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US10012462B2	Bolt carrier support system In various embodiments, a buffer retention system may comprise a body, a retention tab and a spring. The body may comprise a generally cylindrical portion and a partially annular guide portion. The generally cylindrical portion may define a channel. The partially annular guide portion may be operatively coupled to the cylindrical portion. The retention tab may be installable in the channel. The retention tab may be configured to protrude through the partially annular guide portion. The spring may be installable within the channel. The spring may be configured to position the retention tab through the partially annular guide portion.
US10012461B2	Ambidextrous charging handle A charging handle for a rifle has a grip that is pivotable and slidable on a base connected to a bolt carrier through a rod. A latch mounted on the base engages the receiver of the rifle. The latch is pivotable on the base to release the charging handle from the receiver when cocking the bolt carrier. Pivoting of the latch is effected through a cam attached to the grip. The cam contacts a cam follower on the latch. Both pivoting and sliding motion of the grip relative to the base pivot the latch to effect release of the charging handle from the receiver.
US10012457B2	Take-down compact precision rifle A take-down rifle including modular components. A first and a second rifle section comprising first and second receiver portions, respectively, allow the rifle to be quickly assembled and disassembled. The first rifle section also includes a rifle barrel. Mounting points on the first rifle section allow a coupled optical sight to remain fixed in relation to the barrel after assembly or disassembly so that the optical sight remains zeroed.
US10012455B2	Descaling system for heat exchange equipment A system for descaling heat exchanger surfaces using a varying concentration of either an acidic or alkaline solution, selecting an optimum pH value for descaling a heat exchanger according to the level of cleaning the heat exchanger requires, monitoring pH value of descaling solution during circulation through a heat exchanger, and adding chemical solution to achieve coincidence of optimum and monitored pH values during descaling operation.
US10012447B2	Method and apparatus for storing thermal energy in thermal masses for electricity generation Methods and apparatus for storing thermal energy are disclosed. The thermal energy may be hot or cold. The methods and apparatus allow the thermal store to be charged and discharged at different rates. The methods and apparatus also allow the thermal store to be charged and discharged with multiple and/or interrupted phases.
US10012440B2	Foam drying apparatus A foam drying apparatus is provided. The apparatus is configured to pass air, and in some cases heated and/or dried air, through a quantity of foam. This air passing through the foam absorbs or otherwise carries moisture out of the foam, drying it. The apparatus may utilize a pressure differential on opposite sides of the foam, causing air on the higher pressure side to pass through the foam. Typical applications may include the drying of foam assemblies which use water based adhesives to accelerate drying of the adhesive and/or removal of water from the foam assembly, and packaging of the foam assembly.
US10012434B2	Method and apparatus for producing carbon dioxide and hydrogen In a process for the production of carbon dioxide and hydrogen from a gas flow comprising at least hydrogen, at least one sulfur-comprising component and carbon dioxide originating from a Claus unit fed with a gas comprising at least 50 mol % of oxygen, the gas flow is compressed and dried in order to produce a compressed and dried gas flow and the compressed and dried gas flow is separated at a subambient temperature in order to produce at least a fluid enriched in carbon dioxide with respect to the compressed and dried gas flow and at least a fluid enriched in hydrogen with respect to the compressed and dried gas flow.
US10012432B2	Method and apparatus for cooling a hydrocarbon stream A mixed refrigerant stream (10) comprising a first mixed refrigerant is passed through one or more heat exchangers (12) to provide a cooled mixed refrigerant stream (20). At least a fraction of a cooling stream (30) comprising a second mixed refrigerant is expanded (14) to provide one or more expanded cooling streams (40a), at least one of which may be passed through one or more of the heat exchangers (12), to cool the mixed refrigerant stream (10) thereby providing the cooled mixed refrigerant stream (20) which is used to cool (22) a hydrocarbon stream (70). The temperature (T1) and the flow (F1) of at least part of the cooled mixed refrigerant stream (20) is monitored, and the flow (F2) of the cooling stream (30) is controlled using the flow F1 and the temperature T1.
US10012425B2	Modular dual vector fluid spray nozzles Various embodiments of modular dual vector fluid spray nozzles are disclosed. Embodiments of the nozzles are characterized by specially shaped fluid channels, impingement surfaces and exit orifices used to generate atomized mists of fluid under pressure. Embodiments of the nozzles are generally characterized by composite fluid spray density patterns having horizontal and vertical components, i.e., dual vector in nature. The nozzles disclosed are modular and may be easily installed or removed from a given fluid spray system, nozzle head, or fixture as dictated by any given application.
US10012415B2	Absorber tube An absorber tube is provided that includes a metal tube, a glass sleeve tube surrounding the metal tube, and a glass-metal transition element is disposed on at least one end. The metal tube and the transition element can be moved relative to one another in the longitudinal direction and connected to one another by an expansion compensating device. An inner end of the expansion compensating device is fastened to an attachment element, which is connected to the transition element. An outer end of the expansion compensating device is fastened to the metal tube. An annular space section of the annular space is constructed between the transition and attachment elements. The attachment element has an annular disc on which the expansion compensating device is fastened. The absorber tube has at least one shielding device that has a first annular disc-shaped section disposed on at least one end in the annular space.
US10012395B2	Heating unit A heating apparatus includes two heating circuits (3, 4), one for room heating (3) and one for domestic water heating (4). A primary heat exchanger (1) is provided as well as at least one secondary heat exchanger (7), for the room heating as well as a secondary heat exchanger (9) for domestic water heating. A circulation pump (6) is provided as well as a switch-over valve (5) which hydraulically integrates the primary heat exchanger (1) into the first or into the second heating circuit (3, 4). The heating circuit (4) for the domestic water heating, on operation of the heating circuit (3) for room heating, is used as a bypass conduit for the primary heat exchanger (1), wherein the switch-over valve (5) forms the bypass valve or is used as a bypass valve.
US10012390B2	Combustion chamber of a gas turbine with bolted combustion chamber head A combustion chamber of a gas turbine having a head plate and a combustion chamber head, where the head plate is connected to the combustion chamber, and where several heat shields arranged in the interior of the combustion chamber are bolted to the head plate, characterized in that each heat shield and the combustion chamber head are fastened to the head plate by means of joint bolted connections.
US10012386B2	Local improvement of the mixture of air and fuel in burners comprising swirl generators having blade ends that are crossed in the outer region A burner having an air supply and a premix channel having an essentially annular cross-section, through which air and fuel flow during operation, and which is formed of an outer shell (5) and a hub (6). A plurality of swirl blades (7) arranged in the burner extend from the hub (6) to the outer shell (7) in a radial direction. Each blade's surface (11) is provided with a deflection in a radial outer region of the swirl blade (7), a downstream flow angle (α) to a main flow direction (13) increases at least once and decreases at least once in a radial direction at an outflow end (12) of the deflection surface (11).
