1), and a receiving end driving device to change an angle of the filter (7-1) with respect to the optical path so as to make a passing wavelength of the filter adjustable. The first TEC temperature control module (9-1) controls temperature of the laser (1-1), and the receiving end driving device drives the filter (7-1) to change an angle of the filter with respect to the optical path.
US10197746B2
A fiber optic ferrule and a guide pin clamp allows for changing guide pins in the field. The guide pin clamp has a forward clamp portion, a rearward clamp portion configured to engage the biasing spring and a guide pin retaining plate. The forward clamp portion and the rearward clamp portion move relative to one another to also move guide pin retaining plate from a first position to a second position to allow for the removal or insertion of guide pins.
US10197744B2
An optical fiber connection device comprising a prism, first and second connection elements, inner and outer ferrules and an elastic element. The prism has an inner conduit ending in a first bore configured to receive an input optical fiber, and in a second bore configured to receive the first connection element, which, in turn, is configured to receive the second connection element. This second connection element is also configured to receive an output optical fiber. The conduit comprises two sections forming a ramp to lead the input optical fiber towards the fibers connection. The first connection element has an inner box, and the second connection element has an outer protrusion to provide a unique connecting position. The inner and outer ferrules, and the elastic element are retained in the second connection element.
US10197742B2
Aspects of the disclosure are drawn to methods for producing a fused connector termination. An exemplary method may include setting a specification requirement to be met by the fused connector termination and applying an amount of heat to a proximal region of an unfused connector termination. The proximal region of the unfused connector termination may include an inner optical fiber coaxially positioned within an outer ferrule, and applying the amount of heat may at least partially fuse the optical fiber to the outer ferrule to form an at least partially fused connector termination. The method may also include imaging the proximal region of the at least partially fused connector termination and determining, based on the imaging, whether the proximal region of the at least partially fused connector termination meets the specification.
US10197739B2
Optical connector plug, receptacle for optical connector, and optical connector connection structure
An optical connector plug includes an optical connector having an optical fiber built therein, and a cover member receiving the optical connector therein. The cover member includes a set of protrusions provided to protrude forward relative to a front end surface of the optical connector. A set of cutout portions as space portions are provided between the set of protrusions, and the set of cutout portions are arranged at locations opposing each other around the optical connector.
US10197738B2
A Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) actuator can rotate other, discrete optical elements that may be dimensionally large (especially in terms of thickness), may be of relatively large mass, and may be made of dissimilar materials (i.e., some material other than silicon). The rotating optical element may be reflective or transmissive. The MEMS actuator is used in multiple additional embodiments, allowing the integration of multiple optical functions into a single optical component, for a variety of applications. These optical functions include optical switching, optical attenuation, tunable optical filtering, the adjustment of the phase angle of an optical signal, and the detection or receiving of an optical signal or optical power level.
US10197733B2
An edge coupling device including a substrate, a buried oxide disposed over the substrate, a cladding material disposed over the buried oxide, where the cladding material includes a trench, an inversely tapered silicon waveguide disposed within the cladding material beneath the trench, and a ridge waveguide disposed within the trench, where the ridge waveguide and the inversely tapered silicon waveguide are vertically-aligned with each other.
US10197728B2
The core region of an optical fiber is doped with chlorine in a concentration that allows for the viscosity of the core region to be lowered, approaching the viscosity of the surrounding cladding. An annular interface region is disposed between the core and cladding and contains a concentration of fluorine dopant sufficient to match the viscosity of the core. By including this annular stress accommodation region, the cladding layer can be formed to include the relatively high concentration of fluorine required to provide the desired degree of optical signal confinement (i.e., forming a “low loss” optical fiber). The inclusion of the annular stress accommodation region allows for the formation of a large effective area optical fiber that exhibits low loss (i.e., <0.19 dB/km) in both the C-band and L-band transmission ranges.
US10197720B2
A backlight module includes a glue frame, a light guide plate, a first light source assembly, and a second light source assembly. The light guide plate and the first and second light source assemblies are accommodated in the glue frame. The first light source assembly includes a light source that includes LED light sources mounted on a substrate. The second light source assembly includes a plurality of laser light sources mounted on a substrate and a diffuser. The light guide plate includes first and second incident surfaces. The light source of the first light source assembly and the first incident surface are oppositely positioned. The laser light sources and the second incident surface are oppositely positioned. The diffuser is positioned between the laser light sources and the second incident surface with predetermined distances. Colors of the LED light sources and the laser light sources are complementary colors.
US10197716B2
An optical filter, a sensor device including the optical filter, and a method of fabricating the optical filter are provided. The optical filter includes one or more dielectric layers and one or more metal layers stacked in alternation. The metal layers are intrinsically protected by the dielectric layers. In particular, the metal layers have tapered edges that are protectively covered by one or more of the dielectric layers.
US10197711B2
Thin-film integrated spectrally-selective plasmonic absorber/emitter (ISSAE) that is simultaneously (i) an efficient sunlight absorber; (ii) an efficient heat insulator that enables modest sunlight concentration to produce a high temperature by reducing infrared emission by a hot surface; (iii) a spectrally-selective infrared emitter that supplies infrared photons of the right energy to a targeted photovoltaic cell, thereby matching its bandgap. Additionally, said ISSAE is sufficiently thin to enable its use as a wrapping/cloaking material for use with hot storage pipes containing heat exchange fluid. Said ISSAE is incorporated into a number of solar-conversion apparatus, taking advantage of the unique properties of said ISSAE.
US10197699B2
A disclosed method includes acquiring ahead of bit or around bit data related to a formation from measurements by a tool. The method also includes generating a map view of the formation using the acquired data. Various map views and map view features are disclosed. An operator may select one or more of the map views and/or map view features to make steering decisions for a logging while drilling system.
US10197697B2
Systems, methods, and software for modeling subterranean formation permeability are described. In some aspects, a method of training a subterranean formation permeability model based on NMR data includes accessing relaxation-time distributions generated from NMR measurements associated with a subterranean region. Multiple sets of principal components are generated from the relaxation-time distributions. Each set of principal components represents a respective one of the relaxation-time distributions. Parameters for weighted radial basis functions are computed based on the sets of principal components. A subterranean formation permeability model that includes the weighted radial basis functions and the computed parameters is produced.
US10197694B2
Systems and methods for deploying and using a controlled-frequency downhole seismic source are provided. A downhole seismic source may be placed into a borehole in a geological formation and coupled rigidly to the geological formation via an edge of the borehole. A controlled-frequency seismic signal may be generated sufficient to enable a seismic measurement of the geological formation.
US10197693B2
Methods and systems of barrier evaluation are disclosed. The method includes obtaining vibration measurement data measured in a wellbore having at least one casing. In addition, the method includes determining a boundary definition of the barrier between the casing and a formation, based on the vibration measurement data. Further, the method includes evaluating the barrier based on the one boundary definition. The system includes a vibration sensor located in the wellbore having at least one casing and a vibration source for generating vibrations. The system may also include a data logging system of producing vibration measurement data received with the vibration sensor and a processor for determining at least one boundary definition of barrier between the casing and a formation, based on the vibration measurement data and evaluating the barrier based on the at least one boundary definition.
US10197683B2
An imaging apparatus for an image intensifier (II) X-ray system includes a camera lens assembly (CLA) configured to cooperate with the II to create an X-ray image, the CLA including an image sensor and a lens. The image sensor is configured to convert received light and generate a digital image. The lens is configured to guide the light from the output surface to the image sensor, the lens having a fixed diaphragm. The CLA includes a diaphragm and/or neutral density filter with a fixed attenuation. A controller is configured to control an amount of amplification of the electric signals or the digital image. The sensor, e.g. CMOS sensor, is configured to amplify the analog electric signals before conversion into the digital image according to an analog gain, and the controller is configured to control the amount of amplification by controlling the analog gain applied by the image sensor.
US10197682B2
A timing apparatus and method for a radiation detection, measurement, identification, and imaging system are disclosed. The apparatus comprises high-energy photon detectors, a light pulse signal generator and an optical fiber. Each high-energy photon detector comprises a scintillation crystal and an optical-to-electrical conversion multiplying device. The high-energy photon detectors are all provided with light transmission holes. Light pulse signals are propagated to the scintillation crystals through the light transmission holes, then propagated to the surfaces of the optical-to-electrical conversion multiplying devices through the scintillation crystals, converted and multiplied by the optical-to-electrical conversion multiplying devices, and processed and read by an electronic circuit. The high-energy photon detectors independent from each other acquire absolute time from the light pulse signals generated by the light pulse generator and timing and calibration are performed between the independent high-energy photon detectors.
US10197677B1
A technique for is presented for locating at least one object illuminated by a laser designator. A detector and an optical unit are provided. The one optical unit is configured for receiving a beam of laser light scattered by the at least one object being illuminated by the laser designator, for creating two secondary beams, and for focusing the two secondary beams to respective foci along an optical axis of the at least one optical unit. The detector is located between the two foci, divided into an even number of portions, and is configured for measuring an intensity of impinging light at each portion. The optical unit is configured for causing the received laser light to impinge the detector, such that an upright image and an inverted image of the scattered laser light beam having substantially equal sizes and substantially equal energies are projected on the detector.
US10197675B2
A system and a method for determining a position and an orientation of an object relative to a defined reference frame is disclosed. A plurality of targets are disposed at known locations relative to the defined reference frame. A head assembly is disposed on the object, where the head assembly includes a plurality of cameras. The head assembly determines the position and the orientation of the object from location data associated with the plurality of targets and image data from the plurality of cameras.
US10197669B2
Methods and systems for performing three dimensional LIDAR measurements with different illumination intensity patterns are described herein. Repetitive sequences of measurement pulses each having different illumination intensity patterns are emitted from a LIDAR system. One or more pulses of each repetitive sequence have a different illumination intensity than another pulse within the sequence. The illumination intensity patterns are varied to reduce total energy consumption and heat generated by the LIDAR system. In some examples, the illumination intensity pattern is varied based on the orientation of the LIDAR device. In some examples, the illumination intensity pattern is varied based on the distance between a detected object and the LIDAR device. In some examples, the illumination intensity pattern is varied based on the presence of an object detected by the LIDAR device or another imaging system.
US10197663B2
Disclosed is an interactive spatial orientation method and system. The method includes: sequentially scanning, by a scanning apparatus, a receiving apparatus in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to each other; converting, by the receiving apparatus, received optical signals generated from the first scanning and the second scanning into radio waves carrying results of the first scanning and the second scanning, and transferring the radio waves to a processing apparatus; synthesizing, by the processing apparatus, the results of the first scanning and the second scanning to obtain six degrees of freedom information of the receiving apparatus. The system includes a scanning apparatus; a receiving apparatus; and a processing apparatus.
US10197662B2
A wireless device includes a transceiver and a positioning system. The positioning system a channel model adaptation module having channel model adaptation logic configured to update, for each of a plurality of access points applied to determine a position of a wireless device, a channel model. The channel model adaptation logic having a reference power update module with reference power update logic is configured to update a reference power value corresponding to each access point. A channel model update module with logic is configured to update a path loss exponent value applied to each access point.
US10197659B2
A pattern quality management chart includes a chart substrate which is made of the same material as a substrate patterned by a first region having a predetermined affinity to a functional liquid for pattern formation and a second region having an affinity lower than the predetermined affinity, and at least one unit region group formed on the surface of the chart substrate. The unit region group includes a plurality of unit regions which are constituted of the first region surrounded therearound by the second region, and each of the unit regions is classified into either a compliant type unit region which has a shape and a size such that, when a predetermined amount of functional liquid is supplied to the unit region under predetermined supply conditions, the functional liquid does not overflow into the surrounding second region and the unit region is completely filled with the functional liquid, or a non-compliant type unit region which has a shape and a size such that part of the functional liquid overflows into the surrounding second region and/or a part of the unit region is not filled with the functional liquid. A plurality of unit regions include at least one compliant type unit region and at least one non-compliant type unit region.
US10197652B2
A method and system for determining a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) property are described herein. The method includes applying a static magnetic field to a substance and applying an NMR pulse sequence to the substance. The NMR pulse sequence comprises a first pulse sequence segment applied at a first frequency to a shell and a second pulse sequence segment applied at a second frequency. The first pulse sequence segment generates a resonant signal in the shell and the second pulse sequence segment generates a characteristic within the resonant signal. The resonant signal is detected and an NMR property is determined using the characteristic within the detected resonant signal.
US10197650B2
In a method, device and magnetic resonance apparatus for determining basic shim settings for shim elements of a magnetic resonance scanner of the apparatus, an optimization function is established in a processor, which includes multiple optimization parameters, including a first optimization parameter that designates a homogeneity value of a spatial distribution of the basic magnetic field in the scanner, and a second optimization parameter that designates a value of a force acting on the shim elements. The processor is configured to calculate the spatial distribution of the shim elements by minimizing the optimization function, dependent on the first and second parameters. Shim settings for the scanner are determined using the calculated spatial distribution of the shim elements.
US10197649B2
A gradient magnetic-field coil according to an embodiment includes multiple units of coil members and a connecting member. In each of the coil members, a coil pattern is formed with a first nonmagnetic metal. The connecting member connects the coil members with each other. Moreover, at least a part of the connecting member is formed with a second nonmagnetic metal that is different from the first nonmagnetic metal.
US10197643B2
In some aspects, polarization of a spin ensemble can be increased using cavity-based techniques. A sample contains a first spin ensemble and a second spin ensemble. A drive field couples the first spin ensemble with a cavity, and the coupling increases the polarization of the first spin ensemble. Polarization is transferred from the first spin ensemble to the second spin ensemble. In some examples, the polarization is transferred from a solvent or an abundant species to a solute or a dilute species in the sample.
US10197642B2
In some aspects, polarization of a spin ensemble can be increased using cavity-based techniques. A resonator applies a drive field to a spin ensemble in a sample in a static magnetic field. The drive field couples the spin ensemble with a cavity, and the coupling increases the polarization of the spin ensemble. In some cases, the sample is thermally insulated from the cavity, for example, to maintain the sample at a higher temperature than the cavity. In some implementations, the spin ensemble achieves a polarization that is higher than its thermal equilibrium polarization.
US10197637B2
The present application discloses a system and method for monitoring and reporting the status of a direct current (DC) subsystem including a battery bank and battery charger. The system and method are configured to perform tests on distinct modules within the DC subsystem and store test data. The test data are analyzed to determine the status of each module. An aggregator determines the DC subsystem status based on the module statuses and displays an indication of the determined aggregate status.
US10197629B2
A method of generating at least one recommended replacement time signal for a battery is provided. The method includes measuring a plurality of associated unloaded and loaded battery voltages. A delta voltage for each associated unloaded and loaded battery voltage is then determined. A select number of delta voltages are averaged. A minimum delta voltage is determined from a plurality of the averaged delta voltages. At least one recommended replacement time signal for the battery is generated with the use of the minimum delta voltage when at least one averaged delta voltage is detected that has at least reached a replacement threshold.
US10197621B2
A testing device includes a system circuit board, a first chip component, a supporting structure, a circuit board and an interposer. The system circuit board has a surface where the first chip component is disposed. The first chip component is connected to the system circuit board. The supporting structure is disposed on the surface and surrounds the first chip component; the circuit board is fixed on the supporting structure and keeps distance from the first chip component. The circuit board has a connector for connecting to a chip component that is to be tested. The interposer is located between the circuit board and the first chip component. The circuit board is connected to the first chip component via the interposer. The first chip component need not connect to the chip component to be tested, so is less liable to be damaged by the frequent testing.
US10197612B2
A continuity test system (100), includes a base unit (1) and a mobile unit (9). The base unit (1) is adapted to be connected to a first portion of a test item, and, the mobile unit (9) is both interconnected to said base unit (1), and adapted to be connected to a second portion of said test item. The continuity test system (100) includes a signal generator (2), adapted to generate a dual polarity measurement signal, a measurement unit (14), adapted to measure electrical parameters of said test item (16)as said dual polarity measurement signal is applied thereto, and, a processor (13, 4), to process said measured electrical parameters and provide a resultant continuity test signal output.
US10197611B2
Systems and methods for testing an Arm and Fire Device (AFD). The system includes an AFD arm controller and a first power supply coupled to the AFD controller to provide arming power to the AFD controller. The system further includes a monitoring module coupled to the AFD controller through a plurality of means of isolation and communication. The monitoring module may include one or more monitor circuits for the AFD to test at least one circuit in the AFD, at least one circuit external to the AFD, or combination. The system further includes at least one output for the AFD to provide data from the monitoring module. The system may further include a first switch to control the monitoring module is powered and a second switch to control power to the AFD arm module. The system can include an input for applying data to the AFD.
US10197609B2
A system and method for incorporating occupancy-detecting technology into furniture is provided. More particularly, the invention relates to direct-connect device, system, and method for determining presence with respect to an automated furniture item, such as a recliner mechanism. In some aspects, a sensor is provided based on coupling one or more conductive features to a control component of the capacitance detector control component. A controller may determine the corresponding response based on occupancy detection and/or presence detection. A processor may receive information regarding changes in capacitance and determines when a change in voltage satisfies a threshold. Based on a determination of occupancy and/or presence, a variety of corresponding features of the adjustable recliner may be activated.
US10197603B2
There is provided a system for use with a fiber-optic current transducer. The system includes a processing unit configured to transduce a first light signal into a first electrical signal. The processing unit is further configured to transduce a second light signal into a second electrical signal. The processing unit is configured to remove offsets from the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal by forcing the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal to be on the same per unit basis. Furthermore, the processing unit is configured to combine the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal to produce a composite signal, the composite signal being free of the offsets. And the processing unit is further configured to linearize the composite signal to produce an output current indicative of a current flowing in a conductor disposed proximate the FOCT.
US10197600B2
An oscilloscope includes at least one demonstration signal generator integrated as part of the oscilloscope. The demonstration signal generator generates stimulus signals that consist of digital samples of various different stored waveforms without the need of a separate demonstration board or signal source. The demonstration signal generator may loop through different sections of the stored waveforms to generate respective stimulus signals that include sequences of digital samples from the different waveforms in combination, to provide a broad range of stimulus signals. The stimulus signals may be displayed on the oscilloscope or output from the oscilloscope as demonstration mode stimulus signals to demonstrate the capabilities of the oscilloscope to customers or for training.
US10197599B2
A test pin for a test device for electrically contacting a device under test to be tested, wherein the test pin comprises an electrically conductive base structure for electrically conducting a test signal between the device under test and the test device, and an exchangeable electrically conductive pin tip body configured to directly contact the device under test and to be exchangeably assembled with the base structure.
US10197596B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided for automatically controlling and stabilizing aspects of a scanning probe microscope (SPM), such as an atomic force microscope (AFM), using Peak Force Tapping (PFT) Mode. In an embodiment, a controller automatically controls periodic motion of a probe relative to a sample in response to a substantially instantaneous force determined, and automatically controls a gain in a feedback loop. A gain control circuit automatically tunes a gain based on separation distances between a probe and a sample to facilitate stability. Accordingly, instability onset is quickly and accurately determined during scanning, thereby eliminating the need of expert user tuning of gains during operation.
US10197593B2
A portable speedometer calibration stand is disclosed. The stand includes a forward frame and two separate rear frame portions. Rollers rotatably mounted on each of the forward frame and the two separate rear frame portions engage tires of the test vehicle and allow the tires to rotate. Measurements of the speed of rotation of least one of the rollers allow the user to calculate speed of rotation of the tires and, from that calculation, calibrate the speedometer on the test vehicle.
US10197588B2
An air data probe is provided. The air data probe comprises an inner body having an outer surface, an outer body having an inner surface, a thin film heating system having a first surface and a second surface, a first thermally conductive adhesive disposed between the first surface and the outer surface, a second thermally conductive adhesive disposed between the second surface and the inner surface; and wherein the thin film heating system comprises one or more thin film heaters having one or more heating elements disposed in a thermally conductive, electrical insulator.
US10197583B2
Provided is a derivative of 22-hydroxycholesterol, 24S-hydroxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol, 26-hydroxycholesterol or 27-hydroxycholesterol. Also provided is a protein conjugated to the above derivative. Further provided is an antibody composition comprising antibodies that specifically bind to 22-hydroxycholesterol, 24S-hydroxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol, 26-hydroxycholesterol or 27-hydroxycholesterol. Additionally, a method of making antibodies that specifically bind to 22-hydroxycholesterol, 24S-hydroxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol, 26-hydroxycholesterol or 27-hydroxycholesterol is provided. Also, a method of assaying for 22-hydroxycholesterol, 24S-hydroxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol, 26-hydroxycholesterol or 27-hydroxycholesterol is provided. Additionally provided is a kit for detecting 22-hydroxycholesterol, 24S-hydroxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol, 26-hydroxycholesterol or 27-hydroxycholesterol. A method of detecting an enzyme or enzymes utilized in phase II drug metabolism is also provided. Also, a method of detecting an enzyme that synthesizes 22-hydroxycholesterol, 24S-hydroxycholesterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol, 26-hydroxycholesterol or 27-hydroxycholesterol is provided. Further provided is a method of evaluating progression of multiple sclerosis in a patient. Also provided is a method of determining whether a treatment for multiple sclerosis in a patient is effective. Further, a method of evaluating progression of Huntington's disease in a patient is provided. Additionally provided is a method of determining whether a treatment for Huntington's disease in a patient is effective.
US10197580B2
The invention relates to biomarkers and methods of diagnosing or monitoring schizophrenia, or a predisposition thereto.
US10197577B2
Disclosed herein are diagnostic methods and compositions for identifying individuals that are protected against Plasmodium falciparum caused malaria. Such methods are particularly useful for determining not only the protective efficacy of Pf whole parasite vaccines for individual subjects, but also within populations of vaccinated subjects. Also disclosed herein are subunit vaccines comprising at least one Pf immunologic determinant for protection against Plasmodium-caused malaria.
US10197566B2
The present invention discloses a biosensor for visual detection of an analyte, based on the light to heat conversion properties of metal nanoparticles: the analyte is visually detected by the color change in the support areas (where the analyte is present), produced as a result of the heat generated by the metal nanoparticles where they are irradiated with an external light source. Use of said biosensor in a method for the detection of analytes is also claimed.
US10197562B2
The present invention provides an immunoassay leading to the rapid and simultaneous detection of antibodies to a wide range of infectious pathogens in biological fluids of infected patients. This immunoassay involves the covalent and oriented coupling of fusion proteins comprising an AGT enzyme and a viral antigen on an identifiable solid support (e.g. fluorescent microspheres). The thus obtained antigen-coupled microspheres show enhanced capture of specific antibodies as compared to antigen-coupled microspheres produced by standard amine coupling procedures.
US10197557B2
The present invention provides small molecules for endothelial cell activation and compositions thereof and methods of making and using the same.
US10197554B2
An apparatus for measuring a concentration of amyloid-beta within a chiral solution includes signal generation circuitry for generating a first signal having an applied first orbital angular momentum signature and applying the first signal to the chiral solution. A detector for receiving the first signal after the first signal passes through the chiral solution and determining the concentration of amyloid-beta within the chiral solution based on a detected second orbital angular momentum signature received from the chiral solution that comprises an amplitude measurement and a phase measurement.
US10197539B2
A method and apparatus for assessing a calibration of a multi-axis ultrasonic scanner, the method comprising: providing a calibration verification tool (100), comprising a plurality of mutually oblique plates (110-140) defining surfaces at predefined angles with respect to one another; providing a digital model of the tool; registering, by the ultrasonic scanner, the tool (100) within the reference frame; controlling the ultrasonic scanner to measure a plate (110-140) to determine a reference signal; measuring each plate (110-140); using the reference signal and the plate measurements, determining an orientation of the ultrasonic scanner when each plate was measured; and, using the determined orientations, verifying whether or not the ultrasonic scanner calibration.
US10197536B2
A method for detecting damage to a hollow shaft is disclosed. A sensor for transmitting and receiving a signal is positioned at an end face of the hollow shaft, a signal is transmitted and an echo of the signal is received, the signal propagation time from the time of transmitting the signal until receiving the echo is determined, and the signal propagation time is compared to a predetermined intended value, and with a warning being emitted in the case of a deviation.
US10197531B2
A gate electrode (10A) used as a shutter gate includes a pair of conductive fixture members (131, 132) made of metal and identical in size attached to the inside of a rectangular opening (12) of a ceramic base (11), along with insulating fixture members (141, 142) made of ceramic attached to the inner sides of the conductive fixture members. Two comb electrodes (151, 152) as one pair have connecting portions (151a, 152a) adhered to the conductive fixture members (131, 132) as well as thin-wire electrodes whose distal ends are adhered to the insulating fixture members (141, 142). By setting length L of the opening (12) and width D of the conductive fixture members (131, 132) to appropriate values according to the coefficient of thermal expansion of each of those members, the elongation of the electrodes which accompanies an increase in temperature can be balanced by the increase in the distance between the adhered positions of the electrodes to prevent the electrodes from being excessively taut or slack. Therefore, the drift region can be heated to a higher temperature than conventional levels to perform a high-accuracy, high-resolution analysis free from the influence of residual water vapor or similar particles.
US10197528B2
ISFET measuring probe with a housing in which an ISFET and a reference electrode are arranged in such a way that the gate electrode of the ISFET, which is coated with an ion-sensitive layer, and the reference electrode reach into a measurement space into which a measurement medium can be introduced, with the distinguishing feature that an auxiliary electrode is arranged additionally inside the housing and is held inside the measurement space.
US10197518B2
Methods, devices and systems for three-dimensional location of the disposition of a sensor coil in a subject including are disclosed. The systems include an array of three or more triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets, at least one moveable sensor coil configured to be disposed in a subject and to provide one or more sensor coil response signals responsive to the respective electromagnetic wave fields, a receiving component configured to control drive signals to the array of drive coil sets and to measure sensor coil response signals from the moveable sensor coil, and a processor is configured to determine a sensor coil disposition in the subject relative to said triplet or quadruplet drive coil sets. The receiving component provides a modified drive signal to maximize or optimize the generated respective electromagnetic wave fields, or the one or more sensor coil response signals.
US10197508B2
Exemplary imaging systems, apparatus, and methods may include a plurality of reconfigurable antenna assemblies. The reconfigurable antenna assemblies may each include one or more antennas. The antennas may be configured in a plurality of states including a passive state in which the antenna may not perturb the electromagnetic field. The antennas may be positioned about a measurement domain such as, e.g., a conductive measurement chamber.
US10197500B2
Devices and methods for controlling the properties of chemical species during time-dependent processes. A device includes a reactor for containing one or more chemical species of a time-dependent process, an extraction pump for automatically and continuously extracting an amount of the one or more chemical species from the reactor, one or more detectors for measuring property changes of the one or more extracted chemical species and generating a continuous stream of data related to the one or more property changes to the one or more chemical species during a time interval, and a process controller configured to fit the continuous stream of data to a mathematical function to predict one or more properties of the one or more chemical species at a future time point and make one or more process decisions based on the prediction of one or more properties at the future time point.
US10197490B2
An apparatus for measuring volumes of two or more immiscible fluids, a lighter fluid and a heavier fluid, in a core sample includes a fluid separator and two volume pressure actuators. The lighter fluid accumulates in an upper portion of the fluid separator and the heavier fluid accumulates in a lower portion of the fluid separator, with a meniscus forming between the lighter fluid and the heavier fluid. The first and second volume pressure actuators have fluid volume encoders that determine a net volumetric flow of the fluids to and from the fluid separator. The first and second volume pressure actuators also collectively maintain constant back pressure on the fluid separator and maintain the meniscus between the two immiscible fluids in the fluid separator at a constant position.
US10197478B2
The invention relates to a sample carrier for a sample (70). Said sample carrier comprises a supporting base (10), a carriage (20) having a receiving region (30) for the sample (70), the carriage (20) being supported on the supporting base (10), a guide (40), the carriage (20) being movably arranged along the guide (40), and a disc (60) that is rotationally movable about an axis of rotation (50), said disc being operatively connected to the carriage (20), wherein a center (65) of the disc (60) is located outside of the axis of rotation (50).
US10197475B2
A tire tester includes a rotary member, a tire support mechanism, and an actuator configured to advance and retreat at least one of the rotary member and the tire support mechanism with respect to the other. The tire support mechanism includes a main frame connected with the actuator, a subframe supporting an axle extending in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in which the rotary member or the tire support mechanism advances and retreats with the actuator, and movably attached to the main frame such that a distance of the subframe from the main frame decreases and increases in a direction crossing the first direction; and at least one measurement unit provided between the main frame and the subframe.
US10197474B2
A system for use in inspecting a component having flow openings defined therein. The system includes a fluid injector in flow communication with the component, wherein the fluid injector provides fluid to the component such that the fluid is discharged from the flow openings. A sensing sheet is coupled to or positioned proximate to the component such that the fluid discharged from the flow openings is received at the sensing sheet, wherein the sensing sheet is formed from pressure-sensitive material. A light source emits light towards the sensing sheet such that the pressure-sensitive material is excited to an energy level. The system further includes an imaging device that captures images of a change in color of the pressure-sensitive material as a function of a pressure of the fluid received at the sensing sheet, wherein the change in color represents a pressure distribution across the sensing sheet based on a flow profile of the fluid discharged from the flow openings.
US10197472B2
A method for performing maintenance on an engine includes: providing an engine maintenance system including a database system having a database and a database management device: providing a first performance parameter stored in the database and characterizes an engine performance before an engine maintenance procedure; providing a maintenance parameter stored in the database and characterizes a scope of a maintenance measure performed on an engine during an engine maintenance procedure; providing a second performance parameter stored in the database and characterizes the engine performance after the engine maintenance procedure; determining, using the database management device, a functional relationship between the maintenance parameter and the contribution of the maintenance parameter to a difference between the first performance parameter and the second performance parameter; outputting the functional relationship via the engine maintenance system; and performing maintenance on the engine taking the functional relationship into account.
US10197467B2
A calibration rotor for a horizontal balancer, configured to be driven by a driver. The calibration rotor includes a main barrel that has a longitudinal axis and the periphery of which includes points for attaching balance weights that are evenly distributed in an axial and angular manner about the axis. A rotation guide is arranged at each end of the main barrel. The rotor is modular, and the rotation guide includes adapters (40, 42) which are capable of being configured to be attached to the ends of the barrel. The guide is of a first type, suitable for rotatably guiding the barrel on rollers, or of a second type, suitable for rotatably guiding the half-shell barrel. Each type of adapter has the same predetermined moment of inertia and is interchangeable on the barrel.
US10197465B2
Systems and methods for sensing pressure, and protecting a sensor within a sensor assembly. A sensor assembly may comprise a sensor having at least one pressure input port; a first housing configured to encapsulate the sensor; a second housing configured to attach to the first housing to encapsulate the sensor; a first O-ring located between the first housing and the sensor; a second O-ring located between the second housing and the sensor; and a printed circuit board configured to receive detected pressure information from the sensor.
