US10145335B2
An example thrust reverser of a gas turbine engine is configured to connect to an aircraft wing via a pylon via one or more thrust reverser mounts located adjacent to a top circumferential apex of the engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first cowl moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position relative to a second cowl. The first cowl in the deployed position configured to permit thrust to be redirected from an engine to slow the engine. The first cowl forming a portion of a substantially annular encasement of the engine. The first cowl directly interfaces with second cowl of the encasement at a cowl interface position that is more than 18 degrees circumferentially offset from the top circumferential apex when the first cowl is in the stowed position.
US10145332B2
A method for adjusting the volume of the combustion chamber of an engine with high accuracy is provided. A cylinder head (200) of an engine includes a recess (204) constituting part of the combustion chamber of the engine, and a mating surface (202) for a cylinder block. The method for adjusting the volume of the combustion chamber includes measuring a plurality of portions of the surface of the recess (204) and a plurality of portions of the mating surface (202) by using a displacement meter, calculating differences between the respective measurement values of the mating surface (202), and the design shape of the mating surface (202) in a state in which the design shape of the surface of the recess (204) is fitted with respect to the respective measurement values of the recess (204), and deciding the cutting amount of the mating surface (202) based on the calculated differences and cutting the mating surface (202) by the decided cutting amount.
US10145326B2
Methods and systems are provided for performing mitigating actions in response to detecting a fuel injector leak. In one example, a method may include in response to detecting a fuel injector leak, performing first high pressure mitigating actions including increasing a fuel rail pressure, increasing a pulse width delivered to the leaking fuel injector, and commanding fuel injection during compression stroke; in response to the first mitigating actions not reducing the leak below a threshold rate, performing second high pressure mitigating actions including increasing the fuel rail pressure, increasing the pulse width delivered to the leaking injector, and commanding fuel injection during intake stroke for a cylinder receiving fuel from the leaking injector; and in response to the second mitigating actions not reducing the leak below the threshold rate, reducing the fuel rail pressure, and commanding intake stroke fuel injection to all cylinders.
US10145325B2
A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes an engine stall module and an actuator control module. The engine stall module identifies a potential engine stall based on a speed of an engine and a rate of change in the engine speed. The actuator control module selectively adjusts an actuator of a powertrain system to prevent the engine from stalling when a potential engine stall is identified.
US10145317B2
Disclosed herein is a system for managing combustion in an internal combustion engine includes a detection module that determines a combustion condition of the internal combustion engine. The combustion condition includes one of a first combustion condition or second combustion engine. The system also includes a fuel table module that receives the combustion condition and selects an engine operating request based on data in a first fuel table when the combustion condition is the first combustion condition, and data in a second fuel table when the combustion condition is the second combustion condition. The system additionally includes an engine control module that receives the engine operating request and generates engine operating commands based on the engine operating request.
US10145316B2
Methods and systems are provided for integrating a VCR engine with a CVT transmission. Responsive to a driver demand, a controller may determine whether to maintain a current compression ratio or transition to an alternate compression ratio based on the fuel economy benefit of the transition and further based on any engine limitations that may be incurred at the engine speed-load following the transition. To improve the net fuel economy benefit while addressing the engine limitation, a compression ratio transition may be combined with a CVT adjusted engine speed-load regime, while maintaining engine power output.
US10145311B1
The Intelligent Fault Tolerant Throttle Body prevents unintended acceleration of vehicles. This invention solves this emergency by returning the throttle plate to a safe position when commanded by a driver Emergency Button or by brake actuation. The device is installed on a conventional throttle body and comprises an Emergency Button (EB) and a Throttle Motor Controller (TMC). The TMC is a micro controller contained inside the throttle body assembly that intercepts and modifies signals from the engine control unit (ECU) to the Throttle Body Motor (TBM) and monitors the brake switch signal and the throttle position sensor (TPS). The TMC has an internal accelerometer and a throttle pedal sensor input as well as other sensors which are used as additional confirmation of a true unintended acceleration condition and not resulting from ECU, wiring or sensor failures.
US10145300B2
Methods and systems are provided for the design and manufacture of a crankshaft of a piston internal combustion engine. In one example, a crankshaft comprises a crankshaft throw, the crankshaft throw comprising a crankpin and crank webs. The crank webs are formed asymmetrically in a region of the crankpin with respect to a plane intersecting an axis of rotation of the crankshaft and a center axis of the crankpin, such that the breaking strength of the crankshaft throw is increased at a crankshaft angle of rotation which differs from the top dead center position of a piston to which the crankpin is coupled, and at which the piston exerts a maximum combustion-induced force on the crankpin.
US10145297B2
Disclosed is a controller for a turbocharged engine. The engine includes a supercharger configured to supercharge intake air using an exhaust gas from the engine, and including movable flaps arranged so that a boost pressure generated in an intake passage is adjustable. If a rotational speed of a turbine and compressor that constitute the supercharger has reached a first threshold lower than an endurance limit, an amount of fuel injected to the engine is reduced to a predetermined amount. If the rotational speed has reached a second threshold lower than the first threshold, the amount of fuel injected is reduced in accordance with an excess of the rotational speed over the second threshold.
US10145296B2
The present disclosure relates to an exhaust-gas turbocharger for a supercharged internal combustion engine having a charge-air cooler. In order to prevent the formation in the charge-air-guiding parts of condensate which above a certain quantity, if it remains within the charge-air-guiding parts, leads to damage to the engine, such as, for example, ice formation, water shock or corrosion, it is proposed to provide a condensate outlet opening on the compressor of the exhaust-gas turbocharger, which opening is provided in a lowermost region of a charge-air flow path through the compressor.
US10145293B2
The present utility model relates to the technical field of engines, in particular to a low-emission cylinder with an external scavenging duct, wherein cylinder side covers are mounted on two opposite side walls of a cylinder body, a top surface of the cylinder body is a top surface of the uppermost cooling fin and a bottom surface thereof is a mounting surface, an exhaust port is provided in an inner cylinder bore of the cylinder body, an exhaust outlet is provided on a side wall of the cylinder body corresponding to the exhaust port, scavenging ports are respectively provided on two side walls in the inner cylinder bore adjacent to the exhaust port, a scavenging bore is provided in the side wall opposite to the exhaust port in an axial direction, a scavenging duct inlet is provided on the mounting surface corresponding to the side wall of the scavenging bore, scavenging grooves are respectively provided outside the side walls corresponding to the scavenging ports, and scavenging duct is formed between the corresponding scavenging port, the scavenging groove, the scavenging bore, the scavenging duct inlet and the cylinder side cover. The advantages are as follows: the low-emission cylinder can not only ensure the power performance and economical efficiency of engines, has low emission values without needing a secondary purification treatment, but can also satisfy the requirements on the limit values of emission standard.
US10145292B1
A spark plug including a pre-chamber for an engine is provided. The spark plug extends along a spark plug longitudinal axis. The spark plug includes a first cylindrical structure having a wall defining a bore. An electrode is positioned inside the bore such that the electrode is spaced apart from the wall to define at least one electrode spark gap. The spark plug further includes a second cylindrical structure configured to receive the first cylindrical structure. The second cylindrical structure has one or more access apertures configured to facilitate access to the wall of the first cylindrical structure, wherein a plane perpendicular to the spark plug longitudinal axis passes through the electrode spark gap and intersects the one or more access apertures.
US10145290B2
A mount (100) for an exhaust system includes a support (110) configured for being fixed to a component of the exhaust system (200) or an underbody of a vehicle, and a mounting mandrel supported by the support (110). The support (110) has a first plate (111) and a second plate (112) spaced apart from the first plate (111). The first plate (111) and the second plate (112) each include a fixing section (113, 114) for fixing the support (110) to a component of the exhaust system (200) or an underbody of a vehicle. The first plate (111) and the second plate (112) each includes an opening (115, 116). The mounting mandrel (120) includes a first section (121) configured for penetrating through an exhaust system rubber (300). The mounting mandrel (120) has a second section (122) that passes through the openings (115, 116) in the first and second plates (111, 112).
US10145289B2
An engine is provided with an exhaust gas treatment device which treats exhaust gas. The exhaust gas treatment device is provided with electric parts which detect a state of the exhaust gas purification device. The engine is provided with a cooling water circulation mechanism which circulates cooling water for the engine. Further, the electric parts are arranged in an outer side of the exhaust gas purification device on an extension in a longitudinal direction of the exhaust gas purification device.
US10145287B2
There is provided an exhaust-gas aftertreatment arrangement for an internal combustion engine comprising a first catalytic converter, a second catalytic converter arranged in parallel with the first catalytic converter, the first and second catalytic converters being arranged to receive exhaust gas from an engine, a connection pipe fluidly connecting an outlet of the second catalytic converter with an inlet of the first catalytic converter, thereby allowing a flow of exhaust gas through the connection pipe, and an outlet valve arranged in the outlet of the second catalytic converter and downstream of the location of the connection pipe, wherein the outlet valve is configured to control a flow of exhaust gas through the second catalytic converter. There is also provided a method for controlling an exhaust-gas aftertreatment arrangement.
US10145281B2
Nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and residual hydrocarbons are adsorbed and stored from a low temperature, cold-start, diesel engine (or lean-burn gasoline engine) exhaust stream by a combination of a silver-based (Ag/Al2O3) NOx adsorber material and a zeolite-platinum group metal (zeolite-PGM) adsorber material for low temperature temporary storage of the NOx. The combination of NOx adsorber materials is formed as separate washcoats on channel walls of an extruded flow-through monolithic support. The monolith is located near the exhaust manifold of the lean burn engine where the combination of NOx adsorber particles temporarily adsorb exhaust constituents, and commence oxidation of them, until the progressively warming exhaust stream removes the stored constituents and carries them through the exhaust pipe to downstream NOx reduction converters which have been heated to their operating temperatures and complete the conversion of the NOx constituents to nitrogen and water for discharge from the vehicle's exhaust system.
US10145275B2
An oil deterioration prevention device is provided that can prevent an increase in pressure loss by reducing oilflow resistance. The oil deterioration prevention device may include a filtering unit with a filter element that filters oil, and a deterioration prevention unit having a powdery deterioration prevention agent that prevents deterioration of oil, wherein out of oil fed from an oil containing unit, oil filtered by the filtering unit is fed to a part to be lubricated, and oil that is prevented from being deteriorated by the deterioration prevention unit is returned to the oil containing unit or sent to the part to be lubricated.
US10145273B2
A control valve is configured to reduce an axial length of a device as much as possible, thereby improving its mountability. The valve is equipped with a valve body functioning as a cam bolt for connecting a vane rotor to one end of a camshaft, a sleeve fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the valve body, and a spool valve element axially slidably housed in the sleeve for switching between supply and discharge of working fluid to and from each of a phase-retard working chamber and a phase-advance working chamber. The valve body has a male screw part formed on an outer peripheral surface and screwed into a female screw part formed in a cam bolt hole. The position of formation of the male screw part and the position of the spool valve element are arranged to overlap with each other in an axial cross-section.
US10145269B2
A system includes a probe. The probe includes a sensing component configured to sense a parameter of a turbomachine. The probe also includes an inlet configured to receive a cooling inflow. The probe also includes a cooling passage configured to receive the cooling inflow from the inlet. The cooling passage is disposed along at least a portion of the probe, and the cooling inflow absorbs heat from the probe. The probe also includes an outlet coupled to the cooling passage and configured to receive an outflow from the cooling passage. The outflow includes at least a portion of the cooling inflow. The system also includes an ejector coupled to the outlet.
US10145268B2
A fan platform for a gas turbine engine may include an outer flow path surface extending between a first side and a second side. An inner surface extends between the first side and the second side, and faces radially oppositely the outer flow path surface. A plurality of platform hooks may extend radially inwardly from the inner surface.
US10145262B2
A method for monitoring a degree of clogging of the starting injectors of a turbine engine, which includes: a combustion chamber into which at least one starting injector supplied with fuel leads, the starting injectors being suitable for initiating the combustion in the chamber by igniting the fuel; and a turbine rotated by the gases resulting from the combustion of the fuel in the chamber, the method including the steps involving: the measurement, during a phase of starting the turbine engine, of the temperature of the exhaust gases at the outlet of the turbine; and the determination, from the changes over time in the temperature thus measured, of a degree of clogging of the starting injectors. A system for monitoring a degree of clogging capable of implementing the method, and a turbine engine including such a system.
US10145259B2
An epicyclic gear assembly according to an exemplary embodiment includes, among other things, a carrier including a first plate axially spaced from a second plate by a radially outer connector. A first set of epicyclic gears supported adjacent the first plate include a first set of circumferentially offset intermediate gears meshing with a first sun gear and a first ring gear. A second set of epicyclic gears are axially spaced from the first set of epicyclic gears and supported adjacent the second plate, and include a second set of circumferentially offset intermediate gears meshing with a second sun gear and a second ring gear. The first epicyclic gear set and the second epicyclic gear set maintain relative intermeshing alignment during flexure induced deformation of the carrier.
US10145258B2
An air seal in a gas turbine engine comprising a substrate. A bond coating layer is adhered to the substrate. An abradable layer is adhered to the bond coating layer. The abradable layer comprises a metal matrix discontinuously filled with a soft ceramic material.
US10145253B2
A stator vane for a turbine machine includes a set of vane parts arranged relative to each other to define air flow stream paths between vane parts, and a mechanism circulating a fluid to be cooled by the air flow.
US10145241B1
A roadway conduit system includes a roadway conduit section that includes a floor portion with roadway surface configured to receive traveling vehicles, a ceiling portion, and at least one sidewall portion coupled to the floor portion and the ceiling portion such that the floor, ceiling, and at least one sidewall portions define a roadway conduit volume through which the traveling vehicles traverse the roadway conduit section. The roadway conduit section includes at least two fixedly connected preformed segments. The roadway conduit system also includes a roadway conduit ingress coupled to a first location of the roadway conduit section; a roadway conduit egress coupled to a second location of the roadway conduit section; and at least one air mover configured to circulate an airflow in the roadway conduit volume in a direction of at least one of the traveling vehicles.
US10145236B2
Techniques and systems to monitor a blowout preventer. A device may include a protrusion sized to extend though an aperture of a blowout preventer. The device may also include a sensor disposed on a first end of the protrusion, wherein the sensor is configured to sense at least one condition occurring in a central bore of the blowout preventer disposed perpendicular to the aperture and generate a signal indicative of the sensed condition. The device may further include an electrical connector configured to receive the signal and transmit the signal from the device.
US10145233B2
An interwell tomography method includes casing a first borehole with a casing tubular having at least one transmission crossover arrangement, each transmission crossover arrangement having an adapter in communication with a coil antenna that encircles an exterior of the casing tubular. The method also includes deploying, inside the casing tubular, a conductive path that extends from a surface interface to the at least one transmission crossover arrangement. The method also includes providing a set of one or more antennas in a second borehole. The method also includes obtaining electromagnetic (EM) measurements for interwell tomography using the at least one transmission crossover arrangement and the set of one or more antennas, where said obtaining involves conveying data or power between the at least one transmission crossover arrangement and the surface interface via the conductive path.
US10145232B2
Disclosed embodiments include methods and apparatus for ranging techniques to detect and determine a relative distance and azimuthal direction of nearby target well conductors such as pipes, well casing, etc., from within a borehole of a drilling well. A nearby casing string of a target well can be detected by transmitting an electromagnetic signal from an excitation source located along the target well and measuring a response signal with an antenna on a downhole logging tool in the drilling well. Several different excitation sources for various target wells are utilized to distinguish nearby conductor signals from formation signals. Joint]inversion algorithms are utilized to identify multi]well locations on the basis of measured signal responses from the different excitations sources. The joint]inversions may be implemented in real]time or during post]processing, and used in applications such as SAGD, anti]collision, and relief well development.
US10145228B2
The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product configured to provide a probabilistic approach for real time drilling. In particular, the disclosed embodiments are configured to obtain real-time data gathered during the drilling operation to update a probability model of a formation that is used in determining whether to alter a direction of a drill path. The disclosed embodiments may be configured to provide a notification to a user indicating or suggesting that certain adjustments be made to the drill path based on the updated probability model. Additionally, the disclosed embodiments may be configured to automatically make the adjustments to the drill path based on the updated probability model.
US10145213B2
A wellhead vault for preventing alteration of the wellhead of a water supply. The vault is a heavy bell-shaped structure, formed of concrete, and having a downwardly facing concavity, and the vault placed over, with the concavity around the wellhead. The vaults too heavy to be removed by human lifting. Lifting elements are provided to allow the vault to be installed and removed by heavy construction equipment. The vault has a vent that communicates between the concavity and the outside, allowing air, but not liquid, liquid or solid contaminants, or animals, to pass through.
US10145212B2
A system and method for providing artificial lift to production fluids within a subterranean well includes loading an electrical submersible pump assembly into an interior cavity of a pump launcher. The electrical submersible pump assembly has a motor and a pump. The pump launcher is releasably secured to a wellhead so that the interior cavity is in fluid communication with an inner bore of a production tubing that extends a length into the subterranean well. A propulsion system is activated to move the electrical submersible pump assembly from the pump launcher and into the subterranean well, wherein the propulsion system includes a self-powered robotic system having a propulsion mechanism. The propulsion system can be communicated with to control the descent of the electrical submersible pump assembly through the subterranean well.
US10145211B2
Aspects of the disclosure can relate to an adapter for power and communication connections between electronic devices in a drill string. In embodiments, the adapter can include a first terminal configured to couple with an output terminal of a first tool and a second terminal configured to couple with an input terminal of a second tool. The adapter can further include a power converter that adjusts a voltage received at the first terminal and supplies the adjusted voltage to the second terminal and a communications adapter that converts a signal format of a communications signal received at the first terminal to a second signal format for the second terminal.
US10145201B2
A technique facilitates pressure containment with a retrievable cement bushing. The retrievable cement bushing comprises a body having an internal longitudinal passage. Additionally, the retrievable cement bushing comprises an engagement lug which cooperates with a sleeve. The engagement lug is mounted on the body and is movable to a radially outward position for engagement with a corresponding portion of a surrounding wall, e.g an internal packer wall. The sleeve is sized to receive a slick joint therethrough and is movable to a radially inward position relative to the engagement lug so as to hold the engagement lug in the radially outward position. The sleeve protects the slick joint from inwardly directed loading via the engagement lug when the retrievable cement bushing is subjected to differential pressures.
US10145191B2
A waste processing system includes a lower tank portion coupled to a first support frame with a guiding member. The waste processing system further includes an upper tank portion coupled to a second support frame, the second support frame including a leg defining a hole for receiving the guiding member to align the first support frame with the second support frame.
US10145189B2
A device for a flushing head (3) of a rock drilling machine (1), which includes a machine housing (3) and, inside a cylinder (18), a to and fro moveable percussive piston (17) arranged to exert percussive action against a shank adapter (15), wherein the shank adapter has symmetry axis (19) and a flushing medium channel (22,23) for co-operation with a flushing medium chamber (24) in the flushing head (3) surrounding the shank adapter (15), said flushing head (3) being provided with a connection unit (7) for the connection to a flushing hose (10). The flushing head (3) and the machine housing (2) exhibit co-operating fastening means and fastening elements (6) in line with a force direction of tensile forces (F) being exerted by the flushing medium hose (10) on the connection unit (7) for movability of the flushing head (3) in respect of the machine housing (2) in directions perpendicular to said symmetry axis (19). The device also concerns a rock drilling machine including such a device.
US10145182B2
A landing pipe includes a first tool joint, a second tool joint, and a main section extending from the first tool joint to the second tool joint, the main section having a first portion and a second portion. The first tool joint outer diameter is greater than both the main section first portion outer diameter and the main section second portion outer diameter. The main section first portion wall thickness is greater than the main section second portion wall thickness, and the main section second portion has a length range of 40% to 85% of an overall length of the landing pipe.
US10145175B2
A stair including at least one tread portion and an elevating mechanism by which the tread portion is elevatable to a deployed position in which the tread portion is presented to be stepped on by a person. The stair further includes a pedal. The elevating mechanism includes a stop and a striking portion. The striking portion is arranged to move into abutment with the stop when the tread portion is so elevated to its deployed position. The striking portion is also arranged to be driven against the stop by at least a portion of the person's weight. The pedal is pressible to move the striking portion away from the stop. The elevating mechanism is configured such that, when the striking portion is so moved away, depressing the tread portion moves the striking portion further away from the stop.
US10145174B2
A master/slave shaft arrangement includes: a motor having an output shaft; a master drive barrel, the first end of which being rotationally driven by the output shaft of the motor, the master drive barrel having, at a second end thereof, a master drive sprocket; a synchronizing shaft that is rotationally driven at its second end by a first coupling assembly, the rotational driving of the synchronizing shaft being synchronous with the rotational driving of the master drive barrel by the motor; and a slave barrel, the slave barrel being rotationally driven at its first end by a second coupling assembly that rotationally couples the synchronizing shaft with the slave barrel to rotationally drive the slave barrel, the rotational driving of the slave barrel being synchronous with the rotational driving of the synchronizing shaft and the rotational driving of the master drive barrel by the motor.
US10145165B2
A motor is operatively coupled to a door of a vehicle. A controller controls the motor and a user-input device supplies the controller with one or more user-inputted selections for controlling a door swing of the door.
US10145160B2
The invention relates to a weight compensation device for a drive of a lifting door, for the position-dependent compensation of the weight force of a door leaf of the lifting door, with a force transmission unit which can be coupled to the drive in order to carry out an opening movement which raises the door leaf and a closing movement which lowers the door leaf, wherein at least one compression spring is provided which is arranged in such a way that it supports the opening movement. The invention also relates to a lifting door, in particular an industrial lifting door, which has a door leaf, with a drive, such as a motor, and with a weight compensation device according to the invention.
US10145154B2
In an aspect, a latch for a closure panel for a vehicle is provided, and includes a ratchet, pawl, release lever, and extension member. The ratchet is movable between a primary closed position, secondary closed position and open position. The pawl is movable between a primary locking position, secondary locking position and unlocking position. The release lever is movable between home and actuated positions. When the pawl is in the primary locking position the release lever has a selected amount of reach for driving the pawl to the secondary locking position during movement of the release lever to the actuated position. When the pawl is in the secondary locking position the extension member is movable to extend the reach of the release lever to drive the pawl from the secondary locking position to the unlocked position during movement of the release lever from the home position to the actuated position.
US10145151B2
A door handle assembly for a door of a vehicle includes a bracket mountable to the door and extending along a longitudinal direction from a forward end to a rearward end. The forward end of the bracket provides a hook portion. A door retaining member is received proximate the rearward end of the bracket. The door retaining member has a clip portion which is moveable relative to the bracket between a home position and a displaced position. A first longitudinal distance is established between the clip portion and the hook portion in the home position, and a second longitudinal distance is established in the displaced position. The first longitudinal distance is different than the second longitudinal distance. A biasing member biases the door retaining member toward the home position and permits the movement of the door retaining member against the biasing member to the displaced position.
US10145145B2
The disclosure relates to an illumination element for a vehicle. The illumination element comprises an outer trim part, illumination means, and a transparent cover arrangement between the trim part and the illumination means. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle comprising at least one such illumination element, and a control element for a device for opening or unlocking a vehicle.
US10145135B2
A wave generating apparatus mobile application controller and method is provided in which a mobile controller actuates a plurality of wave generating chambers in sequence using a delay between actuation of each chamber to produce a rideable wave in a pool. The mobile application controller allows the user to select the exact type of wave to be produced by the wave generator apparatus by selecting size, shape, and pattern of the wave. The application also allows the user to use a camera to photograph or record herself or someone else, even while riding a wave.
US10145133B2
The present disclosure is directed to an internal reinforcement assembly for a tower of a wind turbine. The reinforcement assembly includes a plurality of reinforcing rod members spaced circumferentially about the tower. Each of the plurality of reinforcing rod members includes a first end and a second end. The reinforcement assembly also includes an adjustable mounting component configured with each of the second ends of the plurality of reinforcing rod members. As such, the adjustable mounting components are mounted to an interior wall of the tower at a location to be reinforced. Thus, the reinforcing rod members interact with the tower to reinforce the tower at the location to be reinforced.
US10145123B2
The present invention relates to a heat-insulating finishing material and, more particularly, to an outer-wall heat-insulating finishing material configured such that tiles can be arranged on the heat-insulating material at a predetermined interval using an interval plate, by applying mortar to the bottom surface and the upper, lower, left, and right surfaces of the tiles, the tiles can be firmly attached to the surface of the heat-insulating material, and, by means of a change in shape of the interval plate and an intaglio pattern formed on the surface of the heat-insulating material, the tiles, which are fitted to the interval plate and attached to the surface of the heat-insulating material, can remain attached, with a maximized attaching force, regardless of various external forces.
US10145111B2
A pre-formed header assembly creates a rough wall opening for a metal door/frame, permitting completion of electrical, ducting, drywall, etc. prior to receiving/installing the door frame. The header is secured to first and second king studs at respective locations positioned beyond a desired door frame location. The header includes four different channels, one of which is utilized at two locations. The first channel has a first length to span between the king studs. The second channel has a second length, and the third channel a third length, which correspond to minimum dimensional requirements for completing the wall. The base of the second and third channels are each fixedly secured to the base of the first channel. The base of the fourth and fifth channels are fixedly secured to the first and second ends of the base of the first channel, respectively, substantially perpendicular thereto, for attachment to the king studs.
US10145110B2
A set of machines and related systems build structures by the additive assembly of discrete parts. These digital material assemblies constrain the constituent parts to a discrete set of possible positions and orientations. In doing so, the structures exhibit many of the properties inherent in digital communication such as error correction, fault tolerance and allow the assembly of precise structures with comparatively imprecise tools. Assembly of discrete cellular lattices by a Modular Isotropic Lattice Extruder System (MILES) is implemented by pulling strings of lattice elements through a forming die that enforces geometry constraints that lock the elements into a rigid structure that can then be pushed against and extruded out of the die as an assembled, load bearing structure.
US10145101B2
A microporous insulation material mixture is blended and the blended mixture is spread across a lower conveyor belt which is trained over rollers. To aid the spreading of the mixture a spreading device is used. The mixture is delivered by the conveyor to a pressing system which in this case comprises an upper conveyor belt. The pressing system also comprises a nipping means provided in this case by a plurality of upper and lower nipping rollers. The gaps between the individual rollers are adjustable. An upper fleece liner is led from a delivery roller to lie between the upper conveyor belt and the insulation mixture and a lower fleece liner is fed from a delivery roller to lie between the insulation mixture and the lower conveyor belt. The fleece liners may be used to encase the core prior to enclosing in an envelope and applying a vacuum.
US10145095B1
The present disclosure is directed towards preventing an overflow of a toilet bowl in the event of, for example, a clogged toilet. A toilet flush handle may be in communication with a toilet flush valve. The toilet flush handle may be configured to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction. By rotating in the first direction, the toilet flush handle may initiate a toilet flush. By rotating in the second direction, the toilet flush handle may interrupt the toilet flush.
US10145080B2
Sediment-control fences that are structurally enhanced to prevent failure due to hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces are disclosed. The sediment-control fences comprise a permeable geotextile material and reinforcing straps located at controlled heights. The reinforcing straps provide added strength and stiffness at key structural locations along the height of the sediment-control fence.
US10145079B1
A berm comprises fill material having a sloped face portion, a plurality of reinforcing members disposed within the fill material, and an impermeable membrane encapsulating the fill material. The impermeable membrane is impermeable to fluid and comprises a plurality of joined impermeable membrane segments. The sloped face portion is encapsulated by at least a portion of each of two or more of the impermeable membrane segments. Where two impermeable membrane segments encapsulating the sloped face portion meet, an upper end portion of a lower one of the impermeable membrane segments extends into the fill material and a lower end portion of an upper one of the impermeable membrane segments overlaps the lower one of the impermeable membrane segments in a shingled fashion.
US10145078B1
A shoring end section assembly is described which may allow increased strength, increased longevity, and ease of use. The end section assembly may be comprised of a through-wall tube that is substantially hollow, and a connection assembly comprised of one or more through-wall tubular coupling assemblies. Each through-wall tubular coupling assembly may be comprised of a hollow through-wall tubular coupling which extends through the through-wall tube, a spreader stop disposed inside the hollow through-wall tubular coupling, a through-wall collar disposed between the hollow through-wall tubular coupling and the through-wall tube, a tubular coupling pin washer plate, and a tubular coupling collar disposed around the proximal end of the tubular coupling. Each through-wall tubular coupling assembly may have a transverse rigidifying member extending between them, and a notched angle brace assembly may be attached to the lowest through-wall tubular coupling assembly.
US10145077B2
A coupler interconnects adjacent sections of soil nails to extend the lengths of the nails. The coupler includes projections extending from the exterior surface of the coupler. The projections serve multiple purposes. One purpose is to center the soil nail within a drilled hole. Another purpose is to provide mixing for amounts of drilled material to remain within the hole, and/or evacuation of drilled material to be removed from the hole. Another purpose is to create a drilled hole with varying diameters in response to different geological layers encountered during drilling. The coupler may include a plurality of ports or openings formed in the body of the coupler enabling injected material such as grout to be further mixed by the rotating action of the coupler during use. The invention further includes a soil nail assembly and a method for installing a soil nail assembly including couplers with projections.
US10145068B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing at least one ply of a paper or board product wherein a web comprising mechanical and/or chemimechanical pulp and at least one dry strength additive is dried in a press drying process by subjecting the web to heat and an overpressure of above 40 kPa. The present invention also relates to a paper product, a paperboard product and a ply produced according to the process.
US10145066B2
The present invention relates to tissue products comprising high yield hesperaloe fiber having improved wet performance, such as improved absorbency, CD Wet/Dry Ratio and CD Wet Durability. The addition of high yield hesperaloe pulp fibers surprisingly improves the CD Wet/Dry ratio without negatively affecting the absorbency of the tissue product. For example, tissue products of the present invention generally have an Absorbent Capacity greater than about 6.0 g/g, such as from about 8.0 to 8.0 g/g. As such the tissue products are durable when wet, but are still sufficiently absorbent. This balance of absorbency and wet strength is not found in the prior art without resorting to adding latex binders or the like to the tissue product.
