US10908819B2
A media drive system (310) configured for use with a media drive (314) that performs read/write operations relative to a media cartridge (316) includes a system housing (312). The system housing (312) includes a housing body (312A) and a controller (350) that is secured to the housing body (312A). The controller (350) is configured to control functionality of the tape drive (314). More specifically, the inclusion of the controller (350) as part of the system housing (312) enables the media drive system (310) to achieve greatly enhanced functionality. For example, the media drive system (310) can greatly enhance the speed of various desired read/write operations performed within the media drive (314), especially when the requested files or file segments are not necessarily initially provided in sequential order on the media cartridge (316). The controller (350) can include one or both of a processor (352) and a memory system (354).
US10908795B2
An information processing apparatus is provided comprising a processor; and a memory device storing instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions cause the processor to generate scene information to reproduce display of at least one selected area of a pathological image; and receive order information corresponding to the scene information based on a user input. In another embodiment, the instructions cause the processor to receive scene information to display at least one selected area of a pathological image and order information corresponding to an order of the scene information; and control display of the at least one selected area of the pathological image in the order based on the scene information and the order information.
US10908794B2
An automated media scheduling system selects a media item from a first category of media items to be scheduled during a transition period included in a first daypart of a first day by determining that a media item from the first category of media items is to be scheduled. The system selects a media item using a strict rotation performed in a first order, but then determines that scheduling item results in an adjacency conflict. The system establishes a second, different order of media items from the same category. Each media item in the category is tested in the second order, until an item with an adjacency conflict is found. That media item is scheduled in place of the previously selected media item. The system then schedules remaining time periods in the first daypart of the first day by performing the strict rotation in the first order.
US10908782B2
The present invention provides computerized systems and methods for providing electronically presented interactive area representation, such as a map, and information associated therewith. A user can select text, imagery, or other information presented on the map and associated with one or more items or locations, causing presentation of information relating to the associated one or more items or locations, such as appropriate contact information or a hyperlink to an appropriate Web site. Additionally or alternatively, a user can input or select, based on a query or otherwise, information relating to one or more items or locations associated with text, imagery, or other information presented on the map, causing presentation of an indication of one or more locations of the associated text, imagery, or other information on the map. A magnifier feature allowing internal navigation within the map can be provided. Additionally, animated images can appear to move over the map.
US10908781B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying notifications received from multiple applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device can monitor notifications that are received from the multiple applications. Responsive to receiving the notifications, the electronic device can control the manner in which the notifications are displayed while the device is operating in a locked or an unlocked state. In some embodiments, the electronic device can allow users to customize how notifications are to be displayed while the device is in the locked and/or unlocked states.
US10908775B2
A method and a device for the quick navigation of users through the user interface of a plant for manufacturing a product from thermoplastic, an extruder being operated for plastification of a thermoplastic, and a method and a plant for manufacturing a product from thermoplastic allow quick changing between user views of a machine or plant control. An input device for entering representative signals from a customized input library is used, which signals are linked to actions in a relational database, wherein the actions cause a rapid change between user views of a machine or plant control. The rapid change between user views makes the machine or plant control faster, and the customized input library makes the control more intuitive.
US10908771B2
Systems and methods are described that enable augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or other content to be associated with precise geo-spatial locations in a physical environment. A model of a physical environment is accessed and a three dimensional mesh definition comprising a plurality of mesh cells is received where the mesh is associated with the physical environment. A given mesh cell is associated with a logical address. Augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or other content may be associated with a given mesh cell. Tracking data corresponding to movement of a user in the physical environment is received. The tracking data may be compared with mesh cell locations to identify matching mesh cells. Addresses associated with the matching mesh cells are used to identify associated content. The identified associated augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or other content may be rendered using an augmented reality, virtual reality, or other rendering device.
US10908762B2
A household appliance includes a housing; a treating chamber located within the housing and having an access opening; a closure element movable relative to the access opening between opened and closed positions to selectively provide access to the treating chamber through the access opening; a controller associated with the housing and implementing a treating cycle on at least one item in the treating chamber; and a human-machine interface. The HMI includes a first portion associated with the housing and a second portion associated with the closure element. The first portion includes non-touch sensitive indicia. The second portion includes an electrically conductive layer having a touch-sensitive area corresponding to the indicia of the first portion and is arranged to be in register with a corresponding selection area when the closure element is in the closed position.
US10908759B2
A touch substrate includes a common electrode, a piezoelectric material layer and a touch electrode sequentially disposed on the substrate. The touch electrode includes a plurality of touch driving electrodes and a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, which cross with each other and are insulated from one another. The touch driving electrode includes a plurality of first touch sub-electrodes that are electrically connected. An overlapping area of front projections of the common electrode and each of the first touch control sub-electrodes on the substrate is smaller than an area of a pattern enclosed by a peripheral boundary of the first touch sub-electrodes.
US10908757B2
A rollable display panel and a rollable display device, the rollable display panel including a display region configured to display an image; a non-display region surrounding the display region; and a resistor sensor in the non-display region including sensing material of which resistance values are different by location, wherein the resistor sensor outputs a sensing signal that is regularly changed proportional to a rolling length of the rollable display panel, and a sensor driver that determines a driving region of the rollable display panel based on the sensing signal.
US10908743B2
A display device with an integrated touch screen including a display panel including electrodes divided into a plurality of block type groups and a plurality of data lines; a display driver IC configured to apply a common voltage to the electrodes when a driving mode of the panel is a display driving mode, sequentially apply a touch scan signal to each block type group when the driving mode of the panel is a touch driving mode, and apply a data signal to the data lines associated with a corresponding block type group when the touch scan signal is applied to the corresponding block type group; and a touch IC configured to generate the touch scan signal and apply the touch scan signal to the display driver IC.
US10908740B2
An irradiation optical system includes a uniformizing section and an irradiation lens section. The uniformizing section brings in-plane distribution of light emitted from a light source, close to uniform in-plane distribution. The irradiation lens section diffuses the light in a predetermined direction. The in-plane distribution of the light is brought close to the uniform in-plane distribution by the uniformizing section. The irradiation lens section includes, in order from the light source, a first cylindrical lens and a second cylindrical lens each having negative refractive power in the predetermined direction.
US10908739B2
A tabletop display device includes a flat panel display for displaying an image, light emitting units arranged along a periphery of the flat panel display to emit light toward an inner side and an outer side of the periphery and light receiving units arranged along the periphery to receive light incident from the inner side and the outer side of the periphery. The tabletop display device further includes a control unit for detecting a user's position based on light emitted from at least one of light emitting units and received from the outer side of the periphery by at least one of the light receiving units and for determining a touch position of the flat panel display based on light emitted from at least one of the light emitting units and received from the inner side of the periphery by at least one of the light receiving units.
US10908727B2
A method for controlling an electronic device having a first touch sensor array and a fingerprint sensor includes receiving a first touch at the fingerprint sensor, in a fingerprint sensing mode: receiving first touch data associated with the first touch to a fingerprint controller, and authenticating a user based on the first touch data, and in a touch sensing mode: transmitting the first touch data associated with the first touch to a second controller, wherein the fingerprint sensor and the first touch sensor array form a combined touchpad in the touch sensing mode, and determining a touch location on the combined touchpad based on the first touch data.
US10908718B2
A touch screen display includes a display, a video graphics processing module, electrodes, and drive-sense circuits. The electrodes integrated into the display, which is operable to render frames of data into visible images. The video graphics processing module is operably coupled to generate the frames of data. The drive-sense circuits, when enabled and concurrent with the display rendering the frames of data into the visible images, monitor sensor signals on the electrodes. A sensor signal includes a drive signal component and a receive signal component. The drive-sense circuits generate the drive signal components of the sensor signals and the receive signal components are representation of impedances of the electrodes. A change in impedance is indicative of a proximal touch to the touch screen display.
US10908708B1
In some examples, an active stylus may include a main portion and a top portion. The main portion may include a dry chamber used to store a battery. The top portion may include a wet chamber to store spare nibs. The wet chamber may be accessed to replace a damaged nib with a spare nib. When the top portion is fully mated with the main portion of the stylus, turning the top portion, in a first direction, relative to the main portion until the detent is reached and pulling the top portion from the main portion enables access to the wet chamber. Turning the top portion of the active stylus, in the first direction, relative to the main portion past the detent, until the top portion detaches from the main portion, enables access to the dry chamber.
US10908704B2
A mouse including a housing, an image sensing element, a lens, or a laser Doppler cursor positioning sensor; a light-transmitting hole is located where the housing is intersected with a third plane, the third plane is defined by an edge intersecting a first plane and a second plane and a halving line of an angle of the first plane and the second plane; a light source is provided and configured to emit a light beam from the light-transmitting region to the working surface, and the lens is configured to focus a reflected light of the light beam on the working surface to be transmitted to the image sensing element through the light-transmitting hole; or the laser Doppler cursor positioning sensor is configured to project a light from the light-transmitting region to the working surface, and a reflected light is also fed back to the sensor through the light-transmitting hole.
US10908701B2
An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a housing, a plurality of physical keys arranged on the housing, a memory and a processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving an input generated by activation of two or more of a plurality of physical keys, identifying an operation state of the electronic device based on reception of the input, when the input is received in a first state in which a screen is displayed, executing a first operation related to the displayed screen in response to the received input, and when the input is received in a second state in which an application is processing audio/video (A/V) data, executing a second operation of initiating recording of the A/V data using a memory in response to the received input.
US10908700B2
The invention discloses an electronic handwriting apparatus and a handwriting display system of the electronic handwriting apparatus. The electronic handwriting apparatus is electrically connected to an electronic display apparatus, and comprises: at least one color setting button, each outputting a color setting signal; a first control unit electrically connected to each of the color setting buttons, receiving an output color setting signal and outputting a color selection signal according to the output color setting signal; the electronic display apparatus storing a plurality of color display information, selecting, according to the color selection signal, color display information corresponding to the color selection signal from the plurality of color display information, and setting the display information as current handwriting color when the handwriting apparatus performs handwriting input on the display apparatus.
US10908695B2
The technology provides for a system for determining a gesture provided by a user. In this regard, one or more processors of the system may receive image data from one or more visual sensors of the system capturing a motion of the user, and may receive motion data from one or more wearable computing devices worn by the user. The one or more processors may recognize, based on the image data, a portion of the user's body that corresponds to a gesture to perform a command. The one or more processors may also determine one or more correlations between the image data and the received motion data. Based on the recognized portion of the user's body and the one or more correlations between the image data and the received motion data, the one or more processors may detect the gesture.
US10908691B2
A method for use in a haptic device, comprising a first haptic presentation device, said method comprising: receiving a haptic model comprising one or more haptic objects being associated with haptic properties; determining at least one location property of at least a first and a second of the one or more haptic objects, wherein the location property is related to a location of the corresponding haptic object; determining a relation between haptic properties of the first and second haptic objects; and adapting at least one haptic property of one or both of the first and second haptic objects, based on the at least one location property and the determined relation between the haptic properties of the first and second haptic objects.
US10908686B2
Systems and methods for pre-touch and true touch are disclosed. For example, in one described system for pre-touch and true touch includes a touch-sensitive interface configured to detect a user interaction and transmit a first interface signal based at least in part on the user interaction. The system also includes a processor in communication with the touch-sensitive interface and configured to receive the first interface signal and determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the first interface signal. The processor is further configured to preload a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect. The system also includes a cache in communication with the processor and configured to store the preloaded haptic signal for a time period and then transmit the haptic signal and a haptic effect generator in communication with the cache and configured to receive the haptic signal from the cache and, in response, output a haptic effect based at least in part on the haptic signal.
US10908682B2
A computer-implemented method is described for configuring interaction zones for a virtual reality environment. The method may include defining a plurality of scenes, each scene including a plurality of selectable scene cuts and defining a first interaction zone and a second interaction zone. The method may also include automatically selecting a first scene cut to display the first scene, in response to detecting that a gaze direction, associated with a user accessing the virtual reality environment, is directed toward the first interaction zone. The method may also include automatically selecting a second scene cut to display the second scene, in response to detecting that the gaze direction, associated with the user accessing the virtual reality environment, is directed toward the second interaction zone. The first or second scenes may be triggered for display in a head mounted display device.
US10908676B2
There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit that stores object identification data for identifying an object operable by a user and feature data indicating a feature of appearance of each object; an environment map storage unit that stores an environment map representing a position of one or more objects existing in a real space and generated based on an input image obtained by imaging the real space using an imaging device and the feature data stored in the data storage unit; and a selecting unit that selects at least one object recognized as being operable based on the object identification data, out of the objects included in the environment map stored in the environment map storage unit, as a candidate object being a possible operation target by a user.
US10908675B2
This electronic device for signal processing with embedded optimization of electrical energy consumption includes: at least one sensor and at least one actuator; hardware for storing at least one correspondence table assigning a quality value to each pair formed by a state value measurable by each sensor and an action value adjustable by each actuator; processing hardware comprising an electrical energy consumption manager with a reinforcement learning engine designed to selectively choose between an exploitation and a random exploration in each correspondence table so as to select a new action and transmit it to each actuator. The learning reinforcement engine has a random exploration limit parameter, comprising an exploration distance value in each correspondence table, around a pre-selectable action value in each correspondence table.
US10908673B2
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a first device coupled to a first power supply rail; a second device coupled in series with the first device, wherein the second device is coupled to a second power supply rail; and a third device coupled to the first and second power supply rails, wherein the first device is controllable by a first input, wherein the second device is controllable by a second input, wherein the third device is controllable by a third input, and wherein the first input is an analog bias between a high power supply level and a ground supply level.
US10908666B2
Methods, systems and apparatuses for of estimating a plurality of locations of an object are disclosed. One method includes receiving wireless signals from a plurality of base stations of a first network, sensing, by the tracking device, motion of the object, sampling, by the tracking device, the received wireless signals at least three times in response to the sensing motion of the object, downloading to the tracking device, characterizations of the wireless signals along a same route of transit, and estimating the plurality of locations of the tracking device based on signal characteristic of the samples of the received wireless signals received from the plurality of plurality of base stations, the information of the plurality of base stations, and predetermined knowledge of a transportation mode that is transporting the object including the characterizations of the wireless signal.
US10908664B2
A PoE power supply system includes a cable, a power supply device, a power reception device, and a request switch. The power supply device includes a power supply block and a power supply control block. The power supply block is configured to enable a connection state between the power supply device and the cable to be switched. The connection state includes a power supply state in which the power supply device is supplied with power required for operating the power supply device via the cable, and a standby state in which the power supply request signal is receivable by the power supply device via the cable. The power supply control block is configured to switch the connection state to the power supply state in response to receiving a power supply request signal output from the request switch and requesting the power supply device to resume supplying the power.
US10908663B2
A power switch multiplexer with configurable overlap is disclosed. An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first functional circuit block coupled to receive a supply voltage from a first supply voltage node. The IC further includes an input circuit and an output circuit. Responsive to receiving an input signal, the input circuit asserts an activation signal to cause one of a second supply voltage node and a third supply voltage node to be electrically coupled to the first supply voltage node. Subsequently the input circuit asserts a deactivation signal to cause the other one of the second and third supply voltage nodes to be electrically decoupled from the first supply voltage node. The output circuit is coupled to receive the activation signal and the deactivation signal, and configured to assert a first output signal subsequent to receiving the activation signal.
US10908646B2
A display device includes: a flexible display panel having a display area and a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area; a supporting member provided at a predetermined area of the flexible display panel adjacent to one side of the flexible display panel, wherein the non-display area of the flexible display panel contacts the supporting member and surrounds the supporting member while being bent at a bend angle, and the bend angle of the non-display area is variously adjusted by the supporting member.
US10908645B2
Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a housing; a display disposed on one surface of the housing; a cover comprising a first area on which a plurality of input objects are disposed and a second area on which a transparent panel is disposed, wherein the cover is disposed such that at least a portion of the display can be openably and closably covered, and is configured to provide at least a first arrangement state or a second arrangement state; and a processor which is electrically connected to the display, and is set to output a first screen associated with a first security function on an area of the display corresponding to the second area in the first arrangement state, and to output a second screen associated with a second security function on at least a portion of the display in the second arrangement state. Other various embodiments identified in the specification are also possible. Besides, it may be permissible to prepare other various embodiments speculated through the specification.
US10908642B2
A movement-based data input device is configured to receive at least one reflected signal generated upon reflection of at least one optical signal by blood vessels of an object. The data input device may generate pattern information regarding the blood vessels of the object based on the received reflected optical signal. The data input device may determine a user input motion based on the pattern information.
US10908633B2
A pedal unit for a vehicle, particularly a utility vehicle, has at least one pedal shaft, at least one control cam, at least one pedal and at least one lever arm. The pedal is rigidly secured to the pedal shaft by the lever arm. The control cam is also rigidly secured to the pedal shaft.
US10908627B2
In some embodiments, a controller may include a circuit. The circuit may include a network interface configured to couple to a network, a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports configured to couple to a respective plurality of devices, a processor coupled to the network interface and to the plurality of I/O ports, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory may be configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive data from one or more of the plurality of I/O ports, automatically apply semantic tags to the data, automatically combine the data into a single data stream to determine a pattern, and selectively adjust one or more of a plurality of building operations management tasks in response to determining the pattern.
US10908620B2
Systems and methods for authorizing drones with access to airborne fulfillment centers (AFCs) and other warehouse facilities are described. For example, the systems and methods perform multiple authentication processes, including a physical authentication process and a virtual or electronic authentication process, when determining whether a drone is authorized to access an AFC. Once authorized, the drone may access the AFC to pick up and/or deliver packages or other products, to recharge, to seek repairs, to be housed, and so on.
US10908618B2
Methods and systems according to one or more examples are provided for controlling a multi-rotor vehicle. In one example, a multi-rotor vehicle comprises an airframe and a plurality of rotors coupled to the airframe. The multi-rotor vehicle further comprises a controller, coupled to the airframe, configured to determine a rotational speed of each of the plurality of rotors, and adjust the rotational speed of each of the plurality of rotors such that the rotors do not dwell within a no-dwell zone comprising rotational speeds associated with one or more frequency aspects of the airframe.
US10908613B2
In one embodiment, a method, apparatus, and system for planning a trajectory for an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is disclosed. The operations comprise: receiving a plurality of optimization inputs, the plurality of optimization inputs comprising a trajectory time length, a time discretization resolution, an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) starting state, a road shape function, a maximal jerk, and a maximal lateral acceleration; receiving a plurality of optimization constraints, the plurality of optimization constraints comprising constraints relating to the maximal jerk and the maximal lateral acceleration; receiving a cost function associated with an optimization objective, the cost function comprising a first term relating to cumulative jerk, a second term relating to an end longitudinal position, a third term relating to an end longitudinal speed, and a fourth term relating to an end longitudinal acceleration; generating a plurality of planned ADV states as optimization results with nonlinear optimization, wherein the optimization results minimize a value of the cost function; and generating control signals to control the ADV based on the plurality of planned ADV states.
US10908606B2
A system for autonomously navigating a vehicle along a road segment may include at least one processor. The at least one processor may be programmed to receive from at least one sensor information relating to one or more aspects of the road segment. The processor may also be programmed to determine a local feature of the road segment based on the received information. Further the processor may be programmed to compare the local feature to a predetermined signature feature for the road segment. The processor may be programmed to determine a current location of the vehicle along a predetermined road model trajectory associated with the road segment based on the comparison of the received information and the predetermined signature feature. The processor may also be programmed to determine an autonomous steering action for the vehicle based on a direction of the predetermined road model trajectory at the determined location.
US10908599B2
A testing device performing a worst case scenario test includes a machine learning device and the machine learning device observes data representing a test item and data representing an operation state and specifications of a manufacturing machine as state variables representing a current state of an environment. Further, the machine learning device acquires determination data representing a suitability determination result of an operation state of the manufacturing machine obtained when the test item is executed, and performs learning by using the state variables and the determination data in a state where manufacturing machine operation state data and manufacturing machine specification data are associated with test item data.
US10908596B2
The present document discloses a conveyor system comprising a plurality of workpiece carriers, each adapted for supporting at least one workpiece during transportation, a conveyor, adapted for transporting the workpiece carriers, at least one flow device for controlling a movement of one of the workpiece carriers relative to the conveyor, the flow device comprising a local controller, at least one workpiece carrier sensor and at least one actuator, and a central controller, which is in data communication with the flow device, and having a memory containing a flow plan comprising data describing an intended flow of workpieces in the conveyor system.
US10908588B2
A factory server receives part requests from customer devices and controls one or more manufacturing tools, such as 3D printers, to fabricate the requested parts. The factory server implements several features to streamline the process of fabricating parts using the manufacturing tools. For instance, the factory server can facilitate the design of a part by extracting features from the part request and identifying model files having those features. The factory server can also select an orientation in which to fabricate the part and determine print settings to use when fabricating the part. In addition, the factory server can implement a process to fabricate a three-dimensional part with a two-dimensional image applied to one or more of its external surfaces. Furthermore, the factory server can also generate a layout of multiple part instances on a build plate of a 3D printer so that multiple part instances can be fabricated at once.
US10908587B2
A factory server receives part requests from customer devices and controls one or more manufacturing tools, such as 3D printers, to fabricate the requested parts. The factory server implements several features to streamline the process of fabricating parts using the manufacturing tools. For instance, the factory server can facilitate the design of a part by extracting features from the part request and identifying model files having those features. The factory server can also select an orientation in which to fabricate the part and determine print settings to use when fabricating the part. In addition, the factory server can implement a process to fabricate a three-dimensional part with a two-dimensional image applied to one or more of its external surfaces. Furthermore, the factory server can also generate a layout of multiple part instances on a build plate of a 3D printer so that multiple part instances can be fabricated at once.
US10908583B2
A safety control system that can realize comprehensive safety control for a manufacturing site is provided. A safety control system includes an arithmetic operation processing unit, a data storing unit that stores safety input/output data, and a plurality of communication processing units that exchange safety input/output data with a device that is a connection destination. Each of the plurality of communication processing units, independently from processes of the other communication processing units, periodically transmits safety output data for a target device stored in the data storing unit to the target device and writes safety input data from the target device into the data storing unit in accordance with a connection setting set in advance for each of the communication processing units.
US10908578B2
A method for operating a ventilation system and a cooling system exterior air damper to vent outside air within a structure is disclosed. The method includes monitoring an interior temperature of the structure, monitoring an exterior temperature, defining a first time range and a second time range, associating operating parameters of the ventilation system and the cooling system with the first and second time ranges, monitoring operational time and operational load of the cooling system for the first time range, and controlling the exterior air damper during the second time range based upon the monitored operational time and operational load of the cooling system for the first time range, the monitored interior and exterior temperatures, and the one or more operating parameters of the cooling system associated with the second time range.
US10908576B2
A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The system may include an additive manufacturing machine, a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the additive manufacturing machine to discharge a path of composite material, including a continuous fiber and a matrix at least partially coating the continuous fiber. The processor may also be configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to monitor an energy level within the continuous fiber during discharging, to make a determination that the continuous fiber has lost continuity based on a reduction in the energy level, and to selectively interrupt the discharging based on the determination.
US10908572B2
A programmable controller includes a time allocation setting section for setting execution time allocation, a stage analysis section for analyzing the operation stage of a machining system, a measurement section for measuring cycle time, and a machine learning device for learning the changing of the execution time allocation to sequence programs. The machine learning device includes: a state observation section for observing execution time allocation data, operation stage data, and machine operation pattern data as a state variable; a determination data acquisition section for acquiring, as determination data, cycle time determination data for determining whether cycle time taken to execute the operation stage is appropriate; and a learning section for learning the changing of the execution time allocation in relation to the operation stage of the machining system and an operation pattern of the machine.
US10908566B2
When the strip head (7) of a metal strip (1) runs out of a roll stand (2a), a lateral position (y) of the strip head (7) is detected by a detection device (8) at at least one location (P) lying between the roll stand (2a) and a device (8) arranged downstream of the roll stand. A strip position controller (10) is designed as a model predictive controller which ascertains a sequence of adjusting commands (uk) to be output one after the other in a work cycle (T) on the basis of the detected lateral position (y) of the strip head (7), and the sequence is used to adjust a respective roll gap wedge. The number of control commands (uk) define a prediction horizon (PH) of the strip position controller (10) in connection with the work cycle (T). The strip position controller (10) at least supplies the roll stand (2a) with the control command (u0) ascertained to be output next.
US10908564B2
A hierarchical resource management system for a building includes one or more processors. The processors implement a plurality of agents that each monitor sensed values, and generate operating scenarios based on the sensed values for corresponding resources. The processors also implement a coordinator that filters the operating scenarios to remove the operating scenarios that violate internal laws of the agents to form an aggregate validated set of operating scenarios. The processors further implement a supervisor that, responsive to receipt of target conditions for the zones and the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios from the coordinator, selects a combination of the operating scenarios from the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios that achieves target conditions and minimizes overall energy consumption by the resources such that some of the operating scenarios of the combination do not minimize energy consumption of the resources corresponding to the some of the operating scenarios.
US10908561B2
Method and environment controller for inferring via a neural network one or more commands for controlling an appliance. A predictive model generated by a neural network training engine is stored by the environment controller. The environment controller determines at least one room characteristic. The environment controller receives at least one environmental characteristic value and at least one set point. The environment controller executes a neural network inference engine, which uses the predictive model for inferring the one or more commands for controlling the appliance. The inference is based on the at least one environmental characteristic value, the at least one set point and the at least one room characteristic. The environment controller transmits the one or more commands to the controlled appliance.
US10908554B2
An image forming apparatus includes a lubricant application device to apply a lubricant to a photoreceptor surface of the image forming apparatus, and a lubricant residual amount detector to detect a residual amount of the lubricant. The residual amount of the lubricant is compared to a predetermined amount, and a charging device charges the photoreceptor surface by selectively applying a DC voltage of varying voltage to the photoreceptor surface in response to the comparison of the residual amount of the lubricant to the predetermined amount.
US10908552B2
An image forming device includes a photoconductor, a motor, a charging member, a cleaning blade, and an abnormality determining unit. The motor is configured to drive the photoconductor to rotate. The charging member is configured to charge the photoconductor. The cleaning blade is configured to contact the photoconductor and remove residual toner from a surface of the photoconductor. The abnormality determining unit is configured to determine abnormality of the cleaning blade based on a motor current flowing in the motor and a gap between the photoconductor and the charging member.
US10908545B2
An apparatus which is capable of attaching maintenance part that needs replacement accompanying use and includes: storage unit configured to store a prediction equation of a life of the maintenance part in a plurality of patterns in a storage device; reception unit configured to receive, from a user, switching instructions to switch a prediction equation currently being applied to a prediction of a life of the maintenance part to one of a plurality of patterns of a prediction equation stored in the storage unit for the maintenance part; switching unit configured to switch a prediction equation currently being applied to a prediction of a life of the maintenance part to a prediction equation specified by the switching instructions; and presentation unit configured to present identification information on a prediction equation currently being applied to a prediction of a life of the maintenance part to a user.
US10908543B2
An image forming apparatus includes an input device, an image forming device, and a control device. The control device includes a processor, and acts, when the processor executes a control program, as a controller that, upon receipt of an instruction to form a source document image on a first face of a plurality of recording media through the input device, causes the image forming device to form the source document image on the first face of the plurality of recording media, designates a recording medium on which a see-through prevention image, constituted of a predetermined pattern, is to be formed, out of the plurality of recording media, and causes the image forming device to form the see-through prevention image only on a second face, opposite to the first face, of the recording medium designated.
US10908541B2
An image heating apparatus fixes a toner image by heating a recording material bearing an image when a film rotates around a support member which supports a nip forming member forming a nip portion with a rotating member while sliding on the nip forming member. The image heating apparatus includes a temperature detection element which outputs information about a detected temperature to a control unit which controls a temperature of the heating member supplying heat to the rotating member or the film, a first supply member which supplies a lubricant to the film in contact with the film, and a second supply member which is different from the first supply member and supplies the lubricant to the film in contact with the film, wherein the temperature detection element is arranged between the first supply member and the second supply member in a longitudinal direction of the support member.
US10908539B2
A supporting member supporting a heating member includes a lubricant storage portion storing a lubricant on an upstream side of a nip portion in a rotation direction of an endless film sliding with respect to the heating member. The supporting member further includes a lubricant supplying portion supplying the lubricant stored in the lubricant storage portion to an inner peripheral surface of the film. An amount of the lubricant supplied from the lubricant supplying portion to the inner peripheral surface of the film per unit time is larger in an area through which a small-sized recording material smaller than a maximum-sized recording material fixable by the image heating device does not pass in a longitudinal direction than in an area through which the small-sized recording material passes.
US10908535B2
A target value for a gap between a developer bearing member supported by a developing frame member and a regulating blade that is fixed to the developing frame member is determined based on input information about a local maximum peak value of magnetic flux density of a predetermined magnetic pole which is located closest to the regulating blade when the regulating blade is fixed to the developing frame member among a plurality of magnetic poles included in a magnet fixedly located inside the developer bearing member and configured to generate a magnetic field for causing a developer to be borne by the developer bearing member.
US10908531B2
Provided is a powder container having a new structure capable of stable discharge and transport of a powder contained in a container by enabling the powder to be reliably discharged to the outside of the package while preventing the powder from spilling and flying out of the container. The powder container has a container body (138) for transporting powder contained therein from a first end side (138a) to a second end side (138b) thereof by self-rotating; a nozzle receiver (139) having a nozzle receiving hole (insertion section) (139a) arranged inside the second end side of the container body and configured to allow a transport nozzle (162) having a powder receiving inlet (170) to be inserted therein, and a supply port 139b arranged in at least a part of the nozzle receiver (139) and configured to supply the powder in the container body (138) to the powder receiving inlet (170): and a shutter (140) supported by the nozzle receiver 139 and configured to open and close the nozzle receiving hole (insertion section) 139a by sliding in response to insertion of the transport nozzle 162 into the nozzle receiver (139).
US10908528B2
A developing device includes a developer carrier on which an attraction region is set, the attraction region being a region that attracts developer including toner and a carrier, and that carries, in the attraction region, the developer that is to be supplied to an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a regulation member that regulates the developer so that a predetermined amount of the developer is carried by the developer carrier; and a forming unit that is located upstream of the regulation member and that forms, in the attraction region, a first region that restricts a flow of developer supplied to the developer carrier and a second region that is located between the first region and the regulation member and that does not restrict a flow of the developer compared with the first region.
US10908526B1
An optical array includes a plurality of optical elements arrayed in a longitudinal direction of the optical array, each of the optical elements comprises a convex portion, a part of which is surrounded by a first groove, and a pair of flange sections between which the optical elements are arrayed. A second groove that communicates with the first groove of each optical element is formed on at least one of the flange sections.
US10908525B2
A bearing component for rotatably receiving a rotating shaft on an end of a rotating unit includes a component body, an inner protrusion, and one or more outer protrusions. The component body has a recess into which the rotating shaft is rotatably inserted. The inner protrusion protrudes from a wall portion of the recess facing an end surface of the rotating shaft. The inner protrusion receives an axial load by the rotating shaft. The outer protrusions protrude from an outer surface of the component body opposite to the recess. The one or more outer protrusions are in contact with a holding unit. A contact portion between the outer protrusions and the holding unit is offset from a contact portion position between the inner protrusion and the end surface. The contact portion between at least one of the outer protrusions and the holding unit has a non-planar shape.
US10908516B2
A method including: subsequent to a first device lithographic step of a device patterning process, measuring a degraded metrology mark on an object and/or a device pattern feature associated with the degraded metrology mark, the degraded metrology mark arising at least in part from the first device lithographic step on the object; and prior to a second device lithographic step of the device patterning process on the object, creating a replacement metrology mark, for use in the patterning process in place of the degraded metrology mark, on the object.