US10197461B2
Provided is a cutting device that prevents a variation of shocks or impacts applied to a substrate during a cutting operation. The cutting device includes a pressing part; a cutting part disposed so as to move with respect to the pressing part so as to contact the substrate on an opposite side of the pressing part to thereby sandwich the substrate between the cutting part and the pressing part to shear the substrate; a first force generation part for generating pressing force to press the pressing part against the substrate; and a first adjustment part for adjusting the pressing force in response to the force applied from the substrate to the pressing part when the pressing part presses the substrate with the first force generation part.
US10197459B2
A deformation sensing apparatus comprises an elastic substrate, a conductive element, and an additional conductive element. The conductive element includes conductive joints that are separated from each other by resolving elements along a length of the conductive element. Different combinations of conductive joints and resolving elements correspond to different segments of the deformation sensing apparatus. Based on a change in capacitance between a conductive joint and the additional conductive element when a strain is applied to the deformation sensing apparatus, the deformation sensing apparatus generates a signal that allows determination of how the strain deforms the deformation sensing apparatus.
US10197452B2
A temperature sensor may include at least one cell. Each one of the at least one cell may include a bi-stable flip-flop having a first branch and a second branch. The first branch may include an asymmetry element. A processor is configured to receive, from each one of the at least one cell, an output signal indicative of an operational state of the bi-stable flip-flop and to determine a temperature based on the received output signals.
US10197450B2
A thermal sensor may include a housing having a thermal contact member, an indicator coupled to the housing, and a thermal sensing element disposed in the housing in thermal communication with the thermal contact member. The thermal sensor may also include an actuator element in communication with the indicator and thermal sensing element. The thermal sensing element may be configured to expand in response to reaching a temperature threshold thereby engaging the actuator element and activating the indicator.
US10197436B2
A fluid pulse device includes a piezo actuated valve, a piezo injector, a delivery system, and a control system. The piezo actuated valve has a valve body, a tube, and a piston assembly. The valve body defines a first opening, a second opening, and a valve cavity that is disposed between the first opening and the second opening. The tube extends from the valve body. The piston assembly includes a piston head and a stem that is connected to the piston head. The piezo injector has an injector tip that extends through the first opening. The delivery system is fluidly connected to the piezo injector. The control system is operatively connected to the piezo injector and is configured to actuate the piezo injector to provide a fluid pulse.
US10197435B2
A balance including a weighing chamber (16); a draft shield (23), which surrounds the weighing chamber; a climate module (34), which is detachably disposed in the weighing chamber; a processor (32), which is programmed to provide an evaporation rate correction value; a data input unit; and a data transmission path, over which data is exchanged between the climate module and the processor. Also disclosed are a climate module configured to electrically yet detachably couple to a balance, wherein the climate module forms a self-contained modular unit and includes various sensors (52, 54, 62) and a path over which data is transmitted to an external processor, and to a method for calibrating a pipette using a balance, wherein an evaporation rate is determined during the calibration process, and the measurement is corrected in accordance with the determined evaporation rate.
US10197430B2
A visual indicator for denoting a fluid level in a throat portion of a waterless urinal cartridge is presented. The visual indicator comprises a fluid level indicator disposed in the throat portion of the cartridge. As material buildup occurs inside the cartridge, a corresponding rise in the fluid level in the throat of the cartridge may be seen relative to the indicator, indicating when the cartridge will need replacement. The visual indicator may comprise markings that indicate the level of fluid within the throat portion, reactive materials, or an electronic reader. The fluid level indicator may also be made visible by ultraviolet radiation.
US10197425B2
The invention relates to a flowmeter for liquid/gas two-phase cryogenic fluids, including: a separator of the liquid/gas phases, preferably made up of a vessel, the cryogenic fluid being admitted into the top portion of said vessel; a liquid flow sensor, located on a liquid pipe in fluid communication with the bottom portion of the vessel, the vessel being placed in the top position in the space relative to the liquid flow sensor; a gas pipe, in fluid communication with the upper portion of the vessel, provided with a flow sensor of the gas phase circulating in said gas pipe; a three-way valve capable of recovering, in two of the channels thereof (A/B), the downstream end of said gas pipe and the downstream end of said liquid pipe; and a device for measuring the level of liquid in the vessel, preferably comprising two level sensors: a bottom level sensor and a top level sensor.
US10197423B2
An ultrasonic flow meter comprising two piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers each comprising a first and a second electrode; an ultrasonic flow meter housing, at least a part of which forms a support substrate for supporting the two piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers on an electrically conductive layer of the support substrate; an adhesive applied between the electrically conductive layer and the first electrode; wherein at least the first electrode of each piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer has a roughened surface, and wherein electrical connection between the electrically conductive layer and the first electrode is formed by said roughening.
US10197421B2
A device for detecting posture change of a operation part in a camera and a method for restoring posture are disclosed. The device may include a photo interrupter and a photoelectric baffle structure including a plurality of baffle pieces fixed on a base. The baffle pieces may include a first baffle piece and remaining second baffle pieces of a length specification different from that of the first baffle piece, and there is a gap between two adjacent baffle pieces. An output signal from the photo interrupter changes according to the aligning relationship between the photo interrupter and the baffle pieces. One of the photoelectric baffle structure and the photo interrupter may follow the motion of an operation part of the camera while the other one remains unmoved, so that a posture change of the operation part may be detected based on the output signal from the photo interrupter.
US10197418B2
Examples include systems and methods for decomposition of error components between angular, forward, and sideways errors in estimated positions of a computing device. One method includes determining an estimation of a current position of the computing device based on a previous position of the computing device, an estimated speed over an elapsed time, and a direction of travel of the computing device, determining a forward, sideways, and orientation change error component of the estimation of the current position of the computing device, determining a weight to apply to the forward, sideways, and orientation change error components based on average observed movement of the computing device, and using the weighted forward, sideways, and orientation change error components as constraints for determination of an updated estimation of the current position of the computing device.
US10197407B2
Method of autonomous path planning for a vehicle, comprising the steps of a) determining an outer boundary (2) and an inner boundary (4) of a working area (1a) for a vehicle to operate on, b) providing a direction parameter indicating a primary working direction (6) along which the working area (1a) is to be worked on; c) providing an angle parameter indicating an angle (α) between a secondary working direction (8) and the primary working direction (6), wherein the secondary working direction (8) indicates a direction along which a plurality of working paths (10) are to be arranged within the inner boundary (4). The method further comprising the steps of d) calculating the plurality of working paths (10) within the inner boundary (4) based on the direction parameter and the angle parameter; and e) further calculating one or more connecting paths (16) between the outer boundary (2) and the inner boundary (4), each connecting path connecting two subsequent working paths (10).
US10197405B2
A route guidance system, a route guidance method, and a computer program are provided that enable a user to understand in advance a section where automated driving control is interrupted. The route guidance system is configured to: when a recommended route from a departure point to a destination including an automated driving section where automated driving control of a vehicle is performed is searched for, acquire candidate routes that are candidates for the recommended route; specify, for each of the candidate routes, an interruption section where the automated driving control is interrupted in the automated driving section included in the candidate route; and provide guidance, for each of the candidate routes, in a manner distinguishing a section that corresponds to the interruption section from a section that does not correspond thereto in the automated driving section included in the candidate route.
US10197404B2
In one embodiment, navigational features of a navigation device are activated or deactivated according to the accuracy of the geographic data. The navigation features may be predictive features related to upcoming portions of a path curve. The path curve is compared to measured data. For example, a first curve is accessed from a map database and a second curve is based on measured position data collected while traversing the path. The first curve and the second curve correspond to the same geographic area. A difference of an attribute between a section of the first curve and a section of the second curve is used to assign a confidence factor to the section of the first polycurve based on the difference. The attribute may be heading, position, curvature, or another aspect of the path curves.
US10197401B1
A method and system of dynamically displaying information to a user is disclosed. A user's location is sensed. Customized information is displayed to the user at a location that is in proximity to the user. The customized information moves as the as the user changes location.
US10197400B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for calibrating an autonomous navigation system. According to a first aspect of the present invention, calibration of the autonomous navigation system may be controlled by a calibration map.
US10197398B1
A method and system for localizing a mobile device includes deriving and using a spatial derivative magnetic signature or fingerprint. The method, executed in a processor of the mobile device, comprises monitoring mobile device magnetic data along a route being traversed, deriving, from the mobile device magnetic data, a mobile device spatial derivative magnetic fingerprint along the route, accessing a repository of spatial derivative magnetic fingerprint data having associated respective positions along the route, and localizing the mobile device based at least partly on matching the mobile device spatial derivative magnetic fingerprint with the spatial derivative magnetic fingerprint data of the repository.
US10197396B2
A method for performing continuous calibration of a magnetometer in a device includes during operation of a device, continually performing magnetometer measurements; continuously determining a state of the device; determining a magnetometer calibration model based on the magnetometer measurements and the state of the device; continually evaluating an accuracy of the magnetometer calibration model based the magnetometer measurements and the state of the device; and updating the magnetometer calibration model based on the evaluation of the accuracy magnetometer calibration model, the magnetometer measurements, and the state of the device.
US10197391B2
The present disclosure describes systems and processes, including processes in which first location data is received. Visual access to a first image corresponding to the first location data is provided, the first image including a roof structure of a building. A first computer input capable of signaling a designation from the user of a building roof structure location within the first image is provided. A designation of the building roof structure location within the first image is received. Responsive to receiving the designation of the building roof structure location, a second computer input capable of signaling user-acceptance of the building roof structure location within the first image is provided. Responsive to receiving the user-acceptance confirming the designation of the building roof structure location, visual access to one or more second images corresponding to geographic location coordinates of the building roof structure location is provided.
US10197381B2
Determination of the rotational position of a sensor by means of a laser beam emitted by a satellite
The invention relates to the determination of the rotational position of a sensor by means of a laser beam emitted by a satellite. For this purpose, the sensor includes a rotational position determination device which has a laser beam detection device for detecting the laser beam emitted by the satellite. Moreover, the rotational position determination device includes a control device which is designed for determining the rotational position of the rotational position determination device based on the detected laser beam.
US10197380B2
Systems and methods are described herein for a self-referencing interferometer. The interferometer can comprise an improved spatial phase shifter that reduces the number of components, size and complexity of the spatial phase shifter and maintains a common path for a combined reference beam and signal beam. The self-referencing interferometer further comprises a single mode fiber shunt for filtering the reference beam and further reducing the size of the interferometer. The angle of the reference beam can be tilted before being recombined with the single beam which further simplifies the spatial phase shifting component of the interferometer.
US10197379B2
A system for providing optical actuation and optical sensing can include an optical coherence tomography (OCT) device that performs optical imaging of a sample based on optical interferometry from an optical sampling beam interacting with an optical sample and an optical reference beam; an OCT light source to provide an OCT imaging beam into the OCT device which splits the OCT imaging beam into the optical sampling beam and the optical reference beam; and a light source that produces an optical actuation beam comprising a plurality of wavelengths that is coupled along with the optical sampling beam to be directed to the sample to actuate particles or structures in the sample so that the optical imaging captures information of the sample under the optical actuation.
US10197378B2
Embodiments herein relate to a time domain depth sensor system and method for determining a depth of a ground engaging device in soil. The sensor system may include a signal transmission element arranged on an outer periphery of a ground engaging device that is adapted to penetrate soil. The signal transmission element can be arranged to receive and transmit an electrical signal that is responsive to impedance discontinuities detected by a pulse detector. The pulse detector is configured to detect a first and a second reflected signal corresponding to a sensed impedance discontinuities at a first and a second soil location. An electronic data processor is communicatively coupled the pulse detector and is configured to determine the depth of the ground engaging device in the soil based on a difference between a first time of propagation of the first reflected signal and a second time of propagation of the second reflected signal.
US10197373B2
A marking device for attaching to a tape measure includes an attachment assembly for movably attaching the marking device to a tape measure and a guide housing movably engageable with the attachment assembly. The guide housing receives a marking member and a marking fluid storage member and directs movement of the marking member from a first position contacting the marking fluid storage member to a second position contacting an object to be marked. A compartment receives the guide housing, which directs movement of the marking member from the second position to the first position. At least one aperture enables contact of the marking member with an object to be marked. An energy storage member moves the guide housing and marking member from the first position to the second position. The guide housing may include a gear mechanism that moves the marking member from the first position to the second position.
US10197370B2
The utility model discloses a single-slot cartridge clip holder comprising a front housing, a rear housing, positioning rack slots, adjustable rack arms and a screw hole, wherein the adjustable rack arms are arranged at two sides of the front housing, the rear housing is mounted at a rear part of the front housing, the positioning rack slots matching the adjustable rack anus are arranged at two sides of the rear housing, a slidably adjustable mounting hole is arranged at a middle part of a connection between the front housing and the bottom of the rear housing, an integrally formed pressure elastic piece is arranged at an inner side of the rear housing, and positioning screw holes are arranged at two sides near a top end of a pressure elastic piece.
US10197368B2
An auxiliary cutting implement for attachment between a broadhead and arrow shaft includes preferably two or more coils each having two cutting edges formed along their opposite elongated side edges. As the coils pass through the animal they unroll and slice through animal flesh in all directions. The coils are biased toward their rolled position which increases the multi-directional movement of the coil and cutting edges through the animal resulting in a large cutting area and fast kill as compared to the broadhead alone.
US10197356B2
Extendable tangs are used to increase the surface area of grips so as to better enable users with larger hands to adequately control smaller items. Tangs are stowed within the body of a grip and deployed through one of a number of mechanisms, including spring-loaded and non-spring loaded mechanisms.
US10197346B2
The invention relates to a method for cleaning a plate heat exchanger, in which method the plate pack (2) of the plate heat exchanger is removed from the outer casing, the plate pack (2) is stretched in its longitudinal direction so that the spaces between the plates of the plate pack increase, and then the plate spaces of the plate pack are cleaned.
US10197345B2
A low pressure system for cooling a ram bushing is provided. The low pressure system includes at least one check valve disposed on a T-coupling downstream of the low pressure pump. The check valve allows for the pressure to be maintained in the cooling system, but also allows pressure to be relieved in the event of an over pressure condition.
US10197341B2
The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1), especially an exchanger for the air-conditioning system of a vehicle, allowing heat exchange between first (F1) and second (F2) fluids, said exchanger (1) comprising a plurality of tubes (3) for the circulation of the first fluid (F1), which are stacked one on top of the other, and at least one collector (5) comprising a collector plate (7), said collector plate (7) comprising openings (13) for inserting the ends (3a) of tubes (3), characterized in that said ends (3a) of said (3) are assembled at least two by two in the insertion openings of the collector plate (7).
US10197331B2
To provide a solid-liquid separation system in which a stable operation can be continuously conducted and the introduction cost and the running cost can be suppressed, in cases where moisture or oil are separated from a substance containing moisture or oil by using changes in phase of a working fluid having a nature of dissolving moisture or oil in a liquid phase. Provided is a solid-liquid separation system in which a working fluid that dissolves moisture or oil in a liquid phase is liquefied and brought into contact with a solid substance to thereby allow the working fluid to contain moisture or oil that has been contained in the solid substance, and then the working fluid is vaporized to precipitate the moisture or oil, characterized in that the solid-liquid separation system is provided with a fluid circuit in which a high-temperature-side heat exchanger that vaporizes the working fluid by a refrigerant, a low-temperature-side heat exchanger that liquefies the working fluid by the refrigerant are connected to circulate the working fluid, and a refrigerating cycle in which a compressor, a condenser that exchanges heat with a heat source other than the working fluid, the high-temperature-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and the low-temperature-side heat exchanger are sequentially connected to circulate the refrigerant, and that the solid-liquid separation system includes a recovery operation mode in which the working fluid in a filling tank is vaporized, besides the solid-liquid separation. For performing the recovery operation mode, a second expansion mechanism is provided between the condenser and the high-temperature-side heat exchanger. The system is also characterized in that the fluid circuit is provided with a heating unit that does not use the refrigerant as a heat source.
US10197329B2
A method for separating a vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. A hydrocyclone is provided with one or more nozzles on the wall of the hydrocyclone. A cryogenic liquid is provided to the tangential feed inlet at a velocity that induces a tangential flow and a cyclone vortex in the hydrocyclone. The carrier gas is injected into the hydrocyclone through the one or more nozzles. The vapor dissolves, condenses, desublimates, or a combination thereof, forming a vapor-depleted carrier gas and a vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid. The vapor-depleted gas is drawn through the vortex finder while the vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid is drawn through the apex nozzle outlet. In this manner, the vapor is removed from the carrier gas.
US10197316B2
A system for reducing the refrigerant pressure in an oil sump (10) or in a cavity (352) of a housing. The invention is particularly useful for reducing pressure in a compressor (23) for heat pump applications that has been validated for water chiller operations or in turbine and generator systems in ORC systems generating electricity using refrigerant, the ORC systems essentially being a heat pump application operating in reverse. An auxiliary compressor (509), an auxiliary condenser (709) or an ejector pump (609) may be used to reduce pressure in the oil sump (10), to separate refrigerant from oil. The auxiliary compressor (509), the auxiliary condenser (709) or the ejector pump (609) may also be used to reduce the pressure of refrigerant in the housing of a compressor in heat pump applications at temperatures and pressures at which the compressor was validated for water chiller applications and of the turbine and generator in ORC applications.
US10197292B2
The present invention relates to a burner module for a cooker and a cooker and a method for such a burner module. The burner module according to the invention comprises: a carrier with which the burner module can be placed as a unit on a worktop; an outlet for gas provided on the carrier; an inlet provided on the carrier for supplying gas; and control means provided between an inlet and the outlet for realizing a gas flame.
US10197282B2
A multistaged lean prevaporizing premixing fuel injector apparatus is provided. The fuel injector may be utilized with a turbogenerator. Preheated combustion air from the turbogenerator's recuperator may be utilized by the fuel injector to prevaporize liquid fuel. The injector may provide for premixing of multiple fuel streams and include multiple stages with a flow distributor plate separating adjacent stages. The injector may include multiple stages, with a pilot tube located in a final stage splitting the fuel stream into a premixed pilot stream and a premixed final fuel and air mixture stream.
US10197278B2
A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The combustor assembly includes a liner at least partially defining a combustion chamber and extending between an aft end a forward end generally along an axial direction. The combustor assembly also includes an annular dome including an enclosed surface defining a slot for receipt of the forward end of the liner. A cap is positioned at the forward end of the liner and at least partially positioned within the slot defined by the enclosed surface of the annular dome. The cap includes a surface configured to contact at least one of the enclosed surface of the annular dome and the forward end of the liner. Such a configuration may form a substantially airtight seal between the forward end of the liner and the annular dome despite a relative thermal expansion between the components.
US10197277B2
Method, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, article, and improvements thereto, with particular regard to chemically heated hot emitter electric generators, and support thereof. Illustratively, there can be a machine including: a first computer system including a digital computer operably associated with an input device, a memory, and an output device, the computer programmed to carry out operations including: receiving, as information input at said input device, input representing chemically heated hot emitter electromagnetic emissions; computing, from said input, output that can be used for, or to facilitate, operation of chemically heated hot emitter generators.
US10197275B2
An acoustic damping device is provided that includes a resonating tube defining a resonating cavity with a predetermined characteristic length and a tube end defining a cavity opening, as well as a case configured to reversibly secure the tube end in fluidic communication with a fluid volume enclosed by a liner. The cavity opening is connected with the resonating cavity. The case includes a vented ferrule adpressed over a perforated region of the liner. The vented ferrule defines a ferrule opening that is aligned with the perforated region of the liner and the cavity opening to form the fluidic communication between the fluid volume and the resonating cavity.
US10197272B2
The description relates to a process for reducing acid plume from stacks from coal-fired combustors operating at varying loads, which have typically been treated by back-end calcium carbonate (limestone) which has not been able to effectively control visible acid plume as power is ramped up from low load. According to the process, as high sulfur and high iron coals are burned in a combustor, magnesium hydroxide slurry is introduced into hot combustion gases in or near the combustion zone. And, during ramp up to high load from a period of operation at low load, additional magnesium hydroxide is introduced into an intermediate-temperature zone.
US10197269B2
The present disclosure is directed to a burner assembly for generating a heat source. The burner assembly may include a combustion plate having a first surface and a second surface. The combustion plate may include a first plurality of holes extending from the first surface to the second surface arranged in a first circle and a second plurality of holes extending from the first surface to the second surface arranged in a second circle. The first circle and second circle may be arranged in concentric circles. The burner assembly may further be configured to have at least one of the holes having a longitudinal axis extending at a first acute angle from a plane of the combustion plate. The burner assembly may further be configured to have at least one of the holes having the longitudinal axis extending at a second acute angle from a tangent line of one of the concentric circles on the plane of the combustion plate.
US10197268B2
A self extinguishing torch mechanism has a stationary tube with an opening at an upper end thereof, and a wick tube concentrically rigidly affixed inside the stationary tube defining a space therebetween. A sliding tube is situated coaxially around wick tube the within the space defined between the wick tube and stationary tube. A biasing member extends the sliding member through the opening at the upper end of the stationary tube when the stationary tube is overturned.
US10197261B1
An LED illumination apparatus includes an LED device; a base having a concavity for receiving the LED device; a heat sink including a plate coupled to the base and a plurality of fins extending from a surface of the plate opposite the base, the fins extending laterally beyond sides of the plate; a cooling fan for forcing air over the fins; and a casing housing the LED substrate, the base, the heat sink, and the cooling fan.
US10197259B2
A system and method for incorporating occupancy-detecting technology into furniture is provided. More particularly, the invention relates to detecting occupancy by a standalone capacitance detection device. The standalone capacitance detection device is configured for integration with any number of furniture items. Further, the detected capacitance may be used to determine commands for controlling a variety of devices associated with the standalone capacitance detection device. Additionally, methods for determining occupancy of a furniture item and a system for monitoring occupancy are described herein.
US10197256B2
An LED assembly is provided that includes a plurality of LEDs placed along a frame. The plurality of LEDs can include red LEDs, green LEDs and blue LEDs. In an embodiment, the frame can include a common ground and a separate power trace for each color so that the output of each color can be controlled separately. A connector can be integrated into the frame. Terminals can be molded into the frame. Traces can be connected to the terminals so as to provide a three-dimensional circuit.
US10197246B2
A zoom lamp includes a lamp body, a light emitting component, a movable ring, a lens, and a rotation ring. The lamp body defines a receiving groove. The movable ring includes a plurality of guiding posts protruding from an outer wall thereof and a plurality of resilient members. The lens is fixed to the movable ring. An external wall of the rotation ring is provided with a latching hook, the rotation ring defines a plurality of inclined grooves. When the rotating ring rotates, the guiding post is guided by the inclined groove to slide, thereby driving the lens to move adjacent to or away from the light emitting component.
US10197233B2
An illumination device emits illumination light and has a light source arranged inside a housing generating illumination light; a diffusing panel attached to the housing; and a projector inside a space formed by the housing and a part of the diffusing panel and projecting an image onto a projection surface. An optical unit is arranged so that an incident direction of a light flux incident from a display element provided in the projector onto a projection optical system of the projector is substantially parallel to a horizontal plane or in a direction closer to a direction parallel to the horizontal plane than a vertical direction, or in so that an optical axis of the projection optical system on which the light flux from the display element is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane or in a direction closer to a direction parallel to the horizontal plane than the vertical direction.
US10197231B2
A lighting arrangement (10) is disclosed that comprises a plurality of solid state lighting elements (22) mounted on a grid of conductive wires (12), said grid comprising a plurality of grid segments (20) each defined by respective portions of adjacent conductive wires, each grid segment comprising a pair of reinforcement members (24, 26) affixed to said portions; and at least one said solid state lighting element mounted on said portions in between the reinforcement members of at least some of the grid segments. An apparatus and method for deforming such a lighting arrangement are also disclosed.
US10197219B1
A secondary light curtain for preventing injury to an operator of a press brake during formation of a second flange on a workpiece and a method for using the same. The secondary light curtain detects intrusion by the operator into a crush zone, i.e. the area, between the ram and the leading edge of a prior formed flange. In order to provide for ready adjustment of the height of the secondary light curtain, a mounting bracket having a longitudinal mounting slot, and a cooperating secondary angle bracket are provided. The mounting bracket of the present invention allows the secondary light curtain light assemblies to be mounted directly on the front or side of the ram.
US10197218B2
A medical apparatus includes an elastic compensation member providing a first link that is rotatable with respect to a first rotational axis so that a display apparatus is movable, with a torque in an opposite direction to a torque acting due to a load of the display apparatus in order to compensate for the torque acting due to the load of the display apparatus, in order to minimize a length variation of the elastic compensation member despite movement of the display apparatus, a first end portion of the elastic compensation member is not fixed to the first link but is supported by an additional rotatable supporting portion so that the first end portion of the elastic compensation member is movable relative the first link while the display apparatus is being moved.
US10197214B2
A securing assembly for an article, said securing assembly including: a footing adapted to be securable to a floor or a similar supporting surface underneath said article; a securing rod dimensioned and arranged to be releasably and rigidly securable between said article and said footing.
US10197209B2
In a method of reinforcing a pipe, a water penetration resistant layer and strengthening layer of fibrous material are impregnated with a curable polymer, positioned in a lining position near the pipe, and cured to form a water penetration resistant liner and a strengthening liner. The two layers can be impregnated and positioned separately or at once, for example, as a composite liner. Together, the liners provide a waterproof barrier and structural reinforcement to the resulting pipe. In a method of waterproofing a reinforced pipe, a water penetration resistant layer is impregnated with curable polymer, positioned over a previously installed reinforcing liner, and cured to form a waterproof barrier inhibiting ground water egress into the pipe. In certain embodiments of the methods, the water penetration resistant layer includes fibers woven in one of a satin weave and a twill weave.
US10197208B2
Pipe with an outer diameter of from 90 to 630 mm and a minimum wall thickness of higher than 3.6 mm, having (a) an extrapolated time-to-failure (ASTM F2023 and ASTM F2769-10, performed on 16 mm SDR 7.4 pipe) of at least 50 years (for classification code CL5), (b) a time to failure (ISO 1167, performed on 32 mm SDR 11 pipe) of at least 10000 hours (110° C. under hoop stress of 2.6 MPa), and (c) a resistance to slow crack growth (ISO 13479 (80° C., 9.2 bar, performed on 110 mm SDR 11 pipe)) of at least 5000 hrs. The pipe contains a copolymer of ethylene and an a-olefin, and has (a) a density (D) in the range 933-948 kg/m3, (b) a melt index (MI2) in the range 0.15-2.0 g/10 min, and (c) a melt elastic modulus G′ (G″=500 Pa) in the range 40 to 150 Pa.
US10197207B2
A conductive elastomeric flexible coupling for a pneumatic duct system is provided. The coupling includes a tube section. An electrically conductive coating is applied to at least an exterior surface of the tube section. The coating acts as an electrically conductive compliant material configured to conduct electrical charges transferred from a substance carried by and flowing through the duct system and accommodate large deflections.
US10197205B2
A pig receiver and method to retrieve pigs in pipeline pigging operations. In one embodiment, a pig receiver includes a pressure equalization system including a gate valve, wherein a first side of the gate valve is coupled to a downstream pressure connection, and wherein a second side of the gate valve is coupled to an upstream pressure connection. The pressure equalization system also includes a pressure equalization valve disposed between the downstream pressure connection and the upstream pressure connection. The pressure equalization system also includes a pig receiver unit, wherein a first side of the pig receiver unit is coupled to the downstream pressure connection downstream of the gate valve, and wherein a second side of the pig receiver unit is coupled to the upstream pressure connection upstream of the gate valve.
US10197201B2
A kit includes a support block for quick cartridge couplings suitable for being mounted on a machine and for being hydraulically connected to a hydraulic circuit on said machine. The block of the kit includes one or more seats and is characterized in that it may house cartridges of different types and sizes in said seats in an interchangeable manner. To this end, the kit includes an adapter configured to be inserted into said one or more seats and to house in turn one of said cartridge couplings therein.
US10197195B2
An anti-slip and self-centering device for an inner tube inside an outer tube of a unit length element for an undersea fluid transport pipe, the device having a ring (4) made of elastomer material sandwiched between two annular metal plates (6, 8) having an inside diameter that corresponds substantially to the diameter of the inner tube and an outside diameter that corresponds substantially to the diameter of the outer tube, the device further having a clamp (10, 12) for clamping the plates together to compress the ring.
US10197192B2
A positioning clip is removably attachable to a fastener of a quick-release fastener assembly on an access panel of an aircraft when the access panel is removed from the aircraft. The positioning clip holds the fastener in its full out position relative to the exterior surface of the access panel removed from the aircraft. The positioning clip attached to the fastener maintains the perpendicular orientation of the fastener relative to the exterior surface of the access panel and relative to the associated receptacle for the fastener on the structure of the aircraft when the access panel is reattached to the structure of the aircraft.
US10197190B1
A cable guard (20) for enclosing and protecting at least one cable (34) extending alongside a tube (28) comprising, a base (22), a ring (24), and a u-bolt (124), the base (22) has hinge receivers (72 and 74) to receive hinge pins (106 and 108) for rotatably and removably connecting base (22) and ring (24), and the ring (24) includes u-bolt receivers (70 and 71) for rotatably and removably connecting u-bolt (124) and ring (22), the ring (22) includes ring rotational stops (200 and 202) to prevent over rotation and uncontrollable detachment of the base (22) and ring (24); the base (22) includes u-bolt slots (116 and 118) and the ring (24) includes u-bolt leg receivers (144 and 146) for cooperating with the u-bolt slots (116 and 118) and receiving the u-bolt legs (140 and 142) in the base (24), whereby the cable guard (20) is assembled, at least one cable (34) is enclosed, the cable guard (20) is mounted, and the u-bolt (124) is tensioned by tightening the nuts (148 and 150) and as tension increases along with respective reactive forces the cable guard (20) is frictionally engaged to tube (28).
US10197189B2
A microfluidic valve includes: a first structural layer and a second structural layer; a microfluidic circuit having a first microfluidic conduit and a second microfluidic conduit, which are defined in a superficial portion of the first structural layer, are adjacent, and are separated by a wall; a membrane set between the first structural layer and the second structural layer and delimiting the microfluidic circuit on one side; and a recess containing a gaseous fluid in the second structural layer. The membrane is movable in response to an actuation stimulus between a closed position, in which the first and second microfluidic conduits are fluidly decoupled, and an open position, in which the membrane is at least in part retracted into the recess and the first and second microfluidic conduits are fluidly coupled by means of a fluidic passage defined between the wall and the membrane.
US10197180B2
The present specification is directed to a valve that has an orifice closing member adjacent to an orifice through which fluid can flow, a displacement member having a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion is adjacent to the orifice closing member when the valve is in an open position, a first magnet and a second magnet where the first and second magnets are sufficiently proximate to the displacement member to exert a magnetic force on the displacement member, and an actuator for generating a magnetic field to move the displacement member toward the first magnet, cause the first portion to press against the orifice closing member, and cause the orifice closing member to close the orifice.