US10145063B2
A comprehensive process for treating lignocellulosic biomass in order to separate the biomass into its component parts, the process comprising: a) contacting the lignocellulosic biomass with a first solvent for a period of time and at a first temperature at a severity in the range of about 2 to about 4 to remove extractive components and a portion of ash from the biomass; b) contacting the biomass from step (a) with a second solvent, and optional catalyst, at a second temperature at a severity in the range of about 1 to 5 to remove hemicelluloses and additional ash from the biomass; and c) separating the biomass from step (b) into a lignin product and a cellulose product by contacting the biomass from step (b) with a third solvent at a severity in the range of about 1.5 to 5 to provide a spent liquor product and a solid fraction containing cellulose.
US10145062B2
A damping layer comprises a large number of yarns combined to form a textile, wherein at least some of the yarns are foamed synthetic yarns. Such a textile, which consists of a mix of foamed and non-foamed synthetic yarns, is relatively strong and light and can lead to more efficient use of the foamed material. The foamed synthetic yarn may be formed into upstanding loops which provide additional resiliency and damping.
US10145060B1
A rechargeable clothing iron includes an iron body member defining an interior area and a battery assembly positioned therein, the battery assembly being movable between a deployed configuration operatively coupled to the iron body and a removed configuration displaced from the interior area. The battery assembly includes a battery electrically connected to current terminals in the interior area of the iron body member when the battery assembly is in the deployed configuration. A handle is coupled to the battery by which the battery is selectively movable to the extended configuration. A steam generation assembly includes a water reservoir and a heating element, the steam generation assembly being electrically connected to the battery assembly when the battery assembly is in the deployed configuration. A heat plate is fixedly attached to a bottom surface of the iron body and electrically connected to the heating element.
US10145056B2
A rinsing container is provided for use in a process air circuit of a washer or washer/dryer and receives condensation water from a condensation water tank that collects condensation water acquired in the process air circuit from the drying of wet laundry. The rinsing container is provided above the condenser and dispenses a gush of water to a selected component via the sudden opening of the rinsing container on its outlet side.
US10145043B2
The method for manufacturing tubular knitted articles (M) comprises the steps of: a) knitting a tubular knitted article (M) with the needle cylinder (3); b) transferring loops (MA) of a last-formed course of loops from the needles (5) of the needle cylinder (3) onto the pick-up members (27A, 27B) of a transfer unit (21), divided into two circular half-rings (25A, 25B, 27A, 27B) which can be overturned over each other; c) overturning one of the circular half-rings (25A, 25B, 27A, 27B) of pick-up members (27B) onto the other so as to arrange two edge portions of the final edge of the tubular knitted article (M) one onto the other; d) joining the two edge portions to one another by means of joining stitches (A, B, C, D) formed in intermediate spaces between adjacent pick-up members (27A), whereon the knitted tubular article (M) is retained; e) unloading the knitted tubular article (M) with the closed toe from the transfer unit (21).
US10145034B2
The present invention relates to a dipping material composition for cord fabric which is free of resorcinol and formaldehyde and production methods thereof comprising the steps of adding an acrylic resin containing a carboxylic acid group, adjusting pH value, adding an epoxy resin, adding a blocked polyisocyanate, adding a styrene butadiene latex and adding a styrene butadiene vinylpyridine latex into water, obtaining the dipping material, enabling the synthetic fiber and the rubber used in cord fabric reinforced rubber materials production to be attached to each other by providing an interface between the two said materials. Since the composition is formaldehyde-free, it is not as hazardous for human health as resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex (RFL) based systems and it is also environmentally friendly.
US10145028B2
Disclosed is a continuous carbon fiber/thermoplastic resin fiber composite yarn and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the carbon fiber composite yarn provides excellent mechanical properties, is light in weight, moldable, and has excellent impregnating ability. In particular, the composite yarn is provided with these superior properties by including a continuous carbon fiber having excellent mechanical properties, a thermoplastic resin fiber, and the like, and by using a false twist processing machine or a solution bath, and the like in order to manufacture the composite yarn.
US10145026B2
Methods for large-scale manufacturing of semipolar gallium nitride boules are disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise suspending large-area single crystal seed plates in a rack, placing the rack in a large diameter autoclave or internally-heated high pressure apparatus along with ammonia and a mineralizer, and growing crystals ammonothermally. A bi-faceted growth morphology may be maintained to facilitate fabrication of large area semipolar wafers without growing thick boules.
US10145025B2
Provided is a method for producing a SiC single crystal which can suppress generation of SiC polycrystals. The method according to the present embodiment is in accordance with a solution growth method. The method for producing a SiC single crystal according to the present embodiment comprises a power-output increasing step, a contact step, and a growth step. In the power-output increasing step, high-frequency power output of an induction heating device is increased to crystal-growth high-frequency power output. In the contact step, a SiC seed crystal is brought into contact with a Si—C solution. The high-frequency power output of the induction heating device in the contact step is more than 80% of the crystal-growth high-frequency power output. The temperature of the Si—C solution in the contact step is less than a crystal growth temperature. In the growth step, the SiC single crystal is grown at the crystal growth temperature.
US10145020B2
A method for upgrading bio-mass material is provided. The method involves electrolytic reduction of the material in an electrochemical cell having a ceramic, oxygen-ion conducting membrane, where the membrane includes an electrolyte. One or more oxygenated or partially-oxygenated compounds are reduced by applying an electrical potential to the electrochemical cell. A system for upgrading bio-mass material is also disclosed.
US10145017B2
An efficient electrolysis system for sodium chlorate production may include round or oval cells, reactors, a product pump transfer, a buffer tank, a circulation pump, and explosive clad plate, all of which are connected by way of pipelines. Inlet and the outlet of each cell are separately connected with the reactor via titanium pipes, allowing the electrolyte to recirculate naturally between the cells and the reactors. The outlet of every cell is conical while each reactor includes a standard electrolytic unit with three to eight cells. The electrolytic units are modularly identical and symmetrically linked to the buffer tank. Within each unit, adjacent cells are connected with the explosive clad plates. The buffer tank may be divided into two parts—part A and part B—with part A connecting with the overflow port of the reactor via pipeline, and the part B connecting with the reactor via the circulation pump. Part B is equipped with a refined brine feed pipe on the top, the bottom of part A connects with a product transfer pump (3) via pipeline.
US10145003B2
Disclosed are a method for forming a thermal barrier layer for a metallic component, which method involves forming a ceramic coat in which at least in part aluminum oxide and titanium oxide are disposed, the aluminum oxide and the titanium oxide being introduced by infiltration of aluminum-containing and titanium-containing particles or substances or by physical vapor deposition.
US10145001B2
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming a coating layer using a physical vapor deposition apparatus equipped with a sputtering apparatus and an arc ion plating apparatus, comprising: a first coating step of forming a Mo coating layer on a base material using a the sputtering apparatus and a Mo target and Ar gas; a nitrating step of forming a nitride film forming condition using an arc ion plating apparatus and Ar gas and N2 gas; a second coating step of forming a nano composite coating layer of Cr—Mo—N using the Mo target and Ar gas of the sputtering apparatus and the Ar gas, N2 gas and a Cr source of the arc ion plating apparatus at the same time; and a multi-coating step of forming a multi-layer having alternating Cr—Mo—N nano composite coating layers and Mo coating layers by revolving the base material around a central pivot.
US10144998B2
A process for fabricating a worked product or a monolithic multi-functional structural element comprising aluminium alloy includes a hot working step and at least one transformation step by cold plastic deformation after the hot transformation step. At least two zones of the structural element have imposed generalized average plastic deformations and the imposed deformations are different by at least 2%. Structural elements can be fabricated, particularly for aeronautical construction, with properties that are variable while their geometric characteristics are identical to those of existing components. The process is economic and controllable, and properties can be varied for parts not requiring any artificial ageing.
US10144977B2
The present invention relates to a novel hyperhalophilic strain and use thereof for the degradation of carbon-containing substrates, in particular making it possible to prepare novel polymers.
US10144971B2
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PanNETs) are a rare but clinically important form of pancreatic neoplasia. To explore the genetic basis of PanNETs, we determined the exomic sequences of ten non-familial PanNETs and then screened the most commonly mutated genes in 58 additional PanNETs. Remarkably, the most frequently mutated genes specify proteins implicated in chromatin remodeling: 44% of the tumors had somatic inactivating mutations in MEN-1, which encodes menin, a component of a histone methyltransferase complex; and 43% had mutations in genes encoding either of the two subunits of a transcription/chromatin remodeling complex consisting of DAXX (death-domain associated protein) and ATRX (alpha thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked). Clinically, mutations in the MEN1 and DAXX/ATRX genes were associated with better prognosis. We also found mutations in genes in the mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) pathway in 14% of the tumors, a finding that could potentially be used to stratify patients for treatment with mTOR inhibitors.
US10144969B2
The present invention provides a method of diagnosing the existence or risk of hyperthyroidism in a feline comprising measuring the level of expression of one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of e.g., IYD, TG, SLC5A5, NIS, TPO, TSHR, DUOX1, DUOX2 (ThOX), TGFB1, CSTD, DCN and SEPP1 and the expression products thereof, in a biological sample from the feline, wherein elevated expression of the one or more biomarkers in the sample relative to a control value for expression in a sample from a normal feline or feline population, or a baseline value from the feline, indicates the existence or risk of hyperthyroidism; a method of treating a feline so diagnosed; and compositions, reagents and kits for carrying out the specified methods.
US10144964B2
An apparatus with a transducer having a first output signal and arranged to receive an electrical input. The transducer switches the first output signal between an ON and OFF state. The apparatus has a chemical sensing surface coupled to the transducer arranged to receive a chemical input. A signal generator oscillates one or more of said inputs to vary the switching point of the transducer. The oscillating input may be the chemical input and/or the electrical input. The output signal may be a pulse whose period ON or OFF is determined by the oscillating input modulated by the chemical input.
US10144949B2
A system for electrochemically detecting AST and ALT includes a first sampler for producing pyruvate from ALT and a second sampler for producing pyruvate from AST. The system further includes an electrochemical test strip for receiving processed samples from the first and second samplers, the processed samples containing pyruvate. The system further includes a meter for reading the electrochemical test strip and indicating an amount of AST and ALT in the sample.
US10144947B2
A method for the detection, identification and enumeration of microorganisms in a porous support including reaction medium powder throughout its thickness, the support having been dry-impregnated throughout its thickness by a dehydrated reaction medium. Further, a device is used and enables the method to be carried out.
US10144942B2
The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for large-scale production of capped mRNA using SUMO-Guanylyl Transferase fusion protein.
US10144939B2
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a fermentation product from lignocellulosic material, comprising the following steps: a) optionally, pre-treatment of the lignocellulosic material, b) optionally, washing of the optionally pretreated lignocellulosic material, c) enzymatic hydrolysis of the optionally washed and/or optionally pretreated lignocellulosic material using an enzyme composition comprising at least two cellulases and whereby the enzyme composition at least comprises LPMO, and optionally purifying the hydrolyzed lignocellulosic material, d) fermentation of the hydrolyzed lignocellulosic material to produce a fermentation product, and e) optionally, recovery of a fermentation product, wherein oxygen is consumed in amounts corresponding to between 20 and 5000 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material, the oxygen is added after the pretreatment and before and/or during the enzymatic hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic material, preferably in an amount corresponding to at least 30 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material, more preferably in an amount corresponding to at least 40 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material, and most preferably in an amount corresponding to at least 50 mmol molecular oxygen per kg glucan present in the lignocellulosic material is consumed.
US10144938B2
A method of processing a solution comprising aromatic compounds. The method includes culturing a first microorganism in the solution for a time sufficient to reduce an amount of an aromatic compound and thereby generate a processed solution. The culturing may remove an aromatic compound deleterious to growth of a second microorganism without substantially reducing fermentable sugars, thereby permitting enhanced growth of the second microorganism in the processed solution. The culturing may additionally or alternatively convert an aromatic compound into a commodity chemical. The methods of the present invention are advantageous for processing lignocellulosic biomass for upgrading to biofuel or for generating commodity chemicals therefrom.
US10144932B2
Methods of treating movement disorders by reducing the activity of Nurr1 are disclosed. These methods are particularly applicable to subjects suffering from Parkinson's disease who have either developed levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) or are at risk of developing LID. In some aspects, the invention relates to a method for treating a movement disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition, wherein said composition reduces the activity of a nuclea receptor related 1 protein (“Nurr1”). In some embodiments, the movement disorder is a dyskinesia. The movement disorder may be a levodopa-induced dyskinesia.
US10144922B2
The present invention relates to methods for producing variants of a parent TY145 subtilase and of a parent BPN′ subtilase and to TY145 and BPN′ variants having altered properties as compared to the parent TY145/BPN′ subtilase.
US10144919B2
The present application provides mutants of wild type phospholipase C (PLC) specific to phosphatidylcholine from Bacillus cereus. The related mutations include mutation of asparagine at position 63 to another amino acid, also including mutation of arginine at position 20 to histidine and of alanine at position 83 to aspartic acid. The present application also provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding the mutant, a vector containing the nucleic acid molecule, and a cell containing the nucleic acid molecule or vector. The present application also provides uses of the mutant, nucleic acid molecule vector, and cell.
US10144915B2
Compositions and methods are described herein for chemically inducing cells that express a single pluripotency transcription factor to change their differentiation state and become cardiac cells, cardiac progenitor cells, cardiomyocytes, or a combination thereof.
US10144908B2
Method of cleansing human skin employing an aqueous soap composition comprising of fatty acid soap, at least one silver (I) compound having a silver ion solubility (in water at 25° C.) of at least 1×10−4 mol/L, and water, which composition provides biocidal activity against Gram positive bacteria in particular S. aureus, in relatively short contact periods.
US10144906B2
A phosphorus-free automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising: (a) 0.5 to 8 wt % of a first polymer comprising polymerized units of: (i) 60 to 82 wt % (meth)acrylic acid, (ii) 10 to 30 wt % of a monoethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and (iii) 8 to 25 wt % 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS); and having Mw from 5,000 to 100,000; (b) 0.5 to 8 wt % of a second polymer comprising polymerized units of: (i) 60 to 95 wt % (meth)acrylic acid, (ii) 5 to 40 wt % 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS); and having Mw from 5,000 to 100,000; (c) 15 to 50 wt % carbonate, (d) 5 to 50 wt % citrate and (e) 10 to 30 wt % of a bleaching agent.
US10144904B2
The present invention relates to a process for continuous extraction of an aqueous and/or fat-containing liquid phase F comprising aroma chemicals with a gas G in the liquid or supercritical state.
US10144903B2
The present application relates to perfume delivery systems and consumer products comprising perfume delivery systems and or perfume raw materials, as well as processes for making and using such perfume delivery systems and consumer products.
US10144885B2
This present disclosure relates to processes and apparatuses for transforming feedstock with high levels of benzene into a low-benzene content product that is suitable for gasoline blending. The benzene rich reformate stream is split in a reformate splitter and the benzene in the benzene rich reformate is saturated in a benzene saturation unit and the gases like hydrogen and LPG are recovered.
US10144884B2
An apparatus and process is disclosed for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon feed in a hydrocracking reactor and hydrocracking a liquid first hydrocracked stream and a recycle oil stream in a second hydrocracking reactor. A vapor first hydrocracked stream and the second hydrocracked stream are fractionated to provide the recycle oil stream.
US10144883B2
Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for desulfurization of naphtha are provided. In one example, a method comprises fractionating a partially hydrodesulfurized, olefin-enriched naphtha stream in a first vapor-liquid contacting chamber to form a partially hydrodesulfurized, H2S-depleted, olefin-enriched naphtha stream. The partially hydrodesulfurized, H2S-depleted, olefin-enriched naphtha stream is contacted with a hydrotreating catalyst to form an additionally hydrodesulfurized, olefin-enriched naphtha stream. The additionally hydrodesulfurized, olefin-enriched naphtha stream is fractionated in a second vapor-liquid contacting chamber to form a hydrodesulfurized, H2S-depleted, olefin-enriched naphtha product stream. The first and second vapor-liquid contacting chambers are enclosed in a split shell stripper vessel and separated by a dividing wall.
US10144879B2
Embodiments of the invention include apparatus and systems for hydrocarbon synthesis and methods regarding the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method for creating a hydrocarbon product stream comprising reacting a reaction mixture in the presence of a catalyst inside of a reaction vessel to form a product mixture, the reaction mixture comprising a carbon source and water. The temperature inside the reaction vessel can be between 450 degrees Celsius and 600 degrees Celsius and the pressure inside the reaction vessel can be above supercritical pressure for water. In an embodiment, the invention includes an extrusion reactor system for creating a hydrocarbon product stream. The temperature inside the extrusion reactor housing between 450 degrees Celsius and 600 degrees Celsius. Pressure inside the reaction vessel can be above supercritical pressure for water. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US10144877B2
A method of processing stranded remote gas comprising (a) introducing stranded remote gas and steam to a reforming unit to produce synthesis gas (syngas), wherein the stranded remote gas comprises methane, carbon dioxide, and sulfur-containing compounds, and wherein the syngas is characterized by a molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide of from about 1.7:1 to about 2.5:1; (b) introducing at least a portion of the syngas to a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) unit to produce an FT syncrude product, FT water, and FT tail gas, wherein the FT syncrude product comprises FT hydrocarbon liquids, wherein the FT syncrude product comprises FT wax in an amount of less than about 5 wt. %, and wherein the FT unit is characterized by an FT reaction temperature of from about 300° C. to about 350° C.; and (c) blending the FT syncrude product with crude oil for storage and/or transport.
US10144875B2
Methods, systems, and devices for liquid hydrocarbon fuel production, hydrocarbon chemical production, and aerosol capture are provided. For example, a carbon-oxygen-hydrogen (C—O—H) compound may be heated to a temperature of at least 800 degrees Celsius such that the C—O—H compound reacts through a non-oxidation reaction to generate at least a hydrocarbon compound that may be at least a component of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel or a hydrocarbon chemical. The liquid hydrocarbon fuel may be a liquid when at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. The C—O—H compound may include biomass. In some cases, the hydrocarbon compound produced through the non-oxidation reaction includes a hydrocarbon aerosol form as the hydrocarbon compound at least as it is produced or cools. Some embodiments include aerosol capture methods, systems, and devices, which may include passing a hydrocarbon aerosol form through a material in a liquid phase in order to gather the aerosol material.
US10144863B2
The present invention provides a method for predicting the optimal salinity of individual members of a class of internal olefin sulfonate compositions in a mixture containing the individual member, a brine and hydrocarbons, wherein the internal olefin sulfonate compositions comprise a mixture containing hydroxy alkane sulfonates and alkene sulfonates. The invention further provides use of the weight ratio of hydroxy alkane sulfonates to alkene sulfonates in an internal olefin sulfonate composition to predict the optimal salinity of the surfactant composition in a mixture of the surfactant composition, a brine and an oil.
US10144854B2
Provided are an adhesive composition for a touch panel, including: a hydrophilic functional group-containing monomer and an adhesion promoter, wherein a dielectric constant at a frequency of 100 kHz to 2 MHz is 3.5 or less, and a storage modulus is 1.0×105 Pa to 7.0×105 Pa at 25° C. to 85° C., and an adhesive film including an adhesive layer including a cured product of the adhesive composition for a touch panel. In addition, provided is a touch panel including: a conductive plastic film having a conductive layer formed on one surface; and an adhesive layer attached onto the conductive layer and including a cured product of the adhesive composition for a touch panel.
US10144850B2
Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions, methods and systems are for polishing patterned semiconductor wafers. The CMP compositions comprising an abrasive and a water soluble aluminum compound additive with a pH>7 suppress CMP stop layer (a silicon containing layer, such as silicon nitride, silicon oxide, or silicon carbide) removal rate. CMP compositions optionally contain surfactant to help wet surface; a corrosion inhibitor to provide corrosion inhibition on metal lines, vias, or trenches; and a pH adjusting agent that is used to adjust pH of the CMP polishing composition.
US10144846B2
The instant invention provides cross-linkable coating compositions, process for producing the same, and substrates coated therewith. The cross-linkable coating composition comprises: (a) polyaldehyde, or acetal or hemiacetal thereof; (b) an acid catalyst having pKa of less than 6; (c) a liquid media; (d) an acrylic polycarbamate comprising at least an average of 2.0 carbamate functional groups, wherein said polycarbamate has a glass transition (Tg) of less than 25° C.; and (e) one or more fillers having a pH in the range of equal to or less than 9 and/or one or more pigments having a pH in the range of equal to or less than 9, and/or one or more additives having a pH in the range of equal to or less than 9, wherein said composition has a curing temperature in the range of less than 70° C.
US10144845B2
A cardanol modified epoxy polyol may be used for forming a polyurethane resin system for use in applications such as coatings and composites formed by filament winding. The polyurethane resin system includes an isocyanate-reactive component that has a first cardanol component and the cardanol-modified epoxy polyol, and includes an isocyanate component that includes at least one polyisocyanate. The cardanol-modified epoxy polyol is a reaction product of an epoxy component and an epoxy-reactive component at a ratio of epoxy groups to epoxy reactive groups from 1:0.95 to 1:5, and the epoxy-reactive component includes a second cardanol component.
US10144843B2
A modified epoxy novolac resin composition including a reaction product of: (a) a novolac epoxy resin compound, (b) a cardanol compound, and (c) a catalyst compound; and a process for preparing the above modified epoxy novolac resin composition such that the composition contains cardanol moieties in a concentration of at least 15 weight percent of the composition.
US10144834B2
The invention relates to the use of a melt-in-place acrylic binder that is applied to a substrate in the form of a powder, followed by a fusing together of the binder powder by heat or radiation. Particulate filler is present either on the substrate, mixed with the binder powder, or admixed into the binder powder prior to fusion. The fused binder helps adhere the particulate fillers to the substrate, and may or may not cover the particulate filler.
US10144823B2
The phenolic resin composition of the present invention includes a novolac-type phenolic resin, a resorcinol resin, and a curing agent, and is of a solid form. The mixing ratio of the resorcinol resin is preferably more than or equal to 1 part by mass and less than or equal to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the novolac-type phenolic resin. The mixing ratio of the curing agent is preferably more than or equal to 5 parts by mass and less than or equal to 25 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the novolac-type phenolic resin and the resorcinol resin. The phenolic resin cured product is obtained by heat-curing the phenolic resin composition.
US10144811B2
Disclosed are a process of producing a polyurethane foam product, a polyurethane foam product pre-mix, polyurethane foam product formulation, and a polyurethane foam product. The process of producing the polyurethane foam product includes contacting a halohydrin component with a polyurethane foam product pre-mix. The polyurethane foam product pre-mix includes the halohydrin component. The polyurethane foam product formulation includes a polyol component, an isocyanate component, and a halohydrin component. The polyurethane foam product is formed by the pre-mix having the halohydrin component.
US10144804B2
The present invention provides, among other things, compounds that include a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer as well as a maleimidyl group. The compounds are useful as, among other things, polymeric reagents.
US10144803B2
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a hyperbranched polyether ester. According to the present invention, a di-functionality haloalkane and a tri-functionality hydroxyl/carboxyl benzene are used as raw materials, and the hyperbranched polyether ester is synthetized in one pot with an A2+B3 polymerization method. The present invention is featured by easily obtained raw materials and simple steps, and the prepared hyperbranched polyether ester contains end groups with high reactive activity, so that various functional groups or polymer chains can be introduced into the hyperbranched polyether ester by a further condensation reaction, ring-opening reaction, etc., and thus a hyperbranched polymer with a diversity of properties and unique functions can be prepared.
US10144802B2
Provided herein are methods and systems for producing biodegradable beta-propoiolacone-based polyester polymers from renewable EO and CO on an industrial scale.
US10144794B2
A wax-polymer compound includes (a) a polymer component that is a polymerized unsaturated monomer, optionally copolymerized with a vinyl-aromatic monomer, and (b) a halogenated hydrocarbon wax component. The polymer component is grafted to the halogenated hydrocarbon wax component, and the wax-polymer compound has a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 100,000, A method of making the wax-polymer compound and a coated silica particle are also disclosed. A rubber composition includes a rubber elastomer comprising a polymerized unsaturated monomer and optionally a polymerized vinyl-aromatic monomer, the elastomer having a number average molecular weight of about 100,000 to about 1,000,000. It further includes a filler in an amount of about 5 to about 200 phr, the filler comprising carbon black, silica, or both; and a wax-polymer additive.
US10144789B2
The present invention relates to a low density polyethylene having a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn which is 15 or less, a storage modulus G′, measured at a loss modulus G″ of 5 kPa, which is above 3000 Pa, a weight average molecular weight (Mw) which is between 192000 and 250000 g/mol and has a melt flow rate (MFR) according to ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg) which is higher than 3.0 g/10 min, compositions, a process for production of the low density polyethylene, a low density polyethylene which is obtainable by the process, a continuous ethylene polymerization method for introducing vinylidene in a low density polyethylene, a method for an extrusion coating process or a method for an extrusion lamination process, an article, e.g. an extrusion article, an extrusion lamination article, film blowing article, film casting article, wire and cable extrusion article, injection molding article, blow molding article or pipe extrusion article, and uses of the low density polyethylene.
US10144774B2
The invention relates to a modified process for the purification of IgG, improving the yield of IgG per liter of starting material without compromising the quality of the product.
US10144773B2
Described herein are methods of preventing and/or treating inflammation in a barrier surface structure in an individual in need thereof by orally administering to the individual an anti-inflammatory amount of secretory IgA.
US10144771B2
A human lung cancer marker N3G4, and use of the same as human lung cancer marker is disclosed. Hybridoma cells which produce anti-N3G4 monoclonal antibodies, and the secreted monoclonal antibody LC128, and use of LC128 for the preparation of a diagnostic agent for lung cancer are also disclosed. Kits for in vitro diagnosis comprising the monoclonal antibody LC128 and methods for detecting tumor markers in lung tissue by using the monoclonal antibody LC128 are also disclosed.
US10144766B2
Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHR) are significant global public health problems and understanding the overall immune response to infection will contribute to appropriate management of the disease and its potentially severe complications. Live attenuated and subunit vaccine candidates, which are under clinical evaluation, induce primarily an antibody response to the virus and minimal cross-reactive T cell responses. Currently, there are no available tools to assess protective T cell responses during infection or post vaccination. The present invention incorporates immunoproteomics to uncover novel HLA-A2 specific epitopes derived from Dengue Virus (DV)-infected cells. These epitopes are conserved with epitope-specific CTLs cross-reacting against all four DV serotypes. These epitopes have potential as new informational and diagnostic tools to characterize T cell immunity in Dengue virus (DV) infection, and serves as a universal vaccine candidate complementary to current vaccines.
US10144749B2
Gold(I) complex with mixed ligands as an anticancer agent. The gold(I) ion is coordinated to a dithiocarbamate ligand and a phosphorus-containing ligand (e.g. phosphines). Also described are a pharmaceutical composition incorporating the gold(I) complex, a methods of synthesizing the gold(I) complex, and a method for treating cancer.
US10144746B2
Provided herein are kallikrein modulating compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof.
US10144739B2
The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (I) wherein the groups R1 to R4, R7, A, D, E, F, V, W, X, Y, n, r and q are defined in claim 1, their use as inhibitors of MDM2-p53 interaction, pharmaceutical compositions which contain compounds of this kind, their use as medicaments, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases, and synthetic intermediates.
US10144733B2
A compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a five-membered aromatic heterocycle selected from a N- or a C-linked mono- or di-substituted pyrazole, an N- or a C-linked optionally mono- or di-substituted triazole or an N- or a C-linked optionally mono- or di-substituted imidazole, which five-membered aromatic heterocycle may be substituted by one or two of the groups selected a methyl group, an ethyl group, a fluorine atom, a hydroxymethyl group, a 2-hydroxypropan-2-yl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a difluoromethyl group or a fluoromethyl group, except that when R1 represents an N-linked mono- or di-substituted pyrazole, R1 does not represent 3,5-Dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl, 5-Methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl, 5-Ethyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl, 3,5-Diethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl, 4-Fluoro-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl, 3-Methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl or 1H-pyrazol-1-yl.
US10144732B2
Compounds of formula (I) can modulate the activity of autotaxin (ATX).
US10144731B2
The present invention relates to bis aryl analogs, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as Nrf2 regulators.
US10144727B2
The present application provide novel iminosugars and their use in treatment of viral infections, such as Dengue infection and Influenza A infection. The present inventors discovered certain deoxynojirimycin derivatives may be effective against one or more viruses, which may be, for example, a Dengue virus and/or a virus belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family, such as an Influenza A virus. In particular, such deoxynojirimycin derivatives may be useful for treating a disease or condition caused by or associated with one or more viruses. In certain embodiments, the deoxynojirimycin derivatives may increase a survival rate or probability for a subject infected with one or more viruses, which may be, for example, a Dengue virus and/or a virus belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family, such as an Influenza A virus.
US10144720B2
A method of forming a macrocyclic musk compound comprising the steps of:— i) cross-metathesizing a first olefin and a second olefin in the presence of a homogeneous transition metal catalyst comprising an alkylidene ligand, to form a statistical mixture of a hetero-dimer intermediate of said first and second terminal olefin, and homo-dimers ii) separating the hetero-dimer from the statistical mixture of hetero- and homo-dimers iii) and cyclizing the hetero-dimer intermediate to form the macrocyclic musk compound.
US10144717B2
Cysteine compounds represented by the following formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and salts thereof, are superior in stability, have less odor, exhibit an eumelanin production suppressive effect, and are useful as cosmetic agents.
US10144711B2
The present disclosure relates to HIF-2α inhibitors and methods of making and using them for treating cancer. Certain compounds were potent in HIF-2α scintillation proximity assay, luciferase assay, and VEGF ELISA assay, and led to tumor size reduction and regression in 786-O xenograft bearing mice in vivo.
US10144708B2
The present invention provides novel crystal forms of arylalkylamine compounds. Specifically, the novel crystal forms of 4-(3S-(1R-(1-naphthyl)ethylamino)pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenylacetic acid have excellent stability and therefore are useful as pharmaceutical ingredients. The present invention also provides industrially advantageous processes for producing the arylalkylamine compounds.
US10144694B2
Disclosed are methods for preparing phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof, involving subjecting in a pressurized container (a) at least one phenolic compound, (b) unsaturated fatty acids having 6 to 25 carbon atoms, alkyl esters thereof, or mixtures thereof, and (c) H-ferrierite zeolite catalyst in the presence of distilled water or alcohol and a nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature of about 100° C. to about 400° C. and a pressure of about 10 to about 1000 psi, and isolating saturated phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof or mixtures thereof. Also disclosed are methods for killing microorganisms on or in an object, involving contacting said object with an effective microorganisms killing amount of a composition comprising phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof, and optionally a carrier; the phenolic branched chain fatty acids or alkyl esters thereof may be produced by the methods described herein.
