US10229028B2
A system for managing application performance performs a learning phase and a monitoring phase. One embodiment of the learning phase comprises monitoring performance of multiple components of a software system to create first monitored component data for the multiple components and automatically identifying correlation between the components and a performance metric based on the first monitored data. The monitoring phase comprises monitoring performance of the multiple components of the software system to create second monitored component data for the multiple components, using the identified correlation to predict the performance metric, calculating the actual performance metric based on the second monitored component data, and reporting a performance problem if the actual performance metric differs from the predicted performance metric by more than a threshold.
US10229022B1
A mapped RAID group is generated that contains multiple RAID extents, and each one of the RAID extents is configured and arranged to indicate multiple drive extents that are each a contiguous region of non-volatile data storage in a physical drive. The RAID extents are divided into equal size subsets based on a requested RAID width. Drive extents are allocated from a drive extent pool such that the drive extents indicated by RAID extents contained in the same subset are all allocated from different ones of the physical drives. Logical block rotation is performed between the storage object and the mapped RAID group, causing host data written to consecutive blocks of the storage object address space to be directed to different ones of the RAID extents in the mapped RAID group. Data mirroring is performed between drive extents contained within each of the individual RAID extents of the RAID group.
US10229019B2
Some embodiments include a multi-storage-device array (e.g., a SSD tray, a SSD sled or a SSD rack) having multiple drives (e.g., solid-state drives). The multi-storage-device array can have an enclosure around the drives, a processor and a network interface, and implement a power failure management circuit. The power failure management circuit can include an electric probe that detects a power failure. Upon detecting the power failure, the power failure management circuit sends an interrupt signal to a drive controller to flush data in volatile-memory (e.g., write cache, firmware cache, look-up table cache, or other random access memory) into non-volatile memory (e.g., flash memory). The power failure management circuit can include a system-level holdup energy storage that retains power after power failure to support flushing of the data from the volatile memory during the power failure.
US10229007B2
As disclosed herein, a method for optimizing data synchronization when performing a block-level backup includes receiving a customized merging plan, and creating a padding map that includes missing data information, and sending the padding map to a local backup server to request missing data. The method further includes receiving from the local backup server the missing data, and performing a snapshot consolidation according to the customized merging plan to provide a consolidated snapshot.
US10229005B2
A configuration is generated for a software that is to be deployed for providing high service availability to satisfy configuration requirements. One or more configuration patterns are identified, each of which specifies a set of attribute values and an actual recovery action for a failed component as a configuration option of the software. The unchangeable attribute values of the software are matched with the configuration patterns to obtain a matching configuration pattern, whose actual recovery action incurs a smallest component failure recovery impact zone. The matching configuration pattern is selected as at least a portion of the configuration of the software. Then the changeable attribute values of the software are set to the corresponding attribute values of the matching configuration pattern to satisfy the configuration requirements.
US10229000B2
Methods and structure for preventing lower page corruption in flash memory. One embodiment is a flash storage device that includes Multi-Level Cell (MLC) flash memory, Single-Level Cell (SLC) flash memory, and a controller coupled to the MLC flash memory and the SLC flash memory. The controller is configured to program host data to a lower page of the MLC flash memory, to generate an erasure code for the host data, and to store the erasure code in the SLC flash memory. The controller is also configured to detect an interrupted write operation to an upper page linked to the lower page, to retrieve the erasure code from the SLC flash memory, and to correct the host data of the lower page of the MLC flash memory using the erasure code.
US10228999B2
Mirrored memory scrubbing is optimized to reduce system power consumption and increase system performance. A memory scrub operation scrubs a first portion of the mirrored memory to detect and correc soft errors. The scrub rate of a second portion of the mirrored memory is eliminated, minimized, or reduced, relative to the scrub rate of the first portion. The reduced scrub operation preserves power consumed in association with scrubbing the second portion.
US10228996B2
The technology disclosed relates to detecting anomalous behavior of network components in a complex network setting. In particular, it relates to processing a historical stream of latency sample points by applying a wide aperture temporal aggregator that summarizes historical stream in a reduced number of summary points, based on a moving window, with a metric date-time indicator associated with each summary point, processing a current stream of latency sample points, including, applying a narrow aperture temporal aggregator that summarizes the current stream in a reduced number of summary points, based on a moving window, comparing summary points from the current stream to summary points from the historical stream at a date-time indicator with a predetermined periodic-temporal relationship to a particular current stream summary point, and quantizing the comparison to at least three comparison values of low-range, normal and high-range and recording at least low-range and high-range quantized comparisons for analysis.
US10228995B2
Examples discussed herein are directed to last writers of datasets in storage array errors. In some examples, a dataset integrity error detection is recorded. The dataset integrity error may be in a write path of a storage array and the write path may include a first controller node and a second controller node of the storage array. A detector of the dataset integrity error may be determined. A last writer of the dataset in the write path prior to the dataset integrity error detection may also be determined. A processing location in the write path associated with the dataset integrity error may be determined.
US10228990B2
Systems, methods and/or devices are used to adjust error metrics for a memory portion of non-volatile memory in a storage device. In one aspect, a first write and a first read are performed on the memory portion. In accordance with results of the first read, a first error metric value for the memory portion is determined. In accordance with a determination that the first error metric value exceeds a first threshold value, an entry for the memory portion is added to a table. After the first write, when a second write to the memory portion is performed, it is determined whether the entry for the memory portion is present in the table. In accordance with a determination that the entry for the memory portion is present in the table, the second write uses a first error adjustment characteristic that is determined in accordance with the first error metric value.
US10228977B2
Methods of managing distributed analytics on device groups are described. In an embodiment, a management service within a distributed analytics system provides an interface to allow a user to define a group of devices based on a property of the devices. When the property of a device in the system satisfies the criterion specified by the user, the device is added to the group and the device may subsequently be removed from the group if the device no longer satisfies the criterion. Once a group has been defined, the management service enables users to specify management operations, such as creating, starting, stopping or deleting queries or management operations relating to other entities of end devices, which are to be implemented on all the devices in the group and the management service propagates the operation to all devices in the group, irrespective of their current connectivity status.
US10228970B2
Methods and apparatuses for bounding the processing domain in a symmetric multiprocessing system are provided. In various implementations, a particular computational task is “affined” to a particular processing unit. Subsequently, when the particular task is executed, the symmetric multiprocessing operating system ensures that the affined processing unit processes the instruction. When the affined processing unit is not processing the particular computational task, the symmetric multiprocessing operating system may cause the processing unit to process alternate instructions. With some implementations, a particular computational task is “linked” to a particular processing unit. Subsequently, when the particular task is executed, the symmetric multiprocessing operating system ensures that the bound processing unit processes the instruction. When the bound processing unit is not processing the particular computational instruction, the bound processing unit may enter a low power or idle state.
US10228964B2
A storage layer based orchestration method can efficiently migrate a virtualized, enterprise scale system across disparate virtualization environments. A copy of a source logical storage container with multiple virtual disks of virtual machines (VMs) can be created in a public cloud destination as a destination logical storage container. Each of the VMs is associated with at least one virtual disk that includes boot data (“boot disk”) for the VM. With application programming interface function calls and/or scripted task automation and configuration management commands, the orchestration method coordinates different applications and tools to convert the boot disks into canonical storage representations (e.g., logical unit numbers (LUNs)), to instantiate VMs in the destination environment, and to chain load the boot disks to launch the VMs in a different virtualization environment.
US10228956B2
In one implementation, a processing device is provided that includes a memory to store instructions and a processor core to execute the instructions. The processor core is to receive a sequence of instructions reordered by a binary translator for execution. A first load of the sequence of instructions is identified. The first load references a memory location that stores a data item to be loaded. An occurrence of a second load is detected. The second load to access the memory location subsequent to an execution of the first load instruction. A protection field in the first load is enabled based on the detected occurrence of the second load. The enabled protection field indicates that the first load is to be checked for an aliasing associated with the memory location with respect to a subsequent store instruction. The second load is eliminated based on the enabled of the protection field.
US10228952B2
Systems, methods and products are described that provide accelerated boot performance. One embodiment provides a method including: initiating a booting process of a user operating system of a computer system, wherein the operating system sets a plurality of hardware devices for inclusion in the booting process; identifying a non-critical hardware device in the plurality of hardware devices set for start up according to the user operating system; excluding the non-critical hardware device from the booting process; completing the booting process to provide an operational user operating system to a user without starting an excluded non-critical hardware device; and thereafter loading and initializing the excluded non-critical hardware device as a post-boot task. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10228951B1
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for committing store instructions out of order from a store queue are described. A processor may store a first store instruction and a second store instruction in the store queue, wherein the first store instruction is older than the second store instruction. In response to determining the second store instruction is ready to commit to the memory hierarchy, the processor may allow the second store instruction to commit before the first store instruction, in response to determining that all store instructions in the store queue older than the second store instruction are non-speculative. However, if it is determined that at least one store instruction in the store queue older than the second store instruction is speculative, the processor may prevent the second store instruction from committing to the memory hierarchy before the first store instruction.
US10228949B2
A method of identifying instructions including accessing a plurality of instructions that comprise multiple branch instructions. For each branch instruction of the multiple branch instructions, a respective first mask is generated representing instructions that are executed if a branch is taken. A respective second mask is generated representing instructions that are executed if the branch is not taken. A prediction output is received that comprises a respective branch prediction for each branch instruction. For each branch instruction, the prediction output is used to select a respective resultant mask from among the respective first and second masks. For each branch instruction, a resultant mask of a subsequent branch is invalidated if a previous branch is predicted to branch over said subsequent branch. A logical operation is performed on all resultant masks to produce a final mask. The final mask is used to select a subset of instructions for execution.
US10228937B2
An apparatus may comprise a multi-dimensional memory, a plurality of matrix processors, and a matrix routine memory. The matrix routine memory may store a plurality of programmable matrix routines, wherein each programmable matrix routine comprises a plurality of instructions associated with a particular matrix operation, wherein the plurality of instructions is to be executed by the plurality of matrix processors. Further, the plurality of matrix processors may be configured to: receive a command to perform a matrix operation; receive matrix data from the multi-dimensional memory; extract one or more matrix operands from the matrix data; identify a programmable matrix routine associated with the matrix operation; receive the programmable matrix routine from the matrix routine memory; execute the programmable matrix routine using the one or more matrix operands; and obtain a result of the matrix operation based on execution of the programmable matrix routine.
US10228928B2
The invention relates to a method for updating data and/or software embedded in an electronic device comprising a communication interface and being suitable to be controlled remotely by a remote control device, the electronic device comprises a mechanical casing cabinet and being configurable into at least one standby mode, said method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of detecting the presence of the remote control device in the receptacle for a determined period, of configuring the standby mode following the detection of the remote control device and of updating embedded data via the intermediary of the communication interface, the update being carried out according to the presence of the remote control device in the receptacle. The invention also relates to the device implementing the method.
US10228924B2
Examples of techniques for deploying an application on a cloud environment satisfying integrity and geo-fencing constraints are disclosed herein. A computer implemented method may include: receiving a guest application for deployment on a cloud environment; receiving the integrity constraints on the integrity of each of the plurality of host where the application is to be deployed; receiving geo-fencing constraints identifying a geographic location where the guest application is to be deployed; determining for which of the plurality of hosts the integrity constraints and the geo-fencing constraints are satisfied; and deploying the guest application on at least one of the plurality of hosts that satisfy the integrity constraints and the geo-fencing constraints.
US10228908B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, computer program product and system for increasing sorting efficiency by utilizing a determined crossover point. Initially, a set of data, containing a number of tuples, to be sorted is received. A determination is made as to the number of radix sort iterations to perform based on the number of tuples of the received data. A countdown timer is set based on the determined number of radix sort iterations. Radix sorts iterations are performed recursively. After each iteration, the countdown timer is decreased. Upon the countdown timer reaching zero, one or more comparison sorts is performed on the remainder of the set of data not sorted by the radix sorting.
US10228902B2
A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task. Each member of the synchrony group periodically obtains from the task distribution device an indication of the current time indicated by its clock, determines a time differential between the task distribution device's clock and its respective clock and determines therefrom a time at which, according to its respective clock, the time stamp indicates that it is to execute the task.
US10228894B2
Provided are a desktop sharing method, terminal, corresponding computer program and carrier. The desktop sharing method includes the following steps. A first mobile terminal establishes a connection with a second mobile terminal. After the connection succeeds, the first mobile terminal sends a predetermined area image of a screen to the second mobile terminal to display the predetermined area image on a desktop of the second mobile terminal. In the present disclosure, the first mobile terminal establishes the connection with the second mobile terminal, and the first mobile terminal sends the predetermined area image of the screen to the second mobile terminal. Therefore, the second mobile terminal can see the image of the screen of the first mobile terminal. The desktop sharing between two mobile terminals is realized. The problems that the related mobile terminals cannot realize real-time desktop sharing like computers and the user experience is relatively poor are solved.
US10228876B2
A memory apparatus including multiple buffers includes a memory controller configured to obtain memory allocation information based on a multi-write operation command, and a memory configured to store same graphics data in each of multiple buffers in a memory based on the memory allocation information.
US10228875B2
Data writing and reading methods for a flash. The data writing method comprises: when remaining spaces of a data area and of an index area of a physical page are sufficient, sequentially storing present-instance write data into the data area of the physical page, and generating an index journal and sequentially writing same into the index area of the physical page; otherwise, organizing actual data in the physical page, storing the actual data into a data area of an idle page, and generating, on the basis of the actual data, an index journal and writing same into an index area of the idle page. The data reading method comprises: acquiring the actual memory address of to-be-read data on the basis of the index journal in the index area of the physical page, and reading the data from the actual memory address.
US10228874B2
An embodiment of a storage apparatus may include persistent storage media, a namespace having backend storage, and a virtual function controller communicatively coupled to the persistent storage media and the namespace to assign the namespace to a virtual storage function and to control access to the namespace by the virtual storage function. The virtual function controller may be further configured to cache access to the namespace on the persistent storage media. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US10228869B1
Techniques for controlling access to shared resources may include receiving multiple requests to access shared information associated with an identifier. For each of the requests, an entry in a linked list can be allocated to the request, and each entry can be associated with the identifier. The shared information associated with the identifier can be retrieved, and stored in each entry associated with the identifier. A conflict indicator is set in each entry to indicate whether the shared information is available for the request corresponding to the entry. The shared information stored in each entry is provided for each request after the conflict indicator in the corresponding entry indicates the shared information is available for the request.
US10228866B2
In general, techniques are described for enabling performance tuning of a storage device. A storage device comprising one or more processors and a memory may perform the tuning techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to receive a command stream including one or more commands to access the storage device. The memory may be configured to store the command stream. The one or more processors may be further configured to insert a delay into the command stream to generate a performance tuned command stream, and access the storage device in accordance with the performance tuned command stream.
US10228855B2
A method for optimizing query compilation by tuning memory across a database cluster is provided. The method may include receiving, by a global memory tuner, memory configuration information from a plurality of nodes within the database cluster. The method may also include determining a node within the plurality of nodes having a least available memory value relative to a remainder of nodes within the plurality of nodes based on the received memory configuration information. The method may then include calculating a globally tuned memory value based on a memory value associated with the determined node. The method may further include determining a memory distribution based on the calculated globally tuned memory value. The method may also include sending the determined memory distribution to the plurality of nodes.
US10228850B2
A preview window generator can be configured to sense a presence of navigation input applied to a resource reference (e.g., an icon, file path, etc.) displayed in an application window. The resource reference displayed in the application window can represent a resource such as stored content (e.g., a file, folder, etc.). While sensing input such as presence of a pointer in a vicinity of the resource reference in the application window, the preview window generator displays a context view (e.g., a file system view) including a representation of the stored content. Accordingly, a user can view the stored content in a relevant context view such as a storage context indicating where the content is stored in a file system without having to launch a separate windows explorer application. The preview window can be configured to receive input, enabling a viewer to modify a particular context view.
US10228846B2
The present disclosure generally relates to handwriting on touch sensitive surfaces. In some examples, text suggestions strokes entered on a touch sensitive surface are viewed and selected in response to a rotatable input mechanism. In some examples, text determined from a set of strokes on the touch sensitive surface is revised based on a subsequently entered stroke on the touch sensitive surface. In some examples, a determination is made whether to include a stroke in a set of strokes based a time between the stroke and the previous stroke. In some examples, determining text based on a set of stroke is interrupted to determined revised text based on the set of strokes and a second stroke.
US10228843B2
An image processing apparatus includes a display for displaying operational information for executing image processing, an operation unit for giving an input instruction in association with a display region appearing on the display, and a controller for controlling the display in accordance with the input instruction on the operation unit. The controller is configured to determine whether an input instruction of a flick operation is given through the operation unit in association with a prescribed display region appearing on the display. If it is determined that the input instruction of the flick operation is given, the controller is configured to enlarge a range of the prescribed display region in which the input instruction is allowed, and to display the enlarged display region on the display.
US10228837B2
An intuitive dashboard framework for creating, managing and publishing a collection of visualization gadgets for critical environments. It may further reveal intelligent gadgets to visualize critical environmental data in wet chemistry laboratories, and a healthcare and life science environment that are easy to configure, customize and deploy for a web dashboard presentation.
US10228832B2
A method is provided to edit a display screen of a zooming user interface system; the method includes receiving a user request to transform a set of display elements that are displayed on a display screen encompassed by a frame; in response to the user request an information structured is produced in a non-transitory storage device that indicates each display element of the set of display elements that is displayed on the display screen encompassed by the frame; each display element indicated by the information structure is transformed according to the user request.
US10228819B2
A method of executing an action related to data input by a user via a personal computing device is disclosed. The method involves receiving first input data via a keyboard, and associating the first input data with a secondary application available to the user via the personal computing device by causing an icon to be displayed on a display device for selection, the icon associated with the secondary application. The method also involves monitoring for user selection of the icon, and, in response to detecting user selection of the icon, activating the secondary application to generate second data contextually associated with the secondary application for display on the display device. Apparatuses and systems are also disclosed.
US10228809B2
Provided is a touch detection function-equipped display device that can be manufactured while suppressing an increase of price. A display device is provided with a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, and drive electrodes each of which is arranged to extend in a first direction in the pixel array. A drive signal is supplied to a first area in a first drive electrode among the drive electrodes, and a ground voltage is supplied to a second area extending in the first direction with respect to the first area to generate a magnetic field in the first drive electrode according to the drive signal at a time of detecting an external proximity object.
US10228802B2
The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a touch panel, a touch panel and a touch display device. The method for manufacturing a touch panel includes a step of forming connecting lines, black matrixes, an isolating film, a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes. Each of the first touch electrodes comprises a plurality of first sub-electrodes separated from each other, adjacent first sub-electrodes are bridged to each other by a corresponding connecting line, and each of the second touch electrodes is insulated from the connecting line by the isolating film. The black matrixes and the isolating film are formed by one patterning process.
US10228797B2
Embodiments described herein include an input device with a plurality of capacitive sensor electrodes configured to receive a signal. The input device also includes a processing system coupled to the plurality of capacitive sensor electrodes. The processing system includes an analog front end (AFE). The AFE includes an anti-aliasing filter comprising a continuous time analog infinite impulse response (IIR) filter configured to filter out interference from the received signal at frequencies higher than a signal frequency of the processing system to produce an anti-aliased signal. The AFE also includes a charge integrator configured to integrate the anti-aliased signal.
US10228796B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus, including: a display unit including a display area, the display area being configured to display an image; and a touchscreen unit including a facing area and an outer area, the facing area facing the display area, the outer area being outside of the facing area. An area of the touchscreen unit is attached to the display unit, the area including the facing area and the outer area.
US10228795B2
An embodiment of a computer implemented method of performing a processing action includes detecting an input from a user via an input device of a processing device, the input including a touch by at least one finger of a plurality of fingers of the user, estimating a gesture performed by the at least one finger based on the touch, measuring at least part of a fingerprint of the at least one finger, and identifying the at least one finger used to apply the input by the user based on stored fingerprint data that differentiates between individual fingers of the user. The method also includes identifying an action to be performed based on the estimated gesture and based on the identified at least one finger, and performing the action by the processing device.
US10228791B2
Disclosed is a touch display panel, including an array substrate and a color film substrate, the array substrate includes a plurality of sub-pixels, a length-width ratio of the sub-pixel is substantially M:1, a short edge of the sub-pixel extends along a first direction, N color resistors are arranged on the color film substrate and corresponding to the sub-pixels, M and N are natural numbers greater than 1; the array substrate further includes a plurality of block-shaped common electrodes, each of the common electrodes overlaps with k*Z sub-pixels in the first direction, k is a positive integer, and Z is a least common multiple of M and N. By adopting the touch display panel with such a structure, a drive frame can be used to perform touch detection and display detection at the same time, which saves the detection debug time.
US10228784B2
A version of the invention comprises a device for controlling or interfacing with a computer or other form of communicable machine based on the pyroelectric effect, and includes at least one optically- and infrared- (IR-) transparent graphene electrode.
US10228781B2
A resistive force sensor may be configured with two exposed pads, each exposed pad electrically connected to a terminal. When a force is applied to a force applicator, a conductive pad moves into contact with the exposed pads, thus completing an electrical circuit and providing a precise measurement of the point in time when a user has supplied sufficient force to switch the apparatus from one mode of operation to another. In another implementation, two resistive sensors may be disposed above and below portions of a conductive pad with an elastic member disposed between the two resistive sensors. When a force is applied to the force applicator of the apparatus, a differential resistance may be calculated between the two resistive sensors. Since resistive sensors may experience thermal drift due to changes in environmental temperature conditions, the differential resistance between the two resistive sensors allows a temperature-independent measurement of force.
US10228780B2
A system and method for synchronizing a stylus to a capacitive sense array. The system including a capacitive sense array which includes a plurality of electrodes. A magnetic field is generated using the plurality of electrodes. The magnetic field is used to synchronize the operation of the stylus and the capacitive sense array.
US10228779B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an electronic pen, a slot in which the electronic pen can be inserted in or detached from, a pen sensing module configured to sense an insertion/detachment of the electronic pen, a pen input module configured to receive an input using the electronic pen, and a processor configured to activate the pen input module while the display maintains an OFF-state when the detachment of the electronic pen is sensed within the OFF-state of the display.
US10228778B2
A touch-sensing system comprises an active stylus including a probe electrode and associated sensory logic. The sensory logic is configured to receive a synchronization pulse sequence via the probe electrode between consecutive touch-sensing frames of a capacitive touch screen, to use the synchronization pulse sequence to establish a timing scheme shared between the active stylus and the capacitive touch screen, to receive an excitation pulse via the probe electrode within a given touch-sensing frame, and to use the excitation pulse to maintain the shared timing scheme.
US10228774B2
An input method of an electronic device using an input device including a drawing unit is provided. The input method includes acquiring drawing unit related information, confirming an attribute of the drawing unit based on the acquired drawing unit-related information, receiving a drawing input by an input device, to which the drawing unit is attached, using a touch panel of the electronic device, and outputting a drawing expression through the display of the electronic device in response to an attribute of the drawing unit and a drawing pattern of the drawing input.
US10228766B2
Enhanced display rotation techniques are described in which arrangement of on-screen elements and user interfaces may be controlled based upon a combination of inputs from a sensor system of a device indicative of positional relationships. Output positions for elements are controlled in dependence upon a calculated position of a user in relation to the device and alignment of the device with a magnetic direction. The position and alignment may be derived based on sensor data, including at least a camera to obtain eye tracking data and a compass used to determine an alignment of the device. Other factors may also be considered such as data from an accelerometer, facial tracking by the camera, gaze detection, a proximity sensor, and other sensor data. Responsive to manipulation of the device, rotation and/or location of the elements may be controlled in accordance with the positional relationships that are ascertained.
US10228763B2
A method for determining correspondence between a gaze direction and an environment around a wearable device is disclosed. The wearable device may include an eye tracking device and an outward facing image sensor. The method may include receiving an input parameter and at least one scene image from the outward facing image sensor. The method may further include determining, with at least the eye tracking device, at least one gaze direction of a wearer of the wearable device at a point in time corresponding to when the scene image was captured by the outward facing image sensor. The method may additionally include determining, based at least in part on the input parameter, that a particular scene image includes at least a portion of a predefined image. The method may moreover include determining, based on the at least one gaze direction, at least one gaze point on the particular scene image.
US10228761B2
A portable device (e.g., a wireless device such as a cell phone) is provided with a flexible keyboard and a flexible display screen. Such flexible components may be stored in the housing of the portable device when not in use. The flexible display screen and flexible keyboard may be expanded from the housing when the flexible components are utilized by a user. Non-flexible display and input components may be provided on the exterior of the portable device such that the device may be used, in some form, while the flexible components are stored. In one embodiment, a portion of the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) may be utilized when the flexible display (or flexible keyboard) is stored in said first housing.
US10228759B2
A distance sensing substrate, a display device, a display system, and a resolution adjustment method are disclosed. The above distance sensing substrate includes a particle emitter for emitting a first particle beam to a viewer; a particle receiver for receiving the first particle beam reflected by the viewer; and a processing unit for obtaining an energy density of the emitted first particle beam and an energy density of the received first particle beam. The resolution of the display screen can be adjusted based on the viewing distance from the viewer to the display screen. When the viewing distance of the user is relatively large, the resolution of the display screen will be reduced appropriately, so as to reduce a power consumption of the display screen on the premise of ensuring a viewing effect of the user.
US10228758B2
A motion system for moving objects in a space, e.g., for moving virtual reality (VR) participants about space used to provide a VR environment. The system includes a controller and a position monitoring assembly. The system has a modular floor including a plurality of tile assemblies defining a support surface for a first and a second object. Each of the tile assemblies includes: (a) a planar tile with an upper surface for supporting the first and second objects; and (b) a drive system. The drive system includes a vibration-inducing assembly operable to oscillate the planar tile in a horizontal plane and further includes a preferential friction assembly operable to selectively reduce friction between the upper surface and any supported object. The controller generates control signals, based on position information, to independently control the tile assemblies of the modular floor to move the first and second objects on the support surface.
US10228756B2
A voltage regulator may be provided that includes a first circuit to receive at least one feedback signal from a buck converter and to provide at least one driving signal to the buck converter to provide an output voltage based on the at least one feedback signal, and a second circuit to control a super-capacitor to provide the output voltage when the first circuit is not using the buck converter to provide the output voltage.
US10228750B2
Systems and methods for reducing the power consumption of an Information Handling System (IHS). In some embodiments, an IHS may be configured to: in response to a request to operate in static display mode: (a) render static content on a display, (b) allow the processor to enter standby by notifying an OS that the display is off while keeping the display on, and (c) maintain the display refreshed with the static content; while in static mode and in response to a command that requires updating the static content, wake up the processor and generate updated static content using the processor; and after generating the updated static content: render the updated static content on the display while the processor is awake, allow the processor to re-enter standby by notifying the OS that the display is off while keeping the display on, and maintain the display refreshed with the updated static content.
US10228749B2
An information processing apparatus comprises: a power control unit that, when the information processing apparatus operates in a first power mode, controls to supply power to both a first control unit and a second control unit, and when the information processing apparatus operates in a second power mode in which a power consumption is smaller than that in the first power mode, controls to supply power to the second control unit, wherein when the information processing apparatus operates in the second power mode, the second control unit can respond to a status request of a first type in which specific identification information is designated and a status request of a second type in which specific identification information is designated while maintaining the second power mode.
US10228740B2
In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media (transitory and non-transitory) are described that include a plurality of sensor connectors to removably receive a corresponding plurality of sensors and a power management module to selectively provide power to sensor connector power terminals in response to power management signals from a sensor control module. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10228737B2
A method for zeroing memory in computing systems where access to memory is non-uniform includes receiving, via a system call, a request for a pool of memory, determining a size of the requested pool of memory, and creating a dummy memory segment. The size of the dummy memory segment is larger than the size of the requested pool of memory. The dummy memory segment is filled with one or more pages, based on the determined size of the requested pool of memory, and the dummy memory segment is deleted.
US10228735B2
Methods of forming microelectronic package structures/modules, and structures formed thereby, are described. Structures formed herein may include a die disposed on a substrate; a cooling solution comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the second surface is disposed on a backside of the die disposed on a package substrate. A lid comprising an outer surface is disposed on the first surface of the cooling solution, wherein the lid includes a plurality of fins disposed on an inner surface of the lid. A solder is disposed between the outer surface of the lid and the first surface of the cooling solution.
US10228729B2
An electronic device includes a flexible display substrate including a transmission-type display region and a non-transmission-type display region, and the flexible display substrate is fixed on one or more of housings. Portion of the housing is transparent, and the transmission-type display region overlaps with this transparent portion. In addition, the non-transmission-type display region overlaps with opaque components such as an arithmetic processing unit, a battery, or the like stored in the housing. Display contents and display modes are used properly for the transmission-type display region and the non-transmission-type display region, thereby making it possible to display various images. Other embodiments are also claimed.
US10228728B2
An apparatus and method of changing screens using multiple touch screens. The method includes displaying a first screen in a first touch screen; displaying a second screen in a second touch screen; detecting multiple touches in the first touch screen; detecting continuous movements of the multiple touches from the first touch screen to the second touch screen; and changing the second screen of the second touch screen in response to the continuous movements of the multiple touches.
US10228722B2
A portable information device is capable of stably supporting a foldable display. The portable information device has a support plate which is fixed to the inner surface sides of a first chassis member and a second chassis member and supports the rear surface of a display. The support plate has a first plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the first chassis member, a second plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the second chassis member, and a flexible sheet-like member connecting the first plate member and the second plate member so as to be foldable into a double-folded state.
US10228716B2
A pedal holding device includes: a four-bar linkage including four links and four joints that connect the four links. Two of the four joints serve as two fixed joints that are provided in a main body of the pedal holding device. One of the four links, which is not connected to the two fixed joints, serves as an intermediate link that is provided with a pedal, such that the pedal is not pivotable relative to the intermediate link. One of four internal angles each defined by corresponding adjacent two of the four links becomes not smaller than 180° at at least one moment in a period of movement of the pedal from its rearward end position to its forward end position. Non-adjacent two of the four links intersect with each other apparently when the pedal is positioned in one of the forward end position and the rearward end position.