US10908515B2
A method of topography determination, the method including: obtaining a first focus value derived from a computational lithography model modeling patterning of an unpatterned substrate or derived from measurements of a patterned layer on an unpatterned substrate; obtaining a second focus value derived from measurement of a substrate having a topography; and determining a value of the topography from the first and second focus values.
US10908512B2
Performance measurement targets are used to measure performance of a lithographic process after processing a number of substrates. In a set-up phase, the method selects an alignment mark type and alignment recipe from among a plurality of candidate mark types by reference to expected parameters of the patterning process. After exposing a number of test substrates using the patterning process, a preferred metrology target type and metrology recipe are selected by comparing measured performance (e.g. overlay) of performance of the patterning process measured by a reference technique. Based on the measurements of position measurement marks and performance measurement targets after actual performance of the patterning process, the alignment mark type and/or recipe may be revised, thereby co-optimizing the alignment marks and metrology targets. Alternative run-to-run feedback strategies may also be compared during subsequent operation of the process.
US10908505B2
A photoresist developer composition contains: a quaternary alkyl ammonium compound; and a corrosion inhibitor. The corrosion inhibitor contains a silane-based compound and an azole-based compound A manufacturing method of a semiconductor package includes using the photoresist developer composition.
US10908502B2
A resist composition including a resin component having a structural unit derived from a compound represented by formula (a0-1), in which W represents a polymerizable group-containing group; Ra01 represents an alkyl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group containing an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; in the case where Ra01 is an aromatic heterocyclic group containing an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Ra02 is a group which forms an aliphatic cyclic group containing an electron-withdrawing group, together with the tertiary carbon atom (*C) to which Ra01 is bonded; and when Ra01 is an alkyl group, Ra02 is a group in which an aliphatic cyclic group containing an electron-withdrawing group forms a condensed ring together with an aromatic heterocyclic group containing an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
US10908492B2
This application provides an image processing method and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining a first image and a second image that are acquired at a same acquisition moment, where the first image is obtained by using a first photographing unit to acquire an image in a first acquisition region, and the second image is obtained by using a second photographing unit to acquire an image in a second acquisition region, where a parameter of the first photographing unit and a parameter of the second photographing unit are the same, and there is an overlapping acquisition region between the first acquisition region and the second acquisition region; and determining, according to the first image and the second image, whether the first photographing unit and the second photographing unit are normal.
US10908482B2
An action camera system is disclosed that comprises an action camera and a mount where the mount is configured to detachably couple the camera. The mount comprises a battery, a base, a body, and a vertical support. The base can be attached to a helmet, a harness, an armband, a board, or a ski pole. The battery powers the action camera when it is attached to the mount. The action camera comprises two lenses with a separate image sensor or film frame for each lens. The action camera may be connected to the mount via a folding extension. The action camera communicates wirelessly with a smartphone or a control device. The smartphone can be attached to an armband. A ski pole mount may comprise a computer, a display, and user interface.
US10908479B2
An aperture device actuated by a shape memory alloy wire controls two overlapping shuttering surfaces. The two shuttering surfaces control the amount of light transmitted through a lens assembly. The shape memory alloy wire is actuated by a flexible printed circuit which controls a lever slotted to both shuttering surfaces. By Joule heating, the electric current controls the shape of the wire, actuating the aperture device.
US10908469B2
A display device includes a first substrate including a light-emitting element that is an upward light emission type and a transistor in a lower layer than the light-emitting element, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a sealing film formed in an island shape and covering the light-emitting element, a pixel electrode including a first portion not overlapping the sealing film, and a light reflective film overlapping the first portion and including a recessed and protruded surface.
US10908466B2
Black matrix, preparation method therefor, and system thereof, display substrate, and display device
A black matrix, a preparation method therefor, and a system thereof, a display substrate, and a display device are provided. The preparation method includes: forming a black matrix thin film on a substrate; on one side, away from the substrate, of the black matrix thin film, carrying out first exposure processing on the black matrix thin film; on one side, close to the substrate, of the black matrix thin film, carrying out second exposure processing on the black matrix thin film; and developing the black matrix thin film after the first exposure processing and the second exposure processing to form the black matrix.
US10908459B2
A lighting device for applying light to an irradiation object includes a light source, an optical member, an optical sheet, and a housing member. The optical member is in a plate shape through which light from the light source enters. The optical sheet is configured to apply optical action to the light exiting from the optical member. The optical sheet includes a plate body portion and an extending portion provided on at least a first end of the body portion. The extending portion is folded in a zigzag manner and arranged in such a manner as to cover a region between the outer peripheral edge of the optical member and the housing member. The housing member is configured to surround an outer peripheral edge of the optical member and an outer peripheral edge of the optical sheet.
US10908444B2
[Object] To provide a display device, a method for producing a display device, and a display apparatus of projection type, which are capable of suppressing deterioration of image quality attributable to a depressed space between pixel electrodes. [Solving Means] A display device of the present disclosure includes pixel electrodes formed for individual pixels and an insulating film for insulation between the pixel electrodes. The insulating film is so formed as to protrude from an electrode surface between the pixel electrodes. A display apparatus of projection type of the present disclosure uses the display device of the present disclosure as a light modulator to module light from a light source. A method for producing a display device of the present disclosure having pixel electrodes formed for individual pixels and an insulating film for insulation between the pixel electrodes includes forming the insulating film as to protrude between the pixel electrodes.
US10908439B2
A novel phase shifter design for carrier depletion based silicon modulators, based on an experimentally validated model, is described. It is believed that the heretofore neglected effect of incomplete ionization will have a significant impact on ultra-responsive phase shifters. A low VπL product of 0.3 V·cm associated with a low propagation loss of 20 dB/cm is expected to be observed. The phase shifter is based on overlapping implantation steps, where the doses and energies are carefully chosen to utilize counter-doping to produce an S-shaped junction. This junction has a particularly attractive VπL figure of merit, while simultaneously achieving attractively low capacitance and optical loss. This improvement will enable significantly smaller Mach-Zehnder modulators to be constructed that nonetheless would have low drive voltages, with substantial decreases in insertion loss. The described fabrication process is of minimal complexity; in particular, no high-resolution lithographic step is required.
US10908436B2
Provided is a spectacle lens (1) comprising one multilayer film (3a, 3b) on each surface of a plastic lens base material (2), wherein by setting an average reflection rate in at least the 530-570 nm wavelength range to 2.5-5.5% in at least one of the multilayer films (3a, 3b) disposed on a surface of the plastic lens base material, it is possible to attain, in dim environments, an improvement in vividness and brightness in visibility of objects, particularly those that are red in color, as well as an improvement in visibility of the white in white computer screens and the like, and the lens is thereby suitable for the eyes of elderly people.
US10908430B2
According to some aspects, a medical imaging system is provided. The medical imaging system includes an illumination device and a medical imaging device. The illumination device includes a first light source configured to emit first light having a wavelength range. The illumination device further includes a second light source configured to emit second light having at least one predetermined wavelength band. The at least one predetermined wavelength band is within the wavelength range. The illumination device further includes a dichroic mirror configured to attenuate a portion of the wavelength range corresponding to the at least one predetermined wavelength band and to multiplex the second light with the first light such that the portion of the wavelength range of the first light is attenuated. The light multiplexed by the dichroic mirror is emitted from the illumination device along an optical axis and irradiates an observation site. The medical imaging device includes at least one sensor configured to receive light from the observation site.
US10908413B2
This rotary drive apparatus includes a stationary portion including a stator; and a rotating portion supported through a bearing portion to be rotatable about a central axis extending in a vertical direction with respect to the stationary portion, the rotating portion including a magnet arranged opposite to the stator. The bearing portion includes an upper bearing portion, and a lower bearing portion arranged below the upper bearing portion. A center of gravity of the rotating portion is located below an upper end of the upper bearing portion and above a lower end of the lower bearing portion.
US10908400B2
A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power. The first lens unit does not move and the second lens unit and the third lens unit move in mutually different loci during zooming. Conditional expressions are satisfied as follows: 0.05<|f2/m2|<0.59, and 0.20<|f3/m3|<1.95, where f2 is a focal length of the second lens unit, f3 is a focal length of the third lens unit, m2 is a moving amount of the second lens unit during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, and m3 is a moving amount of the third lens unit during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end.
US10908397B1
In some aspects, an afocal adaptor for an optical device comprises a housing. The housing includes a first and a second optical channel. A divider is configured between the first optical channel and the second optical channel to prevent transmission of electromagnetic radiation between the first optical channel and the second optical channel. At least one lens is associated with each of the first optical channel and the second optical channel. A particular at least one lens is configured to provide a focal point for each of the first optical channel and the second optical channel and to guide a particular type of electromagnetic radiation through each of the first optical channel and the second optical channel. The electromagnetic radiation is guided into a corresponding first receiving optical channel and a second receiving optical channel associated with the optical device. A coupling mechanism is attached to the housing and configured to permit attachment of the housing to the optical device.
US10908392B2
A photographing optical lens assembly includes lens elements including, in order from an object to an image side, a first lens group, a second lens group and a third lens group. The first lens group includes a first lens element and a second lens element. The second lens group includes a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The third lens group includes a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The seventh lens element has an object-side surface and an image-side surface being both aspheric. The eighth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein both an object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof are aspheric, and the image-side surface of the eighth lens element has at least one reflection point.
US10908387B2
Provided are an optical lens assembly and an electronic apparatus having the same. The optical lens assembly having a plurality of lenses arranged from an object side toward an image side where an image sensor is disposed, includes a bending unit configured to reflect light input from the object side in a first direction toward a second direction; and a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having negative refractive power, which are arranged in the second direction in order from the bending unit toward the image side. The first lens group includes a first lens having negative refractive power and disposed adjacent to the bending unit and a second lens having positive refractive power.
US10908385B2
A mechanism for attaching and detaching a tripod seat, comprising: a first tripod seat unit; and a second tripod seat unit to which the first tripod seta unit is detachably attached, wherein: one of the first tripod seat unit and the second tripod seat unit has a first fixing member and a second fixing member formed to be screwed together; the other of the first tripod seat unit and the second tripod seat unit has an attachment part brought to be in pressure contact with the second fixing member by screwing the first fixing member to the second fixing member; and by bringing the attachment part to be in pressure contact with the second fixing member, the first tripod seat unit is fixed to the second tripod seat unit.
US10908380B2
An inclination adjusting mechanism includes a first member that is attachable to a connection portion of a lens unit that is connectable to a lens barrel; a second member that faces the first member and that is attachable to a connection portion of the lens barrel that is connectable to the lens unit; contact members that are fixed to the first member, that protrude from the first member toward the second member, and that contact the second member; and adjusting/fixing members that are capable of adjusting an inclination of the first member relative to the second member and capable of fixing the first member to the second member. The second member has an inclined surface that the contact members contact, and each of the contact members has a curved surface that contacts the inclined surface.
US10908376B2
The present disclosure provides a conduit (10). The conduit (10) includes (i) an annular wall (66) composed of a polymeric material, the annular wall (66) defining an annular passageway; (ii) a plurality of channels (68) extending along a length of an inner surface (62) of the annular wall (66); and (iii) a slip material located in the channels (68), the slip material forming a capillary structure (70) in the channels (68), and the capillary structures (70) protruding radially inward from the annular wall (66).
US10908372B2
Embodiments described herein improve the performance of active sensing systems, such as LiDAR systems, and enable detection of objects closer to the system's sensor. Illustrative embodiments enable spatial separation of the excitation and return signal on a photonic integrated chip (“PIC”) such that separate waveguides can be used for the excitation and return signals, enabling isolation of the system's detectors from the excitation source without the use of a splitter or circulator. For example, preferred embodiments avoid loss due to the use of splitters and the need for gating the detector, and are desirably compatible with chip-scale systems. Moreover, illustrative embodiments enable keeping the excitation and detection paths on the same PIC (e.g. in an interleaved configuration), which helps keep the system more compact and avoid issues introduced by parallax.
US10908370B2
A photonic transceiver apparatus in QSFP package. The apparatus includes a case having a base member, two partial side members, and a lid member to provide a spatial volume with an opening at a back end of the base member. Additionally, the apparatus includes a PCB, installed inside the spatial volume over the base member having a pluggable electrical connector at the back end. Further, the apparatus includes multiple optical transmitting devices in mini-transmit-optical-sub-assembly package, each being mounted on a common support structure and having a laser output port in reversed orientation toward the back end. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a silicon photonics chip, including a fiber-to-silicon attachment module, mounted on the PCB and coupled to a modulation driver module and a trans-impedance amplifier module. Moreover, the apparatus includes a pair of optical input/output ports being back connected to the fiber-to-silicon attachment module.
US10908365B2
An optical fiber connector adapted to use with two optical fibers includes a base seat, a positioning member, and a joint unit. The base seat includes a tubular wall defining an axial hole and two extension walls defining an accommodation space in spatial communication with the axial hole. The positioning member is disposed in the axial hole and defines a channel permitting the optical fibers to extend therethrough. The joint unit includes two central pins and two sleeves. The central pins are adapted to be connected respectively to the optical fibers. The sleeves are sleeved respectively on the central pins and are detachably mounted to the base seat such that positions of the central pins relative to each other are fixed.
US10908362B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an interlacing boot and methods of using the same to automatically interleave optical fibers in a two-row array, such from a two rows ferrule. In a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, the optical fibers are inserted into a first end of an interlacing boot in a first direction. The interlacing boot can include a guiding structure having one or more channels. Each channel can be adapted to receive a single optical fiber. Each channel can include a first end and a second end, and the second end can be offset with respect to the first end in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The interlacing boot can be pushed towards the ferrule to feed the optical fibers through the guiding structure. The first row of fibers can be physically offset from and interlaced with the second row of fibers by the guiding structure.
US10908360B2
An imaging light guide for conveying a virtual image has a waveguide with first and second color channels for directing light of a first and second wavelength range toward a viewer eyebox. Each color channel has an in-coupling diffractive optic to diffract an image-bearing light beam into the waveguide and a reflector array having a partially reflective surface and a dichroic filter surface in parallel. Reflector array surfaces expand the respective light beam of the channel from the in-coupling diffractive optic in a first dimension and direct the expanded light beams toward an out-coupling diffractive optic. The dichroic surface reflects light of the color channel toward the reflective surface and transmits other light out of the waveguide. The out-coupling diffractive optic expands the image-bearing light beam orthogonally to the first dimension and directs the further expanded light beam toward the viewer eyebox.
US10908359B2
An adjustable wide-spectrum wavelength-insensitive directional coupler, comprising a substrate (100). A first-stage directional coupling structure (1), a phase-shifting structure (2), and a second-stage directional coupling structure (3) are sequentially connected and disposed on the substrate (100). The phase-shifting structure (2) comprises a phase-shifting curved waveguide, a phase-shifting straight waveguide (22), and a third modulation component (26), wherein the third modulation component (26) is disposed on the phase-shifting curved waveguide. One end of the phase-shifting curved waveguide is connected to an output end of a directional coupled waveguide I (16) of the first-stage directional coupling structure (1), and the other end of the phase-shifting curved waveguide is connected to an input end of a directional coupled waveguide III (30) of the second-stage directional coupling structure (3). One end of the phase-shifting straight waveguide (22) is connected to an output end of a directional coupled waveguide II (17) of the first-stage directional coupling structure (1), and the other end of the phase-shifting straight waveguide (22) is connected to an input end of a directional coupled waveguide IV (31) of the second-stage directional coupling structure (3). The adjustable wide-spectrum wavelength-insensitive directional coupler achieves wide-spectrum wavelength-insensitivity, a wide spectrum of splitting-ratio adjustment and low loss, and is of a compact size for easy integration with other devices.
US10908356B2
An optical circuit board which is mounted with a loop-back circuit for returning aligning light to the fiber array in the vicinity of the fiber array connection end. Since an aligning loop-back circuit can be formed in an optical waveguide pattern, a production cost does not increase in comparison to an optical circuit board of the related art. The aligning light combined from the optical fiber to the aligning port of the optical circuit board is returned to the optical fiber around the loop-back circuit. Therefore, it is possible to perform alignment using the returned light. That is, alignment can be performed while being mounted on a package without installing a light-reflecting film or mirror.
US10908354B2
An optical fiber includes a glass fiber and a coating resin covering an outer periphery of the glass fiber. The glass fiber includes a core, an inner cladding, a trench, and an outer cladding. An outer diameter of the glass fiber is 99 μm or larger and 101 μm or smaller. An outer diameter of the coating resin is 160 μm or larger and 170 μm or smaller. A mode field diameter for light having a wavelength of 1310 nm is 7.2 μm or larger and 8.2 μm or smaller. Bending loss at a wavelength of 1550 nm when wound in a ring shape having a radius of 10 mm is 0.1 dB/turn or less. Bending loss at the wavelength of 1550 nm when wound in the ring shape having the radius of 7.5 mm is 0.5 dB/turn or less.
US10908352B1
A back plate includes: a bottom plate; side plates on the same side of the bottom plate, wherein an accommodation space enclosed by both the bottom plate and the side plates is formed, the side plates include a first side plate including an inner surface facing the accommodation space; and receiving slots which are respectively located in the side plates and include a first receiving slot in the first side plate. The first receiving slot penetrates the first side plate in a first direction. The first receiving slot includes a receiving head, a positioning portion and a receiving tail, which are sequentially arranged from a slot bottom toward a slot opening in a second direction. A size of at least a part of the positioning portion in a third direction is greater than a size of each of the receiving head and the receiving tail in the third direction.
US10908350B2
A stepped light guide illumination system employing a planar sheet of an optically transmissive material having a stepped light guiding structure including one or more parallel arrays of channels. Light is input into the stepped light guiding structure using a number of light sources, such as LEDs, located within the channels and coupled to the stepped light guiding structure at multiple locations. Light is extracted from the stepped light guiding structure by two-dimensional patterns of light extraction features provided in surface areas of the stepped light guiding structure located between the parallel channels.
US10908347B2
A light guide body aggregate substrate includes: a light-transmitting substrate having a main surface; a plurality of unit regions, wherein the plurality of unit regions are arranged one-dimensionally in one row extending in a first direction and a plurality of columns, or two-dimensionally in a plurality of rows extending in the first direction and a plurality of columns extending in a second direction, and wherein a light guide structure is located in each unit region; a marginal region; and a plurality of first alignment marks arranged in the first direction on the substrate in the marginal region, each first alignment mark being disposed at a position corresponding to a position in the first direction of a corresponding one of the plurality of columns of the plurality of unit regions extending in the second direction.
US10908344B2
A light-emitting module structure includes a substrate, a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on the substrate, and a light-guiding layer covering the light-emitting diodes. The light-guiding layer has an upper surface, the upper surface has a plurality of recesses, and the recesses are above the light-emitting diodes or between the light-emitting diodes. This light-emitting module structure can improve the brightness and uniformity of the light-emitting module.
US10908337B2
A polarizing plate and an optical display comprising the same. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer; and a bonding layer and a first polarizer protective film sequentially stacked on a lower surface of the polarizer, wherein the first polarizer protective film includes a light shielding layer formed in at least some region on an upper surface thereof and the light shielding layer is composed of at least one printed pattern, the printed pattern being composed of a single printed layer or multiple printed layers and having a first plane formed at a top portion thereof and an inclined angle θ of greater than about 0° to about 85° or less, the inclined angle being defined between the first polarizer protective film and an imaginary line I-II connecting one distal end point I of the first plane at the top portion of the printed pattern to a point II disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the printed pattern adjoining the first polarizer protective film and closest to the distal end point I.
US10908336B2
The present invention provides an optical layered body having excellent blue light blocking properties without affecting the color tone of displayed images. Provided is an optical layered body having a structure including: a substrate; and one or two or more functional layers on at least one surface of the substrate, the optical layered body having a spectral transmittance at a wavelength of 380 nm of lower than 1%, a spectral transmittance at a wavelength of 410 nm of lower than 10%, and a spectral transmittance at a wavelength of 440 nm of 70% or higher.
US10908332B2
A color film substrate, a method for manufacturing the same, and a display device are provided, and relate to the field of display technology. The method includes providing a basal substrate, a surface of the basal substrate including a plurality of separated color filter regions and a plurality of interval regions, each interval region being located between two adjacent color filter regions, forming a color filter pattern in each color filter region, and forming a transparent filling pattern in each interval region, and performing a blackening process to the filling pattern so that the filling pattern is converted into an opaque pattern.
US10908324B2
An array imaging module includes a molded photosensitive assembly which includes a supporting member, at least a circuit board, at least two photosensitive units, at least two lead wires, and a mold sealer. The photosensitive units are coupled at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The lead wires are electrically connected the photosensitive units at the chip coupling area of the circuit board. The mold sealer includes a main mold body and has two optical windows. When the main mold body is formed, the lead wires, the circuit board and the photosensitive units are sealed and molded by the main mold body of the mold sealer, such that after the main mold body is formed, the main mold body and at least a portion of the circuit board are integrally formed together at a position that the photosensitive units are aligned with the optical windows respectively.
US10908321B2
A glass laminate includes a glass substrate including a first main surface and a second main surface, and a functional layer at least on the first main surface. The functional layer includes at least two layers having a refractive index different from each other and the at least two layers are alternately laminated. The functional layer includes an outermost layer farthest from the glass substrate and a second layer that is adjacent to the outermost layer and lies closer to the glass substrate than the outermost layer. The outermost layer includes SiO2 as a main component. The second layer has a carbon concentration of 3×1018 atoms/cm3 or more and 5×1019 atoms/cm3 or less, and the carbon concentration of the second layer is lower than that of the outermost layer.
US10908320B2
The coated glass sheet of the present invention includes: a glass sheet; and a coating film provided on at least one principal surface of the glass sheet. The coating film includes a dense layer and a porous layer. The dense layer is positioned between the porous layer and the glass sheet.
US10908318B2
We describe a luminescent device (120, 130) comprising a substrate (102) and a film comprising perovskite crystals (122, 132) deposited on the substrate, wherein the film comprising perovskite crystals is encapsulated with a layer (124, 134)) or within a matrix (124, 134) of an insulating oxide or an insulating nitride.
US10908308B1
A method is described for generating a reservoir property model based on the quality of a seismic inversion product. The method may include receiving a seismic inversion product volume, a seismic attribute volume, and well data from wells drilled in a subsurface volume of interest; identifying collocated cells in the seismic volumes which correspond to the well data; creating attribute vectors from the seismic volumes in each of the collocated cells and a range of neighboring cells; calculating a seismic inversion error magnitude property at the collocated cells; training a data analytics method to predict the observed seismic inversion error magnitude property; verifying that the data analytics method accurately predicts the seismic inversion error magnitude using cross-validation; generating an inversion quality volume; and generating the reservoir property model based on the inversion quality volume. The method may be executed by a computer system.
US10908299B1
Corrected User Equipment (UE) positioning is based at least in part on signaling that is associated with UE inertial measurements. Such measurements are used in some embodiments to track UE locations along trajectories of UE movement and develop or obtain a model to subsequently predict UE positioning corrections based on channel estimates of a wireless channel. For example, reference signaling may be transmitted by a UE, and the UE then receives positioning corrections or corrected positioning in response to the reference signaling.
US10908290B2
The present invention provides an optical distance measuring method, comprising confirming an expression of a first measured distance according to a plurality of first parameters; computing a time-of-flight (ToF) measured distance according to a time of flight; computing optimized values of the plurality of first parameters and an optimized value of a ToF error corresponding to the ToF measured distance according to the expression of the first measured distance and the ToF measured distance; and obtaining a depth image information according to the ToF measured distance, the optimized values of the plurality of first parameters and the optimized value of the ToF error; wherein the plurality of first parameters comprises an elevation angle and an Azimuth angle corresponding to the object reflecting point and a distance between the light emitting module and the light sensing module.
US10908284B2
A device for optically measuring the distance from a reflective target object is disclosed. The device has a beam source, a detector, a beam shaping system with a transmission optical system and a reception optical system, and a laser beam shaping element that can be arranged in the path of the laser beam. The laser shaping element is designed as a shaping aperture, where the shaping aperture converts the laser beam into a shaped laser beam with one or more opening angles and the opening angles are smaller than the maximum critical angle of 0.3 mrad.
US10908274B2
A transmit apparatus and a method of the transmit apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting ranging capability are provided. The transmit apparatus and the method comprise: identifying whether a medium access control (MAC) common part sublayer (CPS) data request (MCPS-DATA.request) primitive received from a higher layer of the transmit apparatus includes a ranging configuration information element (IE) or a ranging IE; transmitting, to a receive apparatus, a ranging control message (RCM) in response to the MCPS-DATA.request primitive including the ranging configuration IE; transmitting, to the receive apparatus, a ranging initiation message (RIM) in response to the MCPS-DATA.request primitive including the ranging IE; receiving, from the receive apparatus, MAC data including a ranging message non-receipt information element (RMNR IE) that indicates a reception failure of the RIM; and identifying the RMNR IE via an MCPS-DATA.indication primitive.
US10908261B2
A signal processing system includes a random decision forests-based bulk filter. The signal processing system further includes one or more sensors (e.g., radar systems, satellite systems) that interface with the signal processing system via a radio frequency (RF), electro-optical (EO) or infrared (IR) exchange process, a computationally inexpensive object detector, a computationally inexpensive state estimator, then the random decision forests-based bulk filter, a computationally expensive object tracker, a computationally expensive object discriminator, and a report. Further, the random decision forests-based bulk filter features a filter training optimization process.
US10908254B2
A radar system includes a traveling-wave imaging manifold (TIM) antenna including a waveguide with multiple paths configured such that adjacent ones of the multiple paths have different path lengths. The radar system also includes a processor configured to generate a transmit signal to be input at an opening of the waveguide or to process a reflection obtained from the opening of the waveguide.
US10908252B2
A method and device for identifying radar emission modes are provided. A first step selects a small number of candidate modes arising from a database after the interception of an unknown radar mode characterized by parameters; a second step carries out a scoring operation: by assigning a similarity index to each of said parameters, for each candidate mode, the index being the index of similarity between the moment of the parameter of the candidate mode and the moment of the same parameter of the unknown mode; and by calculating a conflict value between the parameters taken pairwise on the basis of the similarity indices of each of the parameters; a third step consists in iteratively grouping together the parameters such that on each iteration: the two parameters having the lowest conflict value are grouped together; the similarity indices of the other parameters are calculated for the grouping; the conflicts are updated by calculating the conflict value between the grouping and the other parameters; the lowest conflict value is memorized along with the similarity indices of the two grouped parameters; the identification of the radar mode consisting in choosing the grouping of parameters arising from iteration, the lowest conflict value of which is lower than a threshold, and in retaining the candidate mode having the highest similarity index from among the similarity indices memorized up to iteration.
US10908251B2
A tracking device broadcasts beacon signals that are separated in time by broadcast intervals. The tracking device determines the broadcast intervals based on a behavior model. The behavior model specifies one or more conditions, such as times of day within a 24-hour day, and associates a usage probability with each condition. A higher usage probability causes the tracking device to broadcast beacon signals at shorter broadcast intervals. A mobile device in communication with the tracking device can reconfigure the behavior model, either by modifying portions of the behavior model or by replacing the behavior model with a different behavior model. This allows the behavior model to adapt to different circumstances, such as different usage patterns during weekdays, weekends, and vacations.
US10908250B1
An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) is equipped with a GPS, heading sensor, depth and altitude sensors, and an acoustic navigation system. The UUV is deployed in the vicinity of the target location and releases an acoustic transponder (beacon). Using the acoustic navigation system with the GPS reference, the UUV conducts a survey to determine the horizontal location of the beacon on the seafloor and calculates a relative position between the beacon and the target. The UUV can plan a travel path allowing it to relocate the target, using the beacon as a navigation aid. The UUV can submerge to target depth and search for the target using a forward looking sensor. Once the target is acquired on the sensor, the UUV can home to the target.
US10908233B2
A Z detection unit includes magnetoresistive elements provided on inclined side surfaces of Z detection recesses. An X detection unit includes magnetoresistive elements provided on inclined side surfaces of X detection recesses. A Y detection unit includes magnetoresistive elements provided on inclined side surfaces of Y detection recesses. Directions of fixed magnetization of fixed magnetic layers included in the magnetoresistive elements are set to directions shown by arrows with solid lines.
US10908215B2
This monitoring unit (1) for monitoring an electrical circuit breaker (D) includes: a central body including: an interconnection device (120) capable of receiving primary voltages (V1) from the circuit breaker, and comprising an electrical power circuit (1220) for converting the primary voltages to secondary voltages (V2); a control device (110), for measuring the secondary voltages (V2) delivered by the power circuit (1220), a removable electrical power supply module (20), comprising a power converter (203), configured to transform the collected primary voltages (V1) into an additional secondary voltage (V2′) and to supply electrical power to a shared electrical power supply bus (1102) of the control device (110).
US10908191B2
A method and a system for detecting and processing one or more deviations from an acceptable electrical behavior at a point of interest in an electrical network, the system comprising a voltage sensor and/or a current sensor, a measurement-processor configured to process measurements received from the at least one of a voltage sensor and a current sensor, at least one storage for storing one or more acceptable values related to the electrical behavior at the point of interest, and a deviation-processor, the deviation processor is configured to receive one or more detected values related to the electrical behavior at a point in time at the point of interest and detect one or more deviations between the one or more acceptable values and the one or more detected values, and analyze one or more deviations between the one or more acceptable values and the one or more detected values.
US10908189B2
Disclosures of the present invention describe a current sensing device and method, wherein the current sensing device comprises: at least one magnetic sensor, a signal receiving unit and a microprocessor. Particularly, the present invention provides an environmental magnetic field filtering unit and an effective current calculation unit in the microprocessor, such that the microprocessor is able to calculate the value of a current flowing in a specific electrical cable with high accuracy based on a sensing magnetic field outputted from the magnetic sensor.
US10908182B2
An electrical connecting apparatus includes a contact unit provided on a substrate to contact an electrode terminal of a test subject in response to receipt of a load. The contact unit includes multiple plate-like members stacked in the thickness directions of the plate-like members and supported on the substrate in such a manner that a contact surface formed at an end surface of each of the plate-like members contacts a wiring pattern on the substrate. At least some of the multiple plate-like members are contacts including a base, and an arm having one end supported by the base and an opposite end where a tip portion to contact the electrode terminal is formed. The arm has a surface to contact a surface of an adjacent one of the plate-like members to form a conductive path connecting the tip portion and the wiring pattern through the adjacent plate-like member.
US10908154B2
The present invention relates to systems that utilize a combination of immunoassay and magnetic immunoassay techniques to detect an analyte within an extended range of specified concentrations. In particular, a device is provided for detecting an analyte in a biological sample. The device includes a first electrochemical sensor positioned on a substrate. The first electrochemical sensor includes an immobilized layer of antibody configured to bind to the analyte. The device further includes a second electrochemical sensor positioned adjacent to the first electrochemical sensor on the substrate, and a magnetic material that generates a magnetic field aligned with respect to the second electrochemical sensor. The magnetic field captures magnetic beads that have an immobilized layer of antibody configured to bind to the analyte, and concentrates the magnetic beads on or near a surface of the second electrochemical sensor.
US10908150B2
A chromogenic absorbent material for an animal litter includes an oxidizing agent responsive to peroxidatic/pseudoperoxidatic activity in an animal excretion or a first catalytic compound generating the oxidizing agent in situ. The material also includes a chromogenic indicator being chromogenically responsive to the oxidizing activity of the oxidizing agent, and an absorptive material which is porous, for absorbing the animal excretion. The absorptive material includes a water-absorbing polysaccharide providing absorptive properties to the chromogenic absorbent material; and may also include a second polysaccharide and a superabsorbent polymer. The material may be obtained in the form of particles having a low density and a high porosity, and is usable in conjunction with an animal litter for detecting various diseases in animals.