US10144687B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an industrially advantageous production method of 1,4BG, ensuring that generation of THF in the crude 1,4BG can be also suppressed and at the same time, the concentration of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran can be reduced. The present invention relates to a method for producing 1,4-butanediol, comprising heating crude 1,4-butanediol containing from 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran and from 1 to 25 wt % of water at 80° C. or more in the presence of an amine to obtain purified 1,4-butanediol.
US10144686B2
A system and method for removing acetic acid and other short chain fatty acids described as organic acid from a rich mono-ethylene glycol (“MEG”) solution does so by stripping the organic acid from the rich MEG solution by contacting the solution with a gas, the gas being nitrogen or a fuel gas such as methane; and stripping the organic acid from the gas by contacting the gas with a caustic solution such as a dilute sodium hydroxide solution. The stripping steps take place in respective stripping columns. A portion of the gas exiting the gas/organic acid stripping column can be recycled to the MEG/organic acid stripping column to reduce total gas usage. A portion of the waste stream exiting the gas/organic acid stripping column can be recycled back to the gas/organic acid stripping column to reduce the amount of caustic solution used as well as the amount of waste.
US10144683B2
Methods include contacting a fermented gas including isoprene with a porous adsorbent and desorbing isoprene adsorbed on the porous adsorbent. The fermented gas may be obtained by culturing a microorganism having an ability to produce isoprene.
US10144682B2
A butadiene extraction processes designed for flexible operations, with or without a compressor, is disclosed. The ability to run at both high and low pressures provides added process flexibility.
US10144675B2
The disclosure describes in some examples a technique that includes aligning a plurality of carbon preform segments in a staggered arrangement, where each carbon preform segment of the plurality carbon preform segment includes a carbon body including at least one of a plurality of carbon fibers or a carbon foam, and a silicon-based mixture including silicon particles. The techniques may include heating the staggered arrangement to react the silicon particles with the carbon body to bond the plurality of carbon preform segments together and form a ceramic matrix composite component.
US10144674B2
A method for preparing a ceramic from an inorganic base material in the form of a powder with a high boiling point, including a step in which the powder of the inorganic base material is mixed with a second inorganic component which is also in powder form and which serves as a dopant for the inorganic base material. The dopant comprises a single inorganic material or a mixture of at least two inorganic materials that have a dopant effect on the inorganic base material. The method also includes a sintering step performed at a high temperature. Owing to the high density thereof, the resulting ceramics are suitable for use as a target element. The films and electrodes obtained from said ceramics have particularly beneficial properties.
US10144666B2
Primary inorganic feedstock material is introduced into the melting region of an SCM melter. The material is heated with a burner to form a turbulent melt matrix. The burner exit is disposed below the top surface of the turbulent melt matrix. A mixture of secondary inorganic material and organic material is introduced into the melting region below the top surface of the turbulent melt mixture. The mixture is heated with the burner to incorporate the secondary inorganic material into the turbulent melt matrix and combust at least some of the organic material to produce heat.
US10144656B2
A water filtration system and method combining the porous, filtering medium of activated charcoal with anti-algae effects of barley straw. Ground activated charcoal and ground barley straw are compressed into filtration matrices. Compressed filtration matrices are configured to be housed within a mesh container and for placement within an open pond or water tank. The water filtration system and method filters contaminants and inhibits algae growth in the water, thus cleaning, filtering, and clarifying the water.
US10144653B2
A fluid metering system for accurately and consistently mixing two or more fluids together. The fluid metering system generally includes a closed loop feedback system that monitors the flow rate of the water and the volume of liquid chemical added to the water over a period of time. Based on the measured amount of chemical added to the water over a period of time, the system calculates whether or not an adjustment is required for the next addition of chemical to the water. The present invention utilizes a measuring tube that is filled with a chemical wherein a pressure sensor measures the pressure of the chemical in the measuring tube when filled and after being emptied to calculate the total volume of chemical added to the water.
US10144648B2
The disclosure provides for methods of oxidizing carbide anions, or negative ions, from salt like carbides at low temperatures below about 600° C. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for reactions with intermediate transition metal carbides. In yet another aspect, the disclosure provides for a system of reactions where salt-like carbide anions and intermediate carbide anions are oxidized to produce pure carbon of various allotropes.
US10144647B2
A method for preparing a carbon nanotube (CNT) film is provided, comprising: providing a growth chamber of CNTs, which includes an inlet end, an outlet end, and a first-level growth cavity and a second-level growth cavity, and the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity are in fluid communication between the inlet end and the outlet end; making precursor materials, which are used for forming CNTs, react in at least the first-level growth cavity of the growth chamber of CNTs to generate CNTs; and making a carrier gas flow into the growth chamber through the inlet end, and pass through the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity in sequence, wherein, a radial dimension of the first-level growth cavity in a flowing direction of the carrier gas is smaller than that of the second-level growth cavity at a junction between the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity, and a bubble blowing process is conducted with the precursor materials under the drive of the carrier gas at a position of an opening of the first-level growth cavity within the second-level growth cavity to generate a closed cylindrical CNT film partially disposed in the first-level growth cavity. The method of the present invention can prepare continuous, ultrathin and self-supported transparent conductive CNT film continuously and directly.
US10144645B1
A method for preparing spherical aluminum oxynitride powder, comprising the steps of (A) providing an alumina powder and a resin, both of which are then dispersed and dissolved in a solvent to form a mixed slurry; (B) subjecting the mixed slurry to spray drying to form a spherical powder; (C) subjecting the spherical powder to a carbonization treatment under an inert atmosphere to form a carbonized spherical powder; (D) subjecting the carbonized spherical powder to carbothermic reduction in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere at a temperature of 1450° C. to 1550° C.; (E) keeping the spherical powder that has been subjected to carbothermic reduction in the nitrogen-containing atmosphere to carry out a nitridation reaction at a temperature of 1700° C. to 1730° C., forming a nitrided spherical aluminum oxynitride powder; (F) subjecting the nitrided spherical aluminum oxynitride powder to decarbonization in an oxygen-containing atmosphere to form the spherical aluminum oxynitride powder.
US10144640B2
In one embodiment described herein, fuel may be converted into syngas by a method comprising feeding the fuel and composite metal oxides into a reduction reactor in a co-current flow pattern relative to one another, reducing the composite metal oxides with the fuel to form syngas and reduced composite metal oxides, transporting the reduced composite metal oxides to an oxidation reactor, regenerating the composite metal oxides by oxidizing the reduced composite metal oxides with an oxidizing reactant in the oxidation reactor, and recycling the regenerated composite metal oxides to the reduction reactor for subsequent reduction reactions to produce syngas. The composite metal oxides may be solid particles comprising a primary metal oxide and a secondary metal oxide.
US10144639B2
A method for operating a hydrogen generator includes producing a hydrogen-containing gas from a source gas fed from a hydrodesulfurizer and reforming water with a reformer; feeding part of the hydrogen-containing gas to the hydrodesulfurizer as a recycle gas, and removing a sulfur compound contained in the source gas with the hydrodesulfurizer; condensing water vapor contained in the recycle gas in a recycle-gas channel through which the recycle gas flows, and separating the resulting condensed water from the recycle-gas channel; and regulating the amount of reforming water fed to the reformer on the basis of the temperature of the reformer.
US10144633B2
A method of manufacturing a plurality of through-holes (132) in a layer of material by subjecting the layer to directional dry etching to provide through-holes (132) in the layer of material; For batch-wise production, the method comprises after a step of providing a layer of first material (220) on base material and before the step of directional dry etching, providing a plurality of holes at the central locations of pits (210), etching base material at the central locations of the pits (210) so as to form a cavity (280) with an aperture (281), depositing a second layer of material (240) on the base material in the cavity (280), and subjecting the second layer of material (240) in the cavity (280) to said step of directional dry etching using the aperture (281) as the opening (141) of a shadow mask.
US10144630B1
A beer dispensing faucet is configured to be attached to a shank connector. The shank connector has a connecting member and an internal passageway having an outlet opening positioned within the connecting member. The dispensing faucet has a housing defining a central conduit having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The housing defines a valve seat in the central conduit and further has an aperture in communication with the central conduit. The inlet opening is dimensioned to correspond in size to the outlet opening of the internal passageway and further configured to be positioned in confronting relation to the outlet opening of the internal passageway. The housing has a connecting member configured to cooperate and connect to the connecting member of the shank connector. A valve stem is positioned in the aperture. The valve stem has a first position wherein the valve stem is engaged with valve seat to define a closed faucet position. The valve stem has a second position away from the valve seat to define an open faucet position.
US10144628B1
A device for collecting waste cleaning fluid and debris from an installed A/C unit by placing and supporting a funnel shaped collection bib under the A/C unit by means of device mounting brackets placed behind the A/C unit, the bib being held open by an arcuate rib attached to the mounting brackets, and by a supporting cord passing through the rib, brackets, and bib hem and being cinched against the device.
US10144614B2
The invention discloses a power-loss triggering device, including: a frame, an electromagnet and an impact bar; the impact bar vertically and movably penetrates through the frame; an energy storage piece is arranged and the energy storage piece may exert a downward action force on the impact bar; when the electromagnet is energized, the impact bar is positioned through electromagnetic force; when the electromagnet loses power, the impact bar loses a holding power from the electromagnet and conducts a downward impact movement under the action force of the energy storage piece. The power-loss triggering device is implemented through the electromagnet and an intermediate mechanism. In this invention, the electric current, the energy consumption and the cost of the electromagnet are reduced, the service life of the long-time energized electromagnet is prolonged.
US10144609B2
A media-sheet stacking system (10) for stacking media sheets on a device output tray (OT) comprises a kicker (25) to advance a media sheet along the output tray by pushing a trailing edge of the media sheet as it exits the device, and a movable element (32a) arranged to face the output tray across a space that receives media sheets exiting the device. A drive mechanism (33) is provided to drive the movable element in the direction of advance of the media sheet along the output tray.
US10144605B2
An image recording apparatus including: a housing; first through third conveyance paths, the second and third paths merging with the first conveyance path at a joining position; and a first guide member disposed at the joining position, wherein (a) the first guide member is configured to be kept, in a normal state, at a first position at which the first guide member closes at least part of the first conveyance path and opens the second and third conveyance paths to the first conveyance path, at the joining position and (b) the first guide member is configured to be moved, by contacting a sheet conveyed through the first conveyance path, to a second position at which the first guide member opens the first conveyance path and closes at least part of the second conveyance path and at least part of the third conveyance path with respect to the first conveyance path.
US10144602B2
A recording-medium feeding device includes a container, a separating mechanism, and a suppressing member. The container accommodates recording media. The separating mechanism includes a driving member, a separating member, and a torque limiter. The driving member comes into contact with and delivers an uppermost recording medium. The separating member separates the recording media one-by-one. When a rotational torque smaller than a predetermined rotational torque is applied to the torque limiter, the torque limiter repels a load of the rotational torque to inhibit rotation of the separating member. When a rotational torque larger than or equal to the predetermined rotational torque is applied to the torque limiter, the torque limiter allows the separating member to be rotationally driven in accordance with the load. The suppressing member suppresses receding movement of the recording media caused by reverse rotation of the separating member when the driving member stops.
US10144601B2
An aspect of the present invention includes: a sheet storage unit configured to store sheets; an air blowing unit configured to blow air; a duct configured as a flow passage to an air blowing outlet for blowing air sent from the air blowing unit toward the front end of an upper part of a sheet bundle stored in the sheet storage unit; a suction transport unit configured to suck a sheet floating from the sheet bundle upward and transport the sheet; a shutter member configured to block the flow passage in the duct; and an openable/closeable member configured to open an opening part of the duct, such that air staying in the duct by blocking the flow passage by the shutter member is discharged from the opening part.
US10144596B2
A system for forming and moving an article array including a consolidation area having a support surface for receiving and arranging rows of articles to form an article array from an article row delivery device while the consolidation area continuously stabilizingly supports the periphery of the article rows positioned on the support surface as the article rows are arranged to form the article array.
US10144595B2
A buffer device for temporary storage and flow control in a product conveying system includes a plurality of vertically movable product holders at an inlet end and outlet end, and an elevator system for placing product holders in a conveying plane of the conveying system and vertically moving the product holders. The elevator system preferably includes a chain loop at the inlet end and a chain loop at the outlet end, both of which are equipped all around with product holders, and the chain loops can move in opposite directions.
US10144588B2
Disclosed are various embodiments that may facilitate transferring an item to a receptacle using a tiltable floor and a robotic drive unit. The robotic drive unit moves along a travel path to be proximate to a receptacle. The robotic drive unit can align an item with the receptacle. The item can be transferred by causing the tiltable floor to tilt.
US10144579B2
Capsule (1) for containing beverage ingredients for producing a beverage in a beverage preparation device upon liquid injection into the capsule and by rotating the capsule about its central axis in the device, the capsule comprising:—a side wall (2a), a bottom wall (2b), an opening (2c) and a flange-like rim (2d), and—a lid member (3) attached to the flange-like rim (2d) and/or to the side wall and at least partially covering the opening, wherein the lid member (3) comprises an upper wall (3a) in recess relative to the flange-like rim and/or to the side wall towards the opening of the capsule and which comprises a central inlet (4) and peripheral outlet apertures (5) for the beverage release by effect of centrifugal forces, wherein the lid member (3) further comprises reinforcement members (6) protruding from the upper wall (3a) in axial direction.
US10144570B2
A blister and package system made of a blister card and an outer package with unique interacting locking mechanisms. The blister card or strip is inserted into the outer package or sleeve and locks immediately without having to further process the outer package or the blister card or strip. The user is able to expose the blisters from the outer package by disengaging the lock. The blister card or strip includes a formable, pliable sheet material, into which one or more individual cavities or blisters are formed. The separated cavities are loaded with product and sealed with one or more layers of puncturable or tearable sheet material, such as aluminum foil. The blister card or strip contains a plastic rivet assembly that forms an interference mechanism. The rivet is trapped by an internally formed panel and stopped by a catch flap included in the outer package.
US10144562B1
The present disclosure is directed to devices for dispensing liquid, especially fuel. In one embodiment, a device for dispensing fuel includes a spout for pouring liquid fuel, an annular fitting including a chamber formed therein. A sealing surface, a stopper, and spring may be disposed within the chamber. The annular fitting may be attached to the spout. The annular fitting may be configured to mate with a portable fuel canister. The fitting may include sidewalls forming a channel for liquid fuel, an outer wall enveloping a portion of the sidewall forming a chamber proximate the liquid channel, and an atmospheric orifice formed in the outer wall. The sealing surface may be disposed proximal the orifice. The spring may be configured to bias the stopper into contact with the sealing surface such that the chamber is in selective pressure-dependent fluid communication with an atmosphere outside the device.
US10144554B2
A protective slider zipper, comprising a zipper and a slider for opening and closing the zipper, wherein an upper part of the slider is in a protection structure; the root part of the protection structure is in a bending structure capable of being repeatedly bent; a first work support surface at one side of the protection structure is fixedly connected with a first slider hand; the zipper comprises a female strip and a male strip; and the female strip is connected with and separated from the male strip through the slider.
US10144549B2
A container that can function both as a shipper and as a retail display is provided. The container comprises a tray and a lid. Upon delivery to the retail site, the lid can be removed and used as a display base. The tray is mounted to the lid and secured thereto with locking tabs.
US10144548B2
In the multilayer bottle of the present invention, an outermost layer and an innermost layer are each composed of a polyester (Z1); a barrier layer is composed of a resin composition containing 40 to 99 parts by mass of a polyamide (X) and 1 to 60 parts by mass of a polyester (Z2); an alkali compound (A) is blended in the resin composition; and furthermore, the resin composition satisfies the following formulae (1) to (3). 0.01≤P≤6.5 (1) 3.2≤M≤73.1 (2) M≥29.2−0.218α (3) In the formulae, P represents a molar concentration (μmol/g) of phosphorus atoms; M represents a molar concentration (μmol/g) of alkali (earth) metal atoms; and α represents the parts by mass of the polyamide (X) contained in the resin composition.
US10144542B2
A rotary wrapping machine (30, 110) for packaging products by means of a film unwound from a reel comprises a frame (13, 113) carrying a dispensing unit (19, 119) which is electrically controlled to dispense the packaging film from a reel of film present in the dispensing unit (19, 119). The dispensing unit is supported on the frame so as to be driven rotationally along a closed path around a packaging zone (38, 138) which contains a product to be wrapped with the film. Along the closed path there is a power supply antenna (25, 125) which is connected to an antenna power supply unit (26, 126) for transferring, by means of electrical induction, electric power to a corresponding receiver (28, 128) which is movable along the antenna together with the said dispensing unit and which supplies in turn electric power to the dispensing unit.
US10144540B2
Apparatus for filling devices that are penetrable for filling the devices with a substance, and resealable for sealing the resulting hole. A device support supports at least one such device in a substantially fixed position relative to the support during filling and/or resealing. A manifold drivingly mounted over the device support can include (1) a cartridge including a filling needle for penetrating a resealable stopper and introducing a substance therethrough into the device, a mount for mounting the cartridge on the manifold, and a removable cover releasably coupled to the mount for covering the filling needle during transportation, installation and/or removal of the cartridge from the manifold. The manifold can include a thermal source for heating a penetrated region of the stopper and, sealing the hole.
US10144539B2
The present invention relates to a packaging machine comprising a sealing station, a conveying unit and at least one loose object carrier, which is configured for accommodating a plurality of packaging objects and adapted to be fed to and removed from the sealing station by means of the conveying unit, wherein the loose object carrier comprises an upper part for accommodating the packaging objects, and wherein, for sealing the packaging objects, the object carrier is movable within the sealing station from a preliminary position, to which it can be advanced by means of the conveying unit, to a sealing position, at which it has been moved into contact with a tool upper part of the sealing station, said sealing position being displaced in parallel relative to the preliminary position.
US10144529B1
Systems and methods for providing Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) processing and input/output (I/O) capabilities to existing electronic systems onboard aircraft are disclosed. More specifically, a display processing computer may include a first set of I/O interfaces and a second set of I/O interfaces. The display processing computer may further include at least one first processor in communication with the first set of I/O interfaces and at least one second processor in communication with the second set of I/O interfaces. The at least one first processor may be configured to process data received at the first set of I/O interfaces and provide commands to control a display. The at least one second processor may be configured to provide a set of non-display functions, and further configured to selectively activate a subset of the set of non-display functions based on at least one operating condition of the display processing computer.
US10144523B1
An ice resistant structure is provided which includes a self-supporting, structural platform, a retaining, protective layer and a subsurface anti-icing (AI) and/or de-icing (DI) layer. The retaining, protective layer is disposed over the self-supporting, structural platform. The subsurface anti-icing (AI) and/or de-icing (DI) layer is located between the self-supporting, structural platform and the retaining, protective layer. The subsurface Al and/or DI layer is a functional layer such that an Al and/or DI agent is released to a surface of the retaining protective layer by an activation mechanism responsive to a change in an environmental condition.
US10144522B2
Method, system, and aircraft for providing anti-ice protection including a supply of ferrofluid that is flowed out of orifices along a first region of an aerodynamic surface, is provided. The flowed ferrofluid is urged toward an aperture on a second region. The aperture is arranged relative to a magnetic field generator. A magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator attracts the ferrofluid into the aperture while water droplets carried by the ferrofluid continue past the aperture.
US10144510B1
A system which includes a stoppable rotor which is configured to launch a stopped rotor aircraft into flight. The system also includes one or more wind turbines which are configured to generate electricity while the stopped rotor aircraft is flying, where the stoppable rotor is stopped at least some of the time while electricity is generated.
US10144507B2
A fault tolerant, optically or electrically managed, EMP resilient electromagnetic distributed direct drive powertrain applied to provide lift and/or propulsion and/or attitude control to an aircraft. The electromagnetic distributed direct drive being network based, capable of autonomous operations and decisions such as pilot input interpreting mode, load distribution, fault management, self-healing operations, electrical and mechanical health monitoring, as well as electrical and mechanical fault prediction.
US10144499B2
Aerofoil accessories are provided, configured for selective attachment to a wing element, the wing element having an outer facing aerofoil surface and being based on at least one datum aerofoil section. Each accessory provides a modified geometric profile to a datum profile of the at least one aerofoil section when attached to the wing element. The accessories are each configured for having a substantially fixed geometric profile with respect to the at least one datum aerofoil section at least whenever said wing element is airborne with the respective accessory attached to the wing element. The modified geometric profile is such as to provide said wing element with the accessory attached thereto with a desired change in performance relative to a datum performance provided by the wing element absent the accessory. A kit is also provided for enhancing performance of a wing element in off-design conditions. A method is also provided for enhancing performance of a wing element in adverse conditions.
US10144498B2
The invention relates to a wall made from a composite material comprising at least two layers of fibers (18, 18′) embedded in a resin matrix, a crack being able to spread in said wall in a direction of propagation, characterized in that it comprises at least one longilineal metal reinforcement (20), oriented in a direction secant to the direction of propagation, inserted between two layers of fibers (18, 18′) of the wall.
US10144490B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring an object from or to a marine transport vessel to or from a construction or vessel. The apparatus comprises a motive force generator; a motive force applicator operably linked to the motive force generator; and, in use of the apparatus, adapted to be operably linked to an object to which the motive force applicator applies a motive force; a fastening device for operably linking the motive force applicator to the object; a control mechanism; said control mechanism being formed and arranged so as to control the motive force generator and is operable to switch the operation of the motive force generator into an ascent or descent mode wherein the motive force generator acts upon the motive force applicator; and a measuring device operably linked to the control mechanism, said measuring device comprising one or more sensors and adapted to determine a distance between said measuring device and at least one point of a surface of a marine transport vessel from or to which said object is to be transferred wherein said apparatus further comprises one or more safety protocols and a parameter sensing means, said control mechanism being in communication with said parameter sensing means and responsive to feedback from said parameter sensing means, and adapted to initiate said one or more safety protocols.
US10144489B2
A watercraft anchor having a cylindrical member having a top defining a locking surface, a bottom circular surface, and a periphery surface disposed between the top and bottom surfaces. A plurality of paddles extend from the periphery surface and align with a plurality of fins disposed on the bottom surface.
US10144485B2
A method for adjusting a motor torque of an electric two-wheeled vehicle, including the following steps: reading in a driver assistance profile which represents a dependency of the motor torque on a pedaling action of the driver, determining at least one predefined range in the driver assistance profile, the range having at least one nonconstant change within the driver assistance profile, in particular in the slope of the driver assistance profile, and ascertaining a future speed of the electric two-wheeled vehicle as a function of an instantaneous speed of the electric two-wheel vehicle and a pedaling action of the driver. The motor torque is changed, in particular decreased or increased, as a function of the pedaling action of the driver, deviating from the driver assistance profile, based on a check as to whether the future speed of the electric two-wheeled vehicle is within the predefined range.
US10144483B2
A bicycle component control device basically includes a bracket and a bicycle component operating unit. The bicycle component operating unit is disposed in an interior space of the bracket. The bicycle component operating unit includes an operating member protruding toward outside of the interior space. The bracket includes a plurality of bracket parts being separate pieces from each other and non-movably fixed to at least one adjacent one of the plurality of bracket parts that define the interior space. The plurality of bracket parts is further configured relative to each other such that a connecting seam formed on the bracket extends along at least three of a mounting surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface and a second side surface of the bracket.
US10144482B2
A front fork leg includes an inner chamber that absorbs by a gas spring a shock caused on a vehicle; an auxiliary gas spring chamber communicating with the inner chamber; an auxiliary piston provided in the auxiliary gas spring chamber; and a gas spring chamber side gas chamber sectioned by the auxiliary piston and communicating with the inner chamber, and the auxiliary piston moves to increase a volume of the gas spring chamber side gas chamber, as pressure inside the inner chamber increases.
US10144480B2
The present invention discloses an electric scooter. The electric scooter comprises a body substrate, a support rod, a front wheel, a rear wheel and a fold mechanism; the front wheel is an in-wheel motor, the body substrate can fold close to the support rod with the rear wheel by means of the fold mechanism; the support rod is internally provided with a controller which is connected with the in-wheel motor, the front wheel is rotated to trigger the controller, thus the controller controls the in-wheel motor to rotate; the support rod has a retractable rod body, and handlebars are foldable. According to the present invention, the electric scooter cannot only be folded to the greatest extent, which saves a space to the greatest extent after being folded and is easy to carry, it also can be half-folded to facilitate carrying by hands, and can generate a driving assistance to enable the body to slide further as well.
US10144471B2
A vehicle straddle seat has a base extending generally in a first direction from a first edge. A backrest, formed integrally with the base, is spaced from the first edge and extends away from the base in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction. The backrest includes a first surface facing generally towards the first edge and a second surface facing away therefrom. A plurality of ribs formed on at least one of the first and second surfaces extends at least in the second direction. The plurality of ribs is configured to allow flexing of at least a portion of the backrest with respect to the base towards the first edge and away therefrom. The first surface is rigidly connected to the second surface so that the first and second surfaces flex together with respect to the base. Latch mechanisms and vehicles having the seat are also disclosed.
US10144468B2
A bicycle support device that includes a stabilization platform, the platform interfacing with bicycle training wheels. When the training wheels are engaged within the cavities of the stabilization platform, the rear wheel of the bicycle is elevated. The elevation, in combination with a slot within the platform, allows the rear wheel of the bicycle to rotate freely.
US10144445B2
A method of controlling an electric power steering system is provided. The method estimates steering rack force to be caused by a tire and a surface of a ground with which the tire is in contact in response to determining that one or more hand wheel torque sensors are not enabled. The method generates a steering assist torque command based on the estimated steering rack force. The method controls the electric power steering system using the steering assist torque command.
US10144443B2
A device for transporting children. The transportation device includes a base and sidewalls extending therefrom, forming an interior volume. Wheels extend from a lower side of the base and a foldable seat is affixed to at least one sidewall. A pair of doors are hingedly attached to opposing sidewalls, which allow a child ingress and egress from the transportation device. The folding seat allows the transportation device to include an increased capacity to hold objects when not in use by the child.
US10144439B2
A method for operating an axle counter system for monitoring the occupation status of a track section being limited by counting positions which have at least one detection point and at least one counting position a set of redundant detection points, includes the steps of: (a) incrementing or decrementing axle counter values in dependence of the moving direction of a passing axle; (b) transmitting the axle counter value to an axle counter evaluator; (c) determining the number of remaining axles within the track section; and (d) outputting a track occupation status. Prior to step (c) for each counting position exactly one detection point is selected for further processing independent of the selection at any other counting position. In step (c) the counter values of the selected detection points are used for determining the number of remaining axles and the counter values of the non-selected redundant detection points are ignored.
US10144438B2
A traveling bogie includes a steerable wheel, a bogie main body configured to support the steerable wheel, a guide apparatus pivotally supported by the bogie main body and turned by receiving a reaction force from a guide rail, a steering mechanism configured to apply a steering force to the steerable wheel using the reaction force received by the guide apparatus, and an assist mechanism configured to apply an auxiliary steering force for assisting with the steering force from the steering mechanism to the steerable wheel.
US10144437B2
The disclosure discloses a swing bolster, a swing bolster vibration reduction assembly and a bogie. The swing bolster includes a body, wherein a mounting cavity for mounting a friction block is formed in two ends of the body; the mounting cavity is provided with a first horizontal opening and a second horizontal opening, which are opposite to each other; and opening directions of the first horizontal opening and the second horizontal opening are perpendicular to an extending direction of the body. When the swing bolster in the disclosure is used, the friction block is mounted in the mounting cavity of the swing bolster body, and end parts of the friction block extend out of the first horizontal opening and second horizontal opening of the mounting cavity. The friction block is not matched with the swing bolster through sloped portions, and a movement direction of the swing bolster is perpendicular to a movement direction of the friction block relative to the swing bolster, so that wear of the friction block and the swing bolster is reduced, influence caused by the relative movement or wear of the swing bolster and the friction block to vibration reduction performance of the vertical elastic elements is prevented, a vibration reduction effect of the bogie in an unloaded state is ensured, and using reliability of the swing bolster is ensured.
US10144434B2
A method and apparatus for identifying a cause for a fuel inefficiency of a vehicle are disclosed. For example, the method categorizes a plurality of vehicles into a plurality of peer groups, determines for each peer group a baseline of a vehicle operation efficiency, determines for each peer group a baseline of driving behavior, identifies at least one vehicle with a vehicle operation efficiency in one peer group of the plurality of peer groups that is an outlier as compared to the baseline of the vehicle operation efficiency associated with the one peer group, determines whether a driving behavior of a driver driving the at least one vehicle is an outlier as compared to the baseline of the driving behavior associated with the one peer group, and identifies a cause for the vehicle operation efficiency being an outlier.
US10144433B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and arrangement for estimating a friction coefficient (μi) between tires of a wheeled two-axis two-track road vehicle and the ground. If the longitudinal velocity νx of the vehicle is above a first threshold νxthres and the wheel angle δf and/or the yaw rate Ωz are/is below a second threshold δthres/Ωzthres, a positive torque is applied to both wheels on a first axle and an and opposite, negative torque, to both wheels on a second axle while following driver requested longitudinal vehicle acceleration (ax). Wheel speeds ωi are measured and tire forces (fi) estimated. The friction coefficient (μi) between the tires and the ground are estimated from the measured wheel speeds ωi and the estimated tire forces (fi). The estimated friction coefficient (μi) is made available to other vehicle systems.
US10144431B2
A control device and method are provided for launch assistance for a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine as drive engine. The control device is designed to predict a stall of the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle on the basis of at least one signal, and, if a stall of the internal combustion engine is predicted, to output a signal for initiating launch assistance. The control device is designed to predict the stall of the internal combustion engine on the basis of the engine rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and the gradient of the engine rotational speed of the internal combustion engine before the clutch-engagement rotational speed is reached. If a stall of the internal combustion engine is predicted, the control device is designed to output a signal for initiating an increase of the engine torque demand of the internal combustion engine.
US10144414B2
A vehicle includes an engine, a traction motor, a clutch configured to mechanically couple the engine and traction motor, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, in response to an engine starting and achieving a target speed while the traction motor is generating torque to drive the vehicle, retard engine spark, based on an amount of engine acceleration required to achieve the target speed, to reduce engine torque, and in response to the engine torque falling below a threshold value, lock the clutch.