US10228714B1
A low-dropout shunt voltage regulator is provided, which includes a first current mirror module, a second current mirror module and an output module. A first terminal of the first current mirror module is electrically connected to the input voltage. The first current mirror module has high output resistance. A first terminal of the second current mirror module is electrically connected to a second terminal of the first current mirror module. A second terminal of the second current mirror module is electrically connected to a reference voltage. An output terminal of the output module is electrically connected to the third terminal of the first current mirror module. The output terminal and a first terminal of the output module are both connected to the second current mirror module. A second terminal of the output module is electrically connected to the reference voltage.
US10228710B2
A water valve includes a valve body, a stationary sleeve, and a movable sleeve. The stationary sleeve is received in the valve body, and the movable sleeve is slidably disposed in the stationary sleeve. A partition plate is formed in the movable sleeve to partition the movable sleeve into a cold water cavity and a hot water cavity at two ends respectively. An external wall of the movable sleeve is formed with an annular groove positionally corresponding to the partition plate. When the partition plate is pushed under different pressure of cold water and hot water, the movable sleeve is moved to regulate flow ratio of cold water and hot water. Besides, water is received in the annular groove and the gap between the stationary sleeve and the movable sleeve for cushion and lubrication. Thus, the movable sleeve is easier to move for regulation.
US10228709B2
A pressure-limiting valve with feed function includes a valve housing (20) having a working connection (A) and a tank connection (T). A spring-loaded pressure-limiting valve piston (22) is mounted and longitudinally movable in the valve housing (20). A spring-loaded non-return valve piston (56) for the implementation of the feed function is designed as a hollow piston and is mounted to be longitudinally movable in the valve housing (20).
US10228683B2
A flow meter, and related system and method are provided. The flow meter includes a coupler, a support member, an image sensor, a valve, and one or more processors. The coupler is adapted to couple to a drip chamber. The support member is operatively coupled to the coupler. The image sensor has a field of view and is operatively coupled to the support member. The image sensor is positioned to view the drip chamber within the field of view. The one or more processors are operatively coupled to the image sensor to receive image data therefrom and to the actuator to actuate the valve. The one or more processors are configured to estimate a flow of fluid through the drip chamber and to actuate the valve to control the flow of fluid through the drip chamber to achieve a target flow rate.
US10228679B2
An automation control system is provided that includes one or more components. The components include an embedded execution engine that is configured to execute one or more commands based upon data communicated to the one or more components from another component of the automation control system. The data is representative of a change to an object in the control system.
US10228672B2
Reducing nuisance notifications from building automation systems is described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive a notification of an alarm from a building automation system, compare attributes of the alarm to attributes of alarms included in a database of suppressed alarms, refrain from transmitting a notification of the alarm to a mobile device in response to the attributes of the alarm matching attributes of any of the alarms in the database, and transmit a notification of the alarm to a mobile device in response to the attributes of the alarm not matching the attributes of any of the alarms in the database.
US10228671B2
The present invention relates to a home appliance which can communicate with an outside of the home appliance, an online system including the same and a method for using an online system. According to embodiments of the present invention, a home appliance, an online system and a method for using an online system may be provided, each including a WiFi communication module mounted or connected to the home appliance for supporting a setting mode for making communication connection and a use mode for enabling communication, and a particular input unit provided to run the setting mode by user's selection, wherein the home appliance is changed to the use mode upon reception of SSID (Service Set Identifier; a name of a wireless LAN) information of an access point AP desired to access and user information required for registration of the home appliance through an external terminal after access to the setting mode through the external terminal provided separate from the home appliance.
US10228662B2
An electronic timepiece includes a turnable hand and a processor that controls a turn of the hand. When the processor performs a rapid shift of the hand to a set target position, the processor performs a control of a damping of reciprocation of the hand in which the hand performs a predetermined reciprocation about the target position as a reference position and gradually decreases an amplitude of the reciprocation thereof during the rapid shift.
US10228653B2
A plasma generator including: a femtosecond light source that generates a laser pulse beam; a processor that computes a computer generated hologram; a spatial light modulator that modifies the laser pulse beam in accordance with the computer generated hologram; a three dimensional scanner optically coupled to the spatial light modulator to direct the modified laser pulse beam to one or more focal points in air; and a lens that focuses the modified laser pulse beam. The modified laser pulse beam induces a light emission effect at a one or more focal points that can be visible, audible, and palpable.
US10228646B1
A job storage unit stores a print job. An image forming unit forms a toner image on a sheet. A fixing unit fixes the toner image on the sheet by heating the toner image. A first authentication unit communicates with a communication medium in a first communication range. A second authentication unit communicates with the communication medium in a second communication range. A control unit controls the fixing unit to be heated if the print job associated with user information is stored in the job storage unit when the first authentication unit acquires the user information, and controls the fixing unit to be heated if the print job associated with the acquired user information is not stored in the job storage unit when the second authentication unit acquires the user information.
US10228629B2
A toner comprising a toner particle that contains a hybrid resin A and a crystalline polyester resin B, wherein the hybrid resin A has a polyester segment, and a polypropylene glycol segment that has a number-average molecular weight of at least 300, the polyester segment has a structure derived from a condensation reaction between a dicarboxylic acid and a diol, and has an aromatic ring in at least one of the dicarboxylic acid and the diol, and the following condition is satisfied: |SPh−SPc|−|SPp−SPc|<1 where, SPh is SP value of the polyester segment of the hybrid resin A, SPc is SP value of the crystalline polyester resin B, and SPp is SP value of the polypropylene glycol segment of the hybrid resin A.
US10228618B2
Organometallic precursors are described for the formation of high resolution lithography patterning coatings based on metal oxide hydroxide chemistry. The precursor compositions generally comprise ligands readily hydrolysable by water vapor or other OH source composition under modest conditions. The organometallic precursors generally comprise a radiation sensitive organo ligand to tin that can result in a coating that can be effective for high resolution patterning at relatively low radiation doses and is particularly useful for EUV patterning. The precursors compositions are readily processable under commercially suitable conditions. Solution phase processing with in situ hydrolysis or vapor based deposition can be used to form the coatings.
US10228615B2
A membrane transmissive to EUV radiation, which may be used as a pellicle or spectral filter in a lithographic apparatus. The membrane includes one or more high doped regions wherein the membrane is doped with a dopant concentration greater than 1017 cm−3, and one or more regions with low (or no) doping. The membrane may have a main substrate having low doping and one or more additional layers, wherein the high doped regions are comprised within some or all of the additional layers.
US10228610B2
A camera mounting wheeled tray may comprise a main tray body having a first end, a second end, a top side and a bottom side. The camera mounting wheeled tray may comprise a plurality of wheels, at least some of the plurality of wheels being located on the bottom side of the main tray body and configured to engage with and roll along two perpendicular bars. It may also comprise at least one tray safety comprising a first section that extends perpendicularly downward from the main tray body and a second section configured to, when in an engaged position, extend parallel to the main tray body and underneath at least one of the two perpendicular bars. The camera mounting wheeled tray may also comprise a friction brake and a plurality of mounting holes for cameras on the main tray body.
US10228605B2
A waveguide optical element which includes a plurality of optical waveguides provided on a substrate having an electro-optic effect includes: a plurality of signal electrodes controlling light waves propagating through the optical waveguides; and a plurality of ground electrodes provided so as to interpose each of the signal electrodes therebetween, in which at least one of the ground electrodes includes a first layer and a second layer formed on the first layer, the second layer is formed such that a distance between the second layer and the signal electrode adjacent to the second layer is larger than a distance between the first layer and said signal electrode adjacent to said second layer, and a thickness of the ground electrode which includes the first layer and the second layer is 25 μm or more.
US10228602B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel and a display device which enable adjustment of a light transmittance. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel regions arranged into an array, at least some of the sub-pixel regions each comprising a display region configured for displaying an image and a light transmitting region configured for transparent display, and the light transmitting region is provided therein with a light adjusting device having an adjustable light transmittance.
US10228583B2
A display panel including a first base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, a signal line disposed on the first base substrate and disposed in the display area, a thin film transistor disposed on the first base substrate and disposed in the display area, a verification code part including a metal layer, the metal layer disposed on the first base substrate and disposed in the peripheral area; a second base substrate facing the first base substrate, and a light blocking layer overlapped with the peripheral area in a plan view, in which the metal layer includes a code portion having an identification mark, and a peripheral portion adjacent to the code portion, and the light blocking layer overlaps at least the peripheral portion of the metal layer in a plan view.
US10228579B2
A display device includes: a display panel; a bottom chassis in which the display panel is accommodated; a driving circuit substrate disposed on an outside surface of the bottom chassis; at least one flexible printed circuit board connecting the display panel to the driving circuit substrate; and a top chassis configured to cover an edge portion of a top surface and side surfaces of the display panel, wherein the top chassis has an opening formed in an area in contact with the flexible printed circuit board.
US10228566B2
An apparatus and a method are described herein related to the art of augmented reality type monitor virtualization. A monitor-virtualization system, such as a head-mountable device, an ophthalmic device or an intraocular implant, can render a virtual monitor in augmented reality. A liquid lens or an optical phased array can position the virtual monitor in space by optical means. A dimmable occlusion matrix can be additionally operated such as to make the image of the virtual monitor substantially opaque. A coordinator module can synchronize the activities of monitor positioning and occlusion masking. The virtual monitor can be anchored to real-world artifacts using bokode technology. Various dimming modes of the occlusion matrix reduce operator fatigue. The apparatus may operate in smart sunglass mode when the virtual monitor function is paused. The virtual monitor can be hidden or visualized differently when thresholds in terms of user geolocation or viewing angle are breached.
US10228549B2
A flat lens system includes a wedge-shaped refractive material having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface for refracting incident light beams from an object having a width of Y, from the first surface towards the second surface; a reflective material positioned at the second surface of the wedge-shaped refractive material for reflecting the refracted light beams at a first angle toward the first surface, wherein the reflected light beams are refracted from the first surface at a second angle to form an image of the object having a width of X and including chromatic aberrations; and an apparatus for processing the image of the object to reduce said chromatic aberrations.
US10228547B2
A projection lens system which is arranged between an object side at which a micro-display panel is located and an image side at which a screen is located, and includes an aperture stop; a front lens group arranged at an object-side of the aperture stop and having a positive refractive power; a rear lens group arranged at an image-side of the aperture stop, the rear lens group including a first aspherical lens at a position closest to the image side and a second aspherical lens adjacent to an object-side surface of the first aspherical lens; and an aspherical mirror having a negative refractive power and reflecting light coming from the rear lens group toward the image side.
US10228541B1
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.
US10228535B2
A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave. The second lens element has an image-side surface being concave. The fourth lens element has an image-side surface being convex. The sixth lens element has an object-side surface being concave. The photographing optical lens assembly has a total of six lens elements.
US10228526B2
A traceable cable and method of forming the same. The cable includes at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a side-emitting optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of the length of the cable. The side-emitting optical fiber has a core and a cladding substantially surrounding the core to define an exterior surface. The cladding has spaced apart scattering sites penetrating the exterior surface along the length of the optical fiber. The scattering sites scattering light so that the scattered light is emitted from the side-emitting optical fiber at discrete locations. When light is transmitted through the core, light scattered from the side-emitting optical fiber allows the cable to be traced along at least a portion of the length thereof.
US10228525B2
A system for connecting a fiber optic cable to a laminate has a clip which attaches to a cover on the circuit board. The clip supports ferrules which are connected to a photonic device on the board. The clip has a backplane which supports retainers which hold the ferrules. The clip also has mating attachments for connecting to the cover. The cover additionally serves as a heat dissipater, which can include heat from the photonic device. An adapter is connected to the cover and receives the ferrules supported by the clip. The adapter connects to a standard connector, such as an LC connector. The adapter can be positioned at the edge of the laminate, or can be attached at an angle extending from an interior region of a circuit board to which the laminate is mounted.
US10228517B2
An optical device includes an optical port array, an optical arrangement, a dispersion element, a focusing element and a programmable optical phase modulator. The optical port array has at least one optical input port for receiving an optical beam and a plurality of optical output ports. The optical arrangement allows optical coupling between the input port and each of the output ports and prevents optical coupling between any one of the plurality of optical output ports and any other of the plurality of optical output ports. The dispersion element receives the optical beam from the input port after traversing the optical arrangement and spatially separates the optical beam into a plurality of wavelength components. The focusing element focuses the plurality of wavelength components. The programmable optical phase modulator receives the focused plurality of wavelength components and steers them to a selected one of the optical outputs.
US10228514B2
A SOI bent taper structure is used as a mode convertor. By tuning the widths of the bent taper and the bend angles, almost lossless mode conversion is realized between TE0 and TE1 in a silicon waveguide. The simulated loss is <0.05 dB across C-band. This bent taper can be combined with bi-layer TM0-TE1 rotator to reach very high efficient TM0-TE0 polarization rotator. An ultra-compact (9 μm) bi-layer TM0-TE1 taper based on particle swarm optimization is demonstrated. The entire TM0-TE0 rotator has a loss <0.25 dB and polarization extinction ratio >25 dB, worst-case across the C-band.
US10228510B2
The invention concerns a Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) a method of its production and a supercontinuum light source comprising such PCF. The PCF has a longitudinal axis and comprises a core extending along the length of said longitudinal axis and a cladding region surrounding the core. At least the cladding region comprises a plurality of microstructures in the form of inclusions extending along the longitudinal axis of the PCF in at least a microstructured length section. In at least a degradation resistant length section of the microstructured length section the PCF comprises hydrogen and/or deuterium. In at least the degradation resistant length section the PCF further comprises a main coating surrounding the cladding region, which main coating is hermetic for the hydrogen and/or deuterium at a temperature below Th, wherein Th is at least about 50° C., preferably 50° C.
US10228505B2
An imaging directional backlight apparatus including a waveguide, a light source array, for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The waveguide may include a stepped structure, in which the steps may further include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second deflected direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. Viewing windows are formed through imaging individual light sources from the side of the waveguide and hence defines the relative positions of system elements and ray paths. A directional backlight with small footprint and low thickness may be provided.
US10228494B2
The present disclosure features lens protection systems that comprise multi-layer film laminates that include an optically clear protective film, which remains on the lens during use and carrier layers that are used to assist the user with applying the protective film to the lens. These systems are suitable for use with a wide variety of eyewear, including but not limited to ski goggles, tactical goggles, diving goggles, protective eyewear such as safety glasses, sun glasses, helmet visors (e.g., for football, hockey, or motorcycle helmets), and paintball masks.
US10228489B2
The present invention discloses a method for detecting glacier melting based on tracer technology. The method includes the following steps. 1. Different tracer agents with equal concentration are respectively added into a plurality of water samples. The water sample and the tracer agents are mixed well. Meanwhile, the volume and the mass of each glacier model are recorded. A plurality of water samples added with tracer agents are frozen layer by layer from inside to outside to establish a plurality of glacier models. 2. The surrounding environmental factors of the glacier model are adjusted. Water samples of the glacier models melted under different environmental factor conditions are collected. Furthermore, the concentrations of different kinds of tracer agents in the water samples are measured.
US10228486B2
Techniques and systems for two scanners to inspect objects based on an initial scanning of all objects and an additional scanning of objects that are determined by the initial scanning to potentially include one or more suspect regions. In one implementation, a system can include a primary scanner for performing the initial or primary scanning and a smaller secondary scanner for the additional or secondary scanning to provide efficient and accurate inspection of objects while maintaining a desired throughput of the inspection. In another implementation, a single scanner can be used to perform both the initial scanning and the additional scanning while maintaining a sufficient throughput of a line of objects under inspection.
US10228485B2
A downhole tool includes a housing a measurement device disposed in the housing. The measurement device includes a sensor and electronic circuitry configured to detect or process signals detected by the sensor. The housing, the sensor, or the electronic circuitry, or any combination thereof, includes a polymer matrix with integrated boron nitride nanotubes.
US10228483B2
A permanent monitoring tool is provided and disposed in a wellbore. Measurements are made at different times using the permanent monitoring tool on a region of a formation penetrated by the wellbore. One or more properties of the formation are inferred at one or more depths of investigation within the region using the measurements. Any changes in the one or more inferred formation properties are determined and one or more reservoir management decisions are made based on the determined changes. The well may be an observation well, an injector well, or a production well. The permanent monitoring tool may be a magnetic resonance tool or an electromagnetic tool. The measurements may be stacked to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the signal. Different depths of investigation may be selected using antenna arrays of different lengths. The inferred properties may be saturation or resistivity. Conductive or non-conductive casing may be used.
US10228481B1
Remanent ground response is induced by rapid high current in a transmit coil. The transmit coil remains at zero current for a sufficient time for the remanent ground response to be sensed in a receive coil. A rapid high voltage and a sustained low voltage establish and maintain a stable current in the transmit coil followed by a zero current period. The sequence is repeated with a stable negative and followed by positive currents and a zero current. The receive coil is repeatedly interrogated at zero current between switch closings connecting in the transmit coil. Combined ground remanence and target eddy current signals are received during the constant current periods, and the ground remanence signals sensed during zero transmit coil current are subtracted from the combined signals.
US10228479B2
Embodiments of dynamic gain adjustments in seismic surveys are described. One method of acquiring a seismic survey includes determining an arrival time at a seismic receiver of a downgoing seismic wavefield associated with a seismic source based at least in part on an estimated position of the seismic source, an estimated position of the seismic receiver, or combinations thereof. The method also includes adjusting a gain of the seismic receiver based at least in part on the determined arrival time of the downgoing seismic wavefield in order to, for example, help prevent overdriving or clipping of the seismic receiver when the downgoing seismic wavefield arrives at or passes by the seismic receiver.
US10228477B2
Calculating hypocenters of microseismic events. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: detecting seismic waves from a microseismic event, the detecting by a sensor array disposed on a seafloor, the microseismic event originating in a formation below the sensor array, and the detecting creates received data; separating the received data into up-going data and down-going data, the down-going data indicative of detected seismic waves after a first reflection of the seismic waves at a sea surface; and calculating a hypocenter of the microseismic event using both the up-going data and the first down-going data.
US10228470B2
A method for real-time processing of a pulse pile-up event comprises the following steps of: generating a fitted baseline value lookup table and a fitted energy value lookup table for a pulse falling edge, using a multi-voltage threshold sampling method to identify piled-up pulses and trigger a procedure of processing pulse signals; and using pulse priori information and acquired pulse information to acquire information of an incorrectly sampled portion due to a pulse pile-up by looking up in the tables, so as to recover information of the pile-up pulses in real time. First, in the disclosure the multi-voltage threshold sampling method is proposed to identify pile-up pulses at a high count rate and trigger a procedure of processing pulse signals. Next, pulse priori information and acquired pulse information are used to acquire information of an incorrectly sampled portion due to a pulse pile-up by looking up in the tables, to recover information of the piled-up pulses in real time. The method according to the disclosure is simple, highly efficient, can be realized easily in a real-time data acquisition system of a detector level, and is still capable of achieving a preferable effect of recovering formation of piled-up pulses at a low sampling rate.
US10228468B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for multi-path interference detection. The method includes receiving, by a positioning device, a satellite signal transmitted from a satellite. The satellite signal carries a ranging code. Further, the method includes locking an internal code generated by the positioning device to the ranging code, determining characteristics of correlations between the satellite signal and the internal code with different time shifts, and detecting satellite signal deterioration due to multi-path interference based on the characteristics of the correlations between the satellite signal and the internal code with different time shifts.
US10228467B2
A device and method for inspecting the deposition of hot melt onto an object to be assembled. A comparison is made between sensed images of the object after application of the hot melt and a predetermined standard to determine if the construction integrity of the object made with the hot melt is within the range established by the standard. Composite images from a sensor operating in the infrared band and another sensor reveal physical features of the object, as well as provide registration information about the placement of the hot melt on the assembled object. Composite images also present a way to visually ascertain ongoing or past production operations in order to trace problems with the raw material used for the object, as well as for the construction process of the object with the hot melt.
US10228460B1
A weather radar system can be used as an enhanced vision sensor for providing an image on an electronic display during aircraft surface operations. The weather radar sensed image is representative of the external surroundings of the airport surface environment associated with radar returns received by the weather radar system. The radar returns are processed as a collection of radar measurements to determine a high resolution angle and range to a target, using beam sharpening techniques. When the radar image is combined with an image generated from an airport surface database, the combination or comparison of the two independently created images can be used to confirm the integrity of the positioning and attitude source along with the accuracy of the airport surface database.
US10228459B2
Disclosed is a radar signal processing device 2 including frequency domain converters 201-1 to 201-M to convert raw data 11-1 to 11-M showing observation results acquired by a radar device 1 into those in a frequency domain, a signal restorer 202 to synthesize the raw data 11-1 to 11-M whose domain is converted into the frequency domain according to a least square method, a time domain converter 203 to return a signal series after synthesis to that in a time domain, and an image reproducer 204 to acquire a reproduced image 12 by performing image reproduction on the signal series whose domain is returned to the time domain.
US10228457B2
In order to improve accuracy of kind identification of a detected object in a radar device provided in a sensor fusion system, information of the result of kind identification by a camera device provided in the sensor fusion system is given to the radar device and an attribution degree database that is used for identification determination by the radar device during the operation of the sensor fusion system is updated by a database update block.
US10228456B2
A device includes a first means for determining a first position of a vehicle, a second means for determining a movement direction of the vehicle, a third means for providing a number of fixed point data that specify, at least for significant radar objects on a planet surface, radar signature thereof and position thereof, a radar system for scanning a current surrounding area of the vehicle and detecting radar data, wherein, for a number of radar objects present in the surrounding area, radar signatures thereof and relative positions thereof in relation to the vehicle are determinable from the radar data, and wherein the radar system is configured to determine a second position, and the first means is configured such that the first position is correctable based on the second position and/or a warning is issuable if the first position and the second position differ by more than a predefined value.
US10228455B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a rainfall sensor having a rainfall analyzer configured to induce transmitted electromagnetic waves that are guided by a transmission medium to propagate along the transmission medium, wherein the transmitted electromagnetic waves propagate without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the rainfall analyzer receives reflected electromagnetic waves from the transmission medium in response to the transmitted electromagnetic waves and wherein the rainfall analyzer analyzes the reflected electromagnetic waves and generates rainfall data in response thereto. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10228451B2
In certain embodiments, an apparatus comprises a laser detector, a lens, a Global Positioning System (“GPS”) receiver, a digital ground map, a tilt measurement device, and one or more processors. The laser detector is operable to detect a laser light emitted from a laser source, the lens is operable to pass the laser light to the laser detector, the GPS receiver is operable to determine a GPS location of an aircraft, and the tilt measurement device is operable to determine a tilt angle of the aircraft. The one or more processors of the apparatus are operable to determine a line of sight based on the detected laser light, the GPS location, and the tilt angle. The one or more processors are further operable to determine a location of the laser source from an intersection of the line of sight and the digital ground map.
US10228438B2
Method for localizing a wireless node in a wireless sensor network, and wireless node using the method. The method includes sending a chirp spread spectrum signal with a carrier frequency from a first wireless node (A) to a second wireless node (B), the second wireless node (B) including a plurality of antennas; receiving the chirp spread spectrum signal at the plurality of antennas; executing time-of-arrival ranging between the first and second wireless nodes (A, B) for determining a distance between the first and second wireless nodes (A, B); and detecting a relative phase shift of the received chirp spread spectrum signal at each of the plurality of antennas of the second wireless node (B) and determining a direction of the first wireless sensor node (A) with respect to the second wireless sensor node (B) from the detected relative phase shift.
US10228435B2
A method for tagged magnetic resonance imaging is disclosed. The method includes steps of tagging an object with polar tagging patterns; acquiring data in a spatial frequency domain of the tagged object with a polar sampling pattern; and reconstructing an image of the object through a polar Fourier transform of the data acquired in the step of acquiring data.
US10228434B2
Described here are systems and methods for producing images with a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system using a high-resolution, motion-robust, artifact-free segmented echo planar imaging (“EPI”) technique. In particular, a fast low angle excitation echo planar imaging technique (“FLEET”) using variable flip angle (“VFA”) radio frequency (“RF”) excitation pulses that are specifically designed to have a flat magnitude and phase profile across a slice for a range of different flip angles.
US10228428B2
In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, a user-borne computer input device is disclosed including a 5D or greater “mouse” or other tool or object containing or consisting of one or more permanent magnetic presenting permanent magnetic dipoles. The position and orientation of the device are determined by magnetic field strength measurements derived from at least two vector-magnetometers fixed in a reference frame connected to the computing device. The system allows a user to interact with the computing device in at least 5 dimensions by manipulating the position and orientation of the device within a measurement volume, which may be a few cubic meters.
US10228406B2
In order to determine the occurrence of a fault, notably transient, in an electrical distribution network, a method and a device are developed based on the determination of the frequency (f) of the current signal circulating in a phase of the network. Notably, the difference between the determined frequency (f) and the natural frequency (f0) of the network is compared to a threshold.
US10228404B2
A method and a corresponding device are provided for recognizing a faulty quiescent current behavior of a vehicle, in particular for identifying a quiescent current threshold value for an electrical on-board network of a vehicle. The method includes the identifying of a plurality of quiescent current data sets of a corresponding plurality of vehicles. A quiescent current data set of a vehicle includes a quiescent current measured value of the vehicle and a value for one or a plurality of vehicle parameters of the vehicle. The method furthermore includes the identifying of a plurality of classes via cluster analysis of the plurality of quiescent current data sets. A class includes a vehicle group which is described by one or a plurality of values for one or a plurality of vehicle parameters, and a class-quiescent current for the vehicle group. The method determines a quiescent current threshold value based on at least one of the class-quiescent currents of the plurality of classes.
US10228403B2
Various devices, systems and methods are disclosed where a noise signal component of a sensor signal is used to obtain information about a sensor device. A device may include an evaluation circuit that is configured to receive a sensor signal having a noise signal component, and the evaluation circuit is further configured to evaluate the noise signal component to obtain information about a sensor device generating the sensor signal.
US10228401B2
The present invention relates to apparatus (10) for determining a contribution of at least one grid subsystem of plural grid subsystems to oscillation in angle or grid oscillation in an electrical grid (12). The apparatus (10) is configured to receive a first quantity which corresponds to oscillation in angle at a first grid subsystem (14). The apparatus (10) is also configured to receive a second quantity which corresponds to oscillation in angle at a second grid subsystem (16). The apparatus (10) comprises a processor (32) which is operative to determine a contribution of at least one of the first and second grid subsystems to oscillation in angle or grid oscillation with the contribution being determined in dependence on a phase relationship between the first and second quantities.
US10228396B2
The invention provides circuits, systems and methods for dielectric elastomer device (DED) self-sensing. The circuit comprises a first DED coupled or adapted for coupling to a first voltage source (for providing an actuating or priming signal, for example); a current sensor provided in series with the first DED; and an oscillating signal source coupled to the first DED and adapted to cause an oscillation in a voltage across the DED, wherein the oscillating signal source is decoupled from the first voltage source.
US10228369B2
Apparatus for determining the quantity of a target protein and other types of biomarkers or analytes present in a sample, the apparatus comprising: a top plate comprising a plurality of recesses arranged to form a plurality of rows extending parallel to one another; and a bottom plate comprising a plurality of recesses arranged to form a plurality of rows extending parallel to one another, and a plurality of channels extending perpendicularly to the plurality of rows of the bottom plate; wherein the top plate and the bottom plate are assembled together so that the top plate is on top of the bottom plate and the recesses of the top plate communicate with the recesses of the bottom plate so as to form a plurality of rows; and wherein at least one of the top plate and the bottom plate is configured to slide relative to the other of the top plate and the bottom plate in order to form a plurality of columns, with each of the plurality of columns in communication with each of the plurality of channels.
US10228364B2
The present invention provides method for monitoring physiological status of an organ in a subject by monitoring morphological changes over time in transplanted tissue on an eye of the subject.
US10228361B2
The present disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for profiling the components and associated conditions in a dermatological sample, and preparing personalized cosmetics or treatments. In particular, the present disclosure relates to the use of surface desorption ionization-mass spectrometry apparatus and omics methodologies to profile or “fingerprint” dermatological samples, such as skin and hair samples, for personalized cosmetics. In particular, the method and apparatus can allow real time mass spectrometry-based lipidomics and metabolomics to phenotype skin and hair samples for molecular personalized cosmetics.
US10228359B2
A method and an apparatus are presented for monitoring a concentration of a specific halogen in a body of water such as a spa or bathing unit for example. The apparatus comprises a housing in which is positioned an optical absorption analyzer for making first and second measurement of transmission of ultraviolet light from a light source emitting light at a specific wavelength. The second and first measurements are taken respectively before and after the ultraviolet light has travelled through a sample of water and are used to derive a concentration of the specific halogen. The derived concentration may then be communicated to a user using a display device and/or may be used to control operational components of a bathing unit for adjusting the concentration of halogen in the water. In some practical implementations, the apparatus may be embodied as a standalone device, which may be configured to float on the water of the bathing unit or, alternatively, may be configured for being installed in-line in a water circulation path of the bathing input by connecting the housing to circulation piping.
US10228356B2
A liquid chromatography method for identifying an analyte of interest utilizing as retention index standards a homologous series of neutrally charged compounds having at least one functional group bearing a positive charge and at least one functional group bearing a negative charge. The method is especially useful for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methods, more especially for LC-MS methods employing electrospray (ESI) or atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) ionization systems.
US10228347B2
Provided are device components, devices and methods characterized by a high contrast signal to noise ratio (CNR).