US10908129B2
In quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS), an analyte (typically in gas phase) generates a pressure wave in response to incident laser light. A quartz tuning fork (QTF) resonant at the frequency of the pressure wave transduces the pressure wave into an electrical signal. Pulsing the laser briefly reduces the amount of thermal chirp and increases the fraction of time that the laser emits at the wavelength(s) of interest. This increases the measurement efficiency. Pulsing the incident laser light with bursts of short pulses at the QTF resonant frequency increases signal strength. Exciting the sample with a two pulses at different laser wavelengths, separated by a half QTF period yields signal and background acoustic waves that partially cancel when integrated by the QTF, producing a differential measurement. Pulsing the incident laser light at a frequency faster than the gas response cut off frequency can improve the noise performance of a QEPAS measurement.
US10908117B2
An electrochemical gas sensor device with small physical footprint is disclosed. The electrodes within the element are arranged about the electrolyte such that the electrical impedance of the sensor is minimized. This results in a fast stabilization after detecting gasses and enables rapid changes in bias voltage to target different gasses. Gasketing elements, or alternative designs, are included to eliminate the diffusion of gasses between the electrodes within the cell.
US10908114B2
Systems and methods for compensating for effects of temperature on implantable sensors are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for measuring a temperature to determine a change in temperature in a sensor environment. In certain embodiments, a temperature compensation factor is determined based on a change in temperature of the sensor environment. The temperature compensation factor can be used in processing raw data of an analyte signal to report a more accurate analyte concentration.
US10908111B2
A system includes a system housing including an inlet, at least one gas sensor responsive to a first analyte gas other than oxygen within the system housing and in fluid connection with the inlet, and a sensor responsive to oxygen within the system housing and in fluid connection with the inlet. The sensor responsive to oxygen is formed to be chemically separate from the at least one gas sensor responsive to the first analyte gas other than oxygen. The sensor responsive to oxygen is responsive to a change in the concentration of oxygen arising from creation of a driving force in the vicinity of the inlet to provide an indication of a state of a transport path between the inlet of the system and the at least one gas sensor responsive to the first analyte gas other than oxygen.
US10908103B2
The present invention relates to an X-ray fluorescence, XRF, spectrometer, for measuring X-ray fluorescence emitted by a target, wherein the XRF spectrometer comprises an X-ray tube with an anode to emit a divergent X-ray beam, a capillary lens that is configured to focus the divergent X-ray beam on the target, an aperture system that is positioned between the anode of the X-ray tube and the capillary lens and comprises at least one pinhole, and a detector that is configured for detecting X-ray fluorescence radiation emitted by the target, wherein the at least one pinhole is configured for being inserted into the divergent X-ray beam and for reducing a beam cross section of the divergent X-ray beam between the anode and the capillary lens. The present invention further relates to an aperture system for a spectrometer, to the use of an aperture system for adjusting the focal depth of a spectrometer and to a method for adjusting the focal depth of as spectrometer.
US10908097B2
Measurement methods are known for determining the concentration of an ingredient in a body of ceramic or glassy material, in which the optical path length or the signal propagation time of a measurement wave penetrating the body of ceramic or glassy material in a measurement direction is determined and evaluated. Starting therefrom, in order to indicate a non-destructive method for determining a concentration of an ingredient in a body of ceramic or glassy material, which is also suitable for measurement in the production process of the body concerned, it is suggested according to one embodiment that modulated gigahertz radiation is used as the measurement wave.
US10908095B2
An inspection device of the present disclosure may include an image acquisition unit that acquires image data including an inspection object, the image data being captured by a wearable camera attached to a worker inspecting the inspection object, an inspection state acquisition unit that acquires inspection state information for calculating at least one of a deviation distance from a regulation distance or a deviation angle from a regulation angle with respect to the inspection object of the worker, and an image correction unit that calculates at least one of the deviation distance or the deviation angle based on the image data and the inspection state information and corrects the image data.
US10908092B2
A cyanide-functionalized gold nanoparticle. A method of making cyanide-functionalized gold nanoparticles includes forming an aqueous reaction mixture comprising a gold precursor and glycine, keeping the reaction mixture at about 18° C. to about 50° C. for at least 6 days to provide formation of the cyanide-functionalized gold nanoparticles, and isolating the cyanide-functionalized gold nanoparticles from the reaction mixture. A method of analyzing a sample, comprising contacting cyanide-functionalized gold nanoparticles with the sample and performing an analytical method on the sample. A sensor comprises cyanide-functionalized gold nanoparticles.
US10908091B2
A biosensor, and a preparation and biosensing method therefor. The biosensor includes: a sensing substrate, wherein a plurality of sensing suspending arms arranged in an array are arranged on the sensing substrate, and the sensing suspending arms have identification markers; and a detection substrate, the detection substrate including a plurality of light detection assemblies arranged in an array, wherein the light detection assemblies and the sensing suspending arms are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, each of the light detection assemblies includes a photodiode and a thin film transistor, and the photodiode is connected to the thin film transistor.
US10908086B2
A signal processing method and a signal processing system are provided to convert optical or electric signals by an effective circuit to have an increased dynamic contrast and reduced noises. The signal processing system includes an analog signal processing module and a digital signal processing module. When an optical signal of an object-to-be-detected is strong, an image-to-be-detected is obtained by an analog signal processing method. When the optical signal of the object-to-be-detected is weak, the image-to-be-detected is obtained by a digital signal processing method after background noises are filtered out.
US10908082B2
A gas analyzer includes an optical emitter that irradiates measurement light into a measurement region including a measured-gas, a first optical receiver that receives the measurement light passing through the measurement region, a splitting unit between the optical emitter and the measurement region that splits off a portion of the measurement light irradiated from the optical emitter to yield reference light, a reference unit, and an optical component. The reference unit holds a gas containing a measurement target component identical with the measured-gas but at a known concentration and a second optical receiver that receives the reference light passing through the region including the gas. The optical component is disposed between the splitting unit and the region and expands the beam diameter of the reference light to be larger at the second optical receiver than the receiving diameter of the second optical receiver.
US10908079B2
An image-processing device, for gas detection that performs image processing on infrared images of a subject being taken at plurality of times a day, includes a hardware processor that generates physical-quantity-change data indicating chronological change in physical quantity determined based on pixel data of pixels constituting the infrared image. The hardware processor selects, from the pixels constituting the infrared image, a reference pixel used as a reference and a comparison pixel to be compared with the reference pixel, and calculates a degree of phase similarity indicating a degree of similarity in phase between a waveform of the physical-quantity-change data of the reference pixel and a waveform of the physical-quantity-change data of the comparison pixel. The hardware processor determines, based on the degree of phase similarity, that an image including the reference pixel and the comparison pixel is not a gas image.
US10908066B2
This disclosure concerns a cytometry system including a handling system that enables presentation of single cells to at least one laser source. The laser source is configured to deliver light to a cell within the cells in order to induce bond vibrations in the cellular DNA. The system further includes a detection facility that detects the signature of the bond vibrations, wherein the bond vibration signature is used to determine the folding or packing of the DNA.
US10908062B2
An airborne particle collection system includes a monitoring device and a collection media. The monitoring device includes a housing having an air-intake slot, and a motor. The collection media includes an adhesive-coated tape contained within a removable cartridge inserted into the housing. The removable cartridge includes a particle intake zone, proximate to the air-intake slot, and through which the adhesive-coated tape is exposed to capture airborne particles passing through the air-intake slot, and an inspection zone at which the airborne particles captured at the intake zone are transported for optical imaging. The motor moves the airborne particles captured by the adhesive-coated tape from the particle intake zone to the inspection zone.
US10908061B2
A tomography duct for wind tunnels includes a plurality of light sources and sensors displaced around a support structure. The light sources are cycled and sensor measurements are made from sensors opposite the light sources. Tomographic algorithms are used to determine an extinction map from the sensor measurements. The extinction map provides details about particles in a cross-section of the air flow through the tomography duct.
US10908047B2
A system and method are used for an optical fiber having a core multiple, closely-spaced optical gratings written along the core that create a repeated pattern in the core. A memory stores predetermined reference reflection data and measurement reflection data determined for a length of the core detected from interferometric patterns corresponding to scatter reflections received from the core. Data processing circuitry reduces or removes from the measurement reflection data information that corresponds to reflections due to the repeated pattern in the core to produce filtered measurement data. One or more portions of the filtered measurement data is/are correlated with one or more portions of the reference reflection data to produce multiple correlation values. The greatest of the multiple correlation values is determined, and a location along the fiber corresponding to the greatest correlation value is identified.
US10908043B2
A method and structure which provide an ambient pressure measurement that is unaffected by wind and localized environmental conditions. A draft range pressure transmitter is enclosed inside an enclosure which is resistant to wind and other transient localize environmental conditions. A vent cap allows slow air movement through a wall of the enclosure and forms a still air chamber for the transmitter. The pressure inside the enclosure changes at the same rate as the barometric pressure but is unaffected by wind or wind gusts.
US10908033B2
A pneumatic-based tactile sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a tactile sense transmitting pneumatic unit for generating pneumatic pressure by an external load applied to a first side; and a tactile sense receiving sensor unit for measuring the load by transforming a magnitude of pneumatic pressure of the tactile sense transmitting pneumatic unit into a displacement.
US10908032B2
A contact detection device detects pressure over a wide range, be applied to even a three-dimensional structure, and detect predetermined contact pressure or more. A volume space 4 is between a base 1 that is composed of a foamed synthetic resin 10 with a particular shape and the foamed synthetic resin body 10 that is composed of the foamed synthetic resin with a particular shape and covers the foamed synthetic resin body 10. The volume space 4 is on either or both of the base 1 and the foamed synthetic resin 10. Air in the volume space 4 is prevented from leaking trough the base 1 and the foamed synthetic resin 10 to open air. At least one flow sensor 70 detects flow rate (liter/second) of air that flows from the volume space 4 to open air.
US10908028B2
Provided herein may be a temperature sensing circuit and a semiconductor device having the same. The temperature sensing circuit may include an analog voltage generation circuit configured to convert a temperature into a voltage and output a temperature voltage, an analog-digital converter configured to convert the temperature voltage into a digital code, and a compensation circuit configured to adjust the digital code and then output an operation code to remove noise from the temperature voltage.
US10908019B2
Present invention provides a spectrometer including a first unit spectral filter configured to absorb or reflect light in a part of a wavelength band of a light spectrum of an incident target, a second unit spectral filter configured to absorb or reflect light in a wavelength band different from the part of the wavelength band, a first light detector configured to detect a first light spectrum passing through the first unit spectral filter, a second light detector configured to detect a second light spectrum passing through the second unit spectral filter, and a processing unit configured to perform a function of restoring a light spectrum of the target incident from spectra of light detected from the first light detector and the second light detector.
US10908009B2
An adjustable scoop includes a scoop body and a plunger. The scoop body has a cylindrical interior sidewall, a hollow interior, an open top, and an open bottom. The plunger is arranged in the interior of the scoop body such that a top surface of the plunger faces the open top. A volume of the interior of the scoop body above the plunger defines a volume of the adjustable scoop. The plunger is rotatable in the interior of the scoop body to adjust the volume of the adjustable scoop. The plunger includes a first engagement element, and a surface of the interior sidewall of the scoop body includes a second engagement element extending from the surface. The first and second engagement elements mutually cooperate to translate rotation of the plunger to adjustment of the volume of the adjustable scoop.
US10908006B2
The micromachined liquid flow sensor devices are enclosed with silicon nitride film as passivation layer to protect device from penetration of liquid into device and avoid the damages of erosion or short circuit etc. One thin layer of silicon dioxide is deposited underneath the silicon nitride layer to enhance the adhesion and reliability of the passivation layer for various applications. The incorporation of silicon dioxide film had successfully provided reliable passivation protection especially for microfluidic devices application. In order to avoid flow turbulence caused by wire bonding wires, the wire bonding wires are omitted by deploying through-substrate conductive vias whereas connected to the carrier printed circuit board of sensor chip. The present invention disclosed a novel micromachining process and designed structure to form hermit sealing between the sensor chip and the carrier printed circuit board. The hermit sealing underneath the sensor chip can protect the bonding connections from exposing to liquid flow media and avoid short circuitry or induce undesired chemical corrosion. More particularly, the embodiments of the current invention relates to formation steps of a micromachined liquid flow sensor including passivation and protection of bonding connection to its carrier printed circuit board, which is therefore capable to offer superb accuracy and reliability for liquid flow measurement.
US10907998B2
In one aspect, a system for adjusting a sampling rate of a sensor mounted on an agricultural machine may include an agricultural machine and a sensor mounted on the agricultural machine, with the sensor being configured to capture data at a sampling rate. The system may also include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller may be configured to receive an input indicative of an operational parameter of the agricultural machine and adjust the sampling rate at which the sensor captures data based on the received input.
US10907986B2
New route information is received. The new route information comprises an origin location, a destination location, and a time. A route is determined based on the new route information. Route data corresponding to the route is analyzed based on a high cognitive load model to identify one or more high cognitive load portions of the route. The route data comprises at least one of (a) point of interest data, (b) entity of interest data, or (c) roadway data. Familiarization information is generated for the high cognitive load portions. The familiarization information comprises (a) familiarization content and (b) a trigger point. The familiarization content is configured to be provided to a user via a user interface of a vehicle apparatus when, based on a location sensor of the vehicle apparatus, it is determined that the vehicle apparatus has reached the trigger point. The familiarization information is provided to the vehicle apparatus.
US10907983B1
An online system provides navigation information customized using travel preferences of users. The online system receives actions performed by users that may indicate their geographical locations of interest. The online system may use a model to predict a user's level of interest in destination geographical locations. The online system generates navigation information or travel information that describes routes from origin geographical locations of users to destination geographical locations to which the users are likely to travel. The online system transmits the navigation information to client devices for presentation as personalized or dynamically-created content items to users. The online system may generate navigation information using catalogs describing routes between geographical locations. For instance, the catalog indicates a vehicle for navigation along a route, as well as origin and destination geographical locations.
US10907982B2
A route guidance system for a car navigation device can include: a control unit configured to operate as: a life log information receipt means configured to receive the life log information from a life log acquisition device; a condition setting means configured to set a condition based on a selection by the user of at least one condition among a plurality of conditions including a moving condition for route guidance and a user activity condition relating to user activity; and a route guidance means configured to provide route guidance based on the life log information and the condition set by the condition setting means and to provide to the user a suggestion of moving using a moving means other than a vehicle, or a suggested place to spend time for exercise, based on a destination set by the user and an expected arrival time at the destination.
US10907980B2
An approach is provided for detecting false positive slippery road reports. For example, the approach involves receiving a slippery road report from a vehicle. The slippery road report, for instance, indicates that a slippery road event is detected at a location based on sensor information collected by the vehicle. The approach also involves map matching the location of the slippery road report to the mapping data to evaluate a proximity of the location to at least one geographic feature that is designated as an area where driver behavior is expected to be at least one cause of the slippery road event. The approach further involves classifying the slippery road report as the slippery road false positive report based on the evaluation.
US10907975B2
An apparatus for producing a digital topographical position map in a vehicle comprises a receiver for receiving sensor data that specify different topographical positions of the vehicle, a processor that is designed to take the different topographical positions of the vehicle as a basis for sensing an average topographical position of the vehicle and at least one further topographical position of the vehicle, which differs from the average topographical position, wherein the processor is designed to produce the digital topographical position map on the basis of the average topographical position, and to store the at least one further topographical position in the digital topographical position map.
US10907971B2
A vision-aided inertial navigation system comprises an image source to produce image data for poses of reference frames along a trajectory, a motion sensor configured to provide motion data of the reference frames, and a hardware-based processor configured to compute estimates for a position and orientation of the reference frames for the poses. The processor executes a square-root inverse Schmidt-Kalman Filter (SR-ISF)-based estimator to compute, for features observed from poses along the trajectory, constraints that geometrically relate the poses from which the respective feature was observed. The estimator determines, in accordance with the motion data and the computed constraints, state estimates for position and orientation of reference frames for poses along the trajectory and computes positions of the features that were each observed within the environment. Further, the estimator determines uncertainty data for the state estimates and maintains the uncertainty data as a square root factor of a Hessian matrix.
US10907966B2
A ring laser gyroscope is provided. A light source is configured to generate light of a first wavelength. A plurality primary cavity mirrors are configured to route light of a second wavelength around a primary cavity to a readout device. One primary cavity mirror of the plurality of primary cavity mirrors includes a gain medium. The pumping mirror and the one primary cavity mirror including the gain medium is positioned and configured to reflect the light of the first wavelength back and forth in a pumping cavity through the gain medium, wherein the light of the first wavelength stimulates the gain medium to generate the light of the second wavelength that are reflected around the primary cavity to the readout device.
US10907957B2
A method for measuring localized stretching of a manufactured part or in a test sample of various materials to identify the fracture strain or strain distribution. The method begins by etching or printing a grid of a plurality of cells on a surface of a blank. Dots of paint are then applied to the surface of the blank that are measured in a pre-forming condition and identified as to the location of the dots relative to the grid. The blank is then formed into a formed part and the dots are measured in one or more cells in a post-forming condition. The size of the dots in the pre-forming condition is compared to the size of the dots in the post-forming condition to determine the extent of stretching in localized areas of the formed part. The method may be repeated for successive operations with different colored dots.
US10907955B2
A three-dimensional (3D) measuring system and a method of determining a distance is provided. A three-dimensional (3D) measuring system includes a master part having a first base part and a first part-under-test including a second base. A photogrammetry camera images the master part to generate two-dimensional (2D) images. A first 3D imager determines 3D coordinates in a first imager frame of reference. A second 3D imager determines 3D coordinates in a second imager frame of reference. The system determines in a system frame of reference a first pose of the first imager and a second pose of the second imager. The system is further configured to determine 3D coordinates of the first part-under-test in the system frame of reference.
US10907950B1
Disclosed are a laser heterodyne interferometric apparatus based on plane mirror reflection and a corresponding method. The interferometric apparatus includes a dual-frequency laser, a first photoelectric receiver, a second photoelectric receiver, a first polarizing beamsplitter, a second polarizing beamsplitter, a third polarizing beamsplitter, a quarter-wave plate, a right angle mirror, an optical compensator, and a measured plane mirror. The method performs heterodyne interferometry with two spatially separated beams of different frequencies and balances the optical path lengths of the measurement beam and the reference beam with the optical compensator. In the method, the measured plane mirror moves back and forth along the propagation direction of the input beams. The disclosure suppresses optical non-linearity and optical thermal drift in laser heterodyne interferometry, simplifies the optical path structure, and improves accuracy of laser heterodyne interferometry.
US10907943B2
A fully automated, integrated, end-to-end synchronized and compact manufacturing system produces polymer or metal case ammunition. Manufacturing stations support case assembly, sealing (gluing/welding), final product inspection, cartridge packaging or binning, and loading. Station modularity facilitates rapid changeover to accommodate ammunition of differing calibers. Sensors and apparatus may be provided to place a manufacturing cell in a wait state until all components or materials are received in a preferred orientation for proper assembly. The system may join and use multipart cases, each including a lower portion with a head end attached thereto and at least one upper portion having a necked-down transition to the open top end. Elevator feeders, vibratory bowl feeders, and robotic pick-and-place feeders may be used to deliver components for assembly.
US10907942B2
Reinforcement is used in the manufacture of shafts having multiple layers with multiple types of material in various combinations for the arrows, crossbow bolts, and sporting goods of the present invention. The reinforced shaft is a cylindrical tube made of a base material with a reinforcing layer applied to the cylindrical tube. In one embodiment, the reinforced shaft is a carbon fiber blank with a steel mesh used as the reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer applied over the carbon fiber blank increases the overall strength of the shaft.
US10907941B2
A firearm target is formed from a cardboard substrate. A first target is printed on the cardboard substrate. The cardboard substrate is folded into a box shape. The cardboard substrate is cut to form a first flap and a second flap on a first side of the cardboard substrate. The first flap and second flap include notches. The first flap and second flap are folded over with the notches interlocked. The flaps can be oriented to the bottom of the box shape and weighted for stability. A second target can be mounted to the box shape over the first target.
US10907936B2
A system and method for state estimation in spinning projectiles is provided. The state estimation is based, at least in part, on magnetic sensor data, angular velocity data, and correction terms applied to the magnetic sensor data and the angular velocity data. The system and method for state estimation in spinning projectiles estimates roll angles and roll rates of the spinning projectiles. The roll angle and roll rate estimates allow steering commands to be applied to steer the spinning projectiles in the proper direction.
US10907923B2
Provided is a shooting training system using a laser beam comprising: a beam projector that projects training images for various types of shooting onto a shooting screen; a shooting device that applies a laser beam to an aiming point on the shooting screen when a user aims at the aiming point and pulls a trigger; a camera module that photographs the laser beam applied to the shooting screen; a computer device that determines whether the laser beam has hit the target area of the shooting training image projected onto the shooting screen by comparing the target area and the point where the laser beam has been detected, and outputs an image and a sound according to the determination result; and a control unit that detects whether the shooting device has been fired and when the shooting device was fired.
US10907919B2
The invention relates to a firearm, comprising: a housing (1) having a barrel (2) arranged therein; a magazine, which can be inserted into a receptacle of the housing and which has cartridges; a breechblock (3), which can be moved relative to the housing (1) in the longitudinal direction of the barrel (2), for conveying cartridges out of the magazine into a cartridge chamber (4) located in the housing, and for conveying cartridge cases (5) from the cartridge chamber (4) to an ejection port (6) after a shot has been fired. An extractor (8), which is connected to the breechblock (3) and is preloaded in the direction of the cartridge case (5) by means of a spring (7), and an ejector (9), which is likewise connected to the breechblock (3), are provided for the ejection of the cartridge cases (5). The ejector (9) is arranged in a cylindrical ejector seat (10). The extractor (8) is arranged on an extractor seat (11), which is arranged for pivoting about the ejector seat (10). The extractor seat (11) can be fastened at different positions along the pivoting path in order to adjust the ejection direction of the cartridge cases (5).
US10907917B2
The present invention relates to a cartridge box comprising: —a box (1) comprising an intake (5) and an outlet (6), the outlet (6) being placed under the intake (5) and separated from same by a guide roller (3); —a plurality of compartments (9) separated by partitions (2); —a belt (7) of cartridges (8), said cartridge belt crossing the intake (5), then folding into the compartments (9), from the compartment (9) closest to the intake (5) to the compartment that is furthest away, and then crossing the outlet (6), above the guide roller (3).
US10907913B2
A cleaning hose conveying module is proposed for the simple and quick cleaning of flue gas tubes, with which the cleaning hose can be conveyed from a hose store into a hose guide. A hose cleaning means is formed by a rinsing and drying unit for a hose after its withdrawal from the flue gas tube.
US10907910B2
A vapor-liquid phase fluid heat transfer module includes: at least one evaporator having a first chamber inside, which containing a first working medium; at least one evaporator tube body having a first end, a second end and a condensation section positioned, the first and second ends communicating with the first chamber of the at least one evaporator to form a loop of the first working medium; at least one heat exchanger having a heat exchange chamber, a first face and a second face for the condensation section of the evaporator tube body to attach to; and at least one heat sink tube body, which communicating with the heat exchange chamber of the at least one heat exchanger and the at least one heat sink to form a loop of the second working medium.
US10907907B2
The disclosure is related to a heat dissipation structure. The heat dissipation structure is adapted to accommodate a fluid and thermally contact a heat source. The heat dissipation structure includes a heat conductive plate and a channel arrangement. The heat conductive plate is configured to thermally contact the heat source. The channel arrangement is located on the heat conductive plate, and the channel arrangement includes a wider channel portion and a narrower channel portion. The wider channel portion is wider than the narrower channel portion, and the wider channel portion is connected to the narrower channel portion so that the channel arrangement forms a loop. The channel arrangement is configured to accommodate the fluid and allow the fluid to absorb heat generated by the heat source through the heat conductive plate so as to at least partially change phase of the fluid.
US10907904B2
A microchannel-type aluminum heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing the same, in which a heat-exchange tube is of a microchannel-type so as to improve the efficiency of heat exchange and the microchannel-type heat-exchange tube is wound in a coil-spring shape so as to reduce the volume thereof and the area required for installation, compared to a conventional heat exchanger, thereby improving utilization of space, and in which the heat exchanger, which is composed of the coil-spring-shaped heat-exchange tube, is not provided with a header in order to simplify the structure thereof, thereby improving productivity and economic efficiency owing to reduced manufacturing costs.
US10907902B2
A heat exchanger includes: a gas-side port connected to piping for a gaseous refrigerant; a liquid-side port connected to piping for a liquid refrigerant; a refrigerant path that links the gas-side port to the liquid-side port; at least four heat exchange part regions that perform heat exchange between air and the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant path; and a branching and merging part that branches and merges the refrigerant path to connect the heat exchange part regions in series between the gas-side port and the liquid-side port through the refrigerant path. The heat exchange part regions are connected to each other through the branching and merging part so as to allow the number of refrigerant paths provided in the heat exchange part region near the gas-side port to be greater than the number of refrigerant paths provided in the heat exchange part region near the liquid-side port.
US10907891B2
A refrigerating appliance includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker extending between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulating cavity therebetween. The trim breaker includes a liner portion coupled with the inner liner, a wrapper portion coupled to the outer wrapper and an outer glazing member that extends between the liner and wrapper portions. An external surface of the outer glazing member defines a contact surface that is configured to receive a seal of an operable panel in a closed position.
US10907887B2
A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate; a second plate; a seal; a support; and an exhaust port, wherein an extension tab extending toward the third space to be coupled to the support is provided to at least one of the first and second plates, and the extension tab extends downward from an edge portion of the at least one of the first and second plates.
US10907884B1
A refrigeration appliance includes a compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment, and a door for engaging with an appliance body and selectively closing the compartment. The door has a front panel, a rear panel, and a door end closure assembly providing an end of the door. The closure assembly includes an endcap extending between the front panel and the rear panel and a user interface engaged with the endcap. The user interface is configured to allow control of or to provide feedback regarding one or more aspects of the appliance to the user. The endcap defines at least a portion of a handle gap configured to receive at least a portion of a user's hand to allow for selective opening of the compartment, and an interface cavity for receiving the user interface. The interface cavity is separated from the handle gap and closed by the user interface.
US10907880B2
A refrigerator includes a storage compartment and a mullion assembly pivotally coupled to one of a first door and a second door. The mullion assembly includes a cavity with an insulating member disposed therein. One or more sensor assemblies are coupled to the mullion assembly and configured to collect data sufficient to calculate a dew point temperature of the mullion assembly and an actual temperature of the mullion assembly. A heating element is coupled to the mullion assembly and is selectively activated by a controller based on information provided from the one or more sensor assemblies. The heating element is powered using a modulated power level that is inversely proportionate to the difference in temperature between the mullion assembly and the calculated dew point.
US10907879B2
A method for directing thermal energy to an evaporator of a transport climate control circuit of a transport climate control system is provided. The method includes a controller determining whether the climate control circuit is operating in a start-stop cooling mode. Also, the method includes the controller determining a thermal energy charge of the thermal storage reservoir when the climate control circuit is operating in the start-stop cooling mode. The method also includes determining whether the thermal energy charge is greater than a charge threshold. Further, the method includes determining whether the climate control circuit is operating in a stop portion of the start-stop cooling mode when the thermal energy charge is greater than the charge threshold. The method further includes transferring thermal energy from the thermal storage reservoir to an evaporator when the climate control circuit is operating in the stop portion of the start-stop cooling mode.
US10907874B2
A downspout for delivering water to an ice tray in a refrigerated appliance includes a cavity defined by at least one flute and at least one lobe. The downspout includes an inlet port for receiving water. The at least one flute and at least one lobe are configured to create a substantially laminar flow of the water received from the inlet port along the at least one flute and the at least one lobe.
US10907866B2
A heat exchanger group includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger. In a cooling operation, refrigerant discharged from the compressor is divided into two. One refrigerant is delivered to the second heat exchanger, and the other refrigerant is delivered to the third heat exchanger. The second heat exchanger performs heat exchange to turn the refrigerant into two-phase refrigerant. The third heat exchanger performs heat exchange to turn the refrigerant into two-phase refrigerant. The refrigerant that has flowed through the second heat exchanger and the refrigerant that has flowed through the third heat exchanger meet, and the resultant refrigerant is delivered to the first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger performs heat exchange, so that the two-phase refrigerant turns into liquid refrigerant and flows through the first heat exchanger.
US10907864B2
A cooling system includes a heat exchange unit; a supply line configured to send a coolant to the heat exchange unit; a drain line configured to send the coolant drained from the heat exchange unit; a first to a nth gas-liquid separating units connected in series to a gas line in which a gas of the coolant flows; a first to a nth cooling lines extended via the first to the nth gas-liquid separating units, respectively. Both ends of the first cooling line are connected to a cooling device. The second to the nth cooling lines are provided between the drain line and a first to a (n−1)th liquid lines via the second to the nth gas-liquid separating units, respectively. The first to the nth gas-liquid separating units are respectively connected to liquid lines, and the liquid lines communicate with the supply line connected to the heat exchange unit.
US10907855B2
In a related-art air-conditioning apparatus, air is conditioned while an airflow direction or an airflow is directed to a position of a human body detected by a human body detection sensor, and hence the same air-stream control is performed for both of a person who feels comfortable and a person who feels hot. An air-conditioning apparatus according to the present invention can adjust an angle of an airflow-direction flap in accordance with a thermal sensation level, and hence air-stream control matching thermal sensation of a human body can be performed.
US10907842B2
A humidifier assembly for capturing moisture from the furnace and releasing the moisture into an area includes a furnace. A housing is coupled to the furnace. An inlet is coupled to the housing. The inlet is coupled to a drain line on the furnace. Condensation from the furnace is directed into the housing. A filter is removably coupled to the housing. The filter captures the condensation from the furnace and converts the condensation into an evaporate. The evaporate is released into the furnace. An outlet is coupled to the housing. An overflow line is coupled to the outlet. A reservoir is coupled to the overflow line to capture excess condensation. A secondary reservoir is fluidly coupled to the reservoir. A heating element in the secondary reservoir generates steam delivered to discharge ductwork of the furnace.
US10907841B2
The present disclosure provides an air conditioner installation plate and an air conditioner. The air conditioner installation plate includes: a main plate, a clamping member on a surface of the main plate, the clamping member and the main plate collectively a clamping space; and a horizontal bubble, provided in the clamping space and filled with liquid, an air bubble being reserved in the liquid of the horizontal bubble; a transverse direction of the horizontal bubble is parallel to a transverse direction of the main plate, two position indicating lines being marked on a middle of the horizontal bubble at intervals along the transverse direction.
US10907836B2
A convection based cooking apparatus having enhanced heat retention. The convention based cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber configured to holding food to be processed. An air inlet situated in fluid communication with the cooking chamber for receiving air into the cooking chamber. A heating source configured to switch between an ON state and an OFF state, whereby a temperature of air located within the cooking chamber is regulated. A drafting means that circulates air present within the cooking chamber. An inlet control apparatus that regulates air flow into the cooking chamber via the air inlet. The inlet control allows air to flow into the cooking chamber via the air inlet when the heating source is in the ON state. The inlet control prevents air from flowing into the cooking chamber via the air inlet when the heating source is OFF.
