US10066732B2
An automatic transmission system includes a housing containing automatic transmission fluid (ATF), a plurality of clutches configured to be engaged to generate gear ratios corresponding to forward speeds of the automatic transmission, wherein one clutch of the plurality of clutches is a friction clutch movable between a disengaged state, an engaged state utilized to create one or more gear ratios of the automatic transmission, and a slippingly engaged state between the disengaged state and the engaged state where the friction clutch is not engaged to create a gear ratio of the automatic transmission, and a controller configured to selectively move the friction clutch to the slippingly engaged state when the friction clutch is not being utilized to generate the one or more gear ratios, such that the friction clutch generates heat from friction to thereby rapidly heat the ATF in the housing and improve operating efficiency of the transmission.
US10066724B2
In a strain wave gearing, external teeth of a flexible externally toothed gear are elastically deformable in a direction in which the tooth thickness of the external teeth decreases. Engagement between internal teeth of a first and a second rigid internally toothed gears and the external teeth is set in an overlapping state in which the external teeth elastically deform and engage in a state in which no gap is present. The tooth profile of the internal teeth is a corrected tooth profile so that no interference occurs between a tooth top portion of the internal teeth and a dedendum portion of the external teeth when the teeth are engaged in the overlapping state. A strain wave gearing capable of minimizing or eliminating tooth engagement backlash is realized.
US10066721B2
A final drive device includes a housing and a final drive gear mechanism. The final drive gear mechanism is provided in the housing, and comprises a drive pinion and a ring gear meshed with the drive pinion and a differential gear mechanism. The differential gear mechanism includes a pinion rotatably supported by a pinion mate shaft, and a pair of side gears meshed with the pinion from both sides in an axle direction. The final drive device has a pinion carrier that is rotated in a direction around the axle integrally with the pinion mate shaft supporting the pinion, and which is secured to the ring gear. The pinion carrier is provided with a pinion housing unit that houses the pinion while permitting the pinion to rotate around its own axis. The side gears are fixedly located relative to the housing while being permitted to rotate around their own axes.
US10066718B2
A control apparatus for a dynamic power transmission apparatus is provided. The dynamic power transmission apparatus includes a differential mechanism, an electric generator, an electric motor, and a fluid coupling. The electric motor is disposed at a position apart from a transmission path along which a dynamic power of an engine is transmitted to a driving wheel. The fluid coupling is disposed between the electric motor and the transmission path. The control apparatus includes an electronic controller configured to restrict a charge of an electric storage apparatus with an electric power generated by the electric generator, depending on a state of the electric storage apparatus, and control the fluid coupling to differentially rotate and to drive the electric motor by the electric power such that a dynamic power loss is generated in the fluid coupling, when restricting the charge of the electric storage apparatus.
US10066717B2
A linear actuator is configured to provide the moving force for adjustable furniture, such as beds, chairs, or tables. The linear actuator includes a drive assembly, rigid arm, and linkage assembly. The rigid arm includes a pusher block with one or more attachment projections where the linkage assembly is attached.
US10066710B2
A variable-speed belt drive includes at least: two substantially parallel shafts; two variably interspaced flange pulleys, one driving, the other driven, each carried by a shaft and interconnected by the belt, the flanges of the driving pulley being movably mounted in a variably interspaced manner via a speed variation device including control elements for bringing the flanges of the driving pulley closer together, and control assisting elements including a cam formed by two coaxial plates having sliding-contact inclined ramps, one plate being rotatably fixed to the movable flange of the driving pulley, the other being rotatably fixed to the shaft carrying the driving pulley, the distance between the plates becoming wider in the direction of the flanges of the driving pulley coming together under the effect of the transmitted torque; and elements formed by a simple spring for recalling the flanges of the driven pulley in the close position.
US10066702B2
A multiple speed transmission having an input member, an output member, a plurality of planetary gearsets, a plurality of interconnecting members and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. The plurality of planetary gear sets includes first, second and ring gears. The input member is continuously interconnected with at least one member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets, and the output member is continuously interconnected with another member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets. At least eight forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the five torque-transmitting mechanisms.
US10066697B2
Embodiments of three parameter isolators including rolling seal damper assemblies are provided. In one embodiment, the three parameter isolator includes first and second isolator end portions, which are opposed along a working axis. A main spring and a tuning spring are mechanically coupled in parallel between the first and second isolator end portions. A rolling seal damper assembly is further mechanically coupled between the first and second isolator end portions in parallel with the main spring and in series with the tuning spring. The rolling seal damper assembly includes a first hydraulic chamber, a second hydraulic chamber fluidly coupled to the first hydraulic chamber, and first and second rolling diaphragm seals partially bounding the first and second hydraulic chambers, respectively. In certain implementations, the rolling seal damper assembly also contains a thermal compensator piston to which the first rolling diaphragm seal is attached.
US10066690B2
A brake disc-hub connection is provided, wherein a hub has drivers, which extend from a wheel flange of the hub in the axial direction relative to a rotational axis common to a brake disc and the hub and engage in a toothed manner between supporting elements, which are arranged on the inner circumference of a brake disc and extend in the direction of the rotation axis. Lateral flanks of the drivers are oriented radially to the rotation axis and lateral flanks of the supporting elements are oriented parallel to the lateral flanks of the drivers. The lateral flanks of each of the drivers are oriented at an angle of 15° to 30° to each other.
US10066682B2
An actuator is fixed to a predetermined stationary member. A plunger is supported by a casing of the actuator while being allowed to reciprocate linearly. The plunger has a joint on an exposed area thereof that is connected to a selector plate. A leading end of the plunger from the joint is also supported while being allowed to reciprocate by a supporting member formed integrally with a stationary member to which the casing is fixed.
US10066679B2
A selectable one-way clutch apparatus. The one-way clutch apparatus includes a first plate that has an inner surface that defines at least one compartment. A second plate has a ratchet surface aligned axially adjacent with the inner surface of the first plate and presents a plurality of teeth. Each of the compartments is divided into a strut section, an armature section and a core section. At least one electromagnetic actuator unit is received by the compartment. The electromagnetic actuator unit includes a coil assembly, an armature assembly that has at least one armature finger pivotally moveable in the armature section for movement toward and away from the coil assembly in response to the coil assembly being energized, and at least one strut that is pivotally moveable in the strut section for moving in response to engagement by the armature finger between a locked position and a released position.
US10066666B2
A spindle-bearing protecting device for protecting a bearing that supports a spindle so as to be rotatable, includes: a rotating part positioned further to an outer side in an axial direction than the bearing, and having a rotor blade configured to rotate along with the spindle; a supply part configured to supply coolant or lubricant between the rotor blade and the bearing; a detection unit configured to detect abnormality of the bearing; and a control unit configured to control a supply of the coolant or the lubricant by the supply part and a revolution speed of the spindle, in a case where the detection unit detects abnormality of the bearing.
US10066659B2
Provided is a hook which is capable of holding multiple objects or an object having a large size of width by efficiently using a space inside the hook, reliably preventing the hanged object from dropping, and allowing the hanged object to be taken out easily.A hook body has a latch that locks an arm biased toward an outside of the hook body by an arm biasing mechanism, and regulates a displacement of the arm, thereby closing an opening portion. While the latch is biased by a latch biasing mechanism so as to face the opening portion and be present at an arm regulating position for locking the arm, the latch is displaced from the arm regulating position against a biasing force of the latch biasing mechanism so as to unlock the arm.
US10066648B2
A hydraulic swivel drive for a grab that has two gripping arms or shells movable like tongs, including two swivel shafts parallel to each other and rotatably mounted in a drive housing, whose shaft ends are connectable with the gripper arms or shells, wherein the swivel shafts each have two oppositely threaded screw engagement portions, with which two pistons movable in opposite directions by means of hydraulic pressure for driving the swivel shafts are in screw engagement. Two differently large and differently contoured cylinder pressure chambers can be assigned to each piston in order to optimally adapt the cross-sectional area of the pistons for each of the reciprocating positioning movements and to appropriately select the pressure conditions. To be able to run in the differently contoured and dimensioned cylinder pressure chambers, each of the pistons is provided with different piston portions which are adapted to the respective cylinder pressure chamber.
US10066643B2
A pressure supply device in accordance to one or more aspects includes an elongated body having an internal bore extending from a power end to a discharge end having a discharge port, two or more gas generators connected to the power end and a hydraulic fluid disposed in the bore between a piston and the discharge end. The ignition of one of the gas generators drives the piston to exhaust a partial volume of the hydraulic fluid that is less than the total operational volume of the hydraulic fluid under pressure to operate at a connected device.
US10066637B2
An impeller for a centrifugal fan includes a main plate having a disc shape, a plurality of blades arranged along a circumferential direction about a center part of the main plate, and an outer ring having a ring shape connecting the respective blades. The outer ring is connected to tip end portions of the respective blades at a side of a fluid discharge opening, and each of the blades has a shape which is bent in a rotating direction of the impeller in a vicinity of the tip end portion.
US10066635B2
A product-lubricated multiphase pump for pumping a multiphase mixture containing hydrocarbon includes a separation system and a supply system. To achieve a good cooling and lubrication of pump elements without a lot of operating media and operating medium circuits, the separation system has a first separation stage for at least partly separating at least a portion of the multiphase mixture into a plurality of phase-enriched components and the supply system supplies a liquid-enriched liquid component as lubricant to a pump element to be lubricated.
US10066634B2
A turbo machine includes a rotation shaft that comprises a first taper portion and a first cylinder portion, the first taper portion decreasing in diameter toward one end of the rotation shaft, the first cylinder portion being constant in diameter in an axial direction of the rotation shaft; a first impeller that is fixed to the rotation shaft and that is used for compressing or expanding working fluid; a first bearing that rotatably supports the first taper portion and the first cylinder portion; and a second bearing that is positioned on an opposite side of the first impeller from the first bearing in the axial direction of the rotation shaft and that supports the rotation shaft both in the axial direction and a radial direction of the rotation shaft.
US10066633B2
A gas turbine compressor including a guide vane (1), a moving vane (2), in particular downstream, and a bleed channel (3) having an upstream channel wall (3.1), which merges into an annular space (5), an axially opposite downstream channel wall (3.2) having an inlet edge (3.3), which is rounded in particular, and a bleed channel outlet, the downstream channel wall enclosing with an axis of rotation of the compressor a first angle (α) which increases in the flow direction (x).
US10066628B2
A fan unit (1), in particular for an air conditioning system of a motor vehicle, comprising an electric motor (2) for driving a fan wheel (3), an electronic device (7) which generates waste heat and provides electrical current to the electric motor (2) and a fan housing (6), wherein the fan wheel (3) is disposed together with the electric motor (2) in an air guiding region (5) delimited by the fan housing (6). Provision is thereby made for the electronic device (7) to be fastened to the side of the fan housing (6) which faces away from the air guiding region (5) in a heat transferring manner so that a heat transfer connection is formed between the electronic device (7) and the air guiding region (5).
US10066624B2
A scroll compressor of the present invention includes a first discharge port 35 which is in communication with a compression chamber 50, a discharge space 30H which is in communication with the first discharge port 35, a second discharge port 21 which brings the discharge space 30H into communication with a high pressure space 11, a discharge check valve 131 capable of closing the second discharge port 21, a bypass port 36 which brings the compression chamber 50 into communication with the discharge space 30H, and a bypass check valve 121 capable of closing the bypass port 36, the fixed scroll 30 can move in an axial direction of the fixed scroll between the partition plate 20 and the main bearing 60, a high pressure is applied to the discharge space 30H and according to this, the fixed scroll 30 can be pressed against the orbiting scroll 40.
US10066622B2
A compressor may include first and second scrolls, a seal assembly and a valve ring. The first scroll may include a first end plate having a discharge passage, a modulation port, and a biasing passage. The modulation port may be in communication with a first pocket formed between spiral wraps of the first and second scrolls. The biasing passage may be in communication with a second pocket formed between spiral wraps of the first and second scrolls. The modulation valve ring is axially displaceable relative to the seal assembly and the first scroll between first and second positions. The valve ring may abut an end plate of the first scroll and close the modulation port when in the first position. The valve ring may abut an axially-facing surface of the seal assembly and is spaced apart from the end plate to open the modulation port when in the second position.
US10066616B2
A pump is provided having a communication portion that provides continuous communication between a pump section and a discharge section in a state where a discharge-side check valve suppresses a backflow, and a size of the communication portion is set so that, when the continuously expanding and contracting pump section contracts, a volume of gas mixed in liquid in the pump section is contracted.
US10066613B2
A fuel pump includes a plunger that reciprocates in a cylinder. The fuel pump further includes a first mover connected to the plunger, a second mover serving as a counterweight for the first mover, an electromagnet provided between the first mover and the second mover, a first magnetic member provided between the first mover and the second mover, and a first spring urging the first mover and the second mover away from each other. Further, a second magnetic member is provided between both of the electromagnet and the first magnetic member and a first inclined surface of the first mover, while a third magnetic member is provided between both of the electromagnet and the first magnetic member and a second inclined surface of the second mover.
US10066609B2
It is intended to provide a vehicle comprising a fluid working machine which can reduce wear of parts and be produced at low cost. The fluid working machine 11, 12 is provided with an eccentric cam 17, a piston 18A to 18F, a cylinder 19A to 19F, a drive rod 20A-20F having an engaging part 24 engaging with the piston and a contact part 25 contacting the eccentric cam 17, a holding member 34A to 34F surrounding the drive rod, a pressing member 40A to 40F for pressing up the holding member in a radially outward direction, and at least one holding ring 41 for holding the holding member from the outside.
US10066605B2
The invention relates to a turbine which can generate an electric current, comprising a motor and a stator. The rotor is formed by a blade having a permanent magnet mounted thereon. The stator includes first and second coils which are positioned close to one another and have substantially orthogonal winding axes, said coils co-operating with the permanent magnet in order to generate the electric current.
US10066602B2
A method of operating a wind power installation is disclosed. In the method, a network frequency of an electrical network is measured and an amount of power delivered to the electrical network is controlled by at least maintaining the amount of power delivered without changing the power when the network frequency is between a rated frequency for the electrical network and a deadband frequency. Further, the amount of power is increased by a first amount when the network frequency is between the deadband frequency and a control-band frequency, whereby the first amount is proportional to a difference between the network frequency and the deadband frequency. In addition, the amount of power delivered is increased by a second amount when the network frequency is less than the control-band frequency. The second amount is a preset amount of power that is determined based on a difference between the control-band and deadband frequencies.
US10066597B2
A horizontal-shaft wind machine having improved low wind speed performance and greater overall efficiency consists of multiple rotors, wherein each successive rotor is larger in diameter than the previous rotor moving from the most windward rotor to the most leeward rotor. Each rotor may be coupled to a shroud/diffuser that is displaced axially downwind from the rotor.
US10066595B2
Described herein are wave energy conversion systems including actuated geometry components. An example system may include at least one body portion configured to transfer wave energy to a power take off device, and at least one actuated geometry component that is connected to the at least one body portion, the at least one actuated geometry component operable to modify a geometric profile of the system.
US10066586B2
An adsorption filter for an air cleaner for an internal combustion engine is mounted by being inserted inside a second housing along a face of the adsorption filter. In an inner face of the second housing, the adsorption filter is guided to a mounting position in an inserting direction of the adsorption filter. While the movement of the adsorption filter to the mounting position is allowed by elastic deformation, the adsorption filter is restricted from falling off from the mounting position.
US10066579B2
A cooling channel piston for an internal combustion engine which includes a piston bottom and a piston shaft that are joined thereto of a friction welding process. The piston bottom and the piston shaft jointly form a cooling channel. An annular wall which radially delimits the cooling channel towards the outside is formed by the piston bottom and/or the piston shaft. The annular wall can be sealed by a welding process once the piston bottom and the piston shaft have been joined together.
US10066564B2
An engine control system for a vehicle includes an oxygen mass flow rate module, an oxygen per cylinder module, and a fuel control module. The oxygen mass flow rate module generates a mass flow rate of oxygen flowing into an engine based on a mass air flow rate (MAF) into the engine and a percentage of oxygen by volume measured using an intake oxygen (IO) sensor in an intake system. The oxygen per cylinder module generates a mass of oxygen for a combustion event of a cylinder of the engine based on the mass flow rate of oxygen flowing into the engine. The fuel control module controls fueling to the cylinder for the combustion event based on the mass of oxygen.
US10066561B2
A method of controlling a rate of warm-up of an internal combustion engine fluidly connected to an exhaust system is disclosed. The method includes identifying a cold-start of the engine. The method also includes regulating, in response to the identified cold-start of the engine, an exhaust pressure modulation (EPM) valve arranged in a main exhaust passage of the exhaust system. The main exhaust passage channels engine exhaust gas to the ambient. Such regulation of the EPM valve will restrict a flow of the engine exhaust gas to the ambient and increase exhaust gas backpressure in the exhaust system up to a predetermined pressure value. Furthermore, the subject regulation of the EPM valve will increase a load on and the rate of warm-up of the engine. A vehicle having an engine and a controller programmed to control a rate of the engine's warm-up of according to the method is also disclosed.
US10066559B2
Methods and systems are provided for coordinating cylinder deactivation adjustments with changes to individual cylinder piston displacement. In doing do, the benefits of variable displacement and variable compression ratio may be synergized. An engine can be operated with some cylinders deactivated while active cylinders operate with knock addressed while spark timing is at MBT for a longer duration.
US10066545B2
In an opposed-piston engine, two or more fuel injectors are mounted to a cylinder for direct side injection into the cylinder. The injectors are controlled so as to inject either a single fuel pulse or a plurality of fuel pulses per cycle of engine operation in order to initiate combustion during varying engine speeds and operating conditions.
US10066538B2
In an aspect, an electromechanical apparatus is provided, comprising an electromagnet, a magnetically permeable rotor, a drive, a current source, a current sensor and processing logic. The electromagnet includes a magnetically permeable housing and a wire coil disposed therein. The rotor spins and is disposed in the path of a magnetic circuit generated by the electromagnet. The drive rotates the rotor relative to the electromagnet housing. The rotor and electromagnet housing vary the reluctance therebetween as the rotor rotates. The current source applies a current to the electromagnet coil, wherein, during rotation of the rotor, fluctuations in the current result in the electromagnet coil due to the aforementioned varying reluctance are superimposed on the applied current. The current sensor senses fluctuations in current in the electromagnet coil. The processing logic reads the sensed current and determines the frequency of the fluctuations, which are correlated to rotor speed.
US10066523B2
A blow-by heater includes a tube member allowing a blow-by gas to flow through, and opening in a downstream side, and the tube member is formed such that a thickness of the downstream side decreases toward an opening end.
US10066522B2
An engine includes a crank shaft inside a crankcase and an oil pan and penetrates the crankcase and the oil pan in an up-down direction. An oil pump and an oil strainer are provided inside the oil pan. The oil pump is coaxial with the crank shaft and is driven by the crank shaft. The crank shaft includes a first region and a second region respectively supported pivotably by a plate-shaped support and the crankcase. The support is provided in the crankcase such that both surfaces of the support are covered by the crankcase and the oil pan and allows communication between the crankcase and the oil pan.
US10066521B2
An internal combustion engine has an intake channel which opens via a first valve into a crankcase of the engine. The first valve opens at a first frequency (f1). The engine has a second valve, which controls the quantity of fuel supplied into the intake channel. The quantity of fuel is controlled by controlling the time interval during which the second valve is open during each engine cycle (x). A control device is provided to control the quantity of fuel supplied. In a first operating state, the second valve is opened at a second frequency (f2, f3, f4) which is coordinated with the first frequency (f1). In a second operating state, the second valve is opened independently of the first frequency (f1).
US10066519B2
A camshaft phaser including a locking clearance setting pin is provided. The camshaft phaser includes a stator including a first plurality of pin holes extending axially in at least one of the radially inwardly extending lobes arranged along an arcuate path. A locking cover engages against a first axial end face of the stator and includes a locking pin bore and a second plurality of pin holes arranged along the arcuate path and angularly spaced apart from one another by a different angular spacing than the first plurality of pin holes. A pin extends through a respective one of the first plurality of pin holes and a corresponding one of the second plurality of pin holes, such that a location of the pin sets an angular adjustment of the locking pin bore relative to the stator.
US10066517B2
A double-flow hydraulic support element for a switchable finger lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine is provided. A piston is arranged in an axial bore of the housing of the support element in an axially movable manner, and the piston includes a hollow cylindrical pressure part and a cup-shaped working part. A head of the pressure part is used as a support for the finger lever and projects beyond the housing edge, and an opening for the flow of a hydraulic medium is formed in the end face of the head. The housing has a first passage and a second passage axially spaced from the first passage for the hydraulic medium. The support element has a hydraulic play compensation device with a ball non-return valve for the finger lever. In order to achieve an optimal actuation of the coupling element, a sleeve which is closed on one side is inserted into the pressing part; the closed end of the sleeve reaches the region of an outer annular groove in a sealing manner below the dome-shaped head of the pressing part; a storage space for supplying the play compensation device with the hydraulic medium is formed radially within and axially outside of the sleeve, in the pressure part, and in the working part of the piston; the storage space is connected to the first passage in the housing via a passage opening in the working part; an actuation space formed between the sleeve and the pressure part of the piston for hydraulically supplying the coupling device is connected to the second passage in the housing via a radial passage opening in the pressure part; and the volume of the storage space is substantially greater than the volume of the actuation space.
US10066514B2
Provided is a method for recycling energy in process of butadiene preparation, which includes, in the process of preparing butadiene using oxidative dehydrogenation reaction, steps of: a) supplying part or all of a light gas discharged from a solvent absorption tower to a turbine to produce electricity; b) passing the light gas passed through the turbine through one or more device units provided with a heat exchanger; and c) feeding the light gas passed through the device units provided with the heat exchanger into a reactor, according to which more economical butadiene preparation process is provided, by reducing net energy value required in process of butadiene preparation using oxidative dehydrogenation reaction.
US10066512B2
The application relates to a system for using the waste heat of an internal combustion engine through the Clausius-Rankine cycle. Such system prevents operating medium from the Clausius-Rankine cycle from leaking into combustion air or exhaust air. The system has a first flow channel formed by at least one first limiting component and a second flow channel formed by at least one second limiting component. The system has a fluid-conducting connection to the surroundings or to a receiving chamber from the first limiting component and preferably from the second limiting component, so that in the event of a leak the operating medium is conducted into the surroundings or into the receiving chamber.
US10066509B2
The invention primarily relates to a turbomachine part (10) comprising a first upstream casing (2) and a second downstream casing (3), assembled to one another using at least one flange (6) formed by an upstream flange part (4) of the first upstream casing (2) and a downstream flange part (5) of the second downstream casing (3), the first upstream casing (2) and the second downstream casing (3) together at least partially delimiting the contour of an enclosure (30) in which at least one fluid (C) to be evacuated is contained, characterized in that it comprises a drainage device (1) comprising at least one drainage orifice (7a, 7b) formed on the flange (6) connecting the first upstream casing (2) and second downstream casing (3), in particular on the upstream flange part (4) of the flange (6), allowing the discharge of said at least one fluid (C) outside the enclosure (30).
US10066508B2
The invention relates to a method for producing, repairing and/or exchanging a housing, in particular an engine housing of an aircraft engine, comprising at least two shells, between which a structural part is formed, wherein the method comprises the following step: layer-by-layer construction of the at least two shells jointly with the structural part by means of a generative manufacturing system, wherein the structural part comprises at least one porous structure and/or honeycomb structure. The invention relates furthermore to such a housing.
US10066506B2
A lubrication system for a fan drive planetary gear system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a stationary first bearing configured to receive a lubricant from a lubricant input, the stationary first bearing is axially aligned with a fan drive shaft. A second bearing is configured to rotate with the fan drive shaft, the first bearing engages the second bearing and is configured to transfer the lubricant from the first bearing to the second bearing and into at least one fluid passage in the fan drive shaft. A conduit fluidly connects the at least one passage in the fan drive shaft with at least one component on the fan drive gear system.
US10066502B2
A rotor disk includes a ring shaped rotor body defining a radially inward opening, rims protrude radially outward from the rotor body, and outwardly facing rotor blade retention slots are defined between circumferentially adjacent rims. Each slot is operable to receive and retain a corresponding rotor blade, and each rim of the rims includes an anti-vibratory feature. The anti-vibratory feature includes a structure defining an isogrid pattern intruding into a surface of the rim.
US10066500B2
A system comprising a discharge valve that allows some of the fluid generated by a fluid generating source and intended for a drive torque generating member for a rotary element of a mechanical device to be removed so as to limit the corresponding rotational speed, this being done for a length of time that allows a thermal gradient to be reduced sufficiently that a phenomenon of deformation of said rotary element can be prevented.
US10066489B2
A rotating body includes a rotating body core, and a plurality of blades provided at an outer or inner circumference of the rotating body core at equal intervals in a circumferential direction, and connected circumferentially via an annular connection portion provided separately from the rotating body core. A resonance frequency under a two nodal diameter number mode of the rotating body is lower than or equal to a rotational secondary harmonic frequency with respect to a rated rotation speed. Where Nd represents an order of a maximum mistuned component among order components of circumferential distribution of mass, rigidity or natural frequency of the blades, arrangement of the blades satisfies Nd≥5, and has order components each having ratio less than 1/2, in which the ratio is obtained by dividing the order component by the magnitude of the component of the order Nd.
US10066487B2
The subject application relates to blade root wedging lock in a circumferential groove in a rotor such as the drum of an axial turbomachine compressor. The body (32) of the lock includes a solid portion (38) designed to be housed in the groove and having two opposite bearing surfaces (40) and at least one circumferential wedging surface (42). The body (32) further includes an upper portion (36) in the shape of an elongated generally vertical chamber designed to be flush with the upper surfaces of the platforms of adjacent blades when the lock is correctly positioned. This chamber (36) is truncated (44) so as to reduce its length in a direction perpendicular to the circumference, corresponding to the axis of rotation of the rotor. The lock can thus be accommodated in a narrow groove without decreasing the diameter of the clamping screw passing through the hole (34). The subject application also relates to a rotor and a turbomachine equipped with the lock.
US10066479B2
Method and apparatus to allow continuous recovery and broadcast of data and commands to and from a tubular string (32) through all phases of drilling and completion running in a wellbore. A RF transceiver (76/74) is located on the tubular string, the transceiver being adapted to receive signals and broadcast the signals, and a RF transceiver (88/90) is located remote from the tubular string and adapted to receive the broadcasted signal by virtue of an antenna (92) arranged within a fluid filled annulus (60) around the tubular string. RF transmission through the wellbore using distributed RF transceivers providing data and command transmission up and down the tubing string.
US10066469B2
Methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) are disclosed that involve removal of oil from a reservoir that has an injection well, a producing well, and a plurality of lenses that contain oil and that each span between the injection well and the producing well. One method, among others, involves recovering primary oil from a primary set of lenses via the producing well by alternating injection one or more times of water and carbon dioxide into the injection well so that the water and carbon dioxide enter the primary set in a first direction and move the primary oil in the first direction. The method further involves recovering secondary oil from a secondary set of lenses that is different than the primary set via the injection well by alternating injection one or more times of water and carbon dioxide into the producing well so that the water and carbon dioxide enter the secondary set in a second direction that is different than the first direction (e.g., opposite) and therefore move the secondary oil in the second direction.
US10066455B2
A method and system of validating orientation of a core obtained by drilling the core from a subsurface body of material, the method including: a) determining that vibration from drilling is below a nominated level, b) recording data relating to orientation of the core to be retrieved, the data recorded using a downhole core orientation data recording device, c) separating the core from the subsurface body, and d) obtaining from the core orientation data recording device an indication of the orientation of the core based on the recorded data obtained when the vibration from drilling was below the nominated level and before the core was separated from the subsurface body. A method of determining orientation of a core sample obtained by drilling from aboveground into a subsurface body includes recording data relating to a core sample being obtained by the drilling when vibration from drilling is below a threshold; providing an input to a user operated communication device; the communication device identifying a time of the user input to the communication device; retrieving the data gathering device and core sample; communicating between the communication device and the retrieved data gathering device; determining from indications provided by the retrieved data gathering device an orientation of the core sample.
US10066435B2
A modular rail assembly for securing a panel in a door or window, comprising a rail framing member having vertically-oriented sides interconnected by a partition plate to form first and second receiving channels on opposite sides of the partition plate, the second receiving channel defined at a top side by the partition plate and on opposing sides by receiving channel walls, and a rail base extension slideably secured within the rail framing member second receiving channel. The rail base extension includes vertically-oriented sides interconnected by a partition plate, the rail base extension sides having mating surfaces on opposing external surfaces thereof for mating with internal surfaces of the rail framing member second receiving channel walls. A fastener secures the rail base extension to the rail framing member, and a panel is secured along a longitudinal axis thereof in the first receiving channel of the rail framing member.
US10066434B2
An article of manufacture for use as an insulated overhead door that is designed to roll open and closed in tracks, with a sheet of thermoplasitc material that acts as the outer door membrane and barrier to entry, a sheet of insulating material that acts as a base insulating barrier adhered to the thermoplastic membrane.
US10066428B2
A cabinet closure device is made from a section of cord and utilizes two cord stop devices to form a loop of cord that is adjustable and securable around two objects to be secured. A user slides the closure device around two objects and then pulls on both of the loop ends to secure the closure device around the objects. To release the closure device, the user need only release the cord stops and the closure device will be loosen and the objects released. For the best function, the knot on the end of the cord that does not have the cord stop should be pulled tight against the main cord stop. Once the unit is placed around the knobs of a cabinet, the user can simply pull the 2nd cord to tighten the device. Once tight, the additional cord stop can be slid upwards abutting the main cord stop.