US10197176B2
A fluid supply assembly having a conduit through which a fluid may be supplied. A thermal shut-off may be provided to control the supply of fluid through the conduit in response to an environmental temperature condition.
US10197154B2
Aspects of the present invention relate to a vehicle control system (1) for controlling a vehicle transfer case (3). The transfer case (3) is operable in a high range and a low range. The vehicle control system (1) is configured to determine an operating range for the transfer case (3) based on a selected vehicle operating mode. A range change signal is output to implement a range change to engage the determined operating range. The present invention also relates to a vehicle (5) and a related method of operating a vehicle control system (1).
US10197150B2
A transmission system may include a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear and a baffle. The second bevel gear is meshed with the first bevel gear, and includes a plurality of gear teeth arranged in a circumferential array. The baffle includes a baffle wall and a baffle outlet. The baffle wall is arranged next to and covers a subset of the gear teeth. The baffle outlet forms a lubricant outlet passage that extends through the baffle wall.
US10197145B2
An externally toothed gear of a dual-type strain wave gearing is provided with first and second external teeth having different teeth numbers. The first and second external teeth are flexed by a wave generator by the same flexing amount, into an ellipsoidal shape. The average pressure angle of main-tooth-surface sections of tooth profiles of the first external teeth having a low teeth number is less acute than the average pressure angle of main-tooth-surface sections of tooth profiles of the second external teeth having a high teeth number. Accordingly, a dual-type strain wave gearing can be achieved with which the first and second external teeth having different teeth numbers can be suitably flexed to form excellent meshing states with respective internally toothed gears.
US10197144B2
A differential assembly having a torque coupling unit and an axle disconnect. A first end portion of an intermediate portion of a differential case is integrally connected to a ring gear. Integrally connected to an inner surface of the intermediate portion of the case is a first plurality of clutch plates. Disposed within a hollow portion of the intermediate portion is a first and a second differential side gear that are meshing with one or more pinion gears. Drivingly connected to the first side gear is a first output shaft. A clutch can having a second plurality of clutch plates is drivingly connected to the first output shaft. Within the hollow portion of the intermediate portion of the case is a clutching assembly that selectively engages the second side gear. A first clutch actuator selectively engages the plurality of plates and a second clutch actuator selectively engages the clutching assembly.
US10197134B2
An electro-magnetically actuated pawl clutch is adapted to establish a fixed overdrive ratio in a powersplit type hybrid gearing arrangement. The electro-magnetically actuated clutch includes a first race splined to the transmission input shaft and a second race integrally formed into a first gear that is supported for rotation about the input shaft. Electrical current in a non-rotating coil establishes a magnetic field in the first race. The magnetic field causes a set of pawls to pivot with respect to the first race and to engage a cam surface in the second race. The pawls and cams are designed such that, when engaged, the second race can rotate faster than the inner race but cannot rotate slower. The first gear meshes with a second gear fixed to the transmission output shaft.
US10197132B2
The rope tightening and fastening device of the invention is a flat, elongated device having at one end a forward-opening, V-shaped mouth including opposing surfaces and at the other end a rear-facing back edge with a knob extending rearward therefrom. Rear and cinching apertures are disposed between the mouth and knob, the rear aperture having a forward-facing engagement surface and the cinching aperture having a rear-facing engagement surface, the forward-facing engagement surface configured to engage the beginning of one leg of a rear loop of rope that is passed through the rear aperture and fastened around the knob, the rear-facing engagement surface configured to engage the end of a return leg of a forward loop of rope extending from the rear aperture, and the opposing surfaces of the mouth having gripping members for securing a portion of rope under tension in the mouth.
US10197122B2
An internally ventilated brake disc with a disc coning reducing arrangement is provided in which temperature differences between inboard and outboard sides of the brake disc are minimized in order to reduce coning-causing differential thermal expansion. Between a radially inner region of a brake disc that includes brake disc-to-axle hub mounting features and a radially outer region the mass of the inboard side of the brake disc is distributed in a manner that reduces the amount of differential thermal expansion occurring during brake application between the inboard and outboard sides of the brake disc, thereby minimizing thermally-induced coning effects. The inboard side disc plate portion may having an increasing axial thickness in the direction from the radially outer region to the radially inner region, providing additional material mass to receive and dissipate heat energy received during a braking event.
US10197110B2
The invention relates to the field of home appliance technology, and more particularly to a quick stop mechanism on a food processor and a food processing comprising the quick stop mechanism. The invention comprises a transmission shaft flexibly received in a gear box, the transmission shaft extends from the top of the gear box, a metal sleeve is fixed on one side of the transmission shaft, a bottom surface of a buckle ring disposed on a lower part of the metal sleeve abuts against the top of a spring, and the bottom of the spring abuts against a spring seat, the spring seat defines a through hole, a magnet is disposed on inner side of the gear box, and flexibly cooperates with the metal sleeve, the transmission shaft passes through the through hole and cooperates with a clutch, and the clutch is connected to a motor on the food processor.
US10197109B2
A separator plate for use as a clutch plate for a multiplate wet clutch is formed of a steel plate. The steel plate has a chemical composition containing, on a basis of percent by mass, C from 0.03 to 0.08%, Si from 0 to 1.0%, Mn from 0.2 to 0.8%, P at 0.03% or less, S at 0.01% or less, and Al at 0.05% or less, so as to satisfy a formula, 5*C %−Si %+Mn %−1.5*Al %<1. In addition, the steel plate has the chemical component containing at least one of Nb from 0.03 to 0.4%, V from 0.01 to 0.3%, and Ti from 0.01 to 0.3%, so as to satisfy a formula, 0.04<(Nb %/1.4)+(V %/1.1)+Ti %<0.3. Then, an average diameter of particles of a carbide as a precipitate is controlled to be from 20 to 100 nm. The plate is formed by heating, hot rolling, winding and forming.
US10197105B2
A motor vehicle clutch assembly is provided. The motor vehicle clutch assembly includes a radially extending section including an abutment surface; a clutch pack including a first clutch plate and a separator plate; an axially movable piston for engaging the clutch pack; and elastic connectors connecting the separator plate to the radially extending section. The elastic connectors preload the separator plate away from the abutment surface. The motor vehicle clutch assembly also includes a stop arranged for contacting the separator plate to limit axial movement of the separator plate away from the abutment surface. The stop is an axial distance away from the abutment surface such that the separator plate is forceable by the elastic connectors against the stop to provide clearance such that the first clutch plate is movable away from the abutment surface. A method of forming a motor vehicle clutch assembly is also provided.
US10197103B2
A sealing arrangement for sealing a first chamber against a second chamber, the sealing arrangement being located between a first machine element and a second machine element. A relative movement occurs between the two machine elements. The sealing arrangement comprises a sealing element which is equipped with at least one sealing lip. The sealing lip(s) is/are held by the sealing element and is/are fixed by the sealing element at one of the machine elements. The sealing lip(s) is/are in sliding contact with the other machine element. The sealing arrangement comprises a lip element that is fixed with one of the machine elements and is in sliding contact with the other machine element. The lip element comprises a conductive element for establishing electrical conductivity of the lip element, so that electrical conductivity is established between the two machine elements by the lip element in an effective an economical manner.
US10197100B2
A bearing arrangement is disclosed for a drilling head, through which flushing liquid flows, of a deep drilling device, having multiple radially outer and radially inner bearing rings. Radially outer bearing rings are arranged coaxially over radially inner bearing rings, balls roll in raceways of the bearing rings, and the raceways are delimited axially on both sides by shoulders with mutually opposite shoulder surfaces. In order for a bearing arrangement to be of short axial extent and to simplify the construction, the internal diameter (Di) of the shoulder surfaces of the radially outer bearing rings and the external diameter (Da) of the shoulder surfaces of the radially inner bearing rings are dimensioned such that the shoulder surfaces perform the function of parallel radial plain bearings with a radial clearance (S).
US10197093B2
The present invention relates to a bearing arrangement having a first and a second support structure for supporting a rotating member, a first rolling bearing supporting the first support structure in relation to the second support structure at a first support location, a second rolling bearing supporting the first support structure in relation to the second support structure at a second support location. The first and second rolling bearings are arranged in a coaxial configuration in relation to each other. Furthermore, the first rolling bearing forms a radially outer bearing, and the second rolling bearing is arranged radially inside the first rolling bearing by a bearing radial distance, and the first support location and second support location are axially aligned. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a bearing arrangement.
US10197090B2
A rolling element intermediate shaft assembly includes a solid shaft having first and second ends. Also included is a tubular shaft configured to receive the first end, the tubular shaft having an inner wall with an axially extending groove formed therein, the axially extending groove having an inner surface. Further included is a wear plate having a bottom surface and an elastically deformable body having first and second ends, the body defining an axially extending channel, the body of the wear plate received in the tubular shaft groove. Yet further included is an outer surface of the body of the wear plate defining a gap between the wear plate and the axially extending groove of the tubular shaft, the gap reduced upon flexure of the wear plate. Also included is at least one ball bearing disposed within the wear plate channel between the wear plate and the solid shaft.
US10197089B2
A clip for attaching an attaching member to an attached member through a male connector of the attached member, includes a main body portion; a locking portion for engaging the male connector; a claw portion having elasticity to deform when inserted into a hole of the attaching member, and to return to an original form after passing through the hole; a first flange portion extending radially outwardly from an outer circumferential surface of the main body portion; a second flange portion extending radially outwardly from the outer circumferential surface of the main body portion between the first flange portion and the claw portion, for sandwiching the attaching member between the first and second flange portions; and a tool hooking portion on the another side of the main body portion, for receiving a tool to rotate in respect to the male connector.
US10197087B2
A fastener may include an elongated shank, a head at a distal end of the shank, and a drill point at a terminal end of the shank, which is opposite to the distal end. The fastener may include a primary thread starting at the drill point and extending along the shank towards the head. The fastener may include a secondary thread starting at the drill point, extending along the shank towards the head, and stopping in an axial direction before the primary thread ends. The secondary thread may be radially located 180 degrees from the primary thread. The drill point may include a plurality of radially extending cutting edges and one or more relieved flute portion extending along the surface of the drill point.
US10197082B2
A method for making a plated spline nail includes plating an elongated wire with a corrosion resistant material, passing the wire through a forming machine having rollers configured with protrusions formed thereon and extending outwardly therefrom to form grooves in the wire. cutting the wire to a desired length and forming a head, and a point on the wire to form the nail. The nail may have ring shanks formed therein after the head and point are formed. A lubricant may be applied to the nail and/or the forming machine prior to forming the ring shanks and/or prior to passing the wire through the forming machine to form the grooves in the wire. A nail formed by pre-plating the wire, and a nail formed by the method are also disclosed.
US10197080B2
An apparatus includes two halves of a rail-to-rail coupler, wherein each half carries at least one rail engagement formation comprising at least two teeth separated by at least one notch to enable engagement with a portion of a rail associated with a toy gun that incorporates at least one rail stop; and at least one passage is formed through each half that aligns with the at least one passage formed through the other of the two halves to provide a dart storage position into which a dart may be inserted when the two halves are assembled together to engage a rail associated with a toy gun.
US10197078B2
An insert for use in a panel and method of installation is provided by the present disclosure. The insert includes a plug having an outer flange, a central portion having a wall extending from the outer flange, and a distal end portion having a rollover. A cavity extends through the central portion, and an aperture extends through the outer flange and into the cavity. A sleeve is configured for sliding engagement with the plug, the sleeve having an outer flange, a central portion defining an extension having a plurality of resilient beams, and a cavity extending through the central portion, the cavity adapted for receiving the distal end portion of the plug. A retaining plate is secured to the plug by the rollover, and a threaded insert is disposed within the cavity of the plug and adapted to float therein.
US10197076B2
A pneumatic volume booster to amplify a control pressure output signal can include a pneumatic control outlet for attachment to a pneumatic working chamber of the pneumatic actuator; a pneumatic aeration inlet configured to receive the pneumatic control pressure signal from the position controller, a pneumatic amplification inlet configured to receive a constant pneumatic air amplification signal, a pneumatic de-aeration connection from the control outlet to a pressure sink configured to aerate the control actuator, a deaerator seat-valve separating and/or opening the pneumatic de-aeration connection, a pneumatic aeration connection between the first aeration inlet and the control outlet; an aerator seat-valve separating and/or opening the pneumatic aeration connection, a pneumatic amplification connection between the amplification inlet and the control outlet; an amplification seat-valve separating and/or opening the pneumatic amplification connection; and a mechanical seat-valve-operator for commonly operating the de-aeration seat-valve, the first aerator seat-valve and the amplification seat-valve.
US10197066B2
An article of manufacture having a nominal airfoil profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z set forth in a scalable table, the scalable table selected from the group of tables consisting of TABLE 1, wherein the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z are non-dimensional values convertible to dimensional distances by multiplying the Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y and Z by a number, and wherein X and Y are coordinates which, when connected by continuing arcs, define airfoil profile sections at each Z height, the airfoil profile sections at each Z height being joined with one another to form a complete airfoil shape.
US10197065B2
An object is to provide a centrifugal compressor in which an axial force applied from a shrink-fit impeller to a sleeve section is ensured even if the sleeve section is separated from a clamp surface in an axial direction of an attachment hole, as well as a turbocharger provided with the centrifugal compressor and a method of producing the centrifugal compressor. An inner peripheral surface of an attachment hole formed on a hub includes a clamp surface and a diameter-widening surface, and an outer peripheral surface of a sleeve section includes a diameter-reducing surface. The diameter-widening surface and the diameter-reducing surface respectively include an impeller-side contacting portion and a sleeve-side contacting portion which contact each other, and a relationship represented by an expression θs
US10197060B2
Gas lock resolution during operation of an electric submersible pump is provided. An example method, module, or computing hardware with software product, detects a gas lock during current operation of an electric submersible pump (ESP) and intervenes to relieve the gas lock without stopping the ESP. After sensing a gas lock condition, an example module calculates a pump speed for attempting gas lock resolution. The example module may decrease the speed of the ESP to flush the gas lock, and then reaccelerate the ESP to check that the gas lock has been eliminated. The example module may apply one or more stored motor speed patterns that iteratively seek a pump speed that succeeds in clearing the gas lock, without stopping the ESP. The example module has built-in protections to protect the ESP from thermal overload and other damage.
US10197057B2
Disclosed is a gear pump including a pumping chamber in which a first shaft and a second shaft are rotated about their respective axes, each of the first and second shafts supporting at least one hydraulic-pumping element that hydraulically pumps a fluid in the pumping chamber, the at least one hydraulic-pumping element of each of the first and second shafts being positioned in the pumping chamber and each having at least one first radial projection. In the pumping chamber, each of the first and second shafts further supports at least one mechanical drive pinion that rotates each of the first and second shafts, each mechanical drive pinion having second radial projections. The at least one mechanical drive pinion is separate from the at least one hydraulic-pumping element, and the number of the at least one first radial projection and of the second radial projections is different.
US10197056B2
A sealing arrangement is disclosed for use in a pump. The sealing arrangement can include a first pump component having a first face surface. The first face surface can have a sealing protrusion thereon. A second pump component can have a second face surface positioned in confronting relation to the first face surface. The second pump component can define a sealing cavity for holding a fluid under pressure. The sealing protrusion is positioned to engage the second face surface when the first face surface is pressed against the second face surface so that the sealing protrusion seals against the second face surface to prevent movement of the fluid from the sealing cavity past the sealing protrusion. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10197051B2
A pump control switch for controlling the operation of a pump, where the pump switch includes a pressure activated switch and a run capacitor located in a single housing. The pressure switch is attached by a pipe fitting to be in fluid communication with the water line that feeds into a storage tank, to sense the water system pressure. The water system pressure sensed by the switch moves the electrical contacts in the switch between their open and closed positions. The pressure switch is disposed to operably electrically interconnect a power source, the run capacitor, and the pump motor.
US10197048B2
A tandem motor linear rod pumping apparatus for imparting reciprocating, substantially-vertical motion to a pump rod for a sucker-rod pump. The tandem motor linear rod pumping apparatus includes first and second linear mechanical actuator systems disposed in a single housing. These linear mechanical actuator systems impart and control vertical motion of the pump rod. Each linear mechanical actuator system includes a rack and pinion gearing arrangement. Each rack is operatively connected with two pinions. Each pinion is operatively connected to a motor. Rotation of the two motors in a first direction results in an upward motion of the rack and connected sucker rod pump. Rotation of the two motors in a second direction, opposite the first direction, results in a downward motion of the rack and sucker rod pump. The tandem motor linear rod pumping apparatus includes at least one electronic controller to control the operation of the two motors.
US10197047B2
A hydraulic proportioning system has a flow divider providing hydraulic fluid to drive two hydraulic pumps. The flow divider provides set amounts of hydraulic oil to each of two pumps, and the pumps each provide one material of the plural component material downstream to a mixing manifold. The two materials are mixed at the mixing manifold before application. The flow divider drives each pump at a set speed depending on the volume of hydraulic oil provided to each pump. The flow divider thus determines the ratio of the first material to the second material provided to the mixing manifold by the pumps.
US10197045B2
A safety device that is useful to release load on a spring found in an actuator. In one embodiment, the actuator can have a housing comprising a pair of housing members and a fastening device coupling the pair of housing members to one another. The embodiment can also have an output shaft extending longitudinally in the housing, the output shaft having an end configured to couple with a process device. The embodiment may also have a spring coupled with the output shaft. The embodiment can further have a safety device coupled to the spring and configured to operate to reduce loading of the spring from a first load to a second load. In one example, the safety device is in position to prevent access to the fastening device at the first load and to allow access to the fastening device at the second load so that the pair of housing members can separate to allow access to the spring in the housing.
US10197040B2
A wave energy converter and method for extracting energy from water waves maximizes the energy extraction per cycle by estimating an excitation force of heave wave motion on the buoy, computing a control force from the estimated excitation force using a dynamic model, and applying the computed control force to the buoy to extract energy from the heave wave motion. Analysis and numerical simulations demonstrate that the optimal control of a heave wave energy converter is, in general, in the form of a bang-singular-bang control; in which the optimal control at a given time can be either in the singular arc mode or in the bang-bang mode. The excitation force and its derivatives at the current time can be obtained through an estimator, for example, using measurements of pressures on the surface of the buoy in addition to measurements of the buoy position. A main advantage of this approximation method is the ease of obtaining accurate measurements for pressure on the buoy surface and for buoy position, compared to wave elevation measurements.
US10197036B2
An operation status value detection unit detects two or more operation status values indicating an operation status of an internal combustion engine. A filtering processing unit applies filtering processing to the detected operation status values, and an operation status value difference calculation unit calculates the difference between the filter-processed operation status value and the corresponding non-filter-processed operation status value so as to calculate two or more operation status value differences. An operation status value difference normalization unit normalizes the two or more operation status value differences, based on predetermined reference values for the two or more operation status values, so as to calculate two or more normalized operation status value differences; and a transient correction unit corrects a control amount for controlling output of the internal combustion engine, based thereon, when the engine is in a transient-operation mode.
US10197035B2
A lawn care device may include an engine to selectively power the lawn care device, a frame supporting the engine of the lawn care device, an ignition system for selectively powering the lawn care device based at least in part on operation of an ignition interface controlled by a processor (310), an optical isolator (320) which detect the operational presence of the processor (310) and a shutdown circuit (300) which is able to ground out the ignition coil (360) as a function of the conductive state of the optical isolator (320); the shutdown circuit being powered by an ignition coil (360) of the ignition system to generate a failsafe condition in response to failure or loss of the processor (310).
US10197033B2
A fuel-injection device has a low-noise and pivotable structure. The fuel-injection device includes at least a fuel injector and a receiving bore in a cylinder head for the fuel-injector, and a decoupling element between a valve housing of the fuel injector and a wall of the receiving bore. The decoupling element is captively situated on the fuel injector prior to its installation in the receiving bore in that a securing ring is mounted below the decoupling element at the outer periphery of the fuel injector and the securing ring is a closed plastic ring. The fuel-injection device is particularly suited for the direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of a mixture-compressing internal combustion engine having externally supplied ignition.
US10197027B2
In a dual-fuel fuel injector comprising a first injector unit for a first injector operating mode using a first main fuel and a second injector unit for a second injector operating mode using a second main fuel and an injector-reservoir, the reservoir is connected at one end to a first main fuel supply and at the opposite end to a second main fuel supply with a separating element disposed in the injector reservoir so as to be movable between the opposite ends so that, in each operating mode, the full volume of the reservoir can be used for accommodating the respective main fuel.
US10197026B2
The present invention provides one filter with multiple retention locations integrated into a plastic connector that is attached to the filter for connecting the filter to a pump inlet by means of a retention post. A sock style filter is disclosed that incorporates a channel or a flat tab in the periphery of the plastic outlet port for providing a finite or infinite number of locations for retention of a post on a pump or other connection to allow for multiple alignment positioning of the filter with respect to the mating parts such as the pump body, fuel pump assembly, module can or fuel tank.
US10197016B2
A valve assembly of a fuel supply system includes a first body defining a first bore, an inlet port to receive fuel into the first bore, and an outlet port. The valve assembly further includes a pneumatic chamber disposed in fluid communication with the first bore. The valve assembly further includes a first piston to move between a first position and a second position. The first piston restricts and allows flow of fuel from the inlet port to the outlet port, in the first position and the second position, respectively. The valve assembly further includes a vent passage located upstream of the pneumatic chamber and configured to receive fuel leaked from a flow path defined between the inlet port and the outlet port. The valve assembly also includes a check valve disposed in the vent passage and configured to selectively vent the fuel entering the vent passage.
US10197007B2
A variable core cowl vent nozzle system is described herein, the system including a core casing at least partially surrounding a core engine of a gas turbine engine, and a core cowl extending aftward from the core casing. The core cowl defines a core cowl vent area between the core cowl and a primary nozzle. At least one of the core cowl and the primary nozzle is movable to vary the core cowl vent area. A method for varying the core cowl vent area by moving one or more of the core cowl and the primary nozzle is also described herein.
US10197003B2
A control device (10) for a supercharging system for supplying compressed intake air to an engine (2) includes: an engine controller (10A) including an engine-signal input part (10A1) and an engine control part (10B1) configured to control an operational state of the engine; and a turbo controller (10B) including a turbo-signal input part (10B1) and a turbo-control part (10B2) including a turbo-control-command-value computing part (10B2a) configured to compute a turbo control command value corresponding to a target boost pressure of the supercharger (3). The boost-pressure control unit is controlled so that a boost pressure of the supercharger reaches the target boost pressure through output of the turbo control command value computed by the turbo-control-command-value computing part to the boost-pressure control unit.
US10196998B2
An internal combustion engine control system includes at least one cylinder having a combustion chamber configured to combust an air/fuel mixture stored therein. The air/fuel mixture is configured to combust in response to reaching an autoignition temperature. At least one electronic control module is configured to determine a chamber temperature within the combustion chamber. The electronic control module controls combustion of the air/fuel mixture based on a comparison between the chamber temperature and an autoignition temperature threshold.
US10196996B2
Methods and systems are provided for a diagnostic of a humidity sensor positioned in an intake of an engine and adjusting engine operation responsive to findings of the diagnostic. In one example, the method may include sealing a vehicle exhaust system of an engine, combusting fuel at cylinders of the engine while flowing gases through the engine in a first direction, and then, flowing the combusted exhaust gases through the engine in a reverse, second direction to the humidity sensor positioned in the intake. The method may further include indicating degradation of the humidity sensor based on the output of the humidity sensor while flowing gases in the first and second directions.
US10196993B2
A method includes substantially eliminating surge of a compressor and reducing specific fuel consumption and exhaust emissions of an engine by adjusting exhaust flow through an exhaust gas recirculation system, by adjusting airflow through a compressor recirculation valve, by adjusting fuel injection timing, or by adjusting a combination thereof in response to variance in a plurality of parameters. The parameters include quantity of exhaust emissions, a maximum in-cylinder pressure of the engine, an area ratio of an exhaust gas recirculation mixer of the exhaust gas recirculation system, estimated or sensed compressor surge, engine load, altitude of operation, or combinations of the parameters thereof.
US10196991B2
The disclosure relates to an engine having a cylinder head which is divided into multiple sections which each delimit a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the engine and which each comprise inlet and outlet ducts, inlet and outlet valves, and a spark device which is fastened in a through hole of the cylinder head section, for at least one cylinder head section a throttle flap being provided for completely closing the corresponding inlet duct in the event of a deactivation of the associated cylinder. In the at least one cylinder head section, a first gas flow duct is formed between the through hole and the outlet duct, and the spark device is in the form of a rotary slide valve with integrated spark electrodes and is configured to selectively either keep the first gas flow duct closed or connect said first gas flow duct to the associated combustion chamber.
US10196986B2
In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a bearing compartment sealing system including a bearing for supporting a shaft. A housing encloses the bearing and defines a compartment for holding lubricant therein. At least two seals are located between the shaft and the housing. The at least two seals, the housing, and the shaft collectively enclose the compartment. Only one of the at least two seals is a hydrodynamic seal.
US10196984B2
A method for controlling a gas turbine when the gas turbine is started may include measuring the number of rotations of the gas turbine, determining a target acceleration rate based on the number of rotations of the gas turbine, measuring a current acceleration rate, determining a flow rate of fuel based on a difference between the current acceleration rate and the target acceleration rate, and supplying fuel to the gas turbine at the determined flow rate. The flow rate of the fuel may be determined between a maximum flow rate of the fuel that has been previously stored and a minimum flow rate of the fuel. A temperature of the exhaust gas after controlling the flow rate of the fuel may be monitored.
US10196980B2
A retention housing for the outer race of a bearing of a gas turbine engine includes a spring finger housing connected to and overlying a bearing housing that is connected to the outer race of the bearing. The spring finger housing includes an arrangement of spring fingers that yields a lightweight housing capable of withstanding very high radial loads combined with very high torsional windup and axial thrust load. A plurality of edge recesses are defined in the bearing housing and a plurality of lug tabs extending radially from the engine's interface shell limit are disposed in the edge recess to limit the deflection and self-arrest the distortion of the retention housing. A gas turbine engine includes the retention housing described above.
US10196973B2
The present disclosure provides a variable compression ratio device including a piston, a piston pin, an eccentric cam, a connecting rod, a crank pin, a hydraulic pump, an oil jet injection nozzle, an oil jet control valve, and a control unit. In addition, a groove formed in a rotating direction of the eccentric cam is divided into a first chamber and a second chamber. The piston pin receives a hydraulic pressure through a path formed inside the crank pin and the connecting rod and receives the oil injected from the oil jet injection nozzle to control the hydraulic pressure supplied to the first chamber and the second chamber of the eccentric cam, thereby controlling the rotation position of the eccentric cam.
US10196970B2
Engines and methods execute a high efficiency hybrid cycle, which is implemented in a volume within an engine. The cycle includes isochoric heat addition and over-expansion of the volume within the engine, wherein the volume is reduced in a compression portion of the cycle from a first quantity to a second quantity, the volume is held substantially constant at the second quantity during a heat addition portion of the cycle, and the volume is increased in an expansion portion of the cycle to a third quantity, the third quantity being larger than the first quantity.
US10196968B2
The present disclosure provides a boosting control method of an engine for cylinder de-activation (CDA). The method includes: a CDA operable area confirming step of determining, by a controller based on a driving state of the engine, whether the CDA is in an operable area after the engine starts; an actual boosting deriving step of deriving a total target boosting from the controller and calculating the desired actual boosting; a supercharger operable area confirming step of determining, by the controller, whether the supercharger is in the operable area; a supercharger target rotation speed deriving step of deriving, by the controller, a target rotation speed of the supercharger; and a supercharger passage opening step of closing a bypass valve to open a supercharger passage.
US10196967B2
A supercharging device is provided for an internal combustion engine that has at least one exhaust gas turbocharger (1, 2) and at least one charge air cooler (LLK) arranged in the outflow of the exhaust gas turbocharger (1, 2). An additional electrically driven compressor (e-booster 6, 7) is arranged downstream of the charge air cooler (LLK) in a bypass (5) to the main flow line (3) to the throttle valve (4) of the internal combustion engine. The main flow line (3) can be closed by a check valve (9) that acts in the direction of a return flow.
US10196966B2
A work machine is provided. The work machines may include a power module configured to provide power including a battery and an engine and configured to a folding heat exchange device. The work machine may also include a drive module configured with one or more motors and positioned over a track roller frame. The work machine may also include a hydraulic module including one or more devices in a front region and one or more devices in a rear region to cut or rip encountered material
US10196964B2
A charge air cooler includes a first, second, and third heat exchange sections. In the first heat exchange section, heat is transferred from a first flow of liquid coolant to a refrigerant in order to cool the first flow of liquid coolant from a first temperature to a second temperature. In the second heat exchange section, heat is transferred from a flow of charge air to a second flow of liquid coolant in order to cool the flow of charge air from a third temperature to a fourth temperature. In the third heat exchange section, heat is transferred from the flow of charge air to the first flow of liquid coolant in order to cool the flow of charge air from the fourth temperature to a fifth temperature, the fifth temperature being less than the first temperature.
US10196961B2
A device seating a valve body with the aid of an urging force of a spring by stopping the operation of a pump, changes over an energization state of a coil of at least one of the liquid shutoff valves which is changed over to the closed-valve state where the coil is energized, and then resumes the operation of the pump. Upon detecting the start of operation of the pump, a valve control unit causes a pump control unit to perform opening-closing force-feed control, where an amount of the cooling liquid force-fed by the pump is set to an amount within such a range that the valve body of the liquid shutoff valves whose coil is energized is not displaced in a valve-opening direction while the valve body of the liquid shutoff valves whose coil is not energized is displaced in the valve-opening direction.
US10196944B2
A switchable finger follower, including an inner lever and an outer lever. The outer lever is mounted for pivoting movement to the inner lever. A coupling device is located on one of the inner or outer levers and has a locking pin arranged to move between a locking position, in which the inner and outer levers are connected together for movement in an activation direction, and an unlocked position, in which the inner lever is pivotable relative to the outer lever. A coupling projection is located on the other of the inner or outer lever. The locking pin engages beneath the projection in the locking position, and the locking pin includes a flat at a defined flat height that contacts the coupling surface in the locking position and is selected from a number of locking pins having different flat heights to set a desired mechanical coupling device lash.
US10196943B2
A valve train assembly includes a rocker arm, comprising: a first roller, configured to engage a first rotatable cam surface; and a further roller, configured to engage a further rotatable cam surface, wherein at least part of the rocker arm can be pivoted by at least the first rotatable cam surface to move a valve to cause a first valve event, and wherein at least part of the rocker arm can be pivoted by the further rotatable cam surface to move the valve to cause a second valve event.