US10228345B2
The present disclosure provides improved sensor assemblies for gases. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for gas sensor assemblies operating at high temperature. Improved high temperature sensor assemblies for reducing gas are provided. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides advantageous impedancemetric high temperature gas sensor assemblies based on electrospun nanofibers and having selectivity towards reducing gas, and related methods of use. In exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides for impedancemetric high temperature gas sensor assemblies having selectivity towards reducing gas. In certain embodiments, the sensor assembly includes electrospun nanofibers. Impedancemetric techniques have been employed at high operating frequency (e.g., 105 Hz) for the first time to provide real-time assemblies, methods and devices to sensitively and/or selectively detect reducing gas (e.g., CO, C3H8 (propane), etc.) at high temperatures (e.g., at about 800° C.).
US10228339B2
While stripping an electrical cable in a stripping device of a cable-processing system, detection by an electrically conductive cutting device with a sensor circuit takes place if contact with a conductor occurs. By connecting the sensor circuit to the cutting device a measuring capacitance is developed. Before incising the electrical cable, a capacitance value of the measurement capacitance is determined during a first measurement cycle in which a charge equalization is carried out between the measurement capacitance and a reference capacitance. A parameter is determined in a further measurement cycle in which a charge equalization is again carried out between the measurement capacitance and the reference capacitance, wherein, relative to the first capacitance, the parameter displays a change in the capacitance after incising into the electrical cable. A signal is produced, if the change is greater than an established threshold value, indicating contact with the conductor.
US10228326B2
At least an embodiment addresses the problem of providing a SPR (surface plasmon resonance) or SPFS (surface plasmon-field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy) immunoassay, which enables the measurement of whole blood, undergoes little fluctuations in measurement values, and can measure whole blood, serum and plasma in a single apparatus. At least an embodiment solves the above-mentioned problem by a SPR or SPFS immunoassay, which is an immunoassay utilizing SPR or SPFS, including an absorbance measurement step of measuring an absorbance of a sample, a mode setting step of setting a mode that corresponds to the result of the absorbance measured in the absorbance measurement step, and one or multiple step(s) for which treatment condition(s) has/have been set in accordance with the mode set in the mode setting step.
US10228325B2
The present disclosure relates to a downhole fluid analysis method that includes withdrawing formation fluid into a downhole tool at a plurality of stations within a wellbore, analyzing the formation fluid within a fluid analyzer of a downhole tool to determine properties of the formation fluid for the plurality of stations, and developing, based on the determined properties of the formation fluid, a relationship for predicting viscosity from a measured optical density.
US10228323B1
A photo-acoustic polarimetric remote sensing apparatus includes a telescope that directs visible light photons from an object. A polarizing beam splitter is in optical alignment with the telescope. The polarizing beam splitter has first and second pathways corresponding to first and second polarization states, respectively. The first and second pathways are substantially perpendicular. A first photodetector is in optical alignment with the first pathway, and a second photodetector is in optical alignment with the second pathway. At least one processor is in communication with the first and second photodetectors. The at least one processor generates a signal corresponding to a degree of linear polarization of the photons over time, and the signal is indicative of an acoustic signature of the object.
US10228313B2
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for: a) high-throughput, multiplexed, affinity-based separation of proteins—especially low abundance proteins—from complex biological mixtures such as serum; and b) high-throughput, multiplexed, affinity-based separation of cells—especially rare cells—from complex biological mixtures such as blood or blood fractions. The separation of proteins or cells is achieved based on differential binding to affinity-capture beads of different sizes and then sorting the protein-bound or cell-bound beads using the concept of centrifugal-induced Dean migration in a spiral microfluidic device. This method enables continuous-flow, high throughput affinity-separation of milligram-scale protein samples or millions of cells in minutes after binding. This is particularly applicable to the isolation of antigen-specific antibodies from polyclonal sera and antigen-specific immune cells or circulating tumor cells from blood, both of which are otherwise highly labor-intensive and expensive to perform.
US10228310B2
A flow through fluid sampling system includes a sample tube and a cap. The sample tube is configured to collect a sample of a fluid and has an open top. The cap is configured to be secured to the sample tube to close the open top. The cap includes an inflow port configured to allow fluid to enter the fluid sample tube, an outflow port configured to allow fluid to leave the sample tube.
US10228307B2
Disclosed herein are matrices for isolating a biological macromolecule from a biological sample, the matrix comprising: a biopolymer capable of binding to the biological macromolecule, wherein the biopolymer is about 0% to about 10% dissolvable in water at a pH of about 6 to about 8 and at ambient temperature but is about 10% to 100% dissolvable in a chaotropic solvent or an organic solvent, and wherein the biopolymer is not squid ring teeth protein; and a surfactant, excipient, or combination thereof. Also provided are methods of using, and kits comprising, the matrices. The disclosed matrices aid in collecting and releasing near quantitative amounts of a biological macromolecule from a biological and/or test sample.
US10228297B2
The present disclosure provides a device for evaluating a mechanical property of a material. The device comprises a sensing layer that has a contact surface for contacting a surface area of the material. The sensing layer has a property or dimension that is pressure sensitive. The device also comprises a detector arranged to detect electromagnetic radiation that propagates through at least the sensing layer. The device is arranged such that, when the contact surface of the sensing layer is in contact with the surface area of the material and a load is applied on at least a portion of the surface area of the material, the detected electromagnetic radiation can be used to determine stress within a portion of the sensing layer, the determined stress being indicative of the mechanical property of the material.
US10228293B2
A control system for determining a core temperature of a paving material being paved by a paving machine includes at least one temperature sensor. The temperature sensor generates data indicative of a temperature of the paving material at an auger assembly. The control system further includes a controller in communication with the temperature sensor. The controller receives the data indicative of the temperature of the paving material from the temperature sensor. Further, the controller determines the core temperature of the paving material based on the temperature of the paving material at the auger assembly.
US10228292B2
A virtual temperature monitoring system in a data center communicates with servers mounted in racks to receive internal temperature data generated by internal temperature sensors of the servers. The system derives a virtual sensor measurement of external temperatures external to the server, including a portion of a cold aisle that extends proximate to a rack in which the server is mounted, based upon a relationship between the received internal temperature sensors and the external environment. Sensor data from other sensors can be received via a building management system, and building management signals to the building management system can be generated based at least partially on the virtual sensor data. The virtual sensor data can be used to generate a graphical representation of the servers that highlights relative thermal characteristics of the servers based on the virtual external sensor measurements, including heat indices, excursions beyond thresholds, historical excursion histories, etc.
US10228285B2
A measuring device is a measuring device that performs colorimetry of an evaluation patch formed on a medium and a paper white patch that is a portion exposed by the medium. The measuring device has a light source portion that irradiates the medium with an illumination light, a measurement portion that acquires an amount of light from the medium as a measurement value, a memory that holds a paper white standard value that is a reference measurement value of the paper white patch, and a colorimetry unit that corrects a measurement value of the evaluation patch based on the measurement value of the paper white patch and the paper white standard value. Even in a case where a measurement position is changed, a reflectance of the evaluation patch is accurately calculated and a chromaticity of the evaluation patch can be accurately acquired.
US10228277B1
Embodiments of the invention are directed to detecting an underwater object from an air-based system. The air-based system is associated with at least one controller. A broadband acousto-optic signal detection device is associated with the air-based platform. The broadband acousto-optic signal detection device is configured to emit a laser beam at an underwater object. The laser beam terminates at the underwater object and reflects back as a return laser beam. The broadband acousto-optic signal detection device is configured to detect and receive the return laser beam.
US10228274B2
A liquid level sensing apparatus (10) for long-distance automatically enhancing a signal-to-noise ratio is applied to a measured target (20). The liquid level sensing apparatus (10) includes a sensing module (102), a long-distance command receiving module (104) and at least a brake module (106). The sensing module (102) transmits a sensing signal (108) to the measured target (20). The sensing signal (108) touches the measured target (20) to reflect back a reflected signal (110). The sensing module (102) receives the reflected signal (110) to measure the signal-to-noise ratio and to measure a height of the measured target (20). The long-distance command receiving module (104) is electrically connected to the sensing module (102). The long-distance command receiving module (104) receives a long-distance command signal (302). The brake module (106) is mechanically connected to the sensing module (102).
US10228262B2
A method for depicting location attributes in a map environment. The method includes receiving a request for parameters about a first type of location. The method includes determining a first set of directional arrows, where each directional arrow is associated with a location and has a first set of properties based on the parameters about the first type of location. The method further includes determining a selection of a first directional arrow, which is associated with a first location, from the first set of directional arrows. Modifications to the first set of directional arrows are made based on the selection of the first directional arrow.
US10228258B2
Determining top venues from aggregated user activity location data is disclosed, including: receiving a set of location data associated with user activities; determining a plurality of stop events using the set of location data associated with the user activities; and selecting a plurality of top venues based at least in part on the plurality of stop events. Furthermore, top venues associated with user activities can be used to detect group activities and/or tour activities.
US10228256B2
Systems and methods are described for improved navigation assistance by providing overview directions focusing on points where other users tend to make mistakes or display emotional responses, such as stress, that indicate that they feel they may make mistakes. In an exemplary method, a navigation process receives information about a present user's navigation route, the present user's status, and the user history. The navigation service compiles the received information and determines an enhanced navigation route.
US10228252B2
An apparatus and method are disclosed for enhancing a navigation solution of a portable device and a platform. Motion sensor data may be obtained corresponding to motion of the portable device, such that a first filter may be configured to output a navigation solution and at least one second filter may be configured to use the motion sensor data to generate at least one value. The at least one generated value may then be used with the first filter to enhance the navigation solution output by the first filter.
US10228244B2
A mobile electronic device (e.g., a smartphone) includes an atmospheric pressure sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a controller. The atmospheric pressure sensor detects atmospheric pressure acting on the mobile electronic device. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration acting on the mobile electronic device. The controller detects traveling of the device on the basis of the acceleration. The controller calculates a change in an altitude of the device by correcting a change in the atmospheric pressure observed while the device is traveling, on the basis of a change in the atmospheric pressure observed while the device is not traveling.
US10228234B2
A sensor comprising a light component in support of a light source operable to direct a beam of light onto an imaging device having an image sensor, such as a CCD or CMOS or N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS or Live MOS) sensor. The sensor can also comprise an imaging device positioned proximate to the light component and operable to receive the beam of light, and to convert this into an electric signal, wherein the light component and the imaging device are movable relative to one another, and wherein relative movement of the light component and the imaging device is determinable in multiple degrees of freedom. The sensor can also comprise a light deflecting module designed to deflect light from a light component onto the imaging device. The light sources and the resulting beams of light therefrom can comprise a number of different types, orientations, configurations to facilitate different measurable and determinable degrees of freedom by the sensor.
US10228227B2
In a scale constituted by a plurality of scale lines, to provide such a scale capable of easily reading scale values. In a scale main body having a predetermined size and a plurality of scale lines formed thereon, temporary numbers are put one by one from 0 in an ascending order on the respective scale lines formed at each scale value interval desirably determined, with the scale line defined as 0 in the scale value being set as a starting point, and display methods between the scale line with the numeral 2, 3, 7 or 8 set at the lowermost position of the temporary number and the scale line with the numeral 1, 4, 6 or 9 set at the lowermost position of the temporary number are made different.
US10228214B1
A fixed stock adapter for a receiver of a fire arm comprises a receiver engagement portion disposed at a top end of the fixed stock adapter that further comprises two opposing sides configured to couple to a portion of the receiver of a firearm. A transition portion of the receiver engagement portion is configured to contact a portion of a fixed stock accessory and be congruent with the portion of the fixed stock accessory. A spine is further configured to couple to the two opposing sides and the transition portion. An accessory engagement portion is coupled to the spine and comprises one or more accessory engagement surfaces configured to fit within the fixed stock accessory and at least one coupling feature configured to receive a coupling element. The coupling element configured to engage a coupling feature on the fixed stock accessory.
US10228210B2
A firearm suppressor has a tube and a baffle stack carried within the tube. A first stack portion has a first inner volume defined by a first inner wall having a first diameter. A second stack portion has a second inner volume defined by a second inner wall having a second diameter unequal to the first diameter, the second stack portion being located forward of the first tube portion. A first outer volume has a first radial thickness formed between the first inner wall and the tube, and a second outer volume has a second radial thickness formed between the second inner wall and the tube. Vents in at least one of the stack portions allow gases and particulates to flow between the inner and outer volumes.
US10228198B2
Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems for heat exchange, comprising one or more multi-disk rotors, one or more finned thermal elements, and a cover, which, even without an external fan, are combined in one apparatus to form a directed movement of fluid and heat exchange. Additional embodiments comprise an additional circulation chamber, integrated with/within said apparatus and/or external fans and/or at least one baffle in a circulation chamber for further directing and intensifying a changing of temperature of fluid passing through the apparatus. A highly efficient heat exchange is achieved by a high temperature gradient near the heat transferring surface and by a high-volume pumping capability of the multi-disk fan. The devices, methods, and systems are particularly applicable in fields that require compactness and low noise levels during operation, such as air conditioning and CPU cooling.
US10228194B2
An airtight structure includes a first plate, a second plate, a wick structure mounted between the first plate and the second plate. A middle portion of the second plate forms a cup portion. The cup portion and the first plate together define a cavity. The wick structure is received in the cavity. A portion of the first plate extends upwardly to form a first extending portion. The first extending portion is a hollow cylinder. A portion adjacent to an end of the second plate forms a through hole corresponding to the first extending portion. The first extending portion extends through the through hole, an inner surface of the through hole contacts the first extending portion.
US10228178B2
An ice maker of a refrigerator includes a cooling unit for generating cold air; a case mounted in a food storage space, and defining a cooling space for receiving the cold air; an ice making assembly for making ice; and a bucket arranged at one side of the ice making assembly for receiving the ice. The ice making assembly includes an ice tray arranged in the cooling space, the ice tray having an ice making recess formed in an upper surface thereof for making ice; and a cold air guiding unit arranged at a lower side of the ice tray for guiding the cold air to the lower side of the ice tray, and a heater provided at the lower side of the ice tray such that the heater is spatially separated from the cold air guiding unit, and is configured for emitting heat to separate ice from the ice making recess.
US10228152B2
An HVAC system includes an evaporator coil and a metering device. The HVAC system includes a variable-speed circulation fan and a condenser coil fluidly coupled to the metering device. A variable-speed compressor is fluidly coupled to the condenser coil and the evaporator coil. A controller is operatively coupled to the variable-speed compressor and the variable-speed circulation fan. A second temperature sensor is disposed in an enclosed space. The second temperature sensor measures temperature of the enclosed space and transmits the temperature of the enclosed space to the controller. The controller determines if the temperature of the enclosed space is below a minimum threshold. Responsive to a determination that the temperature of the enclosed space is below the minimum threshold, the controller modulates at least one of a speed of the variable-speed compressor and the variable-speed circulation fan to lower a discharge air temperature.
US10228148B2
A vibration isolation apparatus for an air conditioning system may include a flow passage, at least a portion of which has a convoluted structure. The flow passage may also be coupled to two stabilizing members. The vibration isolation apparatus may include a structural supporting member to retain the two stabilizing members. The rod may be isolated from the stabilizing members by vibration isolation members. The vibration isolation apparatus may be positioned in a refrigeration line between an outlet of a compressor and a refrigerant pipe. The stabilizing members, the convoluted flow passage and the vibration isolation members may attenuate the vibration generated by the compressor so as to reduce the vibration transmitted to the refrigerant pipe. The structural supporting member may enhance the structural strength of the vibration isolation apparatus to withstand the pressure of the compressed refrigerant.
US10228143B2
A gas burner for a gas hob of a gas cooking appliance. The gas burner comprises a gas crown (1) and a cap (14) configured for covering the gas crown (1), wherein the gas crown (1) comprises a central gas distribution chamber (5) confined by a circumferential wall (4) which comprises a peripheral outer surface inclined downwards to the outside, and a plurality of gas outlet ports (6) implemented in the circumferential wall (4) as upwardly opened grooves passing through the circumferential wall (4) and opening into the slanted outer surface, wherein lower outer edges of the grooves (6) are sloped towards the gas distribution chamber (5) and define a groove perimeter (12) corresponding to or larger than the outer cap perimeter (13).
US10228135B2
The present disclosure is directed to a combustor including an annularly shaped liner that at least partially defines a hot gas path of the combustor and a flow sleeve that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the liner. The flow sleeve is radially spaced from the liner to form a cooling flow annulus therebetween. A plurality of fuel injector assemblies circumferentially spaced about the flow sleeve and each fuel injector assembly extends radially through the flow sleeve, the cooling flow annulus and the liner. A first portion of the flow sleeve defined between a first pair of circumferentially adjacent fuel injector assemblies of the plurality of fuel injector assemblies bulges radially outwardly with respect to an outer surface of the liner so as to enlarge a flow volume of the cooling flow annulus.
US10228127B2
A device with a flame bowl for a torch having a torch body containing a fuel supply. A fitting attaches to the flame bowl for interfacing with the fuel supply. A perforated support affixes the flame bowl in an elevated position relative to a portion of the torch body.
US10228126B2
The invention relates to a device for generating steam. The device comprises a water outlet arrangement having an open end to spray water onto a water receiving arrangement. The water receiving arrangement comprises an interior surface defining a chamber in which the open end is arranged so that water sprayed from the open end is sprayed onto the interior surface. The device further comprises a heating element for heating the interior surface up to a temperature for generating steam from water sprayed on the interior surface. The interior surface is formed by two separate cavities, the open end comprising a spray nozzle received within each cavity so that each spray nozzle sprays water onto a region of the interior surface, each region being defined by the cavity in which a respective spray nozzle is received. This allows the water sprayed by the water outlet arrangement be more uniformly spread on the interior surface, leading to more effective heating and more steam may be generated per unit time.
US10228124B2
A tool includes a handle, a shaft coupled to the handle, and a tip coupled to the shaft such that the shaft is between the handle and the tip. The tip includes a tip body that defines a recess configured to receive a plug. The tip body further defines a first opening configured to provide a first passageway for the plug into the recess, and the tip body further defines a second opening configured to provide a second passageway for a cord attached to the plug out of the recess.
US10228120B2
There is provided an illumination unit including a light emitting device with a coupling surface, the light emitting device including a terminal provided on the coupling surface, a holding member that houses the light emitting device, a wiring substrate that is provided separately from the coupling surface of the light emitting device and is electrically coupled with the terminal, and a heatsink that includes an adjacent part adjacent to the coupling surface of the light emitting device.
US10228119B2
A light source module includes at least one light source emitting light, and a body supporting the light source. The body includes a heat sink supporting the light source on a top surface thereof, an electrical insulating part provided on the heat sink, and a plating part provided on the insulating part. The plating part includes a contact heat dissipation part contacting a portion of a bottom surface of the light source to receive heat generated from the light source, and a diffusion heat dissipation part connected to the contact heat dissipation part for receiving heat from the contact heat dissipation part to discharge the heat to the heat sink. Accordingly, quick heat dissipation is performed.
US10228114B1
A magnetic light strand clip device including a base with an internal removable magnet to couple and uncouple the base from a metal surface, such as a metal roof. A pair of diametrically opposed U-shaped first clips and U-shaped second clips are disposed on the front side proximal right and left sides and top and bottom sides, respectively, of the base. Each of the pair of first and second clips has a central slot open crosswise or lengthwise, respectively, relative the base for securing a respective string of lights or a rope light therein. The front portion of each first clip is wider than that of each second clip. Each second clip rear portion is circular. Each first clip rear portion has a circular external portion adjacent the front portion and a rectangular internal portion. Each second clip rear portion has a larger diameter than that of each first clip.
US10228113B2
An electric candle including a body having a wax-like exterior configured to mimic an appearance of a wax candle, a first non-laser light source disposed at least partially within the body and configured to produce a light which mimics a flame of a wax candle, and a second light source producing a laser light disposed at least partially within the body and including a lens configured to disperse the laser light.
US10228103B1
The present application discloses a solar lamp, comprising a main frame, a solar panel, an LED light panel, a sensor switch and a mounting base. The solar panel is fixed to the main frame. The LED light panel is movably connected to the main frame, and forms an included angle of 0-100 degrees with respect to a plane where the main frame is located. The sensor switch is mounted on a bottom face of the main frame, and is opposite the ground. The mounting base is connected to the main frame, and is provided with an adapter. The lamp senses presence and absence of a user via the sensor switch so as to switch on or off lights, thereby realizing effects of power saving and automatic switch-on and switch-off; and the illumination direction of the LED light panel is adjustable.
US10228093B2
An LED filament and an LED light bulb applying the same are disclosed. The LED filament includes LED chips, conductive electrodes disposed corresponding to the LED chips, and a light conversion coating. The LED chips are electrically connected together and the conductive electrodes are electrically connected with the LED chips. The light conversion coating includes an adhesive and a plurality of phosphors. The light conversion coating coats on at least two sides of the LED chips and the conductive electrodes. The light conversion coating exposes a portion of two of the conductive electrodes. Accordingly, the LED filament is capable of emitting light similar to that a point light source does and the LED light bulb may emit omnidirectional light.
US10228091B2
The invention relates to a valve for a pressurized fluid cylinder comprising a member for manually controlling a flow-regulating member, a sensor for detecting the position of the member for manually controlling the regulating member, a data acquisition, storage, and processing member, and a display for information relating to the fluid flow and/or pressure imposed by the regulating member and/or the valve use mode, wherein when the manual control member is disposed in an intermediate position between two respective adjacent values of the flow and/or pressure of the fluid allowed to pass from the upstream end to the downstream end, the data acquisition, storage and process member is designed to suppress the display information.
US10228081B2
A method of forming a hose assembly is disclosed. The hose assembly comprises a tube formed from a polymeric material and defining an outer peripheral surface, and a reinforcing layer disposed about the outer peripheral surface of the tube. The reinforcing layer comprises reinforcing fibers and a binder formed from binding fibers. The method includes the steps of extruding the tube, forming a commingled braid from the reinforcing fibers and the binding fibers, and disposing the commingled braid about the outer peripheral surface of the tube to form a reinforced tube. The method also includes the steps of heating the reinforced tube to a temperature (T1) equal to or greater than a peak melting temperature of the binding fibers to at least partially melt the binding fibers, and cooling the reinforced tube to solidify the melted binding fibers and form the hose assembly.
US10228077B2
A fluidizing butterfly valve. The fluidizing butterfly valve includes a valve body and a fluidizing valve disk or member configured to fluidize material located above the butterfly valve and/or material moving through the butterfly valve.
US10228076B2
The invention relates to a method for determining a characteristic value of a magnetic switch valve. The magnetic switch valve can be switched from a closed switch state into an open switch state, via the movement of a rotor by means of a switching magnet applied with current against a conservative restoring force. According to the invention, during the switching of the switch valve from the open state into the closed state, the time course of the current flowing through the switching magnet and/or of the voltage at the switching magnet is measured. The characteristic value to be measured is evaluated from this time course. It was recognized that every movement of the rotor against the switching magnet induced a voltage in same. Now the voltage at the switching magnet is regulated at a constant value, for one, the voltage induced by the movement can be observed as a control deviation in the short term. For another, the induced voltage causes a current flow through the switching magnets. Based on this, the kinematics of the rotor can be deduced. Given that the switching magnet has an ohmic resistance, energy is also dissipated via the current flow. This energy is the key to determining the switching path covered by the rotor when switching between the closed and the open state. The invention also relates to a measuring device that is particularly suitable for the method.
US10228074B2
A pneumatic mixing valve is provided, which includes a housing that defines a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The first inlet is coupled to a first fluid source and the second inlet is coupled to a second fluid source. The housing defines a first chamber and a second chamber. The pneumatic mixing valve includes a mixing system. The mixing system includes a piston that is movable by at least one of the first fluid and the second fluid. The housing defines a fluid passageway that extends from near the first inlet to the second chamber and the pneumatic mixing valve includes an actuator that is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the fluid passageway is closed such that the outlet is open, and in the second position, the fluid passageway is open such that the outlet is closed.
US10228073B2
A rotary spring-return actuator operator is provided with a multi-slot shaft and a clock type spring retained by a retaining band which encircles the spring in such a manner as to insure that the potential energy within the spring is safely contained during all operations requiring disassembly of the actuator assembly, and wherein the retaining band facilitates the in-field reversal of the spring direction or the adjustment of the spring preload by securing the spring to one or more of the slots on the multi-slot shaft.
US10228072B1
A valve includes a valve stem having a shaft and including first and second poppet members with a seal portion extending radially outward from the shaft and disposed on the shaft between the poppet members. The valve further includes a valve body having a valve bore within which the valve stem is disposed for reciprocating axial movement and includes first and second ports that defining passageways through which gas or liquid may flow into or out of the valve bore. The valve body further includes first and second valve seats against which the first and second poppet members selectively seal with the seal portion being in sealing engagement with the valve bore between the ports.
US10228065B2
A system includes a ball valve. The ball valve includes a housing, a ball, and a first valve seat assembly. The housing includes a chamber, a first fluid passage intersecting the chamber, and a second fluid passage intersecting the chamber. The ball is disposed in the chamber and is configured to control fluid flow between the first and second fluid passages. The first valve seat assembly is disposed between the ball and the housing. The first valve seat assembly includes a first seat configured to seat against the ball both above and below a pressure threshold, and a second seat configured to seat against the ball only above the pressure threshold, wherein the second seat has a coefficient of friction that is lower than the first seat.
US10228060B2
A controllable mechanical seal for sealing a shaft rotatable relative to a housing of a device which manipulates a fluid, the seal including: (i) a first face element having a first face surface, wherein the first face element is adapted to rotate with the shaft; (ii) a second face element having a second face surface, wherein the second face element is adapted to be supported within the housing; wherein the first face surface and the second face surface define a gap between the surfaces, physical dimensions of the gap contributing to defining a leakage rate of the fluid through the gap; wherein at least one of the first face element or the second face element includes at least one cavity wholly contained within the face element, the at least one cavity adapted to contain a hydraulic fluid; and wherein the at least one cavity is in fluid communication with at least one hydraulic intensifier and at least one pressure control valve, the at least one hydraulic intensifier being in pressure communication with a source of pressure; (iii) a sensor adapted to generate a signal indicative of the leakage rate; and (iv) a controller responsive to the signal for generating an output; wherein a state of the at least one pressure control valve is adapted to change in response to the controller output in order to increase or decrease the pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the at least one cavity, thereby deforming one of the first face surface or the second face surface to adjust the leakage rate.
US10228059B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sealing device which has forward and reverse screw threads exhibiting a fluid-pumping action provided on a sliding portion of a seal lip, such that the pumping action is less susceptible to deterioration even with increasing wear on the screw threads and such that leakage of droplets from the screw threads is minimized. To achieve this, the forward and reverse screw threads which exhibit a pumping action on sealing fluid are arranged in a circle on the air-side lateral surface of the sliding portion of the seal lip. The forward and reverse screw threads each have a shape gradually increasing in thread height from the leading end of the lip to the air side. The forward screw threads and/or reverse screw threads are provided with seal protrusions for preventing leakage of droplets.
US10228054B1
According to one aspect, a drive system includes a support structure, a first motor, a second motor, an output element, a first transmission, a second transmission, and an elastic element. The first motor comprises a first stator and a first rotor, the first stator of the first motor being coupled to the support structure. The second motor comprises a second stator and a second rotor, the second stator of the second motor being coupled to the support structure. The first transmission is coupled between the first rotor of the first motor and the output element. The second transmission is coupled between the second rotor of the second motor and the output element. The elastic element is coupled between the first rotor of the first motor and the second rotor of the second motor.
US10228050B2
A cam device includes a cam and a driver. The cam includes a cam face that is gradually distanced from a rotation center of the cam over a range greater than half a round of the cam. The driver rotates the cam in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction.
US10228049B2
A vehicle final drive unit (FDU) of a vehicle driveline. The vehicle FDU includes one or more wet clutches that provide disconnect capabilities in the vehicle FDU, and includes a final drive gearset. Different techniques are provided for discontinuing lubricant supply to the wet clutch(es) when the wet clutch(es) are disconnected in order to preclude unwanted rotations that can be the consequence of adhesion among clutch plates in the wet clutch(es). One technique actively brakes the final drive gearset in the vehicle FDU so that the final drive gearset no longer rotates and no longer throws lubricant to the wet clutch(es). Another technique involves closing an entrance that leads lubricant to the wet clutch(es).
US10228048B2
A vehicle transmission with multiple gear ratios includes a spur-gear gearbox with a first spur gear and a second spur gear arranged on a spur-gear shaft, wherein the first spur gear meshes with a fourth spur gear and the second spur gear meshes with a third spur gear, and an epicyclic gear train with a first and a second epicyclic gear sets and a epicyclic gear train shaft. Each of the epicyclic gear sets has a ring gear and at least one epicyclic gear, and at least one of the epicyclic gear sets has a sun gear and at least one planet carrier. A gear box, the spur-gear shaft and the epicyclic gear train shaft are rotatably mounted relative to the gear box. A plurality of speed changing devices are provided, wherein the first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the spur-gear shaft. The vehicle transmission is characterized in that the first spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the gear box, at least one of the sun gears can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the gear box, and the third spur gear can be selectively connected in a torque-transmitting manner to one of the planet carriers.
US10228046B2
An electric linear actuator is provided. The electric linear actuator may have a cylinder housing, an electric motor disposed inside the cylinder housing, a piston rod at least partially slidably disposed inside the cylinder housing, and a planetary gear arrangement disposed inside the cylinder housing and configured to connect the electric motor to the piston rod. The planetary gear arrangement may have a ring gear integrally connected to the piston rod. The electric motor, the planetary gear arrangement, and the piston rod may be disposed in series along a central axis of the cylinder housing.
US10228041B2
An antivibration device capable of securing a thickness dimension of a stopper rubber without changing a gap between a connecting member and a stopper wall portion. A connecting member includes a base surface and a receding surface located to recede beyond the base surface in a direction to go away from a stopper wall portion, the base surface and the receding surface face the stopper wall portion, and a stopper rubber includes an inner fitting portion at which the connecting member is internally fitted. Thus, it is possible to secure a thickness dimension of the stopper rubber without changing a gap between the connecting member and the stopper wall portion.