US10066425B2
A console apparatus for an automobile includes: a console main body (11), disposed between a left seat and a right seat of the automobile; arm rests (15a, 15b), supported at the console main body (11) in a manner of being capable of sliding in the front-rear direction of the automobile; a locking unit, locking the forward slide of the arm rests (15a, 15b) when the arm rests (15a, 15b) are located at a moving rear end position (P2); an unlocking unit, unlocking the arm rests (15a, 15b) locked by the locking unit at the moving rear end position (P2) according to an unlocking operation; and a force applying unit, applying a forward force to the arm rests (15a, 15b) when the arm rests (15a, 15b) are located at the moving rear end position (P2).
US10066413B2
A robot may extrude a tower or column. The robot may include an extrusion nozzle, a positioning system, a climbing apparatus, and a controller. The extrusion nozzle may controllably extrude uncured construction material. The positioning system may controllably cause the extrusion nozzle to traverse a perimeter layer of the tower or column. A climbing apparatus may controllably cause the robot to climb. A controller may autonomously: direct the positioning system to cause the nozzle to traverse the perimeter layer of the tower or column; direct the nozzle to extrude uncured construction material during the traverse; direct the climbing apparatus to cause the robot to climb an incremental amount; and repeat each of the foregoing positioning, extrusion, and climbing steps until the extruded tower or column attains a desired height.
US10066404B2
A method and apparatus for forming a formwork for a ribbed or waffle concrete slab is provided. The apparatus includes a rectangular block having a ledge around the base, the ledge having a dimension of half the desired width of the base ribs of the concrete slab, and a keystone connector. The keystone connector has an engagement portion configured to attach to an engagement portion on each block. In a method, the blocks are laid out so that the ledges of adjacent blocks are in contact. A keystone connector is then placed at each intersection of four blocks by attaching the respective engagement portions of the keystone connector and each block so that the keystone connector holds each of the four blocks in place relative to one another. The keystone connector is also configured to retain a reinforcing rod laid in the channel between adjacent blocks.
US10066401B2
Panel for forming a floor covering, where this panel has at least two layers of thermoplastic material, where the two layers substantially have a strewn and pressed granulate, where the respective layers enclose a glass fiber layer.
US10066400B2
Building panels provided with a locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of a first edge and a second edge of adjacent panels. The locking system includes a displaceable tongue at least partly arranged in a displacement groove, a tongue groove, a cavity provided in a strip at the first edge, and a protrusion extending downwards at the second edge. The displaceable tongue is arranged to be displaced at least partly into the tongue groove during locking, and wherein the protrusion is arranged to be located in least a portion of the cavity when the panels are locked vertically and horizontally.
US10066395B2
A post, beam and arched member modular building is shown. The modular building may be formed into any number of different configurations and different structures. The system relies upon a box shape formed from four vertical members, with an arched member extending between each of the adjacent vertical members. The rear vertical members being higher than the front vertical members, with angled members, or rafters extending from the rear vertical members (or a cross-member at the same height thereof) to the front vertical members (or the corresponding arch). In the configuration shown, the angled members or rafters are co-planar. The structure has substantial symmetry and aesthetic design.
US10066392B2
A combined wooden frame support and ceiling system is provided, each support including upper and lower wooden chords and a wooden structure connecting the lower chord to the upper chord for weight bearing purposes. A gypsum wallboard batten strip is attached to the lower chord, and defining a ledge extending from each side of the lower chord. A single thickness of gypsum wallboard panels is used to create a ceiling attached to the support, each panel used to create the ceiling is made from a slurry composition including less than 5% by weight of Grade 4 vermiculite. Upon the support being assembled in the ceiling system, with a plurality of the supports, and having lengths of insulation supported by the ledges of the adjacent supports, the ceiling system resists charring by fire for at least one hour.
US10066391B2
Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for adjusting a hardness of a floor covering. Aspects include monitoring a user on the floor covering and detecting a triggering event associated with the user. Aspects also include adjusting a parameter of the floor covering, wherein the adjustment decreases the hardness of the floor covering.
US10066382B2
The disclosure provides a urinal screen comprising a flexible screen in a circular configuration having a center portion and a contiguous outer portion encircling the center portion, the outer portion being separated into one or more elongated strips extending outwardly from the center portion, and the center portion having a center hole extending therethrough. When positioned on a surface of a urinal or other fixture, the screen is substantially conformable to the urinal surface without sacrificing the screen objective to keep debris from entering drain. In embodiments, the center portion of the screen can be adjustable in height such that the screen is in a mound- or dome-like configuration and still preventing any debris from entering the drain.
US10066381B2
A device that mitigates urine backsplash in most types of conventional urinals. The device includes low-impact angled plates (or fins) to facilitate deflection and mitigate splash back from urine streams. In an aspect, a plurality of flexible or rigid plates are angled towards a user (e.g., sixty degrees), which allows for the urine stream to plane or glide across the respective plate surfaces and not splash back on the user.
US10066374B2
A single button, cyclic shower head switch includes a main body having a button opening and at least two outlet passages; a reversing shaft disposed in the main body by a connecting element having a pivot, that has a sealing pad and one end having a spherical surface including a top face and a bottom face, and is configured to move along the axis of the main body; and a reversing button movably coupled to the pivot, that protrudes from the button opening, and is disposed with a guiding groove coupled to the spherical surface of the reversing shaft. When the reversing button is switched, the guiding groove moves circularly about the pivot and abuts against the spherical surface and causes the reversing shaft to move downwardly or upwardly along the axis of the main body so that the sealing pad closes one outlet passage and opens another outlet passage.
US10066371B2
A wear plate for attachment to an excavator bucket. The wear plate comprising a mounting surface for mounting to an exterior face of the excavator bucket. The wear plate having a plurality of holes extending along at least a portion of the wear plate. The holes include carbide matrix weldment therein overfilling the holes. The wear plate comprises a sacrificial and impermanent replaceable wear edge for the exterior faces of the excavator bucket.
US10066370B2
A controller uses a Kalman filter to develop an estimated position of an implement based on a previous implement position, an implement pitch, an implement pitch rate and an estimated implement linkage velocity. The controller moves the implement to a desired position based on the estimated position of the implement.
US10066366B2
A work machine includes: an operator seat; an operation device having an operation lever; a working device to be operated via the operation lever; and a support mechanism to support the operation device selectively at a first position or a second position, the first position being on a side of the operator seat, the second position being located forward with respect to the operator seat.
US10066364B2
A construction machine includes: a cover that covers an engine and a radiator; a radiator fan that is arranged at the rear of a vehicle body frame and discharges exhaust gas toward the rear of the vehicle body frame from the inner space of the cover; an injection device that injects a reducing agent into exhaust gas of the engine; a tank housing section that is arranged at one side of the vehicle body frame, includes an introduction section for introducing outside air, and houses a tank for storing the reducing agent injected by the injection device; and a connection section that is arranged in either the cover or the vehicle body frame and in the tank housing section, connects the inner space of the tank housing section and the inner space of the cover, and allows the outside air and the pipe to pass therethrough, the outside air having been introduced from the introduction section by the suction pressure of the radiator fan, the pipe supplying the reducing agent to the injection device.
US10066355B2
A device for obtaining C.G.S injection control chart for seismic retrofitting and controlling quality includes a pump unit which injects a grout into the ground in predetermined quantities per unit time at an injection pressure that is a predetermined static pressure; a sensor unit which measures a discharge pressure which is a pressure at which the grout injected into the ground through the pump unit is discharged from the pump unit; and a monitoring unit which calculates injection control charts for each depth on the basis of injection quantities per unit time of the grout being supplied by the pump unit, and the discharge pressure measured by the sensor unit.
US10066354B2
A pyramidal geotextile fabric comprising two sets of multi-lobe filament yarns interwoven in substantially perpendicular direction to each other, each of the multi-lobe filament yarns having pre-determined, different heat shrinkage characteristics such that, upon heating, the fabric forms a three-dimensional, cuspated profile. A method of stabilizing soil and reinforcing vegetation comprises the steps of placing a three-dimensional, high-profile woven fabric into soil, wherein the fabric comprises two sets of multi-lobe filament yarns interwoven in substantially perpendicular direction to each other, each of the multi-lobe filament yarns having pre-determined, different heat shrinkage characteristics such that, upon heating, the fabric forms a three-dimensional, cuspated profile; securing the fabric to the ground; and, distributing soil and seed onto the fabric such that the section of ground is quickly revegetated and thereby protected from further erosion.
US10066353B2
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for dispensing a travel path applicant. For example, a computing entity can monitor the location of a maintenance vehicle and/or its travel path to dispense travel path applicants accordingly.
US10066352B2
A snow and ice clearing vehicle. The vehicle provides a combination of systems configured to facilitate the clearance and removal of snow and ice from roadways and sidewalks. The vehicle includes a snow clearing device, a heating system, and a suction system in communication with a reservoir. The snow clearing device is positioned on the front of the vehicle, wherein the heating system is positioned posterior to the snow clearing device and configured to apply heat to snow and ice not completely cleared by same. The suction system is positioned posterior to the heating system and configured to vacuum snow melted and loosened by the heating system. The reservoir is configured to retain water and snow captured by the suction system. The vehicle further includes a pump, wherein the pump is configured to remove the water from the reservoir through an outlet to an area remote from the vehicle.
US10066348B2
Method for automatically repairing road potholes includes: irradiating and receiving laser to and from potholes, taking image of potholes and storing image information, calculating distance to potholes, calculating surface area of potholes based on distance to potholes and image information, transmitting image information and surface area information to vehicle device, storing surface area information and image information, calculating the amount of asphalt concrete based on surface area information, heating work area of potholes, cutting work area of potholes, crushing asphalt, sucking in crushed asphalt and storing it in residue storage tank, removing scraps of potholes, supplying asphalt concrete from asphalt concrete storage tank to potholes, receiving weight information from digital gauge at the bottom of the asphalt concrete storage tank to calculate the amount of asphalt concrete, flattening asphalt concrete on the potholes, and displaying image after completion of laying of asphalt concrete on the potholes.
US10066338B2
The invention provides a process for preparing dyed, polypropylene-based fibers. Polypropylene having a Melt Flow Index of 45 or less is combined with an additive blend to provide the polypropylene-based polymer composition for forming into fibers. The additive blend is a terpolymer of ethylene, acrylic or methacrylic ester and maleic anhydride or glycidyl methacrylate combined with an amine-terminated polyamide, in weight ratio 3:1 to 1:1. Fatty acid monoglyceride may also be used in the polymer composition to further improve dyeability. The polypropylene-based fibers are readily dyeable by contacting the fibers with an aqueous dispersion of a disperse dye, to provide fibers with high color intensity (deep hues) and high dye substantivity and color fastness, without the need to employ temperatures in excess of the atmospheric pressure boiling point of the dye dispersion.
US10066334B2
A vertical axis washing machine appliance includes a door pivotably mounted to a cabinet. The door includes a frame, an axle and a lever arm. The axle is fixed to the frame, and the lever arm is fixed to the axle. A door lock assembly is operable to lock the door in a closed position. The door lock assembly includes a latch and an actuator that is operable to move the latch between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The latch is engaged with the lever arm of the door when the latch is in the engaged position.
US10066333B2
A washing machine having a ball balancer to reduce vibration generated during dehydrating process and a vibration controlling method thereof are disclosed. In a washing machine having a ball balancer, a dehydrating process starts while residual water having a preset water level remains in the tub without draining water completely when entering the dehydrating process, and the quantity of residual water is set differently according to eccentricity so that excessive vibrations of a tub may be reduced using the weight of the residual water while passing through a resonant point. Speed of a motor is maintained at a preset speed lower than the resonant point for a preset time to release balls in the ball balancer so that excessive vibrations of the tub generated by concentrated balls and unbalanced laundry may be surely reduced. After passing through the resonant point, the residual water is drained to reduce drain noise and to prevent delay of dehydrating time.
US10066332B2
A vibration limiter of a washing machine is disclosed. The vibration limiter includes a housing installed at one of a cabinet and a tub, a contact plate disposed within the housing such that the contact plate comes into contact with the other of the cabinet and the tub when the tub vibrates, a spring for elastically supporting the contact plate, a rotating member rotatable by at least one of the spring and the contact plate, and an oil damper engaged with the rotating member. The oil damper complementarily acts with the spring, to effectively absorb vibration. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the size of the spring and to secure enhanced reliability even after prolonged use.
US10066322B2
A method for a heat treatment of a silicon single crystal wafer in an oxidizing ambient, including: performing the heat treatment based on a condition determined by a tripartite correlation between a heat treatment temperature during the heat treatment, an oxygen concentration in the silicon single crystal wafer before the heat treatment, and a growth condition of a silicon single crystal from which the silicon single crystal wafer is cut out. This provides a method for a heat treatment of a silicon single crystal wafer which can annihilate void defects or micro oxide precipitate nuclei in a silicon single crystal wafer with low cost, efficiently, and securely by a heat treatment in an oxidizing ambient.
US10066309B2
The method, apparatus and product relate to the electrochemical reduction of a solid feedstock (20) to produce a product. A container (2) is filled with a fused salt (6), and one or more anodes (14) contact the fused salt. A cathode (18) is loaded with feedstock and engages with a transport apparatus (22, 36, 40) which locates and moves the cathode past the anodes(s), while the cathode and the feedstock contact the fused salt. As the cathode moves past the anodes(s), a voltage applied between the cathode and the anode(s) electrochemically reduces the solid feedstock to form the product.
US10066308B2
A method to extract and refine metal products from metal-bearing ores, including a method to extract and refine titanium products. Titanium products can be extracted from titanium-bearing ores with TiO2 and impurity levels unsuitable for conventional methods.
US10066306B2
A chemical reactor and method for operation. The reactor enables N pairwise fluid contacts among k chemical fluids, with k≥2 and N≥4 and comprises: a reaction layer extending in a plane subtended by two directions; N chemical cells, each including two circuit portions, designed for enabling circulation of two of the k chemical fluids, respectively, the two circuit portions intersecting each other, thereby enabling one pairwise fluid contact for the two of the k chemical fluids; and a fluid distribution circuit comprising: k sets of inlet orifices sequentially alternating along lines parallel to one of the two directions, for respectively dispensing k chemical fluids to the reaction layer; and k sets of outlet orifices sequentially alternating along lines parallel to the inlet orifices, for respectively collecting k chemical fluids from the reaction layer, and wherein, each circuit portion connects an inlet orifice to an outlet orifice.
US10066296B2
A method comprises transporting a first stream of a carrier gas to a delivery device that contains a liquid precursor compound. The method further comprises transporting a second stream of the carrier gas to a point downstream of the delivery device. The first stream after emanating from the delivery device and the second stream are combined to form a third stream, such that the dew point of the vapor of the liquid precursor compound in the third stream is lower than the temperature of the plumbing that transports the vapor to a CVD reactor or a plurality of CVD reactors. The flow direction of the first stream, the flow direction of the second stream and the flow direction of the third stream are unidirectional and are not opposed to each other.
US10066289B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an evaporation crucible and an evaporation device. The evaporation crucible includes a crucible body and a fluid guide member communicated with the crucible body, and a plurality of gas inlet nozzles being distributed on a side wall of the fluid guide member.
US10066281B2
An age-hardenable steel having a composition consisting of: C: 0.05 to 0.20%, Si: 0.01 to 0.50%, Mn: 1.5 to 2.5%, S: 0.005 to 0.08%, Cr: more than 0.50% and not more than 1.6%, Al: 0.005 to 0.05%, V: 0.25 to 0.50%, Mo: 0 to 1.0%, Cu: 0 to 0.3%, Ni: 0 to 0.3%, Ca: 0 to 0.005%, and Bi: 0 to 0.4%, the balance being Fe and impurities. Within the impurities, P≤0.03%, Ti<0.005%, and N<0.0080%, and [C+0.3Mn+0.25Cr+0.6Mo≥0.68], [C+0.1Si+0.2Mn+0.15Cr+0.35V+0.2Mo≤1.05], and [−4.5C+Mn+Cr−3.5V−0.8Mo≥0.12]. The steel has hardness before aging of not more than 310 HV. After aging, the fatigue strength is not less than 480 MPa and absorbed energy at 20° C. is not less than 12 J.
US10066279B2
The disclosure relates to a production of a semi-finished product for a manufacturing of objects, particularly tools, from a precipitation-hardenable alloy having a composition in wt. % of Co=15.0 to 30.0, Mo up to 20.0, W up to 25.0, Fe and manufacturing-specific impurities as a remainder. To achieve an economical, highly precise production of objects or tools of the above alloy with reduced effort, it is provided to prevent a formation of ordered structures of the Fe atoms and Co atoms in the matrix of the type (Fe+(29×Co))+approximately 1 wt. % Mo of the semi-finished product by a thermal special treatment, to thus improve a workability of the material.
US10066277B2
A cemented carbide and a coated cemented carbide each include a Zr carboxide. The cemented carbide includes a hard phase containing main component tungsten carbide and a binder phase containing at least one main component element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni and Fe. The cemented carbide includes 75 to 95 mass % of the hard phase and 5 to 25 mass % of the binder phase in an inner region inner than 500 μm below a surface of the cemented carbide. The hard phase includes a Zr carboxide; and Zrsur/Zrin is from 0.25 to 0.80 when an average content of the Zr carboxide in a surface region which ranges from the surface of the cemented carbide to a depth of 500 μm therebelow is denoted by Zrsur and an average content of the Zr carboxide in an inner region inner than the surface region is denoted by Zrin.
US10066276B2
Disclosed is an improved bulk metallic glass alloy and methods of making the alloy in which the alloy has the structure ZraNbbCucNidAle, wherein a-e represent the atomic percentage of each respective element, and wherein b/a is less than about 0.040, and c/d is less than 1.15. The bulk metallic glass alloy has improved thermal stability and an increased super cooled liquid region rendering it capable of being thermoplastically formed into a variety of shapes and sizes.
US10066261B2
The present invention relates to a method for amplifying a nucleic acid. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for amplifying a nucleic acid in a light irradiation dependent manner under a substantially isothermal condition using a photo-responsive nucleic acid.
US10066259B2
The invention relates to carrier screening and methods for describing a structural variant, such as a large rearrangement or chromosomal abnormality, in a person's genome using probes that are designed to determine the person's genetic sequence and reveal substitution mutations and small structural variants. Identifying a structural variant may include exposing a nucleic acid to a plurality of probes. Each probe has a linked pair of targeting arms designed to hybridize upstream and downstream of a target in a genome. The method includes hybridizing two of the probes to the nucleic acid and attaching the two probes together to create an inter-probe product as well as detecting the inter-probe product and reporting a structural variant of the genome in the nucleic acid.
US10066251B2
The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having catalase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US10066246B2
Recombinant yeast cells contain a reductive TCA pathway from phosphoenolpyruvate or pyruvate to succinate. At least one metabolic step in the pathway includes a reaction of NADPH to produce NADP+. The yeast cell contains at least one exogenous NADPH-dependent gene in the pathway from phosphoenolpyruvate or pyruvate to succinate, preferably an NADPH-dependent malate dehydrogensase or fumarate reducase gene (or both).
US10066240B2
There are disclosed nucleic acid vectors for use in both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. In embodiments the vectors comprise a prokaryotic expression cassette and in embodiments comprise a eukaryotic expression cassette. In embodiments the vectors encode a hybrid protein comprising a DNA binding domain, a CPP domain and a signal sequence.
US10066233B2
The present invention relates to the use of one or more cas genes for modulating resistance in a cell against a target nucleic acid or a transcription product thereof.
US10066232B2
Provided is a separatome-based peptide, polypeptide, and protein expression and purification platform based on the juxtaposition of the binding properties of host cell genomic peptides, polypeptides, and proteins with the characteristics and location of the corresponding genes on the host cell chromosome of E. coli. The separatome-based protein expression and purification platform quantitatively describes and identifies priority deletions, modifications, or inhibitions of certain gene products to increase chromatographic separation efficiency, defined as an increase in column capacity, column selectivity, or both, with emphasis on the former. Moreover, the separatome-based protein expression and purification platform provides a computerized knowledge tool that, given separatome data and a target recombinant peptide, polypeptide, or protein, intuitively suggests strategies facilitating efficient product purification. The separatome-based protein expression and purification platform is an efficient bioseparation system that intertwines host cell expression systems and chromatography.
US10066225B2
Provided is an improved nitrile hydratase with improved catalytic activity. Also provided are DNA for coding the improved nitrile hydratase, a recombinant vector that contains the DNA, a transformant that contains the recombinant vector, nitrile hydratase acquired from a culture of the transformant, and a method for producing the nitrile hydratase. Also provided is a method for producing an amide compound that uses the culture or a processed product of the culture. The improved nitrile hydratase contains an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 50 (GX1X2X3X4DX5X6R) in a beta subunit, and is characterized in that X4 is an amino acid selected from a group comprising cysteine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, histidine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, asparagine, proline, glutamine, serine and threonine.
US10066221B1
The invention pertains to compositions and methods for identifying gRNAs that are effective in treating a latent HIV infection. An embodiment of the invention provides a cell having incorporated into its genome: a gene that expresses a CRISPR-Cas protein and an HIV pseudovirus genome, wherein the HIV pseudovirus genome has a first marker gene encoding a first marker protein under the control of HIV-1 LTR promoter and a second marker gene inserted into the nef gene of the HIV pseudovirus and encoding a second marker protein under the control of a constitutive promoter. Screening methods for identifying gRNAs that can treat a latent HIV infection are also provided. Further, compositions comprising a CRISPR-Cas protein and gRNAs that can treat a latent HIV infection are provided. Furthermore, a method for treating a latent HIV infection in a subject by administering the compositions of CRISPR-Cas protein and gRNAs are described.
US10066211B2
This invention relates to a method for screening for a growth-promoting factor for pluripotent stem cells with a conditioned medium which is generated by culturing feeder cells in a serum-free medium that contains L-ascorbic acid, insulin, transferrin, selenium, and sodium bicarbonate and does not contain a serum nor serum replacement; a method for growing pluripotent stem cells via feeder-free culture using the conditioned medium; and a method for growing pluripotent stem cells by carrying out feeder-free culture of pluripotent stem cells cultured in advance on feeder cells in the serum-free medium.
US10066190B2
The present invention provides methods for determining mild aqueous laundry detergent formulations, mild liquid laundry detergent formulations, and methods for preparing the same. The formulations comprise various surfactants and have a low detergent mildness indicator, derived from combining results from Zein test, corneosurfametry test, and in vitro cytokine release test.
US10066182B2
The invention relates to a lubricant coating for a medical container comprising a cross-linked lubricant composition comprising a mixture of non-reactive silicone with reactive silicone, characterized in that the reactive silicone comprises a mixture of vinyl-based silicone and acrylate-based silicone. The invention further relates to a lubricant composition usable as an intermediate product in the fabrication of a lubricant coating. The invention further relates to a medical container comprising a barrel and a stopper in gliding engagement within the barrel, comprising such a lubricant coating. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing a medical container comprising a barrel and a stopper in gliding engagement within the barrel including depositing a lubricant composition on the inner surface of the barrel and/or on the stopper, and irradiating the coated barrel and/or stopper so as to cross-link the lubricant composition to form a lubricant coating.
US10066181B1
Methods are provided for reducing noise, sticking, and/or friction using a dry lubricant. The methods provide for application of a friction- and/or noise-reducing composition. The methods reduce friction, and/or noise for multiple applications. The methods also provide for reducing adherence of undesirable materials to articles.
US10066179B2
Methods and systems for forming densified lignocellulose biomass are described. Methods can include torrefaction and densification of a lignocellulose feedstock. Temperature and pressure control and lubricant addition throughout the process can provide for the lignin to dissipate more completely throughout the biomass and better coat the cellulose. The product can include a high level of lignin and low volatiles, both of which can improve the energy density of the product. In addition, the process can include a cooling step that can increase the crystallinity of the solidified lignin, which can further increase bulk density and improve grindability of the product.
US10066178B2
A method of infusing wood grilling products with flavor and aroma-enhancing supplements is utilized to impart flavor and aroma to a wood grilling product that is to be used for cooking. The wood grilling product is placed into a vacuum infusion chamber and submerged within a first quantity of FAE liquid. The first quantity of FAE liquid and the wood grilling product are then hermetically sealed within the vacuum infusion chamber. A first quantity of air is evacuated out of the vacuum infusion chamber in order to apply a vacuum to the wood grilling product. The vacuum is maintained on the wood grilling product for an optimal time duration. A second quantity of air is then introduced into the vacuum infusion chamber in order to return the vacuum infusion chamber to atmospheric pressure and infuse the first quantity of FAE liquid into the wood grilling product.
US10066165B2
A substrate and a slurry for erosion control and/or hydroseeding are disclosed. The substrate includes mulch and a cover composition including bentonite clay and cellulosic water dispersible polymer or starch. Other desired optional ingredients may also be included. Methods of controlling or reducing erosion control are also disclosed.
US10066164B2
The present invention relates to the use of light-converting, colloidal, doped semiconductor nanocrystals to provide a new generation of high performance, low cost monochromatic and white light sources based on LEDs.
US10066159B2
A composite particle that includes: a fluorescent semiconductor core/shell nanoparticle (preferably, nanocrystal); and a phthalic acid derivative attached to the core/shell nanoparticle outer surface, wherein the phthalic acid derivative (prior to attachment to the nanoparticle) has the following Formula (I): wherein each R is independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 or more carbon atoms and wherein n is 1 or 2.
US10066157B2
Compositions and methods for formulating treatment fluids that comprise a surfactant having reduced and delayed adsorption. In one embodiment, the method comprises: introducing a first treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a polyelectrolyte into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation; contacting at least a portion of the subterranean formation with the polyelectrolyte; and introducing a second treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a surfactant into the wellbore penetrating at least the portion of the subterranean formation.
US10066146B2
A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising preparing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a sealant material, helical fibers and a base fluid, placing the wellbore servicing fluid in the wellbore and/or subterranean formation, and allowing the wellbore servicing fluid to set therein.
US10066141B2
A graphene sheet combining graphite flake structure includes a graphite nanoplatelet material and a graphene material. The graphene material is mixed in the graphite nanoplatelet material, and the content of the graphene material is between 1% and 80% of the graphite nanoplatelet material. A slurry for manufacturing the graphene sheet combining graphite flake structure and a manufacturing method for the graphene sheet combining graphite flake structure are also disclosed.
US10066136B2
The invention relates to isocyanate-free elastomer adhesives based on hybrid urethane-acrylate epoxies. The hybrid shows properties consistent for structural adhesives with excellent mechanical and thermal stability, and low read-through. The adhesives are suitable for use in industry, e.g., as adhesives for automotive applications.
US10066135B2
An adhesive composition includes an epoxy-based resin, an acryl-based resin, and a curing agent. The acryl-based resin includes a triblock copolymer of methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate-methyl methacrylate, or a modified product thereof.
US10066133B2
Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a protective film, an optical device, and a display device. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit excellent storage stability, suitable low speed and high speed peel-off strengths after forming a crosslinking structure, and have an excellent balance between them. Accordingly, the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition may exhibit an excellent protective effect when applied to a protective film, may be easily peeled in a high speed peel-off and thus advantageous for a high speed process, and may exhibit an excellent antistatic characteristic.
US10066132B2
Various opacifying adhesive compositions are described. The adhesives exhibit relatively high levels of opacity in wet conditions while maintaining acceptable adhesive properties. Also described are label assemblies and labeled containers using such adhesives. Related methods of use and preparation are also described.
US10066126B2
Described are compositions (e.g., slurries) useful in methods for chemical-mechanical processing (e.g. polishing or planarizing) a surface of a substrate that contains tungsten, the slurries containing abrasive particles, metal cation catalyst, phosphorus-containing zwitterionic compound, and optional ingredients such as oxidizer; also described are methods and substrates used or processed on combination with the compositions.
US10066118B2
Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can reduce an outgas at the time of being exposed to high temperatures, and can enhance moisture-resistant reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a first photocurable compound having one (meth)acrylol group, a second photocurable compound having two or more (meth)acrylol groups, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the first photocurable compound contains alkyl (meth)acrylate having 8 to 21 carbon atoms.
US10066115B2
The disclosure provides pigment dispersions having an average particle size of from about 10 nm to about 500 nm prepared by employing a magnetic actuated milling process and system. In embodiments, the pigment dispersions have an average particle size of less than 100 nm.
US10066108B2
The present invention aims to provide a composition capable of forming a coat which has a good effect of preventing corrosion of metal and is excellent in adhesiveness with metal, transparency, and insulation. The composition of the present invention includes a fluoropolymer having at least one group selected from the group consisting of polymerizable functional groups and cross-linkable functional groups, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound having a polymerizable functional group.
US10066106B2
A fuel-resistant liquid asphalt binder including a composition of fatty amine derivatives for improving the flowability and workability of a bituminous asphalt mix. The fuel-resistant liquid asphalt binder may include 0.4 wt % to 0.7 wt % of a composition of fatty amine derivatives, 2 wt % to 5 wt % styrene-butadiene-styrene, and 2 wt % to 5 wt % high acetate content ethyl vinyl acetate. The fuel-resistant liquid asphalt binder may be mixed with an aggregate to form a bituminous asphalt mix at temperatures ranging from 330° F. to 280° F.
US10066104B2
The object is to provide a polyamide resin composition having superior productivity and mechanical strength. A polyamide resin composition includes: (A) Polyamide 66; (B) glass fibers; and (C) a copper compound and a halide. The percentage of a component of the (A) Polyamide 66 having a molecular weight of 30,000 or less as obtained by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) is within a range from 30% by mass to 37% by mass of the total amount of the (A) Polyamide 66, and the percentage of the (A) Polyamide 66 having a molecular weight of 100,000 or greater is within a range from 8% by mass to 15% by mass of the total amount of the (A) Polyamide 66.