US10907833B2
A combustor for a gas turbine engine comprises a combustion chamber having a pilot injector at one end and at least one main injector spaced radially from the pilot injector. The main injector includes a fluid flow path with a plug that restricts flow at least at an interior portion of the flow path. A gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
US10907831B2
A fuel injection system may include a fuel spray nozzle including a nozzle head and a nozzle stem. The nozzle head may include an air channel and a swirler in fluid communication with the air channel. The nozzle stem may extend into a compressor discharge pressure cavity and convey fuel to the air channel. The air channel may combine air from the swirler with the fuel from the nozzle stem and convey a mixture of fuel and air to a combustor. The fuel injection system may further include a scoop. The scoop may be coupled to the fuel spray nozzle. The scoop may receive air that flows into the compressor discharge pressure cavity from a diffusor. An outer surface of the fuel spray nozzle and an inner surface of the scoop define a duct in fluid communication with the swirler. The swirler may receive air from the duct.
US10907827B2
A thermochemical system & method may be configured to convert an organic feedstock to various products. A thermochemical system may include a solid material feed module, a reactor module, an afterburner module, and a solid product finishing module. The various operational parameters (temperature, pressure, etc.) of the various modules may vary depending on the desired products. The product streams may be gaseous, vaporous, liquid, and/or solid.
US10907826B2
A gas torch includes a base couplable to a gas source supplying gaseous fuel and gas ports formed in a top surface of the base to emit gas upwardly therefrom. A plurality of diverters is stacked in a spaced apart relationship directly above the base, each diverter having an inner edge and an outer edge. Each diverter is positioned above a lower diverter so that the inner edge and the outer edge are positioned intermediate one of the inner edge and the outer edge of the lower diverter. The lowest diverter, that which is adjacent the base, is positioned such that the gas ports are positioned directly underlying and intermediate the inner edge and the outer edge thereof.
US10907824B2
A fuel split control arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a staged cooling flow control valve and cooling check valve. The staged cooling flow control valve and cooling check valve is connected between the primary and secondary tips of a nozzle in a turbine engine. The staged cooling flow control valve and cooling check valve includes a valve member arrangement operable to prevent fuel flow from the secondary fuel supply manifold to the secondary tip and simultaneously allow fuel flow from the secondary fuel supply manifold to the primary tip such that the primary tip receives fuel flow from both the secondary fuel supply manifold and the primary fuel supply manifold.
US10907818B2
Illuminated vanity mirror assemblies are disclosed. In one example implementation, an illuminated vanity mirror assembly includes a front panel having a front face and a rear face. The front face can include a reflective surface. The illuminated vanity mirror can include a mirror housing and at least one light source positioned within the mirror housing. The illuminated vanity mirror can include a first mount attached to the rear face of the front panel at or adjacent to the first edge of the rear face of the front panel. The first mount can have a downward facing lip. The mirror housing can define a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the downward facing lip.
US10907814B1
A lighting structure is provided, including a base, a moving mechanism and at least two elongate lighting assemblies. The moving mechanism is connected with the base and the at least two elongate lighting assemblies. The moving mechanism is swingable and rotatable relative to the base.
US10907813B1
A light fixture has at least one head lamp rotatably mounted to an installation board. One opening extends through the installation board into which the at least one head lamp is mounted. The at least one opening has a centerline x-x disposed perpendicular to a top surface of the installation board. One circular opening extends through an outside ring of the headlamp to mount an electrical connector having a hollow bore extending therethrough and adapted to provide a passageway for a wire to connect to a lighting assembly. The electrical connector is mounted so as to be able to pivot up to 360 degrees about a centerline through one circular opening and perpendicular to a surface of the outside ring adjacent to the circular opening irrespective of the rotational position of the headlamp on the installation board.
US10907811B2
Illumination devices characterized in that they include one or more light sources disposed within a housing attached to a clip adapted to receive a portion of a wearer's headdress, for example a chin strap or bill of a cap. An upper surface of the clip may be shaped to be worn under the wearer's chin and may also include a groove adapted to facilitate attachment of the illumination device to nylon or other strap-like webbing. One or more of the light sources is operable by a switch mounted on an opposite side of the housing from the clip when the clip is in a closed position, that is, when the clip rests on an upper surface of the housing. In addition to light sources, the illumination device may further include one or more imaging devices, e.g., a camera, and/or audio communication devices, e.g., a microphone.
US10907810B1
An assembly for mounting light fixtures to a light tower includes an upper portion and a lower clamping portion. One of these components may be an L-shaped stationary portion, and the other may be a sliding portion. One or more of the portions have mounting holes adapted to receive fasteners that couple the light fixture to the assembly. The portions may be clamped together in use to provide a clamping force around the light tower to secure the light to the tower.
US10907798B2
A method for generating a beam of light that impinges on a target, wherein beam intensity remains substantially constant regardless of beam spot size. The method involves: providing a light source, a lens that can be moved to or between various positions, a slide having positions at which the lens may be supported, a target at which a beam is directed and a controller that communicates between an optical position feedback encoder and the light source; linking the encoder and the lens, the encoder sending a lens position signal to the controller, including an encoder translator circuit which communicates with a microprocessor that receives user inputs which characterize desired beam size at the target; generating a light source power signal to the light source so that electrical power delivered by the light source changes in response to the position of the lens.
US10907793B1
A vehicle lamp with a rotating light source is provided. The lamp includes a signal transmitter that receives a signal from one or more sensors provided in a vehicle and an LED unit having one or more LED elements for irradiating light to the outside of the vehicle. A controller receives the signal from the signal transmitter. A power transmitter and a power receiver receive an applied voltage to be applied to the one or more LED elements from the controller, and apply the applied voltage to each of the one or more LED elements, and a driver that rotates the LED unit. The controller determines an image shape according to the signal, and calculates the applied voltage to be applied to the one or more LED elements according to the computed image shape.
US10907780B2
A net lamp and a decorative lamp, the net lamp including a plurality of conductive wires, a plurality of insulated wires, a plurality of lamp bodies disposed on the conductive wires, and a plurality of fasteners for fastening the conductive wires and the insulated wires; wherein the plurality of conductive wires and the plurality of insulated wires are connected to form a net-like structure by means of the plurality of fasteners. The decorative lamp includes the above described the net lamp.
US10907779B2
A device to be affixed to an extension pole to support string lights, the device including a base member, a receiving portion formed in a bottom of the base member and configured to receive an end of an extension pole, and a plurality of hook members extending laterally from the base member and curving upwards to form a receiving portion configured to receive and support a portion of string lights.
US10907777B2
A portable apparatus for mounting lights is described. The portable apparatus may include an attachment frame configured to removably mount to and be supported by a 3-point hitch connection of a tractor, a generally vertical main post having an upper end and a lower end, where a lower portion of the main post is rigidly coupled to the attachment frame, and where a height of the main post is vertically adjustable, and a generally horizontal mounting beam rigidly coupled to the upper end of the main post at a center portion of the beam, where a left length of the mounting beam and a right length of the mounting beam are independently adjustable, and where the mounting beam includes a plurality of vertical light mounting bars, where each light mounting bar is coupled to the mounting beam.
US10907768B2
A composite pressure vessel assembly includes a first vessel having a first inner layer and a second vessel having a second inner layer. An outer layer of the assembly is in contact with and substantially envelopes the first and second inner layers. A junction of the assembly has outer boundaries defined by segments of the first inner layer, the second inner layer and the outer layer. A cross-layered component of the assembly is disposed in the junction, the first and second inner layers and the outer layer for adding strength to the junction and restricting delamination.
US10907763B2
A heat resistant hose is described. The hose may include a first outer protective and structural woven reinforcing layer comprising a first tubular fabric structure, a second inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer comprising a second tubular fabric structure, where the second inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer is within the first outer protective and structural woven reinforcing layer, a hose innermost extruded waterproofing layer comprising an elastomeric material, the hose layer being bonded to, adhered to, or impregnated into or through the second protective layer, the innermost extruded waterproofing layer is within the inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer, and an intermediate layer interposed between the first outer protective and structural woven reinforcing layer and the second inner protective and structural woven reinforcing layer, the intermediate layer comprising a fabric laminated with a reflective material.
US10907760B2
An installation device for installing a branch liner in a branch point of a pipeline is disclosed. The device has a body with an inlet defined therein for fluids and a turning knob is rotatable relative to the body. The turning knob is attached to a first shaft and the opposite end of the first shaft is attached to a first barrel. The device further comprises a second barrel and a second shaft attached between said barrels. The device further comprises a duct extending between the body and the first barrel forming a passage for fluids from the inlet of the body to an area between said first barrel and said second barrel.
US10907759B2
A first tubular and a second tubular define a fluid passage. A feather is positioned within the first tubular. The feather is configured to axially translate towards the second tubular and pivot towards a center of the first tubular. The feather includes a hinge on a pivoting end. A first end of a spring is coupled to the feather and a second end of the spring is coupled to the first tubular. The spring is loaded to actuate a movement of the feather between an open position and a closed position. A trigger is positioned between the first tubular and the second tubular to provide an interference with the feather. The interference retains the feather in the open position when the first tubular and second tubular are coupled.
US10907755B2
A wide range coupling includes a body, the body defining a first body end and a second body end, the body defining a body bore extending through the body from the first body end to the second body end, the body bore defining an axis, the body defining a body shoulder disposed at the first body end, the body shoulder extending radially inward into the body bore; and an end ring, the end ring positioned over the first body end, the end ring defining a ring shoulder extending radially inward towards the body; and a gasket connected to the end ring, the gasket disposed within the body bore, the end ring and the gasket configured to axially travel along the axis relative to the body, the end ring and the gasket selectively positionable about and between an engaged position and a disengaged position.
US10907752B2
A pipe body, wherein the pipe body (10) has a welded portion (11) at both ends of the pipe body, aligned in a widthwise direction of the pipe body (10). The thickness of the welded portion (11) decreases gradually from the inside to the outside of the pipe, and an outer end of the welded portion (11) is located at a center portion of the pipe body (10) in a thickness direction. The configuration of the welding structure enhances the strength of the welded portion of the pipe, so that the pipe will not crack easily when it is reworked by flaring or bending, thus having high reworkability. In addition, a pipe (100) made of the pipe body (10) and a method of making the pipe (100) are disclosed.
US10907741B2
The control valve device includes a valve body having a stacked first body and second body. The first body includes a first oil passage, a filter covering an opening of the first oil passage, a first accommodating part recessed from a first boundary surface surrounding the opening of the first oil passage, and two second accommodating parts which are more recessed than the first accommodating part from the first boundary surface on outer sides of opposite end portions of the first accommodating part. The filter includes a filter part covering the opening of the first oil passage and two leaf springs respectively disposed in the two second accommodating parts, and an end portion of each of the leaf springs comes into contact with a first wall surface of the second accommodating parts facing the first oil passage side.
US10907734B1
Disclosed herein is a kinetically deposited metal ring seal. In particular, disclosed herein is a joint assembly including a housing, a component, and a seal assembly. The housing defines an opening and a central axis. The component is positioned proximate the opening of the housing. The seal assembly comprises a kinetically deposited metal layer attaching the housing to the component and forming an airtight barrier around the central axis between the housing and the component. The kinetically deposited metal layer comprises a plurality of plasticized metal particles. Accordingly, the kinetically deposited metal layer can be applied at low temperatures, ensuring the temperature stays below the activation temperature of loaded fuel. Further, the kinetically deposited metal layer forms a low volume, airtight seal, which does not degrade over time, and does not require application of high forces to maintain the seal.
US10907733B2
Provided are a method for producing a tank with an outer surface profile that allows an elastic protective member to be easily and firmly attached to a surface thereof, and also such a tank with a protective member. The method for producing the tank, which includes winding fiber bundles containing an uncured resin component in multiple layers around the outer surface of a liner in a first pitch width so as to form a fiber reinforced resin layer and securely bonding the protective member to a portion of the outer surface thereof, further includes: winding the fiber bundles in a second pitch width wider than the first pitch width so as to form a gap with a required width where no fiber bundle is present between adjacent fiber bundles in winding the fiber bundles to form an outermost fiber bundle layer; shaving off a tip end portion of a projection made of a resin that has cured after bleeding into the gap, with a portion thereof left unshaved so as to form a sharpened portion; and securely bonding the protective member to the sharpened portion while pressing it from above.
US10907731B2
A control device for a power transmission mechanism, includes: a continuously variable transmission including a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, an oil pump; and a hydraulic control device to control a primary thrust for moving a primary movable sheave of the primary pulley and a secondary thrust for moving a secondary movable sheave of the secondary pulley, so that in a case where a secondary target pressure for generating the secondary thrust is smaller than an oil pump discharge capacity when a maximum gear ratio is requested, a primary target pressure for generating the primary thrust is made smaller than that in a case where the secondary target pressure is larger than an oil pump discharge capacity.
US10907729B2
A transmission shifter includes a base defining P, R, N, D gear positions; four electrical dome switches associated with each of the P, R, N, D gear positions, and analog and digital circuits operably connected to the electrical switches, respectively, and associated with the P, R, N, D gear positions. The dome switches are arranged in different patterns in each of the different gear positions, and in combination with pushbutton actuators operate with different actuator motions and with different closure distances and forces to cause reliable ad confirmed intentional actuation, including redundancy. The switches are operably connected to analog and digital circuits, which provides additional functional advantage, reliability, and certainty of intentional operation.
US10907726B2
A planetary gearset includes a sun gear, a ring gear, a planet gear positioned between the sun gear and the ring gear to revolve around the sun gear, a planet carrier, a planet pin to which the planet gear is coupled for rotation about the planet pin, and a retaining pin positioned in the planet pin and the planet carrier so as to couple the planet pin to the planet carrier.
US10907725B2
Wet-running flexible drive mechanism (1) for the transmission of torque having a drive element (2, 2′) and an output element (3, 3′), the drive element (2, 2′) and the output element (3, 3′) being drive-connected to one another via a flexible drive (14), the flexible drive (14) being arranged partially in a lubricant sump (4), characterized in that at least one guiding element (5) is arranged in the region of the lubricant sump (4), the guiding element (5) being shaped in such a way that a constriction (6) in the form of a gap which tapers in a wedge-shaped manner is formed between the flexible drive (14) which is arranged partially in the lubricant sump (4) and the guiding element (5).
US10907716B2
A wave generator for a strain wave gearing makes a flexible externally toothed gear to flex into an elliptical shape and mesh with rigid internally toothed gears, and makes meshing positions of the flexible externally toothed gear with the both gears to move in a circumferential direction. On the inner side of a rigid plug of the wave generator, a plug support ring is secured and integrated. The rigid plug is formed from an iron-based material, and the plug support ring is formed from a high-rigidity material that is more rigid than the iron-based material. Since deformation of the rigid plug is suppressed, the wave generator provided with a large hollow part can be obtained.
US10907712B2
A lockable electromechanical actuator including: a screw extending along a longitudinal axis; a nut engaged on the screw and provided with means for connection to an element that is to be moved; and a passive locking device for locking the element that is to be moved in the retracted position; the passive locking device including a device for actuating a lock that can selectively adopt a first position in which the lock prevents relative turning between the screw and the nut, which would lead to the element that is to be moved being deployed, and a second position in which the nut is free to turn, the lock passing from one of its first and second positions to the other one of its first and second positions when the element that is to be moved is taken beyond its retracted position.
US10907709B2
A telescopic adjuster including first and second linear actuators, a connecting platform and first and second telescopic levers is provided. The first linear actuator includes a first screw and a pair of first fixing rings. The first fixing rings are arranged at two respective ends of the first screw. The second linear actuator includes a second screw and a second fixing ring. The second fixing ring is arranged at the end of the second screw, relatively away from the connecting platform. The first and second linear actuators are arranged on the connecting platform in parallel. The first screw pushes the connecting platform to move along the first screw, and the first fixing rings limit a movement of the connecting platform. The first and second telescopic levers are coaxially arranged.
US10907702B2
A transmission device that includes a first shaft, a second shaft to which torque is transmitted from the first shaft via a torque transmitting mechanism, a tubular drive gear attached to the second shaft, and a driven gear that meshes with the drive gear, wherein the drive gear includes a plurality of outer teeth that are each meshed with a corresponding one of gear teeth of the driven gear and a fitting portion that is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the drive gear and that is fitted to the second shaft so that the drive gear rotates integrally with the second shaft.
US10907698B2
A dynamic damper includes a resilient material, an annular mass and a metallic split ring. The resilient material has a central bore formed therethrough dimensioned to receive a vehicle axle. The central bore defines a first inner diameter. The annular mass is surrounded and embedded in the resilient material. The annular mass defines a second inner diameter greater than the first inner diameter. The metallic split ring is embedded within the resilient material along a portion of the surface of the central bore with locking protrusions extending into the central bore. Ends of the locking protrusions define a third inner diameter smaller than the first inner diameter. The locking protrusions is dimensioned to extend into openings in the vehicle axle locking the metallic split ring, the resilient ring and the annular mass to the vehicle axle.
US10907688B2
A radial gap between an outer circumferential surface of an encoder member joined to an outward flange portion of a slinger and an inner circumferential surface of a seal body includes a first gap portion and a second gap portion closer to an inward flange portion of a core metal than the first gap portion is. The outer circumferential surface that defines the first gap portion is a cylindrical outer circumferential surface, and the radial gap in the first gap portion is substantially constant in an axial direction. The outer circumferential surface that defines the second gap portion is a conical outer circumferential surface reduced in diameter as approaching the inward flange portion of the core metal in the axial direction, and the radial gap in the second gap portion is gradually increased as approaching the inward flange portion of the core metal in the axial direction.
US10907680B2
A through bolted connection hardware includes a bolt having an at least partially threaded shaft and a head. At least one nut connector defines a shaft hole and a head hole that is coaxial with the shaft hole, and the shaft hole is sized to receive the shaft of the bolt and not to allow the head to fit through the shaft hole. An outer surface of the at least one nut connector has a hexagonal shape. A tube defines an axially extending threaded bore that is configured to matingly receive the shaft at a first end of the threaded bore.
US10907666B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic drive system that effectively utilizes a hydraulic fluid accumulated in an accumulator to make it possible to achieve a substantial improvement in terms of efficiency for a work machine as a whole. A hydraulic drive system includes: a first hydraulic pump; a first hydraulic actuator driven by being supplied with a hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic pump; a first line for supplying the hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic pump to the first hydraulic actuator; a first pump flow adjustment device installed in the first line, the first pump flow adjustment device being configured to adjust; a first hydraulic accumulator for accumulating the hydraulic fluid delivered from the first hydraulic pump; and a first accumulation flow adjustment device configured to adjust the flow of the hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic pump to the first hydraulic accumulator. The hydraulic drive system further comprises a first accumulation flow supply device configured to supply the hydraulic fluid accumulated in the first hydraulic accumulator to the first hydraulic actuator via a second line different from the first line.
US10907661B2
An air distributor block in pneumatic systems of utility vehicles has at least two modules with a body joined together, at least one mounting hole, at least one through-hole, at least one fastening element and seals placed between the modules is characterized by the fact that it comprises two outer modules: the upper module and the lower module equipped with a central coaxial blind hole with the identical hole in the other modules, and each outer module has at least two mounting through-holes parallel to the central axis of the module, in which bolts are mounted, which protrude above the outer modules, terminated on each side with a threaded tip for connecting to the vehicle frame, where in two opposite side walls of each outer module sockets are made with embedded connector elements or sockets equipped with blinding plugs.
US10907658B1
The disclosed fluidic power transmission apparatus may include a conduit having an internal volume for containing a fluid, a reciprocating input mechanism for alternating at least one of fluid flow or fluid pressure within the conduit, the reciprocating input mechanism being in fluid communication with the internal volume of the conduit, and a slave unit coupled to the conduit such that the slave unit is positioned to be driven by the alternating fluid flow or fluid pressure within the internal volume of the conduit. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.
US10907657B2
An accumulator includes a bellows 3 having a plurality of outer ridge portions and a plurality of inner annular ridge portions and configured to be capable of expanding and contracting, and a housing having a fluid supply port and fixed to one end of the bellows serving as a fixed end. An interior of the housing is partitioned in a sealed state into an inside and an outside of the bellows. The outer annular ridge portions are divided into at least a first sector and a second sector which are distributed in an expansion and contraction direction of the bellows such that the second sector is positioned between the first sector and the fixed end. The outer annular ridge portions included in the first sector have an outer diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the outer annular ridge portions included in the second sector.
US10907651B2
A machine having a rotor that is radially bounded at least in part by a containment assembly. The containment assembly may comprise a casing and a containment liner. The casing may have a radially inner surface facing a rotor of the machine. The containment liner may be formed form a plurality of panels bonded to the radially inner surface of the casing. The panels may form joints between adjacent leading and trailing panels relative to the direction of rotation of said rotor. At least one joint includes a portion of a trailing panel positioned radially outboard of a portion of the leading upstream panel.
US10907650B2
A compressor comprises a housing having an axial intake and an annular outlet volute. An impeller is mounted on a shaft for rotation about a shaft axis between the axial intake and the annular outlet volute. The impeller has a plurality of blades, each blade having a front edge facing the axial intake and a tip. The annular outlet volute includes an annular diffuser passage surrounding the impeller. The annular diffuser passage has a diffuser inlet downstream of the plurality of blades and a diffuser outlet communicating with the annular outlet volute, the tips of the blades sweeping across said diffuser inlet during use. A wall of the housing which defines the annular diffuser passage and which extends over the front edges of the blades defines an annular recess extending from the diffuser inlet towards the diffuser outlet.
US10907641B2
A fan assembly includes a first fan, a second fan, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine that an air movement demand corresponds to operation of the first fan and the second fan at a resonance speed, instruct the first fan to operate at a first speed which is less than the resonance speed, and instruct the second fan to operate at a second speed which is greater than the resonance speed.
US10907639B2
A suction pipe inlet device for a centrifugal pump, the device having a hollow tubular axisymmetric body along a longitudinal axis having an open first end adapted for fitting into or against a retention tank; an open second end adapted for fitting into or against an inflow end of a suction pipe having an outer pipe diameter and an inner pipe diameter; a converging section located closer to the retention tank; a diverging section located closer to the suction pipe; a throat located at the intersection point between the converging and diverging sections, the converging and diverging sections defining an interior converging-diverging geometry within the tubular axisymmetric body and the throat defining a minimum inner cross sectional area of the tubular axisymmetric body.
US10907637B2
A cuff for an air delivery conduit includes a first end portion provided to a tube and a second end portion adapted to engage a tubular connector. The second end portion includes an annular bead for sealing and retention.
US10907635B2
An electric compressor may include: a housing part having a refrigerant inlet through which refrigerant is introduced; a boss part formed in the housing part, having a bearing installed therein to support a rotating shaft, and guiding the refrigerant to the bearing; a guide part formed in the housing part, and inducing the refrigerant introduced into the refrigerant inlet toward the boss part, while delaying the movement of the refrigerant; and a heating part mounted in the housing part, and configured to provide heat to the guide part in order to heat the refrigerant moved to the boss part.
US10907634B2
A scroll compressor is provided that may include a first compression chamber, a second compression chamber separated from the first compression chamber, and having a greater compression ratio than the first compression chamber, a first discharge port that communicates with the first compression chamber and provided with a first discharge inlet and a first discharge outlet, and a second discharge port separated from the first discharge port, that communicates with the second compression chamber, and provided with a second discharge inlet and a second discharge outlet, the discharge outlet of at least one of the first discharge port or the second discharge port may have a larger sectional area than the discharge inlet. Accordingly, a discharge delay in each compression chamber may be prevented in advance, thereby suppressing compression loss.
US10907633B2
A compressor may include first and second scrolls, a hub plate and a valve. The first scroll may include an end plate defining first and second sides, a primary discharge passage extending therethrough, and a secondary discharge passage extending therethrough and located radially outward from the primary discharge passage. The hub plate may be mounted to the first scroll and may include first and second opposite sides and a hub discharge passage in fluid communication with the primary discharge passage. The first side of the hub plate may face the second side of the end plate and may include a valve guide extending axially toward the end plate adjacent the hub discharge passage. The valve member may be secured on the valve guide for axial movement between open and closed positions to respectively allow and restrict fluid communication between the secondary discharge passage and the hub discharge passage.
US10907632B2
A valve stop retainer device (220) that is adapted to interface with a cross-bore fluid communication chamber (262) of a reciprocating pump (250) includes a spring retainer plate (221) and a plurality of retainer lobes (223) extending substantially away from a first side of the spring retainer plate (221). Each of the plurality of retainer lobes (223) includes an upper portion (223u) having an outer surface (223s). A shape of each of the outer surfaces (223s) and a shape of an inside surface (261) of the cross-bore fluid communication chamber (262) interfacing with the valve stop retainer device (220) substantially conform to a shape of at least a portion of a surface of revolution. The valve stop retainer device (220) is adapted to be retained inside of the cross-bore fluid communication chamber (262) by the shape of the inside surface (261).
US10907626B2
A pump for use with a tube, having a rotor having an axis of rotation and a plurality of rollers configured to define an orbital path about the axis of rotation, the orbital path defined by a radius, and a roller bed having a surface adapted to support the tube for peristaltic compression by one or more rollers, wherein the surface has a predetermined profile comprising a circular arc segment and at least one side segment, the arc segment having a first curvature defined by the radius, and the at least one side segment having a second curvature lesser than the first curvature.
US10907623B2
A cam mechanism for converting a swiveling movement of a drive-side shaft into a linear output movement. A cam disk is attached to the drive-side shaft, a slider is shiftable in a linear guide, and a cam follower is applied against the circumferential surface of the cam disk. Swiveling movement of the cam disk leads to a linear output movement of the slider in the linear guide. The circumference of the cam disk is spiral-shaped at least in sections, and the radius of the cam disk increases monotonically in the spiral-shaped section from a start radius to an end radius along a swiveling direction. By selecting two reversal points within the spiral-shaped section, the setting of a variable stroke can occur. A piston pump is provided with the cam mechanism and a method is provided for using the cam mechanism and the piston pump.
US10907611B2
Aspects described herein include a method of generating a control schedule for a wind turbine. The control schedule specifies a maximum power level that varies over time. The method comprises determining a value indicative of a current remaining fatigue lifetime of the wind turbine or of one or more components. The method further comprises applying an optimization function to perform an optimization to determine an optimized control schedule. The optimization comprises varying a plurality of parameters of an initial control schedule to produce a varied control schedule, estimating a future fatigue lifetime to be consumed by the wind turbine or the one or more components over the duration of the varied control schedule, and constraining the optimization according to one or more input constraints.
US10907603B2
The invention relates to a method and device for managing the charging and discharging of ultracapacitors without control wiring, connected in parallel to the electrical system of a combustion engine, or any other device or process that needs a battery to supply or absorb strong electrical currents. The device is advantageous in that, for the operation thereof, it is not necessary to modify the electrical wiring of the engine and it allows the operation of the engine even when the battery is partially charged, completely discharged, or when there is no battery. The invention relates to a portable embodiment, an embodiment for permanent use and another embodiment in which the device is connected to an electrochemical battery forming an assembly, which is used to supply the engine with electrical energy.
US10907599B2
In a high-pressure pump, a relief valve seating surrounds an opening of a relief valve passage of a valve seat main body in a first space, A relief valve member includes a relief valve main body and a relief valve seat portion. The relief valve main body has a rod shape. The relief valve seat portion is integrated with an end of the relief valve main body so as to be capable of contacting the relief valve seat. The relief valve urging member urges the relief valve member toward the relief valve seat. A support portion includes a support main body that slidably supports an outer wall of the relief valve main body so as to guide a reciprocating movement of the relief valve member in the axial direction.
US10907576B2
A nacelle for a gas turbine engine, comprising a thrust reverser movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and a locking system configured to selectively prevent movement of the thrust reverser from the stowed position, the locking system comprising a locking mechanism and an actuator configured to actuate the locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is positioned aft of a blade-off zone defined across the nacelle and the actuator is positioned fore of, or at least partially within, the blade-off zone.
US10907570B2
To provide a cast iron cylindrical member capable of improving the bonding strength when metal on the outer peripheral side and the cast iron cylindrical member are integrated. For this objective, in a cast iron cylindrical member including a plurality of projections including constricted projections on the outer peripheral surface, the anchor portion index (I) represented by {(Aav2−Bav2)×π/4×Pn×Pr/100}×0.35H/2 is set in a specific range.
US10907569B2
Methods and systems are provided for filling surface pores of a cylinder inner surface coating with one or more fill materials to provide desired material and performance properties. In one example, a cylinder for an engine includes an inner surface including a coating having a plurality of surface pores, at least a portion of the plurality of surface pores filled with one or more fill materials, the one or more fill materials configured to decrease friction, increase tribofilm formation, adjust heat transfer, decrease material deposit, and/or decrease run-in duration.
US10907561B2
An estimation device is applicable to a combustion system including an internal combustion engine. The estimation device includes a mixing acquisition unit, a combustion amount estimation unit, and a region estimation unit. The mixing acquisition unit acquires the mixing ratio of various components contained in the fuel used for combustion in the internal combustion engine. The combustion amount estimation unit estimates a main combustion amount of the fuel caused by a main combustion produced by injecting the fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine with a main injection, based on the mixing ratio acquired by the mixing acquisition unit. The region estimation unit estimates a combustion region of the main combustion in the combustion chamber based on the mixing ratio acquired by the mixing acquisition unit.
US10907556B2
An evaporated fuel processing device may be provided with a canister configured to adsorb evaporated fuel evaporated in a fuel tank; a purge passage through which purge gas sent from the canister to the engine passes; a pump configured to send the purge gas from the canister to the intake passage; a control valve configured to switch between a communication state communicating the canister and the intake passage and a cutoff state cutting off the canister from the intake passage; a branch passage including one end connected to the purge passage on a downstream side relative to the pump and other end connected on an upstream side relative to the pump; and a concentration detector provided on the branch passage.
US10907550B2
This control apparatus of an engine includes an engine, a state quantity setting device, an injector, a spark plug, and a controller. The controller outputs a control signal to the spark plug at a predetermined ignition timing such that, after air-fuel mixture is ignited and combustion is started, unburned air-fuel mixture is combusted by autoignition, and the controller advances an ignition timing when the temperature before start of compression in a combustion chamber is to be reduced.
US10907539B2
Methods and systems are provided for one or more deflector elements coupled to an engine. In one example, a system includes a deflector element physically coupled to an interface at which edges of an engine head and an engine block join, wherein the deflector element extends around a portion of the edge and a screw boss, where the screw boss bulges out from the edges.
US10907537B2
In at least some implementations, an ignition system for a combustion engine includes analog circuit components arranged to control ignition events at an engine speed below a first threshold of engine speed and a microprocessor to control ignition events at engine speeds higher than the first threshold. Hence, ignition can be controlled at lower engine cranking speeds to facilitate starting the engine at lower engine rotational speeds.
US10907530B2
Methods and systems are provided for a water jacket diverter. In one example, a water jacket diverter for a cylinder block is provided that includes a masking wall arranged above a rail and including a tuning section having a reduced thickness when compared to a remainder of the masking wall. The water jacket diverter also includes a tuning ledge adjacent to the masking wall and extending outward from the masking wall with regard to a cylinder bore axis.
US10907528B2
Pump for recirculating a cooling fluid for a vehicle with combustion engine, comprising: —a pump body (11) designed to be fixed to a base (11a) of the vehicle engine; an impeller (1) inserted inside a chamber containing the cooling fluid and mounted on a driven shaft (2), at least one first electric motor (50) for driving the shaft (2) of the impeller (1), wherein—said electric motor (50) comprises a fixed stator (51) mounted on the body (11) of the pump on the outside thereof and a rotor (52) radially outer lying with respect to the stator and connected to the shaft (2) of the impeller (1) of the pump on the outside of the cooling fluid chamber and via transmission means (54, 54a; 354, 354a; 54a, 66), and wherein the electric motor is designed to operate the impeller independently of the combustion engine.