US10144411B2
A vehicle system has a pedal, a first internal combustion engine, a second internal combustion engine and an electric engine. The first internal combustion engine, the second internal combustion engine and the electric engine are respectively coupled with the pedal. The first internal combustion engine, the second internal combustion engine and the electric engine are operatively supplementary to one another.
US10144389B2
A response vehicle includes a transmission, a braking subsystem, and a vehicle management system coupled to at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem. The vehicle management system includes an interlock module configured to provide a signal to switch the at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem from a locked condition to an operational condition only in response to an authenticated user request thereby preventing undesired operation of the response vehicle.
US10144384B2
A cover for an airbag device includes: a cover body including an opposed part covering an airbag housed underneath, and a tear line provided on the cover body and splitting when the airbag is inflated; and a covering material covering the opposed part of the cover body. The covering material includes: a fragile portion provided on a back surface of the covering material and at least partly overlapping with the tear line; and a stitched portion, at least part of the stitched portion being located at a position overlapping with the tear line and connected to the fragile portion.
US10144383B2
A steering assembly includes a steering wheel and display interface. The steering wheel has an airbag module disposed within a hub of the steering wheel. The display interface is disposed on the steering wheel over the airbag module. The display interface has a first display segment disposed adjacent to a second display segment.
US10144380B2
A method of providing road and vehicle diagnostics, includes providing a vehicle axle system having a first axle half shaft housing, a second axle half shaft housing and a differential housing. Attached to one or more of the housings is one or more tri-axis accelerometers. In communication with the accelerometers is one or more data processors configured to receive and analyze data from the accelerometers. An occurrence of one or more road events is determined by one or more spikes in the Z-direction of the data collected from the accelerometers. A depth of the road event is determined by a magnitude of the positive and negative changes in acceleration of the spike in the Z-direction and a length of road event is determined by an amount of time between two spikes of opposite magnitudes in said Z-direction. Once identified, the time and geographic location of the road event is identified.
US10144379B1
A radiator guard assembly for a machine includes an aperture plate. The radiator guard assembly also includes a first side sheet extending perpendicularly with respect to the aperture plate. The radiator guard assembly further includes a second side sheet extending perpendicularly with respect to the aperture plate. The second side sheet is spaced apart from the first side sheet. The radiator guard assembly includes a mounting structure coupled to each of the first and second side sheets. The mounting structure includes a base member coupled to the respective side sheet. The mounting structure also includes a first plate extending from the base member. The first plate defines a first aperture. The mounting structure further includes a second plate extending from the base member. The second plate is parallel to first plate. Further, the second plate defines a second aperture that is coaxial with the first aperture.
US10144373B2
A power supply system control device for controlling a power supply system including an electric generator, a first electricity storage configured to be charged with and to discharge electric power generated by the electric generator, a second electricity storage configured to be charged with and to discharge the generated electric power, two paths connecting between the first electricity storage and the second electricity storage, a switching unit including a first switch configured to switch between a conductive state and a non-conductive state of one of the paths, and a second switch configured to switch between a conductive state and a non-conductive state of the other of the paths, and an electric load of a vehicle that is connected to the first electricity storage side of the switching unit.
US10144368B2
License plates (10) and number plates of vehicles are frequently forged or used for altered or stolen vehicles. To prevent this, license plates (10) are known, with which a contactlessly readable identification means (19) is associated in a license plate surface (12). This identification means (19) contains relevant data of the vehicle to which the license plate (10) belongs. As the license plate surface (12) is provided, primarily for motor vehicle identification or as a surface for the lettering (15), with numbers and digits for identification purposes, only little space or limited space remains for a further identification means (19). The invention provides a license plate (10) for a vehicle having an identification means (19), in which the at least one identification means (19) is associated with the periphery (13) of the license plate (10) which surrounds the license plate surface (12).
US10144364B2
An on-vehicle camera apparatus capturing an image in front of a vehicle includes: a camera module outputting image data and a control circuit board. The camera module includes an optical element that refracts incident light so as to diverge or focus the incident light, and an image sensor element in which incident light transmitted through the optical element forms an image. The control circuit board executes, based on the image data outputted by the camera module, a recognition process recognizing a state in front of the own vehicle, and also executes at least two vehicle control processes among a headlight control process, a forward collision preventing process and a lane departure warning process, as a result of the recognition process. According to the on-vehicle camera apparatus, a resin-made lens is used for the optical element.
US10144361B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for mounting an object such as a keyboard within a vehicle are disclosed. One mounting system includes a keyboard and a mounting apparatus. The keyboard includes at least one aperture. The mounting apparatus includes a base, a slide plate, a latch, and a locking mechanism. The slide plate is coupled to the base and is slidable in a predetermined direction relative to the base. The latch is movable between an engaged position that prevents the slide plate from sliding relative to the base and a disengaged position that does not prevent the slide plate from sliding relative to the base. The locking mechanism is movable between a locked position in which the locking mechanism engages the at least one aperture to lock the keyboard to the slide plate and an unlocked position in which the locking mechanism does not engage the at least one aperture.
US10144357B2
A seat cover includes: a surface member; and a pocket including: a bag part arranged on a back surface side of the surface member and sewn on a folded portion of the surface member folded toward the back surface side along an edge of a pocket opening; a bead part interposed between the bag part and the folded portion extending along at least one of a pair of longitudinal edges of the pocket opening, sewn on the folded portion and the bag part, and arranged to protruding into the pocket opening; and a core member inserted into the bead part, wherein: the bead part and the core member respectively include extension portions extending beyond a pair of lateral edges of the pocket opening in a longitudinal direction of the pocket opening; and the extension portions of the bead part and the core member are fixed to each other.
US10144354B2
A pivotable interior mirror for a vehicle includes a mirror surface, for example in the form of a first surface of a wedge mirror, a sensor device suitable for a light propagation-time measurement, for sensing at least one gesture of a driver of the vehicle and/or light incident on the first surface of the wedge mirror, and a pivoting device for pivoting the mirror surface from a normal position into at least one dimming position, in which blinding of the driver by light reflected at the mirror surface is reduced, wherein the pivoting device can be activated in dependence on at least one output signal of the sensor device. Further, a vehicle may include such an interior mirror and a method for using such an interior mirror is described.
US10144353B2
A multi-camera vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras viewing exterior the equipped vehicle and at least one non-visual sensor sensing exterior of the equipped vehicle. Captured image data and sensor data are provided to a central data processor. At the central data processor, image data is fused with sensor data and processed in order to detect vehicles that are present external the equipped vehicle. The central data processor includes a digital signal processor operable to process data at a data processioning speed of at least 30 MIPS. Via processing at the central data processor of image data and sensor data, a potential hazard present exterior the equipped vehicle is determined to exist. The potential hazard arises from presence of rear-approaching traffic in at least one of (i) a side lane to the equipped vehicle and (ii) a rear lane to the equipped vehicle.
US10144345B2
A vehicle includes a running board operable between deployed and undeployed positions. The running board includes a light source. An energy storage device is electrically coupled to the light source. An inductive receiving coil is electrically coupled to the energy storage device. A transmitting coil is positioned proximate an exterior surface of the vehicle. The transmitting coil is configured to transmit a magnetic field to the receiver coil.
US10144338B1
An exemplary positioning assembly for a vehicle component includes a hook structure of a lamp assembly, and a flange of a fascia. The flange is received within a slot of the hook structure to position the fascia relative to the lamp assembly. An exemplary positioning method for a vehicle component includes holding a flange of a fascia within a slot of a hook structure. The holding positions a portion of the fascia relative to a lamp assembly that includes the hook structure.
US10144333B2
According to the present disclosure, a child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a child-restraint harness coupled to the juvenile seat. The juvenile seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom. The juvenile seat further includes a cupholder coupled to the seat bottom.
US10144326B2
A vehicle seat includes: a seat back; a rear frame provided in the seat back and configured to have a substantially rectangular shape; and a retractor provided in the seat back and configured to retract a seat belt, wherein the rear frame includes a first side member and a second side member extending in a vertical direction, a connecting member extending in a widthwise direction, and a bracket for mounting the retractor, and wherein the connecting member and one of the first side member and the second side member are coupled together with the bracket at a corner portion of the rear frame.
US10144323B2
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback having a seatback frame. A bolster insert is positioned on a left side bolster and a right side bolster of the seatback frame. A foam layer is positioned between the seatback frame and a trim cover. The foam layer and the trim cover are contoured to expose the bolster inserts when the vehicle seating assembly is fully assembled. A slip cover has a front-central portion that includes an abrasion resistant material.
US10144322B2
A vehicle seat includes a headrest assembly having an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a fore and aft position of a headrest bun. A cover member is disposed below the headrest assembly and includes a plate member engaged with the adjustment mechanism that is operable between deployed and retracted positions. The plate member is moved towards the deployed position as the headrest bun is driven outwardly by the adjustment mechanism. First and second extendable members include first ends coupled to the plate member and second ends coupled to side members of a frame assembly. The extendable connectors include outwardly extending body portions that contort to retract the plate member as the headrest bun is driven inwardly by the adjustment mechanism.
US10144321B2
A flexible cover assembly is disposed on a vehicle seat having an adjustable headrest assembly. The adjustable headrest assembly includes a headrest bun and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the headrest bun between extended and retracted positions. A trim component is disposed a seatback and includes a relief portion configured to receive a portion of the adjustment mechanism as the headrest bun is driven towards the extended position. A flexible cover member is coupled to the trim component at the relief portion. The flexible cover member includes a plate member operable between extend and retracted positions. The portion of the adjustment mechanism received in the relief portion of the trim component is configured to abut an inner surface of the plate member to move the plate member towards the extended position as the headrest bun is driven towards the extended position by the adjustment mechanism.
US10144319B2
The disclosed invention will prevent or lessen injury to passengers when used as a supplemental safety device designed to work in combination with existing safety features found in transport vehicles. Family vans or SUVs have seats that are closest to the bumper that use a separate chassis with no crunch/crumble zones, offering minimal or no protection during rear-end collisions. In 2012 Ford Motor analysis stated, when a minivan with a third-row occupant is hit from behind, the occupant is usually a child, is killed at least half of the time. The disclosed invention will decrease harmful or deadly forces which drive the occupants backwards during rear-end collisions and will change this tragic outcome if the force is diminished by 70%, it may save lives.
US10144313B2
A deceleration device comprising first and second gears that have different numbers of teeth. A cam mechanism is disposed on the same axis as the first gear, engages the first gear with the second gear in a state of eccentricity. A connecting shaft is disposed on the same axis as the first gear and is connected to the cam mechanism. A rotating body is disposed on the same axis as the second gear and is connected to the connecting shaft. When the connecting shaft is inserted into a long hole of the rotating body, the rotating body is connected to the connecting shaft in an eccentric position. The major axis of the long hole is set so as to allow the rotating body and the connecting shaft to move relative to one another along the longitudinal direction of the long hole.
US10144311B2
A vehicle seat is provided. The vehicle seat comprises at least one backrest which is pivotally mounted relative to a seating surface of the vehicle seat; a backrest adjusting mechanism and a drive for pivoting the backrest; and at least one headrest on the backrest, which by means of a headrest adjusting mechanism is adjustable in its height relative to the backrest at least along a direction of longitudinal extension of the backrest. It is provided that beside the backrest adjusting mechanism the drive is coupled with the headrest adjusting mechanism, in order to simultaneously transmit an adjustment force to the headrest adjusting mechanism when the backrest is pivoted in at least one backrest adjustment direction. In addition, there is proposed a backrest module with a drive which beside a backrest adjusting mechanism is coupled with a headrest adjusting mechanism.
US10144305B2
According to some embodiments, a battery control device has a current detector, a storage, and a state determiner. The current detector detects a current value of a current which flows into a second battery which is connected in parallel to a first battery. The first battery and the second battery are charged with a fixed current. The storage stores an initial value of the current which flows into the second battery if the second battery is charged with the fixed current in an initial use stage of the second battery. The state determiner determines a state of the first battery based on the current value detected by the current detector and the initial value stored in the storage.
US10144304B2
Various techniques described herein relate to electric vehicle power management system for managing a plurality of battery modules in a battery pack. Such electric vehicle power management system may include a plurality of battery management systems corresponding to a plurality of battery modules, and an energy management system for managing the plurality of battery management systems. The energy management system and the plurality of battery management systems may adopt master-slave wireless communication, and may use a single wireless frequency channel or a plurality of assigned wireless frequency channels.
US10144299B2
A coupling device for producing and separating an energy-transferring plug-in connection, having a plug that can be shifted along a plug-in direction for insertion into a corresponding plug receptacle, and having a drive device, which is operatively connected to the plug for the shifting thereof. In a decoupled state of the coupling device, the plug can be arranged in a position of rest at a tilt with respect to the plug-in direction.
US10144297B2
Charging of an electrical storage device is completed by operation-starting time while increasing a percentage of a charging time of the electrical storage device in a first time period as compared to a percentage of the charging time in a second time period when the first time period and the second time period are included within a period from when a user sets the operation-starting time to the operation-starting time. A temperature adjustment device is operated such that a temperature of the electrical storage device at the operation-starting time falls within a target temperature range while increasing a percentage of an operating time of the temperature adjustment device in the first time period as compared to a percentage of the operating time in the second time period when the first time period and the second time period are included within the period from when the user sets the operation-starting time to the operation-starting time. The operation-starting time is scheduled time at which a start-up of a vehicle is initiated.
US10144296B2
A vehicle powertrain includes a switch configured to provide a drive current to an electric machine and coupled with a diode array and a gate driver. The gate driver may be configured to, in response to a voltage across the array exceeding a threshold while providing the drive current in a presence of a turn-off request, confine operation of a resistive switch to a linear region to decrease a rate of change of the drive current proportional to the voltage.
US10144295B2
A method for charging an accumulator of an electrically drivable motor vehicle, wherein a cooling device of the motor vehicle is operated in order to cool the accumulator during the charging of the accumulator, wherein the motor vehicle emits noise in dependence on the cooling power of the cooling device, including the steps: determining positional data for a position of the motor vehicle during charging, determining a maximum value for a noise emission on the basis of the positional data and while taking into account noise emission positional data, and taking into account the maximum value for noise emission with respect to the charging of the accumulator.
US10144291B2
A method of operating a transport refrigeration system is provided. The method includes controlling, using a controller, a first plurality of components of a refrigeration unit, wherein controlling comprises operating a prime mover and an electric generation device. The method also includes operating, using a controller, the prime mover at a selected high speed. The method further includes monitoring, using a controller, a plurality of operating parameters of the refrigeration unit, wherein at least one of the operating parameters is at least one of a voltage of the electric generation device and a speed of the prime mover. The method yet further includes comparing, using a controller, the voltage of the electric generation device to a selected voltage. The method also includes comparing, using a controller, the speed of the prime mover to a selected speed.
US10144289B2
A vehicle display apparatus and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display and a controller configured to monitor a manipulation variable of a driving manipulation device provided to a vehicle, to select any one driving mode corresponding to the manipulation variable of the driving manipulation device from among a plurality of predetermined driving modes, and to control the display to display different information according to the plurality of driving modes. When a driving mode corresponding to a relatively small manipulation variable is selected, the controller decreases driving information displayed on the display and increases convenience information displayed on the display, as compared to when a driving mode corresponding to a relatively large manipulation variable is selected.
US10144281B2
A hydraulic control device for a vehicle is provided wherein a determination of “base neutral” is made when a difference between a command hydraulic pressure and an actual hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic clutch is within a predetermined minute value range, and when the difference is out of the minute value range, a determination of “base raising” is made if the command hydraulic pressure is larger than the actual hydraulic pressure, and a determination of “base lowering” is made if the command hydraulic pressure is smaller than the actual hydraulic pressure. The determination of “sub raising” is made when an inclination of command torque subjected to low-pass filter processing is positive for a predetermined time or more, and the determination of “sub lowering” is made when the inclination is negative for the predetermined time or more, whereby a rising or dropping tendency of the command torque is determined.
US10144276B2
A tonneau cover system clamp can include first and second clamp members with first and second clamping surfaces, respectively. The second clamp member can be slidably coupled to an elongate member relative to the first clamp member. A locking mechanism can be movable to engage the elongate member to prevent lateral translation of the second clamping surface relative to the first clamping surface in response to the first and the second clamp members being in the locked position. The locking mechanism can be movable to release the elongate member to allow lateral translation of the second clamping surface relative to the first clamping surface in response to the first and the second clamp members being in the unlocked position. A biasing member can apply a biasing force biasing the first clamp member and the second clamp member toward the proximal end of the elongate member.
US10144274B1
A roof attachment for a passenger car includes at least one roof shell and at least two lateral-wall shells. The lateral-wall roof shells are arranged on opposite sides of the passenger car relative to a vertical longitudinal center plane of the roof and are pivotable between a storage position folded against an inner side of the roof shell and an unfolded usage position. The roof attachment has a cross section shaped like an upside-down U and can be attached onto interfaces of the passenger car via lower edges of the lateral-wall shells facing away from the roof shell. The roof shell and the lateral-wall shells can be brought into contact with a hard-top section and lateral pillars of the passenger car with their frontal edges when in the usage position. Rearward edges of the roof shell and the lateral-wall shells form a continuous edge of the vehicle rear.
US10144271B2
A valve-in-receiver (VIR) for a vehicle climate control system includes a receiver drier (RD) shell including an outer surface and an inner surface defining an interior portion having an opening, and a cap member mounted to the RD shell across the opening, the cap member including an evaporator inlet portion, an evaporator outlet portion, a condenser inlet and a compressor outlet.
US10144265B2
An air conditioning unit for a vehicle has a casing, a heating heat exchanger, a first partition plate, a first opening, a second partition plate, a second opening, and a switching door. The casing has a face opening and a foot opening. The heating heat exchanger is arranged in the casing. The first partition plate partitions a downstream side of the heating heat exchanger in an airflow direction into a first passage and a second passage located below the first passage. The first opening is formed on a downstream side of the first partition plate in an airflow direction and communicates between the first passage and the second passage. The second partition plate is arranged on the downstream side of the heating heat exchanger and is formed with a third passage between the first partition plate and the second partition plate in the first passage. The second opening that is located on a downstream side of the second partition plate in an airflow direction and communicates between an upper side and a lower side of the second partition plate. The switching door opens or closes the first and second openings. The air in the third passage is guided toward the foot opening by the second partition plate and the switching door in an air conditioning mode in which the switching door opens the first opening and closes the second opening.
US10144262B2
A vehicle suspension having a frame attachment portion attached to a saddle, first and second bolster springs mounted to spring mounts on an outboard side of the saddle and mounted on walls of a spring mount on an outboard side of an equalizing beam, and third and fourth bolster springs mounted to walls of a spring mount on an inboard side of the saddle and mounted to spring mounts on an inboard side of the equalizing beam, wherein upwardly extending flanges on the bottom of the first and second bolster sprints are mounted to each other using a common fastener, and wherein upwardly extending flanges on the bottom of the third and fourth bolster springs are mounted to each other with a common fastener.
US10144261B2
A coil spring according to one embodiment includes a lower end turn portion which is in contact with a lower spring seat, an upper end turn portion which is in contact with an upper spring seat, and an effective portion between the lower end turn portion and the upper end turn portion. The coil spring is cylindrical about an axis of the effective portion in its free shape which is not compressed. Further, with respect to a coordinate system in which a force line is assumed as a Z-axis, the coil spring is cylindrical with a constant pitch in a direction along the Z-axis in its compressed shape which is compressed to a specified height.
US10144257B2
The objective of the present invention is to provide an amphibious vehicle and a method of controlling the attitude of the vehicle body of an amphibious vehicle, with which it is possible to reduce the fluid resistance when traveling on water and to improve the propulsion performance of the vehicle main body. An amphibious vehicle 1 according to the present invention is characterized in being provided with: a vehicle main body 11 capable of moving on water and on land; a rear flap 14B provided at the rear of the vehicle main body 11; a drive unit 33 which drives the rear flap 14B to vary a flap angle θ1 between the vehicle main body 11 and the rear flap 14B; a detecting unit 31 which detects a trim angle of the vehicle main body 11, a vehicle speed and the flap angle θ1; and a control unit 32 which controls the flap angle θ1 on the basis of the trim angle, the vehicle speed and the flap angle θ1 detected by the detecting unit 31.
US10144253B2
Aspects of the present disclosure are generally related to one or more systems, methods, and devices for providing an integrated tire inflation system, mounted on each tire, wheel, rim, axle, or structure of the vehicle, that communicates with a remote device (e.g., communication device located in the cab of the vehicle and/or a remote network entity) and obtains an optimal tire pressure from the network entity that is calculated to maximize fuel economy, tread life, load, or an environmental condition. In some examples, the integrated telematics system may periodically measure and transmit data associated with the tire to the communication device in the cab and/or to a network entity that may calculate the optimal tire pressure for each tire on the vehicle. The integrated telematics system may receive the optimal tire pressure information from the communication device and/or the network entity and automatically adjust the tire pressure accordingly.
US10144251B2
On a tread portion, a plurality of blocks defined by a plurality of main grooves and a plurality of transverse grooves. The main grooves annularly and continuously extend in a tire circumferential direction. The transverse grooves extend in a tire width direction so as to intersect the main grooves. The plurality of blocks include a center block located at a center in the tire width direction and having, on a surface thereof, a first groove with closed both ends and a second groove joining the first groove.
US10144245B2
Systems and apparatus for an oval O-ring groove for aircraft wheels may generally comprise an inboard wheel portion and an inboard O-ring groove. The inboard wheel portion may include an inboard rim located opposite of an inboard tubewell. The inboard tubewell may have an inboard mating surface located on an axially outward edge of the inboard tubewell. The inboard O-ring groove may be formed as a partial oval-shaped recess located on an outer edge of the inboard mating surface.
US10144243B2
A method of manufacturing a tile sheet for a shower wall or bath enclosure in which a user designs a tile pattern which is stored in a database. An acrylic sheet is placed on a frame and clamped in place. A computer controlled router cuts grout lines in the acrylic sheet which simulates a tile pattern. The finished sheet having the tile pattern is cut and installed on a shower wall. Other designs can be stored in the computer and used to create different tile patterns using the same computer controlled router.
US10144241B2
A printable sheet material includes a panel having an integral separable portion and a starting mechanism formed on the separable portion. At least two tearable lines are formed in the panel permitting the separable portion to be at least partially separated from a remaining portion of the panel by tearing in either of opposite directions. Each tearable line includes a plurality of open “V” channeling cuts spaced along the line, each of the channeling cuts formed by a pair of converging cuts having a wider spaced end and a narrower spaced end. The channeling cuts are oriented with the wider spaced ends facing toward the starting mechanism and the narrower spaced ends pointed in a tearing direction extending away from the starting mechanism. The channeling cuts of the two lines share one of the converging cuts.
US10144239B2
A laser markable composition includes (a) an aqueous medium; (b) polymeric particles dispersed in the aqueous medium; (c) a color developing agent or color developing agent precursor; and (d) an optothermal converting agent; characterized in that a leuco dye is covalently bonded to the polymeric particles.
US10144231B2
A carriage includes: a base plate; a liquid jet head including a support plate attached to the base plate; a first engagement portion formed on one end in a Y direction of the support plate; a fixing tool for positioning and fixing the support plate with respect to the base plate, the fixing tool being fixed to the base plate slidably in an X direction by screws and engaged with the first engagement portion; and a flat spring portion that presses the fixing tool toward the base plate. The fixing tool allows movement in the Y direction of the first engagement portion with respect to the fixing tool, and restricts movement in the X direction of the first engagement portion and movement in a thickness direction of the base plate of the first engagement portion with respect to the fixing tool.
US10144230B2
The present invention provides a mechanism that improves accuracy for positioning a head relative to a carriage, and easily performs positional adjustment for the head. A carriage unit includes a first carriage structure and a second carriage structure. The first carriage structure includes a first sliding face that can slide along a guide shaft, and a head can be mounted on the first carriage structure. The second carriage structure includes a second sliding face that can slide along the guide shaft, and can hold the first carriage structure to allow positional adjustment for the first carriage structure in a predetermined direction in which a position where the first sliding face contacts the guide shaft is to be shifted.
US10144224B2
A thermal head according to the disclosure includes: a substrate; a heat generating section disposed on the substrate; an electrode disposed on the substrate so as to be electrically connected to the heat generating section; a protective layer which covers the heat generating section and part of the electrode, the protective layer being formed of an inorganic material; a cover layer disposed on the protective layer, the cover layer being formed of a resin material; and inorganic particles disposed on a surface of the protective layer so as to protrude from the surface. Moreover, the inorganic particles each comprise a first portion located inside the cover layer and a second portion located inside the protective layer.
US10144221B2
To provide a printing apparatus and a method for determining a service life of a cleaning mechanism, capable of more accurately determining a service life of a cleaning mechanism. For the purpose, a service life of a recovery unit is determined by multiplication of a number of times a blade wipes a face surface by a coefficient different depending on a quantity of liquid adhering to the face surface.
US10144220B2
A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure chamber substrate on which a plurality of spaces as pressure chambers are formed along a first direction; a nozzle substrate on which a plurality of nozzles which eject liquid are formed by corresponding to the pressure chamber; and a flow path substrate on which a plurality of communicating holes which communicate with the nozzle and the pressure chamber which corresponds to the nozzle are formed between the pressure chamber substrate and the nozzle substrate, in which both ends of each pressure chamber in a second direction are formed by being aligned at a predetermined position in the second direction, the nozzles which are adjacent in the first direction are formed so that positions thereof in the second direction are different, and the communicating holes which are adjacent in the first direction are formed so that positions in the second direction are different.
US10144216B2
A method for managing the quality of an ink of an inkjet printer versus temperature resorting to the management of the viscosity of the ink versus temperature, the ink comprising a solvent or a mixture of solvents and the solvent or mixture of solvents representing at least 50% by mass of the total mass of the ink, wherein the viscosity of the ink at a temperature T is calculated from the following parameters: the viscosity of the ink at a single reference temperature Tref; the parameters K or Ln(K), and −E/R of equation (1) giving the viscosity of the solvent or of the mixture of solvents: Ln (viscosity of the solvent)=Ln(K)−E/RT (1) wherein E is the Arrhenius activation energy given in J/mol and R is the ideal gas constant.
US10144211B2
Examples disclosed herein relate to front-to-back registration of a printed content onto a print medium. In one example, a trigger signal generated by a sensor upon detection of a trigger mark on a first surface of a print medium is received. The trigger mark includes a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the leading edge and the trailing edge are non-parallel. Based on the trigger signal, a distance of the trailing edge from a point on the leading edge is determined. Once determined, a measure of lateral wander of the print medium with respect to the print path is obtained. The measure of the lateral wander is determined by comparing the distance between the leading edge and the trailing edge, with a threshold value.
US10144210B2
There is described a method of increasing the output of a transfer film (1) upon embossing, in particular hot embossing, wherein the transfer film (1) has a carrier film (1a) and a transfer layer portion (1b) which is releasable from the carrier film (1a). During a first embossing operation first regions (10) of the transfer layer portion (1b) which are arranged removed from each other at a spacing a are transferred by means of a first embossing tool from the transfer film (1) onto at least one substrate (2), wherein first openings (10a) are produced at the spacing a in the transfer layer portion (1b) of the transfer film (1). After the first embossing operation the transfer film (1) is wound up after the first embossing operation and fed to at least a further embossing operation.
US10144199B2
The present invention provides a cellulose acylate film, containing: an organic acid satisfying requirements of a to c, in which a film thickness of the cellulose acylate film is greater than or equal to 3 μm, and an average concentration of the organic acid in a region from one surface of the cellulose acylate film to a depth of 0 to 0.2 μm is lower than an average concentration of the organic acid in a residual region other than the region: a: having a structure in which polyhydric alcohol and a polyvalent carboxylic acid are bonded by forming an ester bond; b: the total number of molecules of polyhydric alcohol and a monovalent or more carboxylic acid forming the organic acid being greater than or equal to 3; and c: having at least one non-substituted carboxyl group derived from a polyvalent carboxylic acid.
US10144195B2
The invention provides unique releasable adhesive devices that are high-load bearing and highly stable while allowing adjustment of the weight-bearing angle in a wide range, thereby greatly expanding the scope of applications for technology. Adhesive systems and devices of the invention can be designed to fit applications ranging from household weight-bearing shelves and holders, components for transportation, athletic equipment, labels and advertising posts, automobile interior trims, permanent or reversible fasteners, as well as instruments and devices for industrial, commercial, medical or military applications.
US10144190B2
A device for punching and scoring a medium includes a punch tool and a grooved score guide. The punch tool has a cutter configured to cut an edge of a sheet of the medium. The positioning edge is disposed on the device and configured to guide an edge of the medium and position the medium with respect to the punch tool. The grooved score guide is formed in the device and configured to match a scoring tool to create a score line in the medium. The arrangement between the punch tool and positioning edge is configured to cut a notch in the edge of the medium at a notch point. The grooved score line is disposed in relationship to the punch tool to create the score line in the medium from the notch point across the medium.
US10144189B2
A mold of a brake pad friction material, including a mold member fitted into a mold frame into which a powder material of the brake pad friction material is put, in which the mold member is configured such that a pressing surface in a surface of the mold member, which forms a region abutting the powder material put into a mold frame, has a concave shape that is formed by being gradually recessed from both end portion sides to a center portion side of the pressing surface.
US10144186B1
Zippers components such as a traditional pin and box assembly may be affixed to zipper stringer tapes by a simple injection molding process. When a non-traditional magnetic alignment assembly is used in place of a traditional pin and box assembly, other means are needed to adequately affix the components of the magnetic alignment assembly to the zipper stringer tapes in order to provide a durable finished zipper.
US10144183B2
Systems and methods are provided for verifying the placement of tows by a robot. One embodiment includes a robot that includes an end effector that lays up tows, actuators that reposition the end effector, a memory storing a Numerical Control (NC) program, and a robot controller that directs the actuators to reposition the end effector based on the NC program, and instructs the end effector to lay up tows based on the NC program. The system also includes a sensor system comprising an imaging device that acquires images of the tows as the tows are laid-up, a measuring device that generates input as tows are laid-up by the end effector, and a sensor controller that receives images from the imaging device and the input from the measuring device, and updates stored data to correlate the images with instructions in the NC program, based on the input.