US10066102B2
Polycarbonate-containing compositions having desirable properties, such as good resistance to environmental stress cracking, are achieved using a combination of a polycarbonate polymer, a compatibilizing agent and an olefinic elastomer. The polycarbonate-containing composition may include about 40-98 weight percent of one or more carbonates polymers; about 0.1-10 weight percent of one or more compatibilizing agents; and 0.1-10 weight percent of one or more olefinic elastomers. The polycarbonate-containing compositions (e.g., polycarbonate blend compositions) preferably have good chemical resistance to medium chain triglycerides. The compositions may be employed in components, such as housings, that require resistance to cleaning fluids used in hospitals. For example, the composition may be employed in components that require resistance to hospital grade tuberculosis disinfectants.
US10066100B2
A composition comprising (i) a controlled distribution styrenic block copolymer and (ii) a thermoplastic copolyester wherein the composition has a Shore A hardness of from about 50 to about 90 and a melt flow rate of from about 15 g/10 min. to about 50 g/10 min. as determined in accordance with ASTM D 1238.
US10066098B2
This disclosure relates to a block copolymer composition comprising a tetra-branched block copolymer (IV) having a true number average molecular weight of 40,000 to 120,000 represented by the general formula (A-B)4X; a tri-branched block copolymer (III) having a true number average molecular weight of from 30,000 to 90,000 represented by the general formula (A-B)3X; di-branched block copolymer (II) having a true number average molecular weight of from 20,000 to 60,000 represented by the general formula (A-B)2X; and a linear diblock copolymer (I) having a true number average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 30,000 represented by the general formula A-B; where A represents a polymer block of a mono alkenyl arene; B represents a polymer block of a conjugated diene, wherein the B has a true number average molecular weight ranging from 7,000 to 20,000 g/mol; and X represents the residue of an alkoxy silane coupling agent.
US10066097B2
A thermofusible composition comprising from about 40 to about 70 weight percent of a selectively hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC), and from about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a butylene homopolymer, a butylenes copolymer, or a combination thereof, wherein the HSBC is: (i) prior to hydrogenation each A block is a mono alkenyl arene polymer block and each B block is a controlled distribution copolymer block of at least one conjugated diene and at least one mono alkenyl arene; (ii) the weight percent of mono alkenyl arene in each B block is from about 10 to about 40 weight percent; (iii) each B block has a styrene blockiness index of less than 10 percent; and (iv) the weight percent of vinyl in each B block is at least about 40 weight percent.
US10066091B2
A rubber composition for a tire that can reduce rolling resistance is provided. The rubber composition for a tire contains a diene rubber, at least one reinforcing filler selected from the group consisting of silica and carbon black, and at least one sucrose derivative selected from the group consisting of sucrose benzoate and sucrose acetate, wherein the amount of the sucrose derivative is from 1 to 25 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber. A pneumatic tire having a rubber part comprising the rubber composition is provided.
US10066090B2
Provided are a rubber composition for tires that shows a balanced improvement in properties such as fuel economy, processability, heat aging resistance, abrasion resistance, wet-grip performance, performance on snow and ice, and handling stability, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing: a highly purified, modified natural rubber having a pH adjusted to 2-7; carbon black and/or a white filler; and a styrene-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of 30% by mass or more, and also relates to a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition.
US10066087B2
The present invention provides a material that has a good compatibility with monomers and can be used as dispersing agent even after a period of not shorter than one week since the preparation of the dispersion. The dispersion of the present invention comprising metal oxide particles with an average primary particle diameter of not more than 50 nm; an organic acid; a dispersion medium; and an organophosphorus compound represented by formula (1) or an organosulfur compound represented by formula (2).
US10066083B2
Phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate cross-linker compounds, polyalkenyl isocyanurate cross-linker compounds, and a flame-retardant resin are disclosed. The phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compound can have allyl phosphate substituents with variable functional groups. The phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compound can have three or six allyl phosphate substituents. The brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compound can have brominated alkene-terminated substituents. The brominated alkene-terminated substituents can have variable functional groups and variable chain lengths. Both the phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compounds and the brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compounds can be cross-linkers for epoxide polymers, acrylate polymers, vinylbenzene-terminated poly(phenyleneoxide) polymers, etc. The phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compounds and the brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compounds can also be flame-retardant. The flame-retardant resin can contain the phosphate-based polyallyl isocyanurate compounds or the brominated polyalkenyl isocyanurate compounds, and it can be incorporated into a printed circuit board laminate.
US10066082B2
Provided is a three-dimensional object producing method, including: a first step of forming a film by delivering a first liquid as a hydrogel precursor including at least a multifunctional monomer; and a second step of curing the film formed in the first step, wherein the first step and the second step are repeated a plurality of times.
US10066079B2
The present disclosure is related to a family of metals chelates for use as a hydrogen sulfide scavenger in asphalt, and the preparation thereof. The metal chelates, in particular amino acid metal chelates, are particularly efficient at reducing the hydrogen sulfide emissions of asphalt.
US10066076B1
Disclosed are a method for preparing a conjugated diene polymer including synthesizing an initiator having an anionic end containing an amine and a cationic end containing an alkali metal, polymerizing a combination of an aromatic vinyl monomer using the initiator to synthesize a polymer having a modified end, coupling or reacting the polymer with a compound having at least one silyl group substituted by an alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom to prepare a modified conjugated diene polymer having one end containing amine and the other end containing silyl group substituted by one or more alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom, and a rubber composition comprising the conjugated diene polymer and silica as a reinforcing agent and thus exhibiting superior heat generation, tensile strength, abrasion resistance and wet skid resistance.
US10066071B2
The invention provides polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams and methods for the preparation thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams having an open-cell, closed-cell or a combination of open and closed cell structure, and methods for their preparation. The foams are produced with a polyol premix composition which comprises a combination of a hydrohaloolefin blowing agent, a polyol and a catalyst which is an adduct of an amine and an organic acid.
US10066070B2
A coat layer and a substrate layer are combined to prepare a transparent laminate film; the coat layer has a surface with a maximum height of rolling circle waviness profile (WEM) in accordance with JIS B0610 of 5 to 15 μm and an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of not less than 0.5 μm. The transparent laminate film provides a comfortable writing experience and a reduced abrasion of a pen tip. The coat layer may have the surface with the arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.5 to 5 μm. The coat layer may contain particles and a binder component. The binder component may comprise a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, and a urethane (meth)acrylate and/or a thermoplastic elastomer. The transparent laminate film may have a total light transmittance of not less than 85%. The transparent laminate film may be disposed on a surface of a display of a pen-input device.
US10066067B2
The present invention relates to a polyester sheet comprising a crystallized portion, said crystallized portion being in the form of one or more strip extending along at least a portion of the polyester sheet. The present invention further relates to a method for the manufacture of such sheet and use of such sheet.
US10066055B2
A container for precision members is prepared from a polycarbonate resin, wherein a polycarbonate resin solution prepared by immersing the polycarbonate resin in water and leaving the solution has chloride ions (Cl−), fluoride ions (F−) and sulfate ions (SO42−) in a concentration of about 2 ppb or less, independently of each other, as detected by ion chromatography (IC). The container for precision members is capable of preserving and transporting the precision members predisposed to damage by minor amounts of impurities or contaminants without damage.
US10066054B2
A process of manufacturing a polyester from cyclic ester monomer comprises the steps of: a) providing a cyclic ester, b) polymerizing the cyclic ester in the presence of a catalyst and optionally an initiator in a reactor to form a reaction mixture comprising polyester and unreacted cyclic ester, wherein after the polymerization at least one polymerization inhibitor is added to the reaction mixture, wherein the polymerization inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of monoimines, diimines, mono alkyl phosphates according to the formula RPO4H2, wherein R is a C6-16 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group, di alkyl phosphates according to the formula R2PO4H, wherein each R is independently a C6-16 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group or a combination thereof, and phosphate esters according to the general formula (I) wherein at least one of R′, R″ and R″′ has the general structure as in general formula (II) wherein n>0 and Q is independently a C1-16 linear, branched or substituted alkyl group, and R is independently an H or linear, branched, cyclic or substituted alkyl group or a phenyl group derivative, and wherein any of R′, R″ and R″′ not having the general structure as in general formula (II) is independently an H or a linear, branched, cyclic or substituted alkyl group or a phenyl group derivative.
US10066046B2
The invention relates to a crosslinkable one-component laminating adhesive containing 25 to 80 wt. % of polyester prepolymers, polyether prepolymers and/or polyurethane prepolymers, which have at least two cross-linkable alkoxysilane groups and have a molecular weight of 2000 to 30,000 g/mol, 75 to 19 wt. % of organic solvent having a boiling point up to 130° C., 1 to 20 wt. % of polymers which contain anhydride groups, and 0 to 15 wt. % of additives, wherein the viscosity of the adhesive is between 50 and 20,000 mPas (according to DIN ISO 2555), measured at 15 to 45° C.
US10066034B2
Improved Ziegler-Natta catalysts and methods of making the improved catalyst are described. The Ziegler-Natta catalyst is formed using a spherical MgCl2-xROH support, where R is a linear, cyclic or branched hydrocarbon unit with 1-10 carbon atoms and where ROH is an alcohol or a mixture of at least two different alcohols and where x has a range of about 1.5 to 6.0, preferably about 2.5 to 4, more preferably about 2.9 to 3.4, and even more preferably 2.95 to 3.35. The Ziegler-Natta catalyst includes a Group 4-8 transition metal and an internal donor comprising a diether compound. The catalyst has improved activity in olefin polymerization reactions as well as good stereoregularity and hydrogen sensitivity, and may be useful in the production of phthalate-free propylene polymers having a molecular weight distribution (PI(GPC)) in the range from about 5.75 to about 9.
US10066031B1
Disclosed is a method of separating an ethylene oligomerization effluent, in which, during the separation and purification of a product obtained through ethylene oligomerization, the temperature of the reaction product is adjusted and used, thus improving energy efficiency.
US10066017B2
The present invention provides methods for decreasing a nasal polyp score in a subject. The methods include administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutic composition comprising an interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R) antagonist such as an anti-IL-4R antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.
US10066013B2
This invention provides antibodies or functional fragments thereof that bind to PD-1 with high affinity. The invention provides nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies or the fragments thereof according to the present invention, expression vectors and host cells for expressing the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof according to the present invention, as well as methods for producing the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof according to the present invention. The present invention also provides immunoconjugates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof according to the present invention. The present invention additionally provides methods for treating a plurality of diseases (comprising cancers, infectious diseases and inflammatory diseases) by using the antibodies or the functional fragments thereof disclosed herein.
US10066010B2
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with neurofibrillary tangles. In particular, the invention relates to antibodies, which specifically recognize and bind to phosphorylated pathological protein tau-conformers and to methods and compositions involving said antibodies for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of tauopathies including Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
US10066003B1
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10065993B2
The present invention relates to a peptide which consists of more than 50% of sequence sections of the formula -(An-Bm-Co)-, and to a conjugate containing the peptide and at least one covalently bonded active compound, and to a process for the preparation of the conjugate. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of the peptide and the conjugate for targeting of the kidney, and to a medicament comprising the peptide or conjugate.
US10065987B2
Provided herein are methods for refolding denatured protein (e.g., from inclusion bodies) that do not require the use of a denaturing agent. Exemplary methods use a high pH for solubilizing denatured protein, followed by a decrease in pH for refolding the proteins.
US10065984B2
Provided herein are multiple solid forms of a defined steroid-like compound, and methods for the preparation and use thereof. In one aspect, there is provided a crystalline form of said steroid-like compound, and methods for the preparation and use thereof. In another aspect, there is provided a substantially amorphous form of said steroid-like compound, and methods for the preparation and use thereof. In yet another aspect, there are provided compositions containing compounds according to the present invention. In certain aspects, such compositions are suitable for delivery of active agents according to the present invention to a subject in need thereof. In another aspect of the invention, there are provided methods for the treatment of a variety of indications, including glaucoma, ocular hypertension, and the like. In still another aspect of the present invention, there are provided kits containing compounds according to the present invention and/or compositions containing same.
US10065983B2
A method of preparing a base sequence for synthesis of a nucleic acid nanostructure, a method of synthesizing a nucleic acid nanostructure, a candidate base sequence pair, and a nucleic acid nanostructure are provided. A method of preparing a base sequence includes selecting candidate groups of base sequences of 5′-cohesive end having at least 50% GC content, calculating Gibb's free energy values of the selected candidate groups to re-select the candidate groups, and selecting the candidate groups, that have a sequence of 3 different successive bases among the base sequences from the re-selected candidate groups.
US10065982B2
The present invention provides a high-purity acid-form sophorolipid (SL)-containing composition characterized by substantially not containing acetic acid. The high-purity acid-form SL-containing composition can be produced, for example, by the following method: (i) adjusting the pH of a partially purified acid-form SL-containing composition to an acidic range; and (ii-a) subjecting an acidified partially purified acid-form SL-containing composition obtained in step (i) to chromatography to acquire a fraction containing an acid-form SL, or (ii-b) leaving the acidified partially purified acid-form SL-containing composition obtained in step (i) to stand under a low-temperature condition to acquire a resulting gelled object.
US10065976B2
The present disclosure provides Titanium (IV) compounds and methods of making heterocyclic compounds such as pyrroles using Titanium (IV) compounds. In certain embodiments, the Titanium (IV) compound is present in catalytic amounts.
US10065973B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R1 to R5 are as described herein, and their prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US10065967B2
Disclosed are the ERK inhibitors of formula (1): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are methods of treating cancer using the compounds of formula (I).
US10065965B2
A compound of Formula (I), or a salt thereof, compositions comprising the compound, processes for its preparation and its use in therapy, for example in the treatment of parasitic diseases such as Chagas disease, Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) and leishmaniasis, particularly visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
US10065961B2
The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula I and their use in therapeutic treatments. The invention further relates to a novel chiral synthesis of 5,6,7,(8-substituted)-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazines using N-sp3 protective groups. The invention also provides intermediates for use in the synthesis of compounds of Formula I.
US10065959B2
The present application relates to an electronic device comprising a heteroaromatic compound of a formula (I) as functional material, in particular as electron-transport material and as matrix material for emitter compounds.
US10065956B2
The present invention relates to compounds that may be used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, anxiety, emesis, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism, neuroprotection, cancer, depression and diabetes type 2. Compounds of formula I are representative, where substituents are defined herein: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or acid addition salt, a racemic mixture, or its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof.
US10065945B2
The compounds of Formula I act as MGAT2 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and obesity.
US10065944B2
A compound of formula (I) where R1, R2, X, Y, n, m, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein, for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of a central and peripheral nervous system disorder, wherein the compound of formula (I) is administered prior to sleep, before bedtime or at bedtime.
US10065943B2
The invention relates to heterocyclic angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor antagonists of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, ((I) in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, combinations thereof, and their use as medicaments, particularly for the treatment of neuropathic or inflammatory pain.
US10065941B2
The present invention provides novel compounds having a P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 receptor antagonistic activity.A compound of Formula (I): wherein Ra and Rb, and Rd and Re are taken together to form oxo or the like; R4a and R4b are hydrogen or the like; n is 1 or the like; R2 is aryl or the like; s and s′ is 0 or the like; R9 and R9′ are halogen or the like; R20a and R20b are hydrogen, alkyl or the like; u is 1 to 4; R13 is hydrogen or the like, or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
US10065937B2
The invention pertains to novel FLT3 receptor antagonists of general formula (1). The compounds are useful for the treatment or the prevention of pain disorders, cancer and autoimmune diseases.
US10065934B2
Provided herein are novel substituted urea derivatives, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are uses of the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for preventing, managing, treating or lessening a proliferative disease, and modulating the activity of protein kinase.
US10065933B2
The present disclosure relates to a novel method for preparing high-purity gadobutrol. The present disclosure can be easily applied to a large scale production because purity of intermediate can be managed via simple and mild process and accordingly, high-purity or ultra high-purity gadobutrol that has higher purity than previous gadobutrol can be prepared in high yield therethrough.
US10065932B2
Chemical entities based on quinoxaline that are kinase inhibitors are described. Specifically quinoxaline derivatives of Formula I, containing a diarylamide or diarylurea substructure that inhibit Braf mutant kinase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the inhibitor compounds and methods of treatment of cancer comprising administering an effective amount of the Braf inhibitor compound are described.
US10065919B2
Disclosed herein are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and related methods of their use. The compounds described herein are useful, e.g., as liposomal delivery vehicles to facilitate the delivery of encapsulated polynucleotides to target cells and subsequent transfection of said target cells, and in certain embodiments are characterized as having one or more properties that afford such compounds advantages relative to other similarly classified lipids.
US10065918B2
Provided herein are polyol estolide compounds. Polyol estolides may be prepared by contacting a polyol with an estolide compound. Also provided are compositions containing polyol estolides and methods of making the same.
US10065914B1
The present invention is directed to reactor apparatus and processes for thermolysis of polypropiolactone to produce highly pure acrylic acid. In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the processes comprise introducing a feed stream comprising polypropiolactone to a thermolysis process vessel through an inlet; maintaining a concentration of active salt by adding and removing portions of active salt by at least one inlet and at least one outlet; heating the thermolysis process vessel; and recovering a product including acrylic acid from an outlet. In certain preferred embodiments, the active salt may be present as a catalyst used for polymerization of the polypropiolactone in the feed stream. In some embodiments, one or more active salts may be added to the feed stream and/or the thermolysis process vessel.
US10065905B2
Increase propane dehydrogenation activity of a partially deactivated dehydrogenation catalyst by heating the partially deactivated catalyst to a temperature of at least 660° C., conditioning the heated catalyst in an oxygen-containing atmosphere and, optionally, stripping molecular oxygen from the conditioned catalyst.
US10065903B2
Processes for the production of linear alkylbenzenes from a renewable feedstock. Prior to converting the side chains of the glycerides and free fatty acids of the feedstock into hydrocarbons, the feedstock is separated into a stream rich in C10 and C14 free fatty acids glycerides having C10 and C14 fatty acid side chains and at least one, preferably two, other glyceride streams. The stream rich in glycerides having C10 and C14 fatty acid side chains can be converted via deoxygenation into a stream rich in C9 to C14 hydrocarbons while the other glyceride streams can be used as vegetable oil. A C10 to C13 hydrocarbon fraction from the stream rich in C9 to C14 hydrocarbons may be dehydrogenated to form olefins which may be reacted with benzene to form linear alkylbenzenes. The linear alkylbenzenes may be used to produce surfactants.
US10065902B2
A butadiene production system and a butadiene production method are provided in which the yield is high and environmental load can be reduced. The butadiene production system (1) includes: a gas preparation device (10) that heats raw materials to prepare a mixed gas including hydrogen and carbon monoxide; an ethanol production device (12) that is provided downstream of the gas preparation device (10) and brings the mixed gas into contact with a first catalyst to obtain ethanol; a butadiene production device (16) that is provided downstream of the ethanol production device (12) and brings the ethanol into contact with a second catalyst to obtain butadiene; and return means (18) for returning hydrogen, ethylene, and the like, which are produced as by-products in the butadiene production device (16), to the gas preparation device (10). In addition, in the butadiene production method, the butadiene production system (1) is used.
US10065891B2
The invention relates to a polymer which is obtainable by copolymerizing monomers comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one acid group and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (II) having polyether groups with 5 to 35 repeating units and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (III) having polyether groups with 45 to 150 repeating units, the molar ratio of monomer (II) to monomer (III) being between 75:25 and 99.5:0.5. Further disclosed are the use of the polymer of the invention as an admixture for inorganic binder compositions, and a composition in powder form comprising an inorganic binder and the polymer of the invention.
US10065885B2
A glass sheet for pigment printing contains, as represented by mass percentage on the basis of oxides, from 60% to 75% of SiO2, from 2% to 12% of Al2O3, from 2% to 11% of MgO, from 0% to 10% of CaO, from 0% to 3% of SrO, from 0% to 3% of BaO, from 10% to 18% of Na2O, from 0% to 8% of K2O, and from 0% to 4% of ZrO2, or contains, from 60% to 75% of SiO2, from 1.5% to 12% of Al2O3, from 6% to 12% of MgO, from 0% to 4.5% of CaO, from 0% to 3% of SrO, from 0% to 3% of BaO, from 10% to 18% of Na2O, from 0% to 8% of K2O, and from 0% to 4% of ZrO2.
US10065883B2
The present invention relates generally to glass compositions incorporating rare earth oxides. In one embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-65 weight percent SiO2, 12.5-19 weight percent Al2O3, 0-16 weight percent CaO, 0-12 weight percent MgO, 0-2.5 weight percent Na2O, 0-1 weight percent K2O, 0-2 weight percent Li2O, 0-3 weight percent TiO2, 0-3 weight percent ZrO2, 0-3 weight percent B2O3, 0-3 weight percent P2O5, 0-1 weight percent Fe2O3, at least one rare earth oxide in an amount not less than 0.05 weight percent, and 0-11 weight percent total other constituents. In some embodiments, the at least one rare earth oxide comprises at least one of La2O3, Y2O3, Sc2O3, and Nd2O3. The at least one rare earth oxide is present in an amount of at least 1 weight percent in some embodiments. The at least one rare earth oxide, in some embodiments, is present in an amount of at least 3 weight percent. The glass compositions can be used to form glass fibers which can be incorporated into a variety of other fiber glass products (e.g., strands, rovings, fabrics, etc.) and incorporated into various composites.
US10065874B2
A method for treating hydrogen sulfide in a solution includes providing the solution containing hydrogen sulfide. The method also includes adding sodium nitrite to the solution in an amount suitable to react with the hydrogen sulfide and treat the hydrogen sulfide.
US10065855B2
An integrated circuit and the method to produce the integrated circuit comprising: a substrate (10); active devices (11); plurality of metal layers (17), wherein said metal layers are separated by dielectric layers (13) and connected to each other by plurality of vias (19); at least one micromechanical region (15) wherein some of the dielectric layers are removed leaving hollow spaces (23), thereby some of said metal and via layers form a micromechanical device in said micromechanical region, wherein said micromechanical device comprises at least one multi-layer structure (165) that is built of a plurality of metal layers and at least one via layer and said multi-layer structure is characterized by that at least two metal layers of said multi-layer structure are joined by at least one modified via (41).
US10065853B2
A differential pressure sensor is a body with first and second interior channels connected to process fluid inlets and separated by a barrier. Each side of a MEMS pressure sensing diaphragm in the barrier is fluidly connected to a process fluid inlet. The diaphragm is mounted on a hollow pedestal such that one side of the diaphragm is fluidly connected to a process fluid inlet through an interior channel in the pedestal that is adhesively attached to an annular bottom of a cylindrical cavity inside the body. The other side of the diaphragm is fluidly connected to the other process fluid inlet and is fluidly isolated from the first fluid inlet by the adhesive at the bottom of the pedestal. Deformation of the diaphragm due to a pressure difference between the process fluid inlets detected by sensors on the diaphragm indicates a differential pressure.
US10065848B2
A portable CO2 based cooler and beverage dispensing system for pressurizing and cooling beverage tanks, comprises a vibration-absorbing portable shell with a snap on removable tray for holding beverage containers and ice-cream-recesses, two growler-vibration-absorbing circular springs molded on the shell bottom for absorbing vibration from transportation and for holding and separating two beverage tanks, a tank-vibration-absorbing circular spring molded on the shell bottom for absorbing vibration from transportation and for holding a pressurized tank, a clamping system for clamping on and stabilizing two beverage growlers and a pressurized tank for transportation, two multi-height spigots, two height-adjustable telescopic posts, and a retractable height-adjustable spigot-locking handle attached the two posts and having two spigot-locking receptacles molded thereon for locking and adjusting the multi-height spigots to multiple different heights.
US10065847B2
Beverage dispensing apparatus, systems, and related methods are provided that have a recirculation loop to cool fluids in a dispensing tube bundle that delivers beverage fluids to a beverage dispensing assembly. A beverage dispensing apparatus includes an adjustable bypass manifold having an adjustable flow restriction that is configurable to enable the use of the beverage dispensing apparatus with different chilled soda recirculation systems. The adjustable bypass manifold includes ports for connection to the recirculation loop and ports for connection to a soda recirculation system.
US10065845B2
A dispensing system having a treatment cartridge utilizing linear translation of the treatment cartridge within the manifold to actuate a valve to dispense a fluid. To dispense the fluid, a person pushes their glass or other container against a dispensing lever that translates the treatment cartridge within the manifold causing a cam surface on the filter's circumferential exterior to actuate a valve sending the fluid from the valve though the treatment cartridge and out a dispensing orifice in the treatment cartridge into the glass.
US10065844B2
The invention relates to the food industry, and specifically to commercial equipment, and can be used for dispensing beer and other foaming and carbonated beverages from an isobaric container. The device includes a drainage channel which is connected by means of a three-way flow switch to tubes for feeding gas and beverage, a unit for securing the neck of a plastic bottle to the open end of the drainage channel and a control valve which is connected to the drainage channel.
US10065835B2
A car door-shaft door coupling for arrangement on a door wing with a door leaf plane includes a pivoting lever, which is rotatably mounted on a rotational axis on a support element, and a moveable element, which is coupled to the pivoting lever in such a manner that a movement of the moveable element carried out parallel to the door leaf plane causes the pivoting lever to perform a rotational movement for coupling a car door to a shaft door and change the distance between the lever and the door leaf plane by horizontal movement.
US10065822B2
A medium winding device for winding a continuous medium ejected from an image forming device includes a winding member that is rotatably arranged around which the medium is wound, an actuator that rotates the winding member to wind the medium on the winding member in a rolled state, a tension generation member that applies a tension to the medium being carried to the winding member, a roll diameter obtaining unit that obtains a roll diameter of the medium in the rolled state, wherein the roll diameter changes depending on an amount of the medium wound on the winding member, and a tension adjustment unit that adjusts the tension of the medium applied by the tension generation member depending on the roll diameter obtained by the roll diameter obtaining unit.
US10065818B1
In accordance with an embodiment, an image processing apparatus comprises a sheet feed cassette, an operation lever, a sliding section, a sheet lifting and lowering tray, and a main body rail section. The sheet feed cassette is housed to be capable of being pulled out from an apparatus main body. The operation lever is arranged at the side of the sheet feed cassette and is rotatable around a shaft positioned at the middle in a longitudinal direction. The sliding section is arranged at the rear side of the shaft of the operation lever. The sheet lifting and lowering tray can place a sheet and adjust an inclination thereof in conjunction with the operation lever. The main body rail section is arranged in the apparatus main body and guides running of the sliding section at the time of pulling out the sheet feed cassette.
US10065810B2
An insert construction or formation is attachable to a basic lid construction for outfitting a hot beverage or liquid container assembly for enabling a user to enhance heat transfer from a relatively hot assembly-contained beverage or liquid prior to consumption. The insert construction or formation provides a damming structure located in adjacency to the primary liquid outlet of the basic lid construction for selectively transferring liquid intermediate a liquid-containing compartment and at least one beverage-cooling channel made part of the damming structure. Each beverage-cooling channel or formation directs liquid therethrough and transfers heat therefrom before the liquid exits the primary liquid outlet. The primary dam structure or insert construction thereby enables the user to redirect liquid movement via the basic lid construction for delaying liquid delivery via the primary beverage outlet and transferring heat therefrom prior to liquid consumption. Certain packaging methodology of the complex lid construction is further contemplated.
US10065806B2
A plurality of diverters each selectively divert at least one article moving member having a diverting member from a non-diverting path extending longitudinally along said sorter to a diverting rails in a diverting state. At least one of the diverters has a gate having a diverting surface. The gate is selectively rotatable between the diverting state and a non-diverting state about a generally horizontal axis. An actuator moves the gate between the non-diverting state and the diverting state. The actuator is an electrically operated rotary actuator that is rotatable about another generally horizontal axis of rotation.
US10065800B2
A transport bag (15) for transporting and/or storing articles comprises a front wall (21b) and a back wall (21a) that are flexibly connected to one another via a bottom section (21c) so as to be movable back and forth between a first configuration in which the front wall and back wall form an upwardly open bag that can be filled from above, and a second configuration in which the front wall and back wall lie closely alongside one another and form a bag that is folded together, wherein the back wall (21a) is extended upward above and beyond the height of the front wall (21b) with a support section (15a) for fastening the transport bag (15) to a transport device (10.2). Easy filling and emptying of the transport bag (15) is achieved by providing an opening (16, 19, 20) that automatically brings the transport bag (15) into the first configuration and keeps the transport bag there, and allows a deliberate shift from the first configuration into the second configuration.
US10065799B2
Systems and methods for a modular warehouse system comprising: at least two modular stackable bins wherein said bins does not require structural support and may allow retrieval of at least one of said bins, regardless of its location in the pile, without changing said pile's order; at least two bin retrieval robots; at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing processor executable instructions on a computing device for warehouse management.
US10065793B2
A packaging structure and a packing method for a display panel are provided, the display panel includes a display panel body (201) and a circuit board (202), and the packaging structure of the display panel includes: a box body (301) including an inner chamber and an opening at an upper surface of the box body (301); and at least one support division plate (302) provided in the inner chamber of the box body. The support division plate (302) is configured to be perpendicular to the upper surface of the box body (301) and to divide the inner chamber of the box body (301) into a plurality of vertical placement spaces, so that each of the placement spaces is configured for the display panel (20) to be vertically placed therein with a display surface of the display panel body (201) placed in the placement space being perpendicular to the upper surface (w) of the box body. The packaging structure of the display panel can increase the number of placed display panels (20), and decrease the damage to the display panels (20).
US10065783B2
A liquid crystal panel packing box and a liquid crystal panel packing method are provided. The packing box is equipped with an elastic retractable member assembled in an accommodating groove thereof. The elastic retractable member is memory metal and can generate stretching and retracting effects with the change of temperature to thereby fix liquid crystal panels disposed in the packing box. Accordingly, in the processes of packing and transporting the liquid crystal panels, the seamless assembling between the liquid crystal panels and the packing box is realized, the damage caused by collision between edges of the liquid crystal panels and a box body of the packing box is avoided, the secondary impact generated resulting from the shift of the liquid crystal panels is eliminated and the safety is improved consequently.