US10012385B2	Combustor heat shield sealing A method and an apparatus for reducing airflow leakage between a combustor liner and a rail of a heat shield mounted to an inner surface of the combustor liner. The method comprises locally deforming the combustor liner in sealing engagement with the rail by applying a pressure on the outer surface of the combustor liner over the rail of the heat shield. A tool, such as a sealing clip, may be mounted in pressing engagement with the outer surface of the combustor liner to apply forces locally on the liner over the rail of the heat shield.
US10012377B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a rear case positioned in a rear of the display panel, and of which a back surface is exposed to the outside, a backlight unit positioned between the display panel and the rear case and providing the display panel with light, a plurality of ribs extended from a front surface of the rear case and contacting at least a portion of the backlight unit, a boss forwardly extended from the front surface of the rear case, and a controller positioned between the backlight unit and the rear case and coupled with the boss.
US10012373B2	Mounting base for an electrical component having a housing with a groove with a convergent bottom for crimping an electrical wire A base for a wired electrical component, including: a cavity receiving the electrical component including at least one electrical crimp contact; and at least one groove configured to receive an electrical wire to be connected to the electrical component. The at least one groove includes, in a transverse cross-section: a portion shaped to receive an electrical wire; and a converging base acting as a crimping die when the electrical crimp contact is inserted in the groove. A lighting module includes such a base, a method creates and mounts, on a corresponding mounting, a module including such a base, and a garment includes at least one module that includes such a base.
US10012369B1	Searchlight having function of automatically returning to starting position A searchlight includes a lamp housing provided with a snap-action switch and/or a photo-electric switch, a support pivotally supporting the lamp housing from below and a lamp assembly pivotally installed inside the lamp housing; the lamp assembly has a back provided with a positioning lever for use in touch with the snap-action switch of the lamp housing; and the support has a top provided with a positioning lever for use in interrupting the light path of the photoelectric switch of the lamp housing; due to possessing aforesaid structure the searchlight therefore has a function of automatically returning to starting position when power supply is switched off.
US10012360B2	Retrofit LED light panel A retrofit panel for a ceiling-mounted light fixture. The panel may comprise a lens, screen, diffuser, or LED light screen. Anchor line assemblies and retainer arm assemblies extend from a perimeter guide track from which they extend. The anchor line assemblies engage one or more ports on the light fixture housing and hold the retrofit panel a maximum anchor distance from the housing. The retainer arm assemblies engage one or more openings on the light fixture housing and hold the retrofit panel flush with the light fixture housing or the ceiling if recess mounted. The retrofit panel can be easily installed in existing ceiling mounted light fixtures with minimal demolition.
US10012353B2	Recessed luminaire A two-component luminaire for illuminating an architectural space includes a housing with a panel that faces the architectural space. A peripheral edge of the housing, having first and second edge segments, forms an output aperture that faces the architectural space. A plane bisecting the output aperture defines a boundary between an indirect lighting region and a direct lighting region. The luminaire includes a primary optical subsystem arranged within the housing so as to be hidden from the direct lighting region by the first panel section, and configured to generate and emit light, through the output aperture, solely into the indirect lighting region, and a secondary optical subsystem, disposed within the housing and configured to generate and emit light through the output aperture.
US10012346B2	Magnetic clip A clip for selectively gripping objects includes a first body member having a forward portion, a rearward portion and a middle portion disposed between the forward and rearward portions. The first body member includes an exteriorly facing surface and an interiorly facing surface, with the forward portion including an interiorly facing gripping jaw, and the middle portion including a strengthening member. A second body member includes a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a middle portion disposed between the forward and rearward portion. Second body member also includes an exteriorly facing surface and an interiorly facing surface, a forward portion that includes an interiorly facing gripping jaw, and a middle portion that includes a strengthening member. A biasing member urges the gripping jaws of the first and second body members into engagement. A pivot assembly pivotably couples the first body member to the second body member to permit the gripping jaws to pivot between an engaged position and a released position. The first strengthening member has an arcuately convex surface and the second strengthening member includes an arcuately concave surface that is sized and positioned to slideably engage the arcuately convex surface of the first body.
US10012345B2	Method and apparatus for an icemaker adapter An adapter that integrates an icemaker with a beverage dispenser includes a base defining a passage therethrough and at least a first bracket. The base includes a first rail and a second rail, and a top of the base may support thereon at least a portion of the icemaker. The first bracket includes a first rail engagement member engageable with the first rail and a second rail engagement member engageable with the second rail. The bracket inserts within the passage of the base such that the first rail element member engages the first rail and the second rail engagement member engages the second rail. The bracket is movable along the first and second rails to accommodate icemakers having different dimensions.
US10012339B2	Liner removal system A system for removing structural liners (whether cured-in-place liners or cement-mortar liners) from a dry conduit is disclosed. The system uses a set of cutters of progressively larger diameters, front and rear supports designed for this purpose, and a drive means for driving the system down the conduit where the structural liner is to be removed.
US10012329B2	Systems and methods for a pipeline anchor lug sleeve and link Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a pipeline bracket with a lug sleeve and link, wherein the link is configured to couple with the lug sleeve and a tie-down strap via removable bolts. The tie-down strap may be configured to distribute the forces caused by movement of the pipeline to the pipeline bracket.
US10012324B2	Pressure independent control valve A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The pilot valve is controlled in part with relatively high pressure fluid ported from a high pressure port and relatively low pressure fluid ported from a low pressure port.
US10012323B2	Automatic adjustable overpressure and manual exhaust valve for diving dry-suits An automatic adjustable overpressure and manual exhaust valve for diving dry-suits, the valve having a base member with an opening, connected to the dry-suit inner volume, surrounded by an annular sealing surface, an autonomous closing member positioned between the sealing surface and a load transfer member subjected to the load of a pressure setting spring. The valve has a manual control member, axially movable perpendicularly to the opening and interacting with the load transfer member during the manual exhaust phase achieved by the axial movement, towards the dry-suit, of the control member so as to cause the detachment of the load transfer member from the closing member and therefore the removal of the load of the setting spring from the same closing member.
US10012317B2	Isolation valve with a dead chamber An isolation valve includes a dead chamber, including a body with a fluid-passing conduit, a device for obturating the fluid passage in the conduit, which may be actuated between a fluid-passing position and a position for obturating the fluid passage in the conduit. In its obturation position, the obturation device forms a dead chamber. A wall of the obturation device comprises a through-hole, in which is positioned a device for decompression of the dead chamber. A hydrocarbon transport facility includes at least two pipes connected through such an isolation valve with a dead chamber.