US10228038B2
A damper guard coupled to an external surface of an engine block includes a back cover defining an opening. The damper guard also includes a front cover adapted to couple to the back cover such that an enclosed space is defined between the front and back covers. The damper guard further includes a pressure balancing line coupled at a first portion of the back cover. The pressure balancing line is adapted to vent the enclosed space to an engine crankcase for maintaining the enclosed space at an engine crankcase pressure. The damper guard includes a drain line adapted to allow drainage of a damper oil present in the enclosed space.
US10228034B2
An electric linear motion actuator includes an outer ring member provided around a central shaft, and planetary rollers disposed between the central shaft and the outer ring member. One of the central shaft and the outer ring member serves as an input member which is rotatable and immovable in the axial direction and rotated by an electric motor, while the other serves as an output member which is rotationally stationary and movable in the axial direction. The input member has a peripheral surface formed with a plurality of annular ribs which are equal in pitch. Each planetary roller has a radially outer surface formed with annular grooves which are equal in pitch to the annular ribs and in which the annular ribs are engaged. The output member has a peripheral surface formed with a helical rib which is equal in pitch to the annular grooves of the planetary rollers.
US10228032B2
A pneumatic brake release apparatus used on an elevator traction machine, includes an air cabin, an air storage tank, air delivery pipes, air films, a push rod and air control apparatuses. The air films are arranged at two sides in the air cabin, one end of the push rod is connected to the air films, the other end of the push rod penetrates through the outer wall of the air cabin and is connected with the upper end of a locking arm, an intermediate air cabin of the air cabin is provided with an intermediate air inlet end and an intermediate air outlet end, a film-anterior air cabin of the air cabin is provided with a film-anterior air inlet end, the intermediate air inlet end and the film-anterior air inlet end of the air cabin are respectively connected with the air storage tank by virtue of the air delivery pipes, and the intermediate air outlet end is directly communicated with the atmosphere.
US10228027B2
A hydraulic power take-off, PTO, is provided for use with industrial drives. The hydraulic power take-off has a multi-position adapter that allows the PTO to be attached to a prime mover in a multitude of angularly indexed positions while maintaining a gravity-assisted drain and sump for the hydraulic fluid. The multi-position adapter is indexable to selectively block and allow for passage of oil from a tower housing to a clutch housing thus ensuring the hydraulic oil properly drains. As a result, the tower housing is also indexable which allows the PTO unit to be installed in a number of different configurations to meet the demands of the prime mover and the final application of the industrial machine.
US10228019B2
A bearing structure includes: a bearing hole formed in a bearing housing, a semi-floating metal bearing accommodated in the bearing hole and having a pin hole formed therein; a through-hole formed in the bearing housing and facing the pin hole in the semi-floating metal bearing; a regulating member which is inserted into the through-hole and in which a fixed portion is pressed onto an inner surface of the through-hole for the regulating member to be fixed to the bearing housing at a fixed position where a distal end portion is inserted into the pin hole; a regulating hole opened at a base end in the insertion direction of the regulating member and extending at least to the fixed portion toward the distal end side; and a pressing member provided in the regulating hole to expand the regulating hole by pressing an inner surface of the regulating hole.
US10228006B2
A method of producing a fastening arrangement for the position-correct fastening of a component to a structural part of a motor vehicle comprises the steps: providing of the structural part; providing of a first tolerance compensation element and a second tolerance compensation element; positioning of the first tolerance compensation element, while holding the structural part firmly, relative to the structural part in a nominal position for the later position-correct fastening of the component to be fastened, and holding of the first tolerance compensation element in the nominal position, the first tolerance compensation element being positioned with a gap relative to the structural part; inserting of the second tolerance compensation element between the first tolerance compensation element and the structural part, so that the gap between the first tolerance compensation element and the structural part is bridged over; joining of the second tolerance compensation element to the first tolerance compensation element and to the structural part.
US10228000B2
A magnetic fastener clip includes a cup having at least one hole, an overmold is attached to the cup and a magnet. The overmold has: a cup cover is injection molded on an outside portion of the cup, and an inner ring is injection molded on at least part of an inside portion of the cup. The inner ring is attached to the cup cover via the at least one hole. The magnet operably attaches into the inner ring. According to one embodiment, a turn coupler attaches to the cup cover. The magnetic fastener clip is operative for blind attachment into a structure, such as a vehicle chassis i.e. a pillar, door frame, chassis or roof.
US10227996B2
The invention relates to a displacement unit (1) of a hydraulic machine, for which the hysteresis is reduced. For this purpose, in the control spool (3) and/or at the control spool (3) a mass body (16) and a spring (17) are arranged, which are excited to resonance vibrations. The vibrations are self-excited and sustained by a partial flow rate of the hydraulic fluid which is modulated periodically. The high frequent vibrations are transmitted over the spring (17) onto the associated control spool (3), thereby reducing the friction and hence the hysteresis.
US10227989B2
A thrust bearing assembly configured to reduce the axial displacement of a shaft includes a stationary thrust bearing, a thrust runner adjacent to the thrust bearing and a taper sleeve driver. The thrust runner includes a central passage. The taper sleeve driver includes an interior surface in contact with the shaft and an exterior surface in contact with the central passage of the thrust runner. The taper sleeve driver has a tapered exterior surface that applies a radially directed clamping force against the thrust runner as the taper sleeve driver is engaged within the central passage.
US10227986B2
A pumping system for use in moving a fluid present within a well casing and through a production tubing is provided. The pumping system includes a housing coupled to the production tubing. The pumping system further includes a first pump coupled to the housing and having a first flow capacity and a second pump coupled to the housing and having a second flow capacity. The second flow capacity is different than the first flow capacity. A motor is coupled to the first pump and the second pump, wherein the motor is configured to selectively operate at least one of the first pump and the second pump based on a flow capacity of the fluid present within the well casing.
US10227985B2
A motor-driven centrifugal pump for circulating a coolant in a primary circuit of a nuclear reactor comprises a sealed motor unit, a hydraulic part and a shaft which is immersed in the coolant, turned by the sealed motor unit and pumping the coolant by means of an impeller of the hydraulic part secured to the shaft; the motor unit comprising a dry stator and an immersed rotor mounted securely on the shaft. The motor-driven pump also comprises an immersed flywheel mounted securely on the shaft between the rotor of the motor unit and the impeller of the hydraulic part, allowing a minimum slowing-down time after the electrical power supply is cut; the flywheel comprising a vaned wheel generating a circulation of the coolant to cool the motor unit.
US10227972B2
An inflatable object with a sag to enclose pressurized air to a predetermined threshold pressure and to obtain a shape, a decorative dress to cover at least a portion of the sag and having characteristics of an object having the shape when covering the sag outer surface, couplings on the sag outer surface to which the decorative dress is attached, a frame to support at least a portion of the sag, an air pump coupled to the sag by a unidirectional inlet valve, and to provide the insufflated air to the sag, an optional sensor coupled to the sag and configured to detect sag air pressure; and a controller, coupled between the sensor and the pump. The controller operates the pump to automatically maintain a threshold pressure of air within the sag. The sensor and the controller are disposed on the sag surface.
US10227971B2
A flow control apparatus adapted to load a feeding set having an upstream side and a downstream side including a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of the feeding set. A pumping device contacts the feeding set when the feeding set is received by the housing so the pumping device acts on the feeding set to produce fluid flow in the feeding set for delivery of fluid to a subject. An ultrasonic sensor is arranged with respect to the pumping device to detect a change in pressure in the downstream side of the feeding set when the feeding set is loaded on the apparatus.
US10227964B2
A port plate for a swashplate type axial piston pump is described herein. The port plate includes an inlet port, a discharge port, and a first metering notch in fluidic communication via a first passage with a metering notch area adjustment valve configured to adjust the effective area of the metering notch. The first metering notch is disposed at a leading edge of one of the inlet port or the discharge port.
US10227962B2
A power plant includes a structure and a vehicle having at least one wing including a first wing part and a second wing part. The vehicle is arranged to be secured to the structure by at least one tether. The vehicle is arranged to move in a predetermined trajectory by a fluid stream passing the wing. The vehicle includes at least one turbine connected to a nacelle having a generator. At least the first wing part is arranged at a first angle relative to a horizontal center line of the wing. The nacelle is arranged to be attached to a surface of the wing facing the direction in which the first wing part is angled.
US10227958B2
A pre-filter assembly for a vehicle arranged with an aspiration duct extending between the pre-filter and a fan of the vehicle. A variable valve element is provided as part of the aspiration duct adjacent the fan, such that the aspiration rate through the duct can be controlled by appropriate variation of the valve element, to control the rate of airflow drawn through the aspiration duct by the fan. This allows for the aspiration rate of the pre-filter to be at least partly independent of the flow rate of the fan, without the need for an additional motor-driven blower unit.
US10227954B2
A canister valve device for a vehicle that is equipped with a shutoff valve device connected to a pipe providing a passage for air to flow to a canister and selectively opening and closing the passage of the pipe, may include a diverging channel diverging from the passage of the pipe to a position where the shutoff valve device is positioned to provide a passage for a portion of air flowing to the pipe; and a check valve device positioned in the diverging channel, closing when the shutoff valve device closes, and opening when the shutoff valve device opens so that air is distributed to the pipe and the diverging channel, whereby negative pressure applied to the shutoff valve device is configured to be reduced by flow of the air.
US10227952B2
An exhaust nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes a gas path liner connected to an interior surface of an exhaust nozzle flap. The gas path liner includes a liner backbone that extends along a liner axis, and a plurality of liner panels sequentially connected to the liner backbone along the axis. Each liner panel includes a panel length that extends axially from a first panel end to a second panel end, where the panel length thermally expands independent of the liner backbone
US10227950B1
A thermoacoustic engine is provided that uses acoustic energy to operate a piston in a double-acting action. The acoustic energy is amplified as a sound wave travels through the thermoacoustic engine. The amplified acoustic energy is extracted and converted into usable electrical energy.
US10227940B2
The objective of the present invention is to provide a control device for an engine that enables precise control of the equivalence ratio. The system from the fuel injection amount to the output from a LAF sensor is modeled as an injection amount-sensor output model by means of a model equation containing model parameters and a lag coefficient. The system from the equivalence ratio to the LAF sensor output is modeled as a port equivalence ratio-sensor output model by means of a model equation containing the lag coefficient. The control device is equipped with: a feedback-use identifier that successively identifies values for the model parameters; a LAF lag compensation-use identifier that successively identifies values for the lag coefficient; and a stoichiometric driving mode controller that determines the value of a fuel injection amount.
US10227928B2
A gas turbine engine comprises a fan, a compressor, a turbine having first stage blades and second stage blades, the first stage blades rotates in a first direction and the second stage blades rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction. The first stage blades are directly adjacent to one another, a drive in operable input connection with the fan and in operable output connection with the first stage blades and the second stage blades, the first stage blades and the second stage blades driving the fan through the drive.
US10227927B2
In a featured embodiment, a gas turbine engine has a compressor section having a downstream rotor and a diffuser downstream of the compressor section. A combustor receives air downstream of the diffuser. A turbine section has at least one component to be cooled. A conduit is spaced from the diffuser and defines a cooling airflow path. The cooling airflow path is separate from an airflow downstream the diffuser, and passing to the combustor. The conduit passes cooling air to the component to be cooled.
US10227925B2
An adaptive inertial particle separation system may include an active configuration and a passive configuration. The system may comprise an air-intake duct including an outer wall spaced apart from a central axis, an inner wall located between the outer wall and the engine rotation axis, an intake passage defined in part by the inner wall and the outer wall, and a splitter located between the outer wall and the inner wall. The system may further include a sensor operatively connected to the air-intake duct and operative to initiate at least one of the active configuration and passive configuration.
US10227923B2
A system for preventing icing on an aircraft surface includes a plasma actuator which is applied onto an aircraft surface operationally exposed to air and which is arranged for generating at least one plasma discharge (D) for inducing a flow (F) of ionized hot-air particles towards the surface.
US10227922B2
A low NOX burner in which the amount of air flow to the low NOX (nitrous oxides) burner can be adjusted (e.g., based on determinations related to the TEG air flow to the low NOX burner). A low NOX burner capable of operating in a TEG mode that uses a mixture of fresh air and turbine exhaust gas (TEG) as an oxidizer, and also in a fresh air mode in which fresh air (but not TEG) is used as an oxidizer (e.g., and that may be configured to switch seamlessly between these modes). A method of operating a low NOx burner that that includes using TEG and fresh air as an oxidizer to burn fuel, in a TEG mode and, when conditions dictate, such as when the TEG flow has decreased to a pre-determined level (e.g., zero or close to zero), switching from the TEG mode to a fresh air mode.
US10227919B2
In the present invention, a package is partitioned into upper and lower sections. An engine and a generator are both disposed in the lower section. In the upper section are disposed: a radiator chamber in which a radiator and a radiator fan are disposed, and an intake chamber in which an intake silencer is disposed. A ventilation hole directly communicates the radiator chamber with an engine chamber in which the engine and the generator are disposed. The ventilation hole is displaced from the radiator fan in a long-side direction of the package. A ventilation hood covers above and around the ventilation hole. An outlet opening of the ventilation hood is formed being displaced in a short-side direction (Y) of the package to face the ventilation hole.
US10227900B2
The purpose of the present invention is to decrease the loss of energy of flue gas when superheated steam is cooled and prevent heat efficiency from being decreased. A boiler is provided with: economizers (a medium-pressure economizer (13) and a high-pressure secondary economizer (18)) which heat water supplied by water supply pumps (a medium-pressure water supply pump (27) and a high-pressure water supply pump (28)); evaporators (a medium-pressure evaporator (16) and a high-pressure evaporator (21)) which evaporate the water that is heated by the economizers; and cooling devices (a medium-pressure system and a high-pressure system) which mix water, as a coolant, which has passed through the economizers via the water supply pumps with steam.
US10227899B2
A system includes a waste heat recovery heat exchanger configured to heat a heating fluid stream by exchange with a heat source in a crude oil associated gas processing plant; and an Organic Rankine cycle energy conversion system. The Organic Rankine cycle energy conversion system includes a heat exchanger configured to heat a first portion of a working fluid by exchange with the heated heating fluid stream; and a cooling subsystem including one or more cooling elements each configured to cool one or more of a process stream from the crude oil associated gas processing plant and a cooling water stream for ambient air cooling by exchange with a second portion of the working fluid. The Organic Rankine cycle energy conversion system includes an ejector configured to receive the second portion of the working fluid from the cooling subsystem and a third portion of the working fluid; a turbine and a generator configured to generate power by expansion of a fourth portion of the working fluid; and a cooling element configured to cool a stream of working fluid including an output stream of working fluid from the ejector and the expanded fourth portion of the working fluid from the turbine and generator.
US10227893B2
A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan shaft driving a fan having fan blades. A fan shaft support supports the fan shaft and defines a support transverse stiffness. A gear system is connected to the fan shaft and includes a gear mesh defining a gear mesh transverse stiffness and a reduction ratio greater than 2.3. A gear system input is connected to the gear system and defines a gear system input lateral stiffness. A flexible support supports the gear system and defines a flexible support transverse stiffness. The gear system input lateral stiffness is less than 5% of the gear mesh lateral stiffness and the flexible support transverse stiffness is less than 20% of the fan shaft support transverse stiffness.
US10227892B2
A valve mount comprises a first mounting plate securable to an existing part of a gas turbine engine, a second mounting plate secured to a valve, and at least a pair of fastener assemblies on opposed sides of the valve for securing the first and second mounting plates together. A vibration isolator is disposed between the first and second mounting plates to absorb some of the energy that is being transferred from the valve to the structure of the engine during a predetermined operating phase of the engine.
US10227888B2
A variable vane system includes an outer platform, an inner casing radially inward from the outer casing and a vane extending between the inner and outer casings defining a vane axis. An inner vane stem is engaged with the inner casing and an outer vane stem is engaged with the outer casing. The system includes a bearing gap defined radially with respect to the vane axis between each of the inner and outer casings and respective vane stems for allowing the vane to rotate about the vane axis for varying angle of attack. The system includes a pressurized air supply inlet in fluid communication with at least one of the bearing gaps to form a stem air bearing to intermittently float at least one of the vane stems for controlled rotation about the vane axis.
US10227886B2
A drive mechanism is provided for driving at least two adjusting members used to adjust the orientation of the blades of a turbomachine rectifier vane associated therewith, where the drive mechanism simultaneously drives the displacement of at least two adjusting members in the turbomachine. A single threaded rod drives several levers, each lever being associated with an adjusting member. A first part of each lever engages with the threaded rod and one end of an arm of the lever is connected to the adjusting member associated therewith so that the rotation of the threaded rod causes a simultaneous rotation of the levers associated with the adjusting members.
US10227882B2
A turbine blade having an airfoil and a fir tree root is disclosed. The fir tree root has a lengthwise direction, a crosswise direction extending between two lateral sides of the fir tree root, and a span direction extending from a root base towards an airfoil tip. The fir tree root includes a web interposed between each pair of at least two neighboring channels. For each web, a web-to-channel ratio with each of the two neighboring channels is chosen to be larger than or equal to 0.5 and is smaller than or equal to 0.85 at least at a position where the root width is a minimum load bearing root width in a load bearing section of the fir tree root. In another aspect, overall web-to-channel ratio is defined as a ratio between the sum of all web lengths and the sum of all channel lengths.
US10227875B2
A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform that axially extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge, circumferentially extends between a first mate face and a second mate face, and includes a gas path surface and a non-gas path surface. The component defines at least one cavity that extends at least partially inside of the component. A first plurality of cooling holes extends from the at least one cavity to at least one of the first mate face and the second mate face and a second plurality of cooling holes extends from either the at least one cavity or the non-gas path surface to the gas path surface.
US10227874B2
A tooling fixture assembly for processing a component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The tooling fixture assembly includes a component nesting fixture for precisely positioning the component within the fixture using a plurality of datum locators. A transfer block is also positioned at a known location and orientation relative to the component and an adhesive is used to fix the relative position of the component and the transfer block. The component and the transfer block are then removed from the component nesting fixture and installed on a machine for drilling, machining, or otherwise processing the component. After the machining is complete, the adhesive may be removed, such that the component may be detached from the transfer block.
US10227872B2
A motor includes a housing, a shaft, a bearing, a bearing plate, and a seal. The housing includes first and second housing components directly engaging one another along a housing interface. The housing at least in part defines a sealed chamber. The shaft is at least in part received in the chamber. The bearing rotatably supports the shaft. The bearing plate defines a bearing housing at least substantially receiving the bearing. The housing circumscribes the bearing plate such that the bearing plate is enclosed within the housing. The bearing plate is fixed to a supporting one of the housing components and directly engages the supporting one of the housing components along a bearing plate interface. The seal is disposed along at least one of the interfaces.
US10227864B2
An example method for downhole operations using a magnetic monopole includes positioning at least one of a transmitter and a receiver within a first borehole. At least one of the transmitter and the receiver may be a magnetic monopole. The transmitter may generate a first magnetic field, and the receiver may measure a signal corresponding to the first magnetic field. A control unit communicably coupled to the receiver may determine at least one characteristic using the received signal.
US10227863B2
A method includes cementing a target well with a target well cement comprising resistive cement having resistivity that is greater than a resistivity of a subsurface formation through which the target well passes. The method includes injecting an injected signal into a conductive casing material at least partially surrounded by the target well cement. The method also includes receiving a resulting signal that results from the injecting at a signal receiver disposed within at least one of the target well and a drilling well separated from the target well.
US10227860B1
A measurement tool includes a rotor to rotate about a longitudinal axis, an axial gap generator having a stator assembly adjacent to the rotor, and a movable support structure to which the stator assembly is mounted. The axial gap generator generates a voltage signal as a function of a gap spacing between the stator assembly and the rotor, where the gap spacing is parallel to the longitudinal axis. The movable support structure moves the stator assembly parallel to the longitudinal axis based at least in part on a physical property of an environment about the movable support structure.
US10227859B2
Video of an effect on equipment of an event is received. The event is identified using Eulerian video magnification of the received video.
US10227854B2
A pumping system for use in hydraulic fracturing or fracing of wells. The pumping system is generally self-contained on a transportable system, such as a trailer. The weight and configuration of the trailer must be sized to be hauled legally on United States roadways. The system components include a diesel generator with cooling radiator, a variable-frequency drive (VFD) with cooling system, an A/C induction motor and a high capacity pump. The system may also include a second generator to power other items, such as cooling fans, cooling pumps, lube pumps, lighting and electrical outlets and air conditioning units for cooling equipment. In some embodiments, the system includes single components, while other embodiments include redundant components.
US10227853B2
The present invention provides methods for increasing the viscosity of the drive fluid for displacing oil from a subterranean formation by the use of microorganisms selected or modified for the ability to produce cell free polymers without the formation of any significant bioplugging biofilm or capsule.
US10227849B2
A technique facilitates formation of a gravel pack in a wellbore. Gravel slurry is delivered downhole to a desired gravel packing zone located along an annulus surrounding a gravel packing completion. Dehydration of the gravel pack is facilitated by providing a return flow path for a carrier fluid along drainage layers of adjacent screen assemblies. The drainage layers of adjacent screen assemblies are coupled by drainage layer shunt tubes which bypass corresponding couplings between the adjacent screen assemblies. In some applications, the drainage layer shunt tubes facilitate delivery of the returning carrier fluid to a sliding sleeve assembly.
US10227848B2
A treatment tool can include a housing with longitudinal passages, a valve that controls flow between sections of one passage, another valve that controls flow between the one passage and a section of another passage, and a locking device that prevents the first valve from being transitioned to an open configuration from a closed configuration. A method can include flowing a fluid through a passage of a service string and into an annulus about a screen, the fluid entering the screen and flowing to another annulus via another passage of the service string, then installing a plug in the first passage, thereby preventing flow through the first passage to the annulus about the screen, and creating at least one pressure differential across the plug, thereby preventing flow from an interior of the screen to the other annulus and permitting flow from the first passage to the screen interior.
US10227847B2
A reservoir simulator system models the effect of proppant damage on reservoir production through calculation of a fracture closure stress versus fracture permeability relationship, which is mathematically transformed into a pore pressure versus fracture permeability relationship. Based upon the pore pressure relationship, the system models reservoir production while taking into account the permeability reduction in the fractures brought about due to proppant damage.
US10227840B2
Various embodiments disclosed relate to a composite mandrel. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of forming a composite mandrel for use in a subterranean formation. The method can include securing an elongated mold to at least a portion of an exterior surface of a rigid tubular to form a cavity between the mold and the exterior surface of the rigid tubular. The elongated mold can include a recessed portion. The cavity can extend longitudinally along the tubular. The method can include filling the cavity with a curable resin composition. The method can also include curing the resin to provide a cured resin including a utility recess corresponding to the recessed portion. Curing the curable resin composition can form the composite mandrel including the tubular and the cured resin.
US10227838B2
A drilling system used with drilling fluid for drilling a wellbore has at least one choke in adjustable communication with flow from the wellbore. A programmable control device determines a flow coefficient value of the choke from a measured position value and a stored characteristic of the choke. The device then calculates a first value of the flow of the drilling fluid from the wellbore through the choke based on the flow coefficient value and a pressure differential measured across the choke. The device adjusts operation of the drilling system at least partially based on the calculated flow value. To adjust operation, the device can set the choke (or another choke) to a set flow value relative to the calculated first flow value. Density of the flow can also be determined so the device can adjust operation based on mass flow rate.
US10227836B2
Systems and methods for wellbore strengthening are disclosed. An effective way to strengthen a wellbore and prevent future fractures during drilling operations is to induce fractures having a desired fracture width profile and fracture length. Surface back pressure can be used to accurately induce such fractures. The induced fractures which are then sealed can increase fracture gradient of the wellbore thus mitigating future fractures.
US10227832B2
Underground drilling operation often requires connecting a drill tool (e.g., drill bit, backreamer, etc.) to a drill string. It is desirable to connect the drill tools to a drill string in a manner that facilitates quick and easy assembly and disassembly. Low torque coupling, commonly referred to as “torque-less” connection, can provide such functionality. The useful life and strength of such connections can be improved upon. The present disclosure provides a low torque coupling with improved strength and durability.
US10227814B2
A corner flashing system is provided for sealing the corners of recessed window frames against moisture penetration. In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises first and second double-flap members, a half-cube member, and caulking. The first and second double-flap members, and the half-cube member are preferably made of asphalt or petroleum based material. In another preferred embodiment, the system comprises one double-flap member, a modified half-cube member, and caulking. In another preferred embodiment, the system comprises a single member that combines a double-flap member and a half-cube member, and caulking. In another preferred embodiment, the system comprises a combination member, a double-flap member, and caulking.
US10227813B2
A vehicle trunk opening device including an approach checking unit which checks whether a user approaches a trunk of a vehicle and outputs the checked result as an access signal; a movement information acquisition unit for acquiring movement information of the user by responding to an acquisition control signal generated when the vehicle is stationary; a movement analysis unit which analyzes whether the user's movement corresponds to a desired target movement of opening a trunk through the acquired movement information, and which outputs the analyzed result; a trunk opening unit for opening the trunk by responding to an opening control signal; and a main control unit which generates the acquisition control signal by responding to the access signal, and which generates the opening control signal by responding to the analyzed result.
US10227808B2
The description relates to devices, such as computing devices that have hinged portions. One example can include a first portion and a second portion. This example can also include a hinge assembly and a magnetic assembly. The hinge assembly can rotatably secure the first portion to the second portion. The magnetic assembly can be positioned relative to the hinge assembly and the first and second portions that bias the first and second portions to a closed position where the first and second portions overlay one another and to an open position where the first and second portions are juxtaposed and coplanar.
US10227806B2
An arrangement has a furniture door, in particular a fold-sliding-door, and a chamber-formed cavity for accommodating the furniture door. The arrangement includes a mechanical drive device for moving the furniture door between a countersunk position within the cavity and a position outside of the cavity. The drive device is configured so as to move the furniture door, starting from the countersunk position within the cavity into the position outside of the cavity.
US10227792B2
A tent with an enhanced tent top includes a top transverse rod, four upright rods, two tee connectors, and a cantilever rod. The top transverse rod has two ends. Each tee connector is pivotally connected to one end of the top transverse rod and two upright rods. The cantilever rod is movably or rotatably connected to the top transverse rod. The cantilever rod includes two free ends, which extend to two sides of the top transverse rod when the tent is unfolded.
US10227790B2
A method for installing tower fittings by introducing at least two separate supply modules into a wind turbine tower, wherein a separate supply module structurally includes one segment each of at least two system components of the wind turbine tower, and wherein an upper segment end is arranged on an upper edge, and a lower segment end on a lower edge, of the supply module, including: arranging the upper edge of a first separate supply module at an upper end of the wind turbine tower; connecting an upper segment end of the first separate supply module to a lower segment end of a corresponding system component of a second separate supply module; and arranging the upper edge of the second separate supply module at the upper end of the wind turbine tower.
US10227781B2
A drainage system, comprising a collector which is arranged to collect liquid and a drainage pipe having a pipe inlet that opens into the collector such that liquid collected by the collector drains through the pipe inlet. The drainage pipe is provided with a vent spaced away from the pipe inlet. The vent is arranged such that, when liquid collected by the collector occludes the pipe inlet, liquid flowing through the drainage pipe draws air into the drainage pipe through the vent.
US10227778B2
Sheet, board or panel, in particular an OSRB (1)—Oriented Structural Reed Board—comprising a layer of material (2) made up of pressed reeds having a multiplicity of stems which are split predominantly longitudinally, so that it is also the case that the insides of the stems, at least in part, are accessible to a binder, wherein the binder is able to hold together the reeds for forming a solid sheet, board or panel. It is thus possible to provide a biocomposite sheet, board or panel based on sustainable raw materials which has improved properties and strength and requires only a particularly low level of production outlay. A further aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing an OSRB (1).
US10227771B2
An infill wall support clip is described. The infill wall support clip provides lateral bracing for wall panels in residential or commercial buildings. The infill wall support clip anchors to a top track of wall panels and to a bottom track of a floor truss. The infill wall support clip provides spacing between the wall panel and the floor truss such that drywall may be continuously overlaid on top of the wall panel.
US10227769B2
A device and method for anchoring an overhanging element to a construction, which device includes two coupling parts, one coupling part of which is suitable to be connected to the overhanging element whereas the other one is suitable to be connected to the construction, and whereby the coupling parts are provided with mechanical coupling and whereby at least one of the coupling parts includes a freely protruding element whose maximum length is larger than ten centimetres.
US10227768B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide resistance hanging screens, configured for installation into a storm drain or a component of a storm drain, that comprise a front plate and first and second hanging pivots. The combination of the location of the center of gravity of the resistance hanging screens and the first and second hanging pivots confers a bias of the resistance hanging screens to occupy a closed position when the resistance hanging screen is installed in the storm drain or the storm drain component.
US10227763B2
A vaginal shield assembly includes an elongated handle that has a first end and a second end. A splash guard is attached to the second end. The splash guard has a width greater than 1.5 inches and a length greater than 3 inches. The splash guard is configured to be positioned over a vagina to prevent fluids from splashing on or adjacent to the vagina when a user of the assembly is using a toilet.
US10227760B2
The present invention relates to the field of fluid flow through pipes and especially to the regulation of water flow through a faucet. A system and method for a smart faucet is presented. The system comprises a remote controlled faucet having a solenoid valve for controlling water flow, an electronic circuit for controlling the solenoid wherein the circuit includes a radio receiver, a remote sending unit for transmitting commands to the radio receiver, and a battery.