US10065782B1
A collapsible bulk material container with a unique outer support sleeve and method of manufacture thereof are disclosed. The initial inner circumference of an oversized continuous woven tubular support sleeve is adjustably sized to mattingly match the outer peripheral circumference of a bulk material container forming member which it is designed to support. One or more adjustment tails are formed from the continuous sleeve material to accurately reduce the initial inner sleeve circumference to an adjusted inner circumference. The sizing operation can be performed during initial manufacture of the sleeve or prior to assembly of the sleeve to the forming member.
US10065780B1
The present invention relates to a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a connector (101) enabling connection amongst plurality of drums (501), wherein the connector 101 includes a plurality of clamping means (104) at multiple edges of the connector (101), connected to the connector (101) via a plurality of coupling elements (105, 201). A first portion (104a) of each clamping means (104) is coupled with one of the coupling elements (105, 201). The second portion (104b) of each clamping means (104) is adapted to fit within an outer reinforcing ring (504) of a drum to provide a fixed constraint to the plurality of drums (501) placed on a pallet (502). Further, the connector assembly includes a screw-rod fitting (103) having a screw rod (301) extending from the connector (101) and fastened at the pallet (502) positioned below the drums (501) to lock the connector (101) with the pallet (502).
US10065779B2
A repulpable moisture resistant protein tray formed of thermo-molded pulp comprised of recycled paper pulp impregnated with a hydrogenated triglyceride. The protein tray has an outer surface coated with an emulsion of styrene acrylic to provide a moisture resistance repulpable and recyclable tray. The protein tray has a flat bottom and an integral sidewall forming an interior volume. An integral edge extends peripherally outward from an upper edge of the sidewall forming a substantially oval shape.
US10065774B1
A materials containment canister comprising a lower cap with an upper thread, a body with multiple interior chambers and an upper cap with a lid, optional handle and orifice. The upper cap is capable of rotating to allow for the orifice to access individual chambers which can store materials.
US10065766B2
A container made of plastic material, provided with a body and a bottom extending at a lower end of the body, the bottom including an annular seat extending substantially in the prolongation of the body and defining a seating plane; a concave arch that extends from a zone near the seat to a central zone, the arch including a series of stiffeners that extend radially from the central zone to the seat.
US10065763B2
A container comprising walls. A first wall has a latch connected thereto by a flexible arm at a first lateral end. The latch comprises i) a latch body connected to the flexible arm and resiliently, outwardly movable, the latch body having an interior surface sloped to partially face a second lateral end of the first wall, and ii) a stop contact having a contact surface resiliently movable relative to the latch body. The stop contact is connected to the latch body at a location outward of where a stop contacts the contact surface. A second wall comprising a stop is located at the first lateral end, and is movable on a hinge. The stop is aligned to contact the contact surface as the second wall is rotated from an erected arrangement and to contact the interior surface as the second wall is rotated from the collapsed arrangement.
US10065761B2
A dual-opening carton has a front, rear, and opposing side panels. A flap extends over the top of the carton, allowing the top to be opened and re-closed. A score line extends around the carton to facilitate the removal of a top portion of the carton. The score line has segments extending along the front panel, the rear panel, and rear portions of the side panels that have a relatively low cut length to land length ratios that maintain relatively high structural integrity. The score line also has segments extending along the front of the side panels have a relatively high cut length to land length ratio to facilitate tear propagation. The score line extending along the side panels is angled so that a pull force vector removing the top portion of the carton runs along a plane generally parallel to the score line.
US10065760B2
A labelling machine comprises a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock comprising a web and a plurality of labels attached to the web and which are separable from the web; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of web; a first motive means configured to propel the web along a web path from the supply spool support towards the take up spool support, the first motive means comprising a first motor including a first stator and a first rotor; a labelling peel beak located along the web path and configured to peel the labels from label web as the label stock passes the labelling peel beak; and a printer for printing on the labels. The printer includes a ribbon supply spool support for supporting a ribbon supply spool comprising printer ribbon for the printer; a ribbon take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of the printer ribbon; and a second motive means configured to propel the printer ribbon from the supply spool support towards the take up spool support, the second motive means comprising a second motor including a second stator and a second rotor. The labelling machine further comprises a base plate. The following components are mounted to the base plate such that the majority of each component is located on one side of a first surface of the base plate: supply spool support, take-up spool support, first stator, labelling peel beak, ribbon supply spool support, ribbon take-up spool support and second stator.
US10065759B2
An apparatus including: a conveyor having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction and a pair of edges spaced apart from one another in the cross-machine direction; a roller mounted to an arm and engaged with a continuous drive, wherein the arm is pivotably mounted to a frame, wherein the roller has a first position and a second position, wherein the roller in the first position is located at a predetermined location above the conveyor and laterally within the pair of edges, wherein the roller in the second position is remote from the predetermined location, and wherein the roller and the continuous drive are separated from one another by an obstruction; a driver operatively engaged with the arm to move the roller from the first position to the second position; and a vacuum port proximal to the roller when the roller is in the first position.
US10065757B2
The invention relates to a conveyor device (10) for conveying food products on a plurality of parallel conveyor tracks and for formatting the food products in a specific product format, especially for conveying and formatting stacks or interleaved units made of a plurality of slices of cheese or meat products. It is proposed that the conveyor device (10) fills a product gap on one of the conveyor tracks incoming on the input side with a food product so that on the output side all parallel conveyor tracks are supplied with the food products. The invention also includes a corresponding method.
US10065746B2
A navigation security module of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) receives a combination of signals from a location technology, each signal comprising at least a signal identification and location data. The combination of signal identifications is processed against known identifications. If the identification is not found, or if the combination of signal identification is not possible, the signal may be a rogue signal, resulting in a quarantine protocol.
US10065745B1
This disclosure describes a system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle wherein the battery life may be extended by performing one or more electricity generation procedures on the way to a destination (e.g., a delivery location for an item). In various implementations, the electricity generation procedure may include utilizing an airflow to rotate one or more of the propellers of the automated aerial vehicle so that the associated propeller motors will generate electricity (e.g., which can be utilized to recharge the battery, power one or more sensors of the automated aerial vehicle, etc.). In various implementations, the airflow may consist of a wind, or may be created by the kinetic energy of the automated aerial vehicle as it moves through the air (e.g., as part of a normal flight path and/or as part of an aerial maneuver).
US10065740B2
A system includes a dry floor assembly that is configured to be located within an interior space. The dry floor assembly includes a vacuum layer. A vacuum system is coupled to the vacuum layer. The vacuum system is configured to remove liquid from the dry floor assembly via the vacuum layer.
US10065736B2
A tiltrotor aircraft having a VTOL flight mode, a forward flight mode and a storage mode includes a fuselage having a wing rotatably mounted thereto. The wing has an orientation generally perpendicular to the fuselage, in the flight modes, and an orientation generally parallel to the fuselage, in the storage mode. First and second pylon assemblies are positioned proximate outboard ends of the wing. First and second mast assemblies are respectively rotatable relative to the first and second pylon assemblies and have generally vertical orientations, in the VTOL flight mode, and generally horizontal orientations, in the forward flight mode and the storage mode. First and second proprotor assemblies are respectively rotatable relative to the first and second mast assemblies. Each proprotor assembly includes a plurality of rotor blades and has a radially extended orientation, in the flight modes, and a stowed orientation, in the storage mode.
US10065733B2
A flexbeam unit comprising a plurality of flexbeam elements, each defining a load passing member that is attachable to a rotor hub associated with a rotor shaft of the multi-blade rotor, the plurality of flexbeam elements defining a predetermined number of torsion elements that are connectable with associated rotor blades of the multi-blade rotor, wherein at least one of the predetermined number of torsion elements comprises at least one first flexbeam element defining a first longitudinal direction and at least one second flexbeam element defining a second longitudinal direction, wherein the at least one first and second flexbeam elements are interconnected by a beam connector in a direction transverse to the first and/or second longitudinal directions.
US10065729B2
A method of controlling the motion of a turning aircraft during taxiing on the ground, the aircraft having a steerable landing gear, for example a nose landing gear, operating in a free-to-caster mode, includes (a) ascertaining the rotational position (Θ) of the steerable landing gear relative to the longitudinal axis (L) of the aircraft (b) receiving a control instruction that would, if effected, continue turning of the aircraft in the same direction away from the longitudinal axis, and (c) modifying the control instruction so that the angle between the rotational position of the steerable landing gear and the longitudinal axis will be lower than the angle that would otherwise be observed had the control instruction been effected and not so modified. The risk of damage to the steerable landing gear through over-steering may thus be reduced.
US10065714B2
According to some embodiments, a testing system that is configured to test subsea power components in-situ while they are deployed on the sea floor. The testing system includes a top side testing system with test instruments, a multi-conductor work-over umbilical cable, and a subsea deployable test head. The test head can be deployed using and ROV and makes electrical connection to the subsea power component via wet connects.
US10065713B2
A watercraft seat includes a seat base movably mountable to a support surface, such as the deck of a watercraft. The mount includes a first lift link having a first end pivotally coupled to a support surface of the watercraft and a second end pivotally coupled to a front portion of the seat base and a second lift link distally located from the first lift link and having a first end pivotally coupled to a support surface of the watercraft and a second end pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the seat base. The seat base is movable between at least a first position, wherein the seat base is positioned proximate to the support surface, and a second position, wherein at least one of the front portion or the rear portion of the seat base is positioned distal from the support surface.
US10065711B2
A multiple position convertible seat assembly for a boat includes three seat frames pivotally coupled to the boat and to each other to move from a first position as a seat, a second position as a lounge seat with leg support, and a third position forming another seat. In the third position, the seat includes a foldout cushion exposing a work surface.
US10065708B2
A snowmobile rear suspension assembly has a first and second suspension arms, a pair of slide rails pivotally connected to lower ends of the suspension arms and at least one shock absorber, a pair of extension arms pivotally connected to a rear portion of the pair of slide rails about a lateral axis and being pivotable between raised 5 and lowered positions about the lateral axis, a pair of rear idler wheels rotationally connected to a rear portion of the pair of extension arms, and at least one spring biasing the pair of extension arms toward the lowered position. At least a portion of at least one of the suspension arms is pivotable about a longitudinally extending axis relative to the pair of slide rails. A snowmobile having the rear suspension, a method 10 of replacing the slide rails of the rear suspension and a slide rails replacement kit are also disclosed.
US10065699B2
A fuel tank disposed between a head pipe and a rider's seat is provided, which includes a pair of grooved portion that are positioned on a top surface in symmetrical relation with respect to a longitudinal center plane. The pair of the grooved portions are positioned rearwardly of a tank top portion, each so formed as to have a transverse sectional shape that is represented by a smooth curved line. The grooved portions are parallel to the longitudinal center plane or inclined to extend with a distance therebetween gradually decreasing towards a rear, the distance being set to be within the range of 0.25 to 0.40 at a front end of each of the grooved portions and within the range of 0.08 to 0.35 at a rear end thereof.
US10065697B2
A storage container assembly for connecting to a frame of a vehicle has a mounting bracket defining at least one aperture adapted to receive at least one first anchor of the vehicle therein, a storage container mounted to the mounting bracket and having a cover, the cover having an open position providing access to an interior of the storage container and a closed position preventing access to the interior of the storage container, a sliding member translatable between a retracted position and an extended position, the sliding member being adapted to engage a second anchor of the vehicle, and an actuator for translating the sliding member from the retracted position to the extended position. The actuator is disposed at least in part in the interior of the storage container and is accessible when the cover is in the open position. A vehicle having the assembly is also disclosed.
US10065691B2
A combine harvester comprising a pair of track units at a front of the harvester. The track units are suspended so that a frame of the units is pivotable about a centrally placed pivot axis, the axis dividing the track units between a front and rear portion. For each of the track units, the harvester comprises at least one variable length actuator mounted between the chassis of the harvester and the frame of the track unit, the actuator being mounted so that it is capable of actuating an upward or downward tilting of the front portion of the track unit. The actuator is operated to counteract an excessive downward or upward tilting of the front portion of the unit. The actuator may be operated by a control mechanism working on the basis of measurements performed by suitable sensor arrangements that monitor or predict the downward or upward tilting.
US10065689B2
Example portable trailer stands for supporting parked trailers are disclosed herein. Some example portable trailer stands disclosed herein comprise two telescopic posts supporting a generally horizontal beam. Some examples include spring-loaded retractable wheels for selectively installing and removing the trailer stand from underneath a trailer left parked on a driveway. After being positioned under the trailer, the posts extend to lift the beam solidly up against the underside of the trailer. To accommodate conditions where the driveway is not parallel to the trailer's underside, some example posts can be lengthened independently and have angular play that allows the beam to tilt. In some examples, the horizontal axle of the trailer stand wheels is perpendicular to the beam so that the trailer stand can be readily installed from either the front or side of the trailer. Some examples have a kingpin-receiving groove in the beam or have some other kingpin-receiving feature.
US10065687B2
A composite material structure is provided a metal member and a resin member. The metal member is formed in a planar shape that has a main surface. The resin member is bonded to the main surface of the metal member. The metal member has a thermal expansion coefficient in a first direction along the main surface is larger than a thermal expansion coefficient in a second direction along the main surface. The second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. The resin member is formed of a fiber-reinforced resin having a fiber quantity in the second direction that is larger than a fiber quantity in the first direction.
US10065680B2
The present invention provides a method of building a smart vehicle control model, and a method and apparatus for controlling a smart vehicle, wherein the method of building a smart vehicle control model comprises: acquiring sample data which comprise corresponding steering wheel turning angles under driving environments; extracting vehicle state features and road condition features from the sample data; using the extracted features to train a neural network model to obtain the smart vehicle control model. The method of controlling smart vehicle comprises: extracting vehicle state features and road condition features of a vehicle to be controlled; inputting the extracted features into the smart vehicle control model to obtain a steering wheel turning angle; controlling the vehicle to be controlled using the steering wheel turning angle. The present invention builds the smart vehicle control model in a machine learning manner, does not require manual parameter regulation and reduces man power costs caused by parameter regulation.
US10065677B2
The present invention is a guidance computing system used by the driver of a vehicle towing a trailer while backing-up that rapidly calculates and predicts the direction in which the tow vehicle and trailer will become generally in-line for a given position of the steering wheel, thereby enabling the use of slower, lower cost microcomputers. This is accomplished by using a predetermined table, based on a baseline trailer of known length, having a measure of turning as one of its axes; such an axis is necessary to facilitate ratiometric scaling to convert table values to correspond to any length trailer. In a specially equipped vehicle incorporating servomechanisms to enable the vehicle to steer itself, the driver indicates the direction desired for the trailer to travel. The present invention also predicts left and right path limits for controlling the direction of the trailer when maneuvering complex paths.
US10065673B2
A power steering control system is provided. The control system includes an actual module that determines an actual load torque associated with a vehicle chassis. A steering module generates a steering control signal based on the actual load torque.
US10065671B2
A steering column (4a) is configured such that a rear section of an inner column (10a) disposed on a front side of the steering column and a front section of an outer column (11a) disposed on a rear side of the steering column are displaceably set with respect to each other in an axial direction so that a total length of the steering column can be extended and contracted. A roller (70) is rotatably supported on a lower portion of a front end section of the outer column (11a) by a shoulder bolt (56) disposed in a width direction. An outer circumferential surface of the roller (70) is in contact with a lower surface of the inner column (10a).
US10065668B2
A hand cart for dispensing wire is provided. The hand cart comprises a cart body extending vertically between a bottom portion and a top portion, and a plurality of wheels connected to the bottom portion of the cart body. The hand cart may support multiple racks, each rack having bins to house wire containers. The racks may have a dispensing cone for directing wire as it is pulled out of the wire containers. The cart is equipped with a brake assembly connected to the bottom portion of the cart body, the brake assembly having an engaged configuration in which the assembly extends to a surface on which the wheels rest and engages the surface to prevent the hand cart from changing location, but allowing it to be pivoted about the brake assembly.
US10065666B2
A transport structure, such as a cart or dolly having a handle moveable from a first position to a second position is disclosed. In the first position, the handle extends outward from an edge of the cart or dolly and can be used for pushing or pulling the cart or dolly. In the second position, the handle is moved to extend generally parallel to an upper surface of the cart or dolly so that it can be stored or transported with the cart or dolly.
US10065664B1
A control system having a controller is configured to operate a vehicle indexing system that moves one or more vehicles in a vehicle system into a position to one or more of unload cargo off of the one or more vehicles or load the cargo onto the one or more vehicles. The controller is configured to determine a power setting of the vehicle indexing system that is used by the vehicle indexing system to move the one or more vehicles in the vehicle system into the position. The controller also is configured to determine a vehicle power setting for the vehicle system based on the power setting of the vehicle indexing system for controlling the vehicle system to provide additional tractive effort to the vehicle indexing system to move the one or more vehicles into the position.
US10065653B1
A method and system for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle from driving habits. A unique driver profile is created with a portable on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) apparatus and/or linked and/or standalone network device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, wearable device, etc.). The unique driver profile is created from the accepted plural signals including time and geo-location data based on driving habits of the driver. The unique driver profile information is recorded on the apparatus and/or network device, downloaded at a later time or sent in real-time to check and verify an identity of the driver. The unique driver profile helps confirm an identity of the driver of the vehicle based on unique driving habits of the driver.
US10065649B2
A method of controlling a dual clutch transmission power on up shift including an on-coming clutch and an off-going clutch. The method includes implementing a prep phase comprised of decreasing torque on the off-going clutch, monitoring the off-going clutch speed to determine a slip point, and adding a bump torque to the off-going clutch when the off-going clutch reaches the slip point. The method implements a torque phase transferring torque from the off-going clutch to the on-coming clutch by increasing torque on the on-coming clutch towards an engine torque, decreasing torque on the off-going clutch, and simultaneously keeping the combination of torques greater than the slip point.
US10065644B2
A vehicle control system to configured to operate a vehicle autonomously while keeping a safe distance from a preceding vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system is configured to operate the vehicle autonomously to follow a preceding vehicle while keeping a predetermined distance, and to determine a presence of a passenger in the vehicle. If the vehicle is operated autonomously to follow the preceding vehicle while carrying a passenger, the vehicle control system selects a longest distance from the preceding vehicle.
US10065641B2
A cruise control system for a vehicle includes a controller configured to maintain a speed of the vehicle about a setpoint, and in response to predicted brake capacity falling below a threshold based on predicted brake fade, reduce the setpoint and downshift a transmission of the vehicle to increase negative torque to reduce brake fade. Also, a powertrain of a vehicle includes an engine, an automatic transmission coupled with the engine, and a controller. The controller is configured to maintain a speed of the vehicle about a setpoint, and in response to a predicted brake capacity falling below a threshold based on predicted brake fade, reduce the setpoint and downshift the transmission to increase a negative torque.
US10065640B2
The present disclosure discloses a cruise control method for a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine unit, a transmission unit, a first motor generator, an output unit, a power switching device, a second motor generator, and a power battery. The cruise control method includes the following steps: when a signal for a vehicle to enter cruise control is detected, determining whether the vehicle meets a preset cruise control condition; and if the vehicle meets the preset cruise control condition, controlling the vehicle according to a current operating mode of the vehicle to enter a corresponding cruise mode, where when the current operating mode of the vehicle is an EV mode, the vehicle is controlled to enter an EV cruise mode, and when the current operating mode of the vehicle is an HEV mode, the vehicle is controlled to enter an HEV cruise mode. The present disclosure further discloses a vehicle.
US10065636B2
A vehicle and associated method for calculating tire saturation is provided. The method may include the stability control computer calculating slip ratio and longitudinal force for the tire, calculating tire longitudinal stiffness by dividing longitudinal force by slip ratio, calculating tire saturation from tire longitudinal stiffness, and the stability control computer altering dynamic control of the vehicle based on calculated tire saturation. The stability control computer may calculate tire saturation from a tire saturation membership function which includes a first tire longitudinal stiffness value representing an unsaturated tire, a second tire longitudinal stiffness value representing a saturated tire, and a function line connecting the first tire longitudinal stiffness value to the second tire longitudinal stiffness value.
US10065631B2
A method for the online adaptation of a characteristic of a hybrid vehicle having a hybridized drive train with an electric drive that can be supplied with electricity from an electrical energy storage arrangement. The characteristic is used for the selection of an operating mode and/or for determining an operating point of the drive train. The characteristic is adapted by establishing partition boundaries that divide a range of states of charge into a plurality of regions, at least one of the partition boundaries can be variably determined during the operation of the vehicle; predetermining a profile of the characteristic depending on a state of charge of the energy storage arrangement, and online adaptation of the characteristic in the event of a shift of at least one of the variable partition boundaries.
US10065630B2
An ECU includes a running mode control unit, a Wout control unit, and an engine start/stop determination unit. The running mode control unit controls switching of a running mode including a CD mode in which an engine is stopped and running using a motor generator alone is given priority, and a CS mode in which the engine is operated and the SOC of a power storage device is maintained at a predetermined target. The engine start/stop determination unit carries out a start determination of the engine based on a discharge allowable power indicating electric power that can be discharged by the power storage device. The Wout control unit modifies the discharge allowable power based on the running mode and operation/stop of the engine.
US10065629B2
A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electrical storage device, a rotary electric machine, and a controller. The hybrid vehicle travels in a selected one of a charge sustaining mode and a charge depleting mode. Switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode is controlled such that a first state of charge is higher than a second state of charge. In the first state of charge, the controller switches from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when operation characteristic of the intake valve is unchangeable to a desired operation characteristic. In the second state of charge there is switching from the charge depleting mode to the charge sustaining mode at the time when the operation characteristic of the intake valve is changeable to a desired operation characteristic.
US10065628B2
A method and a system augment or improve a distance until charge (DUC) estimation for a vehicle such as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) by using location information. Such location information may be provided by a global positioning system (GPS) or the like associated with the vehicle. The method and the system generally estimate the DUC value as a function of past driving pattern historical data that is relevant to a current driving situation. To this end, the method and the system ignore past driving pattern historical data that is not relevant to the current driving situation when estimating the DUC value.
US10065623B2
A method and device for testing the output pressure of a compressed air unit is disclosed. A pressure verification device includes a first port configured for attachment to a compressed air unit. A first pressure relief valve is connected to a second port of the pressure verification device and is set to open at a first set pressure. A switching valve is connected to a third port. When the pressure is at least the first set pressure, a path to atmosphere is established from the first port through the first pressure relief valve when the switching valve is in the closed position. In addition, the first pressure relief valve comprises a means for at least one of an audible, a tactile and a visual indicator of the operation of the compressed air unit.
US10065619B2
A vehicle control device which is applicable to a vehicle brake device, controls the pressure increasing control valve and the pressure-decreasing control valve so that an actual servo pressure detected by the servo pressure sensor becomes a target servo pressure; and controls so as to increase the target servo pressure by a predetermined amount, while the brake actuator is executing the braking control which accompanies a brake fluid pumping back control wherein the brake fluid supplied to the wheel cylinder is pumped back to the master cylinder by the built-in pump.
US10065607B2
The invention relates to a connection device (7) suitable for connecting a wiper blade for a window of a vehicle to a wiper arm, including at least one means (19) for rigid connection onto the wiper blade and a means (25) for linking to the wiper arm, said connection device (7) including a circuit (11) capable of channeling a liquid, characterized in that the circuit (11) is defined by at least one tube (12) and in that the rigid connection means (19) and the linking means (25) are at least partially molded around the tube (12). The invention can be used for motor vehicles.
US10065604B2
A brushing system, including: a brush; and a hydraulic motor, for rotating the brush. The hydraulic motor is operable by pressurized water, and the pressurized water is administrable by outlets of the brush, thereby brushing of the brush is accompanied by the administrable water.
US10065602B2
A vehicle configured to automatically clear snow from windows of the vehicle includes: a prime mover, a first window with a first vibration sensor, processor(s) configured to: control speed or load of the prime mover to increase vibration detected by the first vibration sensor, control the speed or the load of the prime mover, within certain predetermined limits, to maximize vibration detected by the first vibration sensor; accept a user prioritization of the windows; control speed or load of the prime mover based on the user prioritization.
US10065601B2
The components of the alarm system are fully enclosed within a portable housing and require no external power or data signal connections. A mobile transmitter generates a proximity signal indicating a given range from the vehicle. An audible alarm signal and a GPS location signal are generated in response to the output of one or more sensors indicating a particular occurrence, if a transmitter is outside of the given range, indicating that the driver has left the vehicle unattended and vulnerable to attack. When the vehicle is driven by an authorized driver having the transmitter, the received proximity signal indicates that the driver is within the given range, preventing the generation of the audible alarm resulting from sensors being triggered by shifting cargo in the cargo compartment resulting from vehicle movement and irregular road surface conditions during transit.
US10065587B2
An energy absorber for a vehicle bumper assembly having a central portion that is a multi-layer structure having a unitary front member extending between two end portions, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer disposed between and interconnecting the first and second layers. The first layer has a first plurality of members forming a first latticework structure having a first network of open sections between the first plurality of members. The first layer extends between the two end portions and between a rear member of the first layer and the unitary front member. The second layer has a second plurality of members forming a second latticework structure having a second network of open sections between the second plurality of members. The second layer extends between the two end portions and between a rear member of the second layer and the unitary front member.
US10065586B2
A vehicle includes a frame, a wheel supported by the frame; and a device fixed to the frame. The device includes an inflator and an inflatable member in fluid communication with the inflator. The inflatable member is inflatable away from the frame and into contact with the wheel to push the wheel away from the frame during sensed impact of the vehicle.
US10065575B2
A vision system for a vehicle includes a windshield camera module having a camera and a circuit board, with the camera having a field of view through the windshield and forward of the vehicle. The camera is electrically connected to circuitry established at the circuit board via a flexible electrical connection, where the circuitry (i) provides power to the camera, (ii) controls the camera and (iii) receives image data from the camera. With the camera module at the windshield, at least a portion of the circuit board is further from the windshield than the lens of the camera. With the camera module at the windshield, at least a portion of the circuit board is disposed at the windshield higher up than the lens of the camera. An image processor processes captured image data and is part of a driver assistance system of the vehicle.
US10065574B2
A vehicular vision system includes an in-cabin camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a hand of a driver of the vehicle. A control includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the in-cabin camera. The control, responsive to image processing by the image processor of image data captured by the in-cabin camera, is operable to determine a movement of a hand of the vehicle driver. Responsive to determination of the movement of the driver's hand, the control is operable to determine if the movement is indicative of a gesture for controlling an accessory of the vehicle. Responsive to the determined gesture, the control may control pitch of another camera, yaw of another camera, roll of another camera, and/or a virtual viewing angle of a virtual camera of the bird's eye view system.
US10065573B2
A monitor stowage device for stowing a monitor into a stowage component, the monitor capable of being opened and closed. The monitor stowage device comprises a motor and an opening-closing mechanism. The motor supplies drive force to the opening-closing mechanism to open and close the monitor. The drive force from the motor is transmitted to the opening-closing mechanism, and the opening-closing mechanism changes the state of the monitor from a closed state to an open state, the closed state in which the monitor is stowed in a stowage space of the stowage component such that the long-side direction of the monitor is aligned with a direction substantially perpendicular to the width direction of the stowage section, and the open state being a state in which the monitor is deployed in such a manner that the long-side direction of the monitor is aligned with the lateral direction.
US10065572B2
The invention relates to a display device (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having a mirror apparatus (13) which has a display element (7) with a semi-transparent mirror surface, and having a drive apparatus (15) by means of which the mirror apparatus (13) can be moved between a storage position and a position of use, wherein the mirror apparatus (13) has a sensor apparatus (22) which is configured to detect, in the position of use of the mirror apparatus (13), a force applied to the display element (7).
US10065557B2
A rear-road surface illumination apparatus is provided which includes: an avoidance determiner 30 to determine whether to provide a display to induce a following vehicle to avoid a vehicle, on the basis of vehicle information; and a controller 9 to cause an illumination light 10 to illuminate a rear road surface with light having illumination information that induces the following vehicle to avoid the vehicle when the avoidance determiner 30 determines to provide a display to induce the following vehicle to avoid the vehicle. Therefore, the rear-road surface illumination apparatus can indicate the existence of the vehicle to the following vehicle, to give the existence of the vehicle prominence, and can also make it easy to notify the driver of the following vehicle about what the driver of the vehicle desires the driver of the following vehicle to do.
US10065552B2
The present system is directed in one embodiment to a vehicle with a cargo tank or reservoir and a pumping system, comprising a centralized controlled area network (CAN) in operative communication with a programmed computing device, e.g., a programmed logic controller (PLC) that may automate the pumping process output to automatically adjust based on demand and may further enable a pump flow rate that is infinitely adjustable to match output requirements. In other embodiments, the pump speed is no longer dependent upon engine speed or RPM. In other embodiments, the CAN may monitor for vapor at the pump inlet and automatically slow the pump speed until the vapor problem is resolved. Other embodiments may comprise the CAN integrating various vehicle and pumping systems to maximize safety and safety issue annunciations.
US10065551B1
A trailer comprising a frame, wheels rotatably attached to the frame, opposing side panels having a lower edge, opposing first and second vertical edges and a top edge. The trailer includes a front panel having a front panel upper edge, the front panel attached at opposite front panel vertical edges to the first edge of the side panels. The trailer includes a floor disposed on top of the trailer frame and a boat removably attached to the top edge of the opposing side panels. The trailer may include bunkers extending along the trailer length, the bunkers retractable from a position above the trailer floor to a position wherein the bunkers are disposed in or below the trailer floor. The trailer may include an upper frame pivotally attached to the front panel upper edge wherein the boat is removably attached to the upper frame.