US10196936B2
An oil supply system for a gas turbine engine has a lubricant pump delivering lubricant to an outlet line. The outlet line is split into at least a hot line and into a cool line, with the hot line directed primarily to locations associated with an engine that are not intended to receive cooler lubricant, and the cool line directed through one or more heat exchangers at which lubricant is cooled. The cool line then is routed to a fan drive gear system of an associated gas turbine engine. A method and apparatus are disclosed. The heat exchangers include at least an air/oil cooler wherein air is pulled across the air/oil cooler to cool oil. The air/oil cooler is provided with an ejector tapping compressed air from a compressor section to increase airflow across the air/oil cooler.
US10196933B2
A fairing for a turbine engine strut includes: inner and outer bands; a vane extending between the bands; the fairing is split along a generally transverse plane passing through the bands and the vane, defining nose and tail pieces; wherein the vane is defined by spaced-apart sidewalls extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, each sidewall split into forward and aft portions by the transverse plane; wherein each sidewall portion carries a radially-inwardly extending post, the posts positioned such that pairs of the posts lie adjacent to each other when the nose piece and tail piece are assembled, wherein each pair of adjacent posts includes at least two non-parallel faces; and a pair of slotted buckles, wherein each slotted buckle surrounds and clamps together a pair of the posts, wherein each pair of adjacent posts contacts a slot of the corresponding buckle in a tripod contact configuration.
US10196932B2
A gas turbine engine hybrid outer guide vane heat exchanger includes a circular row of fan outlet guide vanes, at least some of the fan outlet guide vanes being networked guide vane heat exchangers including heat exchangers within fan outlet guide vanes and guide vane heat exchangers fluidly interconnected both in series and in parallel. Group may include three or more of the guide vane heat exchangers fluidly connected both in series and in parallel. Two or more serial sets of the networked guide vane heat exchangers in the hybrid group may each include two or more of guide vane heat exchangers connected in series and two or more serial sets connected in parallel. First and second groups of the networked guide vane heat exchangers may include first and second groups for cooling engine lubrication system and/or integrated drive generator.
US10196930B2
The present disclosure relates generally to a gas turbine engine that includes a fan configured to generate a fanstream and a fanstream duct configured to receive the fanstream flowing therethrough. An engine electronic component is positioned in flow communication with the fanstream. A heating element is positioned in the fanstream upstream from the engine electronic component and is operative to heat at least a portion of the fanstream in flow communication with the engine electronic component. The position of the engine electronic component passively thermally conditions the engine electronic component and the heating element actively thermally conditions the engine electronic component.
US10196927B2
A method for locating probes within a gas turbine engine may generally include positioning a plurality of location transmitters relative to the engine and inserting a probe through an access port of the engine, wherein the probe includes a probe tip and a location signal receiver configured to receive location-related signals transmitted from the location transmitters. The method may also include determining a current location of the probe tip within the engine based at least in part on the location-related signals and identifying a virtual location of the probe tip within a three-dimensional model of the engine corresponding to the current location of the probe tip within the engine. Moreover, the method may include providing for display the three-dimensional model of the engine, wherein the virtual location of the probe tip is displayed as a visual indicator within the three-dimensional model.
US10196917B2
A blade outer air seal for a gas turbine engine includes a wall, a forward hook, and an aft hook. The wall extends between the forward hook and the aft hook, which are adapted to mount the blade outer air seal to a casing of the gas turbine engine. The wall includes a cored passage extending along at least a portion of the wall. The cored passage extends radially and axially through a portion of the aft hook to communicate with one or more apertures along a trailing edge of the aft hook.
US10196916B2
A rotor disk arrangement having a rotor disk which has, distributed around the outer circumference, a plurality of axially extending blade holding grooves and an encircling fastening protrusion and/or a plurality of fastening protrusions arranged in a circumferentially distributed manner, and having a plurality of sealing elements arranged in a circumferentially distributed manner, the sealing elements covering the blade holding grooves at least in portions on the end side and having, on the side facing the rotor axis, at least one fastening portion that bears against the underside of the fastening protrusion, wherein the fastening protrusion is embodied in an undercut manner, wherein the distance thereof from the rotor axis at the free end facing away from the rotor disk is less than in a region within the fastening protrusion.
US10196912B2
The present disclosure relates generally to a sliding seal between two components. The sliding seal includes a first seal section and an uncoupled second seal section which allows the first and second seal sections to move relative to one another during relative movement between the two components. A wave spring and/or a rope seal is disposed between the first and second seal sections biases the first and second seal sections away from one another.
US10196907B2
A turbomachine rotor blade includes an outer part at its distal end. The outer part includes a platform defining an outside surface of a passage for gas passing through a turbomachine and presenting first and second opposite side edges; and upstream and downstream sealing wipers extending outwards from the platform, each wiper extending between two lateral faces situated respectively at the first and second side edges. The two lateral faces of the upstream or the downstream wiper are covered at least in part in an anti-wear material.
US10196906B2
A turbine blade including a pressure sidewall (24) and a suction sidewall (26), and at least one partition rib (34) extends between the pressure and suction sidewalls (24, 26) to define a serpentine cooling path (35) having adjacent cooling channels (36a, 36b, 36c) extending in the spanwise direction (S) within the airfoil (12). A flow turning guide structure (50) extends around an end of the at least one partition rib (34) and includes a first element (52) extending from the pressure sidewall (24) to a lateral location in the cooling path between the pressure and suction sidewalls (24, 26), a second element (54) extending from the suction sidewall (26) to the lateral location in the cooling path between the pressure and suction sidewalls (24, 26). The first and second elements (52, 54) include respective distal edges (52d, 54d) that laterally overlap each other at the lateral location.
US10196900B2
A turbomachine component includes a body defining an interior cooling channel in fluid communication with the exterior of the body for fluid communication with a cooling flow source. At least one flow modifying pedestal is disposed within the interior cooling channel extending in a first direction. The flow modifying pedestal includes at least one flow feature that extends from the pedestal in a second direction.
US10196898B2
A turbine engine airfoil apparatus, including an airfoil defined by a plurality of airfoil sections arrayed along a stacking axis that extends between a root and a tip, wherein at least two of the airfoil sections spaced apart from each other have differing airfoil section thermal expansion properties.
US10196894B2
A technique facilitates analysis of hydraulic fractures. A plurality of explosive pellets is constructed for delivery into fracture or fractures of a subterranean formation. Each explosive pellet comprises an explosive material combined with an initiating member working in cooperation with a friction sensitive pyrotechnic mixture. Crushing or otherwise actuating the initiating member initiates the friction sensitive pyrotechnic mixture which, in turn, ignites the explosive material to produce explosive signals. The explosive signals may be monitored to obtain data related to the fracture or fractures.
US10196891B2
A system including a fluid injection system configured to removably couple to a mineral extraction system, wherein the fluid injection system includes a fluid injection system controller, a flow meter system coupled to the fluid injection system controller, wherein the flow meter system is configured to measure a fluid flow of a fluid through the fluid injection system, an adjustable valve configured to control the fluid flow through the fluid injection system, and a non-return valve configured to block reverse flow of the fluid through the fluid injection system, wherein the fluid injection system controller, the flow meter system, the adjustable valve, and the non-return valve are coupled to a common housing.
US10196880B2
A wellbore isolation system includes a junction positioned at an intersection of a first wellbore and a second wellbore, and a deflector disposed in the junction such that a path into the first leg of the junction is obstructed and engaged with the first leg of the junction to form a fluid and pressure tight seal. The junction includes a first leg extending downhole into the first wellbore, and a second leg extending downhole into the second wellbore.
US10196877B2
A directional control valve includes: a base and a slider longitudinally movable relative to the base. The base includes: a rectangular body having a longitudinal bore, a transverse bore, and a chamber formed at an intersection between the bores; supply and function seal plates, each having a stinger disposed in the transverse bore, one or more receptacles, and a passage extending from each receptacle through the stinger; and a supply, first function, and second function blocks, each fastened to the body and having a stinger disposed in the respective receptacle and a coupling for connection to a flow line. The slider includes: a sliding seal assembly disposed in the chamber; and an operating rod fastened to the seal assembly.
US10196871B2
A control system for a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) positioned in a lower stack, the lower stack releasably engaged with a lower marine riser package (LMRP). The control system includes a surface logic solver positioned at or adjacent the surface of the sea that generates commands for operating the subsea BOP, a first subsea logic solver attached to the LMRP and in communication with the surface logic solver so that the first subsea logic solver receives the commands from the surface logic solver, and a second subsea logic solver attached to a hydraulic control unit in the lower stack. The second subsea logic solver is in hydraulic communication with the subsea BOP, and the first subsea logic solver so that the second subsea logic solver receives the commands from the first subsea logic solver and implements the commands by activating the hydraulic control unit to operate the BOP.
US10196868B2
The disclosure herein relates generally to devices and methods usable during well drilling and surface operations. More particularly, the disclosure herein relates to a rig incorporating a coiled tubing injector that engages downhole tools.
US10196865B2
A fluid containment system for a riser slip joint includes a fluid container sealingly engaged to a fixed part of the slip joint. A movable part of the slip joint is axially movably engaged with the fixed part. An annular seal is disposed between the fixed part and the movable part. A body of fluid disposed in the fluid container has a level selected to submerge the annular seal and at least a portion of the movable part. The system includes means for maintaining a level of the body of fluid substantially constant.
US10196856B2
A method for configuring a motorized drive device for a closure or solar protection unit including: placing of the motorized drive device in a configuration mode; first movement of a screen towards its unwound position, by activation of the motorized drive device; automatic determination of a low end-of-travel position of the screen; movement of the screen towards its wound position, by activation of the motorized drive device; second movement of the screen towards its unwound position, by activation of the motorized drive device; and stopping of the motorized drive device at the low end-of-travel position of the screen determined during the automatic determination step. The step including the automatic determination of the low end-of-travel position of the screen includes a sub-step for measuring the value of the electric current passing through the electric motor, performed by the measurement device, and a sub-step for determining a variation in the measured value.
US10196854B2
The door seal comprises a fixing element (20) for fixing to a door, a seal receiving element (40), a lowering mechanical unit (20) for lifting and lowering the seal receiving element (40) relative to the fixing element (20), and a sealing element (50) fixed to the seal receiving element (40). The sealing element (50) provides a first sealing line (54a) by means of a first sealing element portion (54) which can be lifted or lowered by means of the lowering mechanical unit, and the first sealing element portion (54) is a sealing lip and/or a sealing arc. The sealing element (50) provides a second sealing line (55a) by means of a second sealing element portion (55), said second sealing line running parallel to the first sealing line (54a). The second sealing element portion (55) has a first and a second side (52, 56), said first side (52) can be lifted and lowered by means of the lowering mechanical unit and said second side (56) is fixed in its position relative to the fixing element (20). In the lowered state, the first and the second sealing line (54a, 55a) seal against a surface which can be found outside of the door seal. Said seal allows a sufficient sealing of the gap between frames and doors when the seal is lowered even during a horizontal movement.
US10196850B2
A novel and useful frameless supplemental window for fenestration incorporating infiltration blockers suitable for use with existing windows. The supplemental window, in one embodiment, comprises plastic sheet material with bullnose edging around it. Corner braces add rigidity and strength to corners in several embodiments. An attachment mechanism secured either to the sheet material or the bullnose edge functions to fasten and/or seal the supplemental window to an existing window. Infiltration blockers fastened to the sheet or bullnose prevent or minimize air leakage around various window elements. The bullnose edging and infiltration blockers function to substantially enclose (i.e. trap) a volume of air between the window pane and the plastic sheet material. The supplemental window is configured such that the layer of air enclosed is of an optimum thickness within a preferred range of 0.15 to 0.75 inches to maximize thermal insulation properties of the supplemental window.
US10196848B1
A mechanism or apparatus enables stowing a hinged surface chock at a stowage position near a deployment position. Said stowage and deployment positions separated by a gap between a first hinged surface and a second hinged surface, where said hinged surfaces are attached by at least one hinge. The apparatus enables the transition of said chock through said gap when one of said hinged surfaces is sufficiently open. Said apparatus will enable stowing said chock by holding said chock at the side of the gap where said chock does not obstruct the closing path of either hinged surface and said apparatus will enable deploying said chock by holding said chock where, at least partially, said chock obstructs the closing path of at least one of said hinged surfaces. Said apparatus may further enable arranging said chock at a wider angle at the deployed position.
US10196847B2
A hinge for the controlled rotatable movement of a closing element, such as a door, a door leaf or the like, anchored to a stationary support structure, such as a wall, a floor, a frame or the like. The hinge comprises a hinge body and a pivot defining a first axis reciprocally coupled to allow the closing element to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The hinge further comprises a working chamber defining a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis and a plunger element sliding within the working chamber along the second axis between a position proximal to the bottom wall of the working chamber and a position distal therefrom. The pivot includes a pinion member, whereas the plunger element includes a rack member engaged with the pinion member.
US10196840B2
The invention relates to an actuation device for a flap mounted moveably on a component between a closed position and an opened position, in particular for a flap mounted moveably on a housing of an automobile, comprising: a first actuation part and a second actuation part, wherein the first actuation part is to be fastened on the flap and is moved together with the flap when the flap is moved between the closed position and the opened position, and wherein the second actuation part is to be fastened on the component, locking means with a locking reception provided on the first or second actuation part and a locking element provided on the other of first or second actuation part, wherein the locking element engages in the locking reception upon a movement of the first actuation part with the flap from its opened position into its closed position, whereby the locking element holds the first actuation part against a spring pretension in a locking position on the second actuation part, and a remote unlocking device, wherein the remote unlocking device comprises drive means, which can be actuated from a place distant from the actuation parts such that the locking element is retracted from the locking reception, whereby the first actuation part, driven by the spring pretension, disengages from the second actuation part and moves together with the flap at least partially into its opened position.
US10196820B2
An encapsulated splice chuck may include a splice chuck body and a body encapsulation positioned about an exterior surface of the splice chuck body. The encapsulated splice chuck may also include a first forcing cone threadedly coupled to the splice chuck body, the first forcing cone including a tapered inner surface. In addition, the encapsulated splice chuck may include a first forcing cone encapsulation positioned about an exterior surface of the first forcing cone and a first set of wedges positioned within the first forcing cone. The encapsulated splice chuck may include a second forcing cone mechanically coupled to the splice chuck body, the second forcing cone including a tapered inner surface, and a second forcing cone encapsulation positioned about an exterior surface of the second forcing cone. The encapsulated splice chuck may also include a second set of wedges positioned within the second forcing cone.
US10196818B1
An apparatus used in roof construction wherein insulation material is held flush within the channels formed by the apparatus. The flush engagement between the insulation material and the walls defining the channels of the apparatus leads to a greater surface area securing the insulating material in place. The apparatus includes attachment means on its top flanges to mount rebar members to the apparatus holding the rebar grid in place. The vertically disposed flanges of the apparatus include openings that allow concrete to pass through the apparatus preventing fatigue points caused by the interruption of concrete. The apparatus can be employed in a method that allows a roof to be transported to a job site with the rebar grid already secured to an apparatus.
US10196815B2
At least one panel including a trolley is fed to a first drive mechanism of a plurality of drive mechanisms adjacent a main track configured to engage the trolley of the at least one panel. The first drive mechanism is initiated to drive the at least one panel to a second drive mechanism of the plurality of drive mechanisms to move the at least one panel farther along the main track.
US10196812B1
A convective weep screed for draining water that penetrates exterior cladding of an exterior wall of a building away from the building and for removing moisture located in the space between the weather resistant barrier of the wall and the exterior cladding and for providing ventilation to the space between the weather resistant barrier and the exterior cladding. The weep screed provides a pathway to the space between the weather resistant barrier and the exterior cladding to permit water/moisture/moisture vapor that collects there to drain therefrom and to permit air to gain access to said space, thereby providing an uninterrupted pathway for air to ventilate and dry said space.
US10196805B2
A douche toilet is provided having a toilet bowl (2) including a flushing water inlet opening (2a) for supplying flushing water into a flushing chamber (4) for a flushing operation and a waste water opening for flushing waste water out of the toilet bowl (2), a flushing water distributor (10) for distributing the flushing water around the flushing chamber (4), and a douche lance (10a) for washing the user in the anal or genital region. To simplify the structure of the douche toilet, in particular to make cleaning thereof easier, the douche lance (10a) is integrated into the flushing water distributor (10).
US10196800B2
A mineral water supply module may include a water supply pipe configured to supply water in a first direction, a mineral supply pipe configured to supply minerals in a second direction, a discharge pipe configured to discharge water or mineral water in the first direction, a resistance body case configured to connect to the mineral supply pipe and including a resistance body defining a micro channel in which minerals flow in the second direction, and a connector configured to connect the water supply pipe and the discharge pipe such that the resistance body case is provided between the water supply pipe and the discharge pipe and configured to allow the mixing of water from the water supply pipe and minerals from the resistance body case.
US10196799B2
Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a ground engaging tool. The tool may have an engagement end. The tool may also have a mounting end opposite the engagement end along a longitudinal axis of the tool. The mounting end may have a first mounting leg. The mounting end may also have a second mounting leg, which may have a mounting surface facing the first mounting leg. The second mounting leg may define a cavity in the tool accessible only through an opening in the mounting surface.
US10196794B2
An adjustable guided rake apparatus and method, which enable an adjustable guided rake user to configure an adjustable rake guide to a specified height in relation to a secondary surface, which will then define the height of the grading edge of the grading rake head in relation to a primary surface. The adjustable guided rake user is able to move the grading rake head along a primary surface, in order to shift material along the surface, while the adjustable rake guide runs along the secondary surface, guiding the grading rake head.
US10196793B2
Systems and methods to provide pressed aggregate-filled cavities for improving ground stiffness and uniformity are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes using a mechanism to press into a ground surface in a substantially downward direction to create a concavity. The method also includes substantially or completely filling the concavity with unstabilized or chemically stabilized aggregate, soil, or sand. Further, the method includes using the mechanism to press the aggregate within the concavity to achieve a desired ground stiffness.
US10196788B2
A snow plow, includes a snow plowing part in the front of a machine body having a wheel and a blade; and an operating handle extending rearward from the machine body. The blade is provided at the machine body to be able to be lifted or lowered between a storage position at which the blade is lifted above lowermost surface of the wheel and a usage position at which the blade is lowered below the lowermost surface of the wheel. Any one of the operating handle and the machine body includes an operating member configured to operate the blade such that the blade is lifted or lowered between the storage position and the usage position.
US10196787B2
A self-driven device to resurface an ice rink. The device includes a rotating brush to sweep the ice anterior to a blade used to the scrape the ice. Collected snow is moved into a hot water tank where it is melted and moved to a warm water tank for redeposit onto the skating surface.
US10196772B2
A condensing type clothes dryer having a heat pump cycle and a method for controlling a condensing type clothes dryer having a heat pump cycle are provided. The condensing type clothes dryer may include a drum in which an object to be dried may be accommodated; a circulation duct that forms a circulation passage such that air may circulate via the drum; a circulation fan configured to circulate the air along the circulation duct; a heat pump cycle having an evaporator and a condenser spaced from each other in the circulation duct, and configured to absorb heat of air discharged from the drum through the evaporator and to transfer the heat to air introduced into the drum through the condenser using an operation fluid which may circulate via the evaporator and the condenser; a bypass flow path formed at the circulation duct such that a portion of air discharged from the drum may bypass the evaporator to be mixed with air having passed through the evaporator at an upstream side of the condenser; and an opening and closing device installed at the bypass flow path and configured to selectively open or close the bypass flow path.
US10196771B2
A reduction clutch for positioning an inner tub has an input shaft connected to an output shaft. An input shaft sleeve is connected to an output shaft sleeve. A clutch shaft sleeve slides axially downward to connect to a driving device and slides upward to connect to a fixed disk at one position in the circumferential direction. The positioning of the input shaft sleeve, the output shaft sleeve and an inner tub in the circumferential direction is achieved by the connecting position. A first water drainage hole is arranged at the bottom of the inner tub. An included angle between a protrusion on the upper portion of the clutch shaft sleeve and the first water drainage hole of the inner tub is equal to an included angle between a recess on the fixed disk fitting with the protrusion and the water drainage control mechanism on the outer tub.
US10196766B2
A wrappable textile sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The wrappable textile sleeve includes an elongate wall extending along a longitudinal axis between opposite ends with lengthwise extending edges extending parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis between the opposite ends. The wall is woven from lengthwise extending warp yarns and circumferentially extending weft yarns. The weft yarns form a plurality of discrete annular bands, with adjacent bands having weft yarns of different diameters to provide the wall with discrete enhanced hoop strength regions and with discrete enhanced flexibility regions, where the enhanced hoop strength and enhanced flexibility regions alternate in adjacent relation with one another.
US10196745B2
A non-magnetic lid for sealing a hermetic package. The lid includes a molybdenum substrate having a sputtered adhesion layer and a copper seed layer. The lid also includes a plated palladium solder base layer, and has a gold/tin solder preform attached to a sealing surface of the lid.
US10196742B2
A display apparatus includes a substrate on which a central area and a peripheral area adjacent to the central area are arranged. The central area includes a display area. The display apparatus further includes: at least one insulation pattern that is formed in the peripheral area; a groove from which a material for forming the insulation pattern is removed and that is formed adjacent to the insulation pattern; and at least one insulating layer that is interposed between the insulation pattern and the substrate. The groove is located in the at least one insulating layer.
US10196740B2
A laminate of the present invention includes: a substrate made of a polymer material; an undercoat layer disposed on at least part of an outer surface of the substrate and made up of an inorganic material containing an inorganic substance having a functional group; and an atomic layer deposition film disposed so as to cover an outer surface of the undercoat layer and containing a precursor which is a deposition raw material such that the precursor located on the outer surface of the undercoat layer and the functional group of the inorganic substance are bound to each other.
US10196737B2
On a vapor deposition target surface of a vapor deposition target substrate placed on a substrate tray in a vapor deposition device, display regions on which vapor deposition particles are to be deposited are arranged in alignment to be apart from each other in a direction parallel with a scanning direction, and the substrate tray includes a blocking part configured to block the vapor deposition particles to be deposited onto regions adjacent to the display regions in a direction parallel with the scanning direction. This prevents a degree of freedom in designing of the vapor deposition target substrate from being restricted even in performing scan vapor deposition.
US10196733B2
A sputtering target comprising an oxide sintered body that includes an indium element, a tin element and a zinc element, wherein the oxide sintered body includes one or more selected from a hexagonal layered compound represented by In2O3(ZnO)m, a hexagonal layered compound represented by InXO3(ZnO)n, a rutile structure compound represented by SnO2 and an ilmenite structure compound represented by ZnSnO3, and a spinel structure compound represented by Zn2SnO4, in the formulas, X is a metal element that can form a hexagonal layered compound together with an indium element and a zinc element, m is an integer of 1 or more and n is an integer of 1 or more, and an agglomerate of the spinel structure compound is 5% or less of the entire sintered body.
US10196730B2
The invention relates to a method and device for thermally treating workpieces, the device including a cooling chamber and two or more carburizing or heating chambers in which the workpieces are heated to a temperature of 950 to 1200° C. by means of radiation, such as direct heat radiation from a heating device.
US10196724B2
A method for manufacturing a Ni-based super-heat-resistant alloy includes: a first cold working step for cold working a Ni-based super-heat-resistant alloy ingot, which has a composition in which the γ′ mole ratio is at least 40%, at a working ratio of 5% to less than 30%; and a first heat treatment step for heat-treating the cold worked material, on which the first cold working was performed, at a temperature exceeding the γ′ solid solution temperature. It is preferable that the manufacturing method also includes a second cold working step for performing, after the first heat treatment step, a second cold working on the heat-treated material at a working ratio of at least 20%, and a second heat treatment step for heat-treating the second cold worked material, on which the second cold working has been performed, at less than the γ′ solvus temperature.
US10196721B2
An iron-chromium-aluminum alloy with improved heat resistance, low chromium vaporization rate and good processability, comprising (in % by mass), 2.0 to 4.5% Al, 12 to 25% Cr, 1.0 to 4% W, 0.25 to 2.0% Nb, 0.05 to 1.2% Si, 0.001 to 0.70% Mn, 0.001 to 0.030% C, 0.0001 to 0.05% Mg, 0.0001 to 0.03% Ca, 0.001 to 0.030% P, max. 0.03% N, max. 0.01% S, remainder iron and the usual melting-related impurities.
US10196704B2
There are provided a steel sheet for resistance to composite corrosion from sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid, having excellent wear resistance and surface quality, and a method of manufacturing the same. The steel sheet having excellent surface qualities may be provided by improving resistance to erosion occurring due to coal cinders to increase a lifespan thereof and securing excellent resistance to composite corrosion from sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid. Wear resistance may be significantly increased by adding P, and in order to solve a problem in that wear resistance is deteriorated due to the addition of P, a component system and a hot rolling process condition may be controlled, thereby forming a corrosion resistant layer having excellent corrosion resistance.
US10196681B2
Provided herein are methods, processes and apparatuses for determining the fraction of fetal nucleic acid in a test sample derived from a pregnant female with improved accuracy and/or precision. Also, provided herein are methods, processes and apparatuses for determining the presence or absence of a genetic variation in a fetus with improved accuracy and/or precision. Certain methods include using fetal fraction measurements for the determination of a fetal genetic variation.
US10196680B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying target nucleic acids by using coded molecules and its analysis by translocation through a nanopore. Generally, coded molecules are subject to a target polynucleotide dependent modification. The modified coded molecule is detected by isolating the modified coded molecules from the unmodified coded molecules prior to analysis through the nanopore or by detecting a change in the signal pattern of the coded molecule when analyzed through the nanopore.
US10196676B2
Provided herein is technology relating to isolating nucleic acids. In particular, the technology relates to methods and kits for extracting nucleic acids from problematic samples such as stool.
US10196671B2
The present invention discloses an assay method for the detection of viable microbial cells in a sample, the assay method comprising the steps of: i) adding an ATP degrading enzyme to a sample suspected of containing viable microbial cells to substantially degrade any extracellular ATP in the sample; ii) adding a phosphate containing compound to the sample to substantially halt action of the ATP degrading enzyme; and iii) subjecting the sample to a detection assay to establish the level of undegraded ATP in the sample to provide an indication of the level of viable microbial cells in the sample.
US10196666B2
A method for producing from host cells a heterologous polypeptide or protein comprising at least one cysteine residue in a reduced state. The method cultured the host cells in a culture medium comprising a reducing agent; and recovered the heterologous polypeptide or protein comprising at least one cysteine residue in a reduced state from the host cells or from the culture medium, where the host cells comprise a nucleic acid encoding the heterologous protein or polypeptide, and where the reducing agent is capable of permeating the plasma membrane of the host cells.
US10196653B2
The disclosure provides a metabolic pathway for producing a metabolite, the metabolic pathway having a co-factor purge valve system for recycling a cofactor used in the metabolic pathway.
US10196651B2
Methods and compositions comprising a CRISPR/Cas nuclease that cleaves a BCL11A gene for the modification of the BCL11A gene and for modification of globin expression.
US10196644B2
The present invention relates to a method for fine-tuning gene expression levels using a synthetic regulatory sRNA in a prokaryotic cell. The present invention can simultaneously, easily, and quickly apply various target gene combinations to various strains without gene deletion through the synthetic regulatory sRNA for regulating gene expression and is therefore very suitable for measuring the metabolizability of each strain and selecting an optimum strain. In addition, the method has the advantages of easily and quickly selecting a target gene for the inhibition of gene expression and expressing the gene thus selected to a desired degree and thus can be used in producing recombinant strains for the efficient production of various metabolites and establishing a method for the efficient production and is therefore very useful.
US10196637B2
What is described is a pharmaceutical composition for treating a fibrotic disease comprising a drug carrier, which comprises a lipid and a retinoid, and a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule, which comprises an antisense sequence to mRNA encoding human hsp47.
US10196630B2
The present invention relates to immobilized proline-specific endoprotease, wherein the proline-specific endoprotease is immobilized on a carrier comprising methacrylate which has been functionalized with amino dimethylene, and wherein the carrier has a particle size range of 100 to 400 μm. The invention also relates to a process for producing beer comprising the steps of preparing a mash, fermenting the beer, and stabilizing the beer, wherein the beer is incubated with the immobilized proline-specific endoprotease.
US10196624B2
The invention relates to aspartic proteases, and particularly to aspartic proteases for plants. Disclosed are modified plant aspartic proteases, and methods for their manufacture, and uses thereof. Particularly contemplated are the uses of aspartic proteases in clotting milk.
US10196622B2
The present invention provides for heterologous expression of polypeptides encoded by wild-type and codon-optimized cbh2 genes from the organisms Cochliobolus heterostrophus, Gibberella zeae, Irpex lacteus, Volvariella volvacea, and Piromyces sp. in host cells, such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The expression in such host cells of the corresponding genes, and variants and combinations thereof, result in improved specific activity of the expressed cellobiohydrolases. Thus, such genes and expression systems are useful for efficient and cost-effective consolidated bioprocessing systems.
US10196621B2
The present invention relates to Acanthophysium sp. KMF001 strain having high cellulose activity, and more particularly, to a novel Acanthophysium sp. KMF001 strain having the ability to produce endo-β-1,4-glucanase, β-glucosidase, and cellobiohydrolase and to a culture of the strain. The novel Acanthophysium sp. KMF001 strain according to the present invention can produce highly active cellulases, including endo-β-1,4-glucanase, β-glucosidase, and cellobiohydrolase, and thus can be advantageously used not only for enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass, but also in various industrial fields, including the pulp and paper making industry, the detergent industry, the agricultural product processing industry, the fiber industry, and the livestock industry, in which the degradation of cellulose is required.
US10196614B2
The present limiting provides compositions of CD 180 targeting molecules coupled to heterologous antigens, and their use in treating and/or limiting disease.
US10196613B2
The invention provides stem cell derived beta-pancreatic cells and animal models of T2D in which cells have been grafted. The stem cells bear a mutated form of SLC30A8 conferring protection or susceptibility to T2D. The cells and animal models can be used for drug screening as well as to provide insights into the mechanism of T2D and potentially new therapeutic and diagnostic targets.
US10196611B2
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for harvesting stem cells from fat tissue. The apparatus may include a first transducer coupled to a first end of an resonant horn to form an ultrasonic resonator. The resonant horn may include an elongated body having a plurality of through-holes configured to accommodate a plurality of specimen containers that are positioned substantially perpendicular to the elongated body. The apparatus may also include a wave generator coupled to the first transducer to generate an ultrasonic wave, wherein the elongated body has a length that is multiples of the half-wavelength of the ultrasonic wave.
US10196609B2
Composition for promoting cardiac differentiation of pluripotent stem cell comprising EGFR inhibitor
The present invention provides a composition for promoting cardiac differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell containing an EGFR inhibitor. The present invention also provides a kit for promoting cardiac differentiation containing an EGFR inhibitor and a method for inducing cardiac differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell comprising culturing the pluripotent stem cell in a medium containing an EGFR inhibitor.