US10144178B2
A uniquely featured addition to previous three dimensional prototyping machinery without any traversing X and Y coordinate moving parts, thus saving time by focusing on only an incrementally regular Z stage and the rapidity of chemical deposition via electrically localized reaction nodes through a porous/channeled plane called the build/extrusion platen. Processes for making objects using such machine and platen are also disclosed as well as features and further indexing of extrusion location inventions. Other features including chemistry, curing material, and curing control as well as activation methods and machines are also disclosed in combination with the feature of a simultaneous two-dimensional layer-wise deposition machine and process for “growing” the object in the Z direction using the displaceable platen or object supporting stage in a rapid manner. Further due to the rapid growth and deposition manner, additional benefits to the object creation and curable material, e.g. a monomer can be realized.
US10144171B2
Method for manufacturing a continuous composite tube comprising translating a tube liner through a manufacturing station wherein the manufacturing station comprises a winding station and a consolidation station located at a distance downstream of the winding station; winding a composite tape on the tube liner at the winding station for forming a tape layer; consolidating the composite tape on the tube liner at a consolidation zone of the consolidation station by pressing and heating to the tape.
US10144170B2
A device for shaping a semi-finished fiber product for manufacturing a C-shaped or I-shaped former, and including clamping mechanisms and a forming tool. Each clamping mechanism has a first and a second clamping element and together they hold a semi-finished fiber product along two longitudinal and opposite edges. The clamping elements and forming tool move in a coupled manner between starting and end positions. During this movement, the longitudinal edges of the semi-finished fiber product are transformed into a curved shape, wherein a length of one of the longitudinal edges of the semi-finished fiber product does not change and a length of the other longitudinal edge becomes greater. During the movement, the forming tool is transformed into a curved shape and guided relative to the clamping elements against the semi-finished fiber product such that the semi-finished fiber product is deep drawn over the forming tool.
US10144168B2
The outer circumferential surface of a bottom 4 of a preform 1 and a lower site 3a of a trunk 3 continuous with the bottom 4 is mechanically brought into intimate contact with a cooling pot 16 to undergo reliable cooling. The trunk 3, excluding the lower site 3a of the trunk 3 continuous with the bottom 4, is heated to a predetermined temperature by a heating block 17. When blow-molded, the so treated preform 1 can provide a container having a bottom of a desired thickness and having a uniformly stretched thin-walled trunk.
US10144165B2
A molding method for the production of articles molded by injecting plastic material into a mold cavity by a plurality of injectors electrically sequentially actuated under an electronic control according to a cycle providing for a step for filling the mold cavity, followed by a step for packing the plastic material in the mold cavity. Each injector, regardless of both its position with respect to the mold cavity and its opening speed, is controlled in at least one of the following control modes: i) partially closing the injector from a maximum open condition to a less opened condition in the filling step, ii) setting the injector in a partially open condition and then opening the injector to a more opened condition, in the packing step.
US10144164B2
An insert of a die for molding a speaker grille includes a forming portion. The forming portion defines a forming surface, from which a plurality of pins extend for forming apertures in a speaker grille. The forming surface defines a plurality of apertures disposed at spaced locations between the pins. The apertures are interconnected with a plurality vent channels interconnecting the apertures with the vent channels for venting air disposed in a die when melted polymer used to form the speaker grille is injected into a die cavity defined by the die. The forming member and the vent channels are formed as a monolithic construction.
US10144157B2
Described are in-mold coated products such as vehicular components, in-mold coating methods, and in-mold coating compositions, involving the use of aqueous acrylic copolymer dispersions, desirably self-crosslinking.
US10144152B2
Feedstocks for additive manufacturing are provided. The feedstock may include a matrix material, and one or more capsules disposed in the matrix material, wherein the one or more capsules are configured to be removable from a surface portion when the matrix material is solidified to form one or more cavities in the surface portion. Methods of depositing the feedstocks and objects formed from the feedstocks are also provided.
US10144145B1
A positioning system for attachment to a vehicle for operation of a power tool by a ground-based operator sitting in the vehicle provides a telescoping mast attached to the vehicle, a pivot bracket connecting an upper arm to the upper portion of the telescoping mast, mounting means for mounting the power tool on the upper arm; and power means for operating the power tool from the operator's position in the vehicle.
US10144137B2
A movement conversion apparatus has a frame, a plurality of auxiliary moving bodies connected to the frame to allow linear movement, a plurality of actuators configured to move the plurality of auxiliary moving bodies with respect to the frame, a main moving body surrounded by the plurality of auxiliary moving bodies and connected to the plurality of auxiliary moving bodies to have a hollow formed therein, and a rotating body rotatable on the basis of a rotary shaft fixed through the hollow. The plurality of auxiliary moving bodies are selectively moved to adjust a location of the main moving body. The rotating body is inserted into the hollow to rotate by a movement of the main moving body.
US10144135B2
A method of handling humanoid robot interaction with human is disclosed. The method allows systematically storing all events detected within a humanoid robot environment, and classifying as temporary stimuli. When the robot is set to analyze the events, a process allows selecting one preferred stimulus among the stored stimuli and depending on the current activity of the robot, one or more actions are generated for the robot.
US10144130B2
Robot 1 includes an upper base body 10, and a control section 13 provided inside the upper base body 10. The control section 13 causes measurement section 205c to rotate in a left-right direction around yaw axis, by driving each drive section 205b of two LRFs 205. When passage width necessary for the robot 1 to pass through is W, the control section 13 causes each measurement section 205c to rotate in a range (W/2), by driving each drive section 205b of the two LRFs 205. LRF scanning speed/range calculation section 71 calculates rotation angle θswing and a rotation speed Vswing of the measurement section 205c. The control section 13 drives the drive sections 205b so as to cause the measurement section 205c to rotate at the rotation angle θswing and the rotation speed Vswing calculated by the LRF scanning speed/range calculation section 71.
US10144127B2
A transfer apparatus includes a base, a first holder, a second holder offset from the first holder in a first direction, and a movement mechanism for moving the first holder and the second holder relative to the base in a plane parallel to the first direction. The movement mechanism includes a swing member, a first link arm and a second link arm. The swing member is pivotally supported on the base. The first link arm is pivotally connected to the first holder. The first link arm is also connected to the swing member for pivoting about a first intermediate axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second link arm is pivotally connected to the second holder. The second link arm is also connected to the swing member for pivoting about a second intermediate axis extending in the second direction. The first intermediate axis is offset from the second intermediate axis in the first direction.
US10144117B2
A mechanism system can include a load responsive component, a pivot point coupled to the load responsive component, and a mechanism, coupled to the load responsive component, configured to engage when the load responsive component moves and configured to induce a first ratio of movement and a second ratio of movement.
US10144114B2
The invention concerns a tool for machining of materials, specifically a grinding tool, which has a substantially rotationally symmetrical shape with respect to a rotation axis (R), the tool comprising an outer shell centered about the rotation axis and defining an internal space therein, wherein at least a part of a surface of the outer shell is provided with an abrasive coating or component, wherein the outer shell encases an internal skeleton structure in the internal space, the internal skeleton being integral with the outer shell and defining void volumes in the internal space thereby establishing material and void volumes of the internal space, and wherein the material to void ratio M/V is distributed substantially identically along each radius (r) centered around the rotation axis (R) and its corresponding symmetrical radius (r′). The invention also concerns a method for producing such tool.
US10144107B2
Ultrasonic polishing systems and methods of polishing brittle components for electronic devices using ultrasonic polishing systems are disclosed. The ultrasonic polishing system may include an ultrasonic driver and a polishing head operatively coupled to the ultrasonic driver. The ultrasonic drive may have a surface shape that corresponds to a non-planar feature formed in the brittle component. The ultrasonic polishing system may also include an abrasive slurry configured to be disposed between the non-planar feature of the brittle component and the polishing head. The ultrasonic driver may be configured to displace the polishing head toward and away from the non-planar feature formed in the brittle component.
US10144105B1
A handle extension for a belt sander comprising a hollow member having a front side, a rear side, a first side, a second side, and a third side, wherein the front side, rear side, and first side have a cutout in a predetermined location and size and the third side has an opening in a predetermined location and a predetermined size, a handle of a predetermined length and sized to be received by the opening on the third side of the hollow attachment member, and a securing mechanism attached to at least the first side and the second side of the hollow member.
US10144104B2
In order, in a drill tip (2) which is provided particularly for a modular drilling tool, to generate a ridge (18) with supporting chamfers (26, 28) in a simple way, a non-round grinding method is provided, in which, proceeding from a starting rotary position (30) which corresponds to a cutting corner position, the radius is first reduced and is subsequently increased again to form the supporting chamfer (28). There is therefore no need for a separate grinding step to form the supporting chamfers (26, 28). The supporting chamfers (26, 28) preferably extend parallel to the longitudinal mid-axis (22) in the axial direction (24) and intersect coiled chucking grooves (26).
US10144099B2
A method for assembling two blades of a turbomachine nozzle, includes positioning a first surface of a first blade and a second surface of a second blade facing one another, the first and second surfaces being spaced apart from one another by an assembly clearance, and vapor phase aluminizing the first and second surfaces so as to fill the assembly clearance.
US10144096B2
Methods are provided for securing a tool within a gas turbine engine. The method can include inserting a tool into the engine; inserting a bladder between a portion of the tool and a component in the engine; and inflating the bladder to temporarily secure the tool in its position. For example, two tools (or more) can be inserted into the engine and secured by the bladder.
US10144093B2
Forming holes in a material includes focusing a pulsed laser beam into a laser beam focal line oriented along the beam propagation direction and directed into the material, the laser beam focal line generating an induced absorption within the material, the induced absorption producing a defect line along the laser beam focal line within the material, and translating the material and the laser beam relative to each other, thereby forming a plurality of defect lines in the material, and etching the material in an acid solution to produce holes greater than 1 micron in diameter by enlarging the defect lines in the material. A glass article includes a stack of glass substrates with formed holes of 1-100 micron diameter extending through the stack.
US10144092B2
The use of a laser beam, which has an external and an internal laser beam area with different intensities allows a higher temperature gradient to be produced along the z direction, is provided.
US10144091B2
A welded portion shape of a cross-section perpendicular to the shaped steel longitudinal direction is set to satisfy a>0 mm, b>0 mm, c≥0.14 Tw, d≥0 mm, e≥0 mm, a+d≤2 mm and b+e≤2 mm; where a is a front melting width of the web material (on the laser beam irradiation side), b is a rear melting width of the web material (on the laser beam non-irradiation side), c is a maximum weld penetration depth, in a plate pressure direction, into the flange material, d is a front melting width of the flange material (on the laser beam irradiation side), e is a rear melting width of the flange material (on the laser beam non-irradiation side), and Tw is the plate thickness of the web material.
US10144088B2
A method for laser processing of Silicon includes placing a Kerr material into engagement with the Silicon forming an interface therebetween. A laser beam is applied having at least one subpulse in a burst envelope operating at a first wavelength. The laser beam passes through a distributive lens focusing assembly and to the Kerr material. The first wavelength is modified to a plurality of second wavelengths, some of which are effective for processing Silicon. Photoacoustic compression processing is produced by the laser pulse energy by a portion of second wavelengths delivered through the interface and to the Silicon which initiates Kerr Effect self focusing which is propagated in the Silicon by additional energy input to the Silicon thus producing a filament within the Silicon.
US10144087B2
A friction stir welding tool comprising a composite of a tungsten-rhenium alloy and hafnium carbide particles, wherein a crystallite size of the tungsten-rhenium alloy is no more than 100 nm, wherein the hafnium carbide particles are dispersed within the tungsten-rhenium alloy, a method of fabricating the friction stir welding tool, and a method of friction stir welding a metal joint using the tool. Various embodiments of the friction stir welding tool, the method of fabricating the tool, and the method of friction stir welding using the tool are provided.
US10144086B2
A drive assembly is provided for driving welding wire through a welding wire feeder. The drive assembly comprises an insulating base and a conductive base secured to one another. Both bases have features that allow for mounting in the wire feeder and for mounting various drive components. The conductive base is energized during operation, and the isolative base insulates the conductive base from components of the wire feeder enclosure. Features of the assembly improve operation and facilitate assembly.
US10144070B2
A reversible cutting insert for milling has first and second cutting edges formed at the transitions from the top and bottom surfaces to a lateral face. The cutting insert has a 4-fold rotational symmetry. A reference plane extends perpendicular to the axis of symmetry. The cutting edges have four cutting edge portions. One cutting edge portion is a main edge and a wiper edge that are connected by a rounded cutting corner. The first and second cutting edges are at the greatest distance from the reference plane in the region of the cutting corners. Main and wiper clearance faces directly adjoin an assigned main edge and wiper edge, respectively, in the circumferential lateral face. Exterior angles between the main clearance faces and the reference plane are greater than exterior angles between the wiper clearance faces and the reference plane.
US10144066B2
A method for producing silver nanoparticles according to the present invention includes the steps of: mixing an amine mixture and a silver compound to yield a complex compound; and heating and decomposing the complex compound to form silver nanoparticles. The amine mixture contains: a primary amine (A) having 8 or more carbon atoms and a melting point of 20° C. or lower; a diamine (B) having a primary amino group, a tertiary amino group, 4 or more carbon atoms, and a melting point of 20° C. or lower; and a cis-unsaturated primary amine (C) having 12 or more carbon atoms and a melting point of 30° C. or lower.
US10144064B2
An apparatus for manufacturing an article from powder material including a first table, a second table rotatably mounted on the first table about a first axis and a third table rotatably mounted on the second table about a second axis. A hollow canister is supported by the third table. A vibrator is arranged to vibrate the canister. A first device is arranged to rotate the second table about the first axis and a second device is arranged to rotate the third table about the second axis. A hopper is arranged to supply powder material into the canister and a valve controls the flow of powder material from the hopper into the canister. A processor is arranged to control the valve, the vibrator, the first device and the second device to control the filling and packing density of the canister.
US10144063B2
A method for detecting defects in three-dimensional articles. Providing a model of said article. Providing a first powder layer on a substrate, directing an energy beam over said substrate causing said first powder layer to fuse in selected locations forming a first cross section of said three-dimensional article, providing a second powder layer on said substrate, directing the energy beam over said substrate causing said second powder layer to fuse in selected locations to form a second cross section of said three-dimensional article. A first and second image of a first and second fusion zone of said first powder layer respectively is captured. Comparing said first and second images with corresponding layers in said model. Detecting a defect in the three-dimensional article if a deviation in said first image with respect to said model is at least partially overlapping a deviation in said second image with respect to said model.
US10144061B2
A globule for an additive manufacturing process includes a plurality of additive manufacturing stock particles respectively having a submicron size. A binder fixes the plurality of submicron size additive manufacturing stock particles to one another such that the particles form a globule having a size of less than fifty microns.
US10144059B2
A method of making an apparatus for continuously casting a lead alloy strip includes providing a drum having an aluminum outer circumferential casting surface. The outer circumferential casting surface of the drum is abraded with an angular abrading medium to wear away material from the aluminum outer circumferential casting surface of the drum and to create a coarse, irregular, and non-smooth abraded casting surface configured to reduce the rate of heat transfer and slow cooling of the lead alloy strip cast on the abraded casting surface.
US10144043B2
The present disclosure relates to a self-regulating, landfill well control system for automatically controlling a flow of landfill gas (LFG) through a wellhead associated with a landfill well at a landfill. The system has a combination unit operably associated with the wellhead, with a valve actuator, a flow measurement element and a controller. The valve actuator controls a LFG flow control valve, to thus control an LFG flow through the wellhead. The flow measurement element produces differential pressures proportional to a LFG flow rate. The controller controls the valve actuator and, based on data obtained using the flow measurement element, adjusts a setting of the LFG flow control valve to obtain a specific control point setting, and automatically maintains the control point setting thereafter.
US10144042B2
Provided are a helically traveling carriage and a helically traveling cleaning machine capable of efficiently performing a maintenance process, such as cleaning, with respect to a helical structure formed by winding a helical wall around a column at a central section of a vertically extending cylindrical wall. This helically traveling carriage includes a lower moving-and-contacting part that rolls or slides on a helical wall's upper surface, a lateral bridge mechanism that bridges a column's outer circumferential surface and a cylindrical wall's inner circumferential surface, the lateral bridge mechanism having, on one end thereof, a first moving-and-contacting part that rolls or slides on the cylindrical wall's inner circumferential surface, and having, on the other end, a second moving-and-contacting part that rolls or slides on the column's outer circumferential surface, and a rotary engagement part that rotatably engages with the column by laterally receiving a portion of the column.
US10144040B2
A plasma processing apparatus includes a slot plate of an antenna and the slot plate has slots arranged in a circumferential direction thereof with respect to an axis line. A microwave is introduced into a processing space from the antenna via a dielectric window, and a through hole is formed in the dielectric window along the axis line. A plasma processing method performed in the plasma processing apparatus includes performing a first cleaning process by radiating the microwave from the antenna and supplying a cleaning gas from a cleaning gas supply system; and performing a second cleaning process by radiating the microwave from the antenna and supplying the cleaning gas from the cleaning gas supply system. A first pressure of the processing space in the performing of the first cleaning process is set to be lower than a second pressure thereof in the performing of the second cleaning process.
US10144033B2
A substrate is held and rotated in a horizontal attitude by a rotation holder. A coating liquid is supplied by a coating liquid supplier to a surface to be processed of the substrate rotated by the rotation holder. A first removal liquid is supplied by a first removal liquid supplier to a first annular region at a peripheral portion of the substrate rotated by the rotation holder before the coating liquid supplied by the coating liquid supplier loses fluidity. In this state, a supply position of the first removal liquid by the first removal liquid supplier is moved from an inner edge to an outer edge of the first annular region.
US10144030B2
Disclosed is a nebulization device with a spray orifice plate including an energy transfer element, a spray orifice plate and a driving element. The energy transfer element has at least one first penetrating hole for inputting a liquid from a side and the spray orifice plate is installed on at least one side of the energy transfer element for sealing the first penetrating hole, and the energy transfer element supports the spray orifice plate, and the spray orifice plate has at least one stepped orifice formed at a position corresponding to the first penetrating hole and serves as a transportation channel of the liquid, so that the liquid can be temporarily stored in the stepped orifice and sprayed out through the through hole after vibration and nebulization in order to improve the nebulization effect significantly.
US10144028B2
Devices, systems, and methods for containing the plume of a sprayed agricultural compound applied to a crop field are disclosed. In particular, the plume of the sprayed agricultural compound may be contained within a spray hood assembly attached to an agricultural vehicle or device such as a planter unit. Each spray hood assembly may be situated behind an individual planter unit, and multiple spray hood assemblies may be combined to form an agricultural spray containment system.
US10144025B2
A container comprising a body portion and a neck portion, the neck portion having a pump dispenser thereon, the pump dispenser comprising a pump mechanism, a dip tube on one end of the pump mechanism, a pump outlet on another end of the pump mechanism, the dip tube extending downwardly from the pump mechanism into the body portion, the body portion containing a first liquid, the dip tube having a central bore along which the first liquid is pumped from the body portion when the pump mechanism is actuated, and a reservoir containing a second liquid, the reservoir communicating with the dip tube and adapted to introduce the second liquid into the first liquid within the pump mechanism or dip tube under the action of first liquid flowing through the dip tube.
US10144022B2
Disclosed is a container for a pump dispenser, the container including: a body defining a chamber for storing a product and defining an opening at a first end of the chamber through which the product is dispensable from the chamber; and a protrusion extending from the body into the chamber at a second end of the chamber opposite from the first end of the chamber, the protrusion having a sharp distal end in the chamber. Also disclosed is a refill container including a body enveloping a cavity storing an oral, personal or home care composition, wherein the composition includes water in an amount of less than 98% by weight, based on a total weight of the composition.
US10144013B2
A centrifuge to which sample tubes can be introduced while the centrifuge is in motion. The centrifuge comprises a carousel having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion of the carousel has a plurality of positions for sample tubes for a centrifugation operation, a plurality of drive mechanisms attached to the upper portion of the carousel, a movable element mounted upon each drive mechanism, the movable element capable of traversing the length of the drive mechanism when the drive mechanism is actuated, a sample tube-holding assembly comprising a sample tube holder and a bearing attached to each movable element, and at least one balancing element capable of contributing to a force vector that cancels an imbalance vector generated by rotation of the centrifuge.
US10144010B2
In a manipulation container (1) for cryomicroscopy, having at least one holder (9) for a sample carrier mount (7) and at least one manipulation opening (2) for manipulating sample carriers or sample carrier mounts (7), the holder (9) for a sample carrier mount (7) is movable into a displacement path (11), passing completely through the manipulation container (1), of a displacement apparatus (3) for the sample carrier mount (7).
US10144009B2
A microfluidic device is disclosed. The device comprises at least one inlet for receiving circulating tumor cells and other cells in a sample; at least one curvilinear and/or spiral channel through which the sample is caused to undergo partial or complete Dean cycles to isolate the circulating tumor cells from the other cells; and at least one outlet configured to communicate with the channel for providing the isolated circulating tumor cells. The channel is configured to provide a predetermined Force ratio based on a desired threshold cell size of the circulating tumor cells. A corresponding method of manufacturing of the device, and a related diagnostic system are also disclosed.
US10144008B2
One or more embodiments of the present invention are directed to a vertical microfluidic probe head, which comprises a middle layer of material and two outer layers. The middle layer comprises two opposite, main surfaces, which are, each, grooved up to a same edge surface that adjoins each of the main surfaces, so as to form two sets of n microchannel cavities, n≥1, on each of the opposite main surfaces. The middle layer is furthermore arranged between the two outer layers, which (at least partly) close the microchannel cavities grooved on the two main surfaces. This way, two sets of n microchannels are formed, which are, each, open on the edge surface, such that two opposite sets of n orifices are formed on the edge surface. Thus, the length of the apertures is not limited by the thickness of the middle layer.
US10143999B2
Disclosed are nickel-containing complexation precursors having high complexation activity for bidentate phosphite ligands. Also disclosed are methods of making the complexation precursors. The disclosed method of generating the nickel-containing complexation precursor includes including contacting a nickel starting material with a reductant under conditions sufficient to generate a nickel-containing complexation precursor having at least about 1,500 ppmw sulfur in the form of sulfide.
US10143990B2
A method of preparing a discrete polymer network array include mixing a plurality of nucleic acid polymer networks with a plurality of color-activated polymer networks to form a dispersion, applying the dispersion to an array of wells, the nucleic acid polymer networks selectively depositing into wells of the array of wells, and rinsing the array of wells to selectively remove the plurality of color-activated polymer networks.
US10143987B2
One or more fluid streams are uniformly divided into two or more partial fluid streams in chemical apparatuses in a manner such that there is a reduced tendency to form deposits. Division of such stream(s) is achieved by using a distributor device that includes at least one plate having two or more openings which openings are rounded or chamfered on at least one side.
US10143986B2
The present invention relates to a fluidized bed system having a sparger capable of minimizing a blockage by solids and controlling method thereof. And, more specifically, the present invention relates to a fluidized bed system having a sparger capable of minimizing a blockage by solids comprising a fluidized bed reactor to store a solid layer with a certain height and to fluidize the solid layer by using fluidization gases; a sparger having a pipe shape submerged in the solid layer and having a plurality of gas-discharging holes to spray fluidization gases onto the solid layer; and a gas-supplying line having its one end contacting a gas-supplying source and the other end connected to the sparger, wherein fluidization gases are introduced through the gas-supplying line into the sparger by driving the gas-supplying source, the fluidization gases are sprayed through the gas-discharging holes onto the solid layer, the gas-supplying source is placed higher than the sparger and the height difference (Hg) between the gas-supplying source and the sparger is greater than the height of the solid layer.
US10143985B2
An exemplary compounding system and device for mixing materials from at least two distinct material sources can include a housing, a first fluid line operationally connected to the housing and configured to transport a first volume of fluid per unit time to a final container, a second fluid line operationally connected to the housing and configured to transport a second volume of fluid per unit time to the final container. The device can also include a pump system including, a first pump configured to move a first volume of fluid through a first fluid line, and a second pump configured to move a second volume of fluid through the second fluid line. The pump system can also be configured such that the volume of fluid per unit time delivered by the first and second pumps is different, and/or where the first and second pumps have different head characteristics.
US10143982B2
A mixing system is disclosed in which the system comprises a source of bone-graft or bone-graft-substitute material, a liquid source, and a vacuum source, at least one of the source of bone-graft or bone-graft-substitute material and the liquid source being in communication with the vacuum source. A valve assembly also forms part of the system, the valve assembly having a valve movable between a first position in which a first fluid passageway is created between the source of bone-graft or bone-graft-substitute material and the vacuum, and a second position in which a second fluid passageway is created between the source of bone-graft or bone-graft-substitute material and the liquid source, wherein, in the second position, the valve seals off the first fluid passageway, the vacuum source being adapted to generate a negative-pressure environment, relative to atmospheric pressure, within the valve assembly while the valve is in the first position. Methods of utilizing the aforementioned system are also disclosed.
US10143981B2
The purpose of stirring a can of paint or fluids before their use is to lift to the surface heavier paint matter that fall out of the solution and tend to settle to the bottom of the container. Manual paint mixing, blending and stirring paddles are flat and not mechanically designed to lift or push to the top of the container all the heavier paint/fluid matter settled to the bottom of the container. This invention is a device designed to lift or push up the heavier paint/fluid matter from the bottom to the surface while using a stirring or to-and-fro reciprocal motion. This manual device could be motorized to turn it at appropriate speeds. One embodiment can be attached or clipped to the foot of the common flat paint-stirring or blending paddle to transform it into a more effective paint mixing and blending tool.
US10143966B1
Active catalysts for the treatment of a low temperature exhaust gas stream are provided containing potassium (K) dispersed on a spinel oxide for the direct, lean removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas stream. The low temperature (from about 400° C. to about 650° C.), direct decomposition is accomplished without the need of a reductant molecule. In one example, K may be dispersed on a surface of a metal oxide support, such as NiFe2O4 spinel oxide, synthesized using wet impregnation techniques. The K/NiFe2O4 catalyst system converts nitric oxide to nitrogen gas with high product specificity, up to 100%, avoiding the production of a significant concentration of the undesirable N2O product.
US10143965B1
Active catalysts for the treatment of a low temperature exhaust gas stream are provided containing palladium oxides dispersed on a spinel oxide for the direct, lean removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas stream. The low temperature (from about 400° C. to about 650° C.), direct decomposition is accomplished without the need of a reductant molecule. In one example, PdO may be dispersed on a surface of a metal oxide support, such as Co3O4 spinel oxide, synthesized using wet impregnation techniques. The PdO/Co3O4 catalyst system converts nitric oxide to nitrogen gas with high product specificity, avoiding the production of a significant concentration of the undesirable N2O product.
US10143962B2
The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a refrigerant dryer such as a compressed air refrigerant dryer comprising at least one first inflow surface element, past which a fluid to be dried such as compressed air can flow during operation of the heat exchanger, and comprising at least one second inflow surface element, past which a refrigerant fluid can flow as required during operation of the heat exchanger, wherein the first and second inflow surface elements are or can be coupled at least in some areas to at least one cold store chamber that is provided for filling with a cold accumulator medium, and wherein the first and/or second inflow surface element(s) (is) are connected to at least one heat transfer element which extends into the cold store chamber, e.g. penetrates the cold store chamber.
US10143951B2
A fluid filter element comprising: an embossed flat filter material which is folded so as to define a plurality of substantially adjacent walls, each wall defining a planar surface between two adjacent fold lines, said wall having an embossing comprising: a first embossing row having a centrally located elongated positive embossment and a distal embossment at each end of the positive elongated embossment, wherein at least one distal embossment is negative; and, a second embossing row spaced from and parallel to the first embossing row, the second embossing row having two elongated embossments, wherein one elongated embossment is negative and one is positive. A method regarding the making of the same.
US10143940B2
A nanoparticle separating apparatus that can separate nanoparticles from impurities in a nanoparticle dispersion, and a nanoparticle separating method using the same are disclosed. The nanoparticle separating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a body portion having an inlet hole into which a dispersion flows formed in one side thereof, an outlet hole through which the waste solution from which nanoparticles are separated flows formed in the other side, and a hollow channel formed between the inlet hole o and the outlet hole; a first electrode and a second electrode, each having a porous structure where a plurality of pores are formed, and at least one pair of the first and second electrodes being provided in the channel; and a power supply applying voltages, each having a different polarity, to the first electrode or to the second electrode.
US10143939B2
The present invention comprises a process and apparatus for separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing produced water, wherein in stage 1 the hydrocarbon-containing produced water is supplied with a gas-containing component, whereupon a gas- and hydrocarbon-containing produced water mixture is fed to an inlet tube (22, 27) in the center of a tank, whereupon the said mixture is tangentially distributed via at least one nozzle (7) and at least one baffle plate (8.1), whereupon separated hydrocarbons are conveyed to at least one outlet from the tank and cleaned water is conveyed to an outlet (12) from the tank.
US10143935B2
Systems including an apparatus comprising both a humidification region and a dehumidification region
Embodiments described herein generally relate to apparatuses that include a vessel comprising a humidification region (e.g., a bubble column humidification region) and a dehumidification region (e.g., a bubble column dehumidification region), and associated systems and methods. In certain embodiments, the apparatuses are configured to include various internal features, such as vapor distribution regions and/or liquid flow control weirs and/or baffles. In some cases, the apparatuses are used in water purification systems, such as desalination systems. The water purification systems may comprise additional devices external to the apparatuses, such as one or more heat exchangers, one or more heating devices, and/or one or more cooling devices.
US10143934B2
Evaporator system of the mechanical vapor recompression type, which has a housing (1) and evaporator tubes (2) positioned parallel to each other. A product inlet (3) in fluid communication with a distribution element (4) is connected to the evaporator tubes (2), and a secondary channel (5) is formed between the inside surface of the housing (1) and the external surfaces of the evaporator tubes (2). A vapor liquid separator (6) is positioned at a bottom side of the evaporator tubes (2) and the secondary channel (5). A compressor (7) is in fluid communication with a vapor outlet of the vapor liquid separator (6), and a second transport tube (8) is connected to an inlet (9) of the secondary channel (5). Each evaporator tube (2) of the plurality of evaporator tubes has an inner diameter (de) of at least 50 mm.
US10143928B2
A video game application is executed on a computer gaming device. While the video game application is providing active gameplay, the computer gaming device receives a command to broadcast the active gameplay. Responsive to the command, the computer gaming device broadcasts the active gameplay without interrupting the active gameplay.