US10907520B1
An exhaust system includes an exhaust duct having an internal surface defining an exhaust gas passage extending along an axis. At least one sensor opening is in the exhaust duct and is configured to receive an exhaust gas sensor. A wall is positioned within the exhaust gas passage to extend at least partially around the at least one sensor opening. The wall has an inner wall surface defining an internal volume. A plurality of inlet pipes are in fluid communication with the internal volume, and each inlet pipe extends from a first end open to the internal volume to a second end that is distal from the first end. Each inlet pipe includes a plurality of inlet apertures.
US10907518B2
A method for regenerating a particulate filter in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, wherein it is thereby provided that the quantity of overrun air in the overrun operation of the combustion engine be adapted to the air required for oxidizing the soot trapped in the particulate filter to achieve a rapid and efficient regeneration of the particulate filter, and it is provided that a throttle valve be opened in overrun operation to an extent that allows a maximum permissible soot conversion without risking thermal damage to the particulate filter.
US10907515B2
A valve with an opening is driven by an electric motor to rotate around the cylinder of an opposed piston engine such that the opening separately matches an intake and exhaust opening on the cylinder to allow fuel to enter the combustion chamber of the engine and allow exhaust to be expelled. The intake and exhaust cylinder openings may be separated from each other by approximately sixty degrees of the outside of the cylinder.
US10907512B1
Provided is an electric power generating system which exhibits favorable energy recovery efficiency compared to the prior art and, further, can generate not only cold heat but also warm heat. In an electric power generating system where working fluid is circulated in a system of a pressure resistant closed circuit while changing a state of the working fluid, power is generated by converting external heat energy given to the working fluid into kinetic energy, and electric power is generated by driving an electric power generator by the power, a pressure resistant closed circuit is formed of a main circuit and a sub circuit, the main circuit includes an evaporation chamber, an adiabatic expansion chamber, a power generating part, a warming-use heat exchange mechanism, and a liquefied working fluid return means, and the sub circuit includes a heating medium divided flow path, a liquefied auxiliary fluid supply path, a cooling equipment, a second-fluid-to-be-warmed supply path, a warming equipment, and a return flow compression means.
US10907500B2
A heat exchanger system includes a plurality of additively manufactured heat transfer surfaces in a plurality of sectors, a first of the plurality of sectors including a first subset of the plurality of the additively manufactured heat transfer surfaces having a characteristic different than a characteristic in a second of the plurality of sectors.
US10907494B2
A method for operation of a hybrid propulsion system is provided that includes providing a hybrid propulsion system including a gas turbine engine, an electrical system, and a controller configured to cause the gas turbine engine to produce a first mechanical power output and to cause the electrical system to produce a second mechanical power output. The method further includes causing the gas turbine engine to produce the first mechanical power output and causing the electrical system to produce the second mechanical power output, which causes a drive shaft of the gas turbine engine to rotate. The method further includes decreasing production of the first mechanical power output when a combination of the first mechanical power output and the second mechanical power output for take-off or climb is a predetermined percentage of a predetermined parameter of the gas turbine engine.
US10907490B2
An air supply system is configured to provide cooling air with reduced heat pickup to a turbine rotor of a gas turbine engine. The system comprises a first cooling passage extending between a hollow airfoil and an internal pipe extending through the airfoil. The airfoil extends through a hot gas path. A second cooling passage extends through the internal pipe. The coolant flowing through the second cooling passage is thermally isolated from the airfoil hot surface by the flow of coolant flowing through the first cooling passage. The first and second cooling passages have a common output flow to a rotor cavity of the turbine rotor where coolant flows from the first and second cooling passages combine according to a predetermined ratio.
US10907480B2
A blade body of a turbine blade, which defines an interior cavity fluidly communicative with coolant, is provided. The blade body includes an interior surface and one or more pins extending from the interior surface. The interior surface and the one or more pins are disposable to thermally interact with the coolant. At least one of the one or more pins includes a first section and a second section interposed between the first section and the interior surface. The first section has a larger cross-sectional area than the second section.
US10907477B2
A balancing assembly for a rotating component of a gas turbine engine includes a balance pin configured for insertion into an opening in the rotating component, a balance clip configured for installation to the rotating component over the balance pin to retain the balance pin in the opening via exertion of a retention force on the balance pin. A method of correcting an imbalance of a rotating assembly includes inserting a balance pin into a balancing opening in a rotating component of the rotating assembly, and installing a balance clip at the balancing opening over the balance pin to retain the balance pin in the balancing opening via exertion of a retention force by the balance clip on the balance pin.
US10907470B2
A cable assembly, well system, and method of use. A cable assembly may comprise a protective covering and a cable disposed in the protective covering. The cable may comprise a center conductor, an insulator. The insulator may be disposed about the center conductor. The cable may comprise an extra conductive layer, where the extra conductive layer may comprise copper and may be disposed about the insulator, and an outer conductive casing. A well system may comprise a cable assembly, which may comprise a protective covering, and a cable. The well system may further comprise downhole equipment disposed in a wellbore, wherein the downhole equipment may be connected to the cable assembly. A method for using a cable assembly in a well may comprise providing the cable assembly, inserting the cable assembly in the well, and sending a signal current through the cable assembly from the surface to downhole equipment.
US10907465B2
An example method for control of a drilling assembly includes receiving measurement data from at least one sensor coupled to an element of the drilling assembly positioned in a formation. An operating constraint for at least a portion of the drilling assembly may be determined based, at least in part, on a model of the formation and a set of offset data. A control signal may be generated to alter one or more drilling parameters of the drilling assembly based, at least in part, on the measurement data and the operating constraint. The control signal may be transmitted to a controllable element of the drilling assembly.
US10907464B2
A method for automatically controlling drilling weight-on-bit for using a drill-string to drill along a wellbore includes establishing a drill-string model and a wellbore model, wherein the drill-string has a plurality of components along the length thereof, and the wellbore has a plurality of sections. A surface tension data of the drill-string can be acquired, and a friction coefficient-depth distribution can be obtained by calibrating the surface tension data in the drill-string model and wellbore model, and the drilling weight-on-bit can be predicted according to the calibrated drill-string and wellbore models.
US10907459B1
A system and method for operating a fleet of pumps for a turbine driven fracturing pump system used in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of operating a fleet of pumps associated with a hydraulic fracturing system includes receiving a demand Hydraulic Horse Power (HHP) signal. The demand HHP signal may include the Horse Power (HP) required for the hydraulic fracturing system to operate and may include consideration for frictional and other losses. The method further includes operating all available pump units at a percentage of rating below Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) level, based at least in part on the demand HHP signal. Furthermore, the method may include receiving a signal for loss of power from one or more pump units. The method further includes operating one or more units at MCP level and operating one or more units at Maximum Intermittent Power (MIP) level to meet the demand HHP signal.
US10907455B2
A process is provided for recovering hydrocarbons, such as heavy oils, from a subterranean reservoir. The process includes providing a supercritical aqueous fluid at a high temperature and high pressure to the underground hydrocarbon reservoir, injecting the aqueous fluid into the reservoir to heat the hydrocarbons in the reservoir, and recovering the heated hydrocarbons from the reservoir. In some cases, the supercritical fluid is also used to upgrade the hydrocarbons and/or facilitate the transportation of the hydrocarbons from the production field to another location, such as a refinery.
US10907443B2
A cage for a choke valve assembly and method for using the same is provided. The cage includes one or more teardrop shaped orifices for the manipulation of fluid flow through the choke valve assembly.
US10907442B2
Systems and methods for thru-tubing completion including a sub-surface completion unit (SCU) system including a SCU wireless transceiver for communicating with a surface control system of a well by way of wireless communication with a down-hole wireless transceiver disposed in a wellbore of the well, one or more SCU anchoring seals having an un-deployed position (enabling the SCU to pass through production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well) and a deployed position (to seal against a wall of the target zone of the open-hole portion of the wellbore to provide zonal isolation between adjacent regions in the wellbore) and one or more SCU centralizers having an un-deployed position (enabling the SCU to pass through the production tubing disposed in the wellbore of the well) and a deployed position (to position the SCU in the target zone of the open-hole portion of the wellbore).
US10907439B2
A flotation device for a wellbore tubular has a flotation disk having a tapered exterior profile. A maximum external diameter of the flotation disk is such to enable free longitudinal movement within the wellbore tubular. A plurality of locking segments each has a tapered interior profile cooperatively engageable with the tapered exterior profile. Each locking segment has gripping elements on an exterior surface thereof to engage an inner wall of the wellbore tubular. The tapered exterior profile and the tapered interior profile cooperate to expand a diameter of the locking segments as profile engagement increases.
US10907438B2
A backup ring assembly has a plurality of radially offset ring members including an outermost ring member formed from plurality of axially extending segments. Each of the plurality of axially extending segments includes an outer surface. A first interlock member support is coupled to the outer surface of one of the plurality of axially extending segments of the outer most ring member. A second interlock member support is coupled to the outer surface of an another one of the plurality of axially extending segments of the outermost ring member. An interlock member includes a first end supported at the first interlock member support and a second end supported at the second interlock member support. The interlock member restrains radially outward expansion of the ring and circumferential expansion of a gap extending between the one of the axially extending segments and the another one of the axially extending segments.
US10907437B2
A backup including a radially inwardly disposed circumferentially continuous ring; a radially outwardly disposed circumferentially discontinuous ring, the circumferentially discontinuous ring comprising a plurality of segments arranged to overlap adjacent ones thereof about a circumference of the circumferentially discontinuous ring.
US10907432B2
Apparatus and method for removing a section of casing or lining from a wellbore. A tubular mandrel has a sliding assembly mounted thereon with grippers coupled to the assembly so that the grippers can be moved between an engaged configuration were they grip the inner wall of the casing section and a disengaged position were they are held away from the inner wall. A switcher is mounted on the mandrel which operates on entering the casing section to lock the grippers in the disengaged position so that cutting of the casing may be done. On pulling the switcher from the casing section, the grippers are automatically engaged and grip the upper end of casing section so that it can be removed. Additional locking arrangements are described which, by rotation, maintain the grippers in the disengaged position regardless of the location of the switcher.
US10907427B2
A method includes receiving, via a battery controller of a battery system, a timer value. The method also includes enabling, via the battery controller, the battery system to provide power to a release device in a wellbore upon receiving the timer value. Moreover, the method includes receiving, via the battery controller, an updated timer value, and the updated timer value changes the timer value, and the battery system continues to provide power to the release device at least until the updated timer value expires.
US10907423B2
A handling apparatus moves drilling elements from and to a drill floor of a drilling rig includes a main support structure having a first end and a second end. An extendable ramp is between the first end of the main support structure and the drill floor. A carrier is movable relative to the main support structure and includes a first end close to the ramp and a second end distant from said ramp. A lift arm lifts and positions the carrier and includes a first end and a second end. The carrier moves between: a first position, in which the carrier is arranged above the main support structure; and a second position, in which the carrier is lifted at the level of the drill floor. The lift arm is under the carrier to move and support the second end of the carrier from and to the second position.
US10907420B1
A roller coupling apparatus for securing rods and other threaded components together in a pumping system. The roller coupling apparatus can include a body with a plurality of radially-positioned wheels rotatably coupled to the body. The arrangement of the wheels can uniformly spread the rod load within the interior diameter of the tubing. In operation, the wheels contact and roll along the interior diameter of the tubing, preventing surface-to-surface wear of the coupling body exterior and tubing interior, thereby prolonging coupling and tubing life. In one embodiment, the wheels can include wear grooves that can indicate wear areas in the wellbore. Multiple apparatuses can be utilized to form rod strings of various lengths.
US10907401B2
Improvements in or relating to transparent units (such as glazing units, which may also be referred to as insulating glass units) and their methods of manufacture are disclosed. Each transparent unit comprises first and second panes of transparent material each having an outwardly facing side and an inwardly facing side. Each inwardly facing side is at least partially coated with a reactive interlayer made by the application of a reactive interlayer coating composition. The inwardly facing side of the first and second panes of transparent material are spaced apart partially or totally by a transparent spacer made of a pre-cured condensation curable material or a substantially pre-cured condensation curable material adhered to the inwardly facing side of the first and second panes of transparent material by way of the reactive interlayers. In various embodiments, the pre-cured condensation curable material is a silicone based material.
US10907396B2
A rear vehicle assembly includes a body structure defining an opening having a first side edge and a second side edge and including a tailgate that is movable relative to the structure between at least one open position, in which the opening of the structure is accessible, and a closed position, in which the tailgate closes the opening of the structure, wherein the tailgate comprises at least a first side edge and a second side edge. The assembly includes an opening and closing device fixing the tailgate to the structure. The opening and closing device includes at least a first jack and a second jack, wherein the first and second jacks are each fixed between the structure and the first side edge.
US10907395B2
An opening-closing body control device is provided, including a switch unit provided between a power supply device and a drive source, a control unit configured to electrically connect or cut off the connection between the power supply device and the drive source by controlling a conductive state or a cut-off state of the switch unit, a voltage restriction unit configured to restrict a generated voltage of the drive source generated when the drive source is rotated by an external force to a predetermined voltage in a case in which the connection between the power supply device and the drive source is cut off, and a current detection unit configured to detect a generated current output from the drive source when the generated voltage is restricted to the predetermined voltage, wherein the control unit electrically connects the power supply device to the drive source by controlling the switch unit to be in the conductive state in response to the generated current being detected.
US10907385B2
A powered latch system for a door of a vehicle including a latch assembly, actuatable inside and outside handles, a powered actuator and a door controller that causes the powered actuator to unlatch the latch assembly upon actuation of the inside and outside door handles. The latch assembly may be mechanically unlatched by a user within a vehicle interior even if the powered actuator does not actuate due to a loss of electrical power or other failure. The controller can be programmed to unlatch the latch assembly according to various criteria as required to meet the specific requirements of different markets.
US10907375B2
A robot may extrude a tower or column. The robot may include an extrusion nozzle, a positioning system, a climbing apparatus, and a controller. The extrusion nozzle may controllably extrude uncured construction material. The positioning system may controllably cause the extrusion nozzle to traverse a perimeter layer of the tower or column. A climbing apparatus may controllably cause the robot to climb. A controller may autonomously: direct the positioning system to cause the nozzle to traverse the perimeter layer of the tower or column; direct the nozzle to extrude uncured construction material during the traverse; direct the climbing apparatus to cause the robot to climb an incremental amount; and repeat each of the foregoing positioning, extrusion, and climbing steps until the extruded tower or column attains a desired height.
US10907373B2
A system of connecting a stiffener to the sidewall of a grain bin using a stud bolt having a first threaded end, a second threaded end and a feature positioned between the first end and a second end. A sealing member is positioned over the first end of the stud bolt, which in one case is a metallic washer with an affixed compressible sealing member. The first end of the stud bolt is inserted into a hole in the sidewall and an inner nut is placed over the first end inside the sidewall. As the inner nut is tightened, the feature is pulled toward the exterior surface of the grain bin thereby causing the sealing member to form a seal with the exterior surface of the grain bin. The second end of the stud bolt is inserted into a hole in the stiffener which is tightened onto the stud bolt.
US10907366B2
A concrete vibrator can automatically change the rotational speed of a motor depending on the state of a vibrating tube. Under control by a controller, the concrete vibrator is operated in a normal mode in which the motor is supplied with driving power having a frequency to make the motor rotate at a rotational speed suitable for air bubble removal, or in an idling mode in which the motor is supplied with driving power having a frequency to make the motor rotate at a lower rotational speed than in the normal mode. The controller measures, per unit of time, a value of a current that is input to the controller or motor, compares a latest current value to a reference value calculated based on a past measurement value, and compares an absolute value of the comparison value to a threshold to grasp the state of the vibrating tube.
US10907356B2
The present invention is a roof drain assembly that comprises a dome mounted to a drain body by shock arrestors and a roof clamp that is securable to the drain body. A screen is positioned around the inlet and between the drain body and the dome. The shock arrestors and screen permit the dome to compress against the drain body while simultaneously absorbing the energy from an impact. As the shock arrestors compress, the screen also compresses. The resiliency of the screen and the shock arrestors permit the dome assembly to return to its passive state once the compression force is removed.
US10907355B2
A roof system comprising a substrate and thermoplastic membrane adhered to the substrate, where the thermoplastic membrane is characterized, prior to being adhered to the substrate, by a stiffness represented by a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, or by a Taber stiffness of less than 15, or by a Shore D hardness of less than 40, or by a combination of a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, a Taber stiffness of less than 15, and a Shore D hardness of less than 40.
US10907352B2
An exemplary shingle includes at least one coated shingle sheet defining a headlap portion and a tab portion each having opposed upper and lower surfaces. A first line of adhesive is adhered to one of the upper surface of the headlap portion and the lower surface of the tab portion, and includes a first thermally activated adhesive material. A second line of adhesive is adhered to one of the upper surface of the headlap portion and the lower surface of the tab portion, and includes a second thermally activated adhesive material having a minimum activation temperature less than a minimum activation temperature of the first thermally activated adhesive material.
US10907351B2
A hybrid core comprising a matrix and tubular structural reinforcements, such as a ductile matrix core reinforced with ductile hollow tubes, as well as panels which comprise such hybrid core. Embodiments of the invention manifest resistance to both interfacial debonding and ballistic penetration.
US10907347B2
Described herein is a drywall apparatus including drywall liner. A first gypsum-containing segment is disposed on an internal side of the drywall liner, and a second gypsum-containing segment is disposed on the internal side of the drywall liner such that a groove exists between the first segment and the second segment. The drywall liner connects the first segment to the second segment such that the first segment and the second segment are capable of hinging about a hinge axis parallel to the groove.
US10907337B1
Methods, systems and devices for protecting flooring beneath a toilet having a toilet base set over a drain pipe in the flooring, including a device and system having a tray defining a hole configured to be positioned over the drain pipe, the tray having an outside perimeter edge surrounding the hole and defining a field which extends outward from the toilet base when the toilet is positioned upon the tray, and a liquid retainer configured for placement upon the field and having a first end portion to abut a first external area of the toilet base and a second end portion to abut a second external area of the toilet base. The tray may be cut with a scissors to universally match a variety of toilet bases and is of low profile to be undetectable or nearly undetectable (concealed) to a normal casual viewer. The field is configured to receive stray liquid from the toilet crossing a seep line while a side edge perimeter of the toilet is sealed.
US10907333B2
According to one embodiment, a sanitary washing device for washing human private parts includes a nozzle configured to jet water toward the human private parts, and a protective electronic circuit configured to prohibit operation of at least part of the sanitary washing device when a component of the sanitary washing device fails. The protective electronic circuit includes a failure diagnosis part configured to diagnose a failure of a component of the protective electronic circuit. At least part of the operation related to the jetting in the sanitary washing device is prohibited when a failure of the component of the sanitary washing device is sensed by diagnosis using the failure diagnosis part.
US10907331B1
An adjustable sink positioning and mounting apparatus for rapidly attaching sinks to the bottom of a counter top includes a channel base member with two columns of ratchet teeth horizontally misaligned, and a sliding sled member releasably engaged with the ratchet base channel. The sliding sled member includes an arm adjacent the top end and at least one blade spring with a curved tip at the lower end.
US10907330B2
A faucet that includes a housing with a water supply assembly, a soap supply assembly, first and second sensing probe assemblies, and a controller provided in the housing, wherein a sensing region of the first sensing probe assembly is an upper portion of the housing, a sensing region of the second sensing probe assembly is a lower portion of the housing, an output terminal of each sensing probe assembly is electrically connected with an input terminal of the controller, and an output terminal of the controller is electrically connected with a control terminal of each of the water and soap supply assemblies. The controller controls the water supply assembly to start/stop water supply according to the sensing signal from the first or second sensing probe assembly, and controls the soap supply assembly to start/stop soap supply according to the sensing signal from the first or second sensing probe assembly.
US10907322B2
A shovel includes a lower traveling body that runs, an upper rotating body that is rotatably mounted on the lower traveling body, a plurality of hydraulic actuators that are operated by hydraulic oil discharged by a hydraulic pump driven by an engine, a determining unit that determines a type of work, and a control unit that controls the hydraulic actuators based on the type of work determined by the determining unit.
US10907312B2
Disclosed herein is a form work (1) for forming an edge of a poured slab roadway or pavement, the form work (1) comprising a metal edging member (2) having a roadway facing surface (3) and an opposite bracing surface (4), wherein the bracing surface (4) comprises a plurality of first brackets (5) for engaging with roadway pins (13), the first brackets (5) extending outwardly from the bracing surface (4) and configured to lock the pins (13) such that in use the form work (1) is held in position with respect to the pin (13).
US10907311B2
A method and a road finisher for creating a temperature field of a newly laid paving layer corrected for interfering-related temperature measurement errors. It is recognised that when the paving layer is paved, a measuring point is covered by an interfering object at a first time if, contrary to an expected material-specific cooling at a later second time during paving at the same measuring point, a larger temperature value particularly lying within a nominal temperature range than a temperature value measured to the preceding first time is measured, wherein instead of the temperature value detected at the first time a new temperature value is assigned to the measuring point in the temperature field.
US10907292B2
A laundry treating appliance door assembly comprises a plastic fishbowl. Typically, laundry treating appliances, such as dryers, have door assemblies comprising glass fishbowls. Utilizing plastic enables a fishbowl to have a sharper radius of curvature than that of a glass fishbowl due to manufacturing constraints of glass. A shaper radius of curvature allows for greater capacity in the treating chamber in a laundry treating appliance.
US10907291B2
A method of operating a laundry washing (or washing and drying) machine, and a machine so operated, for determining whether an undetached laundry ring is present within the drum at the end of a washing cycle. The method includes rotating the drum at first and second rotational speeds, respectively below and above the threshold speed at which the load is centrifugally held against the drum's surface, measuring motor current/torque at each speed and comparing the measured values. Optionally, a percentage change in current/torque can be calculated and the existence of the ring detected if the percentage change is above/below a predetermined threshold value. Optionally, speed variation of the drum at each threshold speed can be determined and this information also used in the determination of whether the ring exists.
US10907276B2
Artificial grass (100, 200, 320) with good fire-retardant performance including its manufacturing process (300) is disclosed, particularly to be used for indoor applications. The fire retardant, particularly of halogen-based type (311), is incorporated within the artificial fiber filaments (101, 201, 301). The backing (102, 202, 302) onto which the artificial fiber filaments (101, 201, 301) are attached, may also be provided with a fire retardant.
US10907267B2
A metal-resin composite material including an aluminum substrate having an aluminum oxide coating and a resin bonded to the aluminum substrate through the aluminum oxide coating, wherein the aluminum oxide coating has a porous surface layer in which columns with an average height of 10 to 100 nm are arranged in a dispersed state, an average value of sums of cross-sectional areas of the columns in randomly sampled 400 nm square visual fields of the porous surface layer is 8000 to 128000 nm2, an average value of sums of circumferential lengths of cross-sections of the columns in randomly sampled 400 nm square visual fields of the porous surface layer is 1000 to 27000 nm, and an average value of numbers of the columns in randomly sampled 400 nm square visual fields of the porous surface layer is 10 to 430.
US10907264B2
A durable composite diamond electrode is disclosed which comprise at least a relatively thicker conductive UNCD (Ultrananocrystalline Diamond) layer, with low deposition cost, on a substrate underlying a relatively thinner conductive MCD (Microcrystalline Diamond) layer. The electrode exhibits long life and superior delamination resistance under extremely stressed electrochemical oxidation conditions. It is hypothesized that this improvement in electrode reliability is due to a combination of stress relief by the composite film with the slightly “softer” underlying UNCD “root” layer and the electrochemically durable overlying MCD “shield” layer, an effective disruption mechanism of the fracture propagation between the compositing layers, and thermal expansion coefficient match between the diamond layers and the substrate. The diamond composite electrode can be applied to any electrochemical application requiring extreme voltages/current densities, extreme reliability or biomedical inertness such as electrochemical systems to generate ozone, hydroxyl radicals, or biomedical electrode applications.
US10907259B2
Process for cleaning soiled metal surfaces characterized in such cleaning is carried out using a composition that comprises at least one alkoxylated polyethylenimine (B) with a polydispersity Q=Mw/Mn of at least 3.5 and an average molecular weight Mw in the range of from 2,500 to 1,500,000 g/mol.
US10907257B2
In a projection material for mechanical plating, a steel particle is used as a core, and the surrounding surface thereof is coated with a zinc alloy in which the content of Al is more than 5% by mass but equal to or less than 16% by mass, the content of Mg is equal to or more than 5.5% by mass but equal to or less than 15% by mass and the remaining portion is Zn and an impurity, and the content of Fe is equal to or more than 3% by mass but equal to or less than 80% by mass. In this way, the corrosion resistance of a zinc-based coating itself formed in mechanical plating is remarkably enhanced without dependence on protective coating formation treatment such as chromate treatment.
US10907256B2
A method for forming a reinforced metallic structure includes providing a tool having a formation surface corresponding to a desired structure shape of the reinforced metallic structure. The method also includes positioning a plurality of fibers on the formation surface of the tool. The method also includes depositing a layer of material on the plurality of fibers using a cold-spray technique. The method also includes removing the layer of material with the plurality of fibers from the tool to create the reinforced metallic structure.
US10907252B2
Embodiments herein relate to gas distribution apparatuses. In one aspect, the disclosure herein relates to a showerhead including a body having an upper surface and a lower surface. A thermal choke is disposed adjacent a perimeter of the body. The thermal choke includes a plurality of interleaved channels. One or more apertures are disposed between the upper surface and the lower surface of the body.
US10907246B2
A film-forming apparatus having a simple and downsized structure is provided. The film-forming apparatus includes at least one target having an opposing face that opposes a substrate, a plurality of target holders each detachably holding the target, a cooling unit that cools a plurality of the target holders, and at least one cooling panel. The at least one cooling panel includes a held part held by the target holder, and a heat receiving part having a heat receiving face that opposes the substrate with the held part held by the target holder and receives radiation heat emitted from the substrate. The held part transfers heat from the heat receiving face to the target holder. Each target holder selectively holds the target or the cooling panel.
US10907244B2
The invention relates to a method for the production of materials. In particular the invention relates to nanostructured materials, and an apparatus and method for the production thereof. In accordance with the invention nanostructured materials are produced by the subsequent steps of producing nanoparticles; transporting the nanoparticles into, and optionally through, a porous carrier by a gas flow; and depositing the nanoparticles onto the surface of said porous carrier in an essentially isotropic manner.
US10907236B2
A steel sheet for a drawn can has a predetermined chemical composition and has a ferrite single-phase structure with a crystal grain size number of 11.0 or more, the sheet thickness is 0.15 to 0.50 mm, in an L direction of the steel sheet after an ageing treatment at 100° C. for one hour, an yield strength YP is 220 to 290 MPa, a tensile strength TS is 330 to 390 MPa, a total elongation EL is 32% or more, an yield point elongation YP-EL is 0%, an average plastic strain ratio rm is more than 1.35, and an in-plane anisotropy Δr is −0.30 to +0.15.
US10907231B2
An oriented electrical steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes Si: 2.0 to 7.0%, C: 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), Al: 0.05% or less (excluding 0%), N: 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), S: 0.005% or less (excluding 0%), a content of each of Ba and Y or a sum thereof: 0.001 to 0.3%, and Fe and other unavoidable impurities as a balance by wt %.
US10907228B2
Described is a method of modifying material properties of a workpiece using a high-pressure-torsion apparatus, comprising a working axis, a first anvil, a second anvil, and an annular body, comprising a first conductive chiller, a second conductive chiller, and a heater, positioned between the first conductive chiller and the second conductive chiller along the working axis. The method comprises compressing the workpiece along a central axis of the workpiece and, simultaneously with compressing the workpiece alone the central axis, twisting the workpiece about the central axis. The method further comprises, while compressing the workpiece along the central axis and twisting the workpiece about the central axis, translating the annular body along the working axis of the high-pressure-torsion apparatus, collinear with the central axis of the workpiece, and heating the workpiece with the heater.
US10907223B2
The present invention provides for a method of producing a polysaccharide gel comprising: (a) culturing or growing a cyanobacterium or a mixture of cyanobacteria species in a medium under conditions such that the cyanobacterium or the mixture of cyanobacteria species produces a polysaccharide or a mixture of polysaccharides, (b) optionally separating the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides from the medium and/or the cyanobacterium or the mixture of cyanobacteria species, and (c) increasing the pH of the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides such that the polysaccharide or the mixture of polysaccharides forms a gel.
US10907208B2
The purpose of the present invention is to develop a method for screening drugs having the effect of increasing skin barrier function in in vitro studies and to evaluate barrier function in the skin. Candidate drugs can be screened by using the activity and/or expression level of serine racemase as an indicator.
US10907199B2
The present disclosure provides the quantification of double-strand breaks in DNA molecules using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase using a preliminary step of nick gap and repair. This preliminary step comprising contacting the DNA molecules with both a DNA ligase and a DNA polymerase to repair DNA nicks and remove DNA gaps prior to using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase.
US10907194B2
This invention provides a process for making 3′-O-allyl-dGTP-PC-Biodopy-FL-510, 3′-O-allyl-dATP-PC-ROX, 3′-O-allyl-dCTP-PC-Bodipy-650 and 3′-O-allyl-dUTP-PC-R6G, and related methods.
US10907186B2
Methods of modulating the properties of a cell culture expressing a protein of interest are provided. In various embodiments the methods relate to the overexpression of proteins involved in the N-glycosylation pathway.
US10907185B2
An enzymatically produced soluble α-glucan fiber composition is provided suitable for use as a digestion resistant fiber in food and feed applications. The soluble α-glucan fiber composition can be blended with one or more additional food ingredients to produce fiber-containing compositions. Methods for the production and use of compositions comprising the soluble α-glucan fiber are also provided.
US10907180B2
The present invention relates to a host cell comprising an rhlA gene or an ortholog thereof that is capable of producing hydroxyalkanoyloxy alkanoic acid (HAA) and achieving an HAA concentration of more than 1 g L−1 when cultured. The invention further relates to methods of producing such a host cell and to the use of said host cell for producing HAA. The present invention also relates to methods of producing HAA using said host cell, HAA compositions produced by these methods, as well as methods of producing fatty acid compositions, fatty alcohol compositions, or hydrocarbon compositions comprising producing HAA using said host cell, and fatty acid compositions, fatty alcohol compositions, or hydrocarbon compositions produced by said methods.
US10907177B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving efficacy of viral transduction of cells. More particularly, the present invention provides methods and materials useful for safely and reliably improving the efficiency of methods and materials useful for safely and reliably improving the efficiency of methods for transducing cells, such as human hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), with viruses and/or viral vectors. The compositions and methods are useful for therapeutic indications amenable to treatment with hematopoietic stem cell gene therapies.
US10907170B2
Four genes, A622, NBB1, PMT, and QPT, can be influenced for increasing nicotinic alkaloid levels in Nicotiana plants, as well as for synthesizing nicotinic alkaloids in non-nicotine producing plants and cells. In particular, overexpressing one or more of A622, NBB1, PMT, and QPT may be used to increase nicotine and nicotinic alkaloid levels in tobacco plants. Non-nicotine producing cells can be engineered to produce nicotine and related compounds by overexpressing A622 and NBB1.
US10907164B2
Disclosed herein are vectors and components for a nucleic acid cloning system, and methods of use of the vectors and components in cloning nucleic acid fragments of interest. The cloning system includes two families of destination vectors which can be used in alternating form to systematically combine nucleic acid fragments of interest.
US10907162B2
The subject invention provides a SELEX strategy for isolating cross-reactive aptamers that recognize a core structure of a small-molecule family and bind to each several structurally-similar molecules in the family. The subject invention also provides methods, assays, and products for detecting small-molecule targets of the family in a sample in both clinical and field settings. Such method is based on an aptamer sensor that reports the presence of small-molecule targets via a sensitive colorimetric signal for naked-eye detection. The subject invention further provides exonuclease-based methods for generating structure-switching aptamers from fully folded aptamers and developing electrochemical aptamer-based (E-AB) sensors for rapid and sensitive detection of synthetic cathinones.