US10196606B2
The present invention provides a method of producing a multipotent stem cell, said method comprising culturing at least one fibroblast cell in the presence of an effective amount of at least one small molecule reprogramming factor(s) that induces the cell to de-differentiate into a multipotent stem cell, wherein the method excludes the use of reprogramming factor(s) that are not small molecules. The small molecule reprogramming factor(s) may include a G9a HMTase inhibitor(s) and/or a MEK inhibitor(s) optionally in combination with other small molecule reprogramming factor(s). The invention also includes methods of differentiating the multipotent stem cells, cells produced by the methods, assays using the cells and kits for use in the methods.
US10196604B2
Disclosed are certain heterocyclic organic compounds that inhibit mitochondrial respiration and also lead to the maintenance of pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells in culture, even in the presence of oxygen. Exemplified are compounds, such as substituted 5-aminotetrazoles, which are reversible mitochondrial inhibitors. The pluripotency of the stem cells after culture is verified by the overexpression of pluripotent stem cell markers, exemplified by at least one of the genes NANOG, OCT4, and SURVIVIN after periods of culture in ambient oxygen.
US10196603B2
A method of manufacturing and/or using a scaffold assembly for stem cell culture and tissue engineering applications is disclosed. The scaffold at least partially mimics a native biological environment by providing biochemical, topographical, mechanical and electrical cues by using an electroactive material. The assembly includes at least one layer of substantially aligned, electrospun polymer fiber having an operative connection for individual voltage application. A method of cell tissue engineering and/or stem cell differentiation that uses the assembly seeded with a sample of cells suspended in cell culture media, incubates and applies voltage to one or more layers, and thus produces cells and/or a tissue construct. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of manufacturing the assembly including the steps of providing a first pre-electroded substrate surface; electrospinning a first substantially aligned polymer fiber layer onto the first surface; providing a second pre-electroded substrate surface; electrospinning a second substantially aligned polymer fiber layer onto the second surface; and, retaining together the layered surfaces with a clamp and/or an adhesive compound.
US10196585B2
A method for producing a blown and stripped biorenewable oil is provided. The method may include the steps of (a) heating a biorenewable oil to at least 90° C.; (b) exposing an oxygen containing stream to the heated oil to produce a blown oil having a viscosity of at least 40 cSt at 40° C.; (c) adding a base metal catalyst to the blown oil; and (d) stripping the blown oil from step (c) until the stripped oil has an acid value of from about 1 mg KOH/g to about 20 mg KOH/g; wherein the stripped oil from step (d) has a flash point of at least 220° C.
US10196578B2
The present invention relates to lubricant compositions for motorcycle engines where the crankcase lubricant is also used to lubricate a wet clutch. The lubricant compositions contain antimony dithiocarbamates in combination with one or more ash-free friction modifiers.
US10196576B2
A water lubrication type bearing material contains 12 wt. % to 25 wt. % of a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer resin (PFA resin), 18 wt. % to 33 wt. % of a carbon fiber, and a remainder including a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin and/or a modified PTFE resin. The bearing material has excellent wear resistance and sliding characteristics for a water lubrication type bearing.
US10196555B2
A preconditioning fluid is provided for producing crude oil from a subterranean formation. The preconditioning fluid produces an interface with crude oil in the formation that is more elastic than the interface between formation brine and the crude oil and has a favorable Amott-Harvey wettability index for oil recovery under the dominant hydrocarbon recovery mechanisms. The more elastic interface and improved Amott-Harvey wettability index is consistent with higher recoveries of crude oil from the formation.
US10196551B2
A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
US10196549B2
Multi-phase polymer composition comprising a comb polymer (A) which forms a continuous acrylate phase and a discontinuous hydrocarbon phase, and at least one hydrocarbon compound (B) which is soluble in the hydrocarbon phase of the comb polymer (A), an adhesive mass comprising the multi-phase polymer composition.
US10196545B2
There is provided a shielding film that simultaneously satisfies excellent high-speed transmission characteristics and excellent flame retardancy. A shielding film according to the present invention includes: a metal layer; and a conductive adhesive layer arranged on one side of the metal layer. The conductive adhesive layer contains a cured product of an epoxy resin and a carboxyl group-containing elastomer, an organic phosphorus-based flame retardant, and a conductive filler; the metal layer has a thickness of from 0.3 μm to 7 μm; and a conductive adhesive forming the conductive adhesive layer contains 10 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight of the organic phosphorus-based flame retardant and 10 parts by weight to 80 parts by weight of the conductive filler with respect to 100 parts by weight of a total of the epoxy resin and the carboxyl group-containing elastomer.
US10196541B2
A floor finish, in various embodiments, includes a water-based pigment dispersion and a topcoat formulation having (i) a drier-free water-based polyurethane dispersion, (ii) co-solvents in an amount chosen to achieve a cure time of the finish within a target range, (iii) a metal drier for adjusting the cure time within the target range, and (iv) a surfactant for creating a smooth and flat coating.
US10196536B2
A thermal spray slurry of the present invention contains ceramic particles in a content of 10% by mass or more and 85% by mass or less, and has a viscosity of 3,000 mPa·s or less. The ceramic particles have an average particle size of, for example, 1 nm or more and 5 μm or less. The thermal spray slurry may further contain a dispersant. The thermal spray slurry may further contain a viscosity modifier. The thermal spray slurry may further contain a flocculant.
US10196527B2
The invention relates to cationic water-dilutable binders comprising a water-soluble bismuth salt or chelate complex B, and a chain-extended epoxy-amine adduct EA which comprises moieties derived from epoxide compounds E2 having at least two epoxide groups per molecule, low molar mass epoxide compounds E3 having two epoxide groups per molecule, amidoamines A41 having at least one amide group and at least one amino group, made from amines A1 having at least two amino groups per molecule and a fatty acid A4, and one or more further amines A1, an amine A2 which has at least one secondary amino group per molecule, an amine A3 having at least one tertiary, and at least one primary amino group per molecule, fatty acids A4, and phenolic compounds A5 having at least two phenolic hydroxyl groups, to a process for their preparation, and to the use thereof as corrosion protection coatings.
US10196513B2
An epoxy resin composition includes: (A) epoxy resin; (B) a curing agent; (C) 0.1 to 10 mass % of silica filler with an average particle size of 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less; (D) 47 to 75 mass % of silica filler with an average particle size of 0.3 μm or more and 2 μm or less; and (E) 0.1 to 8 mass % of elastomer, wherein the component (C) and the component (D) are contained by 50.1 to 77 mass % in total.
US10196512B2
An electrochemical sensor system comprises an electrochemical sensor and a hydrogel composition. The electrochemical sensor has at least a counter electrode and a working electrode. The hydrogel composition contacts the working electrode. The hydrogel composition comprises a first monomer, a second monomer, a cross-linking agent, and a solvent. The first monomer has hydrophilic characteristics. The second monomer has hydrophobic characteristics. The ratio of the first monomer to the second monomer is from about 0.1:99.9 to about 99.9:0.1.
US10196509B2
Dispersions of coal ash in water can be inhibited or prevented from scaling and simultaneously be inhibited or prevented from fouling by introducing thereto an additive blend that includes an anionic water-soluble polymer and a second polymer different from the anionic water-soluble polymer, where the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of copolymers and terpolymers having a plurality of hydrophobic groups.
US10196505B2
A resin composition is provided, which comprises: an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A); and a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (B) having an ethylene content of not less than 70 mol %, wherein the component (B) is present in a proportion of 1 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the component (A). Where the resin composition is used in combination with a scrap laminate including a polyolefin resin layer and an EVOH layer for recycling the scrap laminate, die build-up is suppressed, and a product formed from the resulting recycled material is excellent in appearance and substantially free from coloration.
US10196501B2
Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including (A) isocyanates having two or more isocyanato groups, which include at least an isophorone diisocyanate, (B) at least one predetermined thiol having two or more mercapto groups, (C) an acidic phosphoric acid ester represented by General Formula (1), and (D) a tin compound represented by General Formula (2), in which the acidic phosphoric acid ester (C) is contained in an amount of 0.05 parts by weight to 0.9 parts by weight, with respect to a total of 100 parts by weight of the isocyanates (A) and the thiols (B), and the tin compound (D) is contained in such an amount that the content of tin is 0.05 parts by weight to 0.3 parts by weight, with respect to a total of 100 parts by weight of the isocyanates (A) and the thiols (B).
US10196499B2
A cross-linkable nitrile rubber composition has a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber (A) with an iodine value of 120 or less, polyamine cross-linking agent (B), and at least one compound (C) selected from an aliphatic alcohol (c1) having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, hydroxyl group-containing aromatic compound (c2), and nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound (c3).
US10196490B2
A thermoplastic starch composition acquired from compounding a mixture comprises starch-containing agricultural waste in 45 to 70% by weight of total composition that the agricultural waste contains starch content less than 50% in dry weight; thermoplastic synthetic polymer in 25 to 50% by weight of total composition; plasticizer in 1 to 10% by weight of total composition; and coupling agent in 1 to 5% by weight of total composition; wherein the compounding is performed at a first temperature which is higher than room temperature.
US10196479B2
A method for producing a modified form of an aromatic amine compound represented by the following structure I: where A is an amine group —NHR, R is independently selected from hydrogen, linear and branched alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably A is NH2; X is a halogen selected from Cl, Br, F, I, and At, or hydrogen (H). The method includes heating the aromatic amine compound, in its initial crystalline form, to a temperature above its melting point in order to obtain a molten material, then cooling the molten material to a temperature below the melting point of the crystalline compound so as to produce an amorphous, glassy form of the aromatic amine compound. The modified aromatic amine compound is suitable as a curing agent in resin compositions that are used for fabricating fiber-reinforced composites.
US10196478B2
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a lignin polyol, a method for the manufacturing of said composition and use thereof in different application areas, such as in adhesives, binders, castings, foams (such as in rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams for thermal insulation and construction applications, semi-rigid, flexible, moulded, laminated, microcellular and viscoelastic polyurethane foams), fillers, glues, sealants, elastomers and rubbers. The present invention also relates to a method for the manufacturing of a foam and use of this foam.
US10196473B2
Provided is a fluorine-containing diblock copolymer having good water and oil repellency by using, as a raw material, a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylic ester having low bioaccumulation potential. The fluorine-containing diblock copolymer is produced by: process (A) a process for producing a fluorine-containing diblock copolymer by polymerizing a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylic ester represented by the following formula (1) in the presence of a trithiocarbonic ester compound and a radical polymerization initiator and then polymerizing a non-fluorine vinyl-based monomer, or process (B) a process for producing a fluorine-containing diblock copolymer by polymerizing a non-fluorine vinyl-based monomer in the presence of a trithiocarbonic ester compound and a radical polymerization initiator and then polymerizing a fluorine-containing (meth)acrylic ester represented by the following formula (1).
US10196467B2
To provide a curable fluorinated polymer excellent in solubility in an alcohol, a method for its production and a cured product of the fluorinated polymer. A fluorinated polymer comprising units represented by the following formula (1), wherein in at least some of the units represented by the formula (1), Z1 is NR1NR2H or NR3OR4: in the formula (1), X1 and X2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, Q1 is a single bond or an etheric oxygen atom, Rf1 is a fluoroalkylene group, or a fluoroalkylene group with at least 2 carbon atoms, having an etheric oxygen atom between carbon-carbon atoms, Z1 is NR1NR2H, NR3OR4 or OR5, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R5 is an alkyl group.
US10196464B1
Pre-ceramic monomer formulations for creating self-propagating polymer waveguides, and a system and method of using the same, is disclosed. The formulation includes a plurality of unsaturated molecules, wherein the unsaturated molecules contain a significant amount of non-carbon atoms, a molecule having structure of R′—X1-H (e.g., X1=O, S, N), and a photoinitiator. R′ can also have non-carbon atoms. The system includes a light source, a reservoir having a monomer formulation and a patterning apparatus configured to guide a light beam from the light source into the pre-ceramic monomer formulation to form at least one self-propagating polymer waveguide and can be directly converted to interconnected three-dimensional ceramics.
US10196459B2
The disclosure relates to molecular protein brushes and devices comprising regions of protein brushes.
US10196451B2
Antibody polypeptides that specifically bind human CD40L are provided. The antibody polypeptides do not activate platelets. The antibody polypeptides are useful in the treatment of diseases involving CD40L activation, such as graft-related diseases and autoimmune diseases. The antibody polypeptides may be domain antibodies (dAbs) comprising a single VH or VK domain. The half-life of the antibody polypeptides may be increased by modifying the antibody polypeptides to be dual specific reagents that can also bind human serum albumin (HSA) or another antigen.
US10196444B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for using cells having chemically-induced fusion protein complexes to spatially and temporally control immune cell signal initiation and downstream responses for treating disease.
US10196443B2
Antibodies that specifically bind TEM8 protein, conjugates thereof, and their use, are disclosed herein. In some examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating pathogenic angiogenesis. In other examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating cancer. In additional examples, the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of decreasing binding of Anthrax protective antigen to a cell.
US10196442B2
Described herein are antibodies against GPR49 and uses of such antibodies. Various aspects relate to monoclonal, humanized, or fully human antibodies against GPR49, hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such antibodies, nucleic acids and vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding for such antibodies, and methods of treating cancer with such antibodies.
US10196439B2
The present invention relates to a novel class of monoclonal antibody that specifically binds the phosphorylated serine 396 residue on pathological hyperphosphorylated (PHF) tau (pS396), as well as to methods of using these molecules and their tau binding fragments in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and tauopathies.
US10196438B2
The disclosure relates to isolated antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that bind to the G protein of RSV and which are capable of neutralizing RSV A and B subtypes, and the use thereof in the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and/or treatment of RSV infections.
US10196432B2
The present invention relates to immunotherapeutic methods, and molecules and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumour-associated T-helper cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumour-associated peptides, that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions which stimulate anti-tumour immune responses. In particular, the present invention relates to 49 novel peptide sequences derived from HLA class II molecules of human tumour cell lines which can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumour immune responses.
US10196427B2
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the generation of an antibody or immunogenic composition, such as a vaccine, through epitope focusing by variable effective antigen surface concentration. Generally, the composition and methods of the disclosure comprise three steps: a “design process” comprising one or more in silico bioinformatics steps to select and generate a library of potential antigens for use in the immunogenic composition; a “formulation process”, comprising in vitro testing of potential antigens, using various biochemical assays, and further combining two or more antigens to generate one or more immunogenic compositions; and an “administering” step, whereby the immunogenic composition is administered to a host animal, immune cell, subject or patient. Further steps may also be included, such as the isolation and production of antibodies raised by host immune response to the immunogenic composition.
US10196419B2
The invention provides synthetic processes and synthetic intermediates that can be used to prepare compounds having useful anti-HIV properties.
US10196417B2
A baicalin magnesium compound and methods for preparing and extracting the same. The method for preparing the baicalin magnesium compound includes steps of preparation of a baicalin suspension, preparation of a magnesium ion-containing suspension, reaction and drying. The method for extracting the baicalin magnesium compound includes steps of pretreatment of macroporous resin, extraction, adsorption and elution, concentration and drying and purification. The methods restores the baicalin to the original form as found in radix scutellariae, and the baicalin magnesium compound may be used as a substitute for the baicalin in pharmaceutical applications. As compared to the baicalin, the baicalin magnesium has a greatly increased solubility, faster adsorption rate and higher oral bioavailability. The baicalin magnesium compound may also be easily formulated as a water-soluble injection or a powder injection. Pharmacological tests show that the baicalin magnesium compound is more pharmacologically active than the baicalin.
US10196416B2
A process for enabling the production of a particulate composition containing crystalline trehalose dihydrate is provided. Including allowing an α-glycosyltrehalose-forming enzyme to act on liquefied starch derived from a microorganism of the genus Arthrobacter and a trehalose-releasing enzyme derived from a microorganism of the genus Arthrobacter along with a starch debranching enzyme and a cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase; allowing glucoamylase to act on the resulting mixture to obtain a saccharide solution containing α,α-trehalose; precipitating crystalline α,α-trehalose dihydrate from the above saccharide solution; collecting the precipitated crystalline α,α-trehalose dihydrate by a centrifuge; and ageing and drying the collected crystals. Cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase derived from a microorganism of the genus Paenibacillus or a mutant enzyme thereof is used to increase the α,α-trehalose content in the saccharide solution to over 86.0% by weight, on a dry solid basis, without passing through a fractionation step by column chromatography.
US10196413B2
This invention relates to novel phosphorous ligands useful for organic transformations. Methods of making and using the ligands in organic synthesis are described. The invention also relates to processes for preparing the novel ligands.
US10196406B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of aminoaryl- and aminoheteroaryl boronic acids and esters thereof of formula (I) in high yields starting from a dialkyl ketal derivative of formula (V)
US10196405B2
Macrocyclic compounds having the structure of Formula (A), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are provided: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the macrocyclic compound and methods for treating cancer in a patient comprising administering to the patient the macrocyclic compound.
US10196402B2
The present invention relates to novel antagonists for CCR2 (CC chemokine receptor 2) and their use for providing medicaments for treating conditions and diseases, especially pulmonary diseases like asthma and COPD.
US10196401B2
Disclosed are compounds having enhanced potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders. Orally available formulations and other pharmaceutically acceptable delivery forms of the compounds, including intravenous formulations, are also disclosed.
US10196400B2
The present invention provides an improved process for preparation of the substantially pure (3aR,7aR)-4′-(benzo[d]isothiazol-3-yl)octahydrospiro[isoindole-2,1′-piperazin]-1′-ium methanesulfonate (referred to as compound-II), which is useful as a key intermediate for the synthesis of lurasidone ((3aR,4S,7R,7aS)-2-{(1R,2R)-2-[4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)piperazin-1ylmethyl]cyclohexylmethyl}hexahydro-4,7-methano-2H-isoindole-1,3-dione). The process comprises reaction of the compound-III (as described herein) with the compound-IV (as described herein) in the presence of a solvent mixture selected from an alcohol and water; and a base The improved process for the preparation of compound II provides the product with total amount of unreacted compound-IV as impurity in less than 0.06% and the product with HPLC purity as ≥99.8%. The process further refers purification of Lurasidone hydrochloride, wherein the product contains the residual acetone <5000 ppm.
US10196396B2
The present disclosure provides compounds useful in the amelioration, prevention or treatment of A3 adenosine receptor mediated diseases, such as glaucoma and glaucoma-related ocular disorders, having the structure of Formula I as defined in the detailed description; pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the compounds; and methods for ameliorating, preventing or treating A3 adenosine receptor mediated diseases using the compound.
US10196395B2
The present disclosure relates to crystalline Form α of a compound of formula (I) used for preparing a blood-cancer drug and preparation method thereof. The crystalline Form α in the present disclosure has better stability, and its solubility and hygroscopicity meet the requirements of medical use. Form α has simple preparation method and low manufacturing cost, and provides great value to future optimization and development of this drug.
US10196391B2
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, Q, U, W, Z, X and Y are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. These compounds are HbsAg inhibitors and are useful as medicaments for the treatment or prophylaxis of HBV infection.
US10196381B2
The present invention relates to a class of benzimidazole-2-piperazine heterocyclic derivatives, a preparation method and medical use thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a new benzimidazole-2-piperazine heterocyclic derivative of general Formula (I), a preparation method, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and use thereof as a therapeutic agent and especially as a poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) inhibitor.
US10196369B2
Provided herein are small molecule Epstein-Barr virus-induced G-protein coupled receptor 2 (EBI2) modulator compounds, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions comprising the compounds. In some embodiments, EBI2 is a therapeutic target for the treatment of diseases or conditions such as, but not limited to, autoimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
US10196360B2
Provided are crystal forms I, II, and III of bedaquiline fumarate, and preparation methods thereof. The crystal forms have high purity, excellent physicochemical properties, and good stability. The preparation methods can effectively improve the quality of products, and are applicable to preparation and mass production of medicines.
US10196357B2
The invention relates to compounds of formula IB and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase cascade using these compounds.
US10196350B2
The present application relates to compounds according to (Formula IA) or (Formula IB): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds can be used as inhibitors of RORγ and are useful for the treatment of RORγ mediated diseases.
US10196339B2
This invention relates to a catalyst used in a carbonylation of methanol using carbon monoxide to acetic acid, and more particularly to a heterogeneous catalyst represented by Rh/WxC (where x is an integer of 1 or 2) in which a complex of a rhodium compound and 3-benzoylpyridine is fixed on a support of tungsten carbide.
US10196333B2
A process is described for improving the performance of certain multiphase reaction systems including a solid catalyst, one or more reactants in the gas phase and one or more reactants in the liquid phase, wherein a targeted maximum concentration of a reactant in the liquid phase is identified for providing improved value in terms of byproduct formation, catalyst deactivation and yields of desired products, and this targeted concentration is closely approached and preferably achieved, but not substantially exceeded, downstream in a continuous process or later in time from the initiation of a batch in a semibatch mode of operation of such processes.
US10196331B2
This invention provides a method for producing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene or 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane, which is a precursor of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, in two or three reaction steps, using at least one chlorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, 2,3-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoropropane, and 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene as a starting material, the reaction products of at least two of the steps being supplied to the same distillation apparatus to subject the products to a separation operation simultaneously. With this method, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene or 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane, which is a precursor of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, can be efficiently produced with reduced energy and equipment costs in an economically advantageous manner.
US10196326B2
Process for the production of a diene, preferably a conjugated diene, more preferably 1,3-butadiene, comprising the dehydration of at least one alkenol in the presence of at least one catalytic material comprising at least one acid catalyst based on silica (SiO2) and alumina (AI2O3), preferably a silica-alumina (SiO2-AI2O3), said catalyst having a content of alumina (AI2O3) lower than or equal to 12% by weight, preferably ranging from 0.1% by weight to 10% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the catalyst. Preferably, said alkenol can be obtained directly from biosynthesis processes, or through the catalytic dehydration of at least one diol, preferably a butanediol, more preferably 1,3-butanediol, even more preferably bio-1,3-butanediol, deriving from biosynthesis processes. Preferably, said 1,3-butadiene is bio-1,3-butadiene.
US10196322B2
An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.
US10196320B2
The present invention describes a plant growth and soil enhancement formulation, and method of using said formulation for enhanced plant growth and soil enrichment, comprising generally an organic substance such as humus and at least one mineral, preferably a bedrock material known as Geza.
US10196314B2
Multi-step milling processes to prepare cBN composite powder forms a first powder mixture by adding a binder and a first cBN component, mills the first powder mixture for a first time period, combines a second cBN component with the milled first powder mixture to form a second powder mixture, and mills the second powder mixture for a second time period (less than the first time period) to form the cBN composite powder. A ratio of the D50 value of the second cBN component to the D50 value of the first cBN component is at least 3.0. Two-step milling with different milling times for the two cBN component fractions controls the amount of mill debris in the cBN composite powder mixture. Further processing of the cBN composite powder under HPHT conditions forms a cBN-based ceramic with an average value of a cBN particle free diameter of less than 2.0 microns.
US10196268B2
Provided are a positive electrode active material for a sodium ion secondary battery excellent in quick charge-discharge characteristics by preventing fusion between particles of powder during firing, and a method of producing the same. A positive electrode active material for a sodium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes inorganic powder that contains at least one kind of transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Fe, Mn, Co, and Ni, Na, P, and O, and has a BET specific surface area of from 3 m2/g to 50 m2/g.
US10196266B2
Process for producing hydrogen in which tail gas from a separate plant for production of gasoline or diesel is added downstream the steam methane reforming stage and upstream the water gas shift stage of a hydrogen production plant.
US10196262B2
A process for manufacturing an interaction system of a microelectromechanical type for a storage medium, the interaction system provided with a supporting element and an interaction element carried by the supporting element, envisages the steps of: providing a wafer of semiconductor material having a substrate with a first type of conductivity (P) and a top surface; forming a first interaction region having a second type of conductivity (N), opposite to the first type of conductivity (P), in a surface portion of the substrate in the proximity of the top surface; and carrying out an electrochemical etch of the substrate starting from the top surface, the etching being selective with respect to the second type of conductivity (N), so as to remove the surface portion of the substrate and separate the first interaction region from the substrate, thus forming the supporting element.
US10196255B2
A wine dispenser that includes a wine refrigerator unit having at least two independent temperature-controlled compartments, each one of the two compartments having a plurality of supports to support a wine container, and a wine dispenser unit residing atop the wine refrigeration unit, the wine dispenser unit including a plurality of fountain heads, each one of the plurality of fountain heads being connected to a respective fluid-tight wine supply line that extends from the fountain head to an interior of a respective one of the two independent temperature-controlled compartments.
US10196254B2
The present invention is directed to a portable container for a beverage, such as beer, from a Sixth barrel or Cornelius keg. The portable container is specifically designed for storing, cooling, transporting and dispensing a beverage, such as beer. The portable container has a self-contained container of CO2, a regulator, and a tap for the keg.
US10196251B2
A manual bottle opener (1) that provides a means to slowly and steadily remove a stopper made from cork, foam or plastic, from a bottle by utilizing a gearbox (26) to allow a high number of low torque rotations of a handle (9) to be converted into a lower number of high torque rotations of a corkscrew (2). As a result the stopper is removed without any sudden change in pulling force and there is therefore a risk that the user will not realize that the stopper is out and keep turning the handle (9) and as a result damage the stopper. A corkscrew (2) locking method is therefore provided to protect the stopper and an overload clutch (16) is provided to protect the gearbox (26) and provide auditory feedback to the user.
US10196236B2
A monitoring system of an elevator installation having an elevator door and a method of operating the monitoring system are suitable for generating usage data of the elevator door, the monitoring system including a sensor arranged in the elevator installation, wherein at least one physical parameter of the environment of the sensor can be detected by the sensor, and an evaluating unit, which determines an operating state of the elevator door by a course of the physical parameter over time.
US10196235B2
A method and a system for generating destination calls for an elevator system is described, wherein a passenger can give personal destination calls with his/her terminal device as well as on the basis of identification of the person in at least one identification point. A passenger is identified at an identification point, on the basis of which the home floor of the passenger is determined and a destination call to the home floor is generated for the elevator system if the passenger does not have a valid destination call at the time of identification.
US10196230B2
The present invention relates to a winding device (1) and a method for winding a frame (7) to produce a fiber material blank (18). For this, a frame (7) is clamped in a clamping device and put into rotation about a rotational axis (5) by a drive (3). According to the invention it is provided that fixing pins (6) are folded down during the passing of a thread (9) to be wound.
US10196222B2
A document conveying apparatus includes a light source, a disk including a plurality of slits spaced apart with a predetermined interval in a rotation direction of the disk, which rotates in the rotation direction with a rotation speed as a document is conveyed, a light reception element provided at a position facing the light source with the disk interposed therebetween, a first signal generator for generating a first signal in accordance with light received by the light reception element, a second signal generator for generating a second signal obtained by removing, from the first signal, a noise component according to the rotation speed of the disk, and a controller for determining whether a document is conveyed by comparing the second signal with a predetermined threshold value.
US10196214B2
A transport vehicle system includes: a first transport vehicle configured to travel on a lower track in one direction; a second transport vehicle configured to travel on an upper track in one direction; a first transfer section onto which a conveyed object is delivered from the second transport vehicle and from which the conveyed object is received by the first transport vehicle; and a second transfer section onto which the conveyed object is delivered from the first transport vehicle and from which the conveyed object is received by the second transport vehicle.
US10196212B1
Disclosed is a tablet discharge chute including: a channel unit having a main channel into which tablets are inserted and a plurality of discharge channels communicating with the main channel, the discharge channels separating and discharging the tablets; a separation part being coupled to a shaft between the main channel and the discharge channels, the separation part having first and second separation plates that are coupled at a predetermined angle therebetween on the shaft to face the discharge channels; and an actuator being coupled to the shaft and rotating the separation part at a preset angle, wherein when the shaft rotates, the first separation plate lifts the tablets being discharged from the main channel to close a first discharge channel of the discharge channels, and the second separation plate opens a second discharge channel of the discharge channels to guide the lifted tablets to the opened second discharge channel.
US10196203B2
Disclosed is a system for separating liquid and solid waste. The system provides a plurality of ways of moving liquids from initial disposal to a reservoir. The system may comprise an insert and a shell, or may include a funnel, insert and shell. The funnel allows for direct collection of liquids. The insert allows for indirect collection of liquids.
US10196194B2
A self-wrapping nonwoven sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a non-woven wall having a thickness extending between inner and outer sides. The wall has opposite edges extending along a length of the sleeve between opposite ends. The opposite edges are biased into a self-wrapped configuration by heat-set material of the nonwoven wall to define a tubular cavity. The non-woven wall includes first and second portions extending between the opposite edges. The first portion and second portion have respective first and second thicknesses extending between the inner and outer sides, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness and wherein the first portion provides flexibility to the wall and the second portion is heat set to bias the wall into its self-wrapped configuration.
US10196192B2
A compartmented bag with at least two pouches that can be separated along a tear line. Each pouch has front and back panels and a standing base formed of a base gusset panel constituted of a separate piece of film that is fastened by welds to the front and back panels.
US10196178B2
A lid for an opening device for a container includes a body having a longitudinal axis and provided with an end wall and with a side wall internally provided with a thread element suitable for cooperating with a further thread element of a spout of the opening device, the lid further includes at least one driving element having a first side arranged to receive the fingers of a user during unscrewing of the lid from the spout and a second side arranged for receiving the fingers of a user during screwing of the lid on the spout, the first side being defined by a wall and the second side being defined by a cavity.
US10196173B2
A container assembly including a number of sidewall assemblies is provided. Each sidewall assembly includes a number of sidewalls. Each sidewall includes a generally planar perimeter and a number of tapered edge segments. The sidewalls are disposed in an enclosing configuration wherein a number of the tapered edge segments overlap. The sidewalls define a generally enclosed space. Further, each overlapping tapered edge segment is coupled to an adjacent overlapping tapered edge segment.
US10196172B2
The present disclosure provides a chemical container and a method for manufacturing the same. The chemical container comprises a head portion having a top wall and a head sidewall extending from an edge of the top wall, as well as a body portion jointed with the head portion and defining a chamber together with the head portion. The top wall has a mouth structure configured for one or more pipelines to pass through and connect with the chamber. The manufacturing method is simple and of low cost, and the resulted chemical container is able to withstand a greater internal pressure and is configured to collect any leaking liquid chemicals.
US10196170B2
A container has a plurality of panels integrally arranged with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load. The panels are folded to define a form having a plurality of folded edges oriented perpendicular to the z-axis. At least one of the plurality of folded edges has a cutout region having a planar edge oriented perpendicular to the z-axis. The plurality of panels includes a plurality of cut edges oriented and disposed inline with respective ones of the plurality of folded edges. At least one of the plurality of cut edges has a projection disposed contiguous and planar with a respective panel. The projection includes a planar edge oriented perpendicular to the z-axis, the planar edge being disposed within an adjacently disposed cutout region.