US10065548B2
A seat control system is used with a seat of a vehicle and includes a housing, a first pulley rotatable between first, second, and third positions, and a second pulley rotatable between first and second positions. The seat control system includes a first input cable rotating a first pulley when tensioned, a first output cable tensioned by the first pulley, and a second output cable tensioned by the second pulley. A pawl is coupled to and movable with the first pulley between the first, second, and third positions and selectively rotatable relative to the first pulley. The pawl engages the second pulley to couple and rotate the first and second pulleys from the first positions to the second positions. The pawl disengages the second pulley as the first pulley rotates from the second position to the third position to permit rotation of the second pulley to the first position.
US10065544B2
A passenger restraint includes a vehicle seat and a foundation adapted to couple the seat to a vehicle frame included in a vehicle. The vehicle seat is adapted to support a passenger sitting thereon. The foundation couples the vehicle seat in spaced-apart relation to the vehicle frame to allow the vehicle seat to move back and forth relative to the vehicle frame.
US10065539B2
A seat dump assembly includes an actuator, a seat dump mechanism remote from the actuator, a mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device, a first cable connecting the actuator to the mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device and a second cable connecting the mechanical seat adjustment accommodation device to the seat dump mechanism.
US10065536B2
A vehicle seat includes a track latch assembly having a lower track configured to couple to a vehicle floor, an upper track coupled to a seat base, a recline handle rotatably coupled to a seat bottom, and a track release mechanism configured to move between a disengaged position that enables relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track, and an engaged position that facilitates preventing relative sliding movement between the lower track and the upper track. Rotation of the recline handle is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position, and movement of the seat bottom from a lowered position to a raised position is configured to move the track release mechanism from the engaged position to the disengaged position. A pivot latch assembly prevents movement of the seat bottom to and from the lowered and raised positions.
US10065524B2
A method and apparatus for controlling output of a fuel cell are provided. The apparatus includes a communicator that is configured to receive state information of a fuel cell and a controller that is configured to terminate charge of a battery by a power converting apparatus when a first voltage of the fuel cell is less than a preset second voltage as air supply of the fuel cell is stopped. Additionally, the controller is configured to activate a relay between the fuel cell and the battery to charge the battery when the first voltage is less than the second voltage.
US10065514B2
A power transfer system includes a power reception coil arranged on a bottom surface of a vehicle, a plurality of members arranged along the bottom surface, a plurality of temperature detectors arranged around the power reception coil, and a controller that causes the power to be transmitted from a power transmission coil to decrease when a detection temperature of any of the plurality of temperature detectors is equal to or higher than a prescribed threshold, the prescribed value being set lower for a temperature detector of the plurality of temperature detectors provided closer to a member having a lower heat resistance.
US10065507B1
The current subject matter describes a device and system including one or more movable arms containing one or more magnets that are caused to move relative to a non-ferrous material by motion of the device to generate eddy currents that cause a braking of the device. Devices of this disclosure may include a wheel with arms having magnets and that move from centrifugal force caused by rotation of the arms within a wheel. The applied braking force is controlled due, in part, to the configuration of the non-ferrous material in which eddy currents are generated. Devices may additionally or alternately include arms with magnets that move relative to a non-ferrous rail when the device moves to generate eddy currents that cause additional braking of the device.
US10065501B2
A method and a corresponding controller for the four-wheel drive of a motor vehicle are described, consisting of a clutch (AK) disposed in the drive train between a primary axle and a secondary axle (VA, HA) of the four-wheel drive, by means of which the drive torque of a primary axle (KHA, HA) driven by an engine (VKM, SG) can be distributed to a secondary axle (KVA, VA), wherein the controller (S) has a signal connection to the clutch (AK) and to sensors recording the revolution rates of at least one wheel of the primary axle (HA) and one wheel of the secondary axle (VA) and the clutch (AK) is controlled by means of the controller (S) below a specified torque such that a significantly reduced transfer of torque to the secondary axle (VA) is carried out.
US10065500B2
To provide a vehicle body structure for an autonomous traveling vehicle equipped with wheels arranged to a chassis thereof, including; side frames arranged on both sides in a width direction of the chassis and each extended in a longitudinal direction of the chassis; a first drive unit having a drive motor, a drive shaft, a first pulley and a first pulley box; a second drive unit having an axle for supporting the wheel and a second pulley and a second pulley box; and an endless belt. The first pulley box has a first opening formed on a side surface, with respect to an axial direction of the drive shaft while the second pulley box has a second opening formed on a side surface with respect to an axial direction of the axle. The vehicle body structure includes bearing covers for covering the first and second openings.
US10065499B2
One implementation of a vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) assembly—such as thatfor an automobile—includes an input shaft, a planetary gear set, an intermediate shaft, a ring gear, and an output gear. The planetary gear set includes a sun gear, multiple planet gears, and an annular gear. The sun gear is attached to a housing of the vehicle PTU and does not rotate in use. The planet gears are interconnected to the input shaft and are driven by the input shaft. The annular gear is in turn driven by the planet gears. The intermediate shaft is interconnected to and driven by the annular gear. The ring gear is interconnected to the intermediate shaft, and the output gear is driven by the ring gear.
US10065490B2
A structure for mounting an electric storage apparatus includes the electric storage apparatus outputting an energy for use in running of a vehicle, a vehicle body including a recessed portion housing the electric storage apparatus, a fastening member fixing the electric storage apparatus to the recessed portion, and a reinforce. The reinforce is disposed at a position surrounding the electric storage apparatus together with the recessed portion and is fixed to the vehicle body. The reinforce presses the electric storage apparatus against the recessed portion.
US10065484B2
A recess is formed at a door outer panel, and a reference pin provided at a rear spoiler abuts a front wall of the recess, thereby enabling the rear spoiler to be positioned with respect to a back door in a vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle vertical direction.
US10065479B1
A heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) unit may include a casing, an evaporator, a heater core, and a first damper. The casing may define a front airflow passageway, a rear airflow passageway having an inlet, and first and second outlets in fluid communication with the rear airflow passageway. The evaporator and the heater core may be disposed within the casing. The first damper may be disposed within the casing between the evaporator and the heater core and movable between a first position in which airflow is directed to the heater core and a second position in which airflow is directed away from the heater core. Airflow across the evaporator from the front airflow passageway to the rear airflow passageway is directed to the first and second outlets when the first damper is moved from the first position toward the second position.
US10065478B2
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a high-temperature side pump that draws and discharges a heat medium, a compressor that draws and discharges a refrigerant in a refrigeration cycle, a high-pressure side heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a high-pressure side refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle and the heat medium circulated by the high-temperature side pump, a heat medium-outside air heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the heat medium circulated by the high-temperature side pump and outside air, and a pump control unit that controls an operation of the high-temperature side pump such that the operation of the high-temperature side pump is continued even after the compressor is stopped. Thus, the cycle efficiency exhibited when restarting the compressor can be improved.
US10065474B2
A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a road wheel, and a suspension corner connecting the road wheel to the vehicle body. The suspension corner includes a suspension arm connected to the road wheel and to the vehicle body, and also includes a suspension force decoupling system disposed on an axis extending between the suspension arm and the vehicle body. The suspension force decoupling system includes an actuator having an actuator mass arranged on the axis that is configured to output an actuator force in opposite directions along the axis in response to an actuator control signal. The system also includes a compliant element connected along the axis to the actuator mass and one of the body and the suspension arm, and providing a predetermined level of mechanical compliance. A controller determines and generates the actuator force in response to a threshold acceleration of the vehicle body.
US10065466B2
A universal hitch system includes a vehicle that has a frame and the frame has a front end. A hitch is removably coupled to the frame and the hitch is positioned on the front end. The hitch may have an implement removably coupled thereto. Thus, the vehicle may tow the implement. The hitch comprises a central member and a pair of end members. The central member has an adjustable width such that the central member accommodates a variety of frame widths. Each of the end members is removably coupled to the central member. Each of the end members is removably coupled to the frame.
US10065463B2
An inflation work station for inflating a tire-wheel assembly including a tire mounted to a wheel is disclosed. The inflation work station includes at least one inflation probe including a female portion and a male portion. The male portion is arrangeable with respect to the female portion in one of a non-mated orientation such that the at least one inflation probe is arranged in an offline orientation and a mated orientation such that the at least one inflation probe is arranged in an online orientation. The inflation work station further includes a working device including a controller, at least one movement actuator connected to the controller and the at least one inflation probe. The at least one movement actuator imparts movement to the male portion to result in the online/offline orientation of the at least one inflation probe. The inflation work station includes at least one valve connected to the controller and the at least one inflation probe. The inflation workstation includes at least one pressurized fluid source connected to the at least one inflation probe by way of the at least one valve to permit or deny communication of a pressurized fluid of the at least one pressurized fluid source to a cavity formed by the tire-wheel assembly for inflating the tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed.
US10065461B2
A tire valve registration system including: a plurality of tire valves that are respectively installed on a plurality of tires and on a spare tire and that each transmit a radio signal that includes a valve ID and data on tire air pressure; and a receiver that is provided to a vehicle body and that is capable of receiving the radio signal from each of the plurality of tire valves. The system includes: a spare tire ID collecting unit that collects, as at least one spare tire candidate ID, the valve ID of at least one radio signal received by the receiver; and a spare tire ID confirming unit that confirms the ID of the spare tire.
US10065460B2
A method for monitoring an air pressure in at least one tire of a motor vehicle, wherein at least one air pressure in the tire is detected by at least one measuring electronics unit present in the tire and data is transmitted by the measuring electronics unit to a control unit. Depending on the data, the control unit activates components of the motor vehicle to generate optical and/or acoustic signals. The control unit is switched into an after-running mode for a defined period of time when an ignition of the motor vehicle is shut off, in which mode the control unit can continue to receive data from the measuring electronics unit and may activate components of the motor vehicle to generate optical and/or acoustic signals.
US10065459B2
Disclosed is a method for driving a processor of an electronic box mounted on a vehicle wheel, transmitting operating parameters of the wheel for implementation of a specific application by a central unit. This includes defining, for each specific application, the physical quantities liable to affect the relevance of the operating parameters, and ranges of measured values corresponding to conditions for obtaining relevant values of the operating parameters. Also included is a procedure for acquiring and transmitting the operating parameters consisting of a succession of transmission windows, during each of which the physical quantities selected for the application are measured, it is checked whether the conditions for obtaining relevant values of the operating parameters are met. If so, at least one value of each parameter is acquired and transmitted, while assigning to this value a datum attesting to the relevance of the latter, and then the transmission window is closed.
US10065456B2
Provided is a pneumatic tire. A profile line (PL1) of a center land portion (X) protrudes further outward in the tire radial direction than a standard profile line (PL0). Profile lines (PL2, PL3) of sub-center land portions (Y1, Y2) and shoulder land portions (Z1, Z2) defined outward of center main grooves (14a, 14b) in the tire width direction protrude outward in the tire radial direction further than the standard profile line (PL0). The shoulder land portions (Z1, Z2) are defined further outward than the sub-center land portions (Y1, Y2). Further, the profile lines (PL2, PL3) of the sub-center land portions (Y1, Y2) and the shoulder land portions (Z1, Z2) each include an outermost point (A2, A4) of the corresponding center main groove (14a, 14b) in the tire width direction and both end points (A5, A6, A7, A8) of the corresponding shoulder main groove (14c, 14d) in the tire width direction.
US10065453B2
A wheel securing structure for trucks is provided. The securing structure generally includes iron screwshaft liners installed in keyholes of mounting parts of aluminum wheels. The bolts of an assembling part correspondingly penetrate the holes of respective screwshaft liners. A first folded edge and a second folded edge are formed on two terminals of each screwshaft liner to respectively insert into conical pits formed on the mounting part of a wheel. The nuts screw onto the bolts of the assembling part to secure the wheel onto the assembling part. When the trucks pass bumpy roads, relative motion caused by vibrations occurs between the wheels and the assembling part, and friction is generated between various parts. The screwshaft liner protects the soft aluminum wheel from being directly rubbed by the bolts, nuts, and the assembling part. Accordingly, the aluminum wheel is made suitable for trucks and other heavy vehicles.
US10065448B2
The embodied invention is to add coatings to a base board that will create three dimensional liquid art when a suitable liquid (such as water) is added to the board surface. In a preferred embodiment, a super hydrophobic coating is applied to the base board and then a hydrophilic coating in the shape of art is applied. A liquid will naturally collect into the hydrophilic areas of the board to form defined artistic shapes and is repelled by super hydrophobic areas. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the board can be selected with a natural super hydrophobic surface or a natural hydrophilic surface, and then a hydrophilic coating or a super hydrophobic coating, respectively, is applied in an art shape.
US10065447B2
An erasable, polymeric paged writing book for small children, with textured, flexible, bordered pages and an internal spine to spread the book flat. The pages have rounded corners. The book closes by hook-and-loop tab. The pages have a smaller profile than the covers, for resistance to wear and distortion. A fold-away pocket holds chalk and grease pencils. Optionally, a pleated storage compartment is on one of the covers. The pages have a smaller profile than the covers, for resistance to wear and distortion.
US10065438B2
A printing apparatus includes a feeding unit configured to feed a printing sheet, a conveyance unit configured to convey the printing sheet fed by the feeding unit, a printing unit configured to print the printing sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit, and a control unit configured to control conveyance of a preceding sheet and a succeeding sheet fed after the preceding sheet. The control unit makes a leading edge of the succeeding sheet overlap the preceding sheet and the control unit decides an overlapping amount of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet such that the overlapping amount, in a case when an ink amount discharged on at least one of the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet is greater than a threshold, is less than the overlapping amount in a case when the ink amount is less than the threshold.
US10065436B2
A printer includes a first controller to cause a primer discharge head to discharge, from its nozzle, primer onto a recording medium and then cause a first ultraviolet light applicator to apply ultraviolet light to the primer, thus forming a first primer layer on the recording medium; a second controller to cause the primer discharge head to discharge, from its nozzle, the primer onto the first primer layer and the recording medium and then cause a second ultraviolet light applicator to apply ultraviolet light to the primer, thus forming a second primer layer on the first primer layer and the recording medium; and a third controller to cause an ink discharge head to discharge, from its nozzle, image-forming ink onto the second primer layer and then cause the first ultraviolet light applicator to apply ultraviolet light to the image-forming ink, thus forming an ink layer on the second primer layer.
US10065431B2
A system for forming a structure on a print medium 1 includes: a print unit (print device) 10 for printing an electromagnetic wave-heat conversion layer for converting electromagnetic waves into heat, on a medium including an expansion layer that expands by heating; an expansion unit (expansion device) 20 aligned laterally with the print unit 10, for expanding the expansion layer by irradiating the medium with electromagnetic waves; and a top plate 30 covering the print unit 10 and the expansion unit 20 from above.
US10065430B2
A print unit prints by ejecting fluid droplets from a plurality of nozzles while moving in a primary scanning direction relative to a print medium. An ejection inspection unit inspects fluid droplet ejection by a group of target nozzles, which are part of an ejection nozzle subset obtained by dividing the nozzles according to the number of nozzles required to form the smallest printing width in the secondary scanning direction. A control unit controls the print unit and the ejection inspection unit, and selects the group of target nozzles in the ejection nozzle subset and performs the ejection inspection each time a specific amount of printing is completed.
US10065413B2
A liquid discharging device detects, among a plurality of nozzles of a liquid discharging head, a normal-discharging nozzle and a false-discharging nozzle, selects whether to recover discharging performance of the false-discharging nozzle by a cleaner or to compensate deterioration in an image caused by the false-discharging nozzle by a compensator using the normal-discharging nozzle according to the detected number of consecutive false-discharging nozzles, and performs operation according to the selection.
US10065408B2
A screen printing method for creating an image on a target support by providing a screen printing machine comprising a supporting structure a matrix mounted on the supporting structure, in which an image is defined, and a supporting surface, the matrix being faced to the supporting surface when the supporting structure is arranged in a lower position; placing the supporting structure in the lower position; applying ink on at least a portion of the matrix to enable the ink to move from the matrix to the supporting surface, such as to reproduce the image on at least a portion of the supporting surface; placing the supporting structure in an upper position; providing a transferring support to transfer the ink from the supporting surface to the target support, applying an adhesive portion of the transferring support to a region of the supporting surface on which the ink is placed; removing the transferring support from the supporting surface; and applying the adhesive portion to the target support, to allow the ink reproducing the image to move from the transferring support to the target support.
US10065407B2
In accordance with these and embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a circuit board, an information handling resource electrically coupled to the circuit board, and a mechanical mechanism configured to receive a user interaction at a mechanical mechanism, and, in response to the user interaction, separate a mechanical bond between the information handling resource and a component by applying a controlled force of the mechanical mechanism to the information handling resource at a controlled location of the information handling resource.
US10065406B2
A method of forming a flexible glass-polymer laminate structure includes heating a polymer layer to an elevated temperature of greater than 20° C. and below a working temperature of a flexible glass substrate adjacent the polymer layer. The flexible glass substrate has a thickness of no more than about 0.3 mm. The flexible glass substrate is shaped with the polymer layer at the elevated temperature. The polymer layer is cooled below the elevated temperature such that the flexible glass-polymer laminate structure maintains a non-planar formation.
US10065404B2
A process for in-line laminating a heavy-gauge transparent polymer sheet with a pre-pre-formed polymer film to produce a laminated polymer sheet. The pre-formed polymer film can impart one or more aesthetic or functional elements to the heavy-gauge polymer sheet. The resulting laminate can have equivalent, or enhanced, properties as compared to conventionally-prepared laminates and can be formed into a variety of articles with multiple end uses.
US10065402B2
A method of manufacturing a pellicle assembly, the method including attaching a carbon-containing thin film onto a transfer membrane in a wet atmosphere; attaching the carbon-containing thin film to a pellicle frame in a dry atmosphere while the carbon-containing thin film is attached onto the transfer membrane; and separating the transfer membrane from the carbon-containing thin film while the carbon-containing thin film is attached to the pellicle frame.
US10065400B2
A fuel hose excellent in calcium chloride resistance, can achieve both low fuel permeability and a pulsation-reducing property, and is excellent in interlayer adhesiveness as well. The fuel hose includes: an inner layer (1) formed of a specific resin, such as polyamide 9T; an intermediate layer (2) formed of the following component (B), which is arranged in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the inner layer (1); and an outer layer (3) formed of the following component (C), which is arranged in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate layer (2), in which the layers are bonded to each other: (B) a polyamide terpolymer having copolymerized therein the following components (b1), (b2), and (b3): (b1) polyamide 6; (b2) at least one selected from polyamide 66 and polyamide 610; and (b3) polyamide 12; (C) an aliphatic polyamide resin except for polyamide 6 and polyamide 66.
US10065394B2
A membrane composite comprising a polymeric membrane panel, an adhesive layer, and a release liner, where the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is at least partially cured, and includes at least two distinct regions with the at least two regions having distinct states of cure.
US10065386B2
A slide motion control apparatus for a mechanical press comprising: a slide which is disposed so as to be relatively vertically movable with respect to a driven body to which a drive force is transmitted through a con rod of the mechanical press; a relative position commander that outputs a relative position command indicating a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body; a relative position detector that detects a relative position of the slide with respect to the driven body, and outputs a relative position detecting signal indicating the detected relative position; a servomotor; a drive mechanism that relatively moves the slide with respect to the driven body by a drive force of the servomotor; and a controller that controls the servomotor based on a relative position command signal output from the relative position commander, and the relative position detecting signal output from the relative position detector.
US10065380B2
There is provided a filler-filled film, a sheet film, a stacked film, a bonded body, and a method for producing a filler-filled film, the filler-filled film including: a film main body; a plurality of concavities formed on a surface of the film main body; and a filler put in each of the concavities. A diameter of an opening surface of the concavity is at least larger than a visible light wavelength, an arrangement pattern of the concavities has periodicity along a length direction of the film main body, and the difference between the rate of filling of the fillers in one end portion of the film main body and the rate of filling of the fillers in another portion of the film main body is less than 0.5%.
US10065379B2
A dispersible non-woven article, and methods of making the same. The dispersible non-woven article includes a web of fibers and a dried binder having a plurality of ultrasonic energy treated portions and a plurality of non-ultrasonic energy treated portions. The web of fibers has a basis weight of from about 10 gsm to about 150 gsm. The dried binder comprising a polymer having at least one functional group that is reactive with the fibers. The fibers have at least one functional group that is reactive with the polymer. The article has a cross direction wet tensile strength that is developed by the ultrasonic welding. The article is flushable.
US10065377B2
Methods of forming multi-component reinforced composites are described. The methods may include forming a particle-reinforced component and a polymer-containing component where the particle-reinforced component and the polymer-containing component are in contact with one another. The particle reinforced component may be formed by a process that includes providing reactive particles that have a reactive polymerization promoter chemically bonded or coated on the surface of the reactive particles and contacting the reactive particles with a resin solution that includes monomers of a polymer. The polymerization promoter chemically bonded or coated on the surface of the reactive particles may promote the polymerization of the monomers. The resin solution may subsequently be polymerized forming a polymer matrix around the reactive particles.
US10065363B2
A welding apparatus for making an automotive light including light guides having an inlet which receives the fibers the laser beam produced by the laser emitting device and an outlet which propagates/transmits the laser beam collimated by said guides. The light guide has respective free ends mechanically separated from each other, wherein the light guides are configured so as to direct collimated light beams on adjacent and locally continuous portions of welding interface so as to obtain a homogeneous and uniform distribution of the light beams along the welding interface.
US10065358B2
A machine to shape from a preform and fill with liquid successive containers in successive molds. The machine defines a first closed loop and includes a plurality of holding devices adapted to hold a neck of a preform or of a container. The holding devices are distributed along the first closed loop and the machine further includes a conveyor adapted to convey the holding device along the first closed loop. The first closed loop including a forming area along which each holing device is integrated in a forming station. The first closed loop also including one straight portion extending substantially rectilinearly.
US10065355B2
A method and an apparatus for operating a screening wheel filter for high-viscosity melts with pressures of >10 bar and temperatures of >90° C., wherein a screening wheel (1) is rotationally driven step by step, and screening inserts (2) arranged in the screening wheel (1) are successively subjected to a stream of cleaning agent produced by a cleaning agent drive (9) in a backflushing cleaning station, are to be optimized in such a way that less cleaning agent is used, better cleaning of the screening inserts takes place and a saving of energy is ensured. For this purpose it is proposed that the cleaning backflushing in the backflushing cleaning station takes place during the rotation of the screening wheel (1), wherein an open-loop or closed-loop control device (7) assigned to the cleaning agent drive (9) is used to set the amount of cleaning agent and/or the pressure of the cleaning agent and/or the flow rate of the cleaning agent in dependence on the rotational speed of the screening wheel (1) and/or in dependence on a differential pressure prevailing at the screening inserts (2) located in the melt channel (4) and the effective opening of the slot die normal to the radial is less than the distance covered by the screening wheel (1) during a driving step.
US10065352B2
A system for electrospinning a fiber matrix on a tubular member includes at least one nozzle, a tubular member in a spaced relationship to the at least one nozzle, and a fluid source for pressurizing a lumen of the tubular member. An electrical potential is applied between the at least one nozzle and either the tubular member or fluid from the fluid source. The electrical potential draws at least one fiber from the at least one nozzle to the tubular member.
US10065344B2
A method of making personal protective equipment, such as a push-in earplug, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of covering a substrate with an outer layer that includes an unactivated foaming agent, positioning at least a portion of the outer layer in a mold, and activating the foaming agent such that a portion of the outer layer expands.
US10065337B1
Disclosed is a self-powered timber slasher. The self-powered timber slasher includes a trailer and a powered circle saw mounted on a first end of the trailer, wherein the powered circle saw is configured to cut timber. Further, the self-powered timber slasher an engine mounted on a second end of the trailer, wherein the engine is configured to generate power for operating the powered circle saw. Yet further, the self-powered timber slasher a wireless controller electrically coupled to the powered circle saw. The wireless controller is configured to control operation of the powered circle saw based on a command received over a wireless communication channel.
US10065329B2
A cutting tool is provided. The cutting tool includes a first member and a second member that are configured to be disposed on opposite sides of the free end of the cable tie. At least one of the first and second members is articulable toward the other. The first member includes a curved blade that is curved along at least a portion of the curved blade along a transverse direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis defined by the free end of the cable tie. The second member has an opposed surface. Urging the curved blade toward and into contact with the opposed surface removes an end portion of the free end of the cable tie, with a remaining portion of the free end of the cable tie curved along at least a portion of the remaining portion of the free end along the transverse direction.
US10065322B2
A microarchitectured material having a plurality of interconnected unit cells in 2D or 3D configurations. The permanent interconnections to adjacent unit cells include mechanical output structures driven by mechanical actuators. One or more sensors are preferably utilized, such as utilizing a sensing mode of the actuator, for detecting forces and or displacements applied to the unit cell. The unit cells are each controlled by a control circuit for generating drive signals to the actuators in the unit cell so that desired mechanical properties and/or shapes are exhibited by the microarchitectured material.
US10065321B2
A robot service cooperation system (10) includes a server (12), a mobile terminal (14) and various robots (16a-16c) respectively connected to a network (100). Each of applications (A1, A2, A3, - - - ) on the network is written with cooperation information indicating that which other application can be cooperated with. A CPU (20) of the server specifies (S3) at least based on the cooperation information a plurality of cooperable services that can be provided to a user of the mobile terminal, presents (S7) the specified plurality of services to the user and makes (S13) the user select an arbitrary combination, and makes (S17, S19) a plurality of services constituting the selected combination cooperate mutually by registering at least a start condition of each service into an event queue in association with at least an end event of another service.
US10065311B1
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for avoiding and/or operating robots through singularities. In various implementations, a Cartesian input velocity to be attained by a robot end effector may be received as user input. An attainable velocity of the end effector may be determined that excludes at least one directional component deemed unattainable by the end effector based on physical attribute(s) of the robot. Joint velocities to be attained by joints of the robot in joint space to move the end effector pursuant to the attainable velocity in configuration space may be calculated and scaled to account for a joint velocity limit associated with at least one joint. Actuator trajectories may be calculated for the joints of the robot based at least in part on the scaled joint velocities. The joints of the robot may then be operated in accordance with the calculated joint trajectories.
US10065306B2
A traveling robot includes a mobile unit, an arm and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to set a target position to which the traveling robot intends to travel. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a center of gravity of the traveling robot. The electronic control unit is configured to plan a motion of a movable part of the mobile unit and/or arm to the set target position. The electronic control unit is configured to, in the case where the traveling robot is close to the set target position, plan the motion of the movable part of the mobile unit and/or arm such that a limitation on a range of the center of gravity is relaxed as compared to a limitation on the range of the center of gravity in the case where the traveling robot is far from the set target position.
US10065305B2
Improvements in a transfer tool for cabinet holes to transfer a plurality of different size and shape holes from one surface to another. The openings for a sink cabinet typically has a hot and a cold water supply line in addition to a drain pipe with an outlet for a garbage disposal and the location of all the holes and sizes must be identified, and transferred to a cabinet. The transfer tool accommodates a starting corner from a variety of different sizes and shapes cabinets and surfaces. The transfer tool has locators for both the size and the center position of round, square and other style openings. The transfer tool has indicia that identifies the size and center position to allow an installer to simply re-mark the location. The transfer tool has versatility to operate around obstructions and other hole opening locations.
US10065299B2
A plumbing tool that mounts an adapter of a garbage disposal to a sink, wherein the adapter of the garbage disposal includes an upper mounting ring with a trio of screws, a backup flange, a fiber gasket, a sink flange, and a snap ring. The plumbing tool includes a lower portion, an upper portion, and an apparatus. The apparatus selectively draws the lower portion to the upper portion to capture the adapter of the garbage disposal therebetween and thereby mount the adapter of the garbage disposal to the sink.
US10065297B2
The invention relates to a method for operating a hand-held machine tool with a tangential impact mechanism which can be driven by means of a drive shaft and an electric motor, according to which method an actual torque provided by the drive shaft is adjusted to a required torque depending on a measured motor current, wherein the required torque is less than a triggering torque of the tangential impact mechanism.
US10065296B2
A torque socket having a torque adjusting function comprises: a shaft rod having two ends axially extended with an insertion tenon and a core shaft having a shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof radially formed with a first friction surface; an adjustment member disposed in the shaft hole and having the outer circumference thereof formed with a top connection head and a connecting segment; and a shaft cylinder having two axial ends formed with a shaft slot and a sleeve slot, wherein the interior of the shaft slot is radially formed with a second friction surface being in contact with the first friction surface; when rotating the adjustment member, the outer dimension of the core shaft and the contact area of the first friction surface and the second friction surface can be altered for adjusting the torque.
US10065294B2
A tool bit includes a hexagonal drive portion, a working end, and a shank interconnecting the drive portion and the working end. The shank includes an outer peripheral surface having a curvature in a plane including a central axis of the tool bit. The outer peripheral surface having the curvature includes a length in the direction of the central axis. A ratio of the length of the outer peripheral surface having the curvature to the length of the tool bit is between about 0.15:1 and about 0.35:1. The curvature is defined by a radius, and wherein a ratio of the radius of the curvature of the outer peripheral surface of the shank to the length of the tool bit is between about 0.08:1 and about 0.75:1.
US10065283B2
A method is disclosed for maintaining a hard surface, the method comprising treating the surface with a flexible pad (1), in the presence of abrasive particles, bonded to the pad, on a contact surface between the pad (1) and the hard surface. The abrasive particles comprise diamond particles, and the treating is performed in the absence of an effective amount of crystallization agent on the contact surface.A tool for use in the method is also provided, as well as a floor surfacing machine comprising such a tool and a method for manufacturing such a tool.
US10065270B2
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The disclosure delineates real time manipulation of three-dimensional printing to reduce deformation. The present disclosure further provides 3D object formed using the methods, apparatuses, and systems.