US10143925B2
A method and device are provided for providing a dynamic gaming environment. Physical circumstance information relating to a gaming device, such as ambient conditions or geographic location information, may be identified. A gaming application executing on the gaming device may provide or modify a gaming environment based on the identified physical circumstances information.
US10143918B2
An apparatus comprises a housing configured to be added to a body associated with a software application implemented by a computer. The apparatus also comprises a sensor, a transceiver, a power supply, a memory, and a processor inside the housing. The processor is communicatively coupled with the sensor, the transceiver, the power supply, and the memory. The processor is configured to be communicatively coupled with the computer by way of the transceiver based, at least in part, on a determination that the housing is added to the body. The processor is also configured to cause the computer to generate a virtual representation of the body in a virtual reality viewable by way of a display associated with the computer. The processor is further configured to cause the computer to orient the virtual representation of the body in the virtual reality based on data collected by the sensor.
US10143915B2
A multiple target electronic dart gaming machine includes multiple targets mounted on opposite sides of a game board of a target assembly that is housed in a cabinet of the gaming machine. A visual display video monitor provides players and observers with game scores and the like. The game board may be axially rotated between at least first and second positions so as to allow game play on the different targets which can be moved into and out of position to aid in gameplay such as deciding which player goes first. Additionally, the position of the game board may be detected through the use of a detector on or in the board.
US10143914B2
A hand-held puzzle game having an outer cube-shaped puzzle surrounding an inner spherical puzzle. An embodiment of the invention provides a six-sided, two-by-two cube puzzle containing a spherical puzzle with nine floating two-color parts and six pole centers, three of which are V-shaped to restrict rotation in some directions. The outer cube and inner sphere puzzles maybe solved independently, or the two puzzles may be solved jointly to solve the entire puzzle.
US10143908B2
A process that utilizes single squad matchup predictions pools, non scoring forces possession changes, binary stats, players participants predictions, real-time or known statistical outcome that's compared to other squads, teams, individuals, positions, athletes, ranking and wagering based on a single contest or pool cumulative averages. Stat knowledge IQ differences allow players to control the outcome of their participation. It captures both offensive and defensive scores based on fans prediction IQ and not the actual game results, real-time, retro or fantasy. It is a self sustaining validating process.
US10143904B2
The invention concerns a gaming device (1) to throw and catch a ball or a shuttlecock comprising a basket (20) structured around two rigid walls (21, 23) and elastic means (22, 24) for throwing the ball or the shuttlecock with a certain velocity by stretching the gaming device (1), while making it easier to catch the projectile in the structured basket (20) when the gaming device (1) is in resting position.
US10143894B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent flying performance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing: (a) a base rubber, (b) an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, (d) an unsaturated fatty acid and/or a metal salt thereof (excluding an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof), and (e) a saturated fatty acid and/or a metal salt thereof, provided that the rubber composition further contains (f) a metal compound in the case of containing only (b) the α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms as the co-crosslinking agent.
US10143886B2
Exerciser for strengthening the grip of the hand and/or muscles of the forearm having a pair of handgrips or handles which are removably mounted on the arms of a helical torsion spring in a manner permitting the grips to be used interchangeably with springs having different strengths or resistances. The handgrips are fabricated at least in part of rubber or other rubberized material with longitudinally extending bores having resilient side walls configured for frictional engagement with spring arms of different diameters in a manner that permits rotational slippage of the handgrips about the spring arms and limits axial movement of the handgrips on the spring arms when the grip exerciser is in use and permits the handgrips to slide axially along the spring arms during installation and removal of the handgrips.
US10143879B1
A pair of spotter arms for use with a weight bench comprising a right and a left spotter arm having respective right and left spotter arm benches, each with a safety bar, a cross bar and a curl support bar, the safety bars, cross bars and a curl support bars each having a top surface forming a common plane, the spotter arms being coupled to a weight bench via two vertical supports captured by clamps extending from the curl support bars, and having six adjustable length legs for adjusting the height of the plane above the chest of a weight lifter on the weight bench, the spotter arm safety bars being positioned to interfere with an inadvertent and dangerous decent of a barbell bar, the safety bars being positioned to stop the decent of the barbell bar.
US10143855B2
A radiotherapy feedback device is provided which provides one of a plurality of indication signals for presentation to a surgeon based on the status of a current surgical procedure. In some aspects, an indication signal is provided to the surgeon if the surgical procedure on an anatomical structure is of sufficient status so as to respond well to subsequent radiotherapy.
US10143854B2
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for imaging a tumor of a patient using one or more imaging systems positionable about the tumor and treating the tumor using positively charged particles, such as: (1) using a rotatable gantry support to support and rotate a section of a positively charged particle beam transport line about a rotation axis and a tumor of a patient; (2) using a rotatable and optionally extendable secondary support to support, circumferentially position, and laterally position a primary and optional secondary imaging system about the tumor; (3) image the tumor using the primary and optional secondary imaging system as a function of rotation and/or translation of the secondary support; and (4) treat, optionally concurrently with imaging, the tumor using the positively charged particles as a function of circumferential position of the section of the charged particle beam about the tumor.
US10143838B2
Methods and systems of making a medical electrical lead type having a set of tines. A system for implantation of a lead medical electrical lead in contact with heart tissue, comprises an elongated lead body; a set of curved tines mounted to and extending from a distal end of the lead body, the tines having a length (dD) and an effective cross sectional area, and a delivery catheter. The delivery catheter encloses the lead body and has a distal capsule portion enclosing the tines. The tines exerting a spring force against the capsule and provide a stored potential energy. The delivery catheter has an elastic, not stiff and low column strength ejection means for advancing the lead and tines distally from the capsule and fixating the tines within the heart tissue, the controllable and the stored potential energy of the tines together provide a deployment energy. The tines when so fixated in the tissue provide a fixation energy. The deployment energy and the fixation energy of the tines are equivalent.
US10143837B2
Methods of manufacturing implantable electrotherapy leads are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the lead is manufactured by receiving a length of lead stock, forming an opening in a jacket at an intermediate location, interrupting a selected cable conductor, connecting a crimp connector to a proximal portion of the interrupted conductor at the opening, connecting a conductive element to the crimp connector, and removing at least a segment of a distal portion of the interrupted conductor from a lead body.
US10143832B2
An apparatus for delivering therapeutic electrostimulation across a tissue surface includes a current source, a low current component adapted to contact the tissue surface, a first electrode assembly electrically connected to the current source and supported by the low current component, a second electrode assembly electrically connected to the current source and supported by the low current component and a conductive fluid supported by the low current component for facilitating a flow of electric current across the tissue surface. At least one of the first and second electrodes assemblies includes at least one of a magnetic electrode, a high current component and a non-current component.
US10143830B2
A injection site information cap includes a housing, a cover portion, an engagement portion configured to couple to and cover an injection port of an injection site, and at least one information element on the cover portion that is positioned to be automatically sensed by at least one sensor of the injection site when the engagement portion is coupled to or is being coupled to the medication injection port. Related apparatus, systems, and techniques are also described.
US10143825B2
A catheter management system comprises several layers where a top layer has one or more channels to receive one or more elongated medical devices or members and a bottom layer comprises adhesive to secure the catheter management system to a patient or other secure site in the operating field. A firm upper surface causes the elongated medical devices or members to stay in the channels, whereas a firm inner layer facilitates maintaining the shape of the catheter management system and providing resistance for an operator to easily release an elongated medical device or member.
US10143820B2
A method and apparatus to deliver a variable flow of oxygen to a patient. The apparatus may include a flow control valve, a pressure sensor to detect a patient's breathing pressure and ambient pressure, an oxygen flow analyzer to measure oxygen flow to the patient, and a processor to analyze the breathing pressure values, ambient pressure value, and oxygen flow rate values and to determine when a patient is inhaling. When the processor determines the patient is inhaling, the processor calculates an optimal oxygen flow rate to deliver to a patient, which may depend on a pre-selected flow rate and an oxygen backlog, and the processor sends a signal to the flow control valve to deliver the optimal oxygen flow rate to the patient.
US10143818B2
A wye connector has a patient coupling end. The patient coupling end has a first connector surface and a second connector surface. The first connector surface has a first diameter at an axial location along the patient coupling end. The second connector surface has a second diameter at the same axial location along the patient coupling end. The first diameter is larger than the second diameter. The second connector surface projects axially outward beyond the first connector surface.
US10143805B2
The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the mechanism comprising: an elongated housing (20) extending in an axial direction (1, 2), a piston rod (160) to operably engage with a piston (14) of a cartridge (12) to displace the piston (14) in axial distal direction (1), a dose setting member (120; 220) rotatably arranged at a proximal end of the housing (20) for setting of a dose, a base member (60; 260) having a proximally extending shaft portion (61; 261) at least partially enclosed by the dose setting member (120; 220), a last dose limiting member (140; 240) radially disposed between the dose setting member (120; 220) and the base member (60; 260) and having at least one radial stop (143; 243a, 243b) to limit a rotational displacement of the dose setting member (120; 220) relative to the base member (60; 260), wherein the last dose limiting member (140; 240) is rotatably locked but axially displaceable to one of the base member (60; 260) and the dose setting member (120; 220) and wherein the last dose limiting member (140; 240) is threadedly engaged with the other one of the base member (60; 260) and the dose setting member (120; 220).
US10143802B2
A device has a hollow guide shell including an injection end and a longitudinal axis. An actuator magnet is disposed in the hollow guide shell. An injection pin is coupled to the actuator magnet. A driver magnet is positioned on the device radially outward from the actuator magnet. A fluid cartridge is disposed in the injection end of the hollow guide shell, the fluid cartridge including a needle and a plunger. The driver magnet selectively exerts an injection force on the actuator magnet in a direction oriented towards the injection end of the hollow guide shell to engage the injection pin with the fluid cartridge. A liquid, gas or other agent can selectively be ejected from the cartridge by the device to inject the fluid, gas or other agent into another object.
US10143801B2
The invention relates to a drive mechanism for a needle insertion arrangement, the drive mechanism comprising: an actuator, a rotatable drive pulley directly or indirectly coupled to the actuator, and a belt adapted to engage the drive pulley and adapted to be fixed to a needle retainer.
US10143791B2
This disclosure relates to medical fluid pumping systems and related devices and methods. In some aspects, a medical fluid pumping system includes a medical fluid pumping machine including a piston head that can be linearly displaced and a medical fluid cassette that can be secured to the medical fluid pumping machine. The medical fluid cassette includes a fastening member attached to a region of a flexible membrane overlying a fluid pump chamber, and the piston head is configured to be mechanically connected to the fastening member of the cassette.
US10143785B2
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes a negative pressure source, a wound dressing configured to be positioned over a wound, and optionally a canister configured to store fluid aspirated from the wound. The negative pressure source, wound dressing, and canister (when present) can be fluidically connected to facilitate delivery of negative pressure to the wound. The system can be configured to automatically detect whether the canister is positioned in the fluid flow path between the negative pressure source and the dressing while negative pressure source provides negative pressure to the wound dressing. Operation of the system can be adjusted based on whether presence of the canister has been detected. For example, a value of an operational parameter can be set to indicate that the canister is present.
US10143782B2
A blood collection canister assembly enables a user to collect and transfer blood and includes liner and lid assemblies. The liner assembly is formed from a flexible liner material and defines an inner liner space. The lid assembly includes a primary lid portion attached to an upper mouth of the liner assembly and includes a series of ports. The series of ports may include a vacuum port, a patient port, a transfer port, and an additive port. The vacuum port is communicable with a vacuum line for directing blood transfer from a patient via the blood collection canister assembly. The patient port receives directed blood transfer from the patient, and the transfer port transfers collected blood to a separate reservoir for further processing. The blood collection canister assembly is usable in either an upright, first configuration for collecting and transferring blood or an inverted, second configuration for transferring collected blood.
US10143775B2
Disclosed are phospholipid based compositions and implant devices, as well as methods and kits that include such compositions or components thereof. In particular, the present compositions include a polymer component such as a poloxamer or PEG component and a phospholipid component, such as a Phosal. The present compositions may include at least one additional component, such as granules, powder and/or particulates. The present compositions may further include one or more bone graft materials and/or active ingredients. The compositions may be used on their own or incorporated on or in a surgical implant.
US10143767B2
An appliance for delivering agent. The agent-delivery appliance includes an agent-releasing mechanism, an air-moving device that generates a flow of air moving from upstream to downstream, and at least one filter. The agent-releasing mechanism includes a chamber configured to release agent into the flow of air generated by the air-moving device. The chamber includes multiple openings, one of which is configured to provide air loaded with agent from the chamber to a first location within the flow of air generated by the air-moving device. At least one filter is located upstream from the first location within the flow of air generated by the air-moving device.
US10143763B2
Disclosed herein are an apparatus, method and system for storing perishable items that degrade in the presence of oxygen and/or humidity and that are frequently accessed by a consumer. The apparatus comprises an openable insulated vessel with precisely controlled internal temperature and humidity, which becomes airtight when closed, and a corona ozone generator with an oxygen gas feed tank and fan within the insulated airtight enclosure, which converts ambient oxygen trapped within the airtight enclosure into ozone by circulating the enclosed volume of air through the corona ozone generator after the vessel is opened and then closed. Also disclosed is a refrigerated embodiment of the apparatus, which may be self-contained and transportable. The apparatus is network connected to allow for remote control and monitoring and sends alerts to web applications or mobile applications when monitored parameters substantially vary from their settings.
US10143762B2
Provided is an articular cartilage imaging composition which can clearly distinguishably visualize a normal site and an abnormal site, i.e., a degenerative site, in articular cartilage. The articular cartilage imaging composition contains a positively charged molecule, which is labeled with a labeling molecule.
US10143757B2
The present invention describes a combined vaccine that offers broad protection against meningococcal disease caused by the pathogenic bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. The vaccine is comprised of four distinct polysaccharide-protein conjugates that are formulated as a single dose of vaccine. Purified capsular polysaccharides from Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y are chemically activated and selectively attached to a carrier protein by means of a covalent chemical bond, forming polysaccharide-protein conjugates capable of eliciting long-lasting immunity to a variety of N. meningitidis strains in children as well as adults.
US10143752B2
Methods for maintaining clinical remission of ulcerative colitis in a human patient are described comprising administration of an antibody that has binding specificity for human α4β7 integrin using a safe dosing regimen of these antibody formulations that is easy to follow, and which results in a therapeutically effective amount of the anti-α4β7 antibody in vivo.
US10143750B2
The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of cancer in a subject which comprises the steps of: (i) administering electroporation to a tumour in the subject; and (ii) administering a T or B-cell activating agent to the subject, wherein step (i) and (ii) may be performed in either order.
US10143749B2
There are provided an anti-c-Met/anti-Her2 bispecific antibody, and a method for preventing and/or treating cancer using the same.
US10143742B2
Mixed allergen compositions of two or more different allergens are provided. In some instances, the mixed allergen compositions include: a nut allergen; an animal allergen; and at least one of: a non-nut plant allergen; a biotic agent; and a vitamin. Also provided are methods of administering the mixed allergen compositions to a subject. The mixed allergen compositions find use in a variety of applications, including health maintenance, immune balance, gut balance, immune support, health improvement and therapeutic applications.
US10143722B2
The present invention relates to the field of genetic engineering and medicine. Proposed is a method for treating neurodegenerative diseases and Alzheimer's disease that includes the intranasal administration to a subject of a therapeutically effective amount of the YB-1 protein and/or active fragment and/or derivative thereof.
US10143720B2
The present invention provides small molecule inhibitors of hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA, which are useful as therapeutics in the management of chronic HBV. The compounds of the invention achieve epigenetic modification of the cccDNA, histone modification and histone deacetylase activity inhibition, thus modulating HBV cccDNA. The present invention further provides methods for modulating HBV cccDNA, for treating or preventing HBV in a subject, and for modulating cccDNA transcription of hepatitis B in a subject.
US10143718B2
The present invention generally relates to inhibitors of DUOX1. In some aspects, an inhibitor may be applied to a subject having or being at risk for asthma or other conditions. The inhibitor may be applied by various techniques, such as pulmonary or topical delivery. In some embodiments, the inhibitor may include a peptide or other moiety having a reactive electrophile. The reactive electrophile can target cysteine or other residues within DUOX1 to inhibit its activity, e.g., by covalently binding to the residue. Other non-limiting examples of suitable inhibitors include hydroxynonenal, curcumin, sulforaphane, cinnamaldehyde, dimethyl fumarate, or phenyl vinyl sulfonate. Other aspects of the invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such inhibitors, kits involving such inhibitors, devices or formulations containing such inhibitors, or the like.
US10143711B2
This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating (e.g., increasing) Atoh1 activity (e.g., biological activity) and/or expression (e.g., transcription and/or translation) in vivo and/or in vitro, e.g., in a biological cell and/or in a subject. The methods and compositions described herein can be used in the treatment of diseases and/or disorders that would benefit from increased Atoh1 expression in a biological cell.
US10143707B2
A sol-gel bioactive glass precursor, method for making sol-gel glasses, resultant sol-gel bioactive glasses, and methods of use thereof, which include introducing Na2O into the glass network during the sol-gel process through the use of Na-ethoxide, NaCl, or sodium silicate rather than sodium nitrate. Medical and industrial uses of such glasses.
US10143705B2
The present invention discloses a method comprising administering a monosaccharide and/or polysaccharide as an active ingredient, for decreasing the accumulation of di-carbonyl compounds in the human body. Said monosaccharide is a monomer of said polysaccharide, and the molecular weight of the polysaccharide ranges from 29 kDa to 36 kDa. The monosaccharide and/or polysaccharide can be used to prevent or treat nephritis or diseases associated with di-carbonyl compounds, or other diseases caused by carbonyl-stress, and can also be used to make the relevant drug.
US10143697B2
A pharmaceutical composition comprises a HDAC inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or a salt thereof or a mixture thereof and a steroid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as well use of said pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer as a pretreatment prior to other treatments. Said HDAC inhibitor or steroid may alternatively be administrated separately prior to additional treatments.
US10143680B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms for oral administration comprising the drug substance 4-[(5R)-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-5-yl]-3-fluorobenzonitrile or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to processes of making said solid pharmaceutical dosage forms.
US10143677B2
Provided herein are compounds and methods for the treatment of brain cancer in a mammal, wherein the method comprises the administration to the mammal a compound that stabilizes tubulin dimers or microtubles at G2-M interface during mitosis but is not a substrate for MDR protein. In particular, the present application relates to the use of an orally effective abeo-taxane, alone or in combination with temozolomide or bevacizumab, for the treatment of brain cancer.
US10143674B2
Described herein are compositions that include an aqueous phase and 5 to 30%, by weight, of an oil phase, based on the total weight of the composition. The oil phase comprises the omega-3 fatty acid triglyceride eicosapentaenoic acid triglyceride, docosahexaenoic acid triglyceride, or mixtures thereof. The composition further comprises at least one amphoteric surfactant, at least one co-surfactant, and at least one co-solvent. The compositions comprise less than 0.03% by weight of sodium oleate, based on the total weight of the composition. Also described are methods for preparing such compositions as well as such compositions for use as a medicament, in particular for use in treating stroke, sepsis, Alzheimer's disease or cancer. Also featured are methods of treating these conditions by parenterally administering a composition to a patient in need and methods of providing parenteral nutrition to such patients by administering to them a composition as described herein.
US10143673B2
The present invention generally refers to an active fraction of an extract of the latex of plants from the family Euphorbiaceae in a polar solvent, as well as of one or more compounds contained therein, as well as the use of said fraction and/or said compounds, particularly in the treatment of cancer. The invention also refers to compositions comprising said active fraction and/or said compounds, as well as their use for the treatment of diseases concerning cell proliferation/angiogenesis, particularly cancer.
US10143665B2
Methods of storing and methods of stabilizing pharmaceutical compositions comprising cysteamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are provided. Methods of distributing pharmaceutical compositions comprising cysteamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of treating cystinosis also are provided.
US10143664B2
The technology relates to a method of increasing ractopamine response in a ruminant by feeding a ruminant an animal feed containing a synergistic combination of ractopamine and caffeine to extend the response to ractopamine in the ruminant.
US10143661B2
A process for making nanoparticles of biocompatible materials is described, wherein an aqueous reaction mixture comprising cerous ion, malic acid, an oxidant, and water, is provided along with temperature conditions to directly form within the reaction mixture, a stable dispersion of nanoceria particles. Biocompatible nanoparticles comprised of ceria and malic acid are described. A reduction in cell death in a murine model of ischemic stroke utilizing intact brain slices is demonstrated by a prophylactic treatment of ceria nanoparticles prepared with malic acid.
US10143659B2
Melt-extruded release controlled pharmaceutical composition and oral dosage form comprising the same
Disclosed are a controlled release pharmaceutical composition, comprising a melt-extruded pellet including a water-insoluble ammonium methacrylate copolymer, a polyvinyl acetate, and an active ingredient; and a polymer coating layer including a water-insoluble ammonium methacrylate copolymer formed on the surface of the pellet, and an oral formulation including the pharmaceutical composition.
US10143658B2
Multistage delivery vehicles are disclosed which include a first stage particle and a second stage particle. The first stage particle is a micro or nanoparticle that contains the second stage particle. The second stage particle includes an active agent, such as a therapeutic agent or an imaging agent. The multistage delivery vehicle allows sequential overcoming or bypassing of biological barriers. The multistage delivery vehicle is administered as a part of a composition that includes a plurality of the vehicles. Methods of making the multistage delivery vehicles are also provided.
US10143648B2
The present invention relates to the use of a peptide and glycoside extract of Schizandra fruit as a cutaneous neurosensory agent, for improving the response of the cutaneous neurosensory system, in particular for: —improving cutaneous innervation in the basal state, —combatting age-related loss of cutaneous innervation in the basal state, advantageously for preventing loss of the cutaneous sensitivity and/or combatting thinning of the epidermis, and/or —improving cutaneous perception of the environment, more particularly for combatting burns, extreme cold and/or pain.
US10143640B2
The present invention provides a glow in the dark staining agent for staining dental plaque includes a first plaque-disclosant comprising a fluorophore having an fluorescence emission after being exposed to a light source, wherein the fluorophore adheres to tooth plaque; and a second plaque-disclosant comprising a dye particle that adheres to tooth plaque and is visible.
US10143638B2
The present invention relates generally to the cosmetic treatment of aged skin. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of ingenol compounds, particularly ingenol angelates, in treating photo-aged and/or chronologically-aged skin.
US10143637B2
The invention relates to hair sprays comprising a pressurized container and an aerosol composition, located therein, which includes, based on its weight, 20 to 80% by weight of at least one propellant, 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one fixing polymer, and 0.01 to 5% by weight of esters of the formula (I), in which R1 stands for —H or —CH3, R2 for a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, and n for an integer from the group comprising 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; the hair sprays bring about an improved hair feel, improved lightness of the hairstyle, and improved hair texture, also with further improvement of the hold.
US10143635B2
A composition for mixing with water for use as an oral rinse, comprising monobasic sodium phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate, sodium chloride, and calcium chloride.
US10143633B2
A method of treating biofilm disease using a pH adjusted therapeutic rinse that comprises two parts that are separated and in amounts that upon mixing provide a single dose. The two parts together and then rinsing a patient's mouth with the single dose and expectorating.
US10143626B2
The present invention generally relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form and controlled release of biologically active agents, diagnostic agents, reagents, cosmetic agents, and agricultural/insecticide agents. In one embodiment, the dosage form has a substrate that forms a compartment, wherein the substrate includes at least a first piece and a second piece, wherein the first piece operably links to the second piece. The dosage form contains a drug content that is loaded into the compartment. The dosage form also has a releaser operably linked to the substrate which upon contact with water or body fluid is capable of separating the first and second piece to open the compartment and release the drug content.
US10143615B2
The present application relates to a device for treating skin (1) comprising a housing (2), a shaft (14) located in the housing (2) having a longitudinal axis (‘A’) and an end for receiving a skin treating part (3). The device (1) further comprises a drive means configured to cause the shaft to rotate about its longitudinal axis, and to oscillate in a direction along the longitudinal axis, wherein the drive means comprise a rotational drive unit for rotating the shaft (14) and an oscillation generator (26) for oscillating the shaft. The oscillation generator (26) is located about the shaft (14) such that the shaft is rotatable relative to the oscillation generator. Furthermore, the oscillation generator (26) comprises a solenoid (39) and a flux assembly (25), and the flux assembly (25) is moveable along the shaft (14) relative to the solenoid (39).
US10143614B1
A liquid holding having a generally “U” shaped vertical frame with a first vertical arm having an outwardly extending first retaining fastener and a second vertical arm with an outwardly extending second retaining fastener. An upper ring is affixed to an upper portion of the first vertical arm and to an upper portion of the second vertical arm. The vertical frame is configured such that the first retaining fastener and the second retainer fastener fit into grip adjustment holes of a crutch. The vertical frame is further configured to retain a liquid container between the first vertical arm and the second vertical arm.
US10143612B2
A stretching device that enables a user to employ the mechanical advantage of a multi-pulley system while performing various, prolonged muscle stretches; the stretching device including a first anchor assembly, a second anchor assembly, and a motion transfer line. The first motion transfer line has a first anchor body and a first motion transfer pulley; the first anchor body being attached to the user and the first motion transfer pulley being coupled to the first anchor body. Similarly, the second motion transfer line has a second anchor body and a second motion transfer pulley; the second anchor body being attached to a stationary object and the second motion transfer pulley being coupled to the second anchor body. The motion transfer line is terminally attached to the first anchor body and is trained around both the first motion transfer pulley and the second motion transfer pulley.
US10143607B2
An operator chair comprises: a connection portion; a first parallel arm linkage to which an adjustable seat module is connected, the first parallel arm linkage being rotatably connected to the connection portion and to an armrest; a first actuator for driving the first parallel arm linkage between a first position and a second position, and thereby regulating a seat portion of the seat module between a first, substantially horizontal position corresponding to a sitting position of a user, and a second, at least partially vertical position corresponding to an at least partially standing position of the user, respectively; a second parallel arm linkage rotatably connected to the static fundament and to the connection portion; and a second actuator for driving the second parallel arm linkage so as to regulate at least the vertical position of the connection portion relative to the fundament.
US10143606B2
An orthotic apparatus comprising: a seat; and a trunk support movable horizontally and vertically relative to said seat, said trunk support configured to confine motion of a user to a predetermined range when the user independently transitions between sitting on said seat and standing, and vice versa, so as to guide the user in the transition.
US10143603B2
An individual package for an absorbent article is provided with the absorbent article and a wrapping body containing the absorbent article. The absorbent article has a main body extending in a longitudinal direction and a pair of flaps extending from the main body in opposite directions along the longitudinal direction. Each of the main body and the pair of flaps has a fixing section and the main body and the pair of flaps are fixed to the same face of the wrapping body with the fixing sections interposed therebetween. The wrapping body is provided with a pair of bonding regions bonding the wrapping body, the bonding regions being located outward in the widthwise direction and each having a bonding section and a non-bonding section. The fixing sections of the pair of flaps and the non-bonding sections overlap in the widthwise direction.
US10143600B2
In one embodiment, an array of packages may comprise two or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles. The Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette of a second absorbent article may be equal to or greater than a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette of a first absorbent article. And, an Array Average Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette of first and second packages of the array may be from about 1.7 to about 6.0. In another embodiment, a disposable absorbent article has a Product Waist-to-Side Silhouette from 1.7 to about 6.
US10143591B2
A system and method for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a protective sheath, a flexible endoscope and a balloon dilation catheter. The protective sheath includes an endoscope lumen and a balloon dilation catheter lumen. The balloon of the balloon dilation catheter is a low profile balloon particularly useful for dilating the Eustachian tube, and in particular, the Eustachian tube of a pediatric patient. The method involves advancing the balloon dilation catheter through a nasal passage of the patient to dilate a portion of the Eustachian tube.
US10143590B2
Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane. With the lens posterior capsule separated from the anterior hyaloids membrane, a posterior capsulotomy is performed on the lens posterior capsule by using a laser to incise the lens posterior capsule.
US10143587B2
The invention relates to a device (1) for use in surgery to which a surgical implement is connectable in order to conduct surgery on a patient, wherein input means (7) for controlling operating parameters and display means (8) for indicating the operating parameters are provided, wherein the device (1) comprises a first display (9) which is essentially horizontal during operation and a second display (10) which runs obliquely upwards at an installation angle (A), wherein the device (1) exhibits position detection means (18) for detecting contactlessly communicating surgical implements (2, 14, 15) deposited on the first display (9) with regard to their positions on the first display (9).
US10143586B2
A treatment method is provided that includes an introduction step of introducing a transparent stent into a vitreous body of an eyeball, an expansion step of causing the stent to expansively deform inside the vitreous body to bring a retina into contact with a retinal pigment epithelium, and a placement step of placing the stent in the vitreous body with the stent keeping the retina in contact with the retinal pigment epithelium.
US10143581B2
A dynamic tension system connects to an orthopedic device having a frame and a hinge connected to the frame. The dynamic tension system includes a cable, an adjustment mechanism connected to the cable and arranged to incrementally wind or release the cable, and a tension control device connected to the adjustment mechanism and arranged to limit the adjustment mechanism from winding of the cable past a predetermined tension level.
US10143562B2
A particulate composition for stimulating nucleus pulposus regeneration has a particulate composition made of vertebral end-plates having an osseous component wherein the composition is milled, ground or particulized into particles from 10 to 1000 microns in size. At least a part of the composition can be non-demineralized or demineralized or a mixture of demineralized and non-demineralized particles from the vertebral end-plates. Preferably, the non-demineralized part is not subjected to harsh chemical treating. To possibly enhance the release of growth factors and other similar substances from the osseous layer of the end-plate, the material may be treated with hydrochloric acid, ethylene diamine or other demineralizing agents or regimens.
US10143560B2
A method for fusing spinal bone is provided. The method comprises placing a sac between two or more adjacent sections of the spine to be fused, inserting a cage into the sac, and filling the sac with bone tissue. The surfaces of the sac abutting the sections of the spine comprise porous material for allowing bone to grow between the spine and the sac. Surfaces of the sac not abutting the sections of the spine are nonporous to bodily fluids and thereby prevent premature deterioration of the bone tissue inside the sac. The cage maintains the sac in an expanded state upon filling. A kit comprising the sac and cage is also provided. In other embodiments of the invention, the method comprises placing an inner sac inside the inventive sac and filling the sacs with bone tissue for fusion of spinal bone.