US10196165B2
A robot system includes a robot, a hand attached to the robot, and a controller configured to control operation of the robot. The controller includes an initial control unit configured to rotate the hand in a state where the hand holds the screw cap tightened onto a conical tube in a first attitude, and a normal control unit configured to rotate the hand in a state where the hand holds the screw cap in a second attitude different from the first attitude after the hand is operated by the initial control unit.
US10196163B2
A filling machine for filling packaging containers made of cardboard composite material with products, in particular liquid foods, includes a gripper that removes a packaging jacket from a magazine only partially erected in the manner of a parallelogram by a guide and at least one of two retaining elements for accommodating an outer fold edge of the partially erected packaging jacket can be move back and forth between an initial position and an end position. The cross-section of the packaging jacket accommodated by the two retaining elements is rectangular in the end position of the movable retaining element.
US10196151B2
A rotorcraft includes a fuselage having a fuel tank receiving assembly with a fuel tank positioned therein. The fuel tank including a plurality of interconnected fuel bags operable to contain liquid fuel. A network of straps is disposed about the fuel tank forming a restraint assembly. The network of straps includes at least one perimeter strap extending at least partially about at least two fuel bags and at least one surrounding strap extending at least partially about the at least two fuel bags. The at least one perimeter strap has at least two intersections with the at least one surrounding strap.
US10196145B2
A system for affixing a gatebox to an aircraft includes a first type of gatebox operable to release material from an aircraft, a second type of gatebox operable to release material from the aircraft, a frame coupled to the aircraft operable to receive a selected one of the first type of gatebox and the second type of gatebox; and a plurality of fastenings operable to secure the selected one of the first type of gatebox and the second type of gatebox to the frame.
US10196144B2
A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device.
US10196141B1
A method, device, and system for detecting transparent elements in a vehicle environment are described. In some examples, this may include accessing a first image depicting a scene. The first image may include a first polarization characteristic. A second image depicting the scene may also be accessed. The second image may include a second polarization characteristic. It may be determined that the scene includes an element having transparent properties based at least in part on the first image and the second image.
US10196130B2
An adjustable and rotary rudder bar for a rotary wing aircraft. The rudder bar comprises a pedal bar, a main body, two pedals connected to the pedal bar on either side of the main body, a slider device enabling the pedal bar to slide relative to the main body, a structure fastened to a floor of the aircraft, and a shaft having a first axis (A1). The shaft is secured to the main body, and the main body is movable in turning relative to the structure about the first axis (A1) thus causing the main body, the pedal bar, and the pedals to turn simultaneously.
US10196127B2
A wing pivot apparatus for rotating a wing between a flight orientation and a stowed orientation relative to a fuselage of a tiltrotor aircraft. The apparatus includes a stow ring that is rotatably mounted to the fuselage. Forward and aft wing attach assemblies are coupled respectively to forward and aft spars of the wing and are coupled to the stow ring. Forward and aft connecting assemblies are coupled respectively between the forward and aft wing attach assemblies and the stow ring and are selectively securable respectively to first and second fore-aft beams of the fuselage. A plurality of lock assemblies selectively secures the connecting assemblies to the fore-aft beams of the fuselage when the wing is in the flight orientation. An actuator coupled to the fuselage is operable to reversibly rotate the wing between the flight orientation and the stowed orientation.
US10196121B2
A power steering system for a watercraft includes an electromechanical rotary actuator mounted within a cylindrical housing. The electromechanical rotary actuator includes a motor and a gearing system. The housing, along with a stern bracket and an output flange, are sized and arranged to permit steering movements and trim/tilt movements of an outboard motor. The power steering system may include one or more of a redundant linear actuator, a trim/tilt mechanism, and a control system.
US10196112B2
An observation platform device, including a platform deck, an observation mechanism disposed on the platform deck, a primary swing reduction and self-righting mechanism, and a secondary swing reduction mechanism. The primary swing reduction and self-righting mechanism includes a hollow upper support rod, a solid lower support rod, a buoyant cabin, and a counter weight cabin. The lower support rod includes a lower end fixedly connected to the counter weight cabin, and an upper end fixedly connected to the buoyant cabin. The secondary swing reduction mechanism includes a water pond, a plurality of wing-type supports, and a plurality of spaced fan-shaped floating cabins. The plurality of wing-type supports each includes an upper end fixedly connected to a lower plane of the platform deck, and a lower end fixedly connected to an upper plane of the fan-shaped floating cabins.
US10196107B2
A swing arm includes a tubular arm main body and an axle support member configured to support an axle of a rear wheel, wherein a fixing surface for fastening and fixing the axle support member in the arm main body together with the axle is provided at an inner side-surface of the arm main body in a vehicle width direction, and an opening for inserting the axle support member is provided at an outer side-surface of the arm main body in the vehicle width direction.
US10196106B1
A trailing link multi-bar suspension assembly for a cycle having improved stability includes a first arm having a first arm fixed pivot and a first arm shock pivot. A shock link has a shock link fixed pivot and a shock link floating pivot. A shock absorber has a first shock mount and a second shock mount. A wheel carrier has a wheel carrier first pivot and a wheel carrier second pivot spaced apart from one another, and a wheel mount that is adapted to be connected to a wheel. A control link has a control link floating pivot and a control link fixed pivot, the control link floating pivot being pivotably connected to the wheel carrier second pivot, and the control link fixed pivot being pivotably connected to the first arm control pivot.
US10196105B2
A stem includes a stem body, one of the extremities of which includes element for attaching a handlebar, the opposite extremity including two parallel arms connected to a pivot tube by an articulation associated with clamping element which immobilize the stem in a chosen position. The clamping element includes a pair of frustoconical bodies connected to the extremities of the arms. The frustoconical bodies are received in housings of complementary shape. The frustoconical bodies are connected by a connecting element capable of moving them closer to one another in order to clamp them in the respective housing, and of loosening them by moving them further apart one from the other so as to allow the continuous adjustment of the inclination of the handlebar. The cone angle of the frustoconical bodies possesses a sufficiently low value to permit them to be pinched inside their housings.
US10196103B2
The self-moving device comprises an outer frame (100), and a base body (200) rotatably connected on the outer frame (100). The base body (200) includes a control unit and a walking unit. A fixing pin (300) is connected to the base body (200). One end of the fixing pin (300) is movably fixed to the base body (200), and the other end is a pin head (320). When the pin head (320) is engaged within the pin slot (110), the base body (200) is connected to and engaged with the outer frame (100). When the pin head (320) is separated from the pin slot (110), the base body (200) rotates with respect to the outer frame (100). When the detection mechanism detects that the pin head (320) is engaged and fixed within the pin slot (110), the control unit controls the walking unit.
US10196102B2
A snowmobile track stud support includes a base configured to be coupled to a track of a snowmobile. A first boss extends from the base. The first boss includes a distal end having a boss aperture within which a stud can be disposed. A second boss extends from the base. The second boss includes a distal end with a boss aperture within which a stud can be disposed. A support flange extends from at least one of the first and second bosses and is disposed between the first and second bosses. The support flange includes a peak that projects away from the base. The distance from the peak to the base is greater than the distance from the distal end of the first boss to the base.
US10196099B2
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 discloses straight, straight-angled and curved skirt panel orientations. Additionally, angled braces, “v-braces,” “v-wings,” and integral rib bracing mechanisms are disclosed. 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.
US10196078B2
A visual diagnostic system for a rail vehicle having multiple assets is disclosed. The visual diagnostic system may have a data interface configured to receive a data stream from a wayside unit. The data stream includes values of a plurality of parameters measured made by the wayside unit. The data interface may also be configured to receive geo-information and configuration-information. The system further includes a memory device configured to store the data stream and a controller configured to determine, from the geo-information and the configuration-information, a geographic location of each of the multiple assets. The controller is further configured to determine prognostic information associated with an operational status of each of the multiple assets. The controller may further render for display in a user interface a visual representation of the rail vehicle with the prognostic information for each asset of the rail vehicle.
US10196077B2
The invention relates to a device for changing the direction of travel of a rail-bound vehicle, comprising a feeding rail section, a removing rail section, and a connecting rail section, which can be moved from a first position, in which the connecting rail section is arranged in relation to the feeding rail section in such a way that the rail-bound vehicle can drive onto the connecting rail section, to a second position, in which the connecting rail section is arranged in relation to the removing rail section in such a way that the vehicle can drive onto the removing rail section, by means of a motion comprising at least one rotational motion about an axis of the rotational motion. The invention further relates to a rail-bound ride having such a device, and to a method for operating such a device.
US10196076B2
An improved coupler knuckle with an improved interior configuration for handling forces imparted on the knuckle and transferring said imparted forces through the knuckle and improving handling of linear force loads and their transmission the interior having a force handling structure that includes spaced apart layers and cavities, with a cavity extending between the nose section and the tail section of the coupler knuckle.
US10196069B2
In one aspect, a computerized system for controlling automotive functions of a vehicle, includes a multi-core system on chip; a hypervisor including a multi-core synchronization function for a plurality of cores on the system on chip; and a plurality of automotive function modules in communication with the plurality of cores through the hypervisor.
US10196062B2
A method for stopping of a motor vehicle including providing a creep torque via a drive train of the motor vehicle and then increasing, independently of the driver, engine speed of a drive engine of the drive train to increase a drive torque of the drive engine and simultaneously increasing, independently of the driver, a braking torque of a brake system of the motor vehicle to balance the drive torque and the braking torque of the motor wherein the maximum braking torque is as great as the creep torque during a standstill of the motor vehicle. The method then maintains the braking torque and simultaneously reduces the engine speed of the drive engine to point at which the motor vehicle comes to a standstill. In an alternative embodiment the method includes applying, independently of the driver, a braking torque by a brake system of the motor vehicle, wherein the applied braking torque is as great as the creep torque present when the motor vehicle is at a standstill and then maintaining the braking torque and simultaneously reducing the creep torque of the drive train up to a point at which the motor vehicle comes to a standstill.
US10196056B2
The disclosure relates to a system for controlling a hybrid vehicle having a primary power source such as an electric motor and a secondary power source such as an internal combustion engine, the electric motor and internal combustion engine each being connectable to a driveline of the vehicle. The system comprises a control unit operable to cause the internal combustion engine to be pre-emptively initiated and subsequently connected to the driveline. The control unit is configured and arranged to determine when the vehicle is in a first driving mode (wherein the internal combustion engine is not initiated and is disconnected from the driveline of the vehicle and wherein the electric motor and battery pack are delivering a torque to the driveline in response to a driver demanded torque). The control unit is further configured and arranged to determine that a steering angle of the vehicle and a situational status of the vehicle are indicative of a driving situation in which an expected driver demanded torque will not be met by the primary power source alone. In response thereto, the control unit is configured and arranged to automatically and pre-emptively cause the internal combustion engine to be initiated and connected to the driveline at a time before the actual driver demanded torque reaches or exceeds said expected driver demanded torque.
US10196053B2
A method manages a state of charge of a traction battery of a rechargeable hybrid vehicle including a hybrid power train to provide propulsion. The battery being capable of operating according to a first operating mode over a state of charge range, of which an amplitude is bounded by predefined maximum and minimum state of charge values, in which the battery supplies substantially all power necessary for propulsion, and a second operating mode, in which the state of charge of the battery is kept substantially constantly around an equilibrium state of charge value. The method includes estimating an ageing state of the battery, comparing the estimated ageing state of the battery in relation to a given ageing state threshold, and reducing the amplitude of the state of charge range linked to the first operating mode when the ageing state of the battery rises above the given ageing state threshold.
US10196050B2
It is an object of the invention to provide a brake device capable of detecting a failure in each of components, by which booster control is performed, at an early stage even during vehicle running. The brake device is configured to discharge brake fluid into a communicating fluid path that connects a fluid path of a primary system and a fluid path of a secondary system, and to control a first communicating valve for restricting a flow of brake fluid from the communicating fluid path to the fluid path of the primary system and a second communicating valve for restricting a flow of brake fluid from the communicating fluid path to the fluid path of the secondary system in respective valve-closing directions, so as to check at least a state of the pump.
US10196047B1
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for contamination prevention of vehicle cameras and sensors. An example vehicle includes an exterior, a camera along the exterior and including a lens, and a controller. The controller is to determine, based upon images captured by the camera, whether a contaminant is approaching the lens and identify a contaminant state upon determining the contaminant is approaching the lens. The example vehicle also includes a nozzle to spray washer fluid to prevent contamination of the lens responsive to the controller identifying that the contaminant is a liquid.
US10196044B2
A rain sensor of a vehicle and a control method thereof are provided to solve a problem that a measurement result of rainfall varies according to a glass specification of a windshield even under the same rainfall condition by tuning sensitivity of the rain sensor in accordance with the glass specification of the windshield. For this, a method of determining the glass specification of the rain sensor includes determining the glass specification of the windshield from a light-receiving signal obtained by receiving light reflected by the windshield of the vehicle, and eliminating a deviation between light-receiving signals by glass specification, which is caused by a difference in the glass specification, by applying parameter tuning according to a glass specification to the light-receiving signal.
US10196039B2
A vehicle comprising a keyless go system, and at least one key fob, said keyless go system being operatively connected to a locking/unlocking subsystem and an engine start subsystem, said vehicle further comprising at least one LF transmitter, at least one LF receiver, at least one HF transmitter and at least one HF receiver, said vehicle further comprising an aftermarket keyless go system interfacing with said keyless go system, wherein at least one of said at least one key fob is embedded into said vehicle, and wherein when a user sends a lock/unlock command, or a start command with a portable device, said aftermarket keyless go system interacts with said embedded key fob to selectively enable and disable low frequency communication between said embedded key fob and said keyless go system.
US10196032B1
A load-dispersing apparatus, configured to be placed against a torso front, includes a symmetric body having a breastplate, opposed legs extending downwardly from the breastplate, and opposed arms extending upwardly from the breastplate. The breastplate and the arms are rigid, and the legs are flexible.
US10196025B2
A seating detection method includes: detecting whether a seat belt sensor in a vehicle seat is in an ON state or an OFF state; detecting whether a pressure sensitive sensor in a seat skin constituting a seating surface is in an ON state or an OFF state; and determining a foreign object insertion state in which a foreign object is inserted between the seating surface and a child seat based on whether the seat belt sensor is in the ON state or the OFF state and whether the pressure sensitive sensor is in the ON state or the OFF state. When the pressure sensitive sensor is changed from the ON state to the OFF state in a state in which the seat belt sensor is maintained in the ON state after the seat belt sensor is changed to the ON state, it is determined as the foreign object insertion state.
US10196021B2
The disclosure includes a system and method for reconfiguring a vehicle based on one or more preferences of a first user without the first user directly providing an input to the vehicle to reconfigure the vehicle. The method may include wirelessly receiving first user profile data at a vehicle. The first user profile data may be associated with a first user. The first user profile data may describe how one or more settings of the vehicle should be configured for the first user. Upon receipt of the first user profile data, the vehicle may be configured in accordance with second user profile data describing how the one or more settings of the vehicle should be configured for a second user. The method may include reconfiguring the one or more settings of the vehicle based on the first user profile data so that the vehicle is reconfigured for the first user.
US10196017B2
A wire harness includes electric wires, and an electromagnetic wave suppression member that includes a restricting member and an annular magnetic core, the restricting member being provided to cover a periphery of the electric wires and including an inner wall portion more rigid than the electric wires, and the magnetic core being provided around the inner wall portion. The restricting member includes fixing portions formed to fix the electromagnetic wave suppression member to a fixing target.
US10196013B2
A wire assembly securement apparatus comprises a retainer body and first and second elongated arms. The retainer body is configured to attach, via a plurality of binding attachments, to a wire assembly. The first and second elongated arms are structured to extend from the retainer body and facilitate, via the plurality of binding attachments, attachment of the retainer body to the wire assembly. A retainer portion has a passage formed therein which is configured to a protrusion, such as a mounting stud. In various embodiments, first and second capture flanges extend via the passage and are configured to secure the securement apparatus to the protrusion. In various embodiments, the retainer body and first and second elongated arms are structured to attach to the wire assembly via a plurality of types of binding attachments.
US10196011B2
In a glass chopped strand mat, a short chopped strand layer having first glass chopped strands with an average length of 25.4 to 76.2 mm and a long chopped strand layer having second glass chopped strands with an average length of 76.2 to 203.2 mm are laminated, a difference between the average length of the first glass chopped strands and that of the second glass chopped strands is 25.4 mm or greater, the short chopped strand layer occupies 50 to 70 parts by mass, and the long chopped strand layer occupies 30 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the glass chopped strand mat, a mass per unit area of the glass chopped strand mat is 180 g/m2 or lower, and a loss on ignition of the glass chopped strand mat measured on the basis of JIS R 3420 is lower than 10%.
US10195988B1
A Bluetooth based vehicular internal monitoring device for preventing or mitigating the likelihood of leaving a living entity behind within an unattended vehicle with an interior exhibiting life threatening environmental conditions. The system leverages ultra-low powered micro sensors, and open source communication systems to convey data acquired by a number of remote monitoring apparatuses and a head unit controller. The system is activated using a remote controller area network device attached to the factory installed controller area network system to detect the presence of a driver or caregiver exiting the vehicle when the living entity is present within the vehicle. Should the driver side door open with the living entity within the vehicle, the head unit controller alarms to notify the driver of such. Integration with vehicle telematic services enables delivery of alerts and information to parents, caregivers, emergency contacts, and emergency responders.
US10195987B2
The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having one or more flashing light devices for generating a turn signal light or a blinking hazard light, one or more elongated interior lighting devices for emitting visible light in a form of moving light in the interior of the motor vehicle, and a control device associated with the interior lighting devices, and the control device is configured to to control the one or more interior lighting devices such that, during the time the turn signal light or the blinking hazard light is being generated by the one or more flashing light devices, visible light in the form of a moving light will be emitted by the one or more interior lighting devices.
US10195983B2
A motor vehicle jack positioning system includes a light source located adjacent a jack point for the motor vehicle and a controller configured to activate the light source in response to a data signal representative of a triggering event.
US10195981B1
A headlight includes a shell unit defining a mounting space that extends in a front-rear direction, a mounting seat pivotally mounted in the mounting space, and having a plurality of mounting portions, a plurality of light emitting units respectively mounted to the mounting portions of the mounting seat, and an adjusting unit including an adjusting member that is mounted to the mounting seat, and that is operable for adjusting the angular position of the mounting seat. Each of the light emitting units includes a light emitting member, and a lens disposed in front of the light emitting member for allowing a light beam emitted from the light emitting member to pass therethrough.
US10195976B1
A spreader assembly may include a hopper configured for receiving a spreadable material, a removable cartridge configured for sliding engagement with the hopper and having a material transportation mechanism configured for receiving the spreadable material from the hopper, and a spreader configured for receiving the spreadable material from the material transportation mechanism and spreading the spreadable material onto a target surface. One of the hopper and the cartridge may include a roller having a roller surface, and the other of the hopper and the cartridge may include a bearing surface configured for rolling engagement with the roller surface. The cartridge may have one or more pull bars to facilitate removal of the cartridge from the hopper. Related methods are described.
US10195972B2
A lumbar support device comprises a carrier, a pair of arching elements molded to the carrier, and a support basket supported by the pair of arching elements. To produce the lumbar support device, the pair of arching elements may be molded to the carrier in a molding tool and the support basket may be formed in the same molding tool.
US10195966B2
A seat core member of a seat portion provided with the seat core member made of a hard synthetic resin foam and a cushion layer made of a soft synthetic resin foam and covering the seat core member is provided, and the seat core member includes a plurality of ridges extending in a rising direction of the seat core member in a rising portion of the seat core member being in contact with the cushion layer and opposing to calves of a body is formed.
US10195962B2
A seatback assembly pivotally supported upon a seat bottom and including each of forward spring assisted dump, rewind and reset protocols. A stationary sector is affixed to the seat bottom and has an abutment edge. A seatback sector is pivotally secured to the stationary sector and is influenced relative thereto in a forward rotating dump direction. A cam is rotatably supported upon the pivoting seatback sector, the cam having an outer engaging edge in abutting contact with the abutment edge for maintaining the seatback sector in an upright design position. A rotating sector plate is arranged in stacked fashion with the stationary and pivoting seatback sectors, the sector plate exhibiting a plurality of outer circumferentially arrayed teeth. A pinion gear extends from a pivot axis established between the cam and seatback sector, the gear engaging the outer arrayed teeth of the sector plate. Upon the cam being rotated out of engagement with the stationary sector, the seatback rotates to a forward dump position, with subsequent rotation of the pinion gear rotatably displacing the sector plate and the seatback in slaved fashion to retract the seatback to the upright design position, with a concluding and counter-rotation of the pinion gear counter-rotating and resetting the sector plate independently of the seatback sector to a final reset position.
US10195961B2
The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for controlling an engine of a hybrid vehicle. The apparatus includes an environment information collection unit configured to collect traveling environment information of the hybrid vehicle, a determination unit configured to compare the traveling environment information with reference information and determine whether the traveling environment information meets a preset condition, a setting unit configured to set a reference coolant temperature based on the traveling environment information and change the reference coolant temperature based on the traveling environment information when the traveling environment information meets the preset condition, and an engine control unit configured to prevent the engine from operating heating and air-conditioning control of the hybrid vehicle when the traveling environment information meets the preset condition and a coolant temperature is lower than the reference coolant temperature changed by the setting unit.
US10195951B2
A wireless power supply system of the present invention performs wireless power supply between a power transmission coil installed at a parking space and a power reception coil mounted on a vehicle, transmits judging power for judging a parking position from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil in an operation of parking the vehicle in the parking space, and sets an excitation frequency of the judging power to a frequency lower than an in-phase resonance point or higher than an anti-phase resonance point.
US10195950B2
A wireless power transmission device may include a power transmitting module installed outside a vehicle for transmitting power, a power receiving module installed on the vehicle for receiving power from the power transmitting module, and a user interface module configured to control a position of the vehicle and the power transmitting and receiving modules so as to transmit power from the power transmitting module to the power receiving module.
US10195947B2
A method and system of operating an on-board charger (OBC) for an eco-friendly vehicle are provided to improve durability and extend a lifespan of the OBC during the charging of a vehicle battery using a commercial power source. The system improves durability and extends a lifespan of the OBC including a power factor correction (PFC) part by alternately operating a first boost converter and a second boost converter of the PFC part during the charging of a battery by using a commercial power supplier (an in-cable control box (ICCB)).
US10195940B2
A method of providing one or more selectable vehicle tasks to one or more vehicles, comprising the steps of: receiving from each of a plurality of vehicle users at least one user-defined task to be carried out by the user's vehicle, wherein the user-defined task comprises at least one vehicle action and a conditional statement, wherein the conditional statement comprises of one or more vehicle conditions; grouping the received user-defined tasks into equivalency classes, wherein different user-defined tasks that have logically equivalent conditional statements and equivalent vehicle actions are grouped into the same equivalency class; analyzing the equivalency classes; selecting at least one vehicle task based on the analysis in step (c); and sending the selected vehicle task(s) to one or more vehicles for presentation to a user at the vehicle(s).
US10195933B2
A wheel suspension for a wheel of an axle of a motor vehicle. A wheel hub, which is rotatably mounted in a wheel carrier, can be driven by an electric drive engine. The wheel carrier is rotatably mounted by at least one link about a pivot axis on the vehicle body. The electric drive engine and the link are rigidly connected to one another.
US10195930B2
A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle in which selectable operating modes are increased and power distribution ratio is changeable is provided. The drive unit comprises: a first planetary gear unit having a first input element to which power of an engine is applied, a first reaction element connected to a first motor, and a first output element; a second planetary gear unit that performs having a second input element connected to the first output element, a second output element connected to an output member, and a second reaction element; a first clutch that selectively connects any of the first input element and the first reaction element to the second reaction element; and a second clutch that selectively connects at least any of two elements of the second planetary gear unit to rotate the second planetary gear unit integrally.
US10195928B2
A guide rail for guiding movements of a vehicle window, includes a first structure extending below a beltline of a vehicle door and a second structure extending above the beltline. The second structure includes a bottom wall, a side wall disposed on a first surface of the bottom wall, and an extension part disposed on a second surface of the bottom wall. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. A groove is formed by the bottom wall and the extension part, and has an opening defined by a surface of the extension part and a surface of the bottom wall. A plastic protrusion part is disposed on the surface of the extension part and partially surrounds the groove. The bottom wall is provided with a first opening, two second openings and a third opening. A part of the bottom wall between the two second openings forms a block.
US10195920B2
This vehicular air conditioning device includes: an evaporator; a heater core; a unit case including a cooling space configured to accommodate the evaporator, a heating space connected to the cooling space and configured to accommodate the heater core, an air mixing space connected to the cooling space and the heating space, and a foot outlet flow channel; an air mixing damper provided among the cooling space, the heating space, and the air mixing space, and configured to rotate between a maximum cooling position (Pc) and a maximum heating position (Ph) to adjust a ratio of air to be introduced into the air mixing space; and a foot switching damper capable of partitioning the air mixing space and the foot outlet flow channel. The air mixing damper includes a reheat preventing damper having a principal plane. The foot switching damper does not protrude further toward the air mixing space side than an imaginary plane including the principal plane.
US10195918B2
A position-and-velocity dependent hydraulic damper is provided. The hydraulic damper has piston valve fixed to a tip of a piston rod, a base valve, and a reservoir chamber. The base valve has a compression side port. Between a first valve and the base valve, a first spiral spring is provided, and between the first valve and the piston valve, a second spiral spring is provided. The compression side port is closed by the first valve around the maximum compression state, reducing the flow rate of oil to the reservoir chamber. A second valve passing through the centers of the first valve and the base valve adjusts the flow rate of the oil to the reservoir chamber with a pressure equal to or higher than a prescribed level of an oil chamber.
US10195916B2
An isolation portion for a suspension member may include a substantially monolithic material configured to couple to a connected end of each of a first link and second link of the suspension member. The substantially monolithic material may be configured to dampen a vibration between the first link and the second link.
US10195908B2
A pneumatic tire 1 is provided in a tread portion 2 with center blocks 22 divided by a center main groove 10, middle main grooves 11, and center lateral grooves 21; middle blocks 32 divided by the middle main grooves 11, shoulder main grooves 12, and middle lateral grooves 31; and shoulder blocks 42 divided by the shoulder main grooves 12, tread edges Te, and shoulder lateral grooves 41. The groove width WA of the center lateral grooves 21 is equal to the groove width WB of the middle lateral grooves 31. The ratio WC/WA of the groove width WC of the shoulder lateral grooves 41 and the groove width WA of the center lateral grooves 21 is 1.3 to 2.3.
US10195907B2
A tread portion (2) has a pair of center main grooves (11) extending zigzag and continuously in a tire circumference direction, a pair of shoulder main grooves (12), a center land portion (13), a pair of middle land portions (14), and a pair of shoulder land portions (15). The center main groove (11) has a first groove edge (11a) on the tire equator side and a second groove edge (11b) on the tread edge side. The shoulder main groove (12) has a third groove edge (12a) on the tire equator side and a fourth groove edge (12b) on the tread edge side. The middle land portion (14) is provided with a plurality of middle lateral shallow grooves (30) connecting between apex portions (11h) on the most tread edge side of the second groove edge (11b) and apex portions (12c) on the most tire equator side of the third groove edge (12a); and a plurality of first middle lateral sipes (31) extending along the middle lateral shallow grooves (30) at the groove bottoms of the middle lateral shallow grooves (30) and connecting between the center main groove (11) and the shoulder main groove (12).
US10195903B2
A pneumatic motorcycle tire 1 is provided with a tread pattern having an intended tire rotational direction N. The tread portion 2 is provided on each side of the tire equator C with a unit pattern 9 repeatedly arranged in the tire circumferential direction to form the tread pattern. The unit pattern 9 comprises: a first oblique groove 11 extending axially outwardly from a vicinity of the tire equator C and obliquely, while inclining to the rotational direction N; a second oblique groove 12 disposed on the toe-side in the rotational direction N of the first oblique groove 11 and extending therealong; and a narrow oblique groove 15 extending axially outwardly from the axially inner end of the first oblique groove 11 to the axially inner end of the second oblique groove 12, while inclining to the opposite direction to the rotational direction N.
US10195901B2
Techniques are provided for alerting drivers of hazardous driving conditions using the sensing capabilities of wearable mobile technology. In one aspect, a method for alerting drivers of hazardous driving conditions includes the steps of: collecting real-time data from a driver of a vehicle, wherein the data is collected via a mobile device worn by the driver; determining whether the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition exists; providing feedback to the driver if the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition exists, and continuing to collect data from the driver in real-time if the real-time data indicates that a hazardous driving condition does not exist. The real-time data may also be collected and used to learn characteristics of the driver. These characteristics can be compared with the data being collected to help determine, in real-time, whether the driving behavior is normal and whether a hazardous driving condition exists.
US10195900B2
A pneumatic tire includes a carcass extending between bead cores of bead portions through a tread portion. A tire section width Wt (unit: mm) in relation to a bead diameter Db (unit: inch) satisfies the following equations, Wt≤−0.7257×(Db)2+42.763×Db−339.67, and Wt≥−0.7257×(Db)2+48.568×Db−552.33. In a tread thickness distribution curve f(y) represented by equation f(y)=1−t(y)/t(0), when y=0.4, the value of f(y) is of from 0.03 to 0.06, and a rate of change of the value of f(y) increases to y=0.4 and decreases thereafter, where t(y) denotes a tread thickness at each tire axial position Py, and y represents a ratio of an axial distance from the tire equatorial plane, to the maximum-width L of the carcass.
US10195899B2
Provided is a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger vehicle, having a carcass constituted of plies as radially-disposed cords and toroidally provided across a pair of bead portions, and including: a belt constituted of one or more belt layers; and a tread, which are disposed in this order on the outside in the radial direction of the carcass, in which: a section width SW and an outer diameter OD of the tire have a ratio of SW/OD≤0.26 when SW<165 (mm), and SW and OD satisfy a relationship formula OD≥2.035×SW+282.3 when SW≥165 (mm); and provided that V1 represents a volume of rubber lying inside in the tire width direction than the both ends in the width direction of a maximum-width belt layer having a maximum width in the tire width direction among the belt layers while lying outside in the tire radial direction than the reinforcing member which is the outermost layer of the belt layers in the tire radial direction at the center position in the tire width direction, and that V2 represents a total volume of all the grooves formed in a surface of the tread, V1 and V2 has a ratio V2/V1≤20%.
US10195887B2
A transparent film is provided, enabling a printed matter that is less likely to exhibit apparently white-tinged images and has less degraded image quality. The transparent film of an embodiment of the present application includes a support; an anti-reflection layer disposed on one side of the support; and an ink-absorbing layer disposed on the other side of the support. The anti-reflection layer preferably has, on the surface thereof on the side opposite to the support, an anti-reflection structure with multiple protrusions disposed at a pitch not greater than the visible light wavelength.