US10227759B2
A sensor-operated pull-out faucet can include a spout having a hose disposed therein, a pull-out spray head fluidly coupled to the hose and configured to dock at an end of the spout, and a sensor assembly disposed at least partially in the spout proximate the end of the spout. The sensor assembly can include a sensor and a shutter disposed adjacent the sensor. The shutter can be operable to obscure the sensor in a closed state and expose the sensor in an open state. The faucet can also include a control unit communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to control fluid flow through the hose and the pull-out spray head based on control signals generated by the sensor.
US10227750B2
A drainage system to be installed against a foundation of a building. The drainage system includes a drainage board having a plurality of channels extending from a bottom side along a front face thereof, and a portion of filter fabric attached to a rear face of the drainage board that covers the front face of the drainage board. The plurality of channels comprise a plurality of left channels and a plurality of right channels that intersect to form a crisscross pattern.
US10227749B2
A system and method are provided for a protective barrier liner system on near vertical to vertical slopes of a waste facility. The system includes anchors installed into the side walls of the waste facility, a drainage network including geo-composite drain strips, steel reinforcement, a sprayed water proof membrane, and a pneumatically applied final protective concrete cap layer. The anchors may include soil nails launched from a pneumatic launching device or anchors placed in drilled bores then reinforced with grout. The water proof membrane may be installed between an initial layer of concrete and the final layer of concrete to protect the membrane from damage by facility operations. The steel reinforcement may include wire mesh, whalers, bearing plates, shear studs secured to the bearing plates, and combinations thereof. The system can be constructed in progressive bands spliced together enabling construction of the complete system over a longer period of time.
US10227748B2
A drill unit for forming a column in ground which includes an outer drill and a concentric inner drill, where attached to the outer drill there is at least one drill tooth which includes a first face, a second face and a base face wherein: —the first face and the second face are immediately adjacent one another and are coterminous at a first edge and a second edge; —the base face is the face closest to, or coterminous with, the first terminal end; —all faces, except the base face, are independently coterminous with the base face; and extend away from the base face in the same direction; —at least part of the at least one drill tooth extends away from the first terminal end to terminate at the second edge; —the second edge is the edge of the at least one tooth that is most longitudinally distant from the first terminal end; —the first face further includes a first alpha edge, where the first alpha edge is an edge of the first face opposite the first edge; —a line joining the first edge and the first alpha edge, where the first face and the base face are coterminous, a first face alignment line, is at an angle of Φ to a perpendicular extending from the first outside surface; —the second face further includes a second alpha edge which is an edge of the second face opposite the first edge; and —a line joining the first edge and the second alpha edge, where the second face and the base face are coterminous, a second face alignment line, is at an angle of θ to a tangent on the first outside surface; such that, when in use forming the column, the first edge is configured to be a leading edge.
US10227747B2
An example embodiment of the present invention provides a pole cap for covering an end of a pole. The pole cap comprises a sheet that includes a central portion, a first strip, and a flap that has a slit. The central portion is configured to cover a base surface of an end of a pole. The first strip is configured to fold over an edge of the base surface and circumferentially wrap around a portion of a curved surface of the pole. The flap is configured to fold over the edge of the base surface.
US10227746B2
A method of limiting or reducing permeability of a matrix to liquid or gas flow is described. The method includes limiting inflow of water and/or gas into passages such as cavities, fissures, voids and the like, encountered in formations such as geological formations. The method includes steps of measuring one or more parameters relating to the matrix and selecting one or more components of a multi-component sealing composition with reference to the measured parameters. The selected components are introduced into the passage where it is set or coagulated to form a seal. Method is also described whereby the passage is sealed with a sealing composition comprising a grout component and a grout curing agent. A portion of the grout component is mixed with a portion of grout curing agent, the ratio of each being selected with reference to the measured parameters. The combined grout/curing agent are introduced into the passage where rate of curing or setting is controlled by modifying the ratio.
US10227744B2
The present invention relates to a block structure for preventing sand erosion, more specifically to a block structure for preventing sand erosion, which is positioned in the sea, collects sand pushed into sea according to flow of low tide and pushes the collected sand toward coast or coastal side at high tide in coast or sea near coast according to flow of wave.
US10227743B2
The invention provides an apparatus, program, and method for controlling the automatic spraying of an antifreezing agent that can reduce the cost of the antifreezing agent and the impact of salt damages caused by the antifreezing agent. This is accomplished by reducing the amount of antifreezing agent to be sprayed automatically according to road surface condition and reducing the amount of the antifreezing agent left unused on completion of the spray operation by grasping in advance the total spray amount of the antifreezing agent. Thus, the antifreezing agent automatic spray control apparatus comprises a spray section setting unit for setting a spray section, a road surface condition data acquiring unit for acquiring road surface condition data, a spay condition data acquiring unit for acquiring spray condition data, a spray condition determining unit for determining the spay conditions for each of unit sections, a total spray amount advance calculating unit for calculating in advance the total spray amount of antifreezing agent to be sprayed for the spray section, a current position data acquiring unit for acquiring current position data, a unit section identifying unit for identifying a unit section corresponding to the current position, and a spray condition outputting unit for outputting the spray conditions for each of the unit sections to an antifreezing agent spraying unit.
US10227735B2
A technique for protecting joints in pavement structures includes applying a hardener/densifier to one or more surfaces that define a joint in a pavement structure and, optionally, to portions of one or more surfaces that are located adjacent to the joint. One or more other compounds, such as hydrophobic materials, water resistant materials, anti scaling compounds, anti wear compounds, multi functional blended compositions and the like, may also be applied to the surfaces that define a joint and/or to portions of one or more surfaces that are adjacent to the joint. A seal may also be formed in a joint in a pavement structure. Joints that have been protected in accordance with teachings of this disclosure are also disclosed.
US10227729B2
Processes for extracting trichomes from plants and more particularly to processes for extracting trichomes from a mixture of trichome and non-trichome materials using a screen, for example a pressure screen, and fibrous structures employing such extracted trichomes are provided.
US10227721B2
Woven material and altering the weave pattern of the woven material. The woven material may comprise a first portion comprising a weave pattern formed by a plurality of warp threads and at least one weft thread woven between the plurality of warp threads. The first portion may have a first thickness. The woven material may also comprise a locally thinned portion positioned adjacent the first portion. The locally thinned portion may comprise an altered weave pattern, which may comprise the plurality of warp threads positioned on a single side of the at least one weft thread, and/or the at least one weft thread woven between the plurality of warp threads in the locally thinned portion is separated by a first distance. The first distance may be greater than a second distance positioned between the at least one weft thread woven between the plurality of warp threads in the first portion.
US10227711B2
Disclosed is a method for preparing polycrystalline silicon ingot. The preparation method comprises: coating inner wall of the crucible with a layer of silicon nitride, followed by laying a layer of crushed silicon and feeding silicon in the crucible; the crushed silicon is laid in random order, and the layer of crushed silicon forms a supporting structure having numerous holes; melting the silicon to form molten silicon by heating, when solid-liquid interface reach the surface of the layer of crushed silicon or when the layer of crushed silicon melt partially, regulating thermal field to achieve supercooled state to grow crystals; after the crystallization of molten silicon is completely finished, performing annealing and cooling to obtain polycrystalline silicon ingot. By adopting the preparation method, a desirable initial nucleus can be obtained for a polycrystalline silicon ingot, so as to reduce dislocation multiplication during the growth of the polycrystalline silicon ingot.
US10227705B2
An apparatus and a method for plating and/or polishing wafer includes a wafer chuck, an auxiliary nozzle apparatus and a main nozzle apparatus. The wafer chuck holds and positions the wafer, moves horizontally, and rotates. The auxiliary nozzle apparatus supplies uncharged or charged electrolyte to cover the outer edge of the wafer and the wafer chuck, and the main nozzle apparatus supplies charged electrolyte to the surface of the wafer, to improve the plating and/or polishing uniformity of the outer edge of the wafer, reduce the entire electric resistance of the apparatus, and improve the plating and/or polishing rate.
US10227697B2
A titanium 6 A1/4V alloy is provided with a surface topography that is similar to the Osseotite® surface produced on commercially pure titanium. Native oxide is removed from the Ti 6A1/4V alloy, followed by contacting the metal at ambient temperature with an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution containing a relatively small amount of hydrofluoric acid.
US10227687B2
A hard lubrication film, with which a surface of a base material is coated, has two or more alternately laminated layers that are one or more A-layers made of (CraMobWcVdBe)1−x−yCxNy and one or more B-layers made of (CraMobWcVdBe)1−x−y−zCxNyOz. Atom ratios a, b, c, d, e=1−a−b−c−d, x+y, and y related to A-layers satisfy 0.2≤a≤0.7, 0.05≤b≤0.6, 0≤c≤0.3, 0≤d≤0.05, 0≤e≤0.05, 0.3≤x+y≤0.6, and 0≤y≤0.6, respectively. Atom ratios a, b, c, d, e=1−a−b−c−d, x, y, z, and x+y+z related to B-layers satisfy 0.2≤a≤0.7, 0.05≤b≤0.6, 0≤c≤0.3, 0≤d≤0.05, 0≤e≤0.05, 0≤x≤0.6, 0≤y≤0.6, 0
US10227685B2
A method for forming an iron sprayed coating on a substrate with droplets of a wire molten by an electric arc includes: a step of forming a first iron sprayed coating on the substrate, the wire for arc spraying being a first wire containing iron and 0.03 to 0.10% by mass of carbon and the compressed gas being inert gas; and a step of forming a second iron sprayed coating on the first iron sprayed coating, the wire for arc spraying being a second wire containing iron and 0.03 to 0.10% by mass of carbon and the compressed gas containing 10 to 21% by volume of oxygen gas.
US10227678B2
A high-temperature, high-strength, oxidation-resistant cobalt-nickel base alloy is disclosed. The alloy includes, in weight percent: about 3.5 to about 4.9% of Al, about 12.2 to about 16.0% of W, about 24.5 to about 32.0% Ni, about 6.5% to about 10.0% Cr, about 5.9% to about 11.0% Ta, and the balance Co and incidental impurities. A method of making an article having high-temperature strength, cyclic oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance is disclosed. The method includes forming a high-temperature, high-strength, oxidation-resistant cobalt-nickel base alloy as described herein; forming an article from the alloy; solution-treating the alloy by a solution heat treatment; and aging the alloy by providing at least one aging heat treatment at an aging temperature that is less than the gamma-prime solvus temperature, wherein the alloy is configured to form a continuous, protective, adherent oxide layer on an alloy surface upon exposure to a high-temperature oxidizing environment.
US10227675B2
A wet smelting method for nickel oxide ores from which nickel, cobalt, etc. are recovered is provided with which it is possible to reduce the consumption of an acid in leaching, such as sulfuric acid, and to recover valuable metals. The method comprises: step (A) in which nickel oxide ores as a raw material are separated into a limonite-type ore having a low magnesium content and a saprolite-type ore having a high magnesium content; step (B) in which the saprolite-type ore is subjected to normal-pressure leaching under given standardized leaching conditions using the pressure leachate obtained by pressure leaching in step (C); and step (C) in which the limonite-type ore obtained in step (A) is mixed with the normal-pressure leaching residue obtained in step (B) and the mixture is reacted with sulfuric acid in an acidic atmosphere having a high temperature and a high pressure, thereby conducting pressure leaching.
US10227672B2
A high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a surface coated with a hot-dip galvanized coating, the steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising C: more than 0.10% and less than 0.18%, Si: 0.01 to 1.00%, Mn: 1.5 to 4.0%, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Al: 0.010 to 0.500%, Cr: 0.010 to 2.000%, Nb: 0.005 to 0.100%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.100%, B: more than 0.0005% and 0.0030% or less, and Fe and incidental impurities, and a method for producing the same. The steel sheet has a microstructure including ferrite having an area fraction in the range of 0 to 10%, martensite having an area fraction in the range of 15 to 60%, tempered martensite having an area fraction in the range of 20 to 50%, and bainitic ferrite having an area fraction in the range of 20 to 50%.
US10227665B2
A method for identifying a risk factor for diseases, disorders or conditions, such as those caused by human immunodeficiency virus, using the polymerase chain reaction and specific primers. Methods for treating patients having these diseases, disorders or conditions by antimicrobial treatment of the risk factor by combined antiviral and antibacterial treatment or by sustaining or stimulating the subject's immune system. Methods for screening biological products including red blood cell preparations. Primers and methods for detecting nucleic acids or microbial agents associated with red blood cells, such as those associated with red blood cells in subjects infected with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy.
US10227663B2
Methods and systems are provided for packaging reporter nucleic acid molecules into non-replicative transduction particles for use as reporter molecules. The non-replicative transduction particles can be constructed from viruses and use viral transduction and replication systems. The reporter nucleic acid molecules include a reporter gene, such as a reporter molecule or selectable marker, for detecting target genes or cells. Methods and systems are provided for detection of cells and target nucleic acid molecules using the non-replicative transduction particles as reporter molecules.
US10227660B2
A method for detecting toxigenic Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) by strand-invasion based DNA amplification is provided, together with oligonucleotides, compositions and kits suitable for use in this method.
US10227659B2
The invention relates to the identification of genetic signatures and expression profiles that are a part of the Base Excision Repair (BER) pathway, a major DNA repair pathway that modifies base lesions. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of determining responsiveness of treatment by BER inhibitors for malignant glioma by determining the presence of a low level of expression of Apex 1, a low level of expression of Apex 2, and a high level of expression of MPG.
US10227657B2
A method for increasing sensitivity for detecting minority mutations in MYD88 uses a locked nucleic acid oligo to block amplification of wild-type DNA in DNA isolated from patient FFPE tissue, bone marrow aspirate or peripheral blood samples during PCR while still allowing sequencing and visualization of the PCR product. Further improvement to the sensitivity may be achieved by using a uracil DNA-glycosylase treatment to remove sequence artifacts commonly found in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue.
US10227654B2
The present invention provides methods for discovering agents that are effective in reversing epigenetic silencing by inhibiting the interaction of methyl-binding (MBD) proteins with methylated genomic DNA. Also provided are methods for reactivating silenced genes having CpG island hypermethylation along with methods for treatment and prevention of diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, by administering an agent that modulates methyl-binding domain (MBD) protein-mediated transcriptional repression, thereby increasing gene transcription to prevent or treat disease. Additionally, compounds identified by the present invention useful for treatment and prevention of diseases, such as cancer and sickle cell anemia, are provided.
US10227652B2
A system and method for determining the genetic data for one or a small set of cells, or from fragmentary DNA, where a limited quantity of genetic data is available, are disclosed. Genetic data for the target individual is acquired and amplified using known methods, and poorly measured base pairs, missing alleles and missing regions are reconstructed using expected similarities between the target genome and the genome of genetically related subjects. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, incomplete genetic data is acquired from embryonic cells, fetal cells, or cell-free fetal DNA isolated from the mother's blood, and the incomplete genetic data is reconstructed using the more complete genetic data from a larger sample diploid cells from one or both parents, with or without genetic data from haploid cells from one or both parents, and/or genetic data taken from other related individuals.
US10227641B2
Methods and compositions are provided for improving specificity during amplification of a target DNA sequence. The methods and compositions rely upon the use of an RNase H enzyme, a polymerase, and RNase H enzyme-sensitive, blocked-cleavable oligonucleotide primers in the amplification reactions, wherein the reaction mixtures include either an optimized final concentration of a divalent metal salt comprising 2.0 mM or less of free Mg++ cation and/or an optimized final concentration of a non-ionic detergent comprising at least about 0.001% polyethylene glycol hexadecyl ether.
US10227635B2
The invention generally relates to methods of performing a capture reaction. In certain embodiments, the method involves obtaining a nucleic acid, fragmenting the nucleic acid, and capturing a target sequence on the nucleic acid fragment using a capture moiety, such as a molecular inversion probe.
US10227633B2
The present disclosure provides a portable device for purifying biological sample. The device comprises a housing and a cartridge holder accommodated in the housing for holding at least one cartridge configured to purify the biological sample. At least one pump is positioned in the housing which is fluidly connectable to the cartridge to circulate the sample and one or more fluids through the cartridge. Further, at least one heating element is configured to heat a matrix chamber in the cartridge. At least one actuator is disposed in the housing to actuate one or more valves to selectively route the biological sample and the one or more fluids in the cartridge. A control unit is interfaced with the actuator, the heating element and the pump and is configured to regulate operation of the actuator, the pump and the heating element during purification of the biological sample.
US10227631B2
The present invention generally relates to air sampling of biological compounds. Specifically, the present invention relates to a device and method for sampling the ambient air for detecting microbial propagules, microbial propagules being any spore, vegetative cell, or virion of microbiological origin including all bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoans, molds, slime molds, chlamydospores, hyphae, and cysts.
US10227630B2
We describe a method for mining microbial genomes to discover antimicrobial genes and proteins having broad spectrum of activity. Also described are antimicrobial genes and their expression products from various microbial genomes that were found using this method. The products of such genes can be used as antimicrobial agents or as tools for molecular biology.
US10227629B2
Methods for diagnosing, treating, and monitoring the treatment of invasive aspergillosis (IA) are described. The methods can include detecting the presence of one or more volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath of subjects suspected of having IA.
US10227621B2
The present invention relates to methods for preparing an aqueous acrylamide solution having a low acrylic acid concentration. In addition, the present invention relates to methods for reducing the acrylic acid concentration of an aqueous acrylamide solution. The methods involve a bioconversion of acrylonitrile to acrylamide in the presence of a biocatalyst, wherein during the bioconversion the content of acrylonitrile is maintained at 0.3 w/w % or more referred to the total weight of the composition in the reactor. Also provided is an aqueous acrylamide solution which is obtained by the methods of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention is related to an acrylamide homopolymer or copolymer obtained by polymerizing the acrylamide of the aqueous solution.
US10227618B2
The present application relates to a microorganism of the genus Saccharomyces producing lactic acid and a method for preparing lactic acid using the same. More specifically, the present application relates to a microorganism of the genus Saccharomyces producing lactic acid, wherein the microorganism is modified to weaken or inactivate the activity of pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) compared to its endogenous activity, to introduce the activity of ATP-citrate lyase (ACL), and to enhance pyruvate biosynthetic pathway compared to its endogenous biosynthetic pathway, and a method for producing lactic acid using the microorganism.
US10227606B2
The present invention pertains to a method for increasing the photosynthesis and yield/growth of plants, and a transgenic plant which is used in the method.
US10227602B2
A genetically modified fruit-producing plant, said plant having sufficiently reduced total Polyphenol Oxidase (PPO) activity relative to a wild type of said plant to reduce browning in the fruit of said plant relative to said wild type, wherein the reduced total PPO activity results from a reduction in activity of at least two PPO isoenzymes in said plant relative to said wild type, or a cell, seed, seedling, part, tissue, cell, fruit or progeny of said plant.
US10227596B2
A translational control method using an RNA-protein interaction motif is provided. The method comprises a step of introducing an mRNA having: a 5′UTR regulation structure comprising: (1) a cap structure at the 5′ terminus, (2) a spacer positioned on the 3′ side of the cap structure, and (3) one or more RNA motifs positioned on the 3′ side of the spacer, which comprises an RNA-protein interaction motif-derived nucleotide sequence or a variant thereof; and a nucleotide sequence encoding a target protein gene on the 3′ side of the 5′UTR regulation structure, into a cell in the presence of a protein specifically binding to the RNA motifs, wherein a translational level is decreased as the number of bases of the spacer decreases, and the translational level is decreased as the number of the RNA motifs increases.
US10227595B2
Provided is a ramp tag capable of solving instability in translation rate resulting from poor compatibility between codons in a foreign gene and a host when expressing a recombinant protein in E. coli. Unlike the conventional codon optimization or codon deoptimization method for solving the problem of rare codons, the present invention increases an expression efficiency of a target protein by merely having the ramp tag be fused with a target gene or independently expressed, without changing the original codon sequence, thereby allowing tRNA to be reused. Thus, the present invention provides a novel method for increasing recombinant protein expression which is capable of reducing costs and time in comparison to the codon optimization method that artificially synthesizes DNA sequences. Therefore, it is expected that the method of the present invention will be able to be used in production of high value-added pharmaceuticals or industrial enzymes.
US10227593B2
Some embodiments comprise methods, systems, and compositions to produce and/or administer modified exosomes or other vesicles containing one or more selected microRNAs, including but not limited to, miR-146b. Some embodiments also comprise the therapeutic administration and use of such modified exosomes and/or producer cells to treat mammalian brain or neurologic injuries and diseases, including in human beings.
US10227592B2
Provided is an RNA interference-inducing nucleic acid comprising at least one nucleic acid strand, the at least one nucleic acid strand comprising a modification substituted to a spacer, which is unable to form a base pair, in the 5′ end or the 3′ end region. The RNA interference-inducing nucleic acid is a modified form of nucleotide provided to prevent off-target effects, offering a method to selectively repress target gene expression. The RNA interference-inducing nucleic acid provides modified forms with target selectivity and specificity as a method to block the off-target effects while silencing the target gene expression, whereas the usage of conventional RNA interference-inducing nucleic acids cause inaccuracy and adverse effects through off-targets, thereby the RNA interference-inducing nucleic acid was offered to solve the problem, wherein it will be widely used as a method for repressing gene expression in research and for gene therapy without concerning the off-target effects.
US10227591B2
The present invention relates to miR145, miR132, miR212, and the genes or gene products regulated by these miRNAs. miR145 is downregulated in cells infected with HCMV. This downregulation modulates expression of miR145 target genes, including IRS-1. Transfection of cells with a miR145 agent, such as a miR145 mimetic, reduces HCMV replication and protein expression. miR132 and miR212 are upregulated in cells infected with HCMV. This upregulation modulates expression of miR132 and miR212 target genes, including MeCP2 and RICS. Transfection of cells with a miR132 and/or a miR212 antagonist reduces HCMV replication and protein expression. Accordingly, the invention provides methods of attenuating HCMV replication by modulating, for example, miR145, miR132, and/or miR212, and targets thereof. Also provided are methods of detecting an HCMV infection, and compositions and kits useful for attenuating HCMV replication.
US10227590B2
An antisense molecule capable of binding to a selected target site to induce exon skipping in the dystrophin gene, as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 to 214.
US10227585B2
The invention provides methods for preparing DNA sequencing libraries by assembling short read sequencing data into longer contiguous sequences for genome assembly, full length cDNA sequencing, metagenomics, and the analysis of repetitive sequences of assembled genomes.
US10227580B2
Methods, devices and kits for the physical separation of plankton into its component parts utilizing phototactic behavior are described. The methods utilize positive phototactic behavior and negative contrast orientation of the zooplankton for maximal in situ separation of phytoplankton and zooplankton for use in further studies and evaluation of separation efficiency. The devices provide effective conditions for use in the separation of plankton into component parts.
US10227579B2
The present invention relates to GH61 polypeptide variants. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US10227577B2
Methods for the production, capturing and purification of recombinant human lysosomal proteins are described. Such recombinant human lysosomal proteins can have high content of mannose-6-phosphate residues. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such recombinant human lysosomal proteins, as well as methods of treatment and uses of such recombinant human lysosomal proteins.
US10227574B2
This disclosure provides various TcBuster transposases and transposons, systems, and methods of use.
US10227571B2
The present invention relates to a Siphoviridae bacteriophage Lac-PLP-1 that is isolated from the nature and can kill Lactobacillus plantarum cells specifically, which has a genome represented by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. NO: 1 (Accession NO: KCTC 12665BP), and a method for preventing and treating the contaminations of Lactobacillus plantarum by using the composition comprising the bacteriophage as an active ingredient.
US10227559B2
The present invention provides a compounded cell culture medium powder formulation comprising: a basal medium powder and a cell culture media supplement, wherein the cell culture media supplement comprises and one or more salts; one or more growth factors; one or more inorganic ions; an amino acid supplement comprising one or more of asparagine, glutamine, histidine, and serine; one or more buffers; and one or more anti-foaming agents. The invention further provides methods of making a compounded cell culture medium powder formulation methods of making a cell culture medium for growing mammalian cells and methods of producing a protein of interest by culturing cells in the cell culture medium and isolating the protein of interest.
US10227558B2
The invention relates to a zinc-enriched biomass comprising living or subsequently killed micro-organisms, selected from the group consisting of Streptococcus thermophilus and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis and combinations thereof, a method for the manufacture of said zinc-enriched biomass, as well as food preparations, nutraceutic products, functional foods, cosmetic and cosmeceutic products, and food supplements, comprising the said biomass. Furthermore, new micro-organism strains are described which are able to concentrate zinc within the cell in very high amounts and therefore are particularly suitable for use in the method of the invention.
US10227546B2
Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition comprising the reaction product of a nitrogen containing reactant wherein the nitrogen containing reactant comprises an alkyl di-alkanolamide, an alkyl di-alkanolamine, or mixtures thereof; an acidic molybdenum compound; and a salicylate compound.Also disclosed is a method for operating an internal combustion engine comprising said lubricating composition and a method for preparing a molybdenum containing friction modifier.
US10227545B2
The present invention relates to new ether carboxylic acids as high temperature stable rheology modifier, viscosifier, lubricant or emulsifier additives in oilfield and industrial applications. In particular, the invention relates to an ether carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof obtainable by reacting a branched polyol alkoxylate with a halogen carboxylic acid or a halogen carboxylic acid derivative. Further aspects of the invention relate to a lubricant composition comprising an ether carboxylic acid of the invention and the use of said ether carboxylic acid.
US10227542B2
Disclosed is an oil composition with improved fuel economy and durability. The oil composition may be effective in improving fuel economy by reduction of friction on sliding parts of vehicle engines and in preventing abrasion of the engines by effective dispersion of soot in respective parts of the engines. The oil composition comprises a detergent dispersant, a friction reducer and a viscosity controller, which are suitably optimized at a mix ratio of those components.
US10227533B2
Paraffins and waxes are produced from a gaseous feed stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor using a fixed bed of reduced Fischer-Tropsch catalyst having cobalt as catalytically active metal. A nitrogen-containing compound is added to the gaseous feed stream in a concentration of up to 10 ppmV and the mixture if fed to the reactor to obtain paraffins having from 5 to 300 carbon atoms. The product is subjected to a hydrogenation step, to obtain a hydrogenated fraction comprising 5 to 300 carbon atoms. The hydrogenated product is separated into C5-C9, C10-C17, and C18-300 fractions. The C18-C300 fraction is separated to obtain one or more first light waxes having a congealing point in the range of 30 to 75° C. and a second heavy wax having a congealing point in the range of 75 to 120° C.
US10227528B2
The present invention relates to compounds which are suitable for use in electronic devices, and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, comprising these compounds.
US10227521B2
Methods for selectively replacing the larger particles screened from a drilling fluid may include: circulating a drilling fluid comprising a base fluid and a plurality of particles through a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; passing the drilling fluid over a screen having a mesh size, thereby separating the plurality of particles into screened particles having a diameter greater than or equal to the mesh size and retained particles having a diameter smaller than the mesh size; adding a concentration of replenishment particles to the drilling fluid that comprises the base fluid and the retained particles, wherein a PSD of the replenishment particles has a d25REP greater than or equal to the mesh size; and re-circulating the drilling fluid including the replenishment particles back into the wellbore.
US10227510B2
The present invention relates to an optical adhesive film including plate-type inorganic nanoparticles and a curable resin. The optical adhesive film has improved barrier characteristics to moisture and gas, improved light-transmittance, and excellent durability and peel characteristics.
US10227504B2
The present invention describes new crosslinkers for coating compositions, their preparation, and their use.
US10227503B2
A cationic-stabilized dispersion for use in fabricating an in-mold coated article including at least one of a cationic-stabilized polyurethane dispersion, a cationic-stabilized acrylic dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyacrylamide dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyallylamine dispersion, a cationic-stabilized polyetheramine dispersion, and a cationic-stabilized chitosan dispersion.
US10227501B2
A UV-curable hard coating composition and a coated article coated with the coating composition are provided herein. The UV-curable hard coating composition can be coated on a plastic material such as polycarbonate to form a coated film having excellent material adhesion, abrasion resistance, and weather resistance. The coating composition may be coated by a general coating method. In some instances, inorganic particles as a coating component are not included in the coating composition. Few foreign substances are generated during spray-coating using the composition. The coating composition can be easily stored. Also, the coated article can be polished or recoated with the UV-curable hard coating composition if needed.
US10227500B2
A latex polymer of multi-stage polymerization comprising a first stage polymer and a second stage polymer wherein the first stage polymer comprises a first portion of an acrylic monomer and a first portion of a phosphorus acid monomer, and the second stage polymer comprises a second portion of an acrylic monomer and a second portion of a phosphorus acid monomer. A process of making such latex polymer.
US10227497B2
An active energy ray curable composition is provided. The active energy ray curable composition includes a polymerizable monomer, a polymer component, a polymeric dispersant, and a pigment. The active energy ray curable composition is non-aqueous. The active energy ray curable composition has a yield value of 0.1 Pa or less either when having an initial weight or when being dried to have a weight 70% by mass of the initial weight.
US10227496B2
A composite conductive particle according to the present invention includes a first conductive particle having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm; and a second conductive particle adhering to the surface of the first conductive particle and having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 50 nm and less than or equal to 1000 nm, and the first conductive particle is composed of a first particle and a first metal coating covering the surface of the first particle, the second conductive particle is composed of a second particle and a second metal coating covering the surface of the second particle, a particle diameter of the first conductive particle is larger than a particle diameter of the second conductive particle, and an adhering rate of the second conductive particle.
US10227490B2
Embodiments herein relate to a composite material including about 10 to 80 wt. % of a polymer phase, the polymer phase comprising a thermoplastic polymer with a density of less than about 1.9 g-m−2; and about 20 to 90 wt. % of a dispersed mixed particulate phase, the dispersed mixed particulate phase comprising a mixed particulate and about 0.005 to 8 wt. % of a coating of at least one interfacial modifier. The mixed particulate including a portion of a reinforcing fiber and a portion of a particle. The composite material having a Young's modulus of greater than 700 MPa. In various embodiments, structural building components made from the composite are included as well as additive manufacturing components made from the composite.