US10907161B2
The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, RNA molecules (e.g., RNA hairpin agonists) that bind to and agonize RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs), and to use of the molecules in methods for treating, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of, a disorder (e.g., cancer).
US10907156B2
The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for the effective prophylactical or therapeutical treatment of Chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly for the prophylactical or therapeutical treatment of the tubulointerstitial fibrosis associated to CKD, more particularly for the prophylactical or therapeutical treatment of renal fibrosis.
US10907154B2
Antisense molecules capable of binding to a selected target site in the human dystrophin gene to induce exon 44 skipping are described.
US10907148B2
The present invention relates to a method and kit for analyte detection. More precisely the invention relates to a method of detecting an analyte, comprising storing short single stranded nucleic acids (10-100 nt), such as aptamers and micro RNA, on a solid support at ambient temperature; and subsequent amplification of said nucleic acids for detection of analyte(s).
US10907147B2
This instant disclosure provides methods of processing a sample in an automated sample processing device including devices configured for the automated extraction or isolation of nucleic acids. Also provided are plungers for use in such devices and methods of sample processing. Systems for performing the described methods and employing the described plungers are also provided.
US10907134B2
Luciferases which are different from those known heretofore have been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of valine at the position of 44, alanine at the position of 54 and tyrosine at the position of 138 is substituted with other amino acid(s) in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US10907130B2
The present invention is directed to methods and materials for producing recombinant viruses. In particular, methods and materials are provided for producing recombinant viruses in eukaryotic microalgae such as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Recombinant adeno-associated viruses are examples of recombinant viruses produced according to the invention.
US10907126B2
A biological sterilization indicator includes a housing having a first enclosure and a second enclosure, an ampule containing a liquid growth medium, and an insert disposed at least partially in the first enclosure. A portion of the ampule may be disposed inside the first enclosure. The insert may have a platform including a top surface, an abutment surface, and a side surface, as well as a first void disposed in the platform and configured to allow passage of a first volume of the liquid growth medium into the second enclosure and a second void disposed through at least a portion of the side surface and configured to allow passage of a second volume of the liquid growth medium into the second enclosure.
US10907119B2
A fermentation system includes a vessel defining a chamber for holding liquids and including a lower aperture, an insulating jacket disposed around the vessel, and a cooling fluid disposed between the insulating jacket and the vessel, the cooling fluid being in fluid communication with a fluid pump. A beverage line operably couples the lower aperture with a dispensing spigot, the beverage line being wrapped around the vessel and at least partially submerged in the fluid. The system further includes a collar disposed proximate the conical bottom portion of the vessel, the collar including a gasket in abutting contact with the insulating jacket.
US10907118B2
A unit dose detergent pack includes a pouch and a detergent composition encapsulated within the pouch. The detergent composition includes a surfactant component including an alcohol ethoxy sulfate having a C8-C20 backbone that is ethoxylated with from about 1 to about 10 moles of ethylene oxide and is present in an amount of from about 5 to about 30 weight percent actives, water present in a total amount of from about 5 to about 30 weight percent, and a particular liquid block copolymer present in an amount of at least about 0.5 weight percent actives. The detergent composition has a viscosity of less than about 5,000 cps when diluted with additional water at about a 2:1 weight ratio of the detergent composition:water. The block copolymer is incorporated as a rheology modifying agent.
US10907112B2
The present invention relates to industrial gear lubricating compositions that include a specific class of substituted triazoles, where the substituted triazole includes at least one hydrocarbyl group linked to one of the nitrogen atoms in the triazole ring. Such compositions provide surprisingly good seal compatibility compared to compositions with other triazoles and/or alternative additives.
US10907100B2
Compounds of formula I, and liquid-crystalline media, preferably having a nematic phase and negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising: a) one or more compounds of formula I and one or more other compounds selected from: b) one or more compounds of formula II and/or c) one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B Use thereof in electro-optical displays, particularly in active-matrix displays based on the VA, ECB, PALC, FFS or IPS effect and use of compounds of formula I for stabilisation of liquid-crystalline media which comprise one or more compounds of formula II and/or one or more compounds selected from compounds of formulae III-1 to III-4 and B.
US10907092B2
Methods of making luminescent perovskite-polymer composites are provided and structures using the same. Perovskite-polymer composites made by the method described herein are provided. The perovskite-polymer composite is useful in many applications including downconverters for backlight units (BLU) of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), as well as for and could be used for light emitting devices, lasers or as active absorber or passive luminescent concentrators for solar photovoltaic applications.
US10907089B2
A method of stabilizing one or more clays within a subterranean formation comprises forming at least one treatment fluid comprising anionic silica particles, cationic silica particles, and at least one base material. The at least one treatment fluid is provided into a subterranean formation containing clay particles to attach at least a portion of the anionic silica particles and the cationic silica particles to surfaces of the clay particles and form stabilized clay particles. A method of treating one or more clays contained within a subterranean formation, and a treatment fluid for a subterranean formation.
US10907088B2
Methods for servicing a hydrocarbon well using natural gas in a well intervention operation can include preparing a working fluid having a composition containing about 10 wt % to 100 wt % of a gas phase natural gas, where the quantity and composition of the natural gas is selected so that under specified well intervention conditions, the natural gas and a liquid phase recovery target material form a mixture in the condensing vapor-gas or vapor-gas part of the mixture's phase envelope. During the well intervention operation and at the specified well intervention conditions, the method can include injecting the working fluid into the well, contacting the working fluid with the liquid phase recovery target material, vaporizing the recovery target material, and forming a homogeneous gas phase well mixture of the recovery target material and natural gas. At least a portion of the homogenous gas phase well mixture can be recovered at surface.
US10907075B2
A system for the professional preparation and implementation of eyelash and hair extension application which may include the use of chemically reduced bonding agents such as cyanoacrylate based adhesive, non-adhesive bonding gel, micro-fiber skin protection strips and staging pallets, brushless micro-applicators and tweezers including an affixed UV light source.
US10907074B2
Chemical mechanical polishing compositions include an abrasive, a first removal rate enhancer; and water; wherein the polishing compositions have a value of less than 800,000 for the relation: large particle counts/weight percent abrasive, when measured using a 0.2 μm bin size.
US10907064B2
An inkjet ink contains self-dispersible capsules having a polymeric shell surrounding a core containing one or more chemical reactants, wherein the capsules are dispersed in an aqueous medium by a dispersing group covalently bonded to the polymeric shell, and the dispersing group is a carboxylic acid or salt thereof; and no more than 0.5 wt % of an amphoteric surfactant.
US10907062B2
An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed that contains colored resin particles, an ionic dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the colored resin particles contain a colorant and a urethane-urea resin. A method for producing an oil-based inkjet ink is also disclosed.
US10907059B2
An aqueous ink composition including water; an optional co-solvent; a sulfonated polyester, wherein the sulfonated polyester has a degree of sulfonation of at least about 3.5 mol percent; and an isoprene rubber. A process of digital offset printing including applying an ink composition onto a re-imageable imaging member surface at an ink take up temperature, the re-imageable imaging member having dampening fluid disposed thereon; forming an ink image; transferring the ink image from the re-imageable surface of the imaging member to a printable substrate at an ink transfer temperature; wherein the ink composition comprises water; an optional co-solvent; a sulfonated polyester having a degree of sulfonation of at least about 3.5 mol percent; and an isoprene rubber. A process including combining a sulfonated polyester resin, having a degree of sulfonation of at least about 3.5 mol percent, water, an optional co-solvent, and an isoprene rubber to form an aqueous ink composition, wherein the ink composition is substantially colorless.
US10907057B2
The present disclosure is drawn to a reactive polyurethane dispersion including a polymer strand having a polymer backbone that has two ends terminating at a first capping unit and a second capping unit. The polymer backbone can include polymerized monomers including a reactive diol and a blend of two or more diisocyanates. The reactive diol can be an acrylate-containing diol, a methacrylate-containing diol, or combination thereof. The first capping unit can be an acrylate-containing monoalcohol or methacrylate-containing monoalcohol reacted with an isocyanate group of the diisocyanates. The second capping unit can be an ionic stabilizing group. The polymer backbone can be devoid of ionic stabilizing groups.
US10907050B2
A composition for use in a preparation of a nickel oxide layer that includes Ni(NO3)2.nH2O, wherein n is 0, 4, 6 or 9, at least one metal acetate, and a solvent combination that includes a diol, an alcohol amine, and water.
US10907041B2
A polyether polymer composition containing 200 parts by weight or more of a metal-containing powder per 100 parts by weight of a polyether polymer having an oxirane monomer unit is provided. The present invention can provide a polyether polymer composition that is capable of appropriately showing various properties of the metal-containing powder such as high heat conductivity and high electrical conductivity and that also has excellent long-term stability.
US10907035B2
A propylene resin composition containing (A), (B), (C), and (D) is provided. The content of (A) is 40 to 65 parts by weight, the content of (B) is 10 to 25 parts by weight, the content of (C) is 25 to 35 parts by weight, and the content of (D) is 0.01 to 0.3 parts by weight based on the total weight of (A), (B), and (C) being 100 parts by weight. (A) is a propylene-based polymer, (B) is an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, (C) is a talc whose ratio of D50[L] to D50[S] is at least 4, and (D) is a nucleating agent having formula (1): R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a halogen group, and m and n each independently represent an integer of 1 to 5. A molded article produced from the composition has low linear expansion coefficients.
US10906999B2
The invention pertains to a (per)fluoroelastomer composition comprising: —a (per)fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)]; and —at least one (per)fluoropolyether additive [polymer (E)] comprising a (per)fluoropolyether chain comprising recurring units having at least one catenary ether bond and at least one fluorocarbon moiety, and comprising at least one chain end comprising at least one per(halo)fluorinated aromatic group [group (ArF)], said polymer (E) being comprised in the composition in an amount of 0.5 to 30 phr, with respect to fluoroelastomer (A).
US10906993B2
Modified cellulose fibers, wherein each of (A) one or more substituents selected from substituents represented by the following general formula (1) and substituents represented by the following general formula (2): —CH2—CH(OH)—R1 (1); —CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—(OA)n-O—R1 (2), wherein each R1 in the general formula (1) and the general formula (2) is independently a linear or branched alkyl group having 3 or more carbon atoms and 30 or less carbon atoms; n in the general formula (2) is a number of 0 or more and 50 or less; and A is a linear or branched, divalent saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 or more carbon atoms and 6 or less carbon atoms, and (B) a substituent represented by the following general formula (3): —CH2—CH(OH)—R2 (3), wherein R2 in the general formula (3) is an alkyl group having 1 or more carbon atoms and 2 or less carbon atoms, is independently bonded to cellulose fibers via an ether bond, wherein the modified cellulose fibers have a cellulose I crystal structure. The resin composition blended with the modified cellulose fibers of the present invention can be suitably used in various industrial applications such as daily sundries, household electric appliance parts, wrapping materials for household electric appliance parts and automobile parts.
US10906992B2
There is provided a method for producing a low polymerization degree cellulose ether having a less yellowish appearance and having excellent long-term storage stability through depolymerization of a high polymerization degree cellulose ether with an acid and without requiring an additive other than the acid. More specifically, there is provided a method for producing a low polymerization degree cellulose ether, including a step of depolymerizing a high polymerization degree cellulose ether with an acid to obtain a low polymerization degree cellulose ether mixture and a step of neutralizing the acid present in the low polymerization degree cellulose ether mixture, wherein ultraviolet is applied in the step of depolymerizing or between the steps of depolymerizing and neutralizing.
US10906989B1
We provide new monoclonal antibody inhibitors of coagulases for treatment of S. aureus. The monoclonal antibodies are useful in targeting the SC N-terminus and inhibiting SC-ProT activation. The monoclonal antibodies are able to bind to and interfere with, modulate, and/or inhibit the binding interactions between the staphylocoagulase protein and its ligand protein prothrombin in blood and tissues. The antibodies are effective in inhibiting the activation of prothrombin.
US10906987B2
The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that recognize polio virus receptor (PVR) and inhibit its binding to T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT). The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and methods for their use in cancer immunotherapy, treating infections and in diagnosis.
US10906981B2
Provided herein are compositions, kits, methods and systems related to administering a structure that crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB) along with a monosaccharide, either simultaneously or consecutively. The structure may be, for example an antibody or fusion antibody that binds to an insulin receptor.
US10906978B2
The present invention concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD3 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen, for example CD123. The present invention also concerns antibody-like binding protein specifically binding to CD123 and binding specifically to at least one further antigen. The invention further concerns anti-CD3 antibodies and anti-CD123 antibodies. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 antibodies or anti-CD123 antibodies of the invention, and their use to treat cancer. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acids, vectors and host cells comprising a sequence encoding said antibody-like binding protein, anti-CD3 or anti-CD123 antibody and the use of said anti-CD123 antibody as a diagnostic tool.
US10906966B2
The present invention relates to Tau-binding antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
US10906965B2
Disclosed herein is a method for identifying TREM-1's ligand and antibodies, or fragments thereof, which are capable of modifying the function of TREM-1's ligand. Antibodies that reduce or block TREM-1 activation may be identified and selected using this method. Antibodies that bind to TREM-1's ligand and reduce TREM-1 activity may be suitable for use as medicaments.
US10906962B2
The present invention relates to peptides, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that bind specifically to poly-N-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG), such as Staphylococcal PNAG, in acetylated, partially acetylated and/or fully deacetylated form. The invention further provides methods for using these peptides in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy of infections by bacteria that express PNAG such as but not limited to Staphylococci and E. coli. Some antibodies of the invention enhance opsonophagocytic killing and in vivo protection against bacteria that express PNAG such as but not limited to Staphylococci and E. coli. Compositions of these peptides, including pharmaceutical compositions, are also provided, as are functionally equivalent variants of such peptides.
US10906958B2
In certain aspects, the disclosure provides soluble heteromeric polypeptide complexes comprising an extracellular domain of a type I serine/threonine kinase receptor of the TGF-beta family and an extracellular domain of a type II serine/threonine kinase receptor of the TGF-beta family. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides soluble polypeptide complexes comprising an extracellular domain of a type II receptor selected from: ActRIIA, ActRIIB, TGFBRII, BMPRII, and MISRII. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides soluble polypeptide complexes comprising an extracellular domain of a type I receptor selected from: ALK1, ALK2, ALK3, ALK4, ALK5, ALK6, and ALK7. Optionally the soluble complex is a heterodimer. In certain aspects, such soluble polypeptide complexes may be used to regulate (promote or inhibit) growth of tissues or cells including, for example, muscle, bone, cartilage, fat, neural tissue, tumors, cancerous cells, and/or cells of hematopoietic lineages, including red blood cells. In certain aspects, such soluble polypeptide complexes are can be used to improve muscle formation, bone formation, hematopoiesis, metabolic parameters, and disorders associated with these tissues, cellular networks, and endocrine systems.
US10906956B2
The presently disclosed subject matter provides for methods and compositions for treating multiple myeloma. It relates to chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that specifically target a G-protein coupled receptor (e.g., a G-protein coupled receptor family C group 5 member D (GPRC5D)), and immunoresponsive cells comprising such CARs. The presently disclosed CARs targeting a G-protein coupled receptor (e.g., GPRC5D) have enhanced immune-activating properties, including anti-tumor activity.
US10906953B2
Methods of purification and/or viral deactivation of a protein (e.g. glycoprotein) comprising a step of treating the protein (e.g. glycoprotein) with a combination of caprylic acid and ethanol.
US10906952B2
The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising a binding protein and an IL-15 polypeptide as well as uses thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins and a method for producing such fusion proteins.
US10906942B2
The present invention relates to recombinant oncolytic viruses comprising a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), wherein the glycoprotein (G protein) of VSV is deleted; and which comprises a modified fusion protein (F protein) of Newcastle disease virus (NDV); and the hemagglutinin neuraminidase (HN) protein of NDV. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids encoding for the recombinant oncolytic virus and vectors comprising the nucleic acids. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the rVSV of the invention, the nucleic acid or the vector, further to uses as gene delivery tool and/or for tumor detection. The present invention further relates to the recombinant oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) for use in medicine, in particular for the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of cancer.
US10906938B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer, in particular myeloma. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10906935B2
Disclosed here includes a method for purifying a biologic composition, comprising diafiltering the biologic composition into a composition comprising phosphate buffered saline (PBS) to obtain a purified composition. The method disclosed here can be particularly useful for removing one or more impurities from the biologic composition, such as bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino-tris(hydroxymethyl)methane (Bis-tris).
US10906931B2
Means and methods for therapeutic intervention of mitochondrial disorders or diseases, and in particular to a method for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of a disorder or disease correlated with mitochondrial stress or dysfunction, a mitochondrial disorder or disease, or a disorder or disease characterized by OPA1 alterations are disclosed. Thereby, a pharmaceutically active amount of a compound capable of modulating the activity of OMA1 and/or an oligomeric complex comprising OMA1 is administered to a patient in need of medical intervention. Methods of screening for a compound capable of modulating the activity of OMA1 and/or an oligomeric complex comprising OMA1 are disclosed. Methods for determining the susceptibility for, predisposition for, or the presence of such a disorder or disease and whether a person in need will benefit from the therapeutic intervention, i.e. personalized medicine are also disclosed.
US10906927B2
Novel steviol glycoside compounds characterized by a first group of four glucopyranose residues attached via the number 13 carbon (C13) of the steviol moiety and a second group of two or three glucopyranose residues attached via the number 19 carbon (C19) of the steviol moiety are described, and exemplified by compounds 1-4. These compounds can be present in a composition with other steviol glycosides (e.g., Reb D and Reb M) to enhance their solubilities. Accordingly, the novel compounds can facilitate the preparation of aqueous compositions having a higher concentration of steviol glycosides. A steviol glycoside composition including one or more of compounds 1-4 can be used as a sweetener composition to sweeten other compositions (sweetenable compositions) such as foods, beverages, medicines, oral hygiene compositions, nutraceuticals, and the like.
US10906926B2
The present application relates to triterpene glycoside saponin-derived adjuvants, syntheses thereof, and intermediates thereto. The application also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the present invention and methods of using said compounds or compositions in the treatment of and immunization for infectious diseases.
US10906925B2
Metal coordination complexes comprising a metal atom coordinated to at least one diazabutadiene ligand having a structure represented by: where each R is independently a C1-C13 alkyl or aryl group and each R′ is independently H, C1-C10 alkyl or aryl group are described. Processing methods using the metal coordination complexes are also described.
US10906923B1
The invention provides novel phosphorus imidazoquinoline amine derivatives, having agonistic activities to Toll-like receptors (TLRs), in particular TLR7 and/or TLR8, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treatment, reduction or prevention of certain diseases or conditions mediated by or associated with TLR7 and/or TLRS, e.g., cancer, graft rejection, autoimmunity, inflammation allergy, asthma, infection, sepsis, and immunodeficiency.
US10906917B2
The invention relates to compounds of the formula: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, fibtrotic diseases and neoplastic diseases.
US10906916B2
The disclosure relates to inhibitors of USP7 inhibitors useful in the treatment of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, immunological disorders, inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, ischemic diseases, viral infections and diseases, and bacterial infections and diseases, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R3, R5, R5′, X1, X2, n, and m are described herein.
US10906907B2
Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of preparing such compounds are also disclosed, including the preparation and use of the compound tert-butyl (S)-(1-(5-fluoro-4-oxo-3-phenyl-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-yl)propyl)carbamate of formula (110) as a precursor to synthesize an exemplary compound disclosed in this application, (S)-2-(1-((9H-purin-6-yl)amino)propyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed.
US10906888B2
Compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are disclosed wherein the compounds have the structure of (I) as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
US10906884B2
The invention relates to benzodiazepine derivatives of formula (A) useful as CCK2/gastrin receptor antagonists, their preparation and their use in the treatment or prevention of disorders associated with CCK2/gastrin receptors, disorders caused by or associated with hypergastrinaemia, and gastric acid-related disorders.
US10906878B2
The invention relates to compounds and their use in the treatment of disease. Novel irreversible inhibitors of wild-type and mutant forms of EGFR, FGFR, ALK, ROS, JAK, BTK, BLK, ITK, TEC, and/or TXK and their use for the treatment of cell proliferation disorders are described.
US10906877B2
Optionally substituted benzoimidazol-1,2-yl amides, such as compounds of Formula 1 or Formula 2, can be used to treat disorders associated with a Kv7 potassium channel activator. Compositions, medicaments, and dosage forms related to the treatment are also disclosed herein.
US10906871B2
Provided herein are processes for making and methods of using salts of glycopyrronium, including solid forms and forms suitable for use as topicals. Disclosed here are processes for making salts of glycopyrronium, also processes for making compositions comprising salts of glycopyrronium, and methods of treating hyperhidrosis with salts of glycopyrronium as well as with compositions comprising salts of glycopyrronium such as, but not limited to, topical compositions. Disclosed herein are methods of treating hyperhidrosis including administering salts of glycopyrronium to subjects in need thereof.
US10906869B2
An organic sulfur material comprising carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur as constituent elements, and having peaks in the vicinity of 482 cm−1, 846 cm−1, 1066 cm−1, 1279 cm−1, and 1442 cm−1 in a Raman spectrum detected by Raman spectroscopy, the peak in the vicinity of 1442 cm−1 being most intense, has a high capacity and high heat resistance, although a liquid organic starting material is used.
US10906862B2
A process for isolating pure butyl acrylate from crude butyl acrylate, which is carried out in a dividing wall column having separation-active internals and a vaporizer, and in which: a dividing wall is arranged in a longitudinal direction of the column to form an upper joint column region, a lower joint column region, an inflow section having a side feed point and an offtake section having a side offtake point; a ratio of an amount of liquid at an upper end of the dividing wall going to an enrichment section and a stripping section of the column is set in the range from 1:0.2 to 1:5; and a ratio of an amount of vapor streams at a lower end of the dividing wall going to the stripping section and the enrichment section of the column is set in a range from 1:0.5 to 1:2.0.
US10906852B2
Processes to selectively crack alkyne compounds from a hydrocarbon stream including olefinic and di-olefinic compounds are described. The process includes contacting the hydrocarbon stream with a supported CuO catalyst under conditions sufficient to crack the alkynes to form a product stream that included cracked compounds and further separating the cracked organic compounds from the hydrocarbon stream.
US10906849B2
Disclosed herein is an explosive composition for soft and wet ground. The explosive composition comprises an explosive comprising an oxidiser component in a water in oil emulsion or a water gel, and a bulking agent comprising discrete particles of a combustible substance. The combustible substance is water soluble but, in the explosive composition, migration of the combustible substance from the discrete particles to the oxidiser component is inhibited. Also disclosed is a method for delivering an explosive composition to a borehole, for example a borehole in soft and wet ground.
US10906843B2
The invention relates to the field of slow/controlled release fertilizer, in particular to a urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer and a preparation method thereof. The urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer comprises ammonium polyphosphate, inorganic silica gel and urea-formaldehyde, wherein the phosphorus-oxygen double bond of ammonium polyphosphate can at least form hydrogen bond linkage with a urea-formaldehyde molecule chain, the hydroxyl group of the inorganic silica gel can at least form hydrogen bond linkage with the urea-formaldehyde molecular chain, and ammonium polyphosphate, inorganic silica gel and urea-formaldehyde together form a hydrogen bond associated polymer network structure. The invention can prepare a urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer comprising a strong hydrogen bond network structure by using a conventional aqueous solution polymerization in combination with a normal temperature extrusion granulation process, avoiding the coating process in the latter stage of the preparation of a coated fertilizer, achieving a simple and effective preparation process, and saving a lot of manpower and material resources. The urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer provided by the invention can stably and continuously release nitrogen nutrient throughout the release period, thereby making up for the shortcoming of excessively long nutrient release period of the existing urea-formaldehyde fertilizers.
US10906838B2
A process for preparing a polymer mixture containing at least two different comb polymers, wherein the comb polymers each have a polymer backbone having side chains attached via ester and/or amide groups, which process includes the steps of: a) providing and/or preparing a reaction mixture containing at least a first base polymer bearing acid groups and a second base polymer bearing acid groups, wherein the two base polymers differ chemically; b) conjointly esterifying and/or amidating the two base polymers with at least one unilaterally hydroxyl-terminated side chain compound and/or with at least one unilaterally amino-terminated side chain compound to obtain at least two different comb polymers.
US10906835B2
The present invention relates generally to glass compositions incorporating rare earth oxides (RE2O3). In one embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO2, 12.5-22 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-11 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % Fe2O3, 0.05 or greater wt. % RE2O3, and greater than 1 wt. % MnOx. In another embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO2, 12.5-22 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-11 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % Fe2O3, 0.05 or greater wt. % RE2O3, 0-4 wt. % BaO, 0-4 wt. % SrO, and 0-5.5 wt. % ZnO, wherein the sum of BaO+SrO+ZnO is greater than about 2 wt. %. In another embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO2, 12.5-22 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-11 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % Fe2O3, 0.05 or greater wt. % RE2O3, and from greater than 0 to 2.5 wt. % Cu2O. In another embodiment, a glass composition suitable for fiber forming comprises 51-70 wt. % SiO2, 12.5-22 wt. % Al2O3, 0-20 wt. % CaO, 0-12.5 wt. % MgO, 0.2-1 wt. % Fe2O3, 0.05 or greater wt. % RE2O3, and at least one additional feature selected from the group consisting of: La2O3 is present in an amount greater than about 2 weight percent, CaO is present in an amount less than about 2 weight percent, a MgO/CaO ratio less than about 1, and a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio greater than about 4. The glass compositions can be used to form glass fibers which can be incorporated into a variety of other fiber glass products (e.g., strands, rovings, fabrics, etc.) and incorporated into various composites.
US10906827B2
A system for reducing algae blooms and microbial growth in aqueous systems is disclosed. The system includes a phosphates adsorption container having an ingress and an egress and a phosphates adsorption element contained therein for gathering and removing phosphates as phosphates-rich influent water flows through the phosphates adsorption container thereby producing low phosphates concentration effluent water. The system also uses a first solution combining the phosphates gathered from the influent water producing a phosphates-enriched first solution and for restoring high loading capacity for adsorption of phosphates properties and high attraction to phosphates properties of the phosphates adsorption element. The system includes a first solution recovery element for receiving the phosphates-enriched solution and for separating the phosphates from the phosphates-enriched first solution.
US10906826B2
Described herein are methods and devices for treating water, wastewater, and organic wastes. The methods and devices are mixed by using hydraulic surge mixers. This surge mixer is driven by gas and can provide occasional surges of water using large bubbles which are able to move great volume of liquid while minimizing dissolved oxygen transfer to the surrounding liquid. Use of the devices and processes herein provides a simple, eloquent approach to water and wastewater treatment with less operation and maintenance costs than conventional devices and/or processes. The same surge lifting device can also be installed in other reactors to mix the tank content and enhance reaction with reduced energy use and maintenance needs.
US10906824B2
An apparatus and method for ozone-aerating fluid is connected to a conventional water treatment system that includes a high pressure fluid pump and a high pressure filter connected to a main reservoir. Included is an auxiliary reservoir and low pressure filter. A first valve controls the fluid flow in a conduit connected to the output of the high pressure filter. A second valve controls the flow of fluid output from the filter to a lift tube. Ozonated air bubbles are injected into fluid in the lift tube. The fluid flows up the lift tube and into the auxiliary reservoir due to expansion of air bubbles. The fluid flows out of the auxiliary reservoir and filter under the force of gravity into the conduit on the downstream side of the first valve and into the main reservoir. A UV germicidal lamp may be positioned in the path of fluid flow.
US10906813B2
Provided herein are methods off functionalizing a carbon nanotube, functionalized carbon nanotubes, methods of forming a suspension, and methods of forming a sensor. The methods may include contacting one or more carbon nanotubes with a dienophile in the presence of a supercritical fluid to form one or more functionalized carbon nanotubes. The one or more functionalized carbon nanotubes may have a degree of functionalization of about 1% to about 5%.
US10906807B2
A method for producing elemental carbon and hydrogen gas directly from a hydrocarbon (for example, natural gas or methane) using a chemical reaction or series of reactions. In an aspect, other materials involved such as, for example, elemental magnesium, remain unchanged and function as a catalyst.
US10906806B2
The apparatus described herein comprises a first reaction chamber having an inlet for a hydrocarbon medium, particularly a gas having the composition CnHm, and an outlet. Means for decomposing the hydrocarbons into carbon particles and hydrogen by introducing heat are provided between the inlet and the outlet in the first reaction chamber. The apparatus also comprises a second reaction chamber having an elongated configuration and having a first inlet at one end and an outlet at the opposite end, wherein the first inlet of the second reaction chamber is connected with the outlet of the first reaction chamber, and wherein the second reaction chamber comprises a widening flow cross-section (measured perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the second reaction chamber) between the inlet and the outlet. In addition, at least one second inlet into the second reaction chamber is provided, wherein the second inlet can be connected to a source for CO2 and/or H2O. Preferably, the second inlet is connected with a source of CO2, and therefore CO2 is injected therewith during operation. A method for operating this apparatus is also described. The energy balance of a synthesis gas production can be improved with the apparatus and the method for operating compared with known methods.
US10906802B2
Provided herein is a method including fusion bonding a handle wafer to a first side of a device wafer. Standoffs are formed on a second side of the device wafer. A first hardmask is deposited on the second side. A second hardmask is deposited on the first hardmask. A surface of the second hardmask is planarized. A photoresist is deposited on the second hardmask, wherein the photoresist includes a MEMS device pattern. The MEMS device pattern is etched into the second hardmask. The MEMS device pattern is etched into the first hardmask, wherein the etching stops before reaching the device wafer. The photoresist and the second hardmask are removed. The MEMS device pattern is further etched into the first hardmask, wherein the further etching reaches the device wafer. The MEMS device pattern is etched into the device wafer. The first hardmask is removed.
US10906799B2
The present invention provides a safety stirrup and strap system for quick and easy stirrup adjustment for use with a saddle or similar type of riding equipment used during equine assisted therapies or in any recreational riding wherein quick and easy stirrup adjustment is desired.
US10906794B2
Disclosed is a beverage dispensing cooler. The beverage dispensing cooler includes a first lid, a second lid, a body, an axle, a handle, multiple hoses and at least one sensor. The body includes a chamber, a panel, a base valve, a wall drain, a primary hose, a flow control unit, a power unit and a dispenser gun. The chamber includes multiple cylinders, multiple pressure compartments and a basin configured to collect water from condensation and melted ice. The axle further includes multiple wheels, a rod and multiple bearings connected to the rod and to the multiple wheels. The handle is configured to facilitate engagement of the beverage dispensing cooler with a hand of a user. Further, the beverage dispensing cooler may include at least one sensor configured to generate at least one sensor data corresponding to at least one variable.
US10906790B2
A control box and operator interface for an industrial vehicle includes a left thumb joystick controller, a right thumb joystick controller, and integrated handles positioned adjacent the left thumb joystick controller and the right thumb joystick controller, respectively. The integrated handles are ergonomically positioned relative to the left and right thumb joystick controllers such that when an operator grasps the handles, the operator's thumbs are naturally positioned adjacent the left and right thumb joystick controllers, respectively. An enabling mechanism is associated with each of the integrated handles and includes a switch that serves to activate operational functionality of the left and right thumb joystick controllers.
US10906786B2
A hydraulic circuit for use on a construction machine includes a first valve, a second valve, and at least a third valve. The second and third valve each includes at least one inlet port connected to a first outlet port of the first valve. The first outlet port of each of the second and third valves are configured to reduce a first pressure to a second pressure and/or a third pressure downstream of the second valve and the third valve, respectively. The second valve and the third valve also include at least a second outlet port connected to a reservoir tank. A hydraulic motor is connected to the first outlet port of the second valve, which operates the hydraulic motor in a first direction. The hydraulic motor also is connected to the first outlet port of the third valve, which operates the hydraulic motor in a second direction.