US10195881B2
A recording apparatus includes a switching mechanism which switches a motive force transmission state from a motive force source, includes a sun gear which is driven by the motive force source, a planet gear which performs planetary motion around the sun gear, a rotational movement member which causes the planet gear to perform planetary motion by rotationally moving, and a regulating member which engages with a regulated portion which is provided in the rotational movement member to restrict the rotational movement of the rotational movement member.
US10195878B2
Examples of an apparatus for flexible flat cable, installable within a print device, are described. The flexible flat cable may be connected to a print carriage assembly of the print device.
US10195875B2
A printing apparatus includes a transport unit which transports a recording medium in a transport direction; a printing unit which prints an image and a mark on the recording medium; and a mark detecting unit which is located on an upstream side of the printing unit in the transport direction, and detects a mark, includes a function of automatically adjusting a detecting sensitivity of the mark detecting unit, and obtains a printing start position using the mark, in which the mark detecting unit has a timer function including an ON delay in which a time between detecting of a mark and outputting of a detecting signal of ON is delayed, uses the timer function when obtaining the printing start position, and does not use the timer function when performing the automatic adjusting.
US10195865B2
A pumping circuit for fluid of an ink circuit in a continuous inkjet printer, including a diaphragm pump, an inlet circuit having an inlet conduit into the pump for the fluid to be pumped, an outlet conduit for the fluid pumped by the pump, the pumping circuit including a back-flow line which removes, from the outlet of the pump, part of the pumped fluid and returns it to the inlet circuit of fluid to be pumped, at least one singular restriction being arranged on the path of the fluid in the back-flow line, and the back-flow line regulating the pressure and the flow rate of the fluid at the outlet of the pump.
US10195860B2
There is provided a technique that enhances the detection accuracy of a liquid contained in a tank unit. A printer 10 is provided with a tank unit 40A. The tank unit 40A includes a plurality of ink tanks 43A and a plurality of ink cylinder portions 46A. Each of the plurality of ink cylinder portions 46A is connected with corresponding one of the ink tanks 43A by a tube 47, such as to cause ink contained in the corresponding ink tank 43A to flow into the ink cylinder portion 46A. Each of the ink cylinder portions 46A is provided with a pair of terminal pins 96a and 96b that are used for detection of ink. A horizontal sectional area of the ink cylinder portion 46A at a height position where the pair of terminal pins 96a and 96b are provided is smaller than a horizontal sectional area of the ink tank 43A at a corresponding height position.
US10195855B2
A capping device includes a moisturizing cap which is brought into contact with a liquid ejecting unit configured to eject a liquid from a nozzle so as to allow forming of a space including the nozzle, a connection flow channel which is connected to the moisturizing cap, and a moisturizing liquid supply unit which is connected to the connection flow channel, includes a moisturizing liquid storage unit configured to allow storing of a moisturizing liquid, and allows a supply of the moisturizing liquid to the moisturizing liquid storage unit so as to cause a liquid surface of the moisturizing liquid in the moisturizing liquid storage unit to be a first position. The moisturizing cap includes an atmospheric communication portion configured to open the space to an atmosphere.
US10195853B2
An ink jet recording apparatus includes a recording head having a plurality of nozzles through which an ink composition containing an inorganic pigment is ejected, a nozzle surface having nozzle orifices, and a liquid-repellent film disposed on the nozzle surface; an absorbing member that absorbs the ink composition containing the inorganic pigment from the nozzle orifices and the nozzle surface; and an actuating mechanism including a pressing member that presses the absorbing member, which contains an impregnation liquid, and the nozzle surface relative to each other. The actuating mechanism moves at least one of the absorbing member and the recording head relative to the other to perform a cleaning operation in which the ink composition is removed from the nozzle surface with the absorbing member.
US10195844B2
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a tension applying unit configured to apply a predetermined tension capable of stretching an object, to the object; and a liquid discharging unit configured to discharge liquid on the object that is stretched by the predetermined tension applied by the tension applying unit to form a an original image or a corrected image of the original image on the object, the corrected image being corrected by a degree of stretching of a predetermined image when the object on which the predetermined image is formed is stretched by applying the predetermined tension to the object.
US10195843B2
A printing system and method are provided. The printing system includes an image forming station for temporarily deposit an image on an intermediate transfer member when the intermediate transfer member in the image forming station is in a first temperature range. The system further includes a drying station configured to increase a temperature of the intermediate transfer member from a first temperature in the first temperature range to a second temperature in a second temperature range, the second temperature being substantially higher than the first temperature. The system further includes an impression station configured to transfer the temporarily deposited image from the intermediate transfer member onto a substrate when the intermediate transfer member in the impression station is in the second temperature range. The system further includes a cooling station for retaining a coolant configured to revert the intermediate transfer member to a temperature in the first temperature.
US10195839B2
Processes for forming a thermoformed labeled article are described. Labels are attached to a sheet to be thermoformed or to a section thereof. Label attachment can optionally use an adhesive. If the label material is completely or partially compatible with the sheet then the use of adhesive may not be necessary. The labels may also receive various graphics or other designs, such as by printing. After appropriate placement of the label relative to the sheet, the assembly of both sheet and label is thermoformed. After thermoforming, a finished and labeled article is produced. Also described are various labels and label assemblies which are uniquely suited for use in the processes described herein.
US10195838B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a deposition mask having a structure in which a metal mask sheet with a plurality of opening patterns formed is disposed under tension on and fixed to a metal frame, the method including: a first step of bonding a peripheral part of the metal mask sheet to a synthetic fiber mesh to which constant tension is applied; a second step of cutting off a part of the mesh corresponding to a deposition effective region with a size capable of arranging therein the plurality of opening patterns of the metal mask sheet; a third step of connecting and fixing the frame to the peripheral part of the metal mask sheet on an opposite side to the mesh; and a fourth step of removing the mesh from the metal mask sheet.
US10195834B2
The invention relates to a process for bonding a silicone or silicone based material to a polyurethane and use of the bonded silicone-polyurethane in the manufacture of biomaterials, devices, articles or implants, in particular long term implantable medical devices in the fields of cardiology, orthopedics, plastic surgery and gastroenterology. The process involves the steps of (a) flame treating a surface of the silicone or silicone based material and (b) bonding the polyurethane to the flame treated surface of the silicone or silicone based material.
US10195832B2
An extensible kraft paper laminate is disclosed that includes at least one layer of an extensible kraft paper and at least one layer of a non-extensible kraft paper and/or one or more additional layers of the extensible kraft paper. The extensible kraft paper can have a basis weight of 25-200 pounds per 3000 sq. ft. and the layers can be laminated. The extensible kraft paper laminate can have a thickness of 0.500 inches or less and can exhibit a mullen of at least 125 psi. Some non-limiting uses for these extensible kraft paper laminates can include a sleeve, a reel wrap, a slip sheet, a carrying crate, a fiber drum, a food carton, a medical carton, a box for trash, a furniture back panel, a sheathing board, a military packaging box, and/or a variety of other packaging or storage devices.
US10195825B2
A method for strengthening an edge of a glass laminate including a glass core layer positioned between a first glass clad layer and a second glass clad layer may include forming a channel in the edge of the glass laminate. Sidewalls of the channel may be formed from the first glass clad layer and the second glass clad layer. Glass filler material having a filler coefficient of thermal expansion greater than a core coefficient of thermal expansion may be positioned in the channel. The glass filler material and the sidewalls of the channel may be fused to the second glass clad layer thereby forming an edge cap over the channel. The edge of the glass laminate is under compressive stress after the glass filler material is enclosed in the channel.
US10195819B1
An aircraft part has a multilayer ceramic composite that includes an inner skin, a ceramic insulation core, and an outer skin. The inner skin includes a plurality of layers of fiberglass impregnated with a thermoset resin. The ceramic insulation core is sufficiently flame resistant to prevent penetration of a flame with a temperature of about 2000 degrees F. for at least 15 minutes when the aircraft part is directly exposed to the flame. The outer skin includes a plurality of layers of fiberglass impregnated with a thermoset resin. The multilayer ceramic composite is manufactured using a novel method that provides superior performance at a reduced cost.
US10195796B2
Systems and methods for drape forming a charge of composite material are disclosed herein. The systems include a forming mandrel, a charge support structure, a flexible and resilient forming membrane, a base, and a vacuum source. The charge support structure includes a flexible and resilient charge support membrane, a membrane suspension device, and a release structure. The release structure operatively couples the charge support membrane to the membrane suspension device when a tension on a peripheral region of the charge support membrane is less than a threshold tension and releases the charge support membrane from the membrane suspension device when the tension is greater than the threshold tension. Alternatively, and in place of the charge support structure, the systems include a means for supporting the charge of composite material. The methods include methods of drape forming a charge of composite material.
US10195790B2
There is described a forming assembly (10b) for forming a plurality of sealed packs (3) starting from a tube (2) of packaging material, comprising first conveying means (15b) movable along a first path (Q) comprising: a first operative branch (Q1), which has a main elongation direction parallel to an advancing direction (A) of the tube (2); and a first return branch (Q2) comprising an initial portion (35b) which is arranged immediately downstream of the operative branch (Q1) and extends transversally to the advancing direction (A); first conveying means (14b, 15b, 14b′) comprise one of a sealing element (22b) or a counter-sealing element (22a); and a first half-shell (21b), which is movable along the operative branch (Q1) between: a first rest position, in which it is detached from the tube (2) or the formed pack (3); and a first operative position, in which it grips the tube (2) or the formed pack (3); the first half-shell (21b) is arranged in the first operative position along a first portion (34b) of the first operative branch (Q1); the first half-shell (21b) is kept in the first operative position along an initial portion (35b), so as to grip and convey the pack (3) in a staggered position with respect to the advancing direction (A); and moves, from the first operative position to the rest position at an end (36b) of the initial portion (35b) opposite to the first portion (34b), so as to discharge the pack (3) in a staggered position with respect to the advancing direction (A).
US10195786B1
A method of heating thermoplastic filament in additive manufacturing systems, such as 3D printing systems. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the temporal rate dE dt at which heat dE is added to a portion of a segment of filament is a function of the temporal rate d m dt at which the mass dm of the portion of the segment of filament is deposited. In particular, the temporal rate dE dt at which heat dE is added to a portion of a segment of filament is a non-linear function of the temporal rate d m dt .
US10195784B2
A system for additively manufacturing a composite part comprises a delivery guide, movable relative to a surface. The delivery guide is configured to deposit at least a segment of a continuous flexible line along a print path. The continuous flexible line comprises a non-resin component and a thermosetting-resin component. The thermosetting-resin component comprises a first part and a second part. The system further comprises a first resin-part applicator, configured to apply a first quantity of the first part to the non-resin component, and a second resin-part applicator, configured to apply a second quantity of the second part to the first quantity of the first part of a thermosetting resin, applied to the non-resin component. The system also comprises a feed mechanism, configured to pull the non-resin component through the first resin-part applicator and the second resin-part applicator, and to push the continuous flexible line out of the delivery guide.
US10195775B2
The present invention is related to a cushion (1) for a respiratory mask, to a method of manufacturing such a cushion (1) as well as to a respiratory mask including a cushion (1) and an apparatus for manufacturing a cushion (1) for a respiratory mask. It is particularly referred to a method of manufacturing a cushion (1) for a respiratory mask, comprising the steps of providing a mold comprising at least two mold halves (11, 13) and at least one core (12) therein, closing the mold, injecting a first material into the mold to form the cushion (1), wherein the core (12) is enclosed by the cushion (1) thereby forming at least one cavity (4), opening the mold, removing the core (12) from the cushion (1) to provide the at least one cavity within the cushion (1), and sealing the cavity (4).
US10195772B2
Unit (4) for molding preforms (2) that each have a body (15) and a neck (17) extending the body (15), this unit (4) including: a frame (19),—a mold holder (27) secured to the frame (19) and carrying at least one mold body (29) having the impression of the body (15) of the preform (2); mobile equipment (60) including a carriage (61) and a core holder (62) carrying at least one primary core (64A) and one secondary core (64B), the carriage (61) being mounted so as to be movable with respect to the frame (19) between a molding position and a demolding position, this core holder (62) being rotatable with respect to the carriage (61), in the demolding position of the latter, about a rotation axis parallel to the molding axis in order to transpose the cores (64A, 64B).
US10195765B2
As a lower forming plate 8, a forming plate having: a lower plate main body 10 constituted from an electrically conductive material; and a lower embedded electrode 12 embedded in the lower plate main body 10, the lower embedded electrode 12 being electrically insulated from the lower plate main body 10 by an insulator 14 and being embedded so as for a portion thereof to be exposed on the surface of the lower plate main body 10 making contact with a lower lining paper sheet 16 is used.
US10195756B2
The device comprises a log advancing path and a set of jaws in the form of double four-bar linkage, with an adjusting mechanism to adjust the position of the jaws according to the diameter of the logs to be cut.
US10195754B2
A shaving blade cartridge includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis having a top side, a bottom side opposite to the top side, and first and second longitudinal sides each extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis between the top and bottom sides. A primary cutting blade is mounted on the housing between the first and second longitudinal sides, and has a cutting edge. A primary cap is located rearward of the cutting edge. A primary guard is located forward of the cutting edge. A trimming element, mounted on the housing, has a trimming edge. The trimming edge and the cutting edge are opposite one another. The primary cap is provided on a rear element, and the rear element is fitted on the housing. The trimming element is sandwiched between the housing and the primary cap.
US10195751B2
A rotary electric shaver includes a gear case arranged inside a head unit, a lower gear arranged in a lower portion of the gear case, coaxially having an outer blade gear for driving an outer blade and an inner blade gear for driving an inner blade, an upper gear arranged in an upper portion of the gear case to drive the outer blade, and a transmission gear having an input gear arranged in the lower portion of the gear case and to which driving power is input from the lower gear, and an output gear arranged in the upper portion of the gear case to drive the upper gear, in which the input gear and the output gear are coaxial and a rotary shaft vertically penetrates the gear case. The driving power from the upper gear drives an outer blade drive gear for driving the outer blade.
US10195748B2
A humanoid robot capable of identifying an individual in a natural way is described. This humanoid robot shakes a hand of a person to acquire biological information of the person and identify the individual person. Particularly, a near infrared light emitting device and a near infrared sensor are installed in a hand of the humanoid robot to irradiate a hand of a human being with near infrared light emitted from the near infrared light emitting device and detect a vein pattern by the near infrared sensor. The individual person can be identified by recording and collating this vein pattern.
US10195739B2
A robot comprising: a base; an articulated arm extending distally of the base and including two arm members coupled by a joint; a motor; a gearbox having an input shaft coupled to an output of the motor and an output shaft configured to drive relative motion of the arm members about the joint; a position sensor configured to sense relative position of the arm members about the joint; and a control system coupled to the arm configured to drive the motor, the control system being arranged to perform a calibration operation to estimate torque loss in the gearbox by the steps of (i) estimating the inertia of the portion of the arm distal of the joint for motion about the joint; (ii) applying a determined drive power to the motor; (iii) receiving from the position sensor position data indicating the motion of the arm in response to the applied drive power; and (iv) estimating the torque loss in the gearbox in dependence on the estimated inertia, the determined drive power and the position data.
US10195732B2
A hand tool includes a handle, a press member, a shank body and multiple latch assemblies. The handle is formed with a receiving cavity and a locating hole in communication with the receiving cavity. The press member is movably disposed in the locating hole. The shank body is fitted in the receiving cavity and movable relative to the handle. The shank body is formed with multiple sockets. The latch assemblies are respectively mounted in the sockets. When the shank body is moved, (for example, slid or rotated) relative to the handle to make one of the sockets aligned with the locating hole, the latch assembly latches the shank body with the handle. When pressing the press member, the latch assembly unlatches the shank body from the handle, the shank body is movable relative to the handle.
US10195731B2
A tool having a housing assembly, which defines a handle, a motor assembly, a trigger assembly, a spindle and a transmission assembly. The motor assembly is received in the housing assembly and has an output shaft. The trigger assembly is coupled to the housing assembly and is configured for use in actuating the motor assembly. The transmission assembly transmits rotary power between the output shaft of the motor assembly and the spindle. The transmission assembly includes a planetary stage with an input sun gear, an output planet carrier and a compound planet gear having a first planet gear and a second planet gear coupled together for common rotation on the output planet carrier. The planetary stage is selectively operable in a first gear reduction and a second, relatively lower gear reduction in which the compound planet gear cooperates to produce at least one intermediate gear reduction within the planetary stage.
US10195727B2
An indirect firing fastening tool, comprising driving and propelling means for a fastener to be set into a support, such driving means being rotationally mobile and configured to directly cooperate with the fastener or with a propelling member supported by the latter, so that a rotation of the driving means directly causes the translational driving and the propulsion of the fastener.
US10195723B2
A fastener system includes a fastener and a driver, each of which have three alternating lobes and troughs that define the drive surfaces. The three alternating lobes and troughs are each defined by an outer radius portion, a drive side transition, an inner transition radius, and a reverse drive portion. The fastener recess and the driver each also have a side wall defined by the outer transition radius that tapers at a taper angle relative to the rotational axis. The fastener side wall may taper at about 60°. The driver side wall may taper at about 60°. Alternatively, the driver side wall may taper at an angle at least 10° less than the taper angle of the recess side wall, such as 42°. The drive side transition defines a drive angle which may be between 0° and 5°.
US10195717B2
An abrasive tool can have a body including an abrasive portion with abrasive grains contained within a matrix material. A first reinforcing member can be contained within the body. The body can also include a porosity variation difference through at least half of a thickness of the body of not greater than 250% from a mean porosity of the body.
US10195711B2
The method includes a step of applying glue including carrying out with a pad printing machine a sequence of steps in which is driven a transfer pad from a glue taking position to an applying position in which the distal surface of the transfer pad is in contact with one surface of one component of the tool and in which is simultaneously driven another transfer pad from a glue taking position to an applying position in which the distal surface of the another transfer pad is in contact with one surface of another component of the tool, whereby the glue is applied simultaneously to the one surface of the one component and to the one surface of the another component.
US10195702B2
A processing mechanism for machining a workpiece includes a fixing base, a driving member, a connecting member, a cutter and a spring. The driving member is positioned above the fixing base. The connecting member is coupled to the driving member. One end of the cutter is fixed to the connecting member, and the cutter can be driven to pass through the fixing base to machine the workpiece positioned under the fixing base. The spring is positioned between the connecting member and the fixing base. The spring is compressed when the driving member drives the cutter away from the fixing base to machine the workpiece, and the spring under compression biases the cutter back toward the fixing base. The disclosure also supplies a processing device using the processing mechanism.
US10195698B2
A lead-free, tin-based solder alloy contains about 0.6 to about 0.8 wt % copper, about 2.8 to about 3.2 wt % silver, about 2.8 to about 3.2 wt % bismuth, about 0.5 to about 0.7 wt % antimony, about 0.04 to about 0.07 wt % nickel, and about 0.007 to about 0.015 wt % titanium, exhibits low melting temperature, narrow solidification range and undercooling, high hardness and ultimate tensile strength at room temperature and high temperature, good formability, superior reliability performance such as creep resistance at high temperature, improved thermal cycle fatigue resistance on leadless (BGA and QFN) surface mount devices, stable microstructure at high temperature, very good solderability performance, low voiding in bottom terminated components, and mitigated tin whisker growth as compared with other lead-free solder alloys
US10195695B2
A mixing element in which spiral blade edge portions are disposed in a tube wall portion of a passage tube through which fluid flows and an opening section of the passage tube and the blade edge portions are joined to each other is provided. In an existing manufacturing method using a gas welding machine, when, for example, a mixing element having an inside diameter of 130 mm is to be manufactured, eight 90-degree rotation type spiral blades can be disposed at most. In a method for manufacturing the mixing element according to the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a mixing element including 10 or more blades by using a laser processor.
US10195690B2
Laser cutting systems and methods are described herein. One or more systems include a laser generating component, an optical component, a fixture for holding a support with a part positioned on the support, and a control mechanism for adjusting at least one of the laser generating component, the optical component, and the fixture such that a ratio of a laser energy applied to the part and a part material thickness is maintained within a predetermined acceptable range at each point along a cut path to cut through the part while maintaining the integrity of the support. Other systems and methods are disclosed herein.
US10195688B2
The present disclosure relates generally to a welding process for a battery module. In an embodiment, a system for welding two components in a battery module includes a laser source configured to emit a laser beam onto a workpiece having a first battery module component and a second battery module component. The system also has an actuator coupled to the laser source and configured to move the laser beam along a first axis and a second axis and a controller electrically coupled to the laser source and the actuator. The controller is configured to send a signal to the laser source and the actuator to form a sinusoidal lap weld on a surface of the workpiece, such that the first battery module component is electrically coupled to the second battery module component.
US10195686B2
The invention relates to a method for joining two essentially metal sheet-type workpieces. In said method, edge regions of the workpieces to be joined are bent by up to 90° in relation to a plane of the workpiece, the bent edge regions being placed against each other, and the edge regions are then heated to a predefined joining temperature by at least one first frictional element that moves relative to the edge regions, are subjected to a certain contact pressure, and are joined while being deformed.
US10195680B2
An anti-vibration device for the machining of a shaft includes a first fixed ring intended to be kept inside a shaft by a shoulder, the anti-vibration device including: at least one first external groove and at least one first external seal for forming at least one contact with the internal surface of the shaft; at least one first internal circumferential groove and at least one first internal seal for forming at least one contact with the external surface of the bar; an internal circumferential cavity that is able to cause the circulation of a fluid arriving through a first duct and leaving through a second duct, the first duct and second duct passing through the radial thickness of the anti-vibration device, the internal circumferential cavity making it possible to realize a vibration-damping function when a fluid passes through it.
US10195672B2
Inclined surfaces are formed on a rake face and a recessed groove is formed in the central portion between the inclined surfaces. A groove width of the recessed groove gradually increases from the position of the end cutting edge toward the rear, then gradually decreases such that the recessed groove has a narrowest portion at a position P2 forward of the position P3 of an upper end of a breaker wall and rearward of a positive rake angle rear end position P1, and then gradually increases toward the rear up to the position P3 of the upper end of the breaker wall. The dimensional relation W1
US10195670B2
A method of forming monodispersed metal nanowires comprising: forming a reaction mixture including a metal salt, a capping agent and a ionic additive in a reducing solvent at a first temperature; and forming metal nanowires by reducing the metal salt in the reaction mixture.
US10195669B2
A process for the synthesis of nanostructured metallic hollow spherical particles, in which the metal is deposited onto sacrificial masks formed in a polymeric colloidal solution by the electroless autocatalytic deposition method. Deposition releases only gaseous products (N2 and H2) during the oxidation thereof, which evolve without leaving contaminants in the deposit. The particulate material includes nanostructured metallic hollow spherical particles with average diameter ranging from 100 nm to 5 μm and low density with respect to the massic metal. A process for compacting and sintering a green test specimen are also described.
US10195667B2
A method includes placing an additively manufactured article having one or more internal channels in a non-reactive liquid to remove remainder powder from within the one or more internal channels, wherein the non-reactive liquid is a gas at room temperature and/or pressure. Placing the additively manufactured article in the non-reactive liquid includes can include placing the additively manufactured article in liquid nitrogen.
US10195660B2
A device for casting a metallic component comprising an outer undercut comprises a base body with a first end portion and a circumferential side wall comprising a tapering inner surface; a first die part that is insertable into the base body and that forms a first molding surface for the component to be cast; a plurality of side die parts, which are insertable into the base body and which, in the inserted state, are radially supported against the circumferential side wall of the base body and form a die ring comprising an inner molding surface for the component to be cast; a second die part which is moveable into the die ring formed by the side die parts to a casting position, and which forms a second molding surface for the component to be cast, wherein in the casting position, the second die part is arranged in a completely contact-free manner with respect to the first die part.
US10195657B1
A seamer assembly includes a frame, a first servo assembly, a second servo assembly, a first support element, a second support element, a first die, and a second die. The first servo assembly is coupled to the frame. The first servo assembly includes a chuck that is configured to be rotated by the first servo assembly. The second servo assembly is coupled to the frame. The first support element is configured to support a can subassembly that includes a can body and a lid relative to the frame where at least one of the first support element, the first servo assembly and second servo assembly move relative to the other of the first support element, the first servo assembly and second servo assembly. The second support element is coupled to the second servo assembly. The first die is coupled to the second support element. The second die is coupled to the second support element. The first support element is configured to support a can subassembly such that the chuck is received in a first chuck position. The first servo assembly is configured to selectively rotate the can subassembly when the chuck is received in the first chuck position. The second servo assembly is configured to selectively reposition the second support element such that the first die and the second die are correspondingly repositioned.
US10195648B2
Apparatuses, device, and methods for cleaning tester interface contact elements and support hardware
A cleaning material for predictably cleaning the contact elements and support hardware of a tester interface, such as a probe card and a test socket, has a cleaning pad layer, one or more intermediate layers having a set of predetermined characteristics and having a plurality of abrasive particles.
US10195646B2
A sifter for separating coarse particles from a particle-carrying stream during the manufacture of wood fiber panels has a housing forming a chamber. The housing also has a material inlet for admitting the particle-carrying stream to the chamber, a front wall formed with an upper air inlet below the material inlet for admitting a respective upper air stream to the chamber and a lower air inlet below the upper inlet for admitting a respective lower air stream to the chamber, an exhaust-air outlet for conveying air and fine particles from the chamber, and a coarse-particle outlet for conveying coarse particles out of the chamber. The front wall of the housing has between the upper air inlet and the lower air inlet a portion with an inwardly concavely curved shape that forms a support vortex that supports the upper air stream entering through the upper feed air inlet in the chamber of the housing between the upper air inlet and the lower air inlet.
US10195645B2
A method for producing a screening device, the method comprising the steps of providing a screening device that includes a plurality of profiled bars and a plurality of bar holder packages associated with the plurality of profiled bars. The plurality of bar holder packages include a plurality of first bar holders and at least one additional bar holder associated with the plurality of first bar holders. The method including the further steps of inserting the plurality of profiled bars parallel to one another into the plurality of bar holder packages, and bending the plurality of bar holder packages such that the plurality of first bar holders and the at least one additional bar holder are bent at the same time.
US10195644B2
An inkjet printing method, system, and computer-usable tangible storage device to print cells and biomaterials for three-dimensional cellular scaffolds and engineered skin grafts are disclosed. The process simultaneously deposits living cells, nutrients, growth factors, therapeutic drugs along with biomaterial scaffolds at the right time and location. This technology can also be used for the microvasculature fabrication using appropriate human microvascular endothelial cells and fibrin to form the microvasculature. When printing human microvascular endothelial cells in conjunction with the fibrin, the cells aligned themselves inside the channels and proliferated to form confluent linings. The 3D tubular structure was also found in the printed patterns. Simultaneously printing biological materials to form a three-dimensional cellular scaffold promotes human microvascular endothelial cell proliferation and microvasculature formation.
US10195643B2
A method for printing ink on a substrate comprising the steps of coating a glass substrate with an adhesion promoter, depositing one or more layers of ink on the coated substrate, and laminating the imaged substrate. The substrate can be a glass substrate, and the adhesion promoter can include a silane material, powder coating, organophosphate primer suspended in isopropanol.
US10195639B2
A spray roller system for application of architectural paints coating, includes an extension tube, a spray head mounted on a distal end of the extension tube, and the in-line valve with a trigger mounted on a proximal end of the extension tube, and a roller handle removable mounted on the extension tube adjacent the spray head. The spray roller system can spray and back roll a coating on a down stroke and roll on each up stroke. When the roller handle is removed from the extension tube, it can be used to hand roll sensitive wall areas. With the roller handle removed, extension tube, spray head, and in-line valve can be used as a spray extension to apply coatings in hard to reach areas.
US10195637B2
A removal device for decoupling a tip from a body of an applicator is disclosed. The removal device comprises a wall, comprising a proximal edge and a distal edge, opposite the proximal edge. The removal device also comprises a through channel in the wall. The removal device further comprises a pawl, comprising a proximal end, coupled to the wall, a distal end, opposite the proximal end, a first side between the proximal end and the distal end, and a second side, opposite to the first side. The distal end, the first side, and the second side of the pawl are delimited by the through channel and the pawl extends -between the proximal edge of the wall and the distal edge of the wall. The removal device additionally comprises a wedge, extending from the wall and perpendicular to the wall.
US10195629B1
An aspect of the embodiments includes a system comprising an unmanned self-propelled (USP) vehicle comprising a tool having a dispensed tool output and a mobile base station. The mobile base station comprises a power supply, a fluid medium source, and one or more processors operable to generate control signals to control the USP vehicle and to affect the dispensed tool output from the tool. The mobile base station includes an umbilical cabling and tethering (UCAT) apparatus to interconnect the USP vehicle and the mobile base station, the UCAT apparatus providing the USP vehicle with one or more of power from the power supply, a fluid medium from the fluid medium source and the control signals. The embodiments include a mobile base station and method for conducting a task.
US10195628B2
A clamping apparatus includes a clamping frame, a first guide, a clamp, a linear driver, and a pressure sensor. The first guide is disposed on the clamping frame. The clamp is slideably engaged with the first guide, the clamp being configured to linearly move along the first guide to adjust a distance between the clamp and the clamping frame. The linear driver is connected to the clamp, the linear driver being configured to cause, at least in part, linear motion of the clamp. The pressure sensor is configured to sense pressure applied to an object clamped between the clamp and the clamping frame.
US10195626B2
A trigger-type liquid dispenser that, even when lateral force is applied to a trigger, prevents liquid leakage. The trigger-type liquid dispenser includes a pump, which includes: a cylinder, which includes an inner tubular wall and an outer tubular wall; a piston, which has a front-side end portion; a front-side sealing piece and a rear-side sealing piece; an outer-circumferential-side support portion; and an inner-circumferential-side support portion. The outer-circumferential-side support portion is provided with an annular cut-off portion, which forms a gap between the outer-circumferential-side support portion and an outer circumferential surface of the piston.
US10195625B2
A heterogeneous contents mixing container with improved productivity and sealing ability. The container includes a container body for containing a second content and a first content receiving member is formed in the container body to contain a first content. The receiving member includes an upper separation cap and a lower fixing cap. A shoulder is rotatably coupled to the container body and a lift guide member is fixed to the container body and formed with a spiral groove. A lift member moves upwardly by rotation of the shoulder and is formed with a lift protrusion. A pump housing moves upwardly with the lift member. A discharge pump moves upwardly with the pump housing to pump the first and second contents mixed with each other. A push button is coupled to the discharge pump to be movable up or down and is formed with a discharge outlet.
US10195624B2
A fluid dispenser assembly including a fluid dispenser having a reservoir forming a bottom wall. The dispenser assembly further includes a casing that surrounds the fluid dispenser at least in part, and that defines an insertion and extraction opening through which the fluid dispenser is insertable by sliding. The casing includes a blocker mechanism for blocking the dispenser in the casing, and an unblocker mechanism for de-activating the blocker mechanism so as to be able to extract the fluid dispenser from the casing by sliding.