US10065268B2
A laser processing system able to realize both reduction of the power consumption and shortening of the cycle time. The laser processing system is provided with a laser oscillator, a laser processing machine which has a movement mechanism which makes the irradiation position of the laser light on the workpiece move, a mode switching part which switches an operation mode of the laser oscillator between a standard-standby mode and an energy saving mode, a movement controller controlling the movement mechanism so as to place the irradiation position at a process start point placed at a non-product region of the workpiece, and a switching controller controlling the mode switching part to switch the operation mode from the energy saving mode to the standard-standby mode when placing the irradiation position at the process start point.
US10065266B2
The invention concerns a method for forming by welding along a flat surface an article. The method according to the invention is particularly useful to improve strength and elongation of welded joints obtained by linear friction welding. Structural articles of aircrafts obtained with the method of the invention are advantageous, in particular aircraft structural members.
US10065256B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for applying brazing material to substrates. The disclosed systems and methods suitably include applying brazing material to a substrate, collecting one or more images of the brazing material, and manipulating the substrate in response to the one or more images.
US10065251B2
A cutting tool is shown for cutting, handling and then ejecting disks of material cut from a sheet or like material, the tool comprising: a body having a proximal end adapted to be rotatably driven about an axis, and having a distal end including a generally cylindrical cutting portion rotatable about said axis for cutting and receiving said disks; an ejector slideable parallel with the axis and within said cylindrical cutting portion for ejecting the received cut disks; and a grip rotatably mounted to the body such that the grip can be held without substantial rotation while the body is rotated said grip being operable to cause said sliding of the ejector and for ejecting the disks.
US10065250B2
A drill includes a shank and a body having an outer peripheral surface with a certain outer diameter and a distal end tapered surface of a certain distal end angle. The drill includes a pilot shaft portion projecting from the distal end tapered surface of the body and having a diameter smaller than the body and having an outer peripheral surface of a certain outer diameter. The drill further includes an odd number of twisted grooves extending from the outer peripheral surface of the body to the outer peripheral surface of the pilot shaft portion at a certain twisted angle, an odd number of main cutting edges formed on the distal end tapered surface of the body by forming of the twisted grooves, and an odd number of auxiliary cutting edges formed on the distal end tapered surface of the pilot shaft portion by forming of the twisted grooves.
US10065241B2
The present application provides a combined additive manufacturing and machining system. The combined additive manufacturing and machining system may include an outer chamber, an additive manufacturing tool positioned within the outer chamber, a machining tool positioned within the outer chamber, and a cryogenic fluid source in communication with the machining tool.
US10065237B2
A nozzle for casting steel contains an inlet portion, an elongated portion extending along a first longitudinal axis, an outlet portion and a pouring bore having a front port inlet. A planar cut of the nozzle outlet portion normal to the first longitudinal axis passing through the front port inlet contains the outline of the bore, the outline of the outer peripheral wall of the outlet portion of the nozzle, and a first transverse axis. In the planar cut, the bore centroid and wall centroid are distinct and separated by a distance, d≠0; and the segment extending along the first transverse axis, from the bore centroid, to the wall perimeter is longer than the segment extending from the wall centroid to the intersecting point between the first transverse axis and the wall perimeter.
US10065228B2
An exemplary die assembly includes a die member, a blankholder, and a collapsible spacer moveable back-and-forth between an extended position and a collapsed position. The collapsible spacer establishing a first gap between the die member and the blankholder in the extended position. The collapsible spacer establishing a second, smaller gap between the die member and blankholder in the collapsed position. An exemplary forming method includes maintaining a distance between a die member and a blankholder with a collapsible spacer when forming a workpiece into a desired shape, and collapsing the collapsible spacer to permit the die member and the blankholder to move closer together.
US10065225B2
Control of third octave vibrations in a mill stand can be achieved using a high-speed piezoelectric assist coupled to a hydraulic gap cylinder to increase the damping of the roll stack. Vertical movements of the roll stack (e.g., the top work roll) can be determined through observation (e.g., measurement) of hydraulic fluid pressure of the hydraulic cylinder or entry tension of the metal strip. After determining vertical movements of the roll stack, a desired change in hydraulic pressure can be determined to overcome, reduce, or prevent third octave vibration. This desired change in hydraulic pressure can be effectuated at high speeds (e.g., at or above approximately 90 hertz) using the piezoelectric assist.
US10065220B2
A method and a cleaning device for removing deposits in interiors of tanks and systems by explosion technology. The cleaning device, an explosive, gaseous mixture is provided and caused to explode in order to clean the interior. The explosion pressure wave is conducted into the interior via an outlet opening in the cleaning device. The explosive mixture or gaseous components thereof are introduced into an accommodating chamber of the cleaning device from pressure vessels at high velocity.
US10065215B2
A sorting device for articles has at least two main conveyor lines, each conveying consecutively arranged articles, at least two feeder devices, which respectively feed the articles to one of the main conveyor lines, at least two recognition devices for detecting a sorting destination for each article, a plurality of sorting outlets arranged at the end of each main conveyor line, each assigned to sorting destinations, and to which the articles are transported. The sorting device further has at least two connecting conveyor lines, each branching off the main conveyor lines at branch points, by way of which the articles can be conveyed from one main conveyor line to another main conveyor line. The articles can be temporarily stored in a storage device, which feeds temporarily stored articles to one of the main conveyor lines in the direction of conveyance before at least one of the branch points.
US10065214B2
An apparatus, a system and a method for reinforcing a screen has a screen rod assembly extending from a first end to a second end. The screen rod assembly encloses an interior. A spring-loaded plunger is located in the interior and adjusts the length of the screen rod assembly. A ball joint is on the screen rod and defines sections of the screen rod assembly that bend around the ball joint to reduce the length of the screen rod. A sleeve extends from a screen with segments separated by a fold line extending along a width of the screen. The sleeve receives the screen rod assembly to reinforce the screen. In an embodiment, a screen pinch assembly is defined where the sleeve engages a retention clasp of a screen tensioning system that receives the screen. The screen pinch assembly holds the screen in place.
US10065212B2
An ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic transmitter includes a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a piezoelectric transducer, a first piston, and a second piston. The first enclosure has an opening for directing an output of the ultrasonic transmitter in a first direction and a wall opposite the opening. The second enclosure has a first opening aligned in the first direction and a second opening opposite the first opening. The second enclosure is positioned in the first enclosure with the second opening directed toward the wall. The piezoelectric transducer is positioned in the second enclosure and movable relative to the first enclosure. When an ultrasonic electric signal is applied to the piezoelectric transducer, the piezoelectric transducer expands and contracts pulsing the first and second pistons to produce ultrasonic sound waves from the first and second openings which combine and our output by the ultrasonic transmitter.
US10065209B2
A method is provided for fabricating a construction (10) having a functional side (12). The method includes the steps of: supplying a flexible substrate (20); attaching one or more structures (30) to the substrate (20) on a surface or side thereof facing the functional side (12) of the construction (10); and forming one or more features, for example, such as fibrils (39), on at least one of the structures (30), wherein the features have at least one dimension which is at least one of micro-sized or nano-sized.
US10065208B2
Whether or not a liquid is discharged from a nozzle is determined from an image. An index value larger in a discharge state than in a non-discharge state is calculated from an evaluation area including a path of the liquid. The discharge state or the non-discharge state is determined according to a relationship between the index value and a reference value. The reference value is determined according to a histogram of index values obtained from a plurality of images collected in advance. When an evaluation value indicating a peak position or the sharpness of a peak is smaller than a predetermined threshold value in the histogram, the collected images are assumed to show the non-discharge state. When the evaluation value is larger than the threshold value, the collected images are assumed to show the discharge state. Thus, the reference value is set for the discharge state and the non-discharge state.
US10065201B2
A branch location is arranged close to a nozzle, and the channel lengths are the same. A processing nozzle that includes a beam path for passing light from a light source and ejects a fluid containing a processing material from an ejection port includes a supply pipe that is arranged outside the beam path through which the light passes, and supplies the fluid, and a first branch pipe and a second branch pipe that supply the fluid from the supply pipe to the ejection port, and have the same total length. The first branch pipe includes a first bent portion having a first shape on an upstream side of the fluid, and a second bent portion having a second shape on a downstream side of the fluid, and the second branch pipe includes a third bent portion having the first shape on the upstream side of the fluid, and a fourth bent portion having the second shape on the downstream side of the fluid.
US10065200B2
A static spray mixer is proposed for the mixing and spraying of at least two flowable components, having a tubular, one-piece mixer housing (2) which extends in the direction of a longitudinal axis (A) up to a distal end (21) which has an outlet opening (22) for the components, having at least one mixing element (3) arranged in the mixer housing (2) for the mixing of the components as well as having an atomization sleeve (4) which has an inner surface which surrounds the mixer housing (2) in its end region, wherein the atomization sleeve (4) has an inlet (41) for a pressurized atomization medium. A plurality of grooves are provided in the outer surface of the mixer housing (2) or in the inner surface of the atomization sleeve (4) which respectively extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) and through which the atomization medium can flow from the inlet (41) of the atomization sleeve (4) to the distal end (21) of the mixer housing (2).
US10065197B2
A hydraulic particle separator is described. The particle separator comprises a main body having a top, a bottom, and a wall enclosing an interior cavity. At least one feed port is disposed on the top of the main body to introduce crude particle mixtures. A partition disposed within the cavity separates the cavity into a lower chamber and an upper chamber. The partition has at least one orifice for fluidic communication between the upper chamber and lower chamber. One or more grooves extend vertically along the interior surface of the wall. At least one tangential flow inlet port is disposed along the wall of the upper chamber above the partition.
US10065194B2
A useable particulate nepheline syenite having a grain size to provide an Einlehner Abrasive Value of less than about 100 is described. The particulate nepheline syenite is generally free from agglomeration and moisture free. At least 99% of the nepheline syenite particles have a size less than 10 microns.
US10065189B2
An interface is provided for storing microfluidic samples in a nanoliter sample chip. A fluid access structure provides a fluid access region to a selected subset of sample wells from an array of sample wells. A fluid introduction mechanism introduces a sample fluid to the fluid access region so that the sample wells in the selected subset are populated with the sample fluid without the unselected sample wells being populated with the sample fluid.
US10065183B2
A process for preparing a catalyst provided in the form of a metal oxide catalyst having at least one element selected from Mo, Te, Nb, V, Cr, Dy, Ga, Sb, Ni, Co, Pt and Ce. The catalyst is subjected to an aftertreatment to increase the proportion of the M1 phase, by contacting the catalyst with steam at a pressure below 100 bar or by contacting the catalyst with oxygen to obtain an aftertreated catalyst. The aftertreated catalyst may be used for oxidative dehydrogenation processes.
US10065178B2
A method for preparing a silica-modified catalyst support is described including: (i) applying an alkyl silicate to the surface of a porous support material in an amount to produce a silica content of the silica-modified catalyst support, expressed as Si, in the range 0.25 to 15% by weight, (ii) optionally drying the resulting silicate-modified support, (iii) treating the support with water, (iv) drying the resulting water-treated support, and (v) calcining the dried material to form the silica-modified catalyst support.
US10065177B2
A catalyst support material and a catalyst system incorporating said support material along with a method of making the same is provided for use in applications in which the support material is exposed to sulfur-containing impurities. The catalyst support material generally comprises an inorganic oxide base material having a surface and pores of predetermined size; and a zirconium layer adapted to interact with the surface and sized to be received by the pores of the base material. The catalyst support material being prepared by applying a layer of a zirconium compound to the surface and pores of an inorganic oxide base material followed by calcination in order to convert the zirconium compound to a metal, a metal oxide, or a mixture thereof.
US10065175B2
Provided are a superabsorbent polymer and a preparation method thereof. In the superabsorbent polymer according to the present invention, a low-temperature foaming agent are used together with a high-temperature foaming agent to control the size and distribution of internal pores of the superabsorbent polymer, thereby increasing absorption rate under load without reduction in gel strength.
US10065169B2
An apparatus and method for treating liquid hydrocarbon fuel for increasing the gaseous content of the fuel includes a treatment unit for increasing the gaseous content of the fuel, the treatment unit including an inlet for receiving hydrocarbon fuel and an outlet for discharging a treated hydrocarbon fuel, and a plurality of concentric, spaced apart circular tubes of substantially equal lengths and of a non-magnetic material, the tubes defining a plurality of intermediary spaces, defining flow paths for the hydrocarbon fuel between the inlet to the outlet, and an innermost tube and an outermost tube are electrically connected to opposite poles of an electrical current generator configured for supplying a fluctuating current to thereby increase the gaseous content of the hydrocarbon fuel flowing through the intermediate tank.
US10065167B2
A method and device for processing a liquid with cavitation uses a channel element with passageways having local constrictions and a moving rotor surrounding the channel element. The rotor contains a plurality of rotor channels that are moved during rotation to periodically line up with the passageways in the channel element. To operate the device, liquid is passed through the local constriction in the passageway into an outlet channel at a velocity of at least 1.4 m/s at the exit of the outlet channel to form cavitation bubbles. Cavitation bubbles in the liquid in the outlet channel are collapsed by subjecting the cavitation bubbles to a water hammer hydraulic pulse pressure resulting from periodically rapidly closing of the outlet channel by rotation of the rotor.
US10065155B2
A method for preparing a polygraphene membrane includes adding graphite and sodium nitrate into sulfuric acid to form a first mixture; adding potassium permanganate solution into the first mixture to form a second mixture; adding hydrogen peroxide solution to the second mixture to form a mixture including soluble manganese ions; filtering the mixture including soluble manganese ions to form an aqueous suspension; centrifuging the aqueous suspension; performing ultrasonication of the suspension to obtain graphene oxide sheets; acylating the graphene oxide sheets to prepare an acylated graphene oxide sheet; and polymerizing the acylated graphene oxide sheets to prepare polygraphene.
US10065153B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a water treatment system in which explosions can be prevented even when filtering water to be treated that is able to generate flammable gas. A water treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a water-to-be-treated tank which stores water to be treated, a crossflow-type filtration membrane module which filters the water to be treated, a supply passage through which the water to be treated is supplied to the filtration membrane module from the water-to-be-treated tank by using a supply pump, and a recirculation passage through which the water to be treated is recirculated from the filtration membrane module to the water-to-be-treated tank. The supply passage is provided with an aspirator which mixes a gas with the supplied water to be treated, the gas being recirculated through the recirculation passage to the water-to-be-treated tank together with the water to be treated. The water-to-be-treated tank has an upper space provided above the liquid surface of the stored water to be treated, the upper space being hermetically filled with an inert gas. The water-to-be-treated tank is further provided with a gas transport passage through which the inert gas is supplied from the upper space to the aspirator.
US10065152B2
An energy recovery apparatus used in the seawater desalination system includes a cylindrical chamber (CH) having a space for containing concentrated seawater and seawater therein and being installed such that a longitudinal direction of the chamber is placed in a vertical direction, a concentrated seawater port (P1) provided at the lower part of the chamber (CH) for supplying and discharging the concentrated seawater, a seawater port (P2) provided at the upper part of the chamber (CH) for supplying and discharging the seawater, a flow resistor (23) provided at a concentrated seawater port side in the chamber, and a flow resistor (23) provided at a seawater port side in the chamber. A circular plate (30) having a hole at the center thereof is provided between the concentrated seawater port (P1) and the flow resistor (23), or between the seawater port (P2) and the flow resistor (23).
US10065149B2
A gas-liquid contactor is obtained by including a header pipe for supplying washing water, in a direction perpendicular to a vertical axis direction, the header pipe being disposed above a packed bed contacting section through which exhaust gas moves upward and passes; and spray nozzles for discharging spray water, the nozzles being disposed, in an upward orientation, with predetermined intervals on the header pipe. The spray water that has been discharged from the spray nozzles is supplied at a low liquid flow rate. The discharged spray water becomes a liquid film and falls downward along the surface of the header pipe, and then falls and spreads in the packed bed contacting section, so that the washing water is made to contact the exhaust gas moving upward through the packed bed contacting section. Accordingly, the washing water is used to clear and remove water-soluble substances contained in the exhaust gas.
US10065147B2
Techniques for purifying gases, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes an absorption vessel that can separate impurities from an input gas, a regeneration vessel that can release the impurities from the solvent, a rich solvent storage vessel, and a lean solvent storage vessel. The system can include a solar concentrator array and a thermal storage unit for storing the thermal energy generated by the solar concentrator array.
US10065145B2
An air cleaner arrangement is shown. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. A preferred filter cartridge positionable within an air cleaner arrangement, is depicted.
US10065144B2
According to the invention, the filter plant comprises a gas feed (compressed air feed system) which supplies the filter plant with a cleaning medium at a feed pressure pN. The filter plant also comprises a cleaning tank which is fed by the gas feed and in which the cleaning medium is stored at a cleaning pressure pT. Furthermore, the filter plant also comprises a pressure filter with a filter pressure pF. The pressure filter is cleaned cyclically in pre-determined time intervals or in a manner dependent on differential pressure by the cleaning medium from the cleaning tank.
US10065135B2
Methods of sequestering toxin particulates are described herein. In a primary processing chamber, a carbon source of toxin particulates may be combined with plasma from three plasma torches to form a first fluid mixture and vitrified toxin residue. Each torch may have a working gas including oxygen gas, water vapor, and carbon dioxide gas. The vitrified toxin residue is removed. The first fluid mixture may be cooled in a first heat exchange device to form a second fluid mixture. The second fluid mixture may contact a wet scrubber. The final product from the wet scrubber may be used as a fuel product.
US10065134B2
A blood filter device comprising: a housing comprising an outer wall and a first inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; a membrane which is capable of separating plasma from the blood, wherein the membrane forms an inner chamber; a leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media disposed wherein the inner chamber, the leukocyte and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide depletion media is capable of depleting leukocytes and oxygen and/or carbon dioxide from the blood; an outer chamber disposed between the outer wall and the membrane, wherein the plasma which permeates through the membrane enters the outer chamber and exits the filter device via the first outlet; whereby the blood which has been depleted of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide, leukocytes and plasma exists and filter device via the second outlet.
US10065131B2
An exchange device includes a plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a plurality of openings extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The top surface receives a liquid which flows in a flow direction over the top surface. A plurality of valves is disposed over the openings. Each valve includes a round lid coupled to the first, second, and third legs. The first leg is upstream of the second and third legs relative to the flow direction. The first leg has a width that is greater than the width of the second and third legs. In particular, a ratio of the width of the first leg to the width of the second leg is in a range of 1.6:1 to 2.6:1.
US10065128B2
A toy building set comprising a first and a second building element, wherein the first building element is provided with a first type of hinge part, and the second building element is provided with a second type of hinge part, wherein the first and second types of hinge parts are configured complementarily in such a way that the hinge parts on the first and second elements can be releasably interconnected to the effect that they form a hinged joint between the building elements, whereby the building elements can be mutually rotated about the common hinge axis defined at the hinged joint, wherein the toy building set further comprises at least one third building element comprising a third type of hinge part which is complementarily configured in such a way that the hinge parts on the first and third elements can be interconnected, whereby both the second type and the third type of hinge parts are provided with a toothing.
US10065127B1
A special effects device for providing an energy sword effect. The device includes two long plastic semi-cylinders, and these two blade body members are rolled perpendicular to their length, which creates compact cylinders of material of small volume that can be provided on a pair of spools in a hilt. To extend the blade, a motor provided in the hilt unrolls the blade body members from the spools. Each blade body member passes through a blade forming guideway that nests the semi-cylindrical blade body members together as they leave the hilt. To retract the blade, the process is reversed. The lighting of the blade is achieved with a flexible strip of light sources. The light source strip is attached to a blade end cap and positioned in the center of the two blade body members such that it is pulled up along with the blade body members during their extension.
US10065123B2
An amusement ride (1) and a method for its operation are disclosed. The amusement ride comprises a track (10) along which at least one vehicle (50) is movable, and at least one station (2) for the embarkation and/or disembarkation of passengers. The station comprises at least one platform (3) arranged above a portion of said track (10) in correspondence of the station (2), and the platform comprises an opening (S) for the transit of the vehicle (50) in the station. At least one floor element (20a, 20b, 20c) is arranged in at least one first position in which said floor element closes the opening (S) and is movable from the at least one first position to at least one second position to allow the transit of said vehicle (50) in the station (2). Returning means (25) are configured to move the at least one floor element (20a, 20b, 20c) from the at least one second position back to the at least one first position in which said floor element closes the opening (S).
US10065121B2
Methods and apparatus for recording data of a network interaction protocol are provided. In an exemplary method, protocol data sent from a server are received and then recorded, when the protocol data are recordable protocol data. The recorded protocol data are encoded into a video file. The video file is sent to the server and stored on the server. A video player can be used to play the video file. The apparatus can include a receiving and sending module, a recording module, and/or an encoding module.
US10065117B2
Story panels are generated. A story panel forms a portion of a computer game that includes multimedia content corresponding to a dramatic story and one or more game challenges. The story panels are combined into one or more episodes of the dramatic story, wherein a transition from a first story panel to a second story panel is effected conditioned on fulfilling requirements of a game challenge included in the first story panel. Input options are included in each story panel that enable a user to interact with the story panel when playing the computer game. The story panels are configured to be displayed in one of several different gaming modes. One or more story panels associated with an episode are streamed to electronic devices over network connections for presentation on displays coupled to the electronic devices.
US10065108B2
A motion of a first unit is detected based on an output from a first acceleration sensor provided in a first unit of a controller, and a motion of a second unit is detected based on an output from a second acceleration sensor provided in a second unit separate from the first unit. A game control is performed using the detected motions. Thus, with a game apparatus using a plurality of acceleration sensors or a plurality of sensors capable of detecting a motion a dynamic play is made possible with a high degree of freedom of motion and an intuitive motion input is realized.
US10065106B2
A wheel game apparatus comprising an inner ring mounted for rotational motion about a central shaft having a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, a central cone mounted for rotational motion about the shaft in an axial adjacent position to the upper side of the inner ring and including a plurality of markers thereon, and aligning and engagement features whereby the cone can be rotated relative to the inner ring such that each of the markers will align with a slot and the cone will remain engaged while the inner ring is rotated.
US10065087B2
A set of ball striking devices, such as a set golf clubs, having similar characteristics between clubs within the set of clubs such as length, weight, and lie angle. Characteristics can include lengths and lie angle.
US10065084B2
A golf club head made out of multi-material is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has at least a portion of the body of the golf club head that is further comprised out of a base layer and a lightweight cover layer. The base layer may have a plurality of cutouts to help reduce unnecessary mass and the lightweight cover layer may be made out of an ultra-lightweight material to further reduce the unnecessary mass.
US10065081B1
A system and device system for controlling a height of a levitated object based on a height selection made by a user. The system includes a user input device configured to receive the height selection made by the user, a base in communication with the user input device, and a power source. The base includes a magnet array having a central electromagnet configured to exert an adjustable magnetic force in a first direction, a plurality of peripheral electromagnets each being configured to exert an adjustable magnetic force in the first direction, and a permanent magnet being configured to exert a non-adjustable magnet force in a second direction at least substantially opposite the first direction. The power source is configured to deliver an adjustable current to the magnet array, such that adjustment of the current controls the levitation height of the object.
US10065076B2
A more efficient exercise system can be facilitated by interactive components. A system can comprise receiving distance data, from a wireless network device, associated with a selection of a weight of an exercise machine. Based on the distance data, the system can generate resistance data representative of a resistance associated with the exercise machine. Additionally, in response to the generating the resistance data, the system can assign the resistance data to a user identity associated with a mobile device.
US10065069B1
An exercise machine ergonomic handle system for providing hand-holds for the performance of exercises with reduced flexion and/or extension of the hand and wrist and reduced ulnar and/or radial deviation so as to reduce injury and allow application of full strength to the exercise machine. The exercise machine ergonomic handle system generally includes a longitudinally extending frame, a carriage that moves upon a first longitudinal portion of the frame, and at least one pair of ergonomic handles positioned on a second longitudinal portion of the frame. The ergonomic handles rotate about an axis to prevent flexion and/or extension, and can be positioned at a width and/or angle that reduces ulnar and/or radial deviation.
US10065059B2
An autonomous firefighting tower is a structure that is deployed into a firefighting zone for extinguishing a fire as well as for protecting firefighting personnel on the ground. The structure is able to self-level when being deployed on uneven terrain and requires minimal setup aside from connection to an external water source. A plurality of tower supports is hingedly connected to a base platform and may be adjusted to the terrain. Additional adjustability is provided through a plurality of self-leveling legs. A plurality of stabilizing members provides structural support and stability to the structure during self-leveling and when deployed. A fluid dispenser is connected to the base platform. Water is provided to the fluid dispenser from an external source through a fluid conduit. A control unit and at least one camera allow a remote operator to operate the structure during a firefighting operation.
US10065048B2
Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for a number of disorders. Described are methods and devices to treat disorders that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of subjects.
US10065045B2
A method and medical device for detecting a cardiac event that includes sensing cardiac signals from a plurality of electrodes, sensing a plurality of beats in response to the sensed cardiac signals, identifying each beat of the plurality of beats as one of a normal beat and a not normal beat, determining at least one of whether a number of beats identified as a normal beat is greater than a normal beat threshold, whether an RR interval associated with the beats identified as being a normal beat is less than a threshold interval, and whether RR intervals associated with the beats identified as being normal beats are within an RR interval range, and identifying the cardiac event as being one of shockable and not shockable in response to the determining.
US10065040B2
A method to provide electrical stimulation therapy to stabilize ventricular rate of a heart during episodes of atrial fibrillation. The stimulation therapy may be a plurality of stimulation pulses delivered to the AV node during the AV node refractory period following the sensing of an atrial event.
US10065033B2
A system and method for regulating water metabolism of cells, which comprises an energy wave generator has an energy wave's frequency control mode. The energy wave's frequency control mode includes multiple controls for acting the energy wave generator to generate and emit energy waves each with a corresponding energy density. The energy density is calculated by a corresponding base frequency, a sweep bandwidth of the corresponding base frequency, an emission rate and a total time of emission in a duty cycle, so that the energy waves with the corresponding energy densities effecting on the body of animals or human to regulate water metabolism of cells of animals or human.
US10065030B2
A device for reducing agent penetration at an insertion site is provided that has a porous inner sleeve fluidly connected to a conduit. A vacuum or hydrodynamic source is fluidly connected to the conduit. The device is stabilized by fibroblast in-growth and inhibits bacterial colonization. A device is also provided that has a conduit having a bore and an outer conduit surface. The outer conduit surface is optionally nanotextured to promote fibroblast adhesion and limit bacterial residency. A sleeve is provided in fluid communication with the bore of the conduit, and is formed from materials characterized by a pore matrix through which vacuum or hydrodynamic draw is achieved in a process to promote stabilization and reducing bacterial colonization by draw fluid from an area around the surrounding the site of the device. The sleeve optionally has a distal nanotextured surface.
US10065024B2
Described herein is an assembly having a guide-wire having distally a flexible tip, and a guide-wire kit having comprising an introduction element of the guide-wire, a torque body, proximal to the introduction element, which includes blocking element of the guide-wire to the body, and a slide control which defines a support surface for the guide-wire, manually accessible to control (roto-)translations of the guide-wire, thereby orientations and/or sliding of the flexible tip, when the blocking element is in a release configuration. The torque body, the introduction element and the slide control are each disengageable, independently of the others, from the guide-wire in a radial direction.
US10065021B2
A catheter for delivering an agent to targeted tissue of a mammalian body including a first elongate tubular member having a proximal opening and a distal end wall. A second elongate tubular member having a portion extends through first elongate tubular member and has a distal end extending beyond the end wall. The first and second tubular members form an annular cavity within the first tubular member. A stiffening member has at least a portion disposed within the annular cavity for facilitating accurate placement of the distal end relative to the targeted tissue in the mammalian body and is removeable from the annular cavity after such placement without removal of the second elongate tubular member from the mammalian body. A method is provided.
US10065015B2
Catheters, sheaths, or other tubular devices are provided that include a proximal end, a distal end sized for introduction into a patient's body, and a steerable distal portion. The tubular device includes a primary lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends; an auxiliary lumen adjacent the primary lumen; and one or more reinforcement members including windings extending helically along at least the distal portion, at least some of the windings passing between the primary and steering element lumens and at least some of the windings surrounding both the primary and steering element lumens. In one embodiment, a steering element is slidably disposed within the auxiliary lumen. Apparatus and methods for making such tubular devices are also provided.
US10065014B2
A packaged catheter includes a cover attachable to a container, an intermittent urinary catheter, and a urine collection bag. The container has a closed bottom and an opening formed in a proximal end of the container and communicating with a container cavity. The intermittent urinary catheter has a proximal portion insertable into a bladder and a handle portion connected to the proximal portion; and a urine collection bag connected to the handle portion of the intermittent urinary catheter. The handle portion of the intermittent urinary catheter is inserted into the opening formed in the proximal end of the container to provide a sealing structure between the handle portion and the opening in the container.
US10065008B2
A device provides respiratory treatment such as for sleep disordered breathing and other respiratory conditions in a discreet configuration to provide a minimally invasive system. The system may include a flow pressurizer apparatus configured to generate a pressurized flow of air through a small bore delivery conduit toward a patient interface. The system may further include a treatment compensator coupled with the fine bore delivery conduit. The treatment compensator may be configured at the patient interface to reduce pressure for patient inspiration. A processor may control adjustments to the pressure generated by the flow pressurizer apparatus.
US10065006B2
Dispenser for the discharge of pharmaceutical media having a liquid storage, a base body, an actuating handle that is manually displaced with respect to the base body for causing a discharge process of media from the liquid storage into an environment, and an electronic detection system for detecting discharge processes. A sensor is provided, which, subject to the displacement of a reference component mechanically coupled to the actuating handle such that during a discharge process the reference component is displaced with respect to the base body, generates an output signal. The sensor is configured for generating output signals of two distinguishable types as a function of the extent of the displacement, and is provided with an electronic calibration memory in which calibration data regarding discharge behavior of the dispenser are stored.