US10227489B2
Disclosed are a thermoplastic resin composition including (A) about 100 parts by weight of a base resin including (A-1) about 65 wt % to about 85 wt % of a polycarbonate resin, (A-2) about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate resin, (A-3) about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a methyl methacrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, and (A-4) greater than about 0 wt % and less than or equal to about 10 wt % of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer; and (B) about 5 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight of a methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene copolymer, and a molded article using the same.
US10227481B2
The invention relates to a rubber composition having a good processability, and simultaneously having a rolling resistance performance and hardness after vulcanization at high levels, with which the contamination of the mold for processing due to the bleeding-out of the plasticizer can be suppressed, and in which the migration of the plasticizer and so on is suppressed to a low level; a vulcanized rubber obtained by vulcanizing the rubber composition; and to a tire including the rubber composition as at least a part thereof. The rubber composition contains 100 parts by mass of rubber component (A) composed of at least one of a synthetic rubber and a natural rubber, 0.1 to 50 parts by mass of a diene polymer (B), 20 to 150 parts by mass of a filler (C), 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a vulcanizing agent (D), 0.1 to 15 parts by mass of a vulcanization accelerator (E) and 0.1 to 15 parts by mass of vulcanization aid (F).
US10227478B2
Disclosed is a resilient foam and methods of making the foam. The resilient foam includes a derivatized polyanionic polysaccharide and has an open-cell structure. When the resilient foam is contacted with water, the foam forms a thixotropic hydrogel.
US10227473B2
Propylene-ethylene random copolymers with improved long-term mechanical properties, especially improved impact strength retention, their manufacture as well as their use, e.g. for the production of moulded articles, particularly injection moulded articles, such as thin-walled plastic containers for packaging.
US10227471B2
A degradable polymer composite comprises a polyurethane comprising one or more of the following groups: ester groups; carbonate groups; or ether groups, in a backbone of the polyurethane; and about 1 to about 30 parts by weight of an acidic or basic powder comprising particles having an average size of about 5 microns to about 1 millimeter per 100 parts of the polyurethane.
US10227457B2
It is an object to provide a compound that can provide a molded article and a coating film excellent not only in solubility in an organic solvent, but also in miscibility with/dispersibility in a matrix resin, causing no aggregation in a matrix resin, excellent in surface modification property, and having high transparency. A fluorine-containing highly branched polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer A having two or more radical polymerizable double bonds in the molecule thereof with a monomer B having a fluoroalkyl group and at least one radical polymerizable double bond in the molecule thereof in the presence of a polymerization initiator C in a content of 5% by mol or more and 200% by mol or less, based on the total molar amount of the monomer A and the monomer B; and a resin composition comprising the polymer.
US10227454B2
Disclosed herein are a phenyl-modified hybrid prepolymer, a phenyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane-based hybrid prepolymer, and a phenyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane-based hybrid polymer capable of controlling material hardness or surface tackiness depending on the intended use or purpose. A phenyl-modified hybrid prepolymer (B) is prepared by subjecting polydimethylsiloxane having trialkoxysilyl groups at both ends, phenyltrialkoxysilane, and diphenyldialkoxysilane to hydrolysis and condensation reaction. A phenyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane-based hybrid prepolymer (C) comprises (B), and is preferably prepared by mixing (B) and a phenyl-modified hybrid prepolymer (A) prepared by condensation reaction between polydimethylsiloxane having silanol groups at both ends and phenyltrialkoxysilane. The phenyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane-based hybrid polymer is obtained by heating and solidifying (C).
US10227449B2
A polymer includes a first structural unit represented by formula (1-1), (1-2) or (1-3) and a second structural unit represented by formula (2) or (3). In the formulae (1-1) to (1-3), (2) and (3), R1, R10 and R11 each represent a halogen atom, a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a nitro group or a cyano group; Zs each represent —O— or —S—; R4s each represent a methylene group or an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and L represents a divalent group represented by formula (2-1). In the formula (2-1), Ra represents a divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 30 ring atoms or a divalent fluorinated alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 5 to 30 ring atoms.
US10227447B2
Provided are: an antistatic agent and an antistatic agent composition which are capable of providing excellent antistatic effect in a small amount and have sufficient persistence and wiping resistance without impairing the intrinsic physical properties of a resin; and an antistatic resin composition and a molded article using the same.The antistatic agent includes a polymer compound (E) having a structure in which a diol, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, a compound (B) which comprises at least one group represented by the following Formula (1) and has hydroxyl groups at both ends, and a polyhydric alcohol (D) having three or more hydroxyl groups are bound via ester bonds: —CH2—CH2—O— (1).
US10227439B2
A curable polyisocyanate composition comprising at least one or more polyisocyanate compounds, at least one or more trimerization catalyst compounds, at least one or more aldehyde compounds wherein the aldehyde compound is selected from compounds with the structure R—CHO wherein CHO is an aldehyde group and R is a hydrocarbyl group selected from an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl having 1-50 carbon atoms, preferably 1-20 carbon atoms, and at least one or more compounds selected from compounds which comprise a carboxamide group having the structure —CO—NH2 and/or from compounds which comprise a group having the structure —CO—NH—CO—.
US10227437B2
The present application provides the block copolymers and their application. The block copolymer has an excellent self assembling property and phase separation and various required functions can be freely applied thereto as necessary.
US10227436B2
The present application provides the block copolymers and their application. The block copolymer has an excellent self assembling property and phase separation and various required functions can be freely applied thereto as necessary.
US10227431B2
Binder compositions and methods for making and using same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the binder composition can include at least one unsaturated compound having two or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds and at least one free radical precursor. At least one of the unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds can be a pi-bond that is not conjugated with an aromatic moiety and can be capable of free radical addition. The free radical precursor can be present in an amount of about 7 wt % to about 99 wt %, based on the weight of the one or more unsaturated compounds.
US10227426B2
Antistatic polymers include divalent segments represented by the formula wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having from 6 to 18 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 represent alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R4 represents an alkylene group having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms. Methods of making antistatic polymers are also disclosed.
US10227420B2
A method for preparation of decontaminated natural rubber is provided. The method is characterized in that it comprises a decontamination step in which wet natural rubber coagulum passes through a system comprising an extruder and a filter installed at the extruder outlet, the extruder comprising an axially symmetrical grooved sheath comprising in its thickness grooves opening on the inner surface of the sheath.
US10227417B2
It is intended to provide an antitumor drug having an excellent therapeutic effect, which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety. There is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an anti-TROP2 antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-(CH2)n2-C(═O)— wherein the anti-TROP2 antibody is connected to the terminal of L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the carbonyl group of the —(CH2)n2-C(═O)— moiety with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as a connecting position.
US10227416B2
The present invention relates generally to the fields of molecular biology and protein technology. More specifically, the invention concerns signal sequences for the secretion of heterologous polypeptide from bacteria. The invention also concerns recombinant polypeptides and uses thereof.
US10227415B2
Novel polypeptide combinations, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and related compositions and methods are disclosed for zcytor17-containing multimeric or heterodimer cytokine receptors that may be used as novel cytokine antagonists, and within methods for detecting ligands that stimulate the proliferation and/or development of hematopoietic, lymphoid and myeloid cells in vitro and in vivo. The present invention also includes methods for producing the multimeric or heterodimeric cytokine receptor, uses therefor and antibodies thereto.
US10227414B2
Described herein are compositions and methods related to antigen binding proteins that bind to human ST2, including antibodies. In particular embodiments, the disclosure provides fully human anti-ST2 antibodies and deriviatives and variants thereof. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding such antibodies and antibody fragments, variants, and derivatives. Also, provided are methods of making and using such antibodies including methods of treating and preventing autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
US10227410B2
The present invention is directed to heterodimeric antibodies that bind CD3 and PSMA.
US10227402B2
Antibodies and antibody fragments thereof with binding specificity to human Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and methods of use for treating pain. Methods of treating pain or eliciting an analgesic effect comprising administering an effective amount of an anti-human NGF antibody or antibody fragment thereof, which inhibits the association of NGF with TrkA, and/or p75. These methods may optionally further comprising administering an effective amount of a second anti-human NGF antibody or fragment thereof (e.g., one which inhibits the association of NGF with p75, or one that inhibits the association of NGF with TrkA.)
US10227394B2
Disclosed are compositions and methods for accelerating wound closure and preventing inhibiting or reducing scarring or fibrosis. The methods of the present invention include administering to a person in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising collagen 7 and/or one or more functional fragments or variants thereof. The functional fragments generally comprise at least one of the nine Fibronectin Type III-like Region of the NC1 region of collagen 7.
US10227389B2
Variant IL-13 polypeptides are provided, which are engineered to have one or more of the following properties: (a) altered affinity for IL-13Rα2, relative to the native human IL-13 protein; (b) altered affinity for IL-13Rα1 relative to the native human IL-13 protein; (c) a disruption in the binding site for IL-4Rα relative to the native human IL-13 protein.
US10227386B2
Disclosed is a recombinant polypeptide for facilitating membrane fusion. The recombinant polypeptide having a sequence with at least 80% sequence identity with the ectodomain of p14 fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST) protein and having a functional myristoylation motif, a transmembrane domain from a FAST protein and a sequence with at least 80% sequence identity with the endodomain of p15 FAST protein. A targeting ligand can be added to the recombinant polypeptide for selective fusion. The recombinant polypeptide can be included in the membrane of a liposome, or the like, to facilitate the delivery of bioactive compounds, such as siRNA, or the recombinant polypeptide can be mixed with a lipid carrier and added to cultured cells to induce cell-cell fusion and heterokaryon formation.
US10227380B2
Provided herein are peptidomimetic macrocycles and methods of using such macrocycles for the treatment of disease.
US10227378B2
The present invention pertains to a method for loading a crystallization device and for manufacturing a crystallization device comprising multiple receptacles with a pre-defined amount of at least one matrix-forming compound capable of forming a crystallization matrix for a membrane protein, said method comprising the following steps: a) Modifying the state of aggregation of said at least one matrix-forming compound to a fluidic state which allows dispensing said at least one matrix-forming compound, and b) dispensing a defined amount of said at least one matrix-forming compound into at least one receptacle of the crystallization device, wherein said dispensed matrix-forming compound solidifies within said receptacle. Thereby prefilled crystallization devices are obtained which can be used as consumables in particular in automated crystallization processes. Also provided are protein crystallization methods using respectively prepared crystallization devices.
US10227370B2
The present disclosure provides for methods and compositions comprising a series of synthetic glycopolymers. The disclosure also relates to a kit which is suitable for carrying out the inventive methods.
US10227366B2
The present invention relates to novel bis-iridium-based Ir(III) complexes, labels manufactured using these complexes and a method for producing such complexes.
US10227359B2
The present disclosure relates to tricyclic heterocycles which are inhibitors of BET proteins such as BRD2, BRD3, BRD4, and BRD-t and are useful in the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US10227357B2
Compounds active on c-kit protein kinases or mutant c-kit protein kinases having any mutations are described, as well as methods of making and using such compounds to treat diseases and conditions associated with aberrant activity of the c-kit protein kinases and mutant c-kit protein kinases.
US10227356B2
Compounds that inhibit CNKSR1, pharmaceutical compositions including compounds that inhibit CNKSR1 and methods of treating disease or disorders that respond to CNKSR1 inhibition are described herein. Additionally, methods of identifying inhibitors of CNKSR1 are described.
US10227354B2
Synthetic methods are provided for preparation of oxycodone and salts thereof with an improved impurity profile. Thebaine is converted to 14-hydroxycodeinone sulfate intermediate to minimize a 7,8-dihydro-8,14-dihydroxycodeinone impurity. Efficient methods for conversion of oxycodone base to oxycodone hydrochloride are provided to minimize 14-hydroxycodeinone impurity in the final product.
US10227353B2
Methods that may be used for the manufacture of a class of chemical compounds known as morphinans, including neopine, are provided. Compositions useful for the synthesis of morphinans, including neopine, are also provided.
US10227352B2
Disclosed are new small molecules having a 4-methylpyrrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine-8-carboxamide core structure and the uses thereof for modulating glucocerebrosidase activity. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the small molecules which may be administered in methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with glucocerebrosidase activity, including neurological diseases and disorders such as Gaucher's disease and Parkinson's disease. The small molecules may contain a fluorophore or may be conjugated to a fluorophore in order to prepare a fluorescent probe for use in high throughput screening methods to identify new modulators of glucocerebrosidase activity via fluorescence polarization.
US10227348B2
Use of 10H-benzo[g]pteridine-2,4-dione derivatives as photosensitizers in the inactivation of microorganisms.
US10227335B2
Provided herein are processes for forming sufentanil citrate from sufentanil base. One process comprises forming sufentanil citrate in the presence of a polar non-aqueous solvent. Other processes comprise forming sufentanil citrate in the presence of water.
US10227330B2
The present invention provides a diaminopyrimidine derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a use thereof. The diaminopyrimidine derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt functions as a 5-HT4 receptor agonist, and therefore can be usefully applied for preventing or treating dysfunction in gastrointestinal motility, one of the gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), dyspepsia, post-operative ileus, delayed gastric emptying, gastroparesis, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, drug-induced delayed transit, or diabetic gastric atony.
US10227329B2
Described herein are compounds that inhibit wild-type RET and its resistant mutants, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US10227327B2
Compounds according to formula I are provided: A-L-B wherein A represents a lipophilic chelating moiety which is selective for Zn2+ ions; L is a covalent bond or a linker; and B is a vector which is either a moiety capable of interacting with one or more biological structures found in a bacterium (preferably in a bacterial cell wall), for example a penicillin-binding protein such as a metallo-β-lactamase or DD-transferase, or a moiety capable of enhancing transport of the compound across a bacterial cell membrane. A method of treating and/or preventing a bacterial infection in a human or non-human mammal employing such compounds are also provided. In such a method, the compound of formula I may be administered in combination with (either simultaneously, separately, or sequentially) a β-lactam antibiotic.
US10227323B2
Described herein are compounds of Formula I, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or conditions associated with the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase (GCS).
US10227322B2
Process for increasingly producing D-Lactide and meso lactide by depolymerizing by back biting polylactide (PLA) said process which comprises: (i) Depolymerizing polylactide into its corresponding dimeric cyclic esters by heating the polylactide in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a co-catalyst in a reaction zone at temperature and pressure at which the polylactide is molten; (ii) Forming a vapor product stream from the reaction zone; (iii) Removing the vapor product stream and optionally condense it; (iv) Recovering, either together or separately meso-lactide, D-lactide and L-lactide.
US10227321B2
The invention relates to a compound of general formula (I) (in configuration Z or E) and to pro-pheromonal compositions and formulations comprising said compound, in addition to the uses thereof for soothing purposes for non-human mammals such as sheep, pigs, sheep, cattle, felines, equines and canines.
US10227318B2
Provided is a method for producing γ-valerolactone that is hard to elute metallic components and has high productivity. γ-Valerolactone is synthesized by bringing a levulinic acid compound represented by the formula (1) (where R represents a hydrogen atom, a linear alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group of 3 to 6 carbon atoms) into contact with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in which two or more different kinds of metals of Group VIII to Group X metals in the periodic table are supported on a support.
US10227312B2
Described herein are compounds of Formula I, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or conditions associated with the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase (GCS).
US10227307B2
Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting PRMT1 activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating PRMT1-mediated disorders are also described.
US10227306B2
Disclosed are novel compounds of specific chemical structures having inhibitory activity on c-Myc/Max/DNA complex formation or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US10227305B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing indacaterol or salts thereof. The process comprises of forming compound of Formula 1 by reacting compound of Formula 2 and compound of Formula 3 in the presence of a solvent to Form compound of Formula 4, which on removal of the protecting groups forms compound of Formula 1.
US10227302B2
What is described is a compound wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, each a linear or branched alkyl consisting of 1 to 20 carbons, or a linear or branched alkenyl or alkynyl consisting of 2 to 20 carbons; L1 and L2 are the same or different, each a bond, a linear alkylene of 1-18 carbons, or a linear alkenylene consisting of 2 to 18 carbons; L3 is a bond or a linear or branched alkylene consisting of 1 to 6 carbons; L4 is a bond or a methylene; X is S or O, R3 is a linear or branched alkylene consisting of 1 to 6 carbons, and R4 and R5 are the same or different, each a hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl consisting of 1 to 6 carbons; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10227301B2
The invention relates to the compounds of formula I, formula II, formula III, formula IV and formula V or its pharmaceutical acceptable polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, formula II, formula III, formula IV or formula V and methods for the treatment of inflammation and pain may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, oral solution, buccal mucosal layer tablet, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of pain, oral mucosal inflammatory or oral infectious diseases.
US10227297B2
Disclosed are pulverulent compositions of a complex between an acid and a metal, having a high organosulfur compound content, and method for preparing same.
US10227294B2
The invention relates to a method for preparing an aromatic polyisocyanate in an isocyanate plant comprising a reaction section for a phosgenation reaction, wherein a primary aromatic amine is reacted with phosgene compounds in a reaction section to obtain an isocyanate comprising reaction product and wherein CO2 concentration in the gases coming from the reaction section is measured and analyzed, and wherein the conditions in the phosgenation reaction are adjusted in case the CO2 concentration in the gases coming from the reaction section is higher than a background CO2 concentration.
US10227293B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a citalopram diol represented by formula IV, comprising the following steps: in the existence of an auxiliary reagent of metal salt, allowing 5-cyanophthalide to sequentially subjected to Grignard addition reactions with p-fluorophenyl magnesium halide and N, N-dimethylaminopropyl magnesium halide in an organic solvent; and after the reactions are completed, performing hydrolysis and separation to obtain citalopram diol represented by formula IV. In the present invention, by adding an auxiliary reagent of metal salt, the activity and the selectivity of the Grignard reactions are remarkably improved, and the reaction yield is obviously enhanced.
US10227290B2
Provided herein are sphingolipid compounds that are useful for activating natural killer T cells. Also provided are methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder that is treatable by activating the immune system by stimulating natural killer T cells. The compounds are therefore useful for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of an immune diseases and disorders, such as autoimmune diseases or disorders. The compounds may also be used for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of a microbial infection or for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of a cancer in a subject by administering the sphingolipid compounds described herein.
US10227281B2
A composition comprising a compound of formula (Va) wherein n is 1 or 2 and wherein m is 1 or 2, with n and m preferably both being 1 or both being 2, more preferably both being 1, and/or, preferably and, a compound of formula, wherein n is 1 or 2 and wherein m is 1 or 2, with n and m preferably both being 1 or both being 2, more preferably both being 1, and wherein at least 90 weight-% of the composition consist of compounds of formula (Va) and formula (Vb).
US10227270B2
Provided are a separation method for easily recovering normal butene from an olefin fraction including isobutene, isobutane, 1-butene, 2-butene, and normal butane, and a separation process system using the method. Since the separation method according to the present invention may easily convert 1-butene included in the olefin fraction to 2-butene, normal butene may be effectively separated and recovered by factional distillation and each recovered fraction may be easily refluxed even if the use of a reflux system using a refrigerant is reduced or excluded. Thus, economic efficiency may be improved and simultaneously, separation efficiency may be increased.
US10227265B2
Disclosed is a method of making a granulate of a urea product comprising urea and a salt, such as urea ammonium sulfate, having a high content of the salt. The high content is such as to provide an amount of the salt above the limit of solubility of the salt in urea. The granulate of the invention is characterized by having a smooth surface, which, e.g. in the event of urea ammonium sulfate, is not normally the case for granulate having the aforementioned high ammonium sulfate content. According to the invention this is realized by dividing the feed liquids to granulation. This division is based on non-final granulation liquids of a sufficiently high content of the salt, and a final granulation liquid (determining the surface) having a salt content of below the solubility limit of the salt, or no salt at all. E.g. in the event of urea ammonium sulfate, the non-final granulation liquids possibly are a slurry of urea and more than 20 wt. % of ammonium sulfate. The final granulation liquid then has 0-20 wt. % of ammonium sulfate, i.e. below the solubility limit.
US10227262B2
A thermal barrier coating for a turbine engine component contains neodymia, optionally alumina, and zirconia. The thermal barrier coating has resistance to CMAS attack and a low thermal conductivity.
US10227257B2
The invention provides a binder composition comprising: (a) ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), (b) basic oxygen slag (BOS), and (c) an alkaline inorganic waste material selected from by-pass dust (BPD), cement kiln dust (CKD), and mixtures thereof. The use of such a composition as a binder in a concrete mix, concrete mixes comprising such a composition, methods of manufacturing concrete articles, and concrete articles such as paving blocks are also provided.
US10227253B2
A method of strengthening an alkali aluminoborosilicate glass. A compressive layer extending from a surface of the glass to a depth of layer is formed by exchanging larger metal cations for smaller metal cations present in the glass. In a second step, metal cations in the glass are exchanged for larger metal cations to a second depth in the glass that is less than the depth of layer and increase the compressive stress of the compressive layer. Formation of the compressive layer and replacement of cations with larger cations can be achieved by a two-step ion exchange process. An alkali aluminoborosilicate glass having a compressive layer and a crack indentation threshold of at least 3000 gf is also provided.
US10227252B2
Disclosed is a method for the production of a tube having, in sections, a non-circular profile by deforming, comprising: a) providing a tube, which has a circular initial profile; b) conveying the tube in a hot, malleable state through a nip, which is formed by squeezing rollers and has a first nip width, which is larger than or equal to an outer dimension of the initial profile; c) adjusting the squeezing rollers for setting a second nip width, which is smaller than the outer dimension of the initial profile, and deforming the initial profile in said hot, malleable state for obtaining said non-circular cross section; and d) adjusting the squeezing rollers for setting a third nip width, which is larger than or equal to the outer dimension of the initial profile, and severing said tube in a region having a circular cross section; so that respective end portions of said tube have a circular cross section According to the invention, the tubes can be connected reliably with connecting-members or other tubes via the end portions having the circular profile using proven tube connection technologies. At the same time there is at least one central section having a non-circular cross section which is of advantage, for example for applications in photobioreactors.
US10227249B2
The present invention relates to mixing apparatus for crushing sludge comprising a motor part in which a rotary shaft is inserted into the motor part and the motor part is rotated, a moving part formed to penetrate the motor part from one side to another side and move a chemical which is flowed through an outside chemical feeder to the another side, and a paddle mounted on the another side of the motor part to rotate based on the rotation of the motor part and spray the chemical.
US10227245B2
A system and method for applying an advanced oxidation process to a UV fluid reactor. An L-shaped electrode is connected to a UV reactor hatch and inserted into the reactor upstream from a UV radiation source.
US10227244B2
A fast acting water purification system containing a source of silver ions which is suitable for use in personal or household water containers, where the non-potable water may contain halides or other materials that limit the solubility of silver in the non-potable water, with the purification agent including a source of silver ions and a compound containing a hydantoin ring increase the presence of silver ions in the non-potable water to a level sufficient to quickly kill harmful microorganisms in the non-potable water without the need to add additional biocides to the non-potable water or pretreat the non-potable water.
US10227240B2
A system may include a catch tray coupled with a flow distributor. A mesh screen and carriage may be positioned within the catch tray. A drive bar may be coupled with the carriage and a pitman arm. A gear box may be coupled with a motor and the pitman arm. A process may include distributing contaminated fluid onto the mesh screen. A screen plane of the mesh screen may be at a screen angle that is oblique relative to the direction of the force of gravity. The screen plane is defined by a top surface of the mesh screen. The process may include moving the carriage in a reciprocating linear motion by rotating the pitman arm, and spraying a liquid onto the mesh screen. Liquid may flow through the mesh screen forming clarified liquid, and contaminate may move along the top of the mesh screen to a contaminate outlet.
US10227231B2
The present disclosure relates to a wafer-level package that includes a first thinned die, a multilayer redistribution structure, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The first thinned die resides over a top surface of the multilayer redistribution structure. The multilayer redistribution structure includes at least one support pad that is on a bottom surface of the multilayer redistribution structure and vertically aligned with the first thinned die. The first mold compound resides over the multilayer redistribution structure and around the first thinned die, and extends beyond a top surface of the first thinned die to define an opening within the first mold compound and over the first thinned die. The second mold compound fills the opening and is in contact with the top surface of the first thinned die.
US10227229B2
A headrest in which a pad layer is integrally formed, including a portion with a narrow gap, between a mechanism having various types of incorporated functions and a skin member. A shock absorbing member that is an injection-passage-forming member having a foaming raw material injection passage formed so as to run substantially along a direction that is the vertical direction of the headrest in orientation of when a seat is attached, is set in the inside of a skin member, and a foaming raw material for forming the pad layer is injected through the foaming raw material injection passage. The configuration preferably causes the foaming raw material to spread by the foaming start time, as the foaming raw material spreads to the outer side of the headrest, that is, to the inner surface of the skin member, where the pad layer is required to be formed.
US10227220B2
Methods and apparatus for constructing refractory structures, e.g., glass furnace regenerator structures and/or glass furnace structures having walls formed of refractory block and buck stays externally supporting the walls are provided. Opposed pairs of supports are connected to at least a respective one of the vertically oriented buck stays with cross-support beams spanning the refractory structure between a respective pair of the supports. An overhead crane assembly is supported by the cross-support beams. In such a manner, refractory components of the refractory structure (e.g., refractory wall blocks and/or refractory checker bricks) may be installed using the overhead crane assembly.
US10227208B2
A safety apparatus for elevator apparatuses which can move a cab via a drive including a monitoring unit for monitoring at least one of the drive and/or the motor regulation system of the drive, a safety device having at least two sensors, which can be switched between at least two switching states depending on a state, in particular a closing state. In order to be able to reduce operating costs, at least one of the safety device and the monitoring unit includes a controller, which is designed to identify the respective switching states of the sensors, and to transmit at least one of data and monitoring signals to the monitoring unit.
US10227205B2
A reel assembly includes a housing, an axle within the housing, a reel within the housing, a first spring and a second spring. The housing has a fixed connection portion. The fixed connection portion is fixed from rotation relative to the housing. The axle is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The reel is configured to rotate about the axis of rotation and the axle. The first spring is coupled between the axle and the fixed connection portion of the housing. The second spring is coupled between the axle and the reel. The second spring has a torque profile associated therewith different from a torque profile of the first spring. Rotation of the reel relative to the housing in a direction tending to tension the second spring transmits rotational movement to the axle through the tensioning of the second spring. Such rotational movement of the axle is applied to the first spring to tension the first spring.
US10227201B2
Presently disclosed embodiments are directed to a system and method for loading mail trays in a sorter without human intervention. Specifically, the disclosed embodiments utilize an automated mail tray having a bottom plate that is selectively moveable between an elevated position and a lowered position. The automated mail tray may be positioned on a shelf under a corresponding output pocket of a mail stacker, and the bottom plate may be elevated to receive mail product transferred from the output pocket to the automated mail tray. After receiving the mail product on the elevated bottom plate, the bottom plate of the mail tray may be lowered so that the mail product is transferred from the output pocket to a position fully situated in the automated mail tray. The mail tray filled with mail product may then be removed from the shelf and replaced with an empty automated mail tray.
US10227197B2
A method for reducing the effects of variations in an unwinding, convolutely wound roll of web material is disclosed. The method utilizes the steps of: a. selecting a reference objective relating to a downstream operation, b. choosing at least one feedback device correlated to the reference objective, c. collecting process data from the at least one feedback device at different positions within a time-varying operation cycle for at least one operation cycle at a learning speed, d. calculating an error as the difference between the collected process data from step (c) and a reference signal related to the selected reference objective, e. generating a correction signal based upon the calculated error from step (d) and, f. applying the correction signal to the actuator during a succeeding time-varying operation cycle.
US10227192B2
An image forming apparatus including: a sheet feeding tray configured to support a sheet; and an apparatus main body configured to support the sheet feeding tray so as to be moveable in a direction parallel with a sheet feeding direction, the apparatus main body including a chute configured to guide the sheet that is fed from the sheet feeding tray, wherein the sheet feeding tray includes a guiding member configured to be displaced between an engaging position at which the guiding member engages with the chute and restrains movement of the sheet feeding tray and a separation position at which the guiding member separates from the chute and permits movement of the sheet feeding tray, and wherein the guiding member is configured to guide the sheet that is fed from the sheet feeding tray toward the chute when the guiding member is located at the engaging position.
US10227181B2
A conveyor (1) has rollers (12) for conveying a load (100) along a conveying direction (C). A stop (20) is configured to be arranged in a separating configuration, in which the load (100) is impeded from being conveyed along the conveying direction (C), and a conveying configuration, in which the load (100) can be conveyed along the conveying direction (C). A trigger (30) is configured to move between a triggered position and an idle position. The trigger (30) is configured so that the load (100) moving in the conveying direction (C) onto the trigger (30) moves the trigger (30) out of the idle position and into the triggered position, thereby arranging the stop (20) in the separating configuration. A counter element (50) is configured to move the trigger (30) out of the idle position when the load (100) is conveyed on the rollers (12) against the conveying direction (C).
US10227180B2
A robotic placement machine including a base operably connected to the Y axis actuator and the X axis actuator, a first Z axis actuator coupled to the first end of the base, the first Z axis actuator capable of moving up and down a first Z axis, a second Z axis actuator coupled to the second end of the base, the second Z axis actuator capable of moving up and down a second Z axis, and a pick and place plate operably connected to the first Z axis actuator and the second Z axis actuator, wherein the first Z axis actuator and the second Z axis actuator are each capable of moving independently of each other to tilt the pick and place plate is provided. Furthermore, a system comprising a first machine, second machine, and third machine to eliminate air bubbles when bonding two substrates is also provided. A method of optical bonding is further provided.
US10227177B2
An autonomous transport vehicle including a transfer arm including at least one finger and a movable finger support member, at least one sensor configured to detect movement of the at least one finger, the at least one sensor having a registration member and a detection member where one of the registration member and detection member is mounted to each of the at least one finger so as to be movable with a respective one of the at least one finger and the other one of the registration member and detection member is stationary relative to the at least one finger, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the controller being configured to determine a position of the at least one finger along the second direction based on a proximity of the registration member relative to the detection member.