US10195619B2
A gas assisted liquid spray nozzle assembly having a nozzle body that defines a mixing zone, a liquid inlet communicating with the mixing zone from a side thereof, and a pressurized gas inlet communicating with the mixing chamber from an upstream end. The liquid inlet includes a liquid inlet extension and diffuser post extending transversely into the mixing zone having a liquid extension passageway and a closed downstream end that defines an internal impingement surface disposed on a central axis of the mixing zone against which liquid impinges and is transversely directed into the mixing zone for atomization by pressurized gas directed centrally through the mixing zone from the gas inlet. The spray nozzle assembly includes a barrel extension zone downstream of said mixing zone with a spray tip for directing the atomized liquid in a predetermined spray pattern.
US10195618B2
A variable orifice spray valve including a valve body (42) having a spray discharge orifice (42A) formed therein. The spray valve further includes a liquid flow passage into the valve body, a deflector plate (45) in proximity to the spray discharge orifice (42A) onto which liquid discharged from the orifice is directed, a spray height adjuster (44) adjacent the orifice and movable relative to the deflector plate (45) into the liquid flow path from the orifice, and an adjustment mechanism (43) to adjust the position of the spray height adjuster (44) relative to the discharge orifice (42A).
US10195617B2
A device for the cyclonic separation of solid particles contained in a fluid, comprising a primary cyclone chamber, a secondary cyclone chamber, an inlet channel for fluid loaded with solid particles opening into the primary cyclone chamber, an outlet channel for fluid cleaned of the solid particles connected to the secondary cyclone chamber, and a ducting unit connecting the primary cyclone chamber to the secondary cyclone chamber and surrounded by the primary cyclone chamber. The ducting unit comprises a core delimiting the secondary cyclone chamber and having at least one helical groove having a bottom which diverges away from an axis of the secondary cyclone chamber in a direction towards the latter, and a cap covering a part of the core in such a way as to delimit, with the groove, a channel connecting the primary cyclone chamber to the secondary cyclone chamber.
US10195615B2
A method for separating a vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. An air-sparged hydrocyclone is provided with a porous sparger covered by an outer gas plenum. A cryogenic liquid is provided to the tangential feed inlet at a velocity that induces a tangential flow and a cyclone vortex in the cyclone. The carrier gas is injected into the air-sparged hydrocyclone through the porous sparger. The vapor dissolves, condenses, desublimates, or a combination thereof, forming a vapor-depleted carrier gas and a vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid. The vapor-depleted gas is drawn through a vortex finder while the vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid is drawn through an apex nozzle outlet. In this manner, the vapor is removed from the carrier gas.
US10195613B2
An apparatus for disintegration (or mixing) of a solid in a receptacle containing liquid, has a control unit and an ultrasound transducer generating ultrasonic energy under control of the control unit. An annular coupling element in communication with the ultrasound transducer is adapted to receive the receptacle. Ultrasonic energy is transferred to the receptacle contents through the annular coupling element. In use, the ultrasonic energy transferred to the receptacle contents causes disintegration of the solid into the liquid. A method for disintegration of a solid in a receptacle is also described.
US10195610B2
Cartridge-based thermocyclers can include cartridges that are configured to move a fluid between distinct chambers. In some cases, the cartridge-based thermocyclers can be used for thermocycling a sample fluid comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) target to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Individual chambers can be heated, cooled, and/or compressed to mix fluid within the chamber or to propel fluid in the chamber into another chamber. The cartridges can have a laminate construction. The cartridges can be configured to enable multiplexed thermocycling and/or detection.
US10195609B2
In a polymer assay cartridge having wells containing reagents, beads and sample, where the wells are covered (e.g., with Parafilm® or films) and shipped to the point of care, the reagents and well contents can leak out. The reagent solutions are made semi-solid by adding hydrogel reagents and cooling to form a gel. Preferably, the hydrogel is heated before an assay is conducted with the cartridge, and pigmented beads in the wells indicate melting or excessive heating, or congealing of the hydrogel, based on pigment color change.
US10195600B2
Catalysts including at least one microporous material (e.g., zeolite), an organosilica material binder, and at least one catalyst metal are provided herein. Methods of making the catalysts, preferably without surfactants and processes of using the catalysts, e.g., for aromatic hydrogenation, are also provided herein.
US10195597B2
The manufacturing method includes a step of mixing a coarse particle zeolite, a fine particle zeolite, and a raw material of an inorganic bonding material to prepare a zeolite raw material; a step of forming the prepared zeolite raw material into a honeycomb shape to prepare a honeycomb formed body; and a step of firing the prepared honeycomb formed body to prepare the honeycomb structure. In the step of preparing the zeolite raw material, as the coarse particle zeolite, a chabazite type zeolite having a specific average particle diameter, the fine particle zeolite having a specific average particle diameter, the raw material of the inorganic bonding material which includes at least basic aluminum lactate is used.
US10195588B1
A process and catalyst is disclosed for converting a heavy hydrocarbon feed stream into lighter hydrocarbon products using a two component catalyst. The catalyst comprises iron and molybdenum containing catalyst. Alumina may be a third catalyst component. The molybdenum is present in the heavy hydrocarbon feed stream at about 500 wppm or less and the weight ratio of iron to the molybdenum is less than 5. Much lower concentrations of expensive molybdenum can be used due to the addition of iron in the catalyst.
US10195587B2
Disclosed are methods for making monolithic carbon materials as single bodies containing networks of pores in the mesopore and macropores that incorporate nanoparticles of various metals and metal oxides. The disclosed methods have the advantage that such single bodies can be made by mixing the carbon precursors and metal salts together in a single pot followed by appropriate processing. The materials produced are particularly suitable for use as heterogeneous catalysts, particularly in fixed bed and monolithic reactors.
US10195569B2
Spin columns that include a poly(acid) membrane separation matrix are provided. Also provided are kits that include the subject devices, as well as methods of using the devices, e.g., in sample preparation (such as protein purification) protocols.
US10195568B2
A membrane separation apparatus includes: a shell, wherein an inner surface of the shell is an arc surface, and at least one medium inlet and at least one medium outlet used for discharging a medium that is separated are arranged on the shell; a rotor arranged inside the shell, wherein at least two contact ends that are always in slidably contact with the inner surface of the shell are arranged on an outer surface of the rotor, the outer surface of the rotor and the inner surface of the shell form sealed separate cavities between the adjacent contact ends, and an empty part inside the rotor is used as a medium storage chamber; and separation chambers arranged inside the rotor.
US10195555B2
A filtration media with improved filtration, strength, tear resistance and air permeability in the form of a relatively thin and lightweight wet-laid fibrous web that has a wet Mullen ratio of 60% to 80% to ensure that the media is flexible enough to be formed into a fluted structure, and strong enough to retain the fluted structure when wound into a roll and to permit further processing without the media becoming too brittle. The filtration media comprises a blend of cellulose and synthetic fibers having a weight percent of 81 wt % to 87 wt % of a weight of the media and a resin binder having a weight of 13 wt % to 19 wt % (preferably about 16 wt %) of the weight of the media.
US10195543B2
A method of treating a switchable polarity material comprises introducing a first feed stream comprising a solvent and a non-polar form of the switchable polarity material to a first side of a gas diffusion membrane. A second feed stream comprising an acid gas is introduced to a second side of the gas diffusion membrane opposing the first side of the gas diffusion membrane. Molecules of the acid gas of the second feed stream are diffused across the gas diffusion membrane and into the first feed stream to form a product stream comprising a polar form of the switchable polarity material. A treatment system for a switchable polarity material, and a method of liquid treatment are also described.
US10195540B2
A modular sub-unit for the production of crystals in a suspension crystallization system includes: a first crystallization segment, at least one further crystallization segment, a first mixing segment, optional further mixing segments, an inlet cap, an outlet cap. The inlet cap and outlet cap are in fluid communication with any crystallization segments and any mixing segments present within the sub-unit. The sub-unit further includes a central rotating axis for providing mechanical energy to the crystallization segments and preferably the mixing segments. The crystallization segments present in the sub-unit are separated from each other by a mixing segment. Also described are a suspension crystallization system which includes the sub-unit and a suspension crystallization process making use of the sub-unit.
US10195539B2
Embodiments provide a toy construction element having an outer shell and moving members that can extend from and retract into openings in a face of the outer shell. The toy construction element may have a plurality of pegs for attaching to other engagement elements (e.g., blocks or figurines) and the openings may each be centered with respect to a 2×2 arrangement of pegs on the face. The moving members may be in contact with an actuating member, e.g., opposing arms of a rocking member. As one moving member is pushed down the rocking member may lift the other moving member. Upon attaching an engagement element to the toy construction element, one moving member can be pushed down to force up the other moving member so that the engagement element is released. Other actuating members may be used, such as push-rods or camshafts.
US10195535B2
A system, apparatus, and method for transporting an amusement attraction, such as an inflatable surfing attraction. A shipping container may be provided that is modifiable (e.g., has removable or rotatable elements such that it may be converted from a transporting orientation for containing one or more components of the attraction within for shipment to a deployed orientation whereby one or more of its elements may be used for setup and/or operation of the attraction. The attraction may incorporate an automatic inflating system that monitors pressure or other characteristics during setup.
US10195529B2
A computer system is provided that stores data for a plurality of virtual objects and elements that are positioned within a virtual space. Each of the virtual objects can adopt different states depending on which elements are determined to have collided with the virtual objects. Once it is determined that an object is collided with an element a further determination is made as to whether that element effects the virtual object. If the element does affect the virtual object, then the state for that object is updated. Further, a new element is then generated based on this change in state of the virtual object.
US10195525B2
An electronic gaming machine (EGM) includes a display having a display surface configured to provide stereoscopic 3D viewing of at least a portion of the game. The portion of the game includes a 3D interface element. The EGM further includes a locating sensor that generates an electronic signal based on a player's location in a sensing space. The EGM includes an ultrasonic emitter configured to emit an ultrasonic field. At least a portion of the ultrasonic field is located in the sensing space. The EGM also includes one or more processors configured to: identify a location of one or more player features based on the electrical signal from the locating sensor; determine that the location of the player features is associated with the 3D interface element; and control one or more of the ultrasonic emitters based on the identified location to provide tactile feedback to the player.
US10195524B2
A unitarily formed expandable spinal implant for insertion in a disc space between two adjacent vertebrae. The unitarily formed expandable spinal implant is moveable from an unexpanded configuration to an expanded configuration, and can be manufactured by a 3-dimensional printer. The unitarily formed expandable spinal implant includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a proximal wall, a first distal wall portion, a second distal wall portion, and a separator connected by at least one point of attachment to the spinal implant. A separation tool breaks the separator free from the at least one point of attachment, and moves the separator within the implant to force expansion thereof from the unexpanded configuration to the expanded configuration.
US10195515B2
An ice skate attachment assembly for converting a single runner blade ice skate into as multiple runner blade ice skate is provided. The assembly includes a skate guard having a bottom surface and including a channel for receiving and supporting the single runner blade of the ice skate. The assembly further includes at least two multi-runner blades secured with the skate guard and being laterally spaced from one another on either lateral side of the skate guard with each of the multi-runner blades extending below the bottom surface of the skate guard to an ice-engaging edge.
US10195506B2
A sports product may include a support member and an impact region configured to impact an object. The impact region may be coupled to the support member. The sports product may also include a shear thickening material in at least one of the support member or the impact region. The shear thickening material may be configured to exhibit shear thickening behavior when an impact occurs between the impact region and the object.
US10195505B2
A hockey-stick includes a blade and a shaft. The blade includes a heel region, a toe region spaced longitudinally from the heel region, and a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region. The blade optionally also includes a hosel to which the shaft is attached. One or more tuning rods or similar structures are positioned in the blade to increase the blade's stiffness to substantially match the stiffness of the shaft. The tuning rods are optionally located in the mid-region of the blade and may extend into the hosel and, in some cases, into the shaft or the toe region.
US10195503B1
A disk throwing device, comprising a handle and a fork. The fork is coupled to the handle and extending therefrom along a first axis. The fork having a pair of prongs extending therefrom from an end thereof opposite the handle. The pair of prongs meeting at a prong junction and having a common top surface substantially orthogonal to the first axis such that a disk may slide freely across the top surface. The disk throwing device also comprises a clip, extending orthogonally away from the fork in relation to the first axis at a first portion at the prong junction. The clip having a second portion coupled to the first portion that extends substantially parallel to the first axis such that it may trap a disk between the clip and the pair of prongs.
US10195499B2
A golf club head comprising a ribbed region on at least one of a heel portion, a toe portion, sole, or crown. The ribbed region comprises a ribbed wall with an interior surface facing an interior of the golf club head, and a ribbed wall exterior facing an exterior of the golf club head. The ribbed region further comprises at least one rib protruding from the ribbed region. The first rib comprises a first rib length measured along a rib centerline of the first rib, a first rib interior section located at the ribbed wall interior surface, and a first rib exterior section located at the ribbed wall exterior surface.
US10195496B2
The present invention relates to a ball game racket with strings that comprise at least one string comprising a superelastic material.
US10195489B2
The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core composed of a spherical inner core layer and an outer core layer, an intermediate layer and a cover, wherein the inner core layer has a hardness difference (Hs1−Ho) between a surface hardness (Hs1) and a center hardness (Ho) of 5 or less in JIS-C hardness, the outer core is such that R2 of a linearly approximated curve obtained from a least square method is 0.95 or higher, when JIS-C hardness, measured at nine points obtained by dividing a thickness of the outer core in a radius direction of the spherical core into equal parts having 12.5% intervals therebetween, is plotted against distance (%) from a border point between the outer core layer and the inner core layer, and the intermediate layer has a slab hardness which is greater than a slab hardness of the cover.
US10195480B2
The present invention is a horizontal rowing machine having a frame with a removable seat, adjustably mounted on the frame and an adjustable chest pad. The present invention has angled foot plates. The foot plates enable the user to use the machine in various positions. The present invention has two fixed multi-grip handles with 8 fixed hand positions and 6 positions on which to attach swivel handles. The swivel handles allow for a more natural and free form rowing movement. Maximal adjustability of all aspects of the machine allow for a more optimal and beneficial training exercise for any user, regardless of body size. The user can lift a desired weight by pulling the handles.
US10195479B2
A retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system for that is extended outwardly from the wall when in use and retracted towards the wall when not in use. The retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system generally includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench pivotally connected to the mounting bracket that has an extended position and a retracted position, a first support member pivotally attached to the bench and a second support member pivotally attached to the bench. The first surface of the bench is horizontal or inclined when in the extended position to be used as a weightlifting bench. The first surface of the bench is in a substantially vertical position when in the retracted position for compact storage of the bench near the wall.
US10195474B2
An electromagnetically actuated bicycle trainer includes a base, a support assembly disposed on the base, and a hysteresis resistance generating module. The support assembly includes a support arm, and a fastening member disposed on the support arm and for securing an axle of a pedaling wheel. The hysteresis resistance generating module includes an inner magnetic stationary member and an outer magnetic stationary member, a semi-hard magnetic rotating member between the inner magnetic stationary member and the outer magnetic stationary member, and a conductive coil. The conductive coil receives an electric power and senses opposite magnetisms that the inner magnetic stationary member and the outer magnetic stationary member generate. Thus, the semi-hard magnetic rotating member is caused to generate a hysteresis resistance when rotated in response to hysteresis effects.
US10195471B2
A tank on a firefighting aircraft initially is loaded with water. A polymer gel emulsion vessel is provided on the aircraft, but is not activated and mixed with tank water until such polymer gel preparation is initiated by an operator. When initiated, a pump pulls water from the tank and doses it with gel emulsion. Double elbows and/or the pump impeller fully activates the polymer gel. The activated polymer gel is mixed within the tank by one of a variety of systems including mixing paddles or sparging with gas. In one embodiment, a hollow tower of telescoping form has a float to keep an upper end near a surface in the tank and a sparging gas entry is a controlled distance below the surface, such that gas of limited pressure, such as from a ram air inlet can sparge and mix the water and activated polymer gel emulsion effectively.
US10195470B2
A system and method is provided for demand-based control of a cold water spray system of an exhaust ventilation system. Embodiments include determining a demand load of a cooking appliance that generates cooking effluent in a vicinity of an exhaust hood, and determining a temperature of water in the cold water spray system. The cold water spray system is controlled in response to at least one of the determined appliance demand load and the determined temperature of water in the cold water spray system to maintain a low temperature of water in the cold water spray system below a predetermined temperature threshold, thereby enabling efficient removal of contaminants from the exhaust hood by the cold water spray system.
US10195468B2
A temperature control garment arranged to be worn on a user's torso including a bladder defining a chamber for receiving a supply of gas, the bladder including a back portion which is arranged to overlie at least a portion of a user's back. An arrangement of holes is provided in the bladder for directing gas supplied to the chamber towards the user's body so as to modify the temperature of the user's body. The garment also includes a breathing duct coupled to the bladder for receiving a supply of gas, the breathing duct having at least one duct outlet for delivering the gas supplied to the breathing duct to the user.
US10195467B2
Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus related to ablation catheter systems with wireless temperature sensing. The present subject matter provides an ablation catheter system including an ablation catheter configured to ablate a target zone of tissue and at least one temperature sensitive resonator coupled to the ablation catheter. The resonator is configured to wirelessly emit a signal indicative of a sensed temperature in response to an interrogation signal. The ablation catheter system also includes an external device configured to provide the interrogation signal and to receive and decode the emitted signal from the resonator. The temperature sensitive resonator is configured to be placed proximate to and in thermal conduction with the target zone of tissue and to resonate at a frequency dependent upon a temperature of the resonator when excited by the interrogation signal, in various embodiments.
US10195459B2
A method and device for photodynamic therapy for treating cancer. The method includes: providing a photodynamic therapeutic device for treating cancer. The provided device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes that are positionable in proximity of a patient's body and are adapted to provide a light fluence to a lesion area. The method also includes administering an effective dose of a photosensitizer in the lesion area; positioning the device in proximity to the patient's body; and irradiating the patient's body.
US10195458B2
Disclosed is a therapeutic lamp platform controller. According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, provided is a controller comprising a power source; a control circuit operatively connected to the power source, the control circuit including one or more outputs to drive a plurality of radiant lamps associated with a therapeutic lamp platform, the plurality of radiant lamps including a mixed combination of different wavelength radiant energy and the plurality of radiant lamps disposed to communicate the radiant energy to a user treatment area; a user display operatively connected to the control circuit; and a user control switch operatively connected to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to control a dosage amount of radiant energy communicated to the user treatment area.
US10195453B2
A method of soft tissue treatment of a patient includes placing an applicator onto a surface of the soft tissue, with the applicator including an electrode and a dielectric material vacuum cup. The soft tissue is heated via the electrode. Vacuum is applied to the vacuum cup. The electrode may be at least partially covered by a dielectric material of variable thickness.
US10195451B2
A medical device for caring for a patient includes a patient utility for measuring a patient parameter or administering a therapy to the patient and an alarm system that has a receiver to accept status information about the medical device. A use detector of the alarm system is structured to determine when the medical device is being prepared for use and a status detector of the alarm system is adapted to determine from the status information that the medical device is in a ready state. The alarm system further includes an alarm that is activated when the medical device is both being prepared for use and not in the ready state. This description also includes methods of generating an alarm when the medical device is both being prepared for use and not in the ready state.
US10195450B2
A controller (20) for an advanced defibrillator (10) employs a therapy manager (30), a monitor manager (40), and a profile manager (50). In operation, the profile manager (50) manages a compilation of clinical usage profiles (60), each clinical usage profile (60) being derived from a different clinical usage of the advanced defibrillator (10) for the patient, and configures the therapy manager (30) and the monitor manager (40) responsive to a selection by a user of the advanced defibrillator (10) of one of the plurality of clinical usage profiles (60). Each clinical usage profile (60) includes a therapy profile (61) specifying a configuration of the therapy manager (30) for a delivery of an electric therapy to the patient. Each clinical usage profile (60) further includes a monitoring profile (62) specifying a configuration of the monitor manager (40) for a measuring of vital parameter(s) of the patient.
US10195445B2
An implantable medical device can include a device housing including a circuitry module and a header including a header core defining a bore configured to receive a distal end of a lead, an antenna, and a header shell disposed around the header core and the antenna. The antenna can be a closed loop antenna and arranged such that the antenna is positioned within two planes to maximize the area within the closed loop to increase the radiation characteristics of the antenna.
US10195425B2
This application describes a miniature implantable neurostimulator system for sciatic nerves and their branches. The implanted miniature neurostimulator is implanted in the leg and stimulates these nerves for the treatment of urinary or bowel incontinence. The miniature implantable neurostimulator has a low duty cycle permitting a small size with medically-acceptable longevity. The system includes a wireless programmer and patient-activated key fob.
US10195416B2
An apparatus for substantially sterile connection of flexible tubing, including at least one tubing holder, which is adapted to receive one or more lengths of flexible tubing and which is also equipped with one or more sterilant applicators. The sterilant applicator is adapted to apply a sterilant to the length of tubing when the tubing length is received in the tubing holder. At least one cutter, which is movable in relation to the tubing holder and adapted to cut the length of tubing. A connector holder, which includes a compartment housing and a substantially sterile tubing connector. The connector holder is movable in relation to the tubing holder to a position where the length of tubing and the sterile tubing connector are aligned and can be urged together.
US10195408B2
Certain embodiments of the invention relates to a transdermal drug delivery system containing donepezil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, more specifically to a transdermal drug delivery system containing a drug-containing matrix layer comprising donepezil or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a styrene copolymer, a hydrogenated rosin glycerol ester, and optionally a hydrocarbon resin.
US10195401B2
A wire guide for feeding a medical catheter through the body passage of a patient to a distant target site within the body has a variably flexible distal portion. The distal portion facilitates threading the guidewire in a tortuous path through acute bends at branch junctions in the body passages of the patient. The wire guide end is able to feed into very delicate vessels such as ventricles of the brain and the spinal canal without puncturing the wall or damaging organs.
US10195394B2
This invention relates to a catheter (220), and in particular to a urinary catheter. A catheter comprises an elongate shaft (222) having a longitudinal drainage bore (224) for conveying fluid along the shaft; an elongate, tapered tip portion (228) extending from an end of the shaft, the tip portion having a distal end (230) furthest from the shaft; a drainage aperture (232) provided in the tip portion, said aperture being in fluid communication with said bore; and an inflatable balloon element (236) attached to said tip portion, the balloon element being configured such that, when fully inflated, the balloon element fully surrounds the distal end of the tip portion and extends along the tip portion to a point on an opposite side of the drainage aperture to said distal end, a surface of the balloon element including a depression (242) providing a passageway in fluid communication with the drainage aperture.
US10195388B2
Condensation or “rain-out” is a problem in breathing circuits and especially neonatal breathing circuits. The subject patent provides an improved breathing tube component for managing rain-out particularly in neonatal applications. In particular the breathing tube has a smooth inner bore, and an outer insulating layer containing stagnant gas and a heater wire.
US10195377B2
Provided is a configuration capable of executing a detection test for a comfort level including the quality of sleep, which is measurable at home without requiring the measurement of brain waves or electrocardiogram. The respiratory waveform of a subject during sleep is continuously measured and recorded from the respiratory gas flow, etc., and is window-Fourier transformed at each measurement time to generate a frequency spectrum, and a bandwidth including a respiratory frequency is extracted. The index indicating the regularity of the respiratory period of the subject is also calculated at each time point during the sleep, and the time-dependency of this index during the sleep is represented as a graph. A medical device includes a sleep evaluation system equipped with a control means for performing control so that a sleep cycle repeated at a cycle of about 90 minutes is clearly observed if the comfort level including the quality of sleep of the subject is favorable.
US10195374B2
A container, a nebulizer and a use of an indicator device are described, where the container comprises an indicator device fixedly mounted on the bottom of the container, the container is arranged within the nebulizer and the container can be detached by grabbing the indicator device.
US10195372B2
A pneumoperitoneum apparatus includes: a gas feeding conduit; a gas feeding flow rate variable section; a first pressure measurement section coupled with the gas feeding conduit; a conduit for pressure measurement; a conduit for pressure measurement coupling part coupled with the conduit for pressure measurement; a second pressure measurement section coupled with the conduit for pressure measurement coupling part, and configured to measure pressure in the conduit for pressure measurement; a gas leaking part configured to communicate the gas in the conduit for pressure measurement to an outside to leak the gas in the conduit by a predetermined leakage; and a control section configured to determine that the conduit for pressure measurement is crushed when pressure measured by the second pressure measurement section is smaller than a predetermined threshold.
US10195370B2
An electronic cigarette (10), comprising an atomizing assembly (100) and a power supply assembly (300) connected in a detachable mode; the atomizing assembly (100) comprises a housing (120) and an atomizer (140) located in the housing (120); the housing (120) is provided with an abutment portion (160) therein; the atomizer (140) comprises a reservoir (142) and an atomizing element connected to the reservoir (142); the power supply assembly (300) comprises a first connecting portion (320) facing the atomizer (140); one end of the housing (120) facing the power source assembly (300) is provided with a second connecting portion (180) connected to the first connecting portion (320) in a detachable mode; one end of the atomizer (140) facing the power supply assembly (300) is provided with a third connecting portion (144); and when the first connecting portion (320) is connected to and fixed with the second connecting portion (180), the abutment portion (160) presses the atomizer (140) to enable the third connecting portion (144) to press against the first connecting portion (320).
US10195363B2
The present embodiments provide for a syringe and a retraction plunger assembly configured to accept various retractable needle assemblies, which are capable of cooperating to provide a retraction safety syringe. In particular, the syringe includes a barrel and a retraction plunger assembly comprising a control unit attached to a plunger and releasably engaged to a housing, and at least one biasing means disposed within the plunger assembly. Upon completion of dose delivery via a retractable needle, the control unit disengages from housing and the biasing member retracts the plunger and a connected needle into the barrel. Various elements are configured to prevent further use of the syringe. The control unit can be used to control a rate of needle retraction.
US10195362B2
A safety needle device for a medical injector supporting a needle projecting forwardly from the front of the injector body has a tubular sleeve for a supported needle, the sleeve being slidable rearwardly with respect to the needle to expose at least the tip thereof. The sleeve has a forward end for contacting an injection site and a removable cover is engaged in sealing contact with the forward end of the sleeve. The sleeve may have an in-turned flange at its forward end defining an orifice through which the needle projects when the sleeve slides rearwardly. The removable cover may effect a seal to that flange.
US10195351B2
A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device is presented having a display; a processor arrangement; a dose dialed detector operable to detect a dose of medicament dialed into an attached injection device; a dose delivery determiner for determining that a dose of medicament has been delivered; a quantity determiner determining a quantity of medicament that has been delivered; and a clock configured to determine a current time. The processor arrangement is configured when the supplemental device is in a default mode to display both a quantity of medicament that was delivered since a last dose and a time elapsed since delivery of the last dose.
US10195350B2
A syringe containing a high water content product and for use in a drug infusion system is provided. The syringe includes a plunger carrying front and rear o-rings made of a diene rubber compound such as chlorobutyl rubber or bromobutyl rubber to impart very low gas permeability characteristics to the o-rings. The plunger may be molded as a single part or in two parts. If molded as one part with radially-engaging mold portions, the seal glands in the plunger may include parting lines from the mold. If molded as two parts with axially-engaging mold portions, the front seal gland may include a sealing surface and under cut that has no parting line. The o-rings may be surface treated with a lubricant to improve sealing where the molding process gives rise to parting lines in the seal glands.
US10195348B2
A syringe having a finger flange and a finger support is provided. The finger flange includes a radially projecting support surface for a finger and is joined to the syringe body of the syringe at its proximal end. In this case, the finger flange is further designed in one piece and includes at least two finger flange elements, which are movably joined with one another.
US10195346B2
A drug delivery device for administering a drug is presented having a body adapted to retain a cartridge containing a drug, at least one electrical unit and a port for electrically contacting the electrical unit, an adapter for attaching an injection needle to the drug delivery device, a safety mechanism arranged to prevent contacting the electrical unit through the port whilst an injection needle is in fluid communication with the cartridge and arranged to prevent establishing a fluid communication between an injection needle and the cartridge whilst the port is configured to allow contacting the electrical unit.
US10195341B2
Systems and methods for a fluid reservoir for use with a fluid infusion device, which is automatically filled are provided. The fluid reservoir includes a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end. The fluid reservoir also includes a stopper received in the barrel and movable within the barrel from the distal end to the proximal end to dispense a fluid from a passageway of the barrel. The fluid reservoir includes at least one engagement feature defined along a portion of a perimeter of the barrel near the proximal end that removably couples the fluid reservoir to the fluid infusion device.
US10195339B2
Provided is a liquid delivering pump which can determine whether the pump is suitable for use, while in a standby state, and thus, the pump can be efficiently managed and utilized. A liquid delivering pump which delivers a drug to the inside of a living body includes a storage unit that stores a drug library, a starting state switching unit that switches a starting state of the liquid delivering pump between a liquid deliverable state and a standby state, and a display unit that displays various types of information related to the liquid delivering pump. The display unit displays specification information which specifies the drug library stored in the storage unit, while in the standby state.
US10195336B2
There are provided a blood purification apparatus and a priming method thereof which can reliably perform air bubble purging of a blood purification device while workability is maintained during priming. During the priming, an air purging step is performed by causing a blood pump to perform reverse rotation, and electromagnetic valves and are brought into an opened state so as to open the overflow line (L) and a priming solution supply line and so as to discharge a priming solution from an overflow line while supplying a dialysate functioning as the priming solution from the priming solution supply line.
US10195335B2
A chamber is provided for a blood treatment system and has at least one space defined by a chamber wall, at least one blood inlet, and at least one inlet for a further fluid, which are connected with the space. Both the at least one blood inlet and the at least one inlet for the further fluid are formed on tube sections that protrude into the space of the chamber. In the operating condition of the chamber the space of the chamber is at least partly filled with blood or with a mixture of blood and either the further fluid or some other fluid. At least one, or preferably both, of the tube sections have a length such that the blood inlet and/or the inlet for the further fluid are located below the blood or fluid level in the chamber.
US10195332B2
A renal therapy blood cleansing system is provided. The renal therapy blood cleansing system includes a blood circuit including a blood filtering device, a therapy fluid circuit including a balance chamber configured to exchange like volumes of fresh and used therapy fluid, a first pump configured to pump fresh therapy fluid to the balance chamber, a second pump configured to pump used therapy fluid to the balance chamber, and at least one valve located downstream from the balance chamber, the at least one valve enabling fresh therapy fluid from the balance chamber to be directed selectively to (i) a flow path leading to an inlet of the blood filtering device, or (ii) a flow path leading to the blood circuit at a location upstream or downstream of the blood filtering device.