US10012316B2	Slide valve A slide valve comprises: a casing having a pair of facing flow channels; a slide plate inserted into and removed from a space between the flow channels; and an annular sealing body slidingly moving in a facing direction of the flow channels inside the casing and coming into contact with the slide plate inserted between the flow channels to bring the slide valve into a closed state. A first sealing member sealing a gap between the sealing body and the inner peripheral wall surface is disposed on an inner peripheral surface of the annular sealing body and a second sealing member sealing a gap between the sealing body and the outer peripheral wall surface is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the annular sealing body.
US10012312B2	Speed change apparatus for vehicle A speed change apparatus includes a transmission, a change mechanism configured to move a gear or gears so as to change gear position, a force accumulation mechanism which includes a shift spindle and a force accumulation spring. The shift spindle is provided, in a rotatable manner, with a master arm configured to operate the change mechanism. A return spring is configured to bias the master arm toward a neutral position. A sub return spring, separate from the return spring and which directly biases the shift spindle toward the neutral position, is provided between the shift spindle and a case member.
US10012302B2	Vehicle differential A vehicle differential includes a pair of side gears, a pinion gear, a differential case, and an annular ring gear. The differential case includes an opening penetrating a peripheral wall of the differential case. The annular ring gear is attached to an outer side of the peripheral wall of the differential case such that a central axis of the annular ring gear and a rotational axis of the differential case coincide with each other. The annular ring gear includes a protrusion on an inner peripheral edge of the annular ring gear. The protrusion covers a part of the opening when viewed in a penetration direction of the opening. The protrusion protrudes toward the inner side of the opening in the radial direction of the rotational axis as compared with an other part of the inner peripheral edge of the annular ring gear that has no protrusion.
US10012296B2	Compensating drive nut assembly An objective mount assembly includes a housing having a body and a drive assembly supported by the body. The drive assembly includes a drive shaft, a lead screw rotatably coupled to the drive shall, and a compensating drive nut assembly. The compensating drive nut assembly has an inner nut component threadably coupled to the lead screw and an outer nut component threadably coupled to the inner nut component. The objective mount assembly further includes an objective mount coupled to the drive assembly. Other aspects of the assembly are further disclosed.
US10012291B2	Low modulus belt utilizing tensile member and belt carcass An endless belt is provided includes a compression section, a tension section, and a cover layer, together defining a longitudinal direction of the endless belt. The tension section has a plurality of tensile members extending at an angle of 0° to 45° relative to the longitudinal direction of the endless belt, and the tensile members are orientated a zig-zag pattern. In some cases, the plurality of tensile members extend along the longitudinal direction of the belt at an angle of 0°. Each of the plurality of tensile members may be continuous or discontinuous. The tensile members may be laid in a plane substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction of the belt. The tension section may include two sets of a plurality of tensile members, where the first set tensile members are orientated in a first zig-zag pattern and the second set of tensile members are orientated in a second zig-zag pattern.
US10012290B2	Balancing weights with ferromagnetic inlay A balancing weight for balancing a wheel of a vehicle has a body of non-ferromagnetic material providing a major portion of the balancing weight's mass and a ferromagnetic inlay for holding the balancing weight by magnetic force. The ferromagnetic inlay provides a minor portion of the balancing weight's mass. A weight applicator has a magnet for interacting with the ferromagnetic inlay of the balancing weight and holding the balancing weight.
US10012288B2	Glue-on attachable flywheel weight A glue-on attachable flywheel weight adds rotational mass to a flywheel allowing for a vehicle operator to alter the power characteristics of an engine. Different flywheels require different shapes of attachable weights. The attachable weights can be machined to fit a multitude of different flywheels to add the rotational mass. Applying an adhesive secures the weight onto the flywheel and adds the rotational mass in a user-friendly convenient manner.
US10012278B2	Friction ring body for a rail wheel brake and rail wheel brake In order to devise a friction ring body for arrangement on the wheel web of a rail wheel for a rail vehicle for forming a rail wheel brake that can be easily produced, it is proposed that the friction ring body has a friction ring cut out of a flat metal material and a plurality of attachment bodies provided on the friction ring by means of an integrally bonding connection process.
US10012265B2	Corrosion resistant bearing material In one aspect, the present invention resides in an edge flap arrangement for an aircraft wing that has a main flap element and an actuator for moving the main flap element relative to the wing, a linkage arrangement that supports the main flap element from the aircraft wing for movement relative to the wing, the linkage arrangement including a drop link and a hinge point. The fixed strut and the drop link are pivotally connected by the hinge point. The hinge point includes a bearing. The bearing is an hourglass bearing assembly that has an inner raceway outer raceway. The outer raceway is positioned around the inner raceway. A plurality of rollers is disposed between the inner raceway and the outer raceway. The plurality of rollers, the outer raceway and/or the inner raceway are manufactured from CREN and/or CRES.
US10012264B2	Sliding member There is provided a sliding member formed by combining a resin overlay and a soft metal overlay. The sliding member has a soft layer comprising a metallic material with a hardness of less than 40 HV provided under a resin overlay layer comprising a solid lubricant and resin. In the event of contamination by a foreign matter, the soft layer under the resin overlay layer is capable of plastic deformation and the resin overlay layer is capable of partial deformation accompanying the plastic deformation due to the hardness (T1) (μm) of the soft layer and the hardness (T2) (μm) of the resin overlay layer being such that 0.2≤T1/T2≤7.0 and 3.0≤T1≤20.0. Consequently, a foreign matter is desirably embedded and resistance to a foreign matter can be improved. Low friction is maintained by the resin overlay layer even after contamination by a foreign matter.
US10012259B2	Drive shaft for motor vehicles and method for manufacturing a drive shaft of this type A drive shaft for motor vehicles comprises shaft portions arranged one after the other in s longitudinal direction of the drive shaft. One shaft portion is a tubular shaft portion having a large cross section and another shaft portion having a cross section that is smaller than the tubular shaft portion having a large cross section. A transition region having a region wall is provided between the tubular shaft portion and the shaft portion having the smaller cross section. If the drive shaft is compressed in the event of a crash, the shaft portion having the smaller cross section is pushed into the tubular shaft portion having the large cross section by an insertion length, thus deforming or breaking the region wall of the transition region.
US10012258B2	Locking device for a threaded fastener A locking device for a component having at least one and preferably two threaded fasteners is provided. The device includes a first clamping section configured to be secured around a first threaded fastener, and a second clamping section at a spaced location from the first clamping section arranged to be secured around a further element relative to which the first fastener is rotational. The second element may be a second threaded fastener, or a fixed feature such as the body of a pipe coupling. A bridging element is also provided that connects the two clamping sections and prevents rotation of the first and second clamping sections relative to each other. The clamping sections are configured to surround, compress and/or deform against the circumferential surface of a part of the fastener, which may be a nut or a bolt head, such that the clamping section is rotationally fixed relative to the fastener.