US10143558B2
Shoulder arthroplasty systems and configurations for components thereof are described. For example, implant systems for a total should arthroplasty (TSA), hemi shoulder arthroplasty, and reverse should arthroplasty (RSA) are described. In addition, exemplary configurations for baseplates, glenoid components, glenosphere components, humeral components, humeral head components, humerosocket components, connectors, and adaptors, are described.
US10143555B2
The present invention relates to customized implants for bone replacement that are prepared from poly(ether ketone ketone) or PEKK, and to a computer-based imaging and rapid prototyping (RP)-based manufacturing method for the design and manufacture of these customized implants. The PEKK customized implants made using rapid prototyping demonstrate biomechanical properties similar (if not identical) to that of natural bone even when prepared without the use of processing aids such as carbon black and aluminum powder.
US10143550B2
A heart valve prosthesis configured to be implanted at cardiac valve annulus located at an interface between a ventricle (LV) and an atrium (LA), the heart valve prosthesis including: a first portion configured for enclosing a plurality of chordae tendineae (CT) in the ventricle (LV) and native valve leaflets (NVL) to which said chordae tendineae are connected, and a second portion including a radially expandable annular member and a prosthetic heart valve anchored to said radially expandable annular member, wherein said first portion is configured to be implanted in the ventricle (LV), and wherein said second portion is configured to be implanted and coupled to the first portion at the cardiac valve annulus.
US10143547B2
A graft ligament anchor includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough and proximal and distal ends. A flange is attached to the tubular body at the proximal end thereof and extends radially outwardly beyond the tubular body. A deformable wall is disposed in the tubular body bore and defines, at least in part, a chamber for retaining the graft ligament therein. An expansion device is configured for insertion into the tubular body axially of the tubular body, and for impinging upon the deformable wall to press the deformable wall, and hence the graft ligament received in the chamber, toward a wall of the bore, whereby to fix the graft ligament in the tubular body.
US10143542B1
Our method applies a continuous pressure to an exterior of a denture setup during the polymerizing and shrinking of the plastic material forming a portion of our denture. The direction from which shrinkage occurs is controlled using a constant pressure of water. Application of at least 300 pounds per square inch (psi) of water pressure during polymerization continually forces a critical inside denture surface being formed against a master model surface to allow the major shrinkage to take place on a less critical outside denture surface, thereby reducing distortion to the interior (fitted) portion of the denture. This pressure reduces the size of the air bubbles to maximize the density of the polymerized denture material, thereby lowering oral fluid sorption into our denture. Thus our denture overall is a stronger, better fitting, durable product that addresses the esthetic, health and hygiene issues presented by conventional dentures.
US10143541B2
A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create, recreate or reconstruct finish line data and other geometrical corresponding to the obscured part. Trimmed virtual models, and trimmed physical models, can then be created utilizing data thus created. The virtual models and/or the physical models may be used in the design and manufacture of copings or of prostheses.
US10143539B2
A crimp stop is made of a metal formed member having a U-shaped cross-section. The metal formed member has a size and shape configured to receive an orthodontic archwire into the U-shaped cross-section and configured to be crimped onto the orthodontic archwire so as to maintain position of the metal formed member after being crimped on the orthodontic archwire by friction. The metal formed member has a curved portion and a pair of legs attached to the curved portion; the legs are not parallel to each other and diverge at an angle.
US10143532B2
A system for performing a scanning session of a patient's body, the system comprising: a radiation source; a radiation sensor; a patient positioner for placing the patient between the radiation source and the radiation sensor in a fixed position during each scan; at least one Pseudo-Random Grid (PRG) comprising randomly spaced perpendicular gridlines, the PRG being at least partially radiopaque and positioned between the radiation source and the radiation sensor in a fixed manner with respect to the patient positioner during the scanning session, wherein at least one of said radiation source and said radiation sensor is configured to move independently, and wherein at least one of said radiation source and said radiation sensor is moved to multiple different positions during the scanning session such that energy emitted from the radiation source passes through said PRG and said patient's body and collected by a surface of said radiation sensor.
US10143527B2
A surgical system that includes a surgical glove configured to be removably attached to a human hand is disclosed. The surgical glove can include a first surgical instrument attached to the surgical glove, where the first surgical instrument is nonremoveably, integrally attached to the surgical glove during the formation of the surgical glove, and where the first surgical instrument is coupled to a finger of the surgical glove; a first switch attached to the surgical glove for controlling the first surgical support system; and a first actuating element attached to a thumb of the surgical glove. The first actuating element can be a discrete element. The first switch can be actuated when the first actuating element is placed in close proximity to the first switch, and a thumb of said surgical glove can be free of surgical support systems.
US10143526B2
Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may have a tracking sensor embedded therein. An associated robotic control system may be provided, which is configured to register the flexible instrument to an anatomical image using data from the tracking sensor and identify one or more movements suitable for navigating the instrument towards an identified target. In some embodiments, the robotic control system drives or assists in driving the flexible instrument to the target.
US10143522B2
Systems and methods for creating a treatment plan for cosmetic procedures, for example, a hair transplantation procedure, are provided. The treatment plan allows user to provide input on a proposed hair element using a free-hand drawing in a two-dimensional plane, and for the proposed hair element to be generated and displayed on a three-dimensional model of a body surface. Various techniques and methods described in the application provide for improved planning of a natural looking hair.
US10143515B2
Methods and devices are provided for retracting a cutting assembly in the event of a failure on a motorized electrosurgical device. For example, a surgical device is provided with a handle that has an elongate shaft assembly with first and second jaws for engaging tissue. A cutting assembly is included in the surgical device that cuts tissue engaged between the first and second jaws. The surgical device also includes a drive shaft that extends from the handle through the elongate shaft and moves the cutting assembly relative to the first and second jaws, and a motorized gear assembly that causes movement of the drive shaft. In an exemplary embodiment, the elongate shaft assembly is detachable from the handle such that, when detached, the drive shaft can be manually retracted relative to the elongate shaft to retract the cutting assembly from to the first and second jaws.
US10143508B2
The invention is based on a tool device, in particular hand-held tool device, for use in a surgical method, comprising a tool receptacle, an operating unit, a torque limitation unit, a torque transmission unit and a magazine unit. The torque limitation unit is arranged between the operating unit and the tool receptacle and comprises a plurality of torque limitation elements which are provided to be destroyed when a given torque is exceeded. The magazine unit is provided to exert a thrust force onto the torque limitation elements for introducing them one by one into the torque transmission unit, and the torque limitation unit is provided to respectively receive a torque limitation element and to destroy it when the given torque is exceeded, wherein the torque limitation elements are arranged on a rotary working axle of the tool receptacle.
US10143506B2
A method for providing a fractured bone with a bone cerclage according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, wrapping a folded piece of suture around a bone at least once, and securing the suture to the bone.
US10143498B2
A surgical connection device for a spine is disclosed including a stabilization member, compression arms and traction arms, the device being used in conjunction with first anchor points fixed to vertebrae at a first lateral side of the spine and second anchor points fixed to vertebrae at a second lateral side of the spine. A first spinal rod may be attached to the first anchor points and a second spinal rod may be attached to the second anchor points. The compression arms connect the stabilization member to the first and second anchor points or rods and bear compressive forces. The traction arms connect the stabilization member to the first and second anchor points or rods and bear tensile forces. Application of both tensile and compressive forces via the device may serve to straighten, change a direction of bending or increase a degree of bending of the rods and/or spine. The use of the traction arms may also provide for a more flexible construct.
US10143489B2
A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device includes a drive shaft that is rotatable; a strut that is rotatably connected to a distal side of the drive shaft, that extends along a rotation axis, and whose central portion is expandable radially outward; and a support portion that is rotatably connected to the distal side of the drive shaft, that is formed in a mesh shape and a tubular shape while including multiple gaps, at least a portion of which is positioned on a radially inner side of the strut, and that is expandable radially outward by a central portion in a direction extending along the rotation axis being bent.
US10143486B2
An ultrasonic surgical device for performing a surgical procedure includes an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end spaced along a longitudinal axis. The elongated member has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines a passageway. A septum is configured to separate the passageway into a first conduit and a second conduit. A distal end of the second conduit terminates before a distal end of the first conduit to form a stepped configuration. An ultrasonic-driven cutting blade is disposed within the second conduit and is configured for cutting tissue such that the cutting blade vibrates ultrasonically to cut tissue. The distal end of the first conduit includes an outlet configured for delivering material to a surgical site and the distal end of the second conduit includes an inlet configured for aspirating the surgical site.
US10143481B2
A device for fracturing calcifications in heart valves includes a stabilizer assembly (20) for use with an impactor assembly (10). Relative motion between the impactor assembly (10) and the stabilizer assembly (20) with sufficient energy fractures a calcification located in tissue which is sandwiched between the stabilizer assembly (20) and the impactor assembly (10). The stabilizer assembly (20) includes a plurality of distal stabilizer struts (28) connected by stabilizer loops (30) which extend proximally backwards.
US10143475B2
Embodiments of the present invention encompass systems and methods to prevent complications from atrial fibrillation by preventing or reducing the likelihood of blood flow out of the left atrial appendage, to eliminate a possible source of aberrant electrical circuits, or both. Accordingly, techniques are provided for delivering ligature loops or closure means to the left atrial appendage, and to other anatomical structures of a patient which may be desirable in other surgical procedures.
US10143474B2
A surgical stapler, a cartridge for a surgical stapler, a cutting mechanism for a surgical stapler, and a method of applying surgical staples in a patient are disclosed herein. The stapler may have an anvil movably coupled to a support jaw between a clamped configuration and a closed configuration. The cartridge may be configured to fit within an envelope diameter and to removably house a plurality of B-form staples, at least one of the plurality of B-form staples having a base length and a leg length, the leg length at least 53% of the envelope diameter. The cartridge may have slots shaped to house at least a second one of the plurality of staples at an angle oblique to the first one of the plurality of staples.
US10143459B2
The present invention provides a retraction device for retraction of an organ within the abdominal cavity, comprising: a. at least one first anchoring means reversibly attached to a first anchoring point within said abdominal cavity; b. at least one second anchoring means reversibly attached to a second anchoring point within said abdominal cavity; and, c. at least one supporting member, defining a predetermined geometrical structure, interconnecting said first anchoring means and said second anchoring means, at least partially support said organ; wherein said at least one supporting member is characterized by a substantially rigid structure, such that said at least one supporting member is substantially not deformed in any direction outside the plane defining said supporting member when a mechanical force is applied, by said organ, on said rigid structure of said supporting member when said organ is retracted via said retraction device.
US10143451B2
A tool for deploying an anchor sleeve onto an implantable device includes handle and base members, which may be fitted together by an operator. The operator may select the handle member from a plurality thereof included in a kit; and the base member, also included in the kit, includes a rail segment with which a gripping portion of the selected handle member may be engaged, for example, via guidance from a marked portion of the base member. Once engaged, a deployment tip of the base member is located to move a mounted anchor sleeve from a tubular member of the handle member and onto a body of the device. The tubular member of some tools has a laterally offset distal end portion, on which the corresponding anchor sleeve is mounted; thus, kits including this type of handle member, may include a converter for the base member to facilitate engagement therewith.
US10143449B2
A biopsy device includes an elongate member and a tissue anchor. The elongate member has a lumen and a sample receiving notch. The sample receiving notch has a proximal end wall, a distal end wall, and a floor between the proximal end wall and the distal end wall. The proximal end wall has a vacuum hole in fluid communication with the lumen. The tissue anchor has a plurality of cantilever portions. Each cantilever portion of the plurality of cantilever portions has a curved end, with a tip of the curved end configured to extend toward the floor of the sample receiving notch.
US10143434B2
The invention relates to an imaging system (17) like a computed tomography system for generating an image of an object. Spectral measured projection data and non-spectral measured projection data are generated by a detector (6) having spectral detection elements and non-spectral detection elements, and spectral estimated projection data are estimated by using a model material distribution which could have caused the non-spectral measured projection data and by simulating a measurement of the spectral estimated projection data based on the model material distribution. An image is reconstructed based on the measured and estimated spectral projection data. Using the spectral estimated projection data in addition to the spectral measured projection data can lead to high quality spectral imaging, especially high quality spectral computed tomography imaging, which uses a simplified detector not only having generally more complex spectral detection elements, but also having simpler non-spectral detection elements.
US10143430B2
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that can employ multi-modal imaging to provide an image with an enhanced resolution. In some instances, the multi-modal imaging can allow an operator to determine and control a tissue margin without the need for intra-operative tissue pathology. The system can include an imaging system that includes a gamma camera to detect a gamma image and an optical imaging modality to detect an optical image. The system can also include a display device to display an enhanced gamma image created based on a function of the optical image. The enhanced gamma image illustrates a characteristic of a disease in the field of view (e.g., a lymphatic pathway, a sentinel lymph node target, or a satellite disease state).
US10143428B2
Provided is a method of providing location information regarding a location of a target object through a medical apparatus. The method includes setting photographing conditions about the target object, acquiring current location information of the target object, acquiring recommended location information of the target object according to the photographing conditions, outputting the acquired recommended location information, comparing the current location information with the recommended location information, and outputting additional information about a current location of the target object, according to a comparison result.
US10143421B2
A method is described to facilitate behavioral nudging. The method includes receiving sensory data from one or more wearable devices, determining a context for a user wearing the one or more wearable devices based on the sensory data, determining a mechanism to nudge the user to reinforce user behavior based on stored preferences and policies and transmitting a nudging stimulus to at least one of the wearable devices via the determined mechanism to provide a notification to the user.
US10143419B2
Systems, methods and devices for controlled sympathectomy procedures for neuromodulation in the treatment of subjects having neoplastic conditions are disclosed. Systems, methods, and devices for interventionally treating a cancerous tumor and cancer related pain are disclosed.
US10143417B2
There is provided an arrangement (100) for enabling assessment of scoliosis. The arrangement (100) is configured to obtain at least one x-ray image by means of one or more photon-counting x-ray detectors. The arrangement (100) is further configured to determine at least one characteristic of the spine of a patient having possible scoliosis based on said at least one x-ray image obtained by means of the photon-counting x-ray detector(s) to enable assessment of scoliosis.
US10143401B2
A method for weight and/or fitness management using a metabolic analyzer that measures metabolic data including oxygen and carbon dioxide. The metabolic analyzer includes integrated collection-detection sensors with for high efficiency and collection, high specificity and simultaneous detection of at least two metabolic signatures, including at least oxygen and carbon dioxide, in breath via a porous membrane with high density of sensing binding sites, where the porous membrane includes sensing materials such that the sensing binding sites are specific to the metabolic signatures, and change colors upon interactions with the metabolic signatures. Weight of the subject is measured using a weight measurement device and a recommendation for food intake and/or physical activity is based on at least the readings of the metabolic analyzer and weight of the subject.
US10143398B2
A system and method for imaging a target in a patient's body uses a pre-acquired image of the target and a catheter having a position sensor and an ultrasonic imaging sensor. The catheter is placed in the patient's body and positional information of a portion of the catheter in the patient's body is determined using the position sensor. The catheter is used to generate an ultrasonic image of the target using the ultrasonic imaging sensor. An image processor is used for determining positional information for any pixel of the ultrasonic image of the target and registering the pre-acquired image with the ultrasonic image; and a display is used for displaying the registered pre-acquired image and ultrasonic image.
US10143388B2
A method of manufacturing a sensor for in vivo applications includes the steps of providing two wafers of an electrically insulating material. A recess is formed in the first wafer, and a capacitor plate is formed in the recess of the first wafer. A second capacitor plate is formed in a corresponding region of the second wafer, and the two wafers are affixed to one another such that the first and second capacitor plates are arranged in parallel, spaced-apart relation.
US10143380B2
A method and system for luminescence molecular imaging or tomography of a region of interest in a scattering medium is disclosed. The system comprises a non-linear luminescent marker material arranged in the scattering medium, one or more light sources positioned by at least one light source position for exciting said luminescent marker by excitation light emitted by said one or more light sources into an excitation volume, a detector at a luminescent light detection position detecting luminescence from said luminescent marker due to said excitation light, wherein said excitation light comprises pulsed excitation light.
US10143367B2
This document discloses both a method for visual field examination that makes it possible to perform eye sensitivity examinations and an instrument that is configured to perform said method for visual field examination. The method is based on absolute conditions, i.e. absolute differences in the differential luminous thresholds between symmetrical points with respect to the vertical meridian or the horizontal meridian are used; in this way, unlike with already-known methods, it is possible to study the symmetry and/or the harmony of the subjects themselves, without having to compare them to a reference population with all that this entails.
US10143362B2
A method for advancing a rigidizable medical device may include rigidizing a portion of an outer element of the device, and while the portion of the outer element is rigidized, advancing an inner element of the device relative to the outer element of the device by a first preestablished length of advancement. The method may also include, after advancing the inner element, relaxing the portion of the outer element of the device. The method may further include, after relaxing the portion of the outer element, advancing the outer element of the device relative to the inner element of the device by a second preestablished length of advancement.
US10143349B2
A robot cleaner includes a case, a suction device provided in the case, a suction nozzle for sucking dust from a floor by driving of the suction device, a dust collection device for collecting foreign substances contained in the air sucked via the suction nozzle, a driving unit for allowing the case to drive automatically, a controller for controlling the driving of the suction device and the driving unit, and for generating cleaning history information comprising map information on a cleaning area and moving path information, a memory unit for storing the cleaning history information; and a wireless communication module provided in the case to transmit the cleaning history information to the external terminal, when the external terminal requests the cleaning history information.
US10143345B2
A vacuum cleaning apparatus including a cyclonic separating apparatus having a first cyclonic separator, a second cyclonic separator downstream, a first dirt collector for collecting dirt from the first cyclonic separator comprising an end wall, and a second dirt collector for collecting dirt from the second cyclonic separator comprising an outer wall and at least a portion of the end wall. The first dirt collector and the outer wall of the second dirt collector are movable between a closed configuration in which the end wall abuts the outer wall and an open configuration in which the end wall is spaced from the outer wall for removing dirt from the second collector. The apparatus comprises a detent mechanism for permitting movement of the first dirt collector and the outer wall of the second dirt collector from the closed to the open configurations and to prevent movement into the open configuration.
US10143331B1
A coffee maker efficiently automates the process of pour-over coffee brewing by employing a computer system that controls how and when hot water is dispensed into a coffee filter. The computer system controls a mechanism that pulls a nozzle back and forth along a linear track, and rotates the linear track. A user generally puts a coffee filter in place and then pushes a button on the computer system once to allow the system to wet the coffee filter. Then the user could put coffee grounds into the coffee filter and push the button again to allow the system to lightly wet the surface of the coffee grounds. The user could then place the coffee cup underneath the filter and push the button a third time to allow coffee to be slowly brewed as spirals of hot water are dispensed on the coffee grounds.
US10143330B2
A system for making beverages includes a capsule and a capsule holder including an annular edge at the top of which there is a projecting annular element and/or respectively an annular seat. The capsule includes a body including a lower wall, a lateral wall and a perimetric edge on which there is an annular groove having a bottom zone and two inner lateral faces, and/or respectively there is an annular tooth having a tip portion and two outer lateral faces. The capsule holder and the capsule can adopt a sealed configuration where the projecting annular element, inserted in the annular groove, is in sealed contact with at least one of the inner lateral faces, and/or respectively the annular seat receives inside it the annular tooth and is in sealed contact with at least one of the outer lateral faces.
US10143322B2
The disclosed technology includes a universal tree stand for supporting trees with tree trunks of various sizes. The universal tree stand may include a clamping element to flexibly receive and secure tree trunks of different sizes. The universal tree stand may further include a fastening element that can tighten the grip of the clamping element around the tree trunk.
US10143316B2
An anchor assembly for hanging an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and a second anchor component. The second anchor component is pivotably associated with the first anchor component for movement between an anchoring orientation and a non-anchoring orientation to enable staged installation of the anchor assembly into a wall. At least one wall penetrating retainer extends from each of the first and second anchor components. When the second anchor component is in the anchoring orientation a curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the second anchor component opposes a curved configuration of the wall penetrating extent of the retainer of the first anchor component to form a jaw-type arrangement.
US10143312B2
An articulable sleep system has a first head section, a second head section, and a joined leg section that are each separable articulable. A head motor system includes a first and second head motors operably connected to the first and second head sections. A leg motor system includes first and second leg motors operably connected to the joined leg section. A first user controlling device is hard wired to each of the first head motor, the first leg motor, and the second leg motor. A second user controlling device hard wired to each of the second head motor, the first leg motor, and the second leg motor.
US10143311B2
The knee pillow provides sufficient padding above the knee to provide leg spacing and provides padding at the knee to prevent discomforting contact between the medial epicondyle bones and to provide leg alignment for proper posture. The knee cushion is shaped to prevent discomforting displacement of the knee caps (patella).
US10143305B2
A roller unit for a drawer capable of decreasing the number of components, improving assembly productivity, and continuously maintaining a normal assembly state of the component by changing a structure of an assembled portion of the components configuring the roller unit. The roller unit includes a rotating support shaft fixed to an accommodation body, an idle roller idle-rotatably coupled to the rotating support shaft, and coupling structures provided at assembled portions of the rotating support shaft and the idle roller, respectively, the coupling structures including a locking groove formed in a circumferential direction with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the rotating support shaft, a protrusion formed on an inner circumferential surface of a fastening hole of the idle roller and coupled to the locking groove, and an assembly guiding groove formed at one end of the outer circumferential surface of the rotating support shaft.
US10143298B2
A modular structural support system, having: a plurality of vertically disposed frame support beams, a plurality of horizontally disposed frame support beams, a plurality of fastener devices, fastener devices rigidly connected to the ends of the horizontally disposed support beams and rotatably and selectively lockingly attachable to one of the vertically disposed support beams.
US10143297B2
Provided is a portable interdental toothbrush that includes a cleaning solution tube configured to contain a cleaning solution, and a brush body. The cleaning solution tube includes an assembly protrusion for discharging the cleaning solution formed in an upper part of the cleaning solution tube, an injection hole for filling with the cleaning solution formed in a lower part of the cleaning solution tube, and an injection hole cover for closing the injection hole. The brush body includes an assembly hole into which the assembly protrusion is inserted and assembled, and a brush fixing portion fixed in an upper part of the brush body.
US10143285B2
A nozzle for attachment to a hair dryer includes a body and an airflow guiding member. The body has an internal surface which defines an airflow duct which extends from an air inlet end for receiving an airflow to a slot-shaped air outlet end of the body. The internal surface has opposing first surface sections which taper inwardly towards the air outlet end, and opposing second surface sections which taper outwardly towards the air outlet end. The airflow guiding member guides a first portion of a received airflow towards one of the second surface sections, and a second portion of the received airflow towards the other of the second surface sections.
US10143281B1
A modular organizational system for use in organizing a suitcase includes an insert portion having opposed top and bottom panels a pair of opposed side panels extending between therebetween. The panels of the insert portion have inner surfaces that define spaced apart grooves. A plurality of primary panels includes upper and lower edges selectively received in the plurality of grooves of the top and bottom panels, each primary panel having an inner edge defining a plurality of slots. The system includes a plurality of auxiliary panels, each auxiliary panel having an outer edge defining a slot extending away therefrom configured for mating with a respective slot of a primary panel, respectively. A plurality of pegboard panels are attached to inward edges of the top, bottom, and side panels, respectively, the plurality of pegboard panels defining a plurality of spaced apart holes suitable for hanging articles.
US10143274B2
An exercise apparatus is provided having a handle pivotally attached to a flat base, the base and handle having optional weights, the flat base providing resistance when the handle moves the base along a surface.
US10143266B2
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure. The sole structure can be manufactured using a customized cushioning sole system. A user's foot morphology and/or preferences may be used to design the sole structure. The sole structure can also include a lattice structure made by a three-dimensional printer. The sole structure includes compartments to receive air bladder components.
US10143265B2
The present invention relates to shoe, in particular a sports shoe. The shoe includes a sole plate having in a forefoot area a plurality of leaf spring elements, wherein the sole plate and the plurality of leaf spring elements are manufactured as a single piece. Each of the plurality of leaf spring elements has one free end not connected with the sole plate.
US10143261B2
A system and method for customizing footwear with interchangeable straps and soles is provided. In one embodiment, an article of footwear includes an upper assembly with at least one fastener. The fastener of the upper assembly can be inserted into a lower assembly and magnetically attracted to a fastener of the lower assembly so as to removably attach the upper assembly to the lower assembly. The removable attachment of the upper assembly to the lower assembly allows for interchangeability with other lower assemblies and upper assemblies, allowing the article of footwear to be quickly customized to several different styles and/or colors of footwear for different occasions.
US10143257B2
A football helmet includes a plastic shell with side regions having an ear flap with a face guard connector, an ear opening, a slot, and a snap connector. The helmet also includes an internal padding assembly removably connected to the plastic shell and including a jaw pad with a force attenuating layer. When the helmet is worn, a front edge of the jaw pad is positioned both in front of a coronal plane and below a basic plane of a head of the helmet wearer. A chin strap assembly releasably secures the helmet to the wearer and includes a lower flexible strap extending outwardly from each side of a central protective member. When the helmet is worn, an extent of the lower flexible strap is received by the slot when said strap is affixed to the snap connector. The shell also includes a raised central band integrally formed as part of the shell and extending across the crown region to the rear region. An arrangement of elongated vent openings flank the raised central band.
US10143245B2
The invention provides an antigravity muscle exerciser comprising a garment which when worn by a user is close-fitting and covers at least the torso of said user. The garment comprises separate top and bottom portions or is a one-piece article, and has incorporated therein first portions of flexible material on each side of the torso which extend from the pelvis to beyond a respective shoulder where the portions are contiguous with a second portion of flexible material which extends across the top of the head of the user in a coronal plane. The portions of flexible material in combination have a length and elasticity which creates axial compression between the top of the head and the pelvis. The invention also provides a method of utilizing the garment exercising deep posture and antigravity muscles.
US10143244B2
Clothing for an infant having functions of preventing the neck from bending back and protecting the back of the head, as suggested in the present invention, has a frame structure body installed within a silicone cover configured in a form of being easily wearable by the infant, and is configured so as to be finished by putting a cushion fabric in the front and the back of the frame structure body and fixing the same with the edge of the silicone cover, thereby being capable of preventing the head of the infant from bending back excessively, and of safely protecting the back of the head of the infant from impact.
US10143242B2
An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may include flavor enhancements to improve or add to the flavor of an e-Cig. The e-Cig cartomizer may include a flavor sticker, shell, booster, or mouthpiece that provides additional flavor to the user. In addition, the flavor enhancements may also provide or further enhance the smell of the e-Cig.
US10143237B2
Disclosed is a vaporizer and associated tip where the tip extension is made of a more structurally stable two-component design to reduce the probability of failure in an area prone to failure. In particular, the tip can include a first extension closer to the body and that is made of a more ductile material than a ceramic (e.g., metal), and a second extension closer to the coil of the tip that is made of ceramic. The more ductile portion can therefore absorb impacts and stresses applied to the far end of the tip, while the ceramic portion can dissipate heat from the coil in a more effective manner.
US10143234B2
In an electronic cigarette, a mesh element is in contact with liquid storage. A heater is spaced apart from the mesh element and positioned to heat air which flows through the mesh element. The heated air vaporizes the liquid in or on the mesh. The vapor is inhaled by the user. A method of vaporizing a liquid in an electronic cigarette includes conducting liquid from a liquid storage to a mesh element. Electric current is supplied to a heater, optionally in response to sensing inhalation on the outlet or mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette. The heater heats air and the heated air is conducted through the mesh element, with the heated air vaporizing liquid on or in the mesh element. The vaporized liquid is entrained with the heated air and may then flow through or around the liquid storage to the mouthpiece.
US10143232B2
There is provided an aerosol generating device configured for user inhalation of a generated aerosol, including a heater element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a power source connected to the heater element; and a controller connected to the heater element and to the power source, wherein the controller is configured to control the power supplied to the heater element from the power source to maintain the temperature of the heater element at a target temperature, and is configured to monitor changes in the temperature of the heater element or changes in the power supplied to the heater element to detect a change in air flow past the heater element indicative of a user inhalation. The controller may determine when a user has inhaled and may use this for dynamic control of the device as well as provide user inhalation data for subsequent analysis.
US10143227B2
A peeling apparatus and method using rotating rollers as a peeling bed includes a mechanism that moves food products through the peeling bed. The mechanism has multiple walls mounted to a continuous loop that is driven over the peeling bed to define cavities between each adjacent pair of walls. The walls' lower edges are spaced close to the rollers to prevent food products from exiting a cavity. One or more of the walls may have cleaners, such as spray nozzles connected to high pressure liquid, to clean particles from the rollers. The nozzles spray the particles off as the spray nozzles pass over the rollers during normal operation of the peeling apparatus.
US10143222B2
The present invention refers to a compact device for electrolytic sterilization of food and utensils, especially for the electrical treatment of food and utensils using the electric current generated between a positive pole and a negative pole of an electrolysis system, all of those immersed in a fluid medium contained within a container covered by a lid of said device. The container is the anode or positive pole and the lid, by means of a cathode shaft provided with a cathode disc, is the cathode or negative pole, and the electrolyte is water.
US10143219B2
A novel dietary supplement and nutritional aid and methods for the manufacture and administration of the same are disclosed for the inhibition of OCD in afflicted animals, particularly horses. The present invention relates generally to a feed composition and methods of use thereof for reducing the development of Osteochondrosis Dissecans (OCD) lesions in predisposed young animals, particularly horses. More specifically the invention provides a nutritional formula that targets the metabolic deficiencies identified as being correlated with development of OCD.
US10143217B2
An air inlet arrangement for an ice cream machine or yogurt machine includes an air-solution tube supported in a solution container which is adapted for storing a predetermined volume of solution at a predetermined fluid elevation, and an air nozzle. The air-solution tube has an elongated structure defining a top end, a bottom end, and a process channel between the top end and the bottom end, wherein the air-solution tube has a height greater than the fluid elevation of the solution container, wherein a volume of the air-solution tube is such that the air-solution tube is arranged to contain 80 g or less of the solution.