US10064987B2
This disclosure relates to preventing over-delivery of a drug and related systems and methods. The method includes receiving, from a drug delivery device, information pertaining to a desired amount of fluid to be delivered by the drug delivery device and receiving information pertaining to a delivered amount of a fluid that has been delivered by the drug delivery device. The method also includes determining that the delivered amount satisfies a predetermined threshold amount and in response to the determination, detecting whether an initial amount of fluid provided to the drug delivery device corresponds to the desired amount of fluid to be delivered.
US10064983B2
Techniques, mixtures and improved porous materials (interconnected porous constructs) that are capable of maintaining a sufficient porosity while conferring improved mechanical and physical strength to the final construct. A sacrificial construct (for example, a sacrificial material such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)) is used to obtain an inverse porosity of the construct it was molded into. The process provides a less porous end material that may be used as an arthroplasty device or surgical implant (for example, an interference screw of suture anchor) among many other applications. The process employs a sacrificial material to reduce the porosity of the final construct to about 35%.
US10064979B2
A method for producing a bone regeneration material containing an octacalcium phosphate-gelatin complex, the method including: co-precipitating octacalcium phosphate with gelatin to produce an octacalcium phosphate-gelatin co-precipitate; washing the co-precipitate with a washing liquid to remove gelatin from the co-precipitate, thereby obtaining an octacalcium phosphate slurry; dispersing the octacalcium phosphate slurry or dry granules formed using the slurry in an aqueous gelatin solution; and drying the dispersion of octacalcium phosphate dispersed in the aqueous gelatin solution to produce an octacalcium phosphate-gelatin complex.
US10064975B2
The present invention relates to a biological film-forming agent which is for facilitating wound healing and coating and protecting biological organs, and for coating and protecting damaged cells, wound surfaces, organs and damaged sites of organs, and wound surfaces reaching soft tissues such as muscle and facia, periosteum or bone cortex. Provided is a biological film-forming agent for suppressing exudation of intracellular fluid from damaged cells, suppressing expansion of inflammation reactions and secondary inflammation reactions resulting from production of fibrin and eliminating adverse effects caused by formation of stabilised fibrin on healing. Various problems can be solved by using the agent containing aluminium chloride, cyclodextrin and water as base components.
US10064973B2
There is provided a tissue adhesive to be applied to a tissue by mixing an adhesive component including an aqueous solution of a fish-derived gelatin with a curative component including an aqueous solution of a water-soluble crosslinking reagent, wherein the water-soluble crosslinking reagent has an amide linkage or an ethylene glycol unit or a sugar chain in the molecular main chain thereof and has two or more of an active ester group or an acid anhydride or an aldehyde group.
US10064966B2
The shoe sole sanitizer provides a UV radiation emitting system that kills microbial pathogens deposited on shoe sole surfaces. The system includes a housing containing at least one UV radiation source. Bottom and side portions of the housing are opaque to provide a UV shield while directing the UV upward towards a top housing portion. The top housing portion has a plurality of holes forming an approximate shape of two shoe sole bottoms. The holes allow the UV radiation to escape the housing and target sole surfaces disposed on and over the exterior of the housing top. Each shoe sole approximation area has a pivotal tang that extends therefrom. Shutters attached internally to the tangs extend or limit UV exposure from the top surface depending on the size of the sole disposed on the top. The system is powered by standard AC electrical power or battery sources.
US10064963B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of treating, ameliorating or preventing a disorder by blocking the signaling pathway of c-Met, wherein said method comprises the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition to a subject in need thereof, which composition contains a lipocalin mutein or a fragment or a variant thereof. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a diagnostic composition suitable for use in, e.g., an immuno-imaging technique to detect the presence of c-Met as well as the uses thereof.
US10064962B2
The invention pertains to a method of monitoring the membrane permeabilization of a liposome and the incidental release of a compound of interest. The method utilizes liposomes comprising a thermosensitive lipidic membrane encapsulating the product of interest and superparamagnetic nanoparticles having the electrostatic surface charge below −20 mV or above +20 mV when measured in an aqueous medium at physiological pH. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: a) measuring relaxation time (T2*); b) heating the liposome at Tm or above Tm; c) measuring T2* after step b); d) obtaining the transverse relaxivity (r2*) values from the T2* values obtained from step a) and step c); and e) determining the ratio of r2* before and after the heating step b). A ratio above 1.5 indicates the liposome membrane permeabilization and the incidental release of the product of interest.
US10064961B2
A method for producing a liquid pharmaceutical preparation which contains a complex consisting of DOTA and gadolinium and a base such as L-lysine or meglumine, includes the following steps: a) An aqueous solution containing free DOTA, free gadolinium and a base such as L-lysine or meglumine is produced. b) The yield of free DOTA and free gadolinium is determined in the solution obtained according to step a). c) Free gadolinium and/or free DOTA is added in order to adjust a stoichiometric excess of free DOTA in the solution. d) The complexation is executed at an increased temperature. e) Additional base such as L-lysine or meglumine is added in order to adjust the pH value. f) The final volume of the preparation is adjusted.
US10064951B2
The present invention relates to a liquid formulation of highly concentrated long-acting human growth hormone conjugate, comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of the long-acting human growth hormone conjugate in which human growth hormone (hGH) is linked to an immunoglobulin Fc region, and an albumin-free stabilizer, said stabilizer comprising a buffer, a non-ionic surfactant, a sugar alcohol, and sodium chloride as an isotonic agent, and a method for preparing the same.
US10064950B2
A method for treating cancer is disclosed by boiling blended cannabis material with oil and collecting oil infused with cannabis; targeting cancerous cells in a body; and injecting the oil infused with cannabis into the body portion with cancerous cells.
US10064949B2
The present embodiments may relate to topically delivered compounded medications for the treatment of scar tissue, skin disorders, and/or other ailments. In one aspect, a transdermal cream or gel may provide for the effective administration of multiple medications simultaneously. Preferably, a silicone-based gel may be provided as a base composition and may have a non-zero percentage of silicone or silicone variant. The silicone-based gel may comprise cyclopentasiloxane, polysilicone-11, dimethicone, and C30-45 alkyl cetearyl dimethicone crosspolymer, and include several active ingredients, such as glucocorticoids, antihistamines, and nerve depressants. The silicone-based gel may include a combination of fluticasone, loratadine, and gabapentin. The concentrations of fluticasone and loratadine may be relatively low, while that of gabapentin moderately high. The silicone-based gel may also have one or more local anesthetics, such as prilocaine and/or lidocaine. The silicone-based gel may include additional active ingredients, such as NSAIDs, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, muscle relaxants, and/or other active ingredients.
US10064939B2
Combination therapy using c-Met inhibitor and IGF-1R inhibitor for c-Met inhibitor resistant cancers
A method of preventing and/or treating a cancer, the method including co-administering a dual inhibitor of c-Met (hereinafter, ‘c-Met inhibitor’) and an IGF-1R inhibitor to a subject in need thereof and a use of IGF-1R as a marker for resistance to a c-Met inhibitor.
US10064937B2
The present invention relates to RSPO and LGR antagonists, and methods of using the RSPO and LGR antagonists for treating or preventing fibrotic diseases.
US10064931B2
Nucleic acid molecules which encode an MRSA PBP2a protein or a fragment thereof which comprises at least 245 amino acid are disclosed. Compositions comprising the nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. Novel proteins which comprise a MRSA PBP2a protein or a fragment thereof which comprises at least 245 amino acid are disclosed are disclosed. Methods of inducing an immune response against MRSA PBP2a are disclosed, as are methods of treating an individual who has been diagnosed with MRSA and methods of preventing MRSA infection in an individual.
US10064918B2
The present invention provides for methods and compositions for treating or preventing arthritis and joint injury.
US10064917B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with pathological calcification or pathological ossification. In certain embodiments, the diseases or disorders are selected from the group consisting of Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI), Idiopathic Infantile Arterial Calcification (IIAC), Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL), hypophosphatemic rickets, osteoarthritis, calcification of atherosclerotic plaques, PXE, hereditary and non-hereditary forms of osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, hardening of the arteries occurring with aging, calciphylaxis resulting from end stage renal disease and progeria.
US10064888B2
This invention provides (a) nanoparticle made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a bioactive compound (such as a nutraceutical or a drug) bound to sugar-beet pectin. The invention further provides foods, beverages, including clear ones, or pharmaceutical preparations, which are supplemented with the nanoparticles made of: sugar-beet pectin; and a hydrophobic bioactive compound bound to sugar-beet pectin. The process of making the nanoparticles of the invention, and methods for supplementing foods or beverages or pharmaceutical preparations with bioactive compounds via the nanoparticles of the invention are also provided.
US10064886B2
Disclosed are compositions comprising synergic combinations of xyloglucans and plant or animal proteins, which are useful in the treatment of intestinal disorders.
US10064885B2
A novel pathway in cancer cell metabolism is identified. Targeting of any gene, protein, or enzyme that modulates activity or flux through this pathway, including, but not limited to IDH1, isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2), aconitase 1 (ACO1), aconitase 2 (ACO2), glutaminase (GLS), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and transaminase, provides effective means of inhibiting tumor growth.
US10064879B2
A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
US10064878B2
The invention relates to tablet comprising granules dispersed in at least one hydrophilic compound or matrix. The granules contain an active agent, at least one amphiphilic compound and at least one lipophilic compound. The tablet may include a gastro-resistant film coating.
US10064871B2
A method of treating a skin disorder (e.g., an inflammatory or neoplastic skin disorder) in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering (e.g., topically administering) the subject an active agent in a treatment effective amount. The active agent may be a compound of Formula I: wherein: each R is independently selected substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl; each A is an independently selected hydrogen, an electron-withdrawing group, or electron donating group; M is a metal; and Z− is a counterion; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US10064858B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing bacterial infections, where a pharmaceutically acceptable iron chelator that reduces biological availability of iron for one or more strains of bacteria, such as VK28 or an analog or derivative thereof is administered to a patient in need of treatment. The method also provides methods and compositions where an iron chelator and an antibiotic are administered to a patient in need of treatment for a bacterial infection.
US10064854B2
This invention relates to the use of cyclopropylamine derivatives for the modulation, notably the inhibition of the activity of Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1). Suitably, the present invention relates to the use of cyclopropylamines in the treatment of cancer.
US10064851B2
Method for the treatment of neurological disorders by enhancing the activity of β-glucocerebrosidase
Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type β-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of β-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for β-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding β-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are β-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of β-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
US10064848B2
Compounds for the preparation of pyridone derivatives are provided. In particular, compounds of formula (IA) are provided, wherein the variable groups are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (IA) can be used as intermediates in the preparation of pyridone derivatives useful as mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors and therapeutic agents for treating cancer.
US10064839B2
The invention provides tricyclic compounds and their use in treating liver disorders, such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and related disorders (e.g., fibrosis). The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
US10064834B2
The present invention includes a method of inhibiting or reducing mTOR signaling or inhibition of indoleamine dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) in a subject with a proliferative disease, which comprises administering to the subject having or suspected to have the proliferative disease, a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
US10064831B2
Licochalcone A and/or plant extracts or microbiologically obtained extracts with an active content of Licochalcone A or cosmetic or dermatological preparations containing Licochalcone A and/or plant extracts or microbiologically obtained extracts with an active content of Licochalcone A for the care of the skin of patients of diabetes mellitus.
US10064822B2
The present disclosure relates to a polypeptide based block copolymer having biodegradability due to peptidase, and a process for the preparation thereof, and polymer micelles using the same. The block copolymer according to the present disclosure is a block copolymer of a polyethylene glycol-based compound having properties such that the solubility for water is different depending on the pH, but cannot form micelles due to a self-assembly phenomenon; and a polyglutamic acid-based compound formed using an aminolysis reaction of glutamic acid and tertiary amine in which the end of one alkyl group is substituted with NH2, or using an aminolysis reaction of glutamic acid and triamine. The block copolymer of the present disclosure has advantages in that the block polymer has both pH sensitivity and biodegradability due to peptidase in the body, and thereby a degradation rate related to a drug release cycle is controlled. Therefore, the block copolymer according to the present disclosure is effective in that the block copolymer can be used as a target-oriented drug delivery agent depending on the pH changes in the body, and as a drug delivery agent that can control the rate of degradation.
US10064818B2
The invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of presbyopia. In a preferred embodiment correction of presbyopia occurs without reduction in distance vision acuity. The compositions of the invention preferably contain pilocarpine and tropicamide.
US10064813B2
Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that can be used in cosmetic applications. The composition can include an effective amount of a Centella asiatica stem cells to reduce the activity of hyaluronidase in skin, an effective amount of tetradecyl aminobutyroylvalylamino butyric urea trifluoroacetate or Alpinia galanga leaf extract to promote the production of hyaluronic acid in skin, an effective amount of tripeptide-1 to promote the production of fibronectin and laminin in skin, and a dermatologically acceptable vehicle.
US10064811B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of retarding hair loss or facilitating hair growth and/or regrowth. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods of using the disclosed compositions to increase the rate of terminal hair growth and/or regrowth in a mammal.
US10064809B2
A viscosity building composition is described. The viscosity building composition comprises a fatty alcohol in combination with one or more polyglyceryl esters. In one embodiment, the composition contains a fatty alcohol in combination with a polyglyceryl monoester. In an alternative embodiment, the composition contains a fatty alcohol combined with a polyglyceryl polyester, such as a polyglyceryl diester or a polyglyceryl triester. In still another embodiment, the composition comprises a fatty alcohol mixed with a blend of polyglyceryl esters. The blend may include at least one polyglyceryl monoester in combination with at least one polyglyceryl polyester, such as a diester, triester, tetraester or decaester. The polyglyceryl polyester is present generally in an amount greater than the monoester. In an alternative embodiment, the blend may include two or more polyglyceryl polyesters. The blend of polyglyceryl esters has been found to dramatically enhance the ability of the fatty alcohol to increase viscosity and build body in personal care products.
US10064808B2
Cationically-charged particulates and compositions containing the cationically-charged particulates for application to keratinous materials are provided. Methods of preparing the cationically-charged particulates are also disclosed.
US10064797B2
Novel compounds having a two-armed cyclic structure are described. These novel compounds absorb both ultraviolet (UV)-A and UV-B radiation and are formulated with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients to generate a topical composition which is photoprotective when applied to the skin of a subject. Methods for measuring the photoprotective properties of the novel compounds are described as are methods of protecting against sunburn or sun damage through the application of the topical compositions formulated as described.
US10064793B2
Disclosed herein is a method of making silver nanoparticles using an ascorbic acid derivative or an alpha-hydroxyl carboxylic acid derivative as a reducing agent. The silver nanoparticles may be coated onto micro particles, embedded in hydrogel particles or coated with polysaccharide. The silver nanoparticles may be used in a wound dressing, a bandage, a fungal treatment product, a deodorant, a floss product, a toothpick, a dietary supplement, dental X-ray, a mouthwash, a toothpaste, acne or wound treatment product, skin scrub, and skin defoliate agent.
US10064792B2
A hybrid coating material and process for pigments and other powders, for example cosmetic powders employs an organometallate, for example a titanate, and a functionalized silicon compound, for example a trialkoxysilane or a functionalized polysiloxane, which covalently bond to each other and to the substrate powder. The coated powders can exhibit excellent hydrophobicity coupled with lipophilicity. Employment of fluorinated silicon compounds may provide hydrophobicity and lipophobicity. Examples show good dispersibility of coated pigments in aqueous, oil and silicone fluids.
US10064791B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition, in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, characterized in that it comprises a 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid polymer, a copolymer of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and of an alcohol(meth)acrylate, and a hydrophobic-modified inulin-based amphiphilic polymer, the globules of the said emulsion having a mean size ranging from 15 to 500 microns and the oily phase being present in an amount of less than 35% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin materials.
US10064787B2
Disclosed is a supporting structure for concurrently supporting a plurality of containers for substances for medical, pharmaceutical or cosmetic applications, comprising a flat, rectangular-shaped carrier having a plurality of apertures or receptacles and at least one supporting member, which is releasably coupled to the carrier, wherein the respective supporting member is configured to support a plurality of containers to said carrier by a positive-fit.According to the invention the positive-fit is formed by coupling the respective supporting member with the carrier such that the containers supported on the container extend into the apertures or receptacles of the carrier.By means of the supporting members tolerances, in particular with respect to the outer radius or the outer contour of the containers and to their length, can be compensated for in a simple manner. Because the containers extend through the apertures of the carrier, the bottoms of the containers are freely accessible from the underside of the carrier even if these are supported on the carrier. This offers significant advantages when processing or further processing the containers. Since the supporting means are clipped into the carrier, these are retained to the carrier in axial direction and thus are supported very reliably on the carrier.
US10064784B2
The present disclosure concerns an adjustable bed facility including a system for executing a computer-based safety-action during a motor-actuated adjustable bed position adjustment, comprising an adjustable bed facility comprising a computer-based controller, an actuator, and a sensor, the computer-based controller providing control of adjustable bed position adjustments, the actuator configured to adjust a height of the adjustable bed facility upon receiving a height-adjustment command from the computer-based controller, and the sensor for determining an actuator action parameter measured value of the actuator, the computer-based controller in communicative connection with the sensor to monitor and compare the motor action parameter measured value to an actuator action parameter normal operation value range, and when the controller determines the monitored motor action parameter measured value is outside the range of the actuator action parameter normal operation value range the controller sends a safety-action command to the actuator.
US10064782B1
Wheeled walker with an integrated safety system includes a frame, wheels on the frame to enable the frame to be manually moved along a surface, and a belt/tether apparatus including a belt adapted to be attached to a person using the walker and at least one tether connected at a first end region to the frame and at a second end region to the belt. The tether may include an elastic portion that provides a proportional tension as distance beyond a slack distance of the elastic portion increases. This limits separation of the walker from the person attached to the belt.
US10064780B2
A multi-functional activity management system for elderly utilizes prior art walking sticks to manage big data related to activity of elderly persons. In addition, new improvements have been made upon prior art walking sticks. By incorporating umbrella function into the walking stick, the stem portion becomes narrower and shorter, thereby making it easy to be inserted into the thin walking stick. New functions have been developed from the prior art walking sticks for better use by the elderly persons.
US10064768B2
A Y-type gauze positioning rod is adapted to be disposed in a Y-type gauze so as to position the Y-type gauze to an affected region. The Y-type gauze positioning rod includes a Y-type flexible body having a holder and two supporting branches. The two supporting branches are connected to the holder and separated from each other. A Y-type gauze positioning assembly is further provided.
US10064766B2
Nonwoven materials having discrete three-dimensional deformations therein forming protrusions that extend outward from the first surface of the nonwoven material and wide base openings adjacent to the second surface of the nonwoven material are disclosed. At least some of the three-dimensional deformations are configured to collapse in a controlled manner when compressive forces are applied on the nonwoven material.
US10064761B2
A method of delivering a discrete cord to a transfer member, wherein the method includes providing a supply path fluidly connected to a metered cord supply. The supply path comprises a fluid flow, a transfer member, and a cutting apparatus. The transfer member comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of orifices on the first surface. The method also comprises moving a deployed cord supply towards the transfer member through the supply path by the fluid flow. The method further comprises moving a portion of the deployed cord supply into an orifice of the transfer member and cutting the deployed cord supply to create a discrete cord comprising a first end and a second end; wherein a portion of the discrete cord is in the orifice to the transfer member.
US10064755B2
A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation control of the handle, a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end, a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness, a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness, an optic fiber disposed within an inner portion of the handle and the housing tube, and a cable disposed within the housing tube and the actuation control. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually curve the housing tube and the optic fiber. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually straighten the housing tube and the optic fiber.
US10064753B2
A device and a method for irradiating the cornea of an eye, wherein the device includes at least the following elements: a ring body, which has a bearing surface embodied concentrically about the longitudinal axis of the device for the purpose of fastening the device on the eye, an irradiation channel for irradiating the cornea, which is located inside the ring body, a light source, which, in the operationally-ready state of the device, is attached inside the ring body for emitting light in the irradiation channel, wherein the bearing surface for fastening the device is arranged outside the irradiation channel, which has the result that the irradiated area itself is not additionally loaded by bearing surfaces of the device.
US10064750B2
An apparatus for assisting in copulation and preventing discomfort due to testicular retraction or displacement (e.g., retractile testicle) during copulation and other activities is disclosed. The apparatus substantially encompasses, circumferentially, the upper portion of the shaft of a penis without constricting the urethra area at the base of the shaft of the penis. The apparatus further conforms to the torso behind the scrotal sack (i.e., between scrotum and torso) to prevent undesired movement of testicles into the abdomen area. The apparatus has a substantial U-shape, the legs curving inwardly toward respective anchoring nodes. Anchoring nodes may be included at the end of each leg of the apparatus to assist in minimizing movement of the apparatus while in use. The apparatus may rigid or may be slightly flexible and, when in use as a copulation aid, provides pressure to restrict outflow of blood from corpora cavernosa thus assisting to maintain erection.
US10064745B2
A stent or scaffold has a tapered end or ends. The scaffold is made using an additive manufacturing technique such as stereolithography (SLA). The scaffold may take the shape of a frustum, or a scaffold having one or both of its ends flared. The scaffold has varying mechanical properties over its length, such as a varying ring stiffness, porosity or elasticity modulus. In one embodiment the strut and link widths change linearly from the distal to proximal ends.
US10064744B2
This disclosure includes bubble actuator arrays and methods for making and using the same. Some bubble actuator arrays include a first flexible layer having a substantially flat first portion and a plurality of second portions that protrude away from the first portion to define chambers, a flexible second layer sealed to the first layer to define a plurality of cells in the chambers and between the layers, and where the array can be coupled to a fluid source such that the internal pressures of the cells can be varied. Some of the present methods include adjusting with a processor and fluid source the pressure in the cells of an array. Others of the present methods include placing sacrificial material into chambers of a molded first layer such that a plurality of cells is formed when a second layer is molded coincident to the first and the sacrificial material is removed.
US10064739B2
The present invention provides artificial disc prostheses, methods and instrumentation for implantation and revision thereof. Each prosthesis may comprise superior and inferior end plates and a nucleus positioned between articular surfaces of the end plates. The end plates may have planar bone engagement surfaces with a plurality of self-cutting teeth. The articular surfaces of the end plates may be planar or include a flattened portion. The nucleus includes superior and inferior articular surfaces which may comprise flattened portions such that when the articular surfaces of the nucleus and the end plates are placed in cooperation in a preferred orientation, the flattened and/or planar portions are aligned. Each prosthesis may provide flexion/extension, anterior/posterior translation, lateral bending, and/or axial rotation degrees of freedom. One embodiment comprises a prosthesis with a first joint providing flexion/extension and anterior/posterior translation, and a second joint providing lateral bending and axial rotation.
US10064730B2
A joint replacement device is provided that includes an inner surface configured to accommodate at least one of a portion of an outer surface of a femoral head of a femur and a prosthetic secured to the femoral head, an outer surface configured to accommodate at least one of a portion of an outer surface of an acetabulum socket and a prosthetic secured to a pelvis, wherein the inner surface and outer surface each have a circular curvilinear shape and together include an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, and wherein the inner perimeter is joined to the outer perimeter to form a posterior limb and an anterior limb, and further including, a posterior portion, an anterior portion, and a superior portion formed from the inner surface and the outer surface; wherein the superior portion further includes a posterior superior portion and an anterior superior portion.
US10064718B2
In one representative embodiment, a prosthetic valve assembly comprises a valve component comprising a radially compressible and expandable frame and a valve structure supported inside of the frame. The valve structure is configured to allow blood to flow through the valve component in one direction and block the flow of blood in the opposite direction. The assembly further comprises a radially compressible and expandable anchor comprising an annular base and a plurality of cantilevered fixation members extending from the base. The fixation members are configured to pivot inwardly toward the valve component when the valve component is radially expanded within the anchor.
US10064714B2
An implant configured to treat prolapse of a pelvic organ includes a support member and an extension portion projecting from the support member. The extension portion has a barbed fixation means provided thereon for anchoring the extension portion into pelvic paravaginal tissue. The barbed fixation means allow bi-directional adjustment of the barbed fixation means relative to the tissue, and when suitably located, the barbed fixation means engage the tissue. The support member comprises a mesh material having a mass density of less than 50 g/m2.
US10064707B2
A bone implant includes a head and a core body extending from the head to a tip. An osteotomy blade extends outwardly from at least a portion of the core body to form a spiral thread. Channels form bone cutting edges of the implant. The implant, and particularly the osteotomy blade, is configured to self-osteotomize and direct cut bone into the channels to facilitate bone growth and grafting and integration of the implant to the bone.
US10064705B2
Appliances and related methods use a resilient retention member that is retained in a recess within a body that is optionally made from a suitably translucent ceramic material. The retention member, optionally in combination with one or more side walls of the recess, provides two or more regions for accommodating a protrusion. The protrusion, in turn, is part of a sliding door which can be opened or closed depending on the equilibrium position of the protrusion with respect to the two or more regions. Based on the engagement between the protrusion and the retention member, these appliances can provide discrete opened and closed door positions to facilitate archwire ligation.
US10064691B2
A surgical controlling system comprising: at least one location estimating means to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool; at least one movement detection means in communication with a movement database and with the location estimating means; and a controller, which controls the position of at least one surgical tool, in communication with a movement database, a control database and the movement detection means. The movement database stores the 3D spatial position of each surgical tool at the present time and at at least one previous time; a tool has moved if its present position is different from its previous position. The control database stores rules to identify a movement of a tool as either an ALLOWED movement or a RESTRICTED movement.
US10064689B2
A system and method of aligning with a reference target includes a computer-assisted medical device. The computer-assisted medical device includes an orientation platform, one or more first joints proximal to the orientation platform, one or more second joints distal to the orientation platform, one or more links distal to the orientation platform, a reference instrument coupled to the orientation platform by the second joints and the links; and a control unit coupled to the first joints and the second joints. The control unit determines a pose of the reference instrument. The pose includes a reference point and a reference orientation. The control unit further positions the orientation platform over the reference point using the first joints, rotates the orientation platform to align the orientation platform with the reference orientation using the first joints, and maintains the pose of the reference instrument using the second joints.
US10064687B2
A data processing method for generating a compensation information for hacking or for determining the position and/or orientation of an object in space, the method comprising the following steps performed by a computer: a) acquiring a predetermined constraint information defining one or more relative or absolute positions and/or orientations of the object in space; b) acquiring position and/or orientation data of the object while the object is positioned or moved while fulfilling the predetermined constraint; and c) determining the compensation information based on the predetermined constraint information and the acquired position and/or orientation data of the object.
US10064683B2
An endoscopic system may include a catheter or tubing and at least one optical sensor disposed along the catheter or tubing and configured to capture image information from a body lumen when disposed within the body lumen and activated. The system may further include an untethered module operatively arranged with the at least one optical sensor and configured to store or transmit image information captured by the at least one optical sensor. The catheter or tubing, at least one optical sensor and module may be portable during use.
US10064681B2
A system for planning and performing a guided and free-handed transperineal prostate biopsy includes a transrectal ultrasound probe, an access needle configured to perforate a perineal access site of a patient, a biopsy gun, and a guide. The guide includes a sliding platform, stabilization bars, upper and lower mounts, and fasteners. The system and guide apparatus is used for locating a target area using the ultrasound probe, positioning the ultrasound and the access needle at respective designated points, precisely measuring the distance to a designated point, and obtaining specimens from a precise point in the prostate, wherein the method is performed free-handed, and multiple tissue or cell specimens may be obtained from the prostate through an initial access needle.
US10064677B2
Methods and devices are provided for retracting a cutting assembly in the event of a failure on a motorized electrosurgical device. As an example, a surgical device is provided that includes a handle portion with an elongate shaft extending distally that has first and second jaws configured to engage tissue therebetween. A cutting assembly cuts tissue engaged between the first and second jaws. A drive shaft extends from the handle through the elongate shaft and moves the cutting assembly. A motorized gear assembly moves the drive shaft. The drive shaft is movable between a first position in which the drive shaft is engaged with the motorized gear assembly such that actuation of the motorized gear assembly drives the drive shaft, and a second position in which the drive shaft is disengaged from the motorized gear assembly such that the drive shaft can move independent of the gear assembly.
US10064668B2
A bone plate locking cannula and drill guide assembly having a locking cannula detachably mountable onto screw-receiving apertures of a bone plate and a drill guide received within the locking cannula such that pilot holes are drilled through the apertures into bone at the proper angle to receive bone screws. The screw receiving apertures have a proximal bore of greater diameter than a distal bore, and the proximal bore is provided with internal threading to mate with external threading located on the distal end of the locking cannula. The bone screws are inserted through the locking cannula after removal of the drill guide and fastened into the bone to secure the bone plate in position without having to remove the locking cannulas from the bone plate, the internal diameter of the locking cannula bore being greater than the maximum diameter of the screw heads. The locking cannula is detached from the bone plate after the bone plate has been secured in place on the bone.
US10064661B2
An articulated fixation device is provided having a high degree of adjustability for securing a plate member thereof to a skull and at least one spinal rod thereof to a vertebral bone. In one form, an adjustable bridge member is provided that is adjustably connected to both the plate member and the spinal rod. The adjustable connections can include an upper and rearward pivot connection between the plate member and the bridge member and a lower and forward pivot connection between the spinal rod and the bridge member.
US10064660B2
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper portion, a receiver member or head, a retaining and articulating structure, and a pressure insert disposed between the shank upper portion and a rod. The receiver has a U-shaped cradle defining a channel for receiving a spinal fixation rod and a receiver cavity. The retaining and articulating structure attaches to the shank and rotates with the shank in the cavity during positioning. The pressure insert presses upon the shank upper portion and not the retaining and articulating structure.