US10012257B2	Component arrangement with a blind rivet nut A component arrangement comprising a first component, a second component, at least one screw means and at least one blind rivet nut for insertion into a wall of the first component and for coupling to at least one second component is provided. The blind rivet nut has a rivet head, and the sum of a diameter of the rivet head and twice a spacing between the second component and rivet head corresponds to 0.7 to 1.2 times a diameter of a bead-like protuberance of the blind rivet nut, the second component, in the coupling region, being in contact with the first component only in sections, the second component having a spacing from a rivet head of the blind rivet nut within a plane which is parallel to a contact surface between rivet head and first component. The spacing is greater than a wall thickness of the first component.
US10012255B2	Trapeze hanger system including trapeze hanger fitting A trapeze hanger fitting includes a strut connecting portion configured for insertion into an open interior of a strut through an open longitudinal end of the strut to connect the trapeze hanger fitting to the strut. A rod securement portion is connected to the strut connecting portion and configured for securement to a rod to secure the trapeze hanger fitting to the rod. The rod securement portion is configured to be disposed outside the open interior of the strut and longitudinally outward from the open longitudinal end of the strut when the strut connecting portion is inserted into the open interior of the strut.
US10012254B2	Joining structure A joint structure is a joint structure between a first member having a pillared end part made of a fiber-reinforced plastic and a second member different from the first member. The end part of the first member is reversely tapered in an axial direction, while a joining member is disposed along a reversely tapered form of the end part. The second member is provided in contact with an end face of the first member and connected to the joining member. A plurality of fibers substantially extending in the axial direction of the end part of the first member are provided within the end part and disposed to form a larger angle with the axial direction of the end part of the first member as they are disposed to be closer to a surface constituting the reversely tapered form in a radial direction of the end part.
US10012251B2	Mounting bracket A mounting bracket for securing a camera or other device to a hollow pole includes an L-shaped member, attached to the device, with a vertical surface that engages the outer surface of the pole and a horizontal surface that rests on the top surface of the pole while a downwardly-projecting member slides into the top of the pole allowing the device to hang stably on the pole during alignment. A bolt passes axially through the downwardly projecting member and engages a gripping member. The downwardly-projecting member and gripping member have mating surfaces inclined relative to the axis of the bolt, so that when the bolt is tightened, the gripping member slides laterally to engage against the inner surface of the pole. A cover plate engages the outer surface of the opposite side of the pole and is secured to the L-shaped to fully secure the assembly.
US10012244B2	Hydraulic hose end expansion chamber A hydraulic hose end expansion chamber preferably includes a tube, a first end plate, a second end plate, a threaded nipple, an o-ring and a drain screw. The threaded nipple is attached to the first end plate. The threaded nipple is threadably engaged with a threaded hole in a female hydraulic quick disconnect coupler. The first end plate is attached to a first end of the tube. A threaded hole is formed through the second end plate to threadably receive the drain screw. The o-ring is pushed on to the threaded shaft. The second end plate is attached to a second end of the tube. An L-shaped handle is preferably attached to the second end of the tube. A second embodiment of the hydraulic hose end expansion chamber includes a compression spring with a piston. A third embodiment of the hydraulic hose end expansion chamber includes a nitrogen filled bladder.
US10012242B2	Axial flow fan A fan includes a motor part, an impeller fixed to the motor part, and a housing including a cylindrical inner circumferential surface. The impeller includes a plurality of blades extending radially outward. The housing is arranged to surround outer peripheries of the motor part and the impeller. The housing includes an intake port which is an upper opening of the housing, an upper edge which surrounds the intake port, an exhaust port which is a lower opening of the housing, a lower edge which surrounds the exhaust port. An axial distance from an upper end of each of the blades to an upper edge is ½ times or more of an axial distance from the upper end of each of the blades to a lower end thereof. This makes it possible to restrain an air flow having a swirling component from passing through the intake port.
US10012238B2	Electrostatic discharge prevention for a fan blade A fan blade capable of dissipating a buildup of electrostatic charge configured for operation within the fan assembly of a gas turbine engine. The fan blade has a fan blade body covered in a static dissipative coating. A conductive ground tab is attached to the front face of an airfoil root of the fan blade. Connected to the ground tab, a conductive flow path travels up the neck portion of the airfoil and along a lower portion of the fan blade. As static charge builds up on the fan blade, the electrostatic charge migrates down the fan blade and into the conductive flow path. Traveling along the conductive flow path the buildup of electrostatic charge accumulates on the conductive ground tab and exits the fan blade through contact with a disc rotor covering touching the conductive ground tab.
US10012223B2	Compressor housing having sound control chambers A compressor assembly having a housing with a number of sound control chambers. A method of controlling a sound level of a compressor assembly having a step of providing a plurality of sound control chambers. A method of controlling a sound level of a compressor assembly having a step of eliminating an operator's line-of-sight view to noise producing components of the compressor assembly. Sound level of a compressor can be controlled by separating the internal volume of a housing which encases at least a portion of a pump assembly to create sound control chambers and/or eliminating an operator's line-of-sight view to noise producing components of the compressor assembly.
US10012222B2	Suction muffler located inside a piston of a linear compressor The compressor comprises a movable assembly carrying a suction muffler and formed by: a piston (10) having a skirt (11) with an open rear end (11a) and a closed front end (11b) which carries a suction valve (50); and an actuator. The suction muffler comprises: a first and a second tubular insert (61, 62) defining a first and a second chamber (C1, C2) and having confronting open ends (61a, 62a) spaced from each other, and closed opposite ends (61b, 62b) respectively affixed to a top wall (12) of the piston (10) and to the actuator; a third tubular insert (63) internally lining the skirt (11); and an annular passage (15), between the third and the second tubular inserts (63, 62), open to the first and second chambers (C1, C2), and communicating the open rear end (11a) of the skirt (11) with the suction valve (50).
US10012211B2	Absorber for a wind turbine A wind turbine including a rotatable part, at least one absorber element secured to the rotatable part within an interior of the wind turbine, the at least one absorber element at least partly comprising lubricant absorbing material, wherein the absorber element is configured to absorb emerging lubricant inside the wind turbine is provided. Further, a rotor hub for a wind turbine, an absorber element for a wind turbine and a method for maintaining a clean environment in a wind turbine is also provided.