US10906782B2
An elevator system includes a hoistway and an elevator car positioned in the hoistway and configured to travel along the hoistway. The elevator car includes an elevator car door. A door operator assembly is fixed in the hoistway at a landing floor and includes a sensor to sense presence of the elevator car at the landing floor; and a door operator mechanism to open both the elevator car door and a landing floor door when the sensor senses presence of the elevator car at the landing floor. A light source may be fixed at the hoistway and a light transmitter is positioned at the elevator car to gather light from the light source and output the light into an interior of the elevator car. A ventilation system may be fixed at the hoistway and is interactive with the elevator car to condition an interior of the elevator car.
US10906780B2
An elevator system includes a hoistway, the hoistway having a plurality of landing floors each landing floor having a landing floor door. One or more guide rails are located in the hoistway to guide one or more elevator system components along the hoistway. An absorber is located at a hoistway pit and is supportive of a guide rail of the one or more guide rails. The absorber is configured to absorb loads imparted to the guide rail due to vertical translation and/or compression of the hoistway. A method of supporting a guide rail of an elevator system includes locating an absorber in an elevator hoistway in operable communication with a guide rail of an elevator system. Vertically-acting loads are transmitted from the guide rail to the absorber via the absorber piston thereby increasing a fluid pressure in the housing chamber.
US10906773B2
Controlling an apparatus may include detecting a fault in the apparatus, such that a controller of the apparatus exits a normal operation state for controlling the apparatus and enters a faulted state based on the detected fault, operation of the apparatus is stopped based on the controller entering the faulted state, and the detected fault is recorded in a fault memory or a fault recorder of the controller. The controlling may include receiving a remote fault clearing command subsequent to detecting the fault, and clearing the detected fault in response to the remote fault clearing command, such that the controller exits the faulted state and enters the normal operation state, and operation of the apparatus is enabled based on the controller entering the normal operation state. Clearing the detected fault may include deleting the detected fault from the fault memory or fault recorder.
US10906756B2
Four groups of a three-tier arrangement of processing units, each of the processing units being provided with two processing modules and a load lock module, are provided in the front and rear sides along a Y-guide extending rearward when viewed from an EFEM and in the left and right sides of the Y-guide. An exchange of a substrate between a delivery mechanism on the EFEM side and a substrate transfer mechanism on the processing unit side is performed by a substrate loading part, which is movable along the Y-guide and can move upward and downward, and on which a plurality of wafers can be placed in a shelf-like manner.
US10906750B2
An article sorting facility includes a plurality of storage members each configured to store one or more articles, a plurality of article transport vehicles each capable of traveling in at least a portion of a preset travel lane with one or more support members on board, each support member being configured to support one or more articles; a plurality of work areas each configured to allow work to be performed to transfer articles between one or more storage members and at least one of the one or more support members on board an article transport vehicle in the travel lane, wherein each of the work areas is located adjacent to one or more storage members and to the travel lane, wherein the plurality of work areas are arranged one adjacent to another along the travel lane, and wherein two or more article transport vehicles are in the travel lane simultaneously to travel in a line.
US10906740B2
A method of processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of perceiving identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects and directing the plurality of objects toward an input area from at least one input conveyance system, acquiring an object from the plurality of objects at the input area using an end effector of the programmable motion device, and moving the acquired object toward an identified processing location using the programmable motion device, said identified processing location being associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing location being provided as one of a plurality of processing locations that are radially spaced from the programmable motion device.
US10906739B2
Bins or other storage units contained within a three-dimensional grid structure are arranged in cells, each of which has multiple storage units surrounding a central void or space on different sides thereof. This void space is slightly larger than each storage unit, enabling the unit to be pulled into the void by mechanical means, and allowing access to the bins on all sides of the void. The storage units are stacked within the three-dimensional grid structure, which can be built or expanded to a predetermined footprint. The aligned voids of stacked cells create vertical shafts spanning between upper and lower tracks of the grid structure on which robotic retrieval vehicles can horizontally travel to and from any given shaft. The robotic retrieval vehicles can directly access any storage unit via the vertical shafts.
US10906734B2
A container made of plastic and having a receiving volume of 2000 to 10000 liters comprises an upper container part and a lower container part and at least one clamping device which connects the two container parts in a sealing manner. Further, a plastic blow molding process is described, which serves to produce the container.
US10906718B2
A tray for carrying a display panel is disclosed, and the tray includes a base configured to support the display panel, supporting members on the base and each having an inner surface corresponding to two adjacent sides of each of corner portions of the display panel, and buffering members coupled to the inner surface of each of the supporting members and configured to contact the two adjacent sides of the display panel, wherein the buffering members are spaced apart from the inner surface of each of the supporting members by a set distance.
US10906713B2
An improved threaded coupling arrangement for non-removably securing an outer collar member onto an inner tubular member against removal.
US10906711B2
Flexible package fitments for use with detachable dispensing systems are provided. Pouring spout fitments configured to be attached to the inner surface of flexible containers are also provided. The detachable dispensing systems and pouring spout fitments include a hollow rigid member and an extendible spout disposed within and at least partially attached to the hollow rigid member and selectively positionable between a recessed position and, alternatively, an extended position, in which the extendible spout is configure to dispense a pourable material from the container through a distal opening when the fitment is attached to a flexible package. Material containers are also provided that include the fitments described herein.
US10906704B2
Provided herein are an article and method for securing a fluid container. The article includes a tamper evident cap, comprising a head section including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a tab; and a tail section including tapered members extending therefrom. The inner surface is arranged and disposed to receive a valve or opening therein and the tail section is arranged and disposed to engage the tab. The method includes providing a tamper evident cap comprising a head section including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a tab, and a tail section including tapered members extending therefrom; positioning the inner surface of the head section over a valve or opening of the fluid container; passing the tail section through or around a portion of the fluid container; and inserting the tail section into an opening in the tab.
US10906701B2
A zipper tape includes a pair of belt-shaped bases bondable to a film of a bag body, and mutually engageable engagement portion each integrally provided to corresponding one of the belt-shaped bases. One of the belt-shaped bases includes at least two portions having different bonding strengths to the film on a side opposite a side provided with the engagement portion and between an edge of the one of the belt-shaped bases in a width direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction to a point at which the engagement portions are provided. A bonding strength of a first portion of the at least two portions to the film may be larger than a bonding strength of a second portion to the film.
US10906685B1
A method for applying labels to a cable or conduit with a known circumference, the method including supplying at least one label, wherein the at least one label has a known label height, the label height is greater than the known circumference of the cable or conduit, and the label has a bottom, middle, and top portions, providing at least one tamping device, tamping the middle portion of the at least one label to the cable or conduit with the at least one tamping device, wherein the middle portion of the at least one label adheres to the cable or conduit, providing a guide shoe assembly, pressing the top portion of the at least one label against the cable or conduit with the guide shoe assembly, and pressing the bottom portion of the at least one label against the cable or conduit with the guide shoe assembly, wherein the top portion of the at least one label and the bottom portion of the at least one label overlap after pressed onto the cable or conduit. Further, wherein the step of providing a guide shoe assembly includes providing at least one guide shoe connected to a support mount and providing a rounding member.
US10906681B2
A packaging machine comprising a machine frame, an area of protection and a protective cover. The protective cover, when disposed at a protective position, shields the area of protection at least partially against access from outside the packaging machine. The protective cover may be fully removable from the machine frame as well as lockable on the latter at an access position. The protective cover, when occupying its access position, allows access to the area of protection of the packaging machine. The machine frame may have a locking lever arranged thereon, wherein the locking lever is configured for retaining the protective cover at the access position. The locking lever may extend through an opening in a wall of the protective cover when the protective cover is disposed at its access position.
US10906679B1
The present disclosure provides a variety of methods and compositions useful for making, sterilizing, and preserving tissues. The disclosure also features the acellular tissue matrices made by the methods.
US10906677B2
A device (1) for evacuating gas from a package (50) in a packaging apparatus, the package (50) having an open end (55), the open end (55) having a terminal portion (54), a non-terminal portion (52), and an intermediate portion (53) located between the terminal portion (54) and the non-terminal portion (52) of the open end (55), the device (1) comprising a vacuum chamber (10) having an elongated opening (14) extending along a longitudinal axis of the vacuum chamber (10), an evacuation means configured for providing the vacuum chamber (10) with an internal vacuum pressure that is lower than an ambient pressure outside the vacuum chamber (10), means for moving (30) a package (50) relative to the vacuum chamber (10), and a control unit (60) programmed for controlling the means for moving (30) to relatively move a package (50) to be evacuated with respect to the vacuum chamber (10), the package (50) and the means for moving (30) each being arranged with respect to the vacuum chamber (10) so that a main movement direction (40) of packages (50) placed on the means for moving (30) and the longitudinal axis of the vacuum chamber (10) are substantially parallel to one another, the package (50) to be evacuated being positioned so that, during the relative movement of the package (50) with respect to the vacuum chamber (10), a terminal portion (54) of the open end (55) of the package (50) relatively moves within the vacuum chamber (10) and a non-terminal portion (52) of the open end (55) relatively moves outside the vacuum chamber (10), an intermediate portion (53) of the open end (55) passing through and relatively moving along the opening (14), and activating the evacuation means to provide the vacuum chamber (10) with the internal vacuum pressure. A packaging process using the gas evacuation device and a packaging apparatus including the device are also disclosed.
US10906664B2
Multi-rotor aerial vehicle (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″, 1″″, 1″″′, 1″″″) comprising, at least a first, second and third rotor 10, 20, 30, each rotatable by a dedicated first second and third hydraulic motor 11, 21, 31, a power unit 2, at least a first, second and third hydraulic pump 12, 22, 32 dedicated to the respective first, second and third hydraulic motor 11, 21, 31, wherein each hydraulic pump 12, 22, 32 is arranged to provide pressurized fluid to each hydraulic motor 11, 21, 31 for powering the hydraulic motor 11, 21, 31 and thereby rotating the respective rotor 10, 20, 30, a control unit 6 for controlling the operation of the multi-rotor aerial vehicle (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″, 1″″, 1″″′, 1″″″), wherein the control of the multi-rotor aerial vehicle (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″, 1″″, 1″″′, 1″″″) is arranged to be performed by altering the flow of pressurized fluid distributed to each respective hydraulic motor 11, 21, 31, wherein, wherein the flow of pressurized fluid provided to each hydraulic motor 11, 21, 31 is individually controllable by means of at least one control valve 13, 23, 33 configured to control the flow of pressurized fluid from each hydraulic pump 12, 22, 32 to its dedicated hydraulic motor 11, 21, 31.
US10906663B2
A boundary layer utilization apparatus for intake of air to a high speed aircraft, comprises a first air inlet adjacent an exterior surface of a fuselage of the aircraft and offset from the fuselage enough to integrate a second air inlet in the offset space to ingest and divert the boundary layer air flowing next to the fuselage into the aircraft for a useful purpose such as cooling the engine compartment. The second air inlet is disposed aft of the first air inlet to minimize hot gas re-ingestion.
US10906661B2
A nacelle for a gas turbine engine includes at least one hinge axis extending along the nacelle. At least one cowl is mounted to the nacelle, along the at least one hinge axis, by a plurality of hinges. The plurality of hinges includes at least one latch. The at least one latch includes a clevis and a tang. The clevis and the tang of the at least one latch are configured to receive a hinge pin, through a pin aperture, when the at least one cowl is in a closed condition.
US10906656B2
An exemplary tiltrotor aircraft with a hybrid drive system includes a first propulsion system having a first engine and a first supplemental driver operably coupled to a first proprotor that is operable between a helicopter mode and an airplane mode and a second propulsion system having a second engine and a second supplemental driver operably coupled to a second proprotor that is operable between a helicopter mode and an airplane mode.
US10906652B2
Thermal management system for unmanned aerial vehicles are disclosed. An example housing for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a central portion defining a cavity. The housing also includes a first arm to support a first propeller. The first arm has a first proximal end coupled to the central portion and a first distal end spaced from the central portion. The first distal end defines an inlet. The first arm defines a first fluid path in communication with the inlet and the central cavity. The housing also includes a second arm to support a second propeller. The second arm has a second proximal end coupled to the central portion and a second distal end spaced from the central portion. The second distal end defines an outlet. The second arm defines a second fluid path in communication with the outlet and the central cavity. The inlet and outlet are in fluid communication via the first path, the central cavity and the second path.
US10906649B2
A seat for a vehicle includes a seat pan and a backrest configurable into an upright position, a partially reclined position and a fully reclined position. The seat also includes a first pivot axis towards a front of the seat pan. The first pivot axis is vertically fixed in relation to a horizontal reference line for each of the upright position, the partially reclined position and the fully reclined position.
US10906641B1
A system for releasably retaining at least one UAV in an aircraft includes a support member connected to the aircraft and extending through a passage. At least one boom is secured to the support member. Each boom has an expanded condition preventing the UAV from exiting the passage and a collapsed condition allowing the UAV to exit the passage in the wing.
US10906639B2
A bushing assembly for receiving a fastener includes a first bushing portion and a second bushing portion arranged coaxially with the first bushing portion. The second bushing portion defines at least part of an opening for receiving the fastener. The second bushing portion is rotatable relative to the first bushing portion about an axis of rotation to adjust a position of the opening about a first axis and a second axis independently relative to the first bushing portion and the second bushing portion. The first axis is coplanar with and perpendicular to the second axis.
US10906636B2
A vibration control assembly for an aircraft including a housing operatively coupled to the aircraft. Also included is a cage disposed within an interior region of the housing, the cage rotatable within the housing about a first axis. Further included is a gyroscope wheel disposed within the cage and rotatable about a second axis other than the first axis, wherein a controllable moment is imposed on the aircraft upon rotation of the gyroscope wheel to counter vibratory moments produced by the vehicle.
US10906635B2
A vibration control assembly for an aircraft includes a housing operatively coupled to the aircraft. Also included is a cage disposed within an interior region of the housing, the cage rotatable within the housing about a first axis. Further included is a gyroscope wheel disposed within the cage and rotatable about a second axis other than the first axis, wherein a controllable moment is imposed on the aircraft upon rotation of the gyroscope wheel to counter vibratory moments produced by the vehicle. Yet further included is a control assembly at least partially surrounding the gyroscope wheel for controlling the controllable moment. The control assembly includes a structure having an inner surface, a track disposed along the inner surface, and an arm operatively coupled to the gyroscope wheel, the arm having an end disposed within the track, the gyroscope wheel angularly displaceable upon translation of the arm along the track.
US10906622B1
A trolling motor includes a head unit, a propulsion unit, and a shaft coupling the head unit to the propulsion unit. A shaft support couples the shaft to a mount base, which may be coupled to watercraft's deck. The shaft support is pivotable with respect to the mount base to move the trolling motor between a deployed position and a stowed position with respect to the deck. The trolling motor further includes a spring and damper combination coupled between the mount base and the shaft support, wherein a spring portion of the spring and damper combination provides a spring force to assist in pivoting the shaft support away from the deck, and a damper portion of the spring and damper combination provides a damping force to slow pivoting of the shaft support towards the deck and/or a metal-reinforced, self-lubricating bearing pivotably coupling the shaft support to the mount base.
US10906621B2
A trolling motor is provided comprising a motor housing, a motor controller, and a down tube assembly extending from the motor housing. When the trolling motor is in operation on a boat, the down tube assembly will support the motor housing submerged in water. The motor controller is mounted to the down tube assembly.
US10906620B2
The invention relates to an at least partially wind-propelled ship, comprising a double airfoil mounted on a structure controlled angularly around a generally vertical axis, where the double airfoil comprises a fore flap and an aft flap separated by a slit. At least one of the fore flap and the aft flap has a fore-to-aft asymmetry, wherein each flap comprises a series of shape members distributed in height. The structure comprises a fore mast and an aft mast connected by a boom member and by a gaff member. The shape members of the fore flap are traversed by the fore mast while being able to turn around an axis defined thereby, while the shape members of the aft flap are traversed by the aft mast while being able to turn around an axis defined thereby.
US10906617B2
A flotation aid may be provided. The flotation aid can include a head portion, an elongated central portion, and a tail portion. The head portion may be in the shape of an animal head. The tail portion may be in the shape of an animal tail. The elongated central portion may further have a plurality of ribs disposed on a top surface.
US10906610B2
An ebike comprises a front wheel, a rear wheel, a frame structure supported on the front wheel and the rear wheel, a crank assembly, and a battery assembly. The frame structure includes a down tube defining a down tube axis and being open at its lower end. The crank assembly is rotatable about a crank axis that is spaced rearward from the down tube axis. The battery assembly is slidable into the down tube from the lower end of the down tube along the down tube axis. The battery assembly includes a battery housing protruding from the lower end of the down tube, and a battery cover secured to a lower end of the battery housing and substantially enclosing the lower end of the battery housing. At least a portion of the battery housing may extend below a horizontal plane defined by the crank axis.
US10906608B2
A brake system includes a driving part driven by electric power to brake a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle and an electronic controller configured to control the driving part. The electronic controller has a plurality of control modes including a first mode that drives the driving part in accordance with a user operation and a second mode that does not drive the driving part regardless of the user operation. The electronic controller is configured to switch the plurality of control modes based on setting information related to an input to the human-powered vehicle.
US10906600B2
A robot R includes a pair of crawler devices 2 supported by a body 1. Each of the crawler devices 2 includes a crawler unit 3 supported by the body 1 such that the crawler unit 3 is rotatable about a first rotational axis L. The crawler unit 3 includes a support 10 extending along the first rotational axis L1 and a pair of crawler parts 20A, 20B mounted on the support 10. Each of the crawler device 2 includes a rolling driving member 46 connected to the support 10 of the crawler unit 3, a rolling motor 60 that rotationally drives the rolling driving member 46, a crawler drive shaft 41 extending along the first rotational axis L1 through a gap between the pair of crawler parts 20A, 20B, a crawler motor 50 that rotationally drives the crawler drive shaft 41 and a torque transmitting mechanism 42 that transmits rotary torque of the crawler drive shaft 41 to the pair of crawler parts 20A, 20B, The crawler motor 50, as well as the rolling motor 60, is disposed outside of the crawler unit 3.
US10906599B2
A garnish is provided with a protrusion portion which protrudes outwardly, in a vehicle width direction, so as to suppress a side-face airflow flowing below a door maximum-width portion of a side portion of a cabin from going around below a vehicle floor. A plate-shaped tire deflector is provided at a lower end portion of a front edge of a rear wheel house which corresponds to a position, in a vertical direction, of a rear end portion of the protrusion portion, wherein the tire deflector is configured to deflect a side-face airflow flowing above the protrusion portion such that the side-face airflow is turned toward an outward side, in the vehicle width direction, so as not to flow into the rear wheel house and adheres to a tire-wheel outer face.
US10906598B2
An active front deflector assembly having a deflector panel, actuator, and linkage assemblies each with a predetermined ratio of the links to each other for motion of the deflector panel. The assembly deploys and retracts based on vehicle requirements, and, when deployed, redirects the air flow in the front of the vehicle to improve the vehicle aerodynamics for either fuel economy or performance characteristics. Additionally, it allows for the deflector panel to retract so the vehicle meets ground clearances, etc. The deflector panel is also both rigid and semi-rigid to absorb impact energy. The drive shaft transmits the drive from the actuator coupled to one linkage assembly to the other linkage assembly for moving the deflector panel between the deployed/retracted positions. The actuator is clutched to prevent damage to the system.
US10906597B2
A car comprising a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, an outer body having a front hood and a front bumper, and a passenger compartment formed inside the outer body between the front and the rear wheels and frontally delimited by a windscreen connected with the front hood; the car being also provided with: an aerodynamic duct extending between an inlet opening formed through the front bumper and an outlet opening formed through the front hood to allow an ascending air flow during the travel of the car; and a wing-shaped profile positioned at the inlet opening and configured to increase the air suction effect by means of the duct during the travel of the car and to increase the front aerodynamic load on the car by acting as a spoiler.
US10906596B2
A structural part for a body in white of a vehicle includes a frame formed by at least two branches connected to one another in at least one connecting zone and separated from each other by at least one gap in a zone of least stress. The frame is made of a first composite material comprising a plurality of continuous fibers impregnated with a first polymeric material. A body is integral with the frame extending in the gap and connecting the two branches in the zone of least stress. The body is made of a second material that is different from the first composite material and comprises at least a second polymeric material, wherein the body is integral with the branches.
US10906595B2
A device for reinforcing a structural element in a motor vehicle including: a reinforcing element which has a longitudinal axis and which is disposable in a cavity of the structural element, wherein the reinforcing element includes side walls which extend substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis, wherein a fastening element for the preliminary fixing of the reinforcing element to the structural element is disposed on a first side wall, wherein a side wall that is opposite the first side wall at a location that is opposite the fastening element has a closed surface for connecting to the structural element.
US10906594B2
A vehicular body structure includes a polymeric deck panel. The deck panel includes adjacent ridges and valleys with legs shared therebetween, crossbeam footprints crosswise to the adjacent ridges and valleys, and ribs extending along the adjacent ridges and valleys between the crossbeam footprints and ending short thereof. The ribs project normally to the deck panel past the ridges, and have elongate cross-sectional shapes, with cross-sectional thicknesses substantially the same as or greater than the cross-sectional thicknesses of the adjacent ridges and valleys.
US10906591B2
A wheel house unit structure is provided which has a wheel house including a curved surface portion, a circular cylindrical suspension tower provided at the curved surface portion, at the vehicle front side, of the wheel house, and a reinforcement member connected to the curved surface portion of the wheel house and to an outer circumference of the suspension tower. The reinforcement member has a ridge which connects the curved surface portion and the outer circumference of the suspension tower in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, and forms a closed cross section structure with the curved surface portion of the wheel house and the outer circumference of the suspension tower.
US10906587B2
A vehicle body front structure includes a front sub-frame configured such that a gear box is fitted to a front part of the front sub-frame, an arm portion extending from a front part of the front sub-frame forward and outward in a vehicle width direction, an impact absorbing portion supported by the arm portion, and a horn portion arranged on a front side of the impact absorbing portion.
US10906579B2
Provided is a power steering apparatus capable of improving accuracy of relative positions of a first circulation member and a second circulation member. A tube 23 includes a first first-tube-side abutment portion 40 and a second second-tube-side abutment portion 51, and a second first-tube-side abutment portion 41 and a first second-tube-side abutment portion 51, which are configured to restrict relative positions of a first tube 31 and a second tube 32 in a circumferential direction relative to a nut 8.
US10906569B2
A rail vehicle includes a coupling disposed centrally in a front region of the rail vehicle. The coupling is mounted in a transversely extended crossmember, so that forces acting on the coupling are introduced through the crossmember into abutments which are supported on a front side of a car body of the rail vehicle. The crossmember is connected through at least one elastic energy absorption configuration to one of the abutments.
US10906563B2
A car body for a passenger rail vehicle includes a chassis having a front assembly at each vehicle end and a vehicle floor consisting of profiled metal sheet edged in a trapezoidal-like manner within the cross-section, wherein beads of the profiled metal sheet extend in a longitudinal direction of the car body, where the vehicle floor is fixedly connected to each front assembly at transition points to the front assembly via a connecting beam oriented transversely to the longitudinal direction of the car body, where the connecting beam is formed as a profiled metal sheet having a substantially L-shaped cross-section, and where the section of the connecting beam connected to a front assembly is equipped with a trapezoidal-like bead.
US10906558B1
A method and a system for managing interactions of an autonomous vehicle with one or more objects are described. In one embodiment, objects that are in the vicinity of the autonomous vehicle are detected based on sensor measurements. An interaction label is determined for each one of the objects. The interaction label is one of a yield label, a no-yield label, a stay-behind label, a stay in-front label, and an irrelevant label and describes an interaction of the autonomous vehicle with the object. A cost function is generated for the object based on the interaction label. A trajectory for an interval of time is determined for the autonomous vehicle based on the cost functions of one or more objects. The trajectory is then used to generate control commands for controlling the motion of the autonomous vehicle during the interval of time.
US10906548B2
Methods and devices for detecting traffic signals and their associated states are disclosed. In one embodiment, an example method includes a scanning a target area using one or more sensors of a vehicle to obtain target area information. The vehicle may be configured to operate in an autonomous mode, and the target area may be a type of area where traffic signals are typically located. The method may also include detecting a traffic signal in the target area information, determining a location of the traffic signal, and determining a state of the traffic signal. Also, a confidence in the traffic signal may be determined. For example, the location of the traffic signal may be compared to known locations of traffic signals. Based on the state of the traffic signal and the confidence in the traffic signal, the vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous mode.
US10906546B2
A transmission includes an input shaft coupled to a prime mover, a countershaft, main shaft, and an output shaft, with gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. A shift actuator selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft by rotatably coupling gears between the countershaft and the main shaft. The shift actuator is mounted on an exterior wall of a housing including the countershaft and the main shaft. An integrated actuator housing includes a single external power access for the shift actuator. A controller interprets a shaft displacement angle, determines if the transmission is in an imminent zero or zero torque region, and performs a transmission operation in response to the transmission in the imminent zero or zero torque region.
US10906544B2
A variety of methods, controllers and algorithms are described for controlling a vehicle to closely follow one another safely using automatic or partially automatic control. The described control schemes are well suited for use in vehicle platooning and/or vehicle convoying applications, including truck platooning and convoying controllers. In one aspect, a power plant (such as an engine) is controlled using a control scheme arranged to attain and maintain a first target gap between the vehicles. Brakes (such as wheel brakes) are controlled in a manner configured to attain and maintain a second (shorter) target gap. Such control allows a certain degree of encroachment on the targeted gap (sometimes referred to as a gap tolerance) before the brakes are actuated. The described approaches facilitate a safe and comfortable rider experience and reduce the likelihood of the brakes being actuated unnecessarily.
US10906541B2
A method for braking a vehicle to a stop on a sloping section of a roadway wherein a slope inclination of the roadway section, a vehicle speed, an acceleration, and a vehicle brake operation status of the vehicle are continuously ascertained. The slope inclination of the roadway section and the vehicle brake operation status are compared with predetermined threshold values. The method includes activating a braking torque, continuously determined based on the slope inclination, the driving speed, and the acceleration when the instantaneous slope inclination of the roadway section reaches or exceeds the predetermined threshold value for a sloping section and the vehicle brake operation status lies within a predetermined range or value. The braking torque being independent of the vehicle brake operation status.
US10906539B2
An automatic driving navigation method, apparatus, and system, an in-vehicle terminal, and a server are provided. The method includes obtaining, by an in-vehicle terminal, satellite positioning data of a vehicle, receiving a differential positioning correction from a radio base station in a wireless network, and correcting the satellite positioning data using the differential positioning correction to obtain a high-precision location of the vehicle; providing, by the server, a lane level planning driving route to the in-vehicle terminal according to the high-precision location provided by the in-vehicle terminal and with reference to high-precision map information; and controlling, by the in-vehicle terminal according to the obtained high-precision location, the vehicle to automatically drive according to the lane level planning driving route. A satellite differential positioning technology based on wireless network assistance can be used, and round-the-clock and all-road-condition automatic driving navigation is implemented.
US10906537B2
A method of determining a risk situation of a collision of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes recognizing a preceding vehicle and measuring a variable factor including a distance or a relative speed between a traveling vehicle and the preceding vehicle. Whether a collision is capable of being avoided by turning or braking is determined based on the variable factor.
US10906534B2
The present disclosure provides an automatic stop device and an automatic stop method that enable an autonomous-driving traveling object to automatically stop. Automatic stop device automatically stops a vehicle in response to urgent information requiring urgency. Automatic stop device includes: urgent information receiver configured to receive the urgent information; urgency determiner configured to determine a degree of urgency about the urgent information by choosing from a plurality of levels in accordance with the urgent information; surrounding information acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a situation surrounding the vehicle; and stop time determiner configured to determine a time taken to automatically stop the vehicle. The time is determined in accordance with the degree of the urgency and the information about the situation surrounding the vehicle. Automatic stop device further includes automatic stop unit configured to automatically stop the vehicle upon a lapse of the determined time.
US10906527B2
An engine control apparatus is applied to a system including rotating electrical machine, a battery connected to the rotating electrical machine via a power conversion circuit, and an electric load. The engine control apparatus determines that engine speed is within a predetermined rotation speed range including at least a resonance range of an engine during a rotation drop period while engine speed drops to zero after engine combustion is stopped, and, in the case where it is determined that engine speed is within predetermined rotation speed range, selectively performs one of first rotation drop processing of increasing reduction rate of engine speed by regenerative power generation of the rotating electrical machine and second rotation drop processing of increasing reduction rate of engine speed by causing rotating electrical machine to perform power driving on an inverse rotation side. At a rotation drop control unit the first rotation drop processing is performed.
US10906523B2
A controlling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment is a controlling apparatus of a hybrid vehicle 30 including a motor generator 3 that is mechanically connected to an internal combustion engine 2 and that can generate power in response to rotation of the internal combustion engine 2 and provide torque to the internal combustion engine 2, the controlling apparatus 1 including a rotation information acquiring unit 11 that acquires rotation information of the motor generator 3 with a higher resolution than rotation information of the internal combustion engine 2 and a power generation determining unit 12 that makes a determination regarding the power generation by the motor generator 3 based on the rotation information of the motor generator 3.
US10906521B2
System including an effort-monitoring system is configured to control tractive efforts (TEs) individually produced by propulsion-generating vehicles in a vehicle system. The effort-monitoring system is configured to control each of the propulsion-generating vehicles to provide a respective prescribed TE. The vehicle system operates at a system TE when each of the propulsion-generating vehicles is providing the respective prescribed TE. The prescribed TEs are determined by at least one of an operating plan of the vehicle system or a regulation that limits TE or ground speed of the vehicle system. In response to determining that a first propulsion-generating vehicle is providing a reduced TE that is less than the prescribed TE of the first propulsion-generating vehicle, the effort-monitoring system is configured to control a second propulsion-generating vehicle to exceed the prescribed TE of the second propulsion-generating vehicle so that the vehicle system is operating at or below the system TE.
US10906510B2
The windscreen wiper device includes a wiper element and a carrier element. The windscreen wiper device also includes a connecting device which has a base and a joint part. The joint part has a top wall that extends in a lateral direction between a pair of side walls. The joint part also includes a button configuration for lockingly attaching the connecting device with at least two different types of oscillating wiper arms. The button configuration includes a first button and a second button. The button configuration also includes a pin that is spaced below the top wall and that extends in the lateral direction between the side walls. The first button is attached with the pin on one longitudinal side of the pin, and the second button is attached with the pin on an opposite longitudinal side of the pin.
US10906509B1
A system in a vehicle includes a camera configured to capture images proximate the vehicle. The system also includes a transceiver configured to communicate with a remote server and a processor in communication with the camera and the transceiver. The processor is programmed to send a request to the camera to take one or more images of the delivery driver in response to a location of the delivery driver within a threshold distance from the vehicle, send one or more images of the delivery driver, and send an activation signal to one or more vehicle components to allow access to an area of the vehicle.
US10906504B2
A system includes a seatbelt retractor having a spool and a braking claw selectively engageable with the spool. The system includes an actuator designed to inhibit engagement of the braking claw with the spool. The system includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to actuate the actuator to inhibit engagement of the braking claw with the spool for a threshold amount of time after detecting an impact of a vehicle.