US10227171B2
The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for creating protective packaging. A device comprises a processor and a memory. The memory contains computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive, from an external sensor, data that is indicative of physical characteristics for an object to be packaged, determine a type of object to which the object to be packaged corresponds based on the physical characteristics, select one or more type of packaging elements for packaging the object based on the type of object, and cause a packaging machine to create packaging elements of the selected type.
US10227167B2
A dispensing assembly for a liquid container including a ring part configured to be mounted to a liquid container, a resilient member positioned in the ring part to be in contact with the liquid contents of the liquid container, a ring member mountable to the ring part to secure the resilient member to the ring part, and a hollow connecting member with an outlet. The connecting member is releasably securable to the ring member and includes a hollow projecting member which, when the connecting member is secured to the ring member, engages the resilient member so as to urge an opening in the resilient member to permit liquid in the container to pass into the connecting member and subsequently out through the outlet.
US10227159B2
A container (10) comprises a base (12), upstanding walls (14) on the base and a lid arrangement (16) pivotally attacked to at least one of the walls at a hinge (17). The lid arrangement is pivotally moveable about the hinge from an open position to a closed position. When the lid arrangement (16) is in the open position, the container (10) can be nested within a similar further container having a similar further lid arrangement, and the lid arrangement (16) can be received within the further lid arrangement in a nested condition of the lid arrangements.
US10227157B2
A plastic egg carton having features that enable aligning and stacking of multiple cartons for transport, and providing easy-to-view print and labeling areas in multiple directions. In one embodiment, the egg carton has a unique lid including a flat diagonal stacking panel (also referred to as a diagonal lid panel) that extends between two opposing corners of the rectangular shaped carton. The top wall of the diagonal lid panel can receive labeling or printing. The diagonal lid panel also includes a sidewall extending downwardly from the top wall toward a bottom perimeter edge of the lid, the sidewall having at each of the two opposing corners at least one flat side panel that can also receive printing or labeling. In one embodiment, each of the opposing corners includes a rounded corner portion and two flat side panels disposed on either side of the rounded corner, thus providing a total of four side viewing areas (each in a different direction) for labeling or printing, enabling the consumer to view information such as egg size, date, nutritional information, retail information, or UPC labels.
US10227153B2
Medicine packaging apparatuses and methods for accurately determining a remaining sheet amount of a medicine packaging sheet are described. The apparatus includes: a roll support section to which a core tube of a medicine packaging sheet roll is attached; a sensor disposed in the roll support section for outputting a count value according to a rotation amount; a wireless reader-writer unit for writing information to a core tube IC tag and reading said information; an information generation section for generating information to be written to the core tube IC tag; a remaining sheet amount estimation section for estimating a current amount of remaining sheet based on the information and dimensional information of the core tube; and a controller which selectively performs an operation if a reference time-point count value is not yet written to the core tube IC tag and another operation if the count value is already written thereto.
US10227148B2
A method of combining groups of articles to form packaging units includes wrapping a packaging unit along a running direction thereof on a transporting path with a sheet material, concurrently with the wrapping, forming a sheet-material overlap and folding flaps that each project beyond the packaging unit along transverse peripheries thereof, positioning the folding flaps against the packaging unit as the packaging unit passes through a folding unit, and fixing the folding flaps to each other, thereby forming a sheet-material wrapper that is closed on all sides.
US10227145B2
A spacecraft includes a 3-D closed truss structure including at least four coupling nodes and at least six strut elements, attached together by a plurality of joints, each coupling node including at least two legs, each strut element disposed between and attached with a respective pair of the plurality of coupling nodes. Each coupling node is attached, at respective ones of the plurality of joints, with at least two strut elements. Each strut element is attached at a first end with a first leg of a first coupling node and is attached at a second end with a second leg of a second coupling node, the first leg being substantially longer than the second leg.
US10227143B2
Described herein is a system that includes an actuator with a movable input, a first summing mechanism with an input, a first output, and a second output. The input of the first summing mechanism is movably driven by the movable input of the actuator and the first output of the first summing mechanism is movably coupled to a first actuatable element. The system also includes an end mechanism with an input and a first output. The input of the end mechanism is movably driven by the second output and the first output of the end mechanism is movably coupled to a second actuatable element. The system further includes a sensor that senses a position of the rotational input of the actuator. A status of the first and second actuatable elements is based on a sensed position of the movable input of the actuator.
US10227142B1
A vehicle, includes a vehicle and a strain gauge. The vehicle includes a vehicle body component exposed to an exterior of the vehicle. The strain gauge is coupled with the vehicle body component.
US10227140B2
A method detects an impendent situation of an operating aircraft. The method comprises receiving data corresponding to a plurality of parameters related to an operation of the aircraft. It is determined if any of the plurality of parameters is at or beyond at least a first respective threshold by comparing the plurality of parameters with the first respective thresholds. If at least one of the parameters is an outlier parameter at or beyond its first respective threshold, another or others of the plurality of parameters associated to the at least one outlier parameter is identified, the at least one other parameter being selected based on a predetermined combination of parameters representative of an adverse condition. The associated parameters are compared with a stored data combination threshold specific to the associated parameters. A signal indicative of an impending situation is output if the associated parameters are on or beyond the data combination threshold. A system and an aircraft detecting an impendent situation are also provided.
US10227135B1
A redundant clustered parachute apparatus includes a harness and a plurality of lines operatively coupled to the harness. Each line has a length and a plurality of canopies coupled to and along the length. The plurality of canopies, across the plurality of lines, create an aggregated force of air resistance to slow a falling object in the harness. Loss of some of the canopies or some of the lines does not significantly affect the performance of the redundant clustered parachute apparatus to safely deliver the object to the ground.
US10227121B2
A propulsion system (102) for an aquatic vessel (100) is provided. The propulsion system includes a plurality of Magnus-type rotors (108) and a drive arrangement (147) for rotating the plurality of Magnus-type rotors. The plurality of Magnus-type rotors are operable to rotate about corresponding substantially upright axes. The propulsion system also includes a control arrangement (150) for controlling the drive arrangement to vary rates of rotations of the plurality of Magnus-type rotors. Each of the plurality of Magnus-type rotors includes a hollow region (116) therein. Each of the Magnus-type rotors is rotationally supported onto a support arrangement (118) which extends into the hollow region. The drive arrangement includes at least one motor (148) disposed in the hollow region and located outside the support arrangement such that the at least one motor is accessible for maintenance. Furthermore, the at least one Magnus-type rotor includes a ventilation aperture arrangement (132) for enabling an upward movement of air to occur in operation within the at least one Magnus-type rotor for ventilating and cooling the drive arrangement and/or other internal components.
US10227119B2
Systems and methods are described where odometry information that is obtained from a video camera mounted on an underwater vehicle is used to estimate the velocity of the underwater vehicle. The techniques described herein estimate the velocity of the underwater vehicle passively without emitting sound or other energy from the underwater vehicle.
US10227118B2
A buoyant apparatus and method of use buoyancy to offset the weight of a load during immersion of the load in a fluid medium such as a payload manipulated by a cable and crane or by a remotely operated undersea vehicle. Buoyancy modules that can be of different size and shape have elongated supports that are attachable via complementary connection fixtures at the ends. The attached supports form a skeleton of the array. The connection fixtures are axially resiliently compressible and maintain the buoyancy modules in abutment notwithstanding shrinkage or expansion of the buoyant material due to hydrostatic pressure that increases with depth.
US10227108B2
Apparatus and methods to couple fuel components to a fuel tank are described. An example method includes coupling a carrier to a guide suspended in a cavity of a fuel tank, where the guide extends in a longitudinal direction between a first end of the guide adjacent a first side wall of the fuel tank and a second end of the guide adjacent a second side wall of the fuel tank opposite the first side wall, and moving the carrier along the guide between the first end of the guide and the second end of the guide.
US10227107B1
A method and tool provide for removal of a rear bicycle wheel of a bicycle having a rear derailleur. A securing device maintains the tool in a fixed position with respect to the bicycle. A chain disengagement element is moveably attached to the securing device whereby moving the chain disengagement element moves a portion of the chain away from an axel mounted gear cassette sufficiently to completely disengage the chain from the axel mounted cassette. This allows for easy removal of the wheel.
US10227106B2
A bicycle controller and bicycle drive device that improves the stability of the behavior of a bicycle. The bicycle controller includes an electronic control unit that reduces the output of a motor, which is configured to assist in propulsion of the bicycle, in accordance with an angular acceleration of a rotary body. The rotary body is included in a human power transmission path extending from an input for human power to a coupling portion coupled to a drive wheel.
US10227098B2
A transporter for transporting a load over a surface. The transporter includes a support platform for supporting the load. The support platform is characterized by a fore-aft axis, a lateral axis, and an orientation with respect to the surface, the orientation referred to as an attitude. At least one ground-contacting element is flexibly coupled to the support platform in such a manner that the attitude of the support platform is capable of variation. One or more ground-contacting elements are driven by a motorized drive arrangement. A sensor module generates a signal characterizing the attitude of the support platform. Based on the attitude, a controller commands the motorized drive arrangement.
US10227095B2
A vehicle having one or more guide vanes each disposed at each of a respective front and/or rear quarter of the vehicle for guiding the airflow in the vicinity of an adjacent wheel of the vehicle.
US10227092B2
A flap assembly for a motor vehicle includes a front flap which closes an assembly space of the motor vehicle and can be pivoted between a closed state and an open state. The front flap has a flap wall which, in the closed state of the front flap, extends substantially in a vehicle vertical direction, and the assembly space has an assembly space wall. The flap wall and the assembly space wall are designed to be located opposite each other in the closed state of the front flap. They form a sealing action in order to prevent entry of contaminants into the assembly space.
US10227091B2
A method is provided for accident prevention with the following traffic during an automated parking procedure of a motor vehicle having a parking assistance system with at least one automated transverse guide. In order to park, a first parking movement into the transverse parking space is provided in the backwards or forwards direction, and, if necessary, at least one subsequent correction movement in the forwards or backwards direction. A need for a correction movement in the forward or backward direction is determined according to the method. In response to the fact that a need for a correction movement is determined, the method prevents the vehicle from pulling so far into the transverse parking space during the parking movement so that afterwards, when beginning the correction movement in the forward or backward direction, the driver does not have an obstructed view of the following traffic due to the visual blocking by a vehicle adjacent to the transverse parking space.
US10227088B2
A method for managing a power steering system, including a step (a) of detecting a reversal in the steering direction which involves acquiring a signal, referred to as a “motor torque signal” (CMot), representative of the assistance force (Cassist) delivered by the power steering motor, then evaluating the time derivative (δCMot/δt) of the motor torque signal, then comparing the time derivative of the motor torque signal to a predefined variation threshold (Spic) in order to detect a derivative peak, greater than the variation threshold (Spic), that indicates a reversal in the steering direction. The method next includes a friction evaluation step (b) which involves evaluating the friction from the drop, during the reversal in the steering direction, in a so-called “actuation force signal” (Caction), which is representative of the total actuation force exerted together on the power steering by the driver and by the power steering motor.
US10227087B2
A steering control device that can set and cancel an automatic driving mode includes a steering control unit, a cancellation instruction detection unit, a stop detection unit, and a steering angle reduction unit. The steering control unit controls a steering angle in the automatic driving mode so that a vehicle travels along an intended route. The cancellation instruction detection unit detects a cancellation instruction to cancel the automatic driving mode. The stop detection unit detects a stop of the vehicle. The steering angle reduction unit reduces the steering angle set by the steering control unit, if the cancellation instruction detection unit detects the cancellation instruction and the stop detection unit detects the stop of the vehicle.
US10227085B2
A rotary electrical machine control apparatus is provided which controls drive of a rotary electrical machine having a plurality of winding sets. The apparatus includes inverters that are provided so as to respectively correspond to the winding sets, a temperature detection element that detects a base element that is used as a base for estimation of inverter temperatures, which are temperatures of the inverters, and a control section that has a temperature estimation section that estimates the inverter temperatures based on the base temperature and a temperature change amount generated due to current application to the inverters. On-resistance of the switching elements of the first inverter is smaller than on-resistance of the switching elements of the second inverter. The temperature detection element is disposed in an area, a distance between the area and the first inverter being shorter than a distance between the area and the second inverter.
US10227081B2
Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners that remove debris from water using a plurality of cyclonic flows, or that include a removable impeller subassembly, a check valve for a debris canister, a particle separator assembly having a handle that locks to the pool cleaner, a modular roller drive gear box, or a roller latch that secures a roller to the pool cleaner. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to the check valve and the roller latch themselves. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a filter medium for pool cleaners that includes embossments providing flow channels for water, and to roller assemblies for pool cleaners. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners including alternative pump motor engagements. Exemplary embodiments are directed to pool cleaners power supplies that include a potted and contoured power board assembly, and to kickstands therefor. Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pool cleaner caddy, and removable wheels therefor.
US10227078B2
A luggage cart assembly including multiple luggage containers which are vertically arranged, and one or more of the containers are pivotable such that the container can be accessed without having to move the other containers, where the container includes first and second attachment members to attach the container to the luggage cart. When the first attachment member is detached from the luggage cart and the second attachment member remains attached to the luggage cart, the container is pivotable relative to luggage cart and the container is supported by the second attachment member. The first and second containers may be vertically separated from one another in some embodiments.
US10227067B2
A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal-combustion engine (ICE) and an electric machine coupled to a battery, an off-board power (OBP) system, and a controller, which are configured to power internal vehicle and battery charge electrical loads, and external electrical loads. The controller monitors the electrical loads, and responds to an OBP signal identifying an external electrical load, and commands the ICE and electric machine to generate a combined-power greater than or equal to the loads. This ensures that a battery state-of-charge is sustained and not depleted by power delivery to the external loads. The controller also generates a power-difference signal that identifies a difference between power generated by the electric machine and power consumed by the internal and external OFB electrical loads, such that the controller can adjusted the generated combined-power to minimize the power-difference signal and battery charge-discharge-cycles.
US10227063B2
A medical device for monitoring biological parameters through an Abreu Brain Thermal Tunnel (ABTT) is provided. By monitoring and analyzing the temperature of the ABTT, it is possible to diagnosis changes in a patient or subject under a variety of conditions, including predicting the course of medical conditions. Furthermore, since the ABTT is predictive, analysis of the ABTT may be used to control mechanisms for safety when an impending medical condition makes such operation hazardous.
US10227058B2
One aspect of the present invention is a vehicle state monitoring device including: a transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit a state signal providing a notification of a vehicle state; a power generator fixed to the vehicle body, and comprising a vibration power generation element configured to perform vibration power generation by vibration from the vehicle body; and a controller configured to start up the transmission unit when power generated by the vibration power generation is supplied from the power generator, and configured to wirelessly transmit the state signal to the transmission unit.
US10227052B2
An elastic tubular body includes a grommet fitted to an opening edge of a mounting hole of a support body, a flared portion formed in a flare shape and deformable so as to invert an inner face and an outer face and having a large diameter edge coupled to the grommet; and a bellows-like tube of a bellows-like tubular shape having a smaller diameter than an inner diameter of a small diameter edge of the flared portion, a first end of the bellows-like tube connected with the small diameter edge of the flared portion. The flared portion is configured to be in a state projecting from the grommet or in a state where the outer face is reversed to enter inside the inner face and store the flared portion in a storage space of the grommet. The bellows-like tube is stored inside the flared portion stored in the storage space.
US10227044B2
A movement mechanism comprising a substantially spherical holder and a substantially bowl-shaped ring, which are rotatable relative to each other about a first axis and a second axis enclosing an angle of approximately 90° to the first axis. Driving means are provided for enabling movement of the holder relative to the ring and comprise a first non-straight driving rod bearing-mounted in the holder, as well as means for activating the driving rod and a second non-straight driving rod bearing-mounted in the holder, as well as means for activating the driving rod. The first driving rod and the second driving rod are rotatable about a third and a fourth axis, respectively, which third and fourth axes are mutually parallel and lie in a plane equal or parallel to the top face of the holder and which third and fourth axes are parallel to or coincide with the first axis.
US10227038B2
The invention relates to a regulation speed display apparatus of a vehicle. The apparatus causes a display device to display a detected regulation speed as a standard regulation speed when a traffic sign in a shot landscape is not a traffic sign with an auxiliary sign. The apparatus causes the display device to display the detected regulation speed as the standard regulation speed when the traffic sign in the shot landscape is the traffic sign with the auxiliary sign and the detected regulation speed is larger than an already displayed standard regulation speed. The apparatus causes the display device to maintain the display of the already displayed standard regulation speed when the traffic sign in the shot landscape is the traffic sign with the auxiliary sign and the detected regulation speed is equal to or smaller than the already displayed standard regulation speed.
US10227037B2
A lamp device for a vehicle includes a lamp housing and a light-emitting unit disposed therein. The light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting surface adjustable in at least one of a shape, an intensity of illumination, or a color of illumination. The lamp device further includes a bracket that supports the light-emitting unit to be mounted in the lamp housing, and that is configured to change the shape of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting unit. The lamp device further includes a driving unit configured to apply a driving force to the bracket that changes the shape of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting unit. The lamp device is configured to at least partially change, based on a plurality of lighting modes, at least one of the shape of the light-emitting surface, the intensity of illumination emitted from the light-emitting surface, or the color of illumination emitted from the light-emitting surface.
US10227026B2
A vehicle seat includes a frame member (13) of the seat, a cushion material (14) covering the frame member, a soft member (25) that is softer than the cushion material and secured to the frame member, and a weight (24) located in the soft member.
US10227024B2
A seat cover, comprising: a cover main body that is formed by stitching together a plurality of covering pieces at a plurality of seam allowances, and that covers a padding material of a vehicle seat, with a portion of the plurality of seam allowances disposed at a back face side of the cover main body facing the padding material being turned over to lie along a surface of the padding material; and a low friction cloth that is attached to the back face side of the cover main body in a state straddling across the portion of the plurality of seam allowances, and that is interposed between the cover main body and the padding material, with a surface of the low friction cloth that contacts the portion of the plurality of seam allowances having a lower coefficient of friction than a coefficient of friction of the surface of the padding material.
US10227002B2
A vehicle display system includes a display device, a driver state determiner, and a display controller. The display device is configured to provide a display on a window in a rear portion of a vehicle. The driver state determiner is configured to determine whether a driver of the vehicle checks a rear area of the vehicle. The display controller is configured to control displaying of the display device to change the display provided by the display device in accordance with a determination result of the driver state determiner.
US10226995B2
Provided is a working vehicle comprising: a fuel tank; a tank support member configured to receive and support the fuel tank from below; and an inverse U-shaped hood support member provided upright in a state of spanning left and right of the fuel tank, the hood support member including an elastic member that acts on an upper portion side of the fuel tank so as to hold the fuel tank at a predetermined position on the tank support member.
US10226993B2
An assembly (20) comprising a radial piston hydraulic motor (10), comprising a fixed housing (15), a shaft (14) that can be driven in rotation by the hydraulic motor (10), a wheel hub (30) comprising a hub barrel (31) that engages on the shaft (14), a bearing (40), a bearing support (41), in which the bearings (40) are housed between the hub barrel (31) and the bearing support (41) of the hydraulic motor (10), the bearing support (41) forming part of the housing (15), such that the bearing function is carried out by the housing (15), the shaft (14) supporting only the weight of same and having only a torque function.
US10226977B2
A vehicle suspension comprises an assembly of a hub carrier and a support arm, the support arm being attached to the hub carrier at two points spaced from each other in the direction of travel and extending inwardly therefrom to a support arm attachment point for fixing to a chassis, and a trailing link extending from the assembly in a direction transverse to that of the support arm, toward a trailing link attachment point for fixing to the chassis. The trailing link preferably extends from the assembly in a forward direction, and is preferably connected directly to the hub carrier. A strut can extend upwardly toward an attachment point for fixing to a chassis, to provide a spring and damper. The support arm can comprise a pair of arms extending divergently from the attachment point to each of the two points. A toe control link extends generally parallel to but spaced from the rear arm, linking the hub carrier to the chassis to provide geometry control under high load conditions. The invention further relates to a vehicle, comprising a chassis and at least two wheels, one on each side of the vehicle, each wheel being attached to the chassis via such a suspension.
US10226976B2
A ball hitch cover. The ball hitch cover includes a front tab and a pair of side tabs connected to a lower end of the front tab. Each side tab includes a first edge having a first width and a second edge having a second width, wherein the second edge width is greater than the first edge width. A pair of rear tabs are disposed opposing the front tab, such that each rear tab is disposed adjacent to the second edge of one of the side tabs of the pair of side tabs. A length of each rear tab of the pair of rear tabs is greater than a length of the front tab. The ball hitch cover is flexible and configured to conform to the shape of a ball hitch and is securable thereto via an adhesive disposed on an inner side of the ball hitch cover.
US10226972B2
A pressure medium supply device for a tire of a wheel unit, a wheel unit, and a valve arrangement for a rotationally fixed transition of a pressure medium supply device for a wheel unit are provided. The valve arrangement has a housing part through which a pressure medium can flow, a control piston, in particular an axially movable control piston which is received on the housing part, and a discharge element with an outlet for conducting the pressure medium. The housing part and the discharge element are received in a rotatable manner relative to each other. The control piston has a flow channel for the pressure medium, has a force application surface to which the pressure medium can be applied, and can be moved between a disengaged position and an engaged position. A pressure medium line can be established between the housing part and the discharge element in the engaged position.
US10226971B2
The air transmission structure includes a stator—having an annular outer wall with at least one aperture, an air inlet, and an air passage between the air inlet and the at least one aperture on the annular outer wall—biased against the non-rotating spindle. A housing includes interior annular walls mounted in radially spaced relation with the annular outer wall of the stator to form an annular cavity therebetween, and at least one aperture formed through the interior annular wall, and air outlet, and an air passage between the at least one aperture and air outlet. A seal is inserted within the annular cavity and defines a radial air passage between the apertures defined within the stator annular outer wall and the housing interior annular wall. An annular bearing between the stator and housing is configured to allow the housing to rotate with respect to the stator.
US10226966B2
The present invention provides: a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger car, the tire having cross sectional width SW and outer diameter OD satisfying a predetermined relationship formula when the tire is assembled with a rim and inflated at internal pressure of at least 250 kPa; a tire-rim assembly formed by assembling bead portions of said tire with the rim; and a method for using a tire, including preparing a pneumatic radial tire for a passenger car in which cross sectional width SW and outer diameter OD of the tire satisfy a predetermined relationship formula, and using the tire at internal pressure of at least 250 kPa.
US10226961B2
This soundproof wheel includes a soundproofing device (3) which is mounted to an inner peripheral surface (6) of a rim section (5) of the wheel. The soundproofing device (3) is provided with: a fixing ring (10) which is fitted in and fixed to a groove (8) formed in the inner peripheral surface (6); a first elastic body section (11A) which is stuck to an outer peripheral surface (10a) of the fixing ring (10), is disposed within the groove (8), and has a plurality of first elastic body pieces; an additional mass section (12) which is stuck to a side of the first elastic body section (11A) opposite to the fixing ring (10), is disposed within the groove (8), and has a plurality of additional mass pieces; and a second elastic body section (11B) which is stuck to a side of the additional mass section (12) opposite to the first elastic body section (11A), is disposed within the groove (8), and has a plurality of second elastic body pieces. The soundproofing device (3) includes a plurality of dynamic vibration absorbers. Each of the dynamic vibration absorbers has first and second elastic body pieces and an additional mass piece. This soundproof wheel allows for significant reduction in wheel vibration noise and is highly durable.
US10226960B2
A method for the refinement of a panel and an apparatus for the refinement of a panel according to a method of this type. The method for the refinement of a panel includes: unpacking of a panel having a core made from wood material from a transport-safe packaging, a grounding in the form of at least one synthetic resin layer pressed together with the core and, if appropriate, a primer being arranged on a top side of the core, and a coating being arranged on a core underside lying opposite the top side of the core, and connection and locking means being attached to at least two mutually opposite side faces; application of a decorative layer having a decoration to the grounding or primer; and application of at least one wear layer to the decorative layer.
US10226946B2
A post-processing device is provided with a post-processing unit which performs post-processing of a recording medium on which recording is performed, a transport path through which the recording medium is transported, or a deformation suppressing unit which suppresses deformation of the recording medium on a mounting unit on which the recording medium is mounted, in which the deformation suppressing unit is controlled based on a predetermined parameter related to recording processing with respect to the recording medium.
US10226943B2
A printing apparatus includes: a main body; a cassette including a cassette case and a printing medium accommodated in the cassette case; an installing portion provided on the main body for installing the cassette detachably; a thermal head arranged on a substrate provided in the installing portion and having heating elements arranged along a predetermined arrangement direction; a conveyor which conveys the printing medium of the cassette installed in the installing portion along a conveyance path orthogonal to the arrangement direction; a first temperature sensor provided, in the installing portion, on a side of the thermal head with respect to the conveyance path; a second temperature sensor provided in the interior of the cassette case or the installing portion; and a processor which corrects an amount of applying energy to be applied to the heating elements, based on first and second temperatures detected by the first and second temperature sensors.
US10226924B2
A printer for printing on a print medium as said print medium advances through a print zone, the printer including a number of print heads extending over the print zone, each print head including at least one nozzle array wherein at least two adjacent nozzle arrays overlap forming at least one stitching zone in the overlap region; and a printer controller for generating a sequence of nozzle firing commands for each nozzle array to selectively deposit droplets of print fluid on said print medium from said nozzle arrays in accordance with an image to be printed, wherein the printer controller further applies masks having decorrelated patterns to said sequence of firing commands for at least those overlapping nozzles of the nozzle arrays coinciding with the at least one stitching zone to obtain a predetermined optical parameter of the printed image in the stitching zone, irrespective of an offset between two adjacent nozzle arrays.
US10226922B2
An ink jet head includes a substrate having a pressure chamber formed therein, the pressure chamber being in communication with a nozzle through which ink is to be discharged, a first plate that is deformable to change a volume of the pressure chamber, and a second plate between the first plate and the pressure chamber, that stretches in response to an electric signal applied thereto. The second plate contracts in an in-plane direction to cause the first plate to deform and thereby the volume of the pressure chamber to be enlarged, when the electric signal is applied, and the second plate returns to an original shape thereof to cause the first plate to return to an original shape thereof and thereby the volume of the pressure chamber to return to an original volume thereof, when the electric signal is no longer applied.
US10226912B2
An interlayer film for laminated glass that can improve a sound insulation property of an obtained laminated glass when the interlayer film for laminated glass is used for configuring the laminated glass is provided. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on a first surface of the first layer. The first layer includes a polyvinyl acetate resin and a plasticizer.
US10226899B2
A mandrel assembly is configured to receive one or more layers of composite material to form a component. The mandrel assembly may include a tower having an outer forming wall surrounding a central passage, and an upper ring removably secured to the tower. The upper ring is configured to be removed from the tower after the layer(s) of composite material are wrapped around the outer forming wall and at least a portion of the upper ring. The component is removed from the tower after the upper ring is removed from the tower.
US10226897B2
Apparatus and methods for impinging a heated fluid onto the surface of a substrate and then locally removing the impinged fluid. The apparatus and methods may be used to heat a surface of a substrate e.g. so that the substrate can be melt-bonded to another substrate.
US10226894B2
The invention relates to a method and a production line for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing.The production line comprises (i) a first and a second building platform (102, 112) for carrying a tangible product, (ii) a deposition head (101) for providing a layer of construction material onto the building platforms, (iii) a conveyor (103) for conveying the building platforms in a conveying plane towards and away from the deposition head repeatedly, (iv) height adjustment means (107) to adjust the distance between the deposition head and the building platforms by displacing the building platforms relative to the conveyor in a direction (104) perpendicular to the conveying plane. The production line may further comprise a picking unit (106) for picking a product from the building platforms.The method allows making different tangible products in a continuous process by layerwise manufacturing. The method comprises a step of moving the platforms on which a product is made repeatedly past a material providing device for depositing subsequent layers and a step of adjusting the distance between such device and the building platforms by moving the platforms in a vertical direction.
US10226892B2
Method for manufacturing a continuous composite tube comprising translating a tube liner through a manufacturing station wherein the manufacturing station comprises a winding station and a consolidation station located at a distance downstream of the winding station; winding a composite tape on the tube liner at the winding station for forming a tape layer; consolidating the composite tape on the tube liner at a consolidation zone of the consolidation station by pressing and heating to the tape.
US10226878B2
A food slicing machine is provided for slicing food products such as bacon, cheese or cooked meat for sale as groups of slices in separate packs. The food slicing machine includes a cutter for cutting slices from the food product and a controller for controlling the thickness of the slices. The machine cuts slices according to a first value of a slicing parameter until the controller determines when the amount of food product remaining to be sliced in an end portion of the food product is less than a predetermined group weight threshold. The controller causes a slice to be cut according to a second, different value of the slicing parameter from the end portion for addition to an under-weight group of slices, so that its weight at least equals the predetermined group weight threshold.
US10226874B2
A handle for a razor cartridge is provided. The handle includes a head and the head has a cartridge engaging end configured to receive a razor cartridge, and an attachment end includes a stem, a pair of posts disposed on opposite sides of the stem, and at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion being configured to interact with a handle body to facilitate attachment of the attachment end thereto. The stem defines a centerline and the protrusion extends away from the stem and the centerline. In an embodiment where the attachment end includes a pair of protrusions, one of the protrusions may be longer than the other protrusion.
US10226872B2
An electric shaving assembly for shaving decorative designs in hair includes a shaver. A cutting assembly is operationally coupled to the shaver and is configured to cut hair. Each of a plurality of masks is selectively couplable to the shaver to cover the cutting assembly. Each of a plurality of openings is positioned in a top of a respective mask. Each opening has a shape so that the plurality of openings has a variety of shapes, such as letters of the alphabet and designs. Each mask is configured to contact skin of a user to position the cutting assembly to shave a respective shape into the hair on the skin.