US10012209B2	Method of detecting a degree of yaw error of a wind turbine A method of determining a degree of yaw error of a wind turbine is provided. The method includes obtaining wind pressure measurement values from in front of the rotor plane, which wind pressure measurement values exhibit a periodic nature related to a rotation of a spinner of the wind turbine, performing a signal processing step to process the wind pressure measurement values to determine a phase offset of the wind pressure measurement values relative to an angular reference, and deriving a yaw error angle from the phase offset. A method of establishing a relationship between a phase offset of wind pressure measurement values and a degree of yaw error of a wind turbine, a yaw error determination unit, and a wind turbine are also provided.
US10012207B2	Wind turbine blade noise reduction teeth with stiffening rib A wind turbine blade with a noise reducing device in the form of a serrated trailing edge, whereby said serrated trailing edge comprises stiffening ribs is provided. In one embodiment, the diameter of the stiffening ribs gradually decreases towards the outer end of the trailing edge. In a further embodiment, the stiffening ribs have rounded edges. In still a further embodiment, the serrated trailing edge has teeth, whereby a tooth is provided with a stiffening rib. In another embodiment, a wind turbine including a tower is provided, wherein an electrical generator with a rotor shaft and a hub to which wind turbine blades are connected, and wherein the wind turbine comprises wind turbine blades.
US10012201B1	Method for controlling a stop/start vehicle A method for allowing or prohibiting automatic engine stopping and starting is presented. In one example, an engine cranking time is predicted and compared to a threshold value to determine whether or not automatic engine stopping and starting is to be allowed or prohibited. The predicted engine cranking time is a metric for judging whether or not vehicle occupants might find a possible subsequent vehicle operation delay objectionable due to an engine starting event.
US10012200B2	Vehicle and vehicle engine start-up control method A vehicle includes an engine, electric machine, starter-generator, and a controller. The engine and electric machine are each configured to propel the vehicle. The starter-generator is coupled to the engine and is configured to adjust engine speed during an engine start-up event. The controller is programmed to, in response to engine speed increasing towards a target speed during an engine start-up event, generate a target drag torque with the starter-generator to reduce overshoot of the target engine speed.
US10012198B2	Test procedure for high-pressure pumps A method for testing a high-pressure pump, particularly a high-pressure pump which is provided to inject fuel into a combustion engine, the method including filling the high-pressure pump with a fluid prior to switching it on.
US10012190B2	Pump cover A pump cover for a fuel pump is located at a position lateral to the fuel pump. The fuel pump is disposed on a cylinder head of an engine. The pump cover includes a plate and a rib. The plate is fixed to a side surface of the engine. The plate extends to a position lateral to the fuel pump disposed on the cylinder head. The rib protrudes from the plate, and is located superjacent to a pump mounting surface defined on the cylinder head.
US10012188B2	Pneumatic emergency shut-off valve A drive device for generating a drive movement includes a consumer, a fuel tank, which is connected to the consumer through a fuel line, and a pneumatically operable emergency shut-off valve in the fuel line. The emergency shut-off valve shuts off the fuel line in a closed position and allows fuel to pass through in an open position. The device provides a greater level of safety, in that the emergency shut-off valve remains in its closed position, or even automatically shifts to the closed position, in the event of defective operation.
US10012183B2	System and methods for purging residual exhaust and uncombusted fuel to an exhaust catalyst A method for an engine is provided. Following an engine-off event, engine cylinders are sequentially positioned with an intake valve open and an exhaust valve open. The contents of the engine cylinder are then purged to an exhaust catalyst. In this way, existing vehicle hardware may be used to evacuate residual hydrocarbons and uncombusted fuel to the exhaust catalyst, provided the catalyst remains above the light-off temperature.
US10012168B2	Control system An abnormality flag is set when a first abnormality determination condition is established in an abnormality diagnosis of a fuel pressure sensor and it is determined that an abnormality occurs. In a case where the abnormality flag is kept cleared, when a fuel pressure detection value of the fuel pressure sensor is kept fixed for a prescribed time T2 or more and a second abnormality determination condition is established, a partial lift injection is prohibited, such that an injection control of a fuel injection valve is performed so as to perform a fuel injection without performing the partial lift injection.
US10012161B2	Torque estimation in a skip fire engine control system In one aspect, a method is described. An operational engine torque is calculated. The engine is operated in a skip fire manner to deliver the operational engine torque. A reference engine torque is calculated using a torque model. The torque model involves estimating torque at a working chamber level. The reference engine torque is compared to the calculated operational engine torque to assess the accuracy of the operational engine torque calculation. Various embodiments of the present invention involve software, devices, systems and engine controllers that are related to one or more of the above operations.
US10012160B2	Control device and control method of engine It is possible to prevent the stability of an engine from deteriorating even when degrees of changes over time of injection characteristics are different in each fuel injection valve. An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio variation detection unit 1100 calculates an air-fuel ratio variation index (Ind_imb) which indicates a degree of variation in an air-fuel ratio between cylinders from an exhaust air-fuel ratio, engine rotation speed, or the like. Unlike in a case where the air-fuel ratio variation index (Ind_imb) is lower than a set value, when the air-fuel ratio variation index (Ind_imb) is higher than the set value, a fuel injection pulse width limitation unit 2100 sets a (allowable) minimum value (Min_TI) of a fuel injection pulse width so as to be greater. In addition, a fuel injection pulse width calculation unit 3100 calculates fuel injection pulse widths (TI_1, TI_2, TI_3, and TI_4) of cylinders so as not to be lower than the minimum value (Min_TI).
US10012159B1	Systems and methods for a split exhaust engine system Methods and systems are provided for operating a split exhaust engine system that provides blowthrough air and exhaust gas recirculation to an intake passage via a first exhaust manifold and exhaust gas to an exhaust passage via a second exhaust manifold. In one example, in response to an electric motor driving an electric compressor positioned upstream of a turbocharger compressor disposed in the intake passage, a position of a valve in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage coupled between the intake passage and the first exhaust manifold may be adjusted based on a pressure in the first exhaust manifold.
US10012151B2	Systems and methods for controlling exhaust gas flow in exhaust gas recirculation gas turbine systems A method of controlling an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas turbine system includes adjusting an angle of a plurality of inlet guide vanes of an exhaust gas compressor of the EGR gas turbine system, wherein the plurality of inlet guide vanes have a first range of motion defined by a minimum angle and a maximum angle, and wherein the angle is adjusted based on one or more monitored or modeled parameters of the EGR gas turbine system. The method further includes adjusting a pitch of a plurality of blower vanes of a recycle blower disposed upstream of the exhaust gas compressor, wherein the plurality of blower vanes have a second range of motion defined by a minimum pitch and a maximum pitch, and the pitch of the plurality of blower vanes is adjusted based at least on the angle of the plurality of inlet guide vanes.