US10906503B2
A webbing take-up device includes a spool. The webbing take-up device also includes a lock base and a coupling member that are provided so as to rotatable as an integral unit with the spool, and that engage with a rack so as to be rotated and to rotate the spool in a take-up direction when the rack is moved. The webbing take-up device further includes a rack housing section that includes a pair of wall spaced apart from each other in a rotation axis direction of the lock base and the coupling member so as to form a space in which the lock base and the coupling member are disposed. The rack housing section is provided with an abutted portion that is abutted by a part of the coupling member so as to restrict the lock base and the coupling member from moving in the rotation axis direction.
US10906501B2
An occupant restraint device for a vehicle includes a three-point seatbelt device, a shoulder cover, an attachment portion, and a hard pad provided inside the shoulder cover. The three-point seatbelt device includes a shoulder belt that extends from an upper portion at a seat width direction one end side of a seat back toward a buckle at a lower portion at the seat width direction other end side. The shoulder cover is provided at the upper portion at the seat width direction one end side of the seat back. The shoulder belt is inserted through the shoulder cover, and the shoulder cover is arranged along a restrained surface of the vehicle occupant sitting on a vehicle seat. At the attachment portion, a side of the shoulder cover at which a terminal portion thereof is disposed is attached to the upper portion at the seat width direction one end side of the seat back so as to be relatively movable in an up-and-down direction with respect to the upper portion. The hard pad is disposed between the vehicle occupant sitting on the vehicle seat and the shoulder belt in a region opposing a collarbone of the vehicle occupant.
US10906497B2
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag, an inflator, a first deployment flap, and fasteners. The airbag includes an upper portion and a lower portion. In a stored condition of the airbag, the lower portion is rolled and/or folded and positioned at least partially overlying the inflator, the upper portion is rolled and/or folded separately from the lower portion and positioned at least partially overlying the lower portion, and the first deployment flap extends from the fasteners and has a portion positioned between the upper and lower portions of the airbag. The first deployment flap is at least one of formed from and coated with a material that provides a frictional engagement between the first deployment flap and the lower portion sufficient to at least partially restrict and delay the initial deployment of the lower portion.
US10906495B2
A passenger protection apparatus for vehicle includes an airbag, a tether, a tension member, and a controller. The airbag is configured to deploy via a seat on which a passenger sits or a periphery member of the seat. The tether has a first end coupled to a front portion of the airbag in a deployment direction of the airbag. The tension member is coupled to a second end of the tether and configured to pull the first end to the seat side. The controller is configured to activate the tension member to pull the tether at the same time as the airbag deploys, when the airbag is deploying, or after the airbag has deployed.
US10906494B1
A computer-implemented method is provided for predicting occupant location based on vehicular collision. The method includes receiving, at a computing system including one or more processors, information indicative of a vehicle crash involving a vehicle occupant. The method also includes receiving, at the computing system, information indicative of a position of the vehicle occupant within the vehicle prior to the vehicle crash. The method also includes determining, by the one or more processors, a probability of ejection of the vehicle occupant according to (i) the information indicative of the vehicle crash and (ii) the position of vehicle occupant. The method also includes providing, by the computing system, the probability of ejection of the vehicle occupant to one or more emergency responders.
US10906487B2
An interface module for a vehicle crash management system wherein the interface module includes a support structure and a covering layer, and the interface module is adapted for attaching a crash box to a bumper beam. A first section of the support structure is adapted for being placed in direct contact with the bumper beam. A second section of the support structure comprises a recess adapted for receiving one end of the crash box, and the second section is further adapted for being covered by the covering layer. The covering layer is adapted for being arranged on the second surface, such that the support structure is completely enclosed between the bumper beam and the covering layer. Also disclosed are a crash management system and a method for assembling such a system.
US10906485B2
The crush can 4 is provided therein with the ribs 46 and 47. The front side frame 2 has the inner plate part 24 and the outer plate part 23 in the vehicle width direction. The inner plate part 24 and the outer plate part 23 are provided with recessed linear portions 23a and 24a recessed toward an inner side of the front side frame 2 and extending in the vehicle front and rear direction, respectively. The recessed linear portions 23a and 24a and the ribs 46 and 47 of the crush can 4 are disposed at approximately the same heights, respectively.
US10906473B1
A rotatable vehicle mounted bicycle rack includes an L-shaped fixed rod with one end fixed to the rear of a car. The upper part of the other end of the L-shaped fixed rod is provided with a rotating base, and the rotating base includes two rotating plates that are vertically arranged. One end of a support beam is rotatably connected between the middle parts of the rotating plates, and the other end is connected to a main body support. The main body support includes two inverted T-shaped support plates. A cross rod passes through two horizontal ends of the main body support and is fixed to it. A vertical rod is rotatably connected to an upper part of the main body support. Each of the two ends of the cross rod is connected to two wheel seats. The upper part of the vertical rod is provided with two fixed hooks.
US10906466B2
A rear view device for a vehicle includes a casing which is configured to rotate with respect to a base with a centre shaft and received by the casing, and a detent system which is configured to control rotation of the casing with respect to the base with centre shaft, the detent system including a spring.
US10906460B2
There is provided a skin material for vehicle interior, which is woven from a side emission type optical fiber and a synthetic resin fiber, forms a design surface in a vehicle compartment and functions as an illumination. The skin material for vehicle interior is a skin material 10 for vehicle interior including a woven fabric woven by using a synthetic resin fiber and a side emission type optical fiber as warp or weft, wherein the ratio (dS/df) of the fineness (dS) of the synthetic resin fiber to the fineness (df) of the side emission type optical fiber ranges from 1.5 to 7.0. When the synthetic resin fiber is a multifilament 11, the ratio (dS1/df) of the fineness (dS1) thereof to the fineness (df) of the side emission type optical fiber 3 ranges from 2.0 to 7.0. Also, when the synthetic resin fiber is a monofilament, the ratio (dS2/df) of the fineness (dS2) thereof to the fineness (df) of the side emission type optical fiber ranges from 1.5 to 6.0.
US10906452B2
A control device for a headlight for emitting light according to a headlight signal corresponding to an adjustable light distribution. The control device outputs the headlight signal, corresponding to the adjustable light distribution, to the headlight. The control device has an evaluation unit that determines object position data of the object when particles are detected using a detection unit and a self-illuminating object is detected, and to determine, as a function of the object position data, a region in which the object is located. The evaluation unit also generates data for the light distribution as a function of the region in such a way that a light intensity in the region is reduced or increased with respect to a light intensity outside this region, and correspondingly to determine and output the headlight signal from the data for the light distribution.
US10906437B2
A vehicle retrofit system comprising a storage receptacle, a collapsible privacy/shower curtain receptacle, a folding counter assembly, and a seat/bed conversion assembly each of which is configured to be contained and deployed within an interior of a vehicle.
US10906436B2
A child booster seat for use in a vehicle having a pair of LATCH connectors selectively attachable to the vehicle, the connectors having a first web member operably connected thereto enabling the connectors to be drawn closer to the seat for securely connecting the seat to the vehicle and a second web member operably connected to the LATCH connectors for release the LATCH connector from the vehicle, the relative lengths of the first and second webs configured so that the second web will operate and release the LATCH connector from the vehicle before the first web is fully extended from the seat as the seat is being removed from the vehicle.
US10906435B2
The present disclosure relates to an adjustable connecting bar for releasable fastening of a child restraint system to a vehicle seat having mounted anchoring members. The adjustable connecting bar (1) comprises a first and a second elongated bar member (2, 3) telescopically interconnected and arranged for relative displacement along a longitudinal axis (L). The first elongated bar member (2) is provided with a coupling device (4) at an end thereof and the coupling device (4) is transformable from a locked configuration to a release configuration in a first operation step by means of a manually operable actuator (8) which is operatively connected via a maneuvering system (9) to the coupling device. The connecting bar (1) further comprises a latch system (10, 11) housed within the connecting bar (1) for selectively preventing extension and retraction of the connecting bar (1). The latch system comprises a first latch (10) arranged to prevent retraction of the connecting bar (1) when the connecting bar (1) is in an extended end position and the coupling device (4) is in the release configuration. The second latch (11) is arranged to be transferrable from an active state preventing extension of the connecting bar to an inactive state allowing both extension and retraction of the connecting bar (1). The second latch (11) is biased to the active state and transferrable from the active state to the inactive state in a second operation step by means of the manually operable actuator (8). The second operation step is separate from the first operation step and only allowed when the coupling device (4) is in the release configuration. The second latch (11) is arranged to return to the active state upon release of the manually operable actuator (8).
US10906416B2
The invention relates to a contact apparatus (11) and to a charging contact unit (12) for a rapid-charging system for electrically driven vehicles, in particular electric buses or the like, and to a method for forming an electrically conductive connection between a vehicle and a stationary charging station, wherein the contact apparatus serves to form an electrically conductive connection between the vehicle and the stationary charging station comprising a charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus can be arranged on a vehicle, wherein the contact apparatus comprises a contact device (14), wherein the contact device can make contact with the charging contact unit, wherein the contact apparatus or the charging contact unit comprises a positioning device (15), wherein the contact device can be positioned relative to the charging contact unit by means of the positioning device, wherein the positioning device has a pantograph or a swing arm (19), by means of which the contact device can be positioned in the vertical direction relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the contact device has a contact element support comprising contact elements (17), wherein the contact elements can make contact with the charging contact elements of the charging contact unit so as to form contact pairs, wherein the positioning device has a transverse guide (25), by means of which the contact element support can be positioned transversely relative to the charging contact unit, wherein the transverse guide is arranged at a distal end of the pantograph or of the swing arm (19).
US10906403B2
Provided is a collected current monitoring device enabling an analysis of collected current in each current collector while allowing a reduced equipment cost. The collected current monitoring device of the present disclosure is installed in a railroad vehicle including current collectors, main transformers, and main converters. The collected current monitoring device includes: a supply current sensor configured to measure a current supplied to a freely-selected one of the main transformers, at least one current-sensor-between-current-collectors disposed in each communication path connecting two adjacent ones of the current collectors and configured to measure a current flowing in the communication path, and a processor configured to calculate a current flowing in each of the current collectors based on the current measured by the supply current sensor and the current measured by the at least one current-sensor-between-current-collectors, and on a distribution ratio of the currents supplied to the main transformers.
US10906401B2
A motor vehicle includes a steering wheel and a touchpad integrated into the steering wheel, situated in a channel, and adapted to input commands.
US10906395B2
Provided is a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system that can include a frame and at least one container. The frame can include a first side and a second side, with each side being configured to partly define a portion of an interior space. The at least one container can be configured to house or contain CNG and can be engaged to and partly encased by the frame. The at least one container can be partly located within the interior space of at least one of the first side or the second side. The frame assembly can be engaged to a chassis of a vehicle such that the at least one container is located either at least partially underneath a cab of the vehicle or at least partially behind a cab of the vehicle.
US10906391B2
The present disclosure relates to a fuel tank comprising a filling tube opening via an inlet check valve into the fuel tank and comprising a venting device for discharging fuel vapors from the fuel tank. According to the present disclosure, the venting device has at least one venting line, which extends into the interior of the fuel tank and opens with an open end into a gas volume in the region of an upper wall part of the fuel tank, wherein the at least one venting line is guided such that it forms a siphon in the region of a lower wall part, and the inlet check valve has a bypass connection, to which the at least one venting line is connected.
US10906390B2
Component of tank of liquid additive of system for treating exhaust gases of internal combustion engine, has body positioned in fluid-tight way at opening of the tank and incorporates plurality of functional devices for managing liquid additive to be delivered to treatment system. Body of tank component is moulded using plastic material chemically resistant to liquid additive and is provided with at least one passageway for liquid additive. The plurality of functional devices comprises pump and pressure sensor having pressure-sensitive element. Passageway comprises delivery path for the liquid additive, which is defined at least in part in first wall of body of tank component and has inlet end configured for connection to delivery duct of the pump. Defined at outer side of first wall is at least one seat for positioning at least one part of pressure sensor. Moreover defined in the first wall is at least one passage for setting delivery path for liquid additive in fluid communication with sensitive element of pressure sensor.
US10906387B2
A cooling apparatus of a vehicle driving system of the invention connects an engine water circulation passage to a hybrid system water circulation passage and flows cooling water in the engine water circulation passage and the hybrid system water circulation passage to cool a first hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by an engine radiator and cool a second hybrid system component by the cooling water cooled by a hybrid system radiator when an engine cooling process is not requested, a first hybrid system cooling process is requested, a second hybrid system cooling process is requested, and a connection condition is satisfied. The connection condition is satisfied when the engine cooling process is not requested, and the cooling water flowing into the hybrid system water circulation passage from the engine water circulation passage, can cool the first hybrid system component.
US10906384B2
A vibration prevention device includes a vehicle body-side bracket having an inner space and a vibration prevention member disposed in the inner space. A press-fitting surface and a press-fitting groove are formed on an inner surface of the vehicle body-side bracket. The press-fitting surface and the press-fitting groove extend from an edge portion of the inner space opening through an outer surface of the bracket. The vibration prevention member has a first attachment member, a second attachment member, and an insulator disposed between the first attachment member and the second attachment member. The second attachment member has an abutting portion pressed against the press-fitting surface and an attachment portion press-fitted into the press-fitting groove.
US10906378B2
A radiant heater device according to the present disclosure includes a radiant heater that radiates radiant heat to a passenger of a vehicle and a controller that controls an output of the radiant heater. The controller acquires information related to a thermal sensation of the passenger and controls the output of the radiant heater based on the information related the thermal sensation.
US10906373B2
A vehicle heat management system is provided. The system includes a radiator module having a battery radiator and an electric component radiator. A valve module has an inner space that is divided into a first chamber and a second chamber. Each chamber includes a first passage, a second passage, and a third passage. The first passage connects each chamber to a battery radiator, the second passage connects each chamber to a high-voltage battery core, and the third chamber connects each chamber to an electric component radiator and an electric component core. Each chamber includes therein a guide unit that selectively closes the first passage, the second passage, or the third passage depending on a rotation angle thereof. An actuator that is connected to the guide unit adjusts the rotation angle of the guide unit.
US10906372B2
A suspension structure for an in-wheel motor drive device of the present invention includes an in-wheel motor drive device (10), a shock absorber (76), a torsion bar (81), and a stabilizer link (86), wherein: the shock absorber includes an upper spring seat (79a) provided in an upper end region of the shock absorber and a lower spring seat (79b) provided in a lower end region of the shock absorber and forming a pair with the upper spring seat; an upper end (87a) of the stabilizer link is arranged between a vehicle back edge (79d) of the lower spring seat and a vehicle front edge (79c) of the lower spring seat; and a lower end (87b) of the stabilizer link is arranged so as to overlap with a hub wheel (12) as viewed in an axial direction of the hub wheel.
US10906371B2
Integrated multiple actuator electro-hydraulic systems as well as their methods of use are described. Depending on the particular application, the integrated electro-hydraulic systems may exhibit different frequency responses and/or may be integrated into a single combined unit.
US10906368B2
A pin assist device that eliminates the need to use a separate tool to insert and/or extract a cotter, or other fastening, pin. The pin assist device allows the user to easily insert or extract a pin in locations that are difficult to reach, in all types of weather and virtually all conditions. Related pin assist devices, hitch pins, and hitch pin assemblies are also disclosed.
US10906362B2
A method for identifying at least one emitter for monitoring the tire pressure of a motor vehicle by association with one of the wheels of the motor vehicle. The method includes: for each emitter monitoring tire pressure, reconstructing an intermediate-frequency signal from the radiofrequency signal and a reference signal, determining the FFT of the intermediate-frequency signal, determining whether there is a frequency deviation of the intermediate-frequency signal, determining the side of the vehicle on which the emitter monitoring the pressure of a tire is placed, acquiring a signal from the anti-lock braking system for at least one of the wheels on the side on which it was determined that the emitter for monitoring the pressure of a tire is placed, and determining the position of the emitter for monitoring the pressure of a tire depending on the deviation and on the at least one signal from the anti-lock braking system.
US10906353B2
Provided is a steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article which can further improve cut resistance when applied to a tire while maintaining the amount of steel to be used. A steel cord for reinforcing a rubber article comprising: one core strand 11 having a two-layered layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 1; and a plurality of sheath strands 12 having a layered-twisted structure formed by twisting a plurality of steel filaments 2, wherein the sheath strands are twisted around the core strand. A ratio dc/ds of a diameter dc of a sheath filament constituting the sheath of the core strand to a diameter ds of an outermost layer sheath filament constituting the outermost layer sheath of the sheath strand is more than 1.25 and not more than 1.50.
US10906324B2
The invention provides a method of adding solvent or make-up fluid into the gutter line of a continuous ink printer. During the addition of solvent, the vacuum level in the gutter line is monitored and maintained at a level sufficient to ensure that vacuum is maintained at the gutter. Vacuum level in the gutter line is preferably controlled by controlling the speed of a variable speed gutter pump. Noise in the gutter line is preferably used as a control over pump speed.
US10906321B2
A print module includes: a cradle having a nest for receiving a printhead; an elongate printhead assembly received in the nest, the printhead assembly including a printhead having first and second ink ports at opposite longitudinal ends thereof; and a supply assembly slidably movable relative to the nest along an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the printhead. The supply assembly includes first and second ink couplings fast with the supply assembly and connected to respective first and second ink ports. The print module is configured such that movement of the supply assembly disconnects the second ink coupling prior to disconnection of the first ink coupling.
US10906301B2
A second power is lower than a first power to be supplied during a printing operation. In a case where the second power is supplied to a print head through a cable as a drive power for the nozzles in the print head, the change in voltage of the second power is detected. The nozzles in the nozzle arrays are driven on an array-by-array basis with the second power on the basis of a control signal, and whether there is breakage in the cable is detected on the basis of the result of the detection of the change in voltage of the second power during the driving of the nozzles.
US10906299B2
There is provided a print head discharging a liquid from a nozzle, including: a memory circuit that stores individual information of the print head and individual activation information based on the individual information; a communication control circuit that controls communication between the print head and an outside; a discharge control circuit that controls discharge of the liquid; and a limiting circuit that limits liquid discharge control by the discharge control circuit, in which when a signal according to the individual activation information is input from the outside, the limiting circuit changes a limitation of liquid discharge control by the discharge control circuit.
US10906277B2
A problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a low-friction member which does not easily lose low-friction properties thereof even when used for a relatively long period. The low-friction member LS according to the present invention is consisting of at least lubricating materials PL, PS and a polyimide resin MR. The low-friction member has a surface roughness Rsk or 0.500 or more and the surface exposure ratio of the lubricating materials of 15.0% or more. It is particularly preferred that the surface roughness Rsk be in a range of 0.0900 (inclusive) to 0.1400 (inclusive), and the surface exposure ratio of the lubricating materials be 35.0% or more. It is preferred that the lubricating materials be a fluororesin. The low-friction member thus has the property of not losing the low-friction properties thereof easily even when used for a relatively long period.
US10906268B2
Fiber sheets, structures comprising the fiber sheets and the use of the sheets. The invention further relates to biodegradable and/or recyclable products comprising the fiber sheets, useful in replacing non-biodegradable products.
US10906267B2
A method of manufacturing a composite component comprises forming a core, surrounding the circumference of the core with a first layer of fabric, applying a second layer of fabric having a different coefficient of thermal expansion from the first layer such that the second layer extends around at least a portion of the circumference of the core and curing the component such that the second layer imparts a compressive or tensile force on the core.
US10906266B2
According to one embodiment, there is provided a structural body including a core composed of fiber and a support, which is a component of the core and is in contact with the core.
US10906265B2
The present invention relates to method for producing a printed decorative paper comprising the steps of: i) providing a substrate paper; ii) applying to said substrate paper a decorative layer; iii) applying to said decorative layer a liquid coating consisting essentially of a polymerizable mixture; iv) applying polymerization conditions to form a polymerized layer on said decorative layer. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a printed decorative paper, which decorative paper is processed to form a decorative panel, which decorative panel thus obtained will exhibit a good resistance against weather influences.
US10906262B2
The invention relates to a method of controlling a ceramic and/or metal powder press (1) for pressing a compressible material (6), wherein at least one electromotive drive (15, 16; 20, 21), which adjusts at least one punch (5; 4) along a pressing direction, is controlled in such a manner that the drive (15, 16; 20, 21) moves the punch (5; 4) along a setpoint positioning path (as1) and the drive is readjusted if it deviates from the setpoint positioning path (as1), wherein a measured force (F11, F12) acting on the compressible material (6), the punch (4) or its supporting components (17-19), is used as at least one control variable for readjustment. The invention also relates to a ceramic and/or metal powder press (1) configured to carry out the method.
US10906251B1
A method of constructing a space construction has a preparing step, a first mixing step, a second mixing step, a matrix layer building step, a three-dimensional fiber webs paving step, and a gamma ray screening layer building step. Prepare an agitator, a strengthening material, a composite material, multiple three-dimensional fiber webs, and multiple gamma ray screening elements. Mix the strengthening material and the composite material to form a first building material. Mix the multiple gamma ray screening elements and soil on a planet to form a second building material. Build at least one matrix layer with the first building material. Pave two three-dimensional fiber webs on the at least one matrix layer. Build at least one gamma ray screening layer adjacent to one of the two three-dimensional fiber webs with the second building material. A product constructed by the method is also provided.
US10906250B2
An add-on part (10) for connecting to a component (30). The add-on part (10) has a longitudinal axis (A) and a welding section (11) to be welded to the component (30) by torsional ultrasonic welding. The welding section (11) has a contact surface (12) for contact with a torsion sonotrode (70) and a welding surface (13) for connecting to the component (30). The welding section (11) is delimited, at least in some sections, by an inner vibration-decoupling zone (14). The inner vibration-decoupling zone (14) extends, at least in some sections, at an inclination to or parallel to the longitudinal axis (A). The method comprises a) bringing the welding surface (13) in contact with a welding region (31), b) applying a force to the contact surface (12) such that the welding surface (13) is pressed against the welding region (31), and c) introducing a torsional ultrasonic vibration into the welding section.
US10906248B2
An additive manufacturing method for improved core structure includes splitting a computational model into sequentially queued individual model segments based on a predetermined number of slices with a predetermined orientation, and building a part in layers applied sequentially to form a final part having a core portion supported with a custom in-fill pattern. An additive manufacturing system for providing an improved core structure supported by a custom in-fill pattern includes a controller having instructions for individual model segments based on slices of a solid model, and a 3D printer for sequentially printing individual model segments in adjacent layers. A 3D-printed part includes a first exterior surface separated by a gap from a second exterior surface, and an internal core structure within the gap for mechanically connecting the first exterior surface to the second exterior surface. The internal core structure includes a custom in-fill pattern of support members.
US10906237B2
A production method of a three-dimensionally shaped object, includes a first layer forming step of forming a first layer by using a first composition containing first powder and binder, a second layer forming step of forming a second layer by using a second composition containing second powder, third powder, and binder, and a sintering step of sintering the first powder and the second powder. In a case where the first powder and the second powder are of the same material, difference in a contraction rate between the first layer and the second layer in the sintering step is reduced by matching a filling rate of the first powder in the first composition with a total filling rate of the second powder and the third powder in the second composition and matching an average particle diameter of the first powder with an average particle diameter of the second powder.
US10906235B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor component and a 3D printer are disclosed. In an embodiment the component includes a carrier, a plurality of individually controllable pixels configured to emit radiation during operation, wherein the plurality of individual pixels is mounted on the carrier and is formed from at least one semiconductor material and a plurality of transport channels configured to transport a gas or a liquid through the semiconductor component in a direction transverse to and towards a radiation exit side of the semiconductor component, wherein the pixels are configured to emit radiation having a wavelength of maximum intensity of 470 nm or less, and wherein all pixels include the same semiconductor layer sequence and emit radiation of the same wavelength.
US10906230B2
Provided is a method of thermoforming a molding material to have a bent portion and a flat portion extending from the bent portion. The method includes: placing the molding material on a bending mold, the bending mold having a curved surface; and forming the bent portion of the molding material by heating a portion of the molding material at least to a fluidization temperature such that the portion of the molding material bends due to the weight of the flat portion of the molding material to form the bent portion according to a shape of the bending mold.
US10906221B2
There is provided a manufacturing method of a liquid supply member capable of suppressing decrease in sealing property of a liquid supply path and deformation of the liquid supply path or the external shape. For that purpose, a manufacturing process of a liquid supply member prevents inflow of a molten resin into a concave portion of a portion other than a liquid supply flow path in a liquid supply member.
US10906215B2
A method and an extrusion device for producing a foamed body. A plastics melt is produced inside the casing of a first extruder. The plastics melt is conveyed to an outlet die of a second extruder. The conveyed plastics melt has a foaming agent and expands after being fed through the outlet die. Before the plastics melt is fed through the outlet die, variations in temperature between different radial positions over the cross-section of the plastics melt are reduced by an extruder screw device which has a number of screw spindles distributed around the periphery. The plastics melt which is thus thermally homogeneous is fed through the outlet die.
US10906214B2
A molding apparatus defining a processing direction includes multiple molding modules spaced apart in a lateral direction perpendicular to the processing direction and a common reaction surface. Each molding module includes a frame and a mold roll that defines molding cavities. Each mold roll defines a respective pressure zone in cooperation with the reaction surface and each mold roll is movable with respect to the reaction surface by controlled operation of the frame. Molten resin is introduced into the pressure zones and forced into the molding cavities to form arrays of fastener elements extending from base layers of resin formed on the surfaces of the mold rolls. The fastener elements are withdrawn from the cavities while stripping the base layers from the peripheral surfaces.
US10906207B2
The present invention relates to an improved method of grinding polyaryletherketones, providing very good yields and the production of powders of polyaryletherketones with an average diameter below 100 μm having a narrow size distribution with few fine particles (Dv10>15 μm).
US10906203B2
A method for joining carbide ceramic particles, comprising: forming a first mixture comprising carbide ceramic particles, preceramic polymer liquid, fine carbon particles and metal nanoparticles that form a eutectic liquid at temperatures below 1400° C.; and heating the first mixture at a temperature of about 1150° C. to about 1400° C.
US10906202B2
Disclosed is an apparatus for mechanically splitting materials, including a body with a cutting element arranged relative thereto. The cutting element includes at least one cutting surface oriented vertically. The splitting apparatus includes the cutting element applying an upward pressure against the material which is split when a separate downward force is applied to the material. The body of the splitting apparatus also includes a safety element to protect the user from the cutting element; an elongate supporting element to distance the safety element from either or both the cutting element and a surface on which the splitting apparatus is used; a stabilizing element to stabilize the splitting apparatus relative to a surface on which the splitting apparatus is used; and optionally a deflecting element to deflect split materials away from the cutting element and container element to contain therewithin split materials produced during the splitting.
US10906201B2
A staple-refill 11 is provided with: a casing 12 in which a plurality of sheet-type connected staples 10 are stacked; a staple inserting port 14; a staple discharge port 16; a cover member 15 which covers the sheet-type connected staples 10 in the casing 12 from a side of the staple inserting port 14; and a notch portion 18 formed in the casing 12 and extending from an edge of the staple inserting port 14 in an insertion direction.
US10906200B2
An apparatus for perforating a panel of material comprising a driver assembly; a perforation assembly comprising a cutting edge for cutting the panel of material; an impacting surface moveable with respect to the cutting edge; and, means for holding the panel of material in a material plane between the cutting edge and the impacting surface, wherein the driver assembly is arranged to drive the cutting edge through the material plane into the impacting surface to cut the panel of material.
US10906198B2
An installation (I) for cutting food products in the form of elongated loaves (P). The installation includes at least one assembly (E) with at least one chute or magazine for receiving a loaf (P). The chute has the form of an elongated compartment configured to receive the loaf (P) via its open upper end, with the possibility of sliding so as to direct it towards and beyond its open lower end. A generally horizontal tray is arranged at a distance from the lower end of the chute with a cutting blade arranged near the tray. A displacement mechanism alternatively guides the lower end so that said blade interacts the loaf and executes its cutting. Also included is a storage unit (S) and a mechanised and/or automated unit for picking-off at least one loaf (P) from the storage unit (S) and for transferring and loading it in the chute.
US10906190B2
A sensor device includes a base body including a recess, a lid body configured to close an opening of the recess, a force detection element disposed in the recess and configured to output an electric charge according to a received external force, and an electronic component disposed in the recess and electrically connected to the force detection element. A separation distance between the electronic component and the lid body is larger than a separation distance between the force detection element and the lid body in the thickness direction of the lid body.
US10906188B1
A robotic singulation system is disclosed. In various embodiments, sensor data including image data associated with a workspace is received. The sensor data is used to generate a three dimensional view of at least a portion of the workspace, the three dimensional view including boundaries of a plurality of items present in the workspace. The three dimensional view as generated at successive points in time is used to model a flow of at least a subset of said plurality of items through at least a portion of the workspace. The model is used to determine and implement a plan to autonomously operate a robotic structure to pick one or more items from the workplace and place each item singly in a corresponding location in a singulation conveyance structure.
US10906187B2
An unmanned ground vehicle includes a main body, a drive system supported by the main body, and a manipulator arm pivotally coupled to the main body. The drive system comprising right and left driven track assemblies mounted on right and left sides of the main body. The manipulator arm includes a gripper, a wrist motor configured for rotating the gripper, and an inline camera in a palm of the gripper. The inline camera is mechanically configured to remain stationary with respect to the manipulator arm while the wrist motor rotates the gripper.
US10906181B2
A method to enable autonomous and tele-operation of tele-operated robots for maintenance of a property around known and unknown obstacles may include using an unmanned aerial vehicle for obtaining additional data relating to the property and obstacles within the property and plan a path around the obstacles using data from sensors on-board the tele-operated robot and the aerial image. A method may also provide optimization of total time needed for performing the property maintenance and the labor costs in situations where manual intervention is needed for navigating the tele-operated robot around obstacles on the property or for removing obstacles on the property. Embodiments further include systems and devices practicing the method.
US10906173B2
The application relates to a smart cabinet. The smart cabinet includes a cabinet body, a moving module, a controlling module and an assisting module. The moving module is positioned in the cabinet body; the controlling module is connected to the moving module. The moving module includes a base, a guiding wheel group disposed on the base, a plurality of drivers pivotally connected with the guiding wheel group, and a manipulator disposed on the base. The controlling module includes an input control unit, a guiding rope, and a pulley group. The input control module is electrically connected with the drivers and the manipulator. The pulley group includes a plurality of pulleys defining a movement range for the moving module. The assisting module includes a rope retractor and a sensor electrically coupled to the rope retractor. Two ends of the guiding rope are coupled to the rope retractor.
US10906171B2
A motor unit includes a motor and an amplifier section including a drive circuit that drives the motor. The amplifier section includes an amplifier cover. A power line for supplying power to the motor is bound to the amplifier cover.
US10906168B2
A flexible exosuit includes rigid and flexible elements configured to couple forces to a body of a wearer. Further, the flexible exosuit includes flexible linear actuators and clutched compliance elements to apply and/or modulate forces and/or compliances between segments of the body of the wearer. The flexible exosuit further includes electronic controllers, power sources and sensors. The flexible exosuit can be configured to apply forces to the body of the wearer to enable a variety of applications. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to augment the physical strength or endurance of the wearer. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to train the wearer to perform certain physical tasks. In some examples, the flexible exosuit can be configured to record physical activities of the wearer.
US10906163B2
A power tool includes a tool-main-body part, an electric motor as a drive source, a grip part, which extends downward from the tool-main-body part and is configured to be gripped by a user, and a power-supply unit at a tip of the grip part. The power tool includes a controller configured to control the operation of the electric motor, the controller being located on the power-supply unit, and a display controlled by the controller and configured to indicate an operating state of the electric motor. The controller and the display each have a flat-plate shape and are disposed along a surface direction with respect to one another, and the display includes a first portion that overlies the controller and a second portion that projects beyond an end edge of the controller.