US10226868B2
The present disclosure provides a post position adjustment device, a cassette adjustment device and a substrate conveyance system. The post position adjustment device includes: a post-picking-and-placing unit configured to pick a post out from current positioning hole and install the post into a target positioning hole; a movement mechanism configured to move the post-picking-and-placing unit; and a movement control unit configured to control the movement mechanism to move the post-picking-and-placing unit to a source position where the post is currently located, and after the post has been picked out from the current positioning hole by the post-picking-and-placing unit, control the movement mechanism to move the post-picking-and-placing unit to a target position.
US10226867B2
A robot capable of substituting a plurality of parameter candidates in a point by a single-kind instruction sequence in accordance with the point is provided. A robot stores a main program, a sub program referred when the main program is executed, and a plurality of parameters. The sub program contains an instruction sequence containing a variable, and defines control details. The parameters are substitution candidates for the single kind of variable. The parameter to be substituted in the single kind of variable is determined, and one of the memory areas where the parameter is stored is interlinked with the variable in accordance with a determination result.
US10226863B2
The present invention is to provide an industrial robot, which is placed in vacuum for use, capable of efficiently cooling down hand- or arm-driving motors which are arranged inside the arm in air. The industrial robot is provided with a motor for rotating a second arm unit with respect to a first arm unit, a motor for rotating a hand with respect to the second arm unit, a reduction gear for reducing the rotation of the motor and transmitting it to the second arm unit, and a reduction gear for reducing the rotation of the motor and transmitting it to the hand; the hand and the arm are placed in vacuum. The reduction gears and are coaxially arranged so that the center of rotation of the second arm unit with respect to the first arm unit coincides with the axial centers of the reduction gears. The interior space of the hollow first arm unit is kept at atmospheric pressure in which the motors and the reduction gears are arranged.
US10226854B1
In an embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond compact (“PDC”) includes a substrate and a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table bonded to the substrate. The PCD table includes an upper surface. The PCD table includes a first PCD region including bonded-together diamond grains and exhibits a first diamond density. At least a portion of the first PCD region extending inwardly from the working surface is substantially free of metal-solvent catalyst. The PCD table includes an intermediate second PCD region bonded to the substrate, which is disposed between the first PCD region and the substrate. The second PCD region includes bonded-together diamond grains defining interstitial regions, with at least a portion of the interstitial regions including metal-solvent catalyst disposed therein. The second PCD region exhibits a second diamond density that is greater than that of the first diamond density of the first PCD region.
US10226845B2
A machine tool capable of facilitating a process of mounting a fluid supplying unit to a spindle supporting unit is provided. The machine tool has a rotating unit including a spindle provided with a workpiece chucking unit, a supporting unit which rotatably supports the spindle around a spindle axis, and a fluid supplying unit removably mounted on a rear end of the supporting unit to allow fluid flow inside the spindle toward the chucking unit. The fluid supplying unit has an insert to be received in the rotating unit in the direction of the spindle axis. A labyrinth clearance is formed between the outer circumferential surface of the insert and the inner circumferential surface of the rotating unit when the fluid supplying unit is mounted on the rear end of the supporting unit. The labyrinth clearance allows rotation of the rotating unit and restricts leakage of the supplied fluid from inside the spindle when the rotating unit is rotated.
US10226832B2
A power supply for welding, cutting and similar operations includes a dual two-switch forward converter. The converter has two inverter circuits coupled in parallel but controlled to provide output power in an interleaved fashion. To avoid “walking” of the circuits (which could result in different duty cycles and imbalance of the load sharing), control signals are determined and applied to a first of the inverter circuits, and “on” times of the first circuit is monitored, such as by augmenting a counter to determine the number of clock cycles the first circuit is “on”. The same duration is then used for commanding output from the second inverter circuit. The duty cycles of both circuits is thus ensured to be the same regardless of changes in the total output power.
US10226825B2
A tool holding apparatus for interfacing a machine spindle receiver of a milling machine, which includes a holder nose connected to a holder body configured with a first divided section integrally connecting to a second divided section and a centralized axial bore for housing therewithin a tension bolt, a lock nut, and a thrust nut. The holder nose includes an axial bore incorporating a reverse-tapered configuration and three flat sectors to correspond with an equally configured shaft portion of a tool, whereupon the threaded attachment of the thrust nut to the holder nose furthers a locking arrangement of the tool within the axial bore to prevent inadvertent axial and rotational movement thereof during aggressive milling operations.
US10226818B2
A process for joining two or more powder injection molded parts by preparing at least two green parts from a feedstock including a binder and an injection powder. Placing the two or more green part into intimate contact, and maintaining the two green parts in intimate contact at a position with a linkage between the at least two green parts to produce an interconnected green assembly. Placing the assembly under shape retaining conditions, melting the binder of the interconnected green assembly under shape retaining conditions to produce a seamless body.
US10226816B2
A method and an assembly for production of a mechanical component by sintering a pulverulent material, the method including: providing a pulverulent metallic material including grains, the pulverulent metallic material having a determined melting temperature; agglomerating a given quantity of the pulverulent metallic material under pressure inside a cavity; providing thermal energy to the given quantity of pulverulent metallic material to bring it to a given temperature below the melting temperature; and shocking the given quantity of agglomerated pulverulent metallic material and brought to the given temperature to bind the grains of the pulverulent metallic material to each other to obtain one solid body. The one solid body is thus maintained under pressure and thermal energy accumulated in the solid body is made to dissipate to obtain the mechanical component.
US10226815B2
A core discharge device is provided for discharging a sand core from a cast material in which the sand core contains a binder having water glass. The core discharge device includes a humidified gas supply device that supplies humidified gas to the sand core inside the cast molded article. The humidified gas is a gas to which humidity has been added and from which droplets have been removed.
US10226814B2
A cast component includes a cast body that has a single crystal microstructure and an internal corner bounding an internal cavity. The single crystal microstructure defines a critical internal residual stress with respect to investment casting of the cast body using a refractory metal core beyond which the single crystal microstructure recrystallizes under a predetermined condition. The internal corner has a corner radius that is greater than a critical corner radius below which an amount of internal residual stress in the single crystal microstructure exceeds the critical internal residual stress. The internal cavity includes a cross section less than about 20 mils near the corner radius.
US10226813B2
Provided are a method of manufacturing an aluminum-zinc-based alloy sheet using twin-roll casting and an aluminum-zinc-based alloy sheet manufactured thereby. Specifically, a method of manufacturing an aluminum-zinc-based alloy sheet, including preparing a melt by melting elements corresponding to an aluminum alloy including 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of zinc, inevitable impurities and aluminum as a balance (step 1); and twin-roll casting by introducing the melt prepared in step 1 between a pair of rotating cooling rolls (step 2), and an aluminum-zinc-based alloy sheet manufactured thereby are provided.The present invention may manufacture an aluminum-zinc-based alloy sheet, in which twin-roll casting is known to be difficult due to a wide solid-liquid coexistence region, by twin-roll casting by using cooling rolls having high thermal conductivity and controlling a reduction force by the rotational speed of the rolls.
US10226805B2
Provided is a cam type press capable of controlling deformation of a flange of a panel in the course of processing the flange, thus reducing deformation such as a crease, or the like, of the flange. The cam type press includes a padding cam installed to be movable in a slope direction. A slider is installed to be movable toward the padding cam, with a process gap into which a portion of a panel is inserted to form a flange between one side of the padding cam and one side of the slider. An adjustment block adjusts the process gap provided between the other side of the padding cam and the other side of the slider.
US10226790B2
A scanning laser having a wavelength compatible with a coating binder so as to cure it as the laser scans and irradiates the coating on a moving web. A system and method for curing flakes by providing a scanning laser which scans across a moving coated substrate in a magnetic field allows images to be formed as magnetically aligned flakes are cured into a fixed position. The images have regions of cured aligned flakes. The scanning laser cures the magnetically aligned flakes within it region it irradiates. Alternatively an array of lasers can be used wherein individual lasers can be switched on and off to fix irradiated coating as a moving web is moved at a high speed.
US10226789B2
A novel method of forming thin films of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is described. In this method, carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a superacid solution and laid down on a substrate to form a conductive and transparent CNT network film. The superacid, in its deprotonated state, is an anion that has a permanent dipole moment. The superacid solution may be a pure superacid or have additional solvent. Preferably, the superacid solution does not contain an oxidizing agent. Novel, highly conductive and transparent CNT network films are also described.
US10226778B2
A lance for powder injection resulting in reduced agglomeration, including an outer tubular member having a first end, a second end, and an inner flowpath extending from the first end to the second end; an inner tubular member having a first end, a second end, and a, inner flowpath extending from the first end to the second end, the inner tubular member disposed within the inner flowpath of the outer tubular member for providing an annular space between the outer tubular member and the inner tubular member; and one or more orifices in the inner tubular member for providing a flowpath between the annular space and the inner flowpath of the inner tubular member. Additional lances, systems, and methods are also included.
US10226777B2
A showerhead bracket having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a valve and a valve housing. The valve may be operably connected between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The valve includes a valve inlet port, a low flow exit port and a high flow exit port. The valve housing is disposed between the fluid inlet and the valve inlet port. The valve can selectively rotate within the valve housing.
US10226774B2
A multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus 100 is disclosed for separating fiber from a liquid medium during, for example, a grain wet mill or dry grind process. The apparatus includes a housing 106 having first and second zones 108a, 108b situated adjacent one another along a length (L) of the housing 106. First and second screen sections 102a, 102b having a plurality of openings 104 may be situated lengthwise within the housing 106 corresponding with the first and second zones 108a, 108b, respectively. The first and second screen sections 102a, 102b have a circular cross-section, and the second screen section 102b has a larger diameter than the first screen section 102a. An elongated shaft 130 situated lengthwise within the screen sections 102a, 102b includes first and second conveyors 128a, 128b, which correspond with the first and second zones 108a, 108b, respectively, having a plurality of paddles 132. Each conveyor 128a, 128b is configured to move material in a direction along a length of the screen 102a, 102b. There may be more than two zones 108a, 108b.
US10226773B2
A micro heating device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept comprises a support part having at least one or more heating part, an oil chamber positioned over the support part and filled with oil therein, a specimen chamber having a reaction space into which a specimen is loaded and which is provided so as to be dipped into the oil, and a drive part configured to move the specimen chamber in the oil. The specimen chamber includes a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the specimen chamber.
US10226772B2
The invention relates to systems and methods including a combination of thermal generating device technologies to achieve more efficiency and accuracy in PCR temperature cycling of nucleic samples undergoing amplification.
US10226770B2
A thermal cycler for a microfluidic device includes a controller operable to provide a series of electrical signals, a heat sink, and a heating element in thermal communication with the heat sink and operable to receive the series of electrical signals from the controller. The thermal cycler also includes a thermal chuck in thermal communication with the heating element. The thermal chuck comprises a heating surface operable to make thermal contact with the microfluidic device. The heating surface is characterized by a temperature ramp rate between 2.5 degrees Celsius per second and 5.5 degrees Celsius per second and a temperature difference between a first portion of the heating surface supporting a first portion of the microfluidic device and a second portion of the heating surface supporting a second portion of the microfluidic device is less than 0.25° C.
US10226768B2
In certain embodiments this invention provides a pulsed-laser triggered microfluidic switching mechanism that can achieve a switching time of 70 μs. This switching speed is two orders of magnitude shorter than that of the fastest switching mechanism utilized in previous μFACS.
US10226764B2
A hydroprocessing catalyst composition that comprises a chelant treated metal containing support material having incorporated therein a polar additive. The catalyst composition is prepared by incorporating at least one metal component into a support material followed by treating the metal incorporated support with a chelating agent and thereafter incorporating a polar additive into the chelant treated composition.
US10226754B2
A lean NOx trap composition for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions, such as the oxidation of unburned hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO), and the trapping and reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) is disclosed. The lean NOx trap composition can have a washcoat layer on a carrier substrate including a first support material comprising greater than 50% by weight of a reducible metal oxide; 10 to 30% by weight of alkaline earth metal supported on a second support material comprising a refractory metal oxide and 50% or less by weight of a reducible metal oxide and; and a platinum group metal component supported on at least one of the first support material and/or the second support material. A portion of the first support material may further include 0.5% to 10% by weight of an alkaline earth metal.
US10226753B2
The invention relates to a process for producing superabsorbents, comprising the preparation of partly neutralized acrylic acid by the steps (i) preparing an over-neutralized acrylic acid having a degree of neutralization of at least 100.1 mol-% by mixing of an acrylic acid 1 and a base and (ii) preparing a neutralized acrylic acid having a degree of neutralization from 50 to 85 mol-% by mixing of the over-neutralized acrylic acid and an acrylic acid 2, wherein the content of dimeric acrylic acid in the acrylic acid 2 is lower than the content of dimeric acrylic acid in the acrylic acid 1.
US10226751B2
Provided are a core material for a vacuum insulation panel including porous aluminosilicate, and a vacuum insulation panel provided with the same. The core material for the vacuum insulation panel according to the present disclosure has superior long-term durability and improved gas adsorption ability (particularly, superior water absorption ability) while requiring a low raw material cost. The vacuum insulation panel including the core material may exhibit more improved insulation performance by minimizing a reduction in the vacuum degree without an additional getter or absorbent.
US10226749B2
A fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit for the production of hydrocarbon products includes a fluid injection system coupled to a reactor by a standpipe. The fluid injection system includes a plurality of nozzles for injecting oil feedstock into the standpipe to react with a catalyst flowing therethrough.
US10226746B2
The present technology relates to a gas transfer system having removable nozzle assemblies, ejectors or other gas transfer device(s). The nozzle assemblies are removably connected to a monolithic liquid/gas manifold. The present technology also provides nozzle assemblies having an inner nozzle, an outer nozzle adapted for connection to the inner nozzle, and a pipe adapter for connecting the inner nozzle to a liquid manifold.
US10226744B2
The present disclosure provides methods, compositions, kits and apparatuses for stabilizing membranes, membrane proteins, and/or membranes containing membrane proteins using hydrophobin.
US10226737B2
In one aspect, catalyst modules and catalytic reactors are provided which, in some embodiments, mitigate inefficiencies and/or problems associated with fluid stream pressure drop A catalyst module comprises a layer of structural catalyst bodies arranged in a pleated format, the structural catalyst bodies forming pleat inlet faces and pleat outlet faces, wherein fluid flow channels defined by inner partition walls of the structural catalyst bodies extend from the pleat inlet faces to the pleat outlet faces. The pleat inlet faces form an angle (δ) with an inlet face of the module.
US10226731B2
A method and system for collecting xenon (Xe) is described. A microchannel heat exchanger is used in combination with a mechanical cooler and an absorbent. A combination of components makes up a Xe Collection Subsystem that is adapted for use in an efficient process for collecting, purifying, and measuring Xe isotopes collected from air as part of the International Monitoring System.
US10226727B2
A filter assembly may include a housing and a cover movably connected to the housing and movable between an open position and a closed position. The filter assembly may also include at least one projection extending from the cover towards an interior of the housing and a filter element that fits at least partially within the housing. When the cover is moved from the open position to the closed position, at least one projection interfaces with the filter element and causes the filter element to pivot within the housing, such that the at least one projection seals the filter element and the housing together when the cover is in the closed position.
US10226720B2
An apparatus and a method is described to facilitate separation of hydrocarbons from solid particles (29) being contaminated with hydrocarbons. The apparatus (1) includes a container (3) having a closeable inlet portion (20) for solid particles; a support body (11) in fluid communication with the closeable inlet portion (20), where the support body (11) is arranged to carry the solid particles (29) led in through the inlet portion (20), as the container is connected to an under-pressure generating device (7) to provide an under-pressure in the container (3).
US10226715B2
A display panel system is provided and includes a plurality of planar polygonal display panels, each display panel removably connectible along at least one edge to an edge of an adjacent display panel with connectible zipper assemblies. Each display panel system may be composed of uniform material or of various materials. The display panel system may be draped as desired by use of suspension mechanisms and rigging lines.
US10226710B2
A virtual-reality navigation controller includes a base, a seat, a vertical support to support the seat on the base, and a rotatable connector between the seat and the vertical support to tilt the seat about a rotational center of the rotatable connector in response to directional forces exerted by a user seated on the seat. The virtual-reality navigation controller further includes a motion-detection controller to measure pitch corresponding to the tilt of the seat resulting from the directional forces.
US10226708B2
The disclosure provides a video playback system for use within a game application and/or other interactive computing environments. The video playback system can be used to capture gameplay during execution of a game application. The captured gameplay video can be processed and stored within the game application or in a network accessible location.
US10226695B2
Methods and systems are provided for independent audio volume control. For example, an audio component (e.g., implemented in an element of an audio setup) may control generation and/or outputting of a combined-game-and-chat audio signals. The audio component may receive user input comprising one or both of: a setting for a desired volume of a chat audio component of the combined-game-and-chat audio signal, and a setting for a desired volume of a game audio component of the combined-game-and-chat audio signal. The audio component may determine, based on the user input, a corresponding mix setting for mixing together of the chat audio component and the game audio component in an audio source to generate the combined-game-and-chat audio signal and a corresponding volume setting applicable at an audio output element; provide the mix setting to the audio source; and provide the volume setting to the audio output element.
US10226689B2
A game and a method of playing the game are disclosed. The game comprises a board having a domain region and a plurality of theme regions. Each theme region is associated with a theme. The game also provides each player with a plurality of game pieces, and each game piece of the plurality of game pieces is associated with an identifier. Each information bearing member of a plurality of information bearing members is associated with a theme and an identifier. Placing one game piece of the plurality of game pieces in one of the theme regions causes one of the plurality of information bearing members to be selected in accordance with the identifier associated with the placed game pieces and the theme associated with theme region in which such game piece was placed. Information specified by the selected information bearing member is presented to all of the players.
US10226688B1
A weighted chess piece, comprising a base having a first cavity and a second cavity therein, wherein the first cavity is filled with loose particles of metal and the second cavity contains an electronic sensor.
US10226683B2
A wheeled board device with forward and rearward in-line wheel structures attached to a user platform. The forward wheel may have a forward tilt axle or be otherwise direction-biased to permit lean-based turning. The rear wheel may be singular or comprise two tires or the like and be motorized or not. The wheels are preferably large to more readily handle surface irregularities. A self-balancing wheelie mode is disclosed in one embodiment. Other embodiments include placement of the forward tilt axle within or without the envelope of the front wheel. The user platform is below the top of the rear wheel and preferably near the axis of the rear wheel, among other features.
US10226671B2
A golf club head includes a club body including a crown, a sole, a skirt disposed between and connecting the crown and the sole and a face portion connected to a front end of the club body. The face portion includes a geometric center defining the origin of a coordinate system when the golf club head is ideally positioned, the coordinate system including an x-axis being tangent to the face portion at the origin and parallel to a ground plane, a y-axis intersecting the origin being parallel to the ground plane and orthogonal to the x-axis, and a z-axis intersecting the origin being orthogonal to both the x-axis and the y-axis. The golf club head defines a center of gravity CG, the CG being a distance CGY from the origin as measured along the y-axis and a distance CGZ from the origin as measured along the z-axis.
US10226662B1
A multipurpose exercise device including a frame and a panel. The frame includes a plurality of legs, and a support assembly that secures the legs in a vertical position, or allows the legs to freely rotate to allow the frame to fold flat. The support assembly includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust a distance between the legs. A panel is detachably securable to the frame in a flat or inclined position.
US10226660B2
A weight stand assembly for use in assisting a user prior to performing an exercise movement or repetition by way of holding exercise weights used by the user in a relatively stable and proper starting position for the user. More particularly, the weight stand assembly is retractable in that it pivotally falls in a relatively backwards direction away from the user and towards a ground surface after the exercise weights have been lifted by the user, thereby preventing injury and thus enhancing performance of the user by allowing the user to complete a full set of exercise repetitions without being inhibited by a placement and location of the weight stand assembly.
US10226658B2
An apparatus for physical exercise comprising a resistance arrangement having at least one hydraulic cylinder adapted for providing resistance forces in at least a first and a second direction, the apparatus having a force transmission assembly through which the resistance forces are operable. The force transmission assembly having at least one actuation member being in operable engagement therewith and being adapted to transfer forces generated by a user in at least two directions of motion to the at least one hydraulic cylinder via the force transmission assembly. The resistance forces created by the at least one hydraulic cylinder opposing the user generated forces.
US10226651B2
A test cell for an aircraft turbojet, wherein the test cell comprises a U-shaped configuration, with a passageway in the form of an elongated corridor, an inlet chimney, and an outlet chimney. The corridor includes a securing area with a securing arm for holding the turbojet during its test. The passageway furthermore reveals an upstream shutter and a downstream shutter, the two shutters including one pivoting flap or a series of pivoting flaps. In the event of a fire, the shutters close due to autonomous return means. Gravity allows the flap(s) to come down to the closed position and to confine the turbojet in order to rapidly stifle the fire.
US10226642B2
Systems and methods for restructure and stabilization of bones that provide an anti-microbial effect are disclosed herein. A device includes a delivery catheter having an inner void for passing at least one light sensitive liquid, and an inner lumen; an expandable member releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter; at least one channel positioned in the expandable member; and a light conducting fiber sized to pass through the inner lumen of the delivery catheter and into the expandable member, wherein, when the light conducting fiber is in the at least one channel, the light conducting fiber is able to disperse light energy to provide an anti-microbial effect. When the light conducting fiber is in the expandable member, the light conducting fiber is able to disperse the light energy to initiate hardening of the light sensitive liquid within the expandable member to form a photodynamic implant.
US10226639B2
A method and medical device for detecting a cardiac event that includes sensing cardiac signals from a plurality of electrodes, the plurality of electrodes forming a first sensing vector sensing a first interval and a second sensing vector simultaneously sensing a second, determining, for each of the first interval and the second interval, whether each beat of the plurality of beats is one of a match beat and a non-match beat, determining whether each beat of the plurality of beats is one of a high confidence beat and a low confidence beat, determining, for each of the first interval and the second interval, the number of beats determined to be both a non-match beat and a high confidence beat is greater than a non-match threshold, and determining whether to deliver therapy for the cardiac event in response to identifying of each of the first interval and the second interval as being one of shockable and not shockable.
US10226636B2
Devices, systems, and techniques for estimating energy transfer to tissue of a patient during battery charging for an implantable medical device are disclosed. Implantable medical devices may include a rechargeable power source that can be transcutaneously charged. An external charging device may calculate an estimated energy transfer to tissue of the patient that may include a resistive heat loss from the rechargeable power source and/or electromagnetic energy transfer directly to tissue. Based on the estimated energy transfer, the external charging device may select a power level for charging of the rechargeable power source. In one example, the charging device may select a high power level when the estimated energy transfer has not exceeded an energy transfer threshold and select a low power level when the estimated energy transfer has exceeded the energy transfer threshold.
US10226629B2
Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented neural stimulation system having a first module configured to derive neural data from muscle contractions or movements of a subject. The system further includes a second module configured to derive a neural state assessment of the subject based at least in part on the neural data. The system further includes a third module configured to derive at least one neural stimulation parameter based at least in part on the neural state assessment. The system further includes a fourth module configured to deliver neural stimulations to the subject based at least in part on the at least one neural stimulation parameter.
US10226626B2
Selective high-frequency spinal cord modulation for inhibiting pain with reduced side effects and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In particular embodiments, a programmer has instructions that, in response to an input, select between a paresthesia-inducing therapy program that includes a frequency of less than 1,500 Hz, and a non-paresthesia-inducing therapy program that includes a frequency in range from 1.5 kHz to 50 kHz.
US10226603B1
Methods and devices are disclosed for passing Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) from subintimal location and re-entry into a true-lumen of the patient using transient fenestration approach. The transient fenestration is induced by balloon dilatation within the CTO, and a guidewire quickly trails into a true lumen.
US10226599B2
An inflatable balloon is provided. The balloon includes a central lumen open at both ends of the balloon and connected to a gap formed in one sidewall of the balloon. This arrangement may provide the balloon with a generally C-shaped profile with the open central lumen within the balloon along a center axis thereof, such as to allow for perfusion. The balloon may also include an inflation port offset from a central axis and a shaft including an inflation lumen connected to the inflation port. A sheath may also be provided with a window through which the balloon may project in use.
US10226598B2
An interventional catheter is adapted for treating a blood vessel. In an embodiment, the catheter includes an elongate shaft sized for insertion in a blood vessel and a stent positioned on a distal region of the elongate shaft. An expandable dilation member is coupled to a distal region of the elongate shaft. The expandable dilation member is adapted to expand outward. A stent containment member is positioned over the elongate shaft and the stent to contain the stent in a collapsed state.
US10226591B1
The present invention pertains to a system, method, and device for treating sleep disorders. The present invention is particularly useful in the delivery of carbon dioxide (CO2) to a subject and in the treatment of sleep apnea. Furthermore, integration of components with various sensors and apparatuses associated therewith and attached thereto preferably complete a rebreathing circuit in the present invention. In various embodiments of the present invention where the above components are integrated as a rebreathing circuit, a subject is both the source and recipient of a controlled concentration of carbon dioxide. In such embodiments, treatment of sleep disorders becomes much more efficient and effective.
US10226590B2
A pressure support device implements compensation for variations in air density of its operating environment. A pressurized flow of breathable gas is generated for delivery to the airway of a subject. One or more parameters associated with the ambient environment of the pressure support device are determined. These parameters can include one or more of an ambient barometric air pressure, an ambient air temperature, or ambient air humidity. In some embodiments, one or more assumed parameters associated with the ambient environment of the pressure support device are determined based on typical sleeping conditions of the subject. An ambient air density of the ambient environment of the pressure support device is estimated based on one or more of the parameters and/or assumed parameters. A flow rate of the pressurized flow of breathable gas is adjusted based on the estimated ambient air density of the ambient environment of the pressure support device.
US10226576B2
Sensors are attached to a living being so as to generate corresponding sensor signals. A monitor is in communications with the sensors so as to derive physiological parameters responsive to the sensor signals. Predetermined limits are applied to the physiological parameters. At least one indicator responsive to the physiological parameters and the predetermined limits signal the onset of a sepsis condition in the living being.
US10226556B2
An apparatus for extracting at least one blood component contained in a primary bag of a system of bags, said system of bags comprising at least one bag of solution containing an additive solution for said blood component and at least one collecting satellite bag configured to collect said blood component to which said additive solution has been added, said bags being connected to one another by tubes, said apparatus comprising an extraction device configured to extract the blood component by compressing the primary bag, and a control device configured to transfer said extracted component or of said extracted component and of the additive solution, to the collecting satellite bag by the intermediary of tubes, further comprising: an agitation device, and a drive system, said system being designed to enable the uniform mixing of the extracted blood component and of the additive solution in said collecting satellite bag.
US10226555B2
An illumination element such as an optical waveguide for illuminating a surgical field in a patient has a light input section, a light transmitting section, and a light output section. The light input section is optically coupled to a proximal section of the light transmitting section and inputs light into the illumination element. The light transmitting section transmits the light preferably by total internal reflection or by other transmission means. The light output section is adjacent a distal section of the light transmitting section which has a light extraction area from which the light exits with an energy density. The light extraction area is large enough to maintain the energy density at a level that prevents melting of the illumination element or burning of the patient, and the light extraction area has a profile that does not interfere with access to the surgical field.
US10226550B2
This disclosure relates to dermal treatment compositions, such as dermal fillers and tissue glues, and injectable compositions that incorporate one or more cationic steroidal antimicrobials (CSAs). The CSAs are incorporated into the dermal treatment compositions to provide effective antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-swelling and/or tissue-healing properties. A treatment composition includes a component formed from a biologically compatible material suitable for injection into and/or application onto tissue at a treatment site. One or more CSA compounds are mixed with the biologically compatible material so that the one or more CSA compounds are incorporated within the composition, forming a reservoir of CSA compounds within the resulting bolus of the treatment composition after injection and/or application.
US10226549B2
There is provided a thermosensitive biodegradable hydrogel including MPEG-PCL to which a cell-adhesive peptide binds, and MPEG-PCL. The thermosensitive biodegradable hydrogel has excellent cellular adhesiveness while maintaining thermosensitivity of polymers intact, and is biodegradable in vivo after a predetermined period of time.
US10226534B2
The invention provides semi-solid systems for delivering biologically active materials that include a polymer comprising 1) one or more polycaprolactone (PCL) units and 2) at least one or more polyethylene glycol (PEG) units; wherein at least one of said polycaprolactone units is conjugated to a PEG forming an acetal group.
US10226533B2
Polymers are described herein comprising: a reaction product of a prepolymer solution including at least one macromer and at least one visualization agent; and an active agent electrostatically bound to the polymer filament or chemically bound to the at least one monomer; wherein the polymer filament does not include metallic support members.
US10226529B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an adjuvant for a mucosal vaccine with high safety that induces a sufficient immune response in a mucosal membrane. According to the present invention, an adjuvant for a mucosal vaccine containing a protein complex composed of hemagglutinin (HA) subcomponents HA1 and HA2, and mutant subcomponent HA3 of botulinum toxin is provided.
US10226525B2
The invention relates to immunogenic polysaccharide-protein conjugates comprising a capsular polysaccharide (CP) from Streptococcus agalactiae, commonly referred to as group B streptococcus (GBS), and a carrier protein, wherein the CP is selected from the group consisting of serotypes Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX, and wherein the CP has a sialic acid level of greater than about 60%. The invention also relates to methods of making the conjugates and immunogenic compositions comprising the conjugates. The invention also relates to immunogenic compositions comprising polysaccharide-protein conjugates, wherein the conjugates comprise a CP from GBS serotype IV and at least one additional serotype. The invention further relates to methods for inducing an immune response in subjects against GBS and/or for reducing or preventing invasive GBS disease in subjects using the compositions disclosed herein. The resulting antibodies can be used to treat or prevent GBS infection via passive immunotherapy.