US10012148B2	Method of purging a combustor A method of purging a combustor is provided. The method includes opening an isolation valve configured to regulate a flow rate of a fluid sent to at least one fuel nozzle of a combustor. The method also includes opening a control valve located upstream of the isolation valve after opening the isolation valve, wherein the isolation valve and the control valve are located within a fluid supply line.
US10012142B2	Rotary engine with explosion chamber pockets in the cylinder and power wheel A rotary internal combustion engine includes a cylinder seat and a power wheel. The cylinder seat has a circular cylinder, at least one first explosion chamber disposed on a cylinder wall, and an ignition system, a fuel supply system, a compression assembly, an exhaust and an intake installed thereon for each respective first explosion chamber. The power wheel is slidably coupled to the circular cylinder, and has at least one compression chamber and a second explosion chamber disposed adjacent thereto and when rotated provides connection to the first explosion chamber. As a result of rotation of the power wheel, air and fuel gas are compressed in the compression chamber, collected into the first and second explosion chambers, and then ignited by the ignition system to produce a high explosive yield, so that the power wheel is rotated constantly in a single direction to provide high-efficiency kinetic energy.
US10012137B2	Diagnostic method for a compressor recirculation valve Methods are provided for identifying degradation in components of a compressor recirculation valve (CRV). One method includes differentiating between degradation of a throttle of the CRV and a position sensor of the CRV based on each of a throttle inlet pressure and commanded position of the throttle of the CRV. The method also includes utilizing output from the position sensor of the CRV in response to the commanded position of the throttle of the CRV.
US10012136B2	System and method for recovering thermal energy for an internal combustion engine A system for recovering thermal energy from one or more devices of an engine is provided to increase the overall efficiency of the engine. The system comprises an exhaust turbocharger, which is in fluid communication with the engine and driven by a supply of exhaust gas from the engine. The driven exhaust turbocharger is configured to supply compressed air to the engine. A boiler is provided to transfer heat from the exhaust gas to a heat-transfer fluid to generate a heat-transfer vapor. The vapor operates to drive a vapor turbocharger to supply additional compressed air to the engine. The vapor is further used to absorb heat from a coolant fluid used in an engine cooling system before a vapor compressor compresses the vapor back to a semi-saturated state and returns it to the boiler to complete a vapor cycle. A method for implementing the above-mentioned system is also provided.
US10012131B2	Controlling a coolant pump and/or control valve of a cooling system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle The present disclosure relates to a method for determining an actuating value for a coolant pump or a control valve of a cooling system for an infernal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. In particular, a pre-control value for ascertaining the actuating value is determined in a first determination mode based on a prescribed first allocation as a function of an output variable of the infernal combustion engine and a temperature difference of a heat exchanger of the cooling system.
US10012124B2	Angled and compact exhaust gas aftertreatment device An exhaust gas aftertreatment device for an internal combustion engine comprises a housing, first and second catalytic substrates arranged inside the housing such that the first catalytic substrate is arranged upstream of the second catalytic substrate, and a reductant injector arranged in between the first and second catalytic substrates. Further, the first and second catalytic substrates are arranged such that a fluid flow direction through the exhaust gas aftertreatment device is angled. A flow redirecting wall is arranged downstream of the first catalytic substrate such that the fluid flow between the first and second catalytic substrates at least partially passes an outer circumference of the first catalytic substrate before reaching the second catalytic substrate. The redirecting wall is inclined to an outlet surface of the first catalytic substrate and the reductant injector is arranged at the redirecting wall at a position distant from the outlet surface.
US10012121B2	Reduction of aeration interference via tortuous path and sensor boot A fluid sensor for sensing at least one characteristic of a fluid. The fluid sensor including a sensing area; a sensing element configured to sense a characteristic of a fluid located within the sensing area; and a shroud having a textured area. The shroud configured to allow a liquid portion of the fluid to enter and exit the sensing area, and substantially prohibit a gas portion of the fluid to enter the sensing area.
US10012118B2	Filter with dual pleat pack A fluid filter apparatus comprising an upper housing shell; a lower housing shell; a pleat pack element comprising a peripheral frame and a folded pleated media. The frame is at least partially molded over the media to secure the media in the frame, and the media comprises two or more types of media of different densities from each other. A flow control element is disposed for changing the proportion of flow between the first media and the second media responsive to changes in at least one of temperature, pressure, flow rate and/or viscosity of the fluid.
US10012102B2	Variable vane synchronization ring transmission mechanism A transmission mechanism includes a planet gear, a set of sun gear teeth and a set of ring gear teeth. The planet gear is configured to be mounted to a synchronization ring for rotation relative to the synchronization ring about a planet gear axis. The set of sun gear teeth are meshed with teeth of the planet gear. The set of sun gear teeth is configured to rotate and drive motion of the planet gear in a circumferential direction about an axis of the set of sun gear teeth. The set of ring gear teeth are meshed with the teeth of the planet gear. The set of sun gear teeth and the set of ring gear teeth are spaced apart from one another.
US10012099B2	Thin seal for an engine Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal configured to interface with at least a first component and a second component of a gas turbine engine. A method for forming the seal includes obtaining an ingot of a fine grained, or a coarse grained, or a columnar grained or a single crystal material from a precipitation hardened nickel base superalloy containing at least 40% by volume of the precipitate of the form Ni3(Al, X), where X is a metallic or refractory element, and processing the ingot to generate a sheet of the material, where the sheet has a thickness within a range of 0.010 inches and 0.050 inches inclusive.
US10012098B2	Mid-section of a can-annular gas turbine engine to introduce a radial velocity component into an air flow discharged from a compressor of the mid-section A midframe portion (113) of a gas turbine engine (110) is provided, including a compressor section (112) with a last stage blade (124). The compressor section (112) is configured to introduce a radial velocity component into an air flow (111) such that the air flow is discharged from the compressor section (112) at a mixed direction based on a combined longitudinal velocity component and radial velocity component. The midframe portion (113) further includes a manifold (121) to directly couple the air flow from an outlet of the compressor section (112) to an inlet of a respective combustor head (118) of the gas turbine engine (110).
US10012097B2	Anti-rotation nozzle sector and method for manufacturing such a sector A nozzle sector of an aircraft turbo-machine, including a hooking member (64) having a projection (70, 70a, 70b) radially extending towards the outside of the sector, a recess (72) being provided through at least one part of a distal end of the projection (70, 70a, 70b), the recess (72) being configured to accommodate a shoulder member (74) forming a stop for a surface of an adjacent sector (26).