US10143209B2
A food processing apparatus includes a pressure vessel defining a compartment having an inlet end for receiving food product and an outlet end for discharging food product, an open-top screen mounted within the compartment and movable relative to the compartment between a first position, for food processing, and a second position, to facilitate cleaning, a rotatable auger mounted such that at least a portion of the auger is within the screen, the auger being operable to advance food product within the compartment from the inlet end of the pressure vessel toward the outlet end, and a transfer mechanism including a conduit in communication with the compartment, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with the fluid discharge and operable to propel a fluid through the fluid discharge to move food product through the conduit.
US10143208B2
The present invention relates to a method and a device for individual feeding of fish into a processing line. Such method and device may, for instance, be used for receiving, gilling and gutting freshly caught fish in a processing line on board a fishing vessel. For instance, the in-feeding apparatus and method may be used to increase the value of the fish by speeding up the time until the fish is chilled for storing.
US10143204B2
The invention relates to methods for preparing a concentrated sabadilla extract and to methods of its use as a pesticide.
US10143201B2
A composition suitable for control of diseases caused by phytopathogens comprising (A) a compound of formula I wherein R1 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl and X is chloro, fluoro or bromo; and (B) at least one compound selected from compounds known for their fungicidal activity; and a method of controlling diseases on useful plants, especially rust diseases on soybean plants.
US10143200B2
Synergistic compositions comprising: one component (A), consisting of the compound having formula (I) 3-difluoromethyl-N-(7-fluoro-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-indanyl)-1-methyl-4-pyrazolecarboxamide one or more components (B) having a fungicidal or insecticidal activity, and their use for the control of of harmful insects in agrarian crops.
US10143197B1
An insect attractant including a blend of volatile organic compounds. The blend of volatile organic compounds may include alpha-phellandrene, beta-caryophyllene, and at least one additional volatile organic compound. In one embodiment, the ratio of alpha-phellandrene to beta-caryophyllene in the blend may be 1:0.5 to 1:2. In one embodiment, the blend of volatile organic compounds may comprise 15 to 60 wt. 0% alpha-phellandrene and 10 to 50 wt. % beta-caryophyllene. In one embodiment, the at least one additional volatile organic compound may be selected from the group consisting of: beta-phellandrene, gamma-terpinene, ocimene, and terpineol.
US10143194B2
An elevatable platform system for mounting on a vehicle having an elevatable platform elevatable by a collapsible support structure. The support structure is adapted to move the elevatable platform between a lowered position in which the elevatable platform is positioned at a height proximate to or below the height of the vehicle and an elevated position in which the elevatable platform is elevated above the vehicle. Support legs integrated into the support structure can be deployed from the support structure when the elevatable platform is elevated to further stabilize the elevated platform.
US10143192B2
An animal trap comprising a trap (106, 102, 302) section having at least one moveable wall section (136, 228, 314), being moveable with respect to one or more other walls of the trap section to thereby alter the size of the trap section; animal detection means (138, 242, 306) operable to detect the presence of an animal within the trap section and adapted to signal such a presence to control means, which control means is operable, upon receipt of said signal, to cause movement of the moveable wall section (136, 228, 314) and thus alter the size of the trap section.
US10143188B2
A bait retaining device removably attachable to fishing bait includes a strip of material rigid enough to remain in an operative position but malleable enough to be disengaged by pulling. The strip is generally U-shaped, having legs joined by a base segment. Teeth to hold bait protrude from the side of each leg facing the other. The base segment of the U-shaped strip defines a hole through which the shaft of an anchor pin is inserted. The anchor pin is secured through the hole on one distal end by a head that cannot pass through the hole and allows the U-shaped strip to rotate freely. The other distal end of the anchor includes a loop for connection to the eyelet of a hook. A support piece, made of dense or buoyant material, is located between the legs and adjacent the base segment and may be removable and interchangeable.
US10143180B2
A method of feeding a carnivore by untrained persons while providing safety the animal and the person feeding the animal. An enclosure for the animal has a transparent or substantially transparent barrier observation barrier. The observation barrier has a void formed therein into which a piece of meat may be pushed, such as by pushing with a finger of a person. The piece of meat is elongated and may be pushed through the void until a portion of the meat exits the void on the side of the barrier in which the carnivore is located. The void is of sufficient length that the user's finger will not exit the void on the side of the barrier in which the carnivore is located. The transparent or substantially transparent barrier provides the illusion that the person is feeding the animal by hand.
US10143178B2
A milking robot comprises a movable arm having a length in a longitudinal direction, and at least one gripper swivably mounted to the movable arm such that it moves between a first position parallel to the movable arm's longitudinal direction and a second position at which the gripper extends sideways in a horizontal plane away from the movable arm's longitudinal direction.
US10143177B2
A system that includes a laser configured to generate a profile signal of at least a portion of a dairy livestock and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain the profile signal and detect one or more edge pair candidates in the profile signal, compare the complementary distance gradients of each of the one or more edge pair candidates to a minimum distance gradient length to be considered an edge pair, and identify an edge pair from among the one or more edge pair candidates as a teat candidate based on the comparison. The processor is further configured to determine position information for the teat candidate.
US10143174B2
The present invention generally relates to seedless pepper (SLP); and more specifically, it pertains to male sterile pepper plants having unique characteristics including the capability of growing edible seedless fruits, wherein the “seedless” trait is controlled by a genetic determinant independent of exogenous factors.
US10143164B2
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated F9N12-0152. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar F9N12-0152. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar F9N12-0152 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar F9N12-0152 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US10143156B1
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV462675. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV462675, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV462675 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV462675 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV462675.
US10143155B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV725465. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV725465, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV725465 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV725465 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV725465.
US10143150B2
The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated PX8431RF-CB, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety PX8431RF-CB, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety PX8431RF-CB with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety PX8431RF-CB with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX8431RF-CB, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety PX8431RF-CB, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US10143145B2
An apparatus and method for controlling apical growth of plants without cutting or pinching so as to increase productivity and efficiently utilize growth resources. A coiled frame is provided having the form of mirror image/opposed Fibonacci or Golden Spirals that expand from a first starting point and then contract back to a second starting point by an approximately similar number of quarter-turns at a selected pitch, the spring suitably being formed of a single length of wire. The apical growth tip of the plant is bent to meet the frame at selected locations and attached progressively as growth proceeds, using ties or other connectors. A stake inserted through the starting points of the spiral attaches the frame to the medium in which the plant is rooted. The stake is preferably angled so that the plant maximizes utilization of available light, for example, approximately 80° to the surface of the medium.
US10143143B2
A method of revegetating a forest is provided, including the steps of: collecting a volume of forest floor material; wetting the volume of material with a wetting agent; compressing the wetted forest floor material; freezing the compressed forest floor material; separating the frozen forest floor material into a plurality of smaller pieces; storing the frozen pieces in a frozen environment; and distributing at least a portion of the pieces on land to be revegetated.
US10143140B2
Crop transfer device (4) for transferring crop to a receptacle, the device comprising a conveyor (8) for transferring the crop and the conveyor defining a conveyor plane (CP). The conveyor has a conveyor outlet (10) defining an outlet direction (OD) which is the direction of the crop falling from the conveyor at the conveyor outlet. The crop transfer device (4) comprises a scanning device (12) adapted to scan the surface of crop situated below the conveyor outlet and the crop transfer device (4) comprises a mounting device (14) by which the scanning device is mounted to the conveyor (8) with a translational mobility of the scanning device with respect to the conveyor along a path (20).
US10143138B2
An agricultural mower including a chassis, a pivotal tongue coupled to the chassis and a transport arrangement coupled to the chassis. The transport arrangement has a first suspension element pivotal about a first axis and a second suspension element pivotal about a second axis. The second suspension element additionally being pivotal about the first axis.
US10143137B2
A harvester has a main frame defining a front and a rear, and an inlet for receiving first portions of a crop. The inlet is disposed proximate the front of the main frame. The harvester also includes a separator for processing the first portions, at least one outlet downstream of the separator for ejecting the processed first portions, a boom extending proximate the front of the main frame for reaching un-processed crop, and a topper coupled to the boom for cutting second portions of the crop. The topper includes a cutter for cutting the second portions, a conveyor for receiving the second portions from the cutter, and an outlet disposed proximate the conveyor. The conveyor is configured to transport the second portions towards the outlet for ejecting the second portions towards the field.
US10143135B2
A combine harvester self-adaptive cleaning control apparatus, includes a return plate, a cleaning sieve, a cleaning centrifugal blower, an impurity collection and stirring auger, a grain collection and stirring auger, a cleaning grain loss monitoring sensor, a grain tank grain impurity rate automatic monitoring apparatus, and an on-line monitoring and control system. The on-line monitoring and control system is connected to the cleaning centrifugal blower, the cleaning grain loss monitoring sensor, the grain tank grain impurity rate automatic monitoring apparatus, and a power driving mechanism of a louver sieve having an adjustable opening. Also disclosed is a self-adaptive cleaning method of the cleaning apparatus which can automatically adjust various working parameters according to a working quality of a working process, control failure rate, and improve a down-time working time for the apparatus.
US10143134B2
An agricultural crop harvester (1) includes a tank in which harvested crops are stored, a stored amount calculation section (51) that calculates a current stored amount of harvested crops stored in the tank, a communication section (61) which receives drier operation information indicative of a drier operational status transmitted from a drying facility 7, a work management section 62 that determines completion timing of a harvesting work based on the current stored amount and the drier operation information, and a notification section 63 which notifies the completion timing.
US10143124B2
A locking mechanism for a link assembly of a work vehicle hitch has a locking plate mounted to an upper portion of the link assembly. A collar is positioned over the sleeve and is configured to slide relative a portion of the sleeve. The collar meshes with the sleeve so as to prevent rotational movement of the upper portion of the sleeve relative the collar when the collar is adjacent the upper portion, but the sleeve can rotate relative the collar when the collar is adjacent a middle portion of the sleeve. The locking mechanism has a handle mounted on the collar that is pivotable between a locked position where the handle is generally parallel with the sleeve in which the collar is prevented from sliding relative the sleeve and a released position generally perpendicular to the sleeve in which the collar is able to slide relative the sleeve.
US10149413B1
An integrated thermal management assembly, device or system for a power conversion device having a driver board and a power board. The integrated thermal management assembly includes a double-sided cooler. The double-sided cooler has a first layer that includes a first surface that is positioned below an inner surface of the power board. The double-sided cooler has a second surface positioned above an inner surface of the driver board. The double-sided cooler includes a first coolant channel in between the first surface and the second surface. The thermal integrated assembly includes a coolant that flows within the first coolant channel and that is configured to dissipate heat projected through the double-sided cooler.
US10149412B2
A refrigerant supply device with a small lateral width and a capacity to supply refrigerant evenly among heat receivers disposed in multiple tiers needs to be provided.A refrigerant supply device for distributing, by force of gravity, liquid phase refrigerant to heat receivers disposed in a plurality of tiers includes: a first conduit for supplying the refrigerant to the heat receivers; a second conduit provided in parallel with the first conduit; a first aperture provided in the first conduit for supplying the refrigerant to one of the heat receivers; a first blocking means provided below the first aperture for blocking the first conduit; a first communication opening provided above the first aperture and communicating the first conduit and the second conduit; a second communication opening provided below the first blocking means and communicating the first conduit and the second conduit; and a second blocking means provided below the second communication opening for blocking the second conduit.
US10149407B2
A fan control system includes a fan and a target device. The fan control system includes a controller to control the rotation speed of the fan. The controller controls the rotation speed according to a time-variable rate of current consumed by the target device. Particularly, when the time-variable rate of current exceeds a threshold, the controller controls the fan to operate at a maximum rotation speed.
US10149397B2
A protecting cover includes a body and an opening. The body covers a case that has an outer surface and that includes components connected to each other at least one connecting portion to house a circuit board in an inner side of the case opposite to the outer surface. The body is to cover at least part of the at least one connecting portion. The opening exposes at least part of the outer surface of the case.
US10149396B2
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for forming a circuit assembly for an electronic device. The circuit assembly may include a substrate and a group of surface-mounted electronic components disposed on a surface of the substrate. An electrical connector may be disposed on the surface and may be configured to receive an electrical connection from a separate electrical component or assembly. A molded layer may be formed over at least a portion of the surface fully encapsulating the group of surface-mounted electronic components and partially encapsulating the electrical connector.
US10149392B2
The manufacturing method of the flexible printed wiring board relating to an embodiment includes a step of preparing a metal foil clad laminate 1 including an insulating substrate 2 and metal foil 3 and metal foil 4 provided on main surfaces of the substrate 2, a step of forming a circuit pattern 5 by patterning the metal foil 3, a step of forming a peelable printing plate layer 6 on the substrate 2 so as to embed the pattern 5, a step of forming blind holes 7a and 7b where the pattern 5 is exposed inside by partially removing the printing plate layer 6, a step of printing conductive paste with the printing plate layer 6 as a printing mask, and filling the conductive paste 8 inside the blind holes, and a step of peeling off the printing plate layer 6 from the metal foil clad laminate 1.
US10149381B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of integrating a interposer device with a textile layer, wherein the interposer device is a stretchable interposer device comprising a stretchable electrically conductive structure with at least one contact pad for establishing at least one electrically conductive path towards the textile layer. The interposer device is arranged to be mechanically attached to a textile layer comprising a plurality of yarns, at least one of which is an electrically conductive yarn. An electrical connection is established between the at least one conductive yarn of the textile layer and the at least one contact pad, which electrical connection is established after the interposer device has been mechanically attached to the textile layer.
US10149378B2
A communication device is provided wherein a number of the pairs of transmission lines is N, each pair of the transmission lines comprises (N−1) stages of sub-transmission lines generating a same amount of crosstalk as that caused at a connector, and (N−1) stages of connecting portions comprise a transmission path of the connector and a first stage sub-transmission line, and (N−1) stages of the connecting portions to connect an i th stage sub-transmission line and an (i+1) th stage sub-transmission line by the straight/cross connection, and wherein each pair of the transmission lines is different in all pairs in a number of the connecting portion having the cross connection; and as a j th stage connecting portion in any one pair of the transmission lines has cross connection, a (N−j) th stage connecting portion in the any one pair of the transmission lines also has cross connection.
US10149376B2
A plasma arc torch system comprising a plasma arc torch is provided. The torch includes an electrode, a nozzle, a vent passage and a shield. The nozzle is spaced from the electrode to define a plasma chamber therebetween. The plasma chamber is configured to receive a plasma gas. The vent passage, disposed in the nozzle body, is configured to divert a portion of the plasma gas exiting the plasma chamber from a nozzle exit orifice. The shield is spaced from the nozzle to define a flow region therebetween. The flow region is configured to (i) receive a liquid and (ii) expel the liquid along with a plasma arc substantially surrounded by the liquid via a shield exit orifice.
US10149372B2
A lighting control console for controlling a lighting system includes digital adjusting commands being generated in the lighting control console that are transmitted to the lighting system via data links. The lighting control console includes at least one slide control for inputting operating commands via linear displacement of a control knob protruding from the upper side of the console housing. The upper side of the console housing includes a slit for each slide control. The control knob is connected to the slide control via the slit. A tactile sensor system provided at the slide control can detect when the user touches the control knob.
US10149364B2
A lighting system and method for generating an output light beam representative of a target natural light are provided. The lighting system includes a plurality of solid-state light emitters each emitting a light sub-beam having an individual spectrum. The individual spectra of the solid-state light emitters collectively cover a visible portion of the natural light spectral profile and exclude infrared and ultraviolet components. The lighting system further includes a combining assembly combining the light sub-beams into the output light beam. A control module controls an intensity of the light sub-beam from each of the solid-state light emitters such that the resulting combined spectral profile of the output light beam is representative of a natural light spectral profile of the target natural light over its visible portion.
US10149359B2
A dimming control device configured to receive dimming input level data updated at intervals, and to control a dimming level of a light source based on the dimming input level data, includes: a memory that stores the dimming input level data received prior to the newest dimming input level data; and a generator that generates dimming output level data as data having higher resolution than the dimming input level data, the dimming output level data being generated as a function of the dimming input level data received and stored in the memory.
US10149348B2
Disclosed is a method for setting up and operating a wireless vehicle network with at least two stations which are also interconnected via a physical line. The stations can communicate with one another both wirelessly and via the physical line during the wireless network set-up. A wireless vehicle network is also disclosed.
US10149345B2
The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for discontinuous signaling in a mobile communication network. User equipment (UE)/mobile terminal requests slotted transmissions and, in response to the network authorizing slotted transmissions, communication of subsequent UE transmissions are slotted, such that a minimum time period is required to elapse between each UE transmission. In specific embodiments of the invention the minimum time period is a predetermined time period known in advance to the user equipment and network. In other embodiments of the invention the user equipment slotted transmission requests includes a requested minimum time period, which may be approved or revised by the network. In still further embodiments the network, upon receiving the request for slotted transmissions, determines the minimum time period.
US10149333B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication data processing method, an apparatus, and a system. A communication data processing method includes: acquiring, by a processing apparatus, a data distribution policy, where the data distribution policy includes storage information of a storage apparatus, where the storage apparatus is configured to store context information of a user equipment UE; and saving, by the processing apparatus, context information of a UE into the storage apparatus according to the data distribution policy, or acquiring context information of a UE from the storage apparatus according to the data distribution policy. In this case, a service of the UE may be resumed according to the acquired context information, and uninterrupted service processing is achieved even if the processing network element is faulty or the processing node is faulty, thereby improving security and reliability of processing.
US10149330B2
A system and method of processing information regarding medical devices in wireless communication with each other is provided in which a controller device has a first wireless communication link with a first medical device, such as an analyte sensor, and a second wireless communication link with a second medical device, such as a delivery device. A processor in the controller device monitors the status of the first and second wireless links and upon noting a degradation of either one, compares the first wireless link status with the second wireless link status and provides guidance for resolving a communication problem based on the comparison. The latency of the communicating medical devices is considered.
US10149325B2
A method of performing a random access procedure includes randomly selecting a backoff time from within a backoff window ranging from 0 to a specified multiple of a random access preamble unit, waiting until a time initialized with the backoff time expires, and retransmitting a random access preamble.
US10149317B2
A method comprises configuring a wireless device with a plurality of carriers, each of the plurality of carriers comprising a communication channel between the wireless device and one of the network node or another wireless device, and grouping the configured carriers into at least a first group and a second group. The method comprises associating each of the configured carriers of the first group with one of a plurality of possible carrier indicator field values, and associating each of the configured carriers of the second group with one of the plurality of possible carrier indicator field values. The method comprises communicating, to the wireless device on a first carrier of either the first or second groups, information related to a particular carrier in the same group as the first carrier, wherein the particular carrier is identified by its associated carrier indicator field value.
US10149316B2
The present invention relates to granting time intervals for transmitting a control signal burst and, more particularly, to methods and devices for granting Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) bursts for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). A base station determines whether a predetermined condition for transmitting a grant signal is satisfied and, if so, determines a schedule for receiving a control signal burst from a mobile device and transmits, in accordance with the determined schedule, the grant signal to at least said mobile device. Correspondingly, a mobile device transmits a report to a base station causing it to determine, in accordance with the report, a schedule for transmitting a control signal burst. Then the mobile device receives grant signals in accordance with the determined schedule and transmits a control signal burst in accordance with the grant signal.
US10149315B2
Apparatus and methods for time division based communication between a wireless device and a wireless network in a licensed radio frequency (RF) band and an unlicensed RF band are disclosed. The wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI), via a primary component carrier (PCC) of a primary cell (Pcell) in the licensed RF band, indicating downlink (DL) data transmission via a secondary component carrier (SCC) of a secondary cell (Scell) in the unlicensed RF band. The wireless device receives via the SCC part of the DL data transmission and transmits a control message via the PCC in response. The wireless device sends a scheduling request (SR) to the eNodeB and receives uplink (UL) transmission opportunities in a combination of the licensed RF band and the unlicensed RF band. The wireless device performs a clear channel assessment before reserving and transmitting to the eNodeB in the unlicensed RF band.
US10149312B2
The method includes acquiring a working remote radio unit (RRU) set of a user equipment (UE), determining an RRU having the highest signal strength of the UE and screening the working RRU set based on the RRU having the highest signal strength, to generate a first paired RRU set of the UE, generating a paired UE set based on the first paired RRU set, determining whether an RRU exists in the first paired RRU set, when an RRU exists in the first paired RRU set, determining a second paired RRU set of the UE according to the first paired RRU set and the paired UE set and determining an actual user attribute of the UE according to the second paired RRU set and an initial user attribute of the UE, and scheduling a resource for the UE according to the actual user attribute of the UE.
US10149307B2
A method and an apparatus for feedback based on information transmitted between base stations (or base stations) through cooperative communication are provided. The method includes receiving, from the second base station, a first message for requesting a channel state information (CSI) report, and transmitting, to the second base station, a second message including the CSI report, based on the first message. The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE).
US10149297B2
Data is transferred between a DECT terminal and an LTE base station. A base unit includes a DECT communication unit and an LTE communication unit, the DECT communication unit performing DECT communication with a DECT terminal, and the LTE communication unit transmitting and receiving data with the DECT communication unit and performing LTE communication with an LTE carrier gateway through an LTE base station. The DECT communication unit, in a case where an adjacent frequency bandwidth that is adjacent to one of DECT communication sub-bands is used in the LTE communication, controls the DECT communication to be performed by using the other sub-band.
US10149294B2
There is provided a communication control device including an acquiring section that acquires first position related information relating to positions of one or more wireless communication devices among a plurality of access points that perform transmission of signals to a target device in parallel using an identical frequency resource and second position related information relating to a position of the target device, an estimating section that estimates a distance between the target device and each of the one or more wireless communication devices during the transmission on the basis of the first position related information and the second position related information, and a deciding section that decides transmission timing of each of the plurality of access points for the transmission on the basis of information that includes information on the estimated distance and relates to a distance between the target device and each of the plurality of access points.
US10149284B2
Methods and apparatus for allocating multi-user resources are provided. In one aspect, the disclosure provides for a method of wireless communication with a plurality of wireless stations. The method comprises transmitting, by an access point, a first communication to a first wireless station, the first communication comprising an indication of a group of wireless stations from among the plurality of wireless stations, the group of wireless stations comprising the first wireless station. The method further comprises receiving, by the access point, a second communication from the first wireless station. The method further comprises transmitting, by the access point, a third communication to the group of wireless stations, the third communication comprising data for the group of wireless stations. In certain aspects, the third communication comprises a block acknowledgment of at least a portion of the second communication.
US10149281B2
Methods and apparatuses are provided for wireless communications. Configuration information including a resource start offset is received. Downlink control information (DCI), transmitted using a first antenna port of a base station on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) using at least one of control channel elements (CCEs), is received. A resource of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is determined based on a first CCE of the at least one of CCEs, the first antenna port, information in the DCI, and the resource start offset in the configuration information, if a transmission type of the EPDCCH is localized transmission. A hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) signal is transmitted on the resource to the base station.
US10149277B2
This disclosure provides a method for paging User equipment (UE) smartly in MME pool, comprising: transmitting a paging request to a first eNodeB the UE last accessed; if the UE is not paged, transmitting the paging request to all eNodeBs belonging to a first Tracking Area (TA) to which the first eNodeB belongs; and if the UE is not paged, determining, in a Tracking Area list assigned to the UE, a first group of Tracking Areas (TAs) adjacent to the first Tracking Area, and transmitting the paging request to all eNodeBs belonging to the first group of Tracking Areas. This disclosure also provides an apparatus for paging User equipment (UE) smartly in MME pool. This may largely decrease the paging load and save the radio resources without perceivable paging quality degradation.
US10149271B2
A method of enabling a first wireless information device to access absolute location data in which the first wireless information device does not possess its own absolute location finding system but is instead able to receive, over a wireless network, absolute location data from a second wireless information device that does have its own absolute location finding system. The present invention hence enables wireless information devices to share absolute location data: for example, a mobile telephone with GPS capability can be used as a local “beacon” to broadcast its absolute location to any nearby devices over a personal area wireless network (e.g. a Bluetooth network) so that those nearby devices can use that location data. Hence, a camera with no location finding system of its own could obtain location data from a nearby GPS equipped mobile telephone over a Bluetooth PAN and watermark its images with location data.
US10149267B2
In one embodiment, a method executed by at least one processor includes receiving first historical location information identifying a first location area at which a first user was present at a first time and receiving second location information identifying a second location area at which a second user was present at a second time. The method includes determining that the first historical location information and the second location information each correspond to a particular location area and determining that a characteristic related to the first user corresponds to a preference related to the second user. In response to these determinations, the method includes causing information related to the first user to be presented to the second user. The information related to the first user includes the first location area of the first user relative to the second location area of the second user.
US10149265B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling use of such information by different communication devices. The use of the same mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on locations. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10149264B2
A multiple wireless access technology capable (WAT-capable) wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes a registration message generator configured to generate a registration message indicating that the WTRU is configured to communicate using an IEEE 802.11x technology. The WTRU also includes a transmitter configured to send the registration message via an IEEE 802.11x WLAN to a cellular network during registration with the cellular network, and a receiver configured to receive services from the cellular network via the WLAN. The registration message further indicates that the WTRU is configured to receive Short Message Service (SMS) messages from the cellular network via the WLAN. The WTRU receiver receives services that include Short Message Service (SMS) messages.
US10149263B2
A method for operating a receiver in a wireless communication system to synchronize the receiver to a received signal. The received signal is preamble correlated to identify a preamble portion of the signal. Portions of the received signal near the identified preamble portion are processed to determine signal-distorting channel characteristics, such as multipath channel delay spread, of the channel over which the received signal propagated. A digital filter is configured based on the determined channel characteristics to compensate for the signal-distorting channel characteristics, and the received signal is filtered with the configured digital filter. The filtered received signal is second preamble correlated with a second preamble that is different than the first preamble to produce a second preamble correlation. The second preamble correlation is processed to identify delay in the filtered received signal. Portions of the filtered received signal are identified and processed based on the identified delay.
US10149256B2
A method for a terminal controlling power in a wireless communication system, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a base station power setting information on the difference in power setting values between a first channel for eNodeB-to-device (eNB2D) communication, and a second channel for device-to-device (D2D) communication; and controlling the power of the first channel and/or the second channel in accordance with the power setting information, wherein the power is controlled in accordance with a predetermined priority, which is based on a plurality of channels and a plurality of transmitted data items, which are different from each other are simultaneously transmitted by the terminal at a specific time.
US10149253B2
A blocking interference suppression method and device, the method including: a baseband processing unit (BBU) detects blocking interference; the BBU transmits a first instruction message to a radio remote unit (RRU), the first instruction message being used to instruct the RRU to reduce the receiving link gain of the RRU. The embodiment of the present invention improves the uplink receiving performance of a TD-LTE system.
US10149252B2
Methods and apparatus related to the sharing of wide area network (WAN) with peer to peer communication signaling usage are described. A mobile communications device receives a signal from a base station and measures a power of the received signal. The mobile communication device determines a transmission power level of a peer to peer reference signal as a function of the measured power of the received signal from the base station, wherein said function of the measured power of the received signal from the base station depends on a mobile target signal to noise ratio. The mobile communications device broadcasts the peer to peer reference signal at the transmission power level.
US10149242B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose an energy saving method for a wireless AP, including: when it is detected that a time during which a wireless AP transmits no packet uplink or downlink and is associated with no station is greater than a preset time threshold, disabling, by the wireless AP, a transmit channel, and retaining only a receive channel; listening for, by the wireless AP, a Probe Request through the receive channel; and if the Probe Request obtained by listening meets a preset activation condition, enabling, by the wireless AP, the transmit channel. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a wakeup method for a wireless AP and related devices. By means of the present invention, power consumption of a wireless AP can be effectively reduced.
US10149235B2
A discovery signal transmission/reception method and an apparatus for improving energy efficiency of the system are provided. The discovery signal transmission method of a base station in a mobile communication system according to the present disclosure includes acquiring a discovery signal configuration of a neighbor cell, transmitting the discovery signal configuration to a terminal, receiving a measurement report including a result of measurement on a discovery signal of the neighbor from the terminal, the measurement being performed based on the discovery signal configuration, and determining whether to make a handover decision for the terminal based on the measurement report. The discovery signal transmission/reception method of the present disclosure is advantageous in improving energy efficiency of a mobile communication system.
US10149232B2
A method for joining one of a plurality of NAN clusters by a NAN terminal when the NAN terminal discovers the plurality of the NAN clusters and a NAN terminal therefor are provided.
US10149225B1
Systems and methods are described for selecting relay nodes for Single-User Multiple-Input-Multiple Output (SU-MIMO). A channel orthogonality and Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) of a plurality of wireless devices located in a geographic area of an access node is determined. A relay-capable status of the plurality of wireless devices is determined. Non-relay capable wireless devices located in the geographic area are excluded from SU-MIMO. From the plurality of wireless devices, relay-capable wireless devices are selected for SU-MIMO. The selected relay-capable wireless devices are prioritized for SU-MIMO based on a channel orthogonality and SINR meeting a set threshold.
US10149222B2
A wireless device 204 and a method for providing an improved cell reselection procedure. The wireless device is served in a serving cell 212-1. At a first point in time, the wireless device determines a first signal quality of a first signal received from the serving cell. At a second point in time, it determines a second signal quality of a second signal received from a neighbor cell 212-2, 222, 232. Based on the determined first and second signal qualities, the wireless device determines a first trigger condition for performing measurements for cell reselection. At a third point in time, the wireless device determines a third signal quality of a third signal received from the serving cell. When a difference between the third and first signal qualities has passed the trigger condition, the wireless device performs at least one measurement for cell reselection on at least one of the cells.
US10149217B2
Systems and techniques are disclosed to separate paging and access cell selection (and use) among available cells based on different paging cell and access cell requirements and specific service availability. A UE selects a first cell that meets paging cell requirements as a paging cell and a second cell that meets service requirements as an access cell. Once the UE selects a paging cell, the UE camps on the paging cell to wait for a paging request or a mobile originated request. The UE can select and camp on the access cell prior to a data need, where latency requirements are strict, or delay access cell selection until there is data to transmit where latency requirements are more lax. The UE may also include measurement information of surrounding cells with a paging response/service request, which a core network uses to speed up establishment of dual connectivity or carrier aggregation.
US10149216B2
The present disclosure provides a method for supporting UE access control. A base station is informed by a ProSe Function via a MME or informed by the MIME of information indicating whether a UE is authorized for a D2D service. The base station performs an access control to the UE according to the information indicating whether the UE is authorized for the D2D service. The present disclosure further provides a method in which a source base station informs a target base station of the information indicating whether the UE is authorized for a D2D service. The target base station performs an access control according to the information.