US10064658B2
A polyaxial bone anchor with a receiver, a shank, a pressure insert, a retainer for holding the shank in the receiver, and a closure. The receiver having at least one vertically aligned guide on a surface of an interior shank and insert receiving chamber. The insert having at least one shoulder that aligns with the guide and both properly positions the insert relative to the receiver during assembly and prevents the insert from axially rotating relative to the receiver.
US10064653B2
A medical device and method for detection, retrieval or elimination of disease-associated toxins and biomarkers is provided. A plurality of magnets is arranged within a flexible sheath forming a flexible wire. The magnets are magnetically attached to each other, end-to-end, and arranged with their magnetic polarities alternating in direction. The magnetization direction of each of the magnets is orthogonal to the length axis of the flexible wire. The medical device is completely self-contained and does not require a bulky external field source able to maintain strong magnetic field gradients (100-10,000 T/m) along the wire, and at a radial distance (˜1 mm) to attract magnetic particles throughout the entire vein diameter at a range of physiologic velocities (1-10 cm/sec). This technology is a major step forward for the clinical relevance of CTC analysis to personalized medicine and introduces a powerful generalizable strategy for enrichment of other rare blood biomarkers.
US10064650B2
A surgical device, an outer tube, an endoscope and a treatment tool that have a simple configuration and excellent operability are provided. The outer tube includes a slider in an outer tube body. When the endoscope and the treatment tool are inserted into the outer tube, the endoscope and treatment tool are held by an endoscope holding part and a treatment tool holding part each being provided in the slider, and are combined into a single unit. Consequently, when the treatment tool is moved in the axial direction, the endoscope is moved in the axial direction in interlock with the movement. The outer tube is configured such that the inner diameter of the opening type hermetic valve part for the endoscope that is provided at a valve member is smaller than the inner diameter of the elastic member that is provided for causing the endoscope holding part to hold the endoscope.
US10064649B2
A surgical access assembly for a surgical instrument and/or a surgeon's hand, the assembly including a housing, such as a wound retractor, and a seal body mounted to the housing. The seal body may have a pleated configuration when viewed in cross-section. The seal body may have a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a plurality of radially-extending first channels and the second surface having a plurality of radially-extending second channels, the plurality of first channels being offset from the plurality of second channels. The seal body may define a substantially centrally disposed opening for reception of a hand/arm or instrument. In addition, the seal body may define one or more additional openings for simultaneous reception of an instrument and a hand.
US10064647B2
A blade disarmer is provided herein. The blade disarmer includes a base member having an elongated portion, a bottom portion, and first and second walls extending from the elongated portion. A cover member is removably attached to the base member forming a cavity therebetween. The cover member includes a hinge separating a body portion and a tab. A pair of dome-shaped portions is disposed on the tab configured to assist a pair of side surfaces of the tab proximate each respective dome-shaped portion to flex laterally. A closure mechanism is disposed on the first and second walls and configured to maintain the tab in a plurality of positions. First and second protrusions extend into the cavity.
US10064637B2
As may be implemented with various aspects of the present disclosure, a mesh structure is coupled to inner and outer frames that operate with struts to apply pressure to the mesh. Such an approach may involve sealing the mesh around an opening, such as around one or more artery openings along an interior wall of vascular tissue (e.g., in an aortic arch). Accordingly, blood flow can be filtered in a manner that is useful for capturing particulates such as those resulting from surgical operations. In various implementations, the mesh, struts and frames are deployed using a catheter and shaft coupled to the frames. Such an approach can be implemented to apply a spring force from the shaft and through the frames for sealing the mesh.
US10064636B2
A method involves introducing a gathering part into a lumen in an ureteral access sheath in which is located calculus, wherein at least a part of the ureteral access sheath is located in an ureter in a living body. The gathering part is moved along the lumen in the ureteral access sheath in a forward direction toward the calculus, and then movement of the gathering part in the forward direction is stopped to position the gathering part adjacent the calculus so that the calculus is positioned between the distal end of the ureteral access sheath and the gathering part. The gathering part is expanded while the gathering part is positioned adjacent the calculus, and the calculus is then introduced into the gathering part.
US10064635B2
The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
US10064621B2
A surgical instrument for treating tissue comprising a shaft, an end effector rotatably coupled to the shaft, and a firing member configured to be moved relative to the end effector is disclosed. The surgical instrument further comprises an articulation member operably coupled with the end effector, wherein the articulation member is selectively engageable with the firing member such that the articulation member is operably engaged with the firing member in an engaged configuration and such that the articulation member is operably disengaged from the firing member in a disengaged configuration, and wherein the firing member is configured to move the articulation member relative to the end effector to articulate the end effector when the articulation member and the firing member are in the engaged configuration.
US10064616B2
A suture bridge to accommodate many common types of sutures, including a first leg and a second leg, where first leg and second leg include a patient contacting surface configured to contact a patient's skin. A first support connects to the first leg and second support connects to the second leg. A traversing member connects to the first support and the second support, and the first support and the second support elevate the traversing member away from the patient contacting surfaces of the first leg and the second leg creating a wound eversion void below the traversing member. This forms a wound eversion void which is a void configured to accept an everting wound. In some examples, the suture bridge includes notches on the first leg and the second leg to accommodate more types of sutures.
US10064597B2
The present invention relates to a head and neck simulation phantom device for simulating the head and neck of a body, the phantom device including: a flat type first plate having a first insertion groove formed on one surface thereof; a flat type second plate disposed to come into contact with the other surface of the first plate and having a second insertion groove formed on the contacted surface with the other surface of the first plate in such a manner as to correspond to the first insertion groove; and a plurality of teeth simulants inserted into the first insertion groove and the second insertion groove and for simulating the teeth of the body.
US10064596B2
A method for controlling an X-ray dose of a CT scan includes: setting an initial X-ray dose; performing a first CT scan with the initial X-ray dose to obtain an initial scan image; setting a region of interest (ROI) in the initial scan image; calculating a subsequent X-Ray dose with image values of the ROI in the initial scan image; perform an additional CT scan with the calculated subsequent X-Ray dose to obtain an average image; before receiving an end instruction, repeating the following operations: recalculating a subsequent X-Ray dose with image values of the ROI in the average image and performing an additional CT scan with the calculated subsequent X-Ray dose to obtain a new average image; and saving the average image when receiving the end instruction.
US10064594B2
Methods, apparatus, and other embodiments associated with classifying a region of tissue using quantified vessel tortuosity are described. One example apparatus includes an image acquisition logic that acquires an image of a region of tissue demonstrating cancerous pathology, a delineation logic that distinguishes nodule tissue within the image from the background of the image, a perinodular zone logic that defines a perinodular zone based on the nodule, a feature extraction logic that extracts a set of features from the image including a set of tortuosity features, a probability logic that computes a probability that the nodule is benign, and a classification logic that classifies the nodule tissue based, at least in part, on the set of features or the probability. A prognosis or treatment plan may be provided based on the classification of the image.
US10064587B2
Methods, systems, and machine-readable storage mediums for determining response lines for reconstructing images are provided. An example imaging method includes: receiving single event signals in a detector module and associated with a single event, determining a crystal in the detector module and corresponding to a maximum single event signal of the single event signals, determining an actual energy weighting factor of the crystal, determining an actual depth position corresponding to the actual energy weighting factor of the crystal according to associations between depth positions of the crystal and respective reference energy weighting factors for the crystal, as an acting position in the detector module for the single event, determining a response line of a coincidence event according to respective acting positions in the detector module for two single events constituting the coincidence event, the two single events including the single event, and reconstructing an image according to the response line.
US10064585B2
According to an embodiment, a photon detecting element includes one or more avalanche photodiodes and a circuit. The circuit is connected between cathodes of the one or more avalanche photodiodes and an external power source. The circuit is configured in which a first temperature coefficient representing variation of a setting potential with respect to temperature variation when constant-current driving is performed so that electrical potential of the cathodes becomes equal to the setting potential is substantially the same as a second temperature coefficient representing variation of breakdown voltage of the one or more avalanche photodiodes with respect to temperature variation.
US10064579B2
A system and method of managing therapy provided to patients in an institution. The system monitors all aspects of the medication delivery to a patient, as well as other information related to the patient, such as values of vital signs, laboratory results and patient factors such as history, diagnosis, allergies and the like. The system includes one or more databases of information, including institutionally developed rules, guidelines and protocol representing the best medical practices of the institution. The system provides alerts and/or recommendations based on the application of the rules to the information being monitored, and alerts care givers accordingly, providing for dynamic adjustment of the patient's therapy. The system also monitors the status of the alerts, and if no action is taken in a selected period of time, may escalate the priority of the alert and/or halt the delivery of medication to the patient until the alert is resolved.
US10064576B2
An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line. The apparatus includes an introducer and a catheter configured to advance the catheter through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the catheter and place in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced the catheter is configured to transport a bodily fluid (i.e. blood) to a volume outside of the body.
US10064567B2
Systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces are described herein for identification of optimal electrical vectors for use in assisting a user in implantation of implantable electrodes to be used in cardiac therapy. Cardiac improvement information may be generated for each pacing configuration, and one or more pacing configuration may be selected based on the cardiac improvement information. Optimal electrical vectors using the selected pacing configurations may be identified using longevity information generated for each electrical vector. Electrodes may then be implanted for use in cardiac therapy to form the optimal electrical vector.
US10064555B2
A guide member system includes a guide member, a light source, and a detector. The guide member comprises at least one illumination fiber. The at least one illumination fiber distally transmits the light projected by the light source from the proximal end of the guide member to the distal end of the guide member. The distal end of the guide member is projects the distally transmitted light. The distal end of the guide member receives light projected from the distal end of the guide member and reflected back toward the distal end of the guide member. The at least one illumination fiber proximally transmits the reflected light from the distal end of the guide member to the proximal end of the guide member. The proximal end of the guide member projects the proximally transmitted light toward the detector. The detector detects the proximally transmitted light.
US10064554B2
Disclosed are fiber optic devices and related methods that allow for measurement of blood flow and oxygenation in real time. These devices have particular application to the spinal cord. Such devices have applicability in, for example, the care of military members sustaining combatant and noncombatant spinal injuries, as well as to civilians. The devices also have utility in the acute and subacute management of spine trauma, enhancing the efficacy of interventions aimed at the prevention of secondary ischemic injury, and ultimately improving neurologic outcome.
US10064548B2
A method for assessing the function of at least one sensory field of a subject, and apparatus and systems for carrying out the method, the method comprising: using a display, presenting stimuli to selected locations of the sensory field, the selected locations being centered at points on a sampling grid spanning a portion of the sensory field, wherein the individual stimuli if presented simultaneously at the sampling grid points would overlap in the space defined by the sensory dimensions of the field; using a sensor, detecting responses in the subject's sensory field evoked by the stimuli; and processing the detected responses to relate them to the function of the subject's sensory field at the selected locations.
US10064539B2
An inspection positioning prostatic capsule expansion catheter includes a catheter main body. The catheter main body is internally provided with a catheterization cavity, a rinse cavity, a front bag cavity, and a rear bag cavity. The four cavities are each provided with a front-end opening. At the rear of the front-end openings of the catheterization cavity and the rinse cavity is the front bag cavity. At the rear of the front bag cavity is the rear bag cavity arranged in parallel. The catheter main body at the tail of the rear bag cavity is provided with a miniature visual probe. The miniature visual probe is mounted on a semi-circular protrusion at the tail of the rear bag cavity.
US10064533B2
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.
US10064523B2
Shower caddies with a tilt-resisting locking mechanism that resists rotation of the caddies when supporting an uneven load. The shower caddies may also include vertically and horizontally movable baskets that are independently adjustable by a mechanism, which allows the user to adjust both the vertical and horizontal position of the basket.
US10064521B1
The present invention is incorporated in an automated multi-dish cooking machine that is internet enabled and can be programmed to cook multiple dishes at any given time. The cooking machine can also store various recipes and food can be cooked in different portion sizes from different parts of the world at the same time. Based on the selected recipe, various items can be dispensed in measured quantities to the cooking vessel. The cooking machine also includes stirring assembly that can mix and stir food ingredients at programmed time intervals as per the details of selected recipe. This cooking machine can be operated from a remote location and may be programmed to start cooking different meals within each cooking vessels at different times since all the recipes do not call for same time for the entire cooking process.
US10064520B2
A blender system includes a container having a rotatable blade assembly therein, a lid covering an open end of the container, and a base with a motorized unit. When the container is coupled with the base, the motorized unit is adapted to drive rotation of the rotatable blade assembly. The lid includes a hinged actuator lever adapted to actuate the motorized unit. A detent extends from the hinged actuator lever and passes through a series of apertures and presses against a slidable actuator shaft disposed in the container and maintained in its position by a spring force, thereby depressing a switch for the motorized unit. A rotatable blade system includes cutting blade(s) and crushing blade(s). The crushing blade extends longitudinally outwardly from a hub. When the hub rotates in a first direction or second direction opposite the first direction, a face of the crushing blade is leading or trailing, respectively.
US10064508B2
A container and a method of manufacturing a container having a base portion and a sidewall which together form a partially enclosed space for holding a fluid; and a cooling element fixedly connected to the base portion, the cooling element comprising a cavity and a cooling material sealed within the cavity.
US10064496B2
There is provided a head rest device 10 that does not impair safety of a seated person even when a secondary battery 35 is accommodated therein.An accommodation space 28 partitioned by a partitioning plate part 25 is provided inside a cushioning core material 12 of a head rest main body, and a secondary battery 35 is accommodated inside the accommodation space 28.
US10064492B2
The present invention includes a removable recliner seat cushion as well as a method for attaching the removable recliner seat cushion to reclining furniture. The removable recliner seat cushion comprises a seat cushion and at least two attaching flaps. The present invention also includes a method for attaching a removable seat recliner set cushion to reclining furniture.
US10064489B2
A flat panel mounting system includes a TV bracket and a wall bracket. The TV bracket is adapted to be mounted to a flat display. The TV bracket includes a flange extending from an elongate panel thereof and a lip extending from the flange. The wall bracket is adapted to be mounted to a wall and includes a flange extending from an elongate panel thereof. The flange and elongate panel of the wall bracket define a laterally extending channel. The wall bracket also includes a flapper moveable within the channel between forward and rearward positions. When the TV bracket is placed on the wall bracket in an assembled position, the flange and lip of the TV bracket is received within the channel and is prohibited from being removed from the channel by the flapper via coaction between the lip and the flapper while the flapper is in the forward position.
US10064488B2
A simple bracket system for hanging tools, garden equipment, shelves, or other items. The system consists of two primary elements, a horizontal board mounted to the wall or structure, and F-shaped brackets which mount to the board in a unique fashion while maintaining a degree of horizontal adjustability. Additional elements such as spacers and strengtheners can be added depending on usage needs. The design allows for a low-cost storage system to be quickly installed for basic storage needs.
US10064485B2
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and at least one supporting member. The first rail has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The second rail has a recessed part. The at least one supporting member is movably mounted between the first rail and the second rail. A portion of the at least one supporting member is accommodated in the recessed part. The at least one supporting member is configured to support the second rail. Wherein, when the at least one supporting member is moved from a first position to a second position, the portion of the at least one supporting member is extended beyond the first end of the first rail.
US10064481B2
A cleaning element to be fastened on a cylindrical basic body has a longitudinal axis and is designed as a cylindrical hollow element and comprises a skeleton and a spiked lattice stretched on the skeleton. The skeleton is connected to the spiked lattice by means of a rubber sealing compound, and an inner surface of the cleaning element facing the longitudinal axis is formed by the skeleton or the rubber sealing compound. The skeleton is formed by support rings which are arranged at certain intervals concentric with the longitudinal axis and which are held by means of one or more webs extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
US10064478B2
A feeder stand including a rotary ground auger and base holds a feeder above the ground. An upright elongated rod defines a stand supported by an auger having helical coils removably screwed into the ground. A platform such as a round disc, or wire mesh platform is supported on the top distal end of the rod. At least two opposing legs extend perpendicular to the vertical elongated rod and auger forming a base. The distal end of selected opposing legs are bent or angled upward perpendicular from the ground forming handles for rotating the auger into the ground. The portion of the legs extending outward normal to the elongated support pole provides a base bearing against the ground for increased lateral support.
US10064475B2
A cosmetic applicator having a core that supports the application elements in the form of bristles and/or comb tines; the core has a central body that is itself equipped with a plurality of bristles and/or comb tines protruding out directly from it; the core is also composed of at least one arm that protrudes out from the central body and is itself equipped with a plurality of bristles and/or comb tines and is mobile relative to the central body.
US10064470B2
A hair care appliance including a motor for generating an airflow through the appliance, the motor comprising: a frame for supporting a rotor assembly, the frame including an outer wall; and a rotor assembly including a shaft and an impeller, the impeller including a plurality of blades. An impeller housing portion of the outer wall surrounds the impeller. An inner surface of the impeller housing portion includes at least one groove extending in an axial direction and positioned such that the at least one groove extends along at least the axial extent of the blades of the impeller.
US10064459B1
Portable decorative element comprising a rigid structure (10) having decorative piercings (11), receiving on its rear face (12), in position of use, a lining (20) forming a plate visible through these piercings, capable of being bent in an elastic manner, characterized in that the rear face (12) of the rigid structure comprises at least two shoulders (14, 16) opposite to each other and against which, in position of use, the edges (21) of the lining (20) are pressed in an elastic and reversible manner in order to apply a tightening of this lining resulting in its pinning against the rear face of the structure.
US10064452B1
A seatbelt tongue includes a webbing-receiving portion, a tongue portion, and a connecting portion connecting the webbing-receiving portion and the tongue portion. The connecting portion includes a lattice structure plastically deformable relative to the webbing-receiving portion and the tongue portion.
US10064450B1
A retrofit shoe heel system for stiletto-heeled shoes has a heel outsole piece, a heel midsection piece, and a heel top piece. The heel outsole piece has a column extending therefrom with an open-end, hollow shaft running longitudinally therethrough which is sized and shaped to receive the stiletto heel of a shoe, and a ground contact surface area extending outwardly about the column which increases the shoe's heel ground contact area. The heel midsection piece has an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of the outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround the column of the outsole piece. The heel top piece has a skirt portion with an outer contour substantially matching an outer contour of the outsole piece, and an aperture therethrough which is sized and shaped to surround the column when stacked on top of the outsole piece.
US10064440B2
A gown with an opening to allow passage the user's head allowing the gown to rest on the user's shoulders and an opening in the back with one cord attached to the inside of each side of the opening in the back of the gown and each cord then extends toward the shoulder area where each cord is temporarily attached and the cord further extends toward a hole in the opposite side of the opening in the back where it passes through a hole to the outer portion of the gown.
US10064436B2
A garment portion comprises a flexible resilient belly panel portion adapted to substantially conform to and cover a wearer's belly. The belly panel portion extends from an upper edge portion below the wearer's breast area and over the wearer's abdomen to a lower edge portion below the wearer's waist. A waistband is selectively connected with the lower edge portion of the belly panel. The belly panel portion is removably attached to the waistband.
US10064435B2
An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets. The electronic cigarette can also include an air flow diverter which directs incoming air away from a heating zone of the heater.
US10064431B2
An exemplary atomizer includes a housing and a mouthpiece assembly. The housing defines a liquid chamber for storing tobacco liquid. The mouthpiece assembly is arranged at a first end of the housing. The mouthpiece assembly defines an air passage and a backflow chamber. The backflow chamber includes a closed bottom end away from the housing, and an open near end adjacent to the housing. The open end is in communication with the air passage.
US10064429B2
A system configured to produce smokable products including filter elements formed from multiple fibers is provided. The system includes a texturing apparatus configured to combine the fibers such that the fibers are at least partially entangled with each other and form a mixed fiber product. The entangled fibers may be sufficiently separated from one another such that plasticizer may be applied to the mixed fiber product without necessarily performing tow opening, crimp removal, or blooming operations. The fibers combined to form the mixed fiber product may define characteristics that differ or which are the same. Accordingly, filter elements may be produced that include different fibers that have respective desirable properties associated therewith. Related methods, apparatuses and mixed fiber products are also provided by the disclosure.
US10064419B2
A method of forming flavor particles comprising spraying an emulsion of a flavor material in an aqueous coating material with a core material in a heated environment at a drying temperature, the core material being a finely-divided native starch having a gelatinization temperature higher than that of the drying temperature. The process allows much quicker and more efficient processing.
US10064408B2
A concentrated treatment composition includes a bird repelling composition, a glycol, and a fragrance-containing/odor control composition. The concentrated treatment composition provides a stable product that is miscible with water. Methods for applying to the treatment compositions are also provided.
US10064404B2
Provided herein are formulations and methods for the stabilization of one or more thrombocytes at ambient temperatures. Also provided are formulations and methods for the stabilization of one or more thrombocytes in an inactivated state in a blood sample at ambient temperatures. Further provided are articles of manufacture and kits and methods for substantially stable storage of one or more thrombocyte at ambient temperatures.
US10064401B1
A packaging system for fishing hooks and other items having an eye, such as a needle. A backing member has a flexible and transparent cover hingedly attached to the backing member along an edge of each item. A flexible and resilient line passes through one or two openings on the backing member such that a bulbous loop is formed on one side of the backing member. The held items are fed onto the line via the each item's eye and the items held between the bulbous loop and the backing member such that the bulbous loop prevents the items' discharge from the line. When the bulbous loop is squeezed, it becomes flattened allowing the items to slide off of the line in orderly fashion. When the bulbous loop is no longer squeezed, it resiliently returns back to its bulbous state.
US10064400B2
A fishing rod comprises a hollow tubular rod blank having a plurality of prepreg layers, where each prepreg layer includes a graphene-resin mixture comprising a resin and a graphene preparation evenly disposed throughout the resin. The rod blank further includes a fiber cloth impregnated with the graphene-resin mixture. The plurality of prepreg layers are applied and pressed together in alternate layers of graphene-resin mixture and fiber cloth to form the rod blank.
US10064398B2
The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human-non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanized antibodies; compositions comprising said antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in said methods.
US10064387B2
A one handed squeezable water bottle for pets with an attached water bowl on top. The invention can be used for one hand dispensing of water for a pet. The bowl is adapted to contain a remaining volume of water for the pet to drink when the user releases pressure from the reservoir carrying the water.
US10064386B2
A feed chute for dispensing to a first kind of animal but rejecting a larger muzzle and tongue of a second kind of animal. A gate is hinged to a first shorter side wall such that the gate forms one side of a dispenser end of the chute when the gate is fully-open, sufficiently large to accommodate a muzzle of the first kind of animal. The gate detente determines a closed position of the dispenser end. When the second kind of animal attempts to access the feed, its wider muzzle urges the gate towards the fully-closed position, which is sufficiently small to prevent entry of the second kind's muzzle and tongue.
US10064380B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01063585. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01063585. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01063585 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01063585 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10064376B1
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1564482 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1564482 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1564482 in a breeding program.
US10064375B1
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety CL1360998 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety CL1360998 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using CL1360998 in a breeding program.
US10064368B1
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068133. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068133. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068133 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068133 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10064366B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH572523. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH572523, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH572523 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH572523.
US10064347B2
A plant cultivation system 100 includes a plurality of plant cultivation units 20, and a management apparatus 30 that manages each plant cultivation unit 20. Each plant cultivation unit 20 includes a greenhouse 1 that serves as a space for plant cultivation, an environment control unit 12 that controls an environment in the greenhouse 1, a storage unit 9 that stores setting values that are control targets for the environment control unit 12 for every number of elapsed days since the cultivation initiating day, and an environment setting instructing unit 10 that sets the setting values stored in the storage unit 9 in the environment control unit 12 in accordance with the number of elapsed days since a cultivation initiating day. The management apparatus 30 sends the setting values for every number of elapsed days since the cultivation initiating day to each of the plant cultivation units 20, causes the storage unit 9 of each of the plant cultivation unit 20 to store the setting values, and gives an instruction for initiating plant cultivation.
US10064339B2
A system and method for producing a bale having a target weight set by a user. A processor compares stored actual weights to the target weight, and, based on a difference, adjusts the bale-forming process. The processor may calculate a load value for a connecting rod, measure an actual load value for the rod, and, based on a difference, set a new pressure value for the process, and then repeat these steps until the bale is fully formed. The processor may determine a first line relating a calculated load on the connecting rod to a current pressure, determine a second line relating a measured load on the rod to the current pressure, identify a pressure value at the intersection of the first and the second lines, and make this the new pressure value for the process, and then repeat these steps until the bale is fully formed.
US10064331B2
The present invention relates to a mechanical weed seed management system and device for use on a harvester. The device comprises a plate to separate straw waste from chaff waste after their discharge from the harvester; a chute to catch, direct, and deposit the straw waste to the ground; and an annular trough comprising a means for transporting material through its length, for catching, transporting, and depositing the chaff waste on top of the straw waste on the ground, wherein the trough is of a depth greater than 150 mm, and wherein the plate directs the straw waste from the harvester to the chute. The system for the management of weeds in farmable land comprises the device.
US10064329B1
A grass and weed trimmer head is provided having a trimmer head body wherein the outside surface has a dome-like contour with the drive shaft of the trimmer centrally fixed to the top of the dome. The bottom of the body is a circular opening having an inside diameter large enough to accommodate the outside diameter of a rotatable bottom plate so as to allow sufficient clearance to permit free rotation of the bottom plate while providing insufficient clearance for debris to enter the clearance. The rotatable bottom plate is disposed in a manner so as to redirect cutting debris away from the crevasses in the trimmer. The dome-like contour encourages the redirection of the cutting debris outwards and away from the central shaft thereby significantly reducing the propensity of wrapping and clumping around the central shaft. Easy removal of the cutting strings aids disentanglement of cuttings from the trimmer.
US10064327B2
A method and apparatus for minimizing the volume of a liquid carrier used for delivering an agricultural product into a furrow during planting. In one embodiment, a spray nozzle is mounted on a planter row unit so as to dispense a carrier containing an agricultural product along a dispensing pattern in alignment with the pattern width of the spray nozzle, in the direction of the furrow. In one embodiment a seed cover assembly is operatively connected to a seed tube assembly. A seed cover application tube is mounted to the seed cover assembly. A seed cover brush is mounted to the outlet end of the seed cover application tube configured to contact the carrier containing the product during the dispensing thereof and brush the carrier containing the agricultural product onto the seed being dispensed from the seed tube assembly. In another embodiment, a seed firmer application tube assembly is utilized.
US10070570B2
A mounting device that, during movement of a mounting head, captures a first image that includes components that are collected in the mounting head and first fiducial marks, captures a second image that includes the components that are collected in the mounting head and second fiducial marks, and generates an image of the components that are collected in the mounting head using the first image and the second image based on the positional relationship of the first fiducial marks and the second fiducial marks. At this time, the mounting device captures the first image after the components and the first fiducial marks enter the same imaging range prior to the second fiducial marks entering the imaging range, and after that, captures the second image after the first fiducial marks come out from the imaging range and the components and the second fiducial marks enter the same imaging range.
US10070567B2
In embodiments, a PCB reflow process may be carried out by the components of an automated system working together to separate PCBs from reflow carriers and transport the reflow carriers back to a previous station of the PCB reflow system. The automated reflow carrier recycling system that is described herein may include a clip unlocking mechanism, a PCB pickup mechanism, a shifter, one or more lifters, and one or more overhead conveyors.
US10070563B2
A substrate is fixed to a housing. Heating elements are mounted on a surface of the substrate on the housing-side. A radiating component is provided between the heating elements and the housing. A surface of the housing on the substrate-side includes accommodating recesses, a partitioning wall part, a peripheral wall part, and buffer parts. In each of the accommodating recesses, a corresponding one of the heating elements is accommodated. The partitioning wall part separates the heating elements from each other. The peripheral wall part surrounds the accommodating recesses and the partitioning wall part. Each of the buffer parts is formed between a corresponding one of the accommodating recesses and the peripheral wall part. Each of the buffer parts is formed to be higher than a bottom part of a corresponding one of the accommodating recesses, and to be lower than the peripheral wall part.
US10070562B2
A method and apparatus for heat-dissipation in an avionics chassis can include a housing having an outer surface, defining an exterior of the housing, an inner surface, defining an interior of the housing, and a set of walls at least partially separating the exterior of the housing from the interior of the housing, a heat generating component located within the interior of the housing, and a thermal plane thermally coupled to the heat generating component and configured to direct heat away from the heat generating component.
US10070561B1
A data center can include at least one computing room, and at least one rack system disposed in the computing room. The rack system includes a rack housing and a plurality of computing devices mounted to the rack housing. The data center can further include a cooling system that includes at least one surface that is wetted with a liquid, and delivers source air across the at least one surface such that heat is transferred from the source air to the liquid so as to produce cold air. The cold air then flows into a cold air aisle and is received in the computing devices so as to cool the computing devices.
US10070560B2
Cooling apparatuses and methods of fabrication are provided which facilitate immersion-cooling of an electronic component(s). The cooling apparatus includes a drawer-level enclosure sized to reside within an electronics rack. The drawer-level enclosure includes a compartment which accommodates one or more electronic components to be cooled. A dielectric fluid is disposed within the compartment. The dielectric fluid includes a liquid dielectric which at least partially immerses the electronic component(s) within the compartment(s). A hinged, liquid-cooled heat sink is also disposed within the compartment of the enclosure. The heat sink operatively facilitates cooling the one or more electronic components via the dielectric fluid within the compartment, and is rotatable between an operational position overlying the electronic component(s), and a service position which allows access to the electronic component(s).
US10070557B2
An electronic device according to the present invention includes a fan motor disposed at the upper side of a ventilation hole in an upper wall part of a casing containing an electronic component. A fluid receiving part for receiving fluid is positioned beneath lowermost points of vanes of the fan motor.