US10012093B2	Impingement cooling of turbine blades or vanes A turbine assembly is provided having a hollow aerofoil having a cavity with an impingement tube insertable inside the cavity and used for impingement cooling of an inner surface of the cavity, and a platform arranged at a radial end of the hollow aerofoil, and a cooling chamber used for cooling of the platform which is arranged relative to the hollow aerofoil on an opposed side of the platform. The cooling chamber is limited at a first radial end from the platform and at an opposed radial second end from a cover plate. The impingement tube is formed from a leading piece and a trailing piece. The leading piece extends in span wise direction at least completely through the cooling chamber from the platform to the cover plate and the trailing piece terminates in span wise direction at the platform.
US10012091B2	Cooling structure for hot-gas path components with methods of fabrication Embodiments of the present disclosure provide components for hot gas path (HGP) components and methods of forming the same. A structure according to the present disclosure can include: an HGP component extending radially from a rotor axis of a turbomachine, the HGP component including a tapered edge; a plurality of first passages in fluid communication with a preliminary cooling zone of the HGP component, and extending through a sidewall positioned between the preliminary cooling zone and the tapered edge; and a plurality of second passages extending through at least the tapered edge, wherein each of the plurality of second passages is in fluid communication with the flow path for the operative fluid and at least one passage of the plurality of first passages, and wherein at least one of the plurality of second passages is radially displaced from each passage of the plurality of first passages.
US10012090B2	Airfoil cooling apparatus An airfoil for a gas turbine engine, the airfoil includes a wall that has a leading edge and a trailing edge and at least partially defining a boundary of a leading edge cavity radially along the leading edge. A cooling jet structure is operatively associated with a portion of the wall proximate the leading edge and is configured to direct a cooling fluid tangent to the portion of the wall.
US10012089B2	Airfoil tip pocket with augmentation features A component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil that includes a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall that meet together at both a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil extends to a tip. A tip pocket is formed in the tip and terminates prior to the trailing edge. A heat transfer augmentation device is formed in the tip pocket.
US10012087B2	Gas turbine including a contoured end wall section of a rotor blade The object of the invention is to suppress development of a secondary current whirl in the vicinity of a rotor blade front edge of a gas turbine even when a cooling refrigerant is mixed in from the front edge of an end wall section of the rotor blade. In a gas turbine rotor blade 4 including a wing shape section 12 formed of a negative pressure surface 12d extending from a front edge 12a to a rear edge 12b, a pressure surface 12c opposing the negative pressure surface 12d and extending from the front edge 12a to the rear edge 12b, and a tip surface 13 surrounded by the top end of the negative pressure surface 12d and the top end of the pressure surface 12c, and an end wall section 10 connected to the bottom end of the negative pressure surface 12d and the bottom end of the pressure surface 12c, the rotor blade has a convex shape in positions constituting the negative pressure surface 12d side and the front edge 12a side of the end wall section 10, and the rotor blade has a concave shape in positions constituting the pressure surface 12c side and the front edge 12a side of the end wall section 10.
US10012078B2	Method of applying a thin spray-on liner and robotic applicator therefor A method and system for applying a liner material to a contoured surface, such as an exposed rock face in an underground hard rock mine, is disclosed. Locations of a plurality of spatially distributed surface grid points on the contoured surface may be detected so as to generate a representative topographical profile of the contoured surface. Based on the plurality of surface grid points, a spray path for a liner application device configured to emit a spray of the liner material may be determined. In some cases, the spray path may have a trajectory that follows the topographical profile of the contoured surface offset therefrom within a spray range of the liner application device. Liner material may then be sprayed onto the contoured surface while controlling the liner application device to undertake at least one pass of the spray path.
US10012077B2	Downhole sensor for formation fluid property measurement A downhole sensor package for detecting one or more thermophysical properties of a downhole fluid, comprising a sensor housing having a fluid input port and a fluid output port; an inner flow tube located within and axially defined with the sensor package housing; an outer flow annulus defined between the inner flow tube and the sensor housing, wherein the inner flow tube is in fluid communication with the outer flow annulus; and a vibration source and a vibration detector engaging the inner flow tube; and methods for using the same are disclosed.
US10012072B2	Multi-phase flow meter and methods for use thereof A flow meter for measuring multi-phase flow and method of use comprising an impeller assembly having a one or more blades in an asymmetric blade configuration on a rotational shaft and one or more sensors to measure partial rotations of the blades. Sensors may obtain impeller rotational information associated with various portions of the flow stream. With this multi-phase fluid flow may be determined from the determined local velocity information, the operation of a fluid-flow system may be enhanced.
US10012069B2	Method of treatment design and optimization of sequenced fracturing technique In one aspect, a method of optimizing a sequenced hydraulic fracturing treatment to be performed on a well includes predicting, based on a well model of the well and a hydraulic fracturing treatment schedule, a seal state of a perforation cluster. The method may further include updating, based on the predicted seal state, a pilling operation of a stage of the hydraulic fracturing treatment schedule. The method may further include modifying the sequenced hydraulic fracturing treatment schedule to be performed based on the updated pilling operation. The well model includes a geomechanical model of the well and a geological formation.
US10012064B2	Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation The disclosure provides fracturing methods having advantage over current fracturing methods. The disclosed fracturing methods can change the fracture gradient of the downhole subterranean formation. For example, one or more of the fracture gradients of the low and high stress zones of the downhole subterranean formation can be changed. Furthermore, in relation to current practices, the methods can decrease the extent and/or degree of fracturing within low stress downhole formations and increase the degree of fracturing within high stress formations.
US10012062B2	Method of fracturing with liquefied natural gas The production of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon bearing formation is enhanced by introduction into the formation a non-aqueous fluid containing a liquefied natural gas.
US10012060B2	Radio frequency (RF) system for the recovery of hydrocarbons The present invention relates to a system for facilitating the extraction of hydrocarbons, in particular extraction by RF heating of high-viscosity hydrocarbons in situ by means of an antenna comprising a coaxial array of mode converters.
US10012057B2	Methods of using oleaginous fluids for completion operations In a method of gravel packing a wellbore in a subterranean formation, the wellbore having a cased section and an uncased section, the method may include pumping into the wellbore a gravel pack composition having gravel and a carrier fluid, where the carrier fluid includes an oleaginous fluid and an inorganic solid aggregator material.
US10012048B2	Section mill and method for abandoning a wellbore A method for milling a tubular cemented in a wellbore includes deploying a bottomhole assembly (BHA) into the wellbore through the tubular, the BHA comprising a window mill; and extending arms of the window mill and radially cutting through the tubular, thereby forming a window through the tubular, wherein a body portion of each window mill arm engages and stabilizes from an inner surface of the tubular after a blade portion of each window mill arm cuts through the tubular.
US10012041B2	Drill rod tallying system and method An apparatus and method automatically tally drill string rods for use with a drilling machine. The machine comprises a rack and a rotary drive configured for longitudinal displacement between first and second longitudinal positions. A sensor system is configured to monitor the machine to detect a clamping force applied to rotationally immobilize the drill string and to detect a break-out torque generated by the rotary drive, detect a first longitudinal position of the rotary drive whereat the break-out torque is generated, and detect a second longitudinal position of the rotary drive whereat a make-up torque is generated by the rotary drive. A controller is configured to prevent release of the clamping force until the make-up torque is detected, and automatically enable release of the clamping force after the make-up torque is detected and, concordantly, to update a drill rod tally only when the first and second longitudinal positions are different.
US10012040B2	Methods of using oilfield lift caps and combination tools A modular tool body having upper and lower sections, a pair of longitudinal members define a central open region, the longitudinal members joined at one end having a lifting feature formed therein configured to accept a manipulator. The lifting feature is positioned such that when the modular tool body and a rig tool connected thereto are lifted by the manipulator, they are easily moved over, aligned with, and connected with a working drillpipe or other rig tool while minimizing possibility of the manipulator slipping off. The lower section includes a threaded end mating with a mating end of a rig tool, a central longitudinal bore, and an upper end formed to accept the lower ends of the longitudinal members of the upper section. Elongate slots in each longitudinal member define one or more manipulating handles. A pair of generally horizontal hand holds may be formed in each longitudinal member.
US10012038B2	Pipe handling apparatus and methods A pipe handling system comprises a carriage having an upper surface adapted to support a tubular. The carriage comprises a first section and a second section. The first and second sections are pivotally coupled together for rotation about a pivot axis. The carriage is movable relative to a base and configured such that the leading end of the carriage is elevated as the carriage is advanced. An actuator is coupled between the first and second sections. The actuator is operable to pivot the second section relative to the first section about the pivot axis. In some embodiments the carriage is configured with a positive kink to deliver tubulars to a rig floor and with a negative kink to deliver tubulars to an online or offline stand building system. In some embodiments a live surface on the carriage is controllable to reduce or eliminate swinging of tubulars as they are transferred to or from the drill rig.
US10012033B2	Connection apparatus for coiled tubing and method of attaching same This disclosure is directed to a connector apparatus for a semi-flexible tubing. The connector apparatus includes an inner sub having a first end disposable within a semi-flexible tubing and a second end connectable to various other downhole tools. The first end of the inner sub includes at least one depression disposed thereon that is generally alignable with at least one depression disposed on the semi-flexible tubing. The connector apparatus also includes an external sleeve disposable outside of the semi-flexible tubing. The external sleeve having at least one opening disposed therein generally aligned with the at least one depression in the first end of the inner sub. This disclosure is also directed to a method of installing the connector apparatus on a semi-flexible tubing and a method of running the semi-flexible tubing and a downhole tool into a wellbore via the connector apparatus disclosed herein.
US10012031B2	Large-width/diameter riser segment lowerable through a rotary of a drilling rig This disclosure includes auxiliary-line riser segment assemblies (e.g., with isolation units) that are suitable for managed pressure drilling (MPD) and that can be lowered (e.g., when connected to other riser segment assemblies) through a rotary of a drilling rig. Some embodiments are configured to have portions of the auxiliary lines connected (e.g., without welding) below the rotary.
US10012021B2	Window screens, screen components, storm panels, and marketing products A component part assembly adapted for use with a window or door screen is provided. One or more component parts are provided which add functionality to a window or door screen. An attachment mechanism is provided for attaching the one or more component parts to a screen frame of the screen subsequent to manufacture of the screen. The one or more component parts may include at least one of a locking component, a guide component, a slide component, a handle component, a pull tab component, a roller component, a wheel component, a hinge component, a pivot cam component, a weather stripping component, a seal component, a frame component, a barcode component, an RFID component, a flexible attachment component, or the like. The screen frame may be a flexible screen frame or a rigid screen frame, and may be for a full or half window screen or a door screen.
US10012001B2	Doorway lintel lift apparatus and method A doorway lintel lift apparatus and method are provided. The door lintel lift apparatus may include two support columns, a lintel that is configured to be attached to the support columns, and that includes a vertical flange and a horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two lift bolts coupled to two end portions of the horizontal flange. The two lift bolts may be configured to respectively raise the two end portions of the horizontal flange. The apparatus may include two rotatable lift nuts that, when rotated, raise the lift bolts to engage and raise the two ends of the horizontal flange.
US10011989B2	Composite building panel Composite building panels and a method for manufacturing a composite building panel are disclosed. A preferred embodiment of a composite building panel comprises a cold rolled steel frame and at least one reinforcing stud. The stud of the preferred embodiment is located within the space defined by the frame and coupled to the frame at the stud's base. The exemplary stud comprises two flanges extending from the base. The flanges of the preferred stud each have a lip at an end distal to the base bent toward each other. Experiments show that the lips on the flanges of the reinforcing studs significantly increase the structural strength of a composite building panel. An alternate preferred embodiment of another composite building panel comprises two boards and at least one reinforcing stud. The exemplary boards face opposite directions, are coupled to each other, and form a space between the two boards.
US10011986B2	Lighting assembly A lighting system for ceiling grid systems advantageously uses a grid member designed to cooperate with a strip light to secure the strip light generally aligned beneath the grid system. The grid system can be initially installed with the cooperating grid members at specified locations. The strip lights can then be installed to the grid system. This arrangement simplifies installation particularly installations in commercial type spaces and larger scale architectural projects.
US10011983B2	Fire-rated wall and ceiling system The present application is directed toward fire-rated wall construction components and wall systems for use in building construction. Embodiments can include tracks for holding studs which incorporate various geometries capable of receiving fire-retardant material, flat straps for use between tracks and fluted wall components, fire sponges for use in fluted wall components, and tracks with protruding grooves or other structures which prevent unwanted air movement between a wallboard component and the track.
US10011976B1	System and method for work tool recognition A work tool recognition system for a work tool coupled to a machine is provided. The system includes an image capturing assembly configured to capture an image feed of the work tool. A controller is communicably coupled to the image capturing assembly. The controller receives the image feed of the work tool from the image capturing assembly. The controller extracts a plurality of features of the work tool from the image feed. The controller classifies the extracted image and determine a confidence value. The controller estimates a size of the work tool. The controller estimates a position and an orientation of the work tool. The controller determines verification features of the work tool and compares the image feed of the work tool with a predetermined dataset based on the classification. The controller identifies a type of the work tool based on the comparison.
US10011965B2	Production and application of fire resistant erosion control mat A fire resistant ground erosion control mat assembly. The mat assembly includes an inner layer of fire resistant milled stone mineral wool material with an upper and a lower layer of supportive nets. Each of the upper and lower nets consist of fire resistant milled mineral foraminous nettings to enable passage of light and water therethrough as a ground positioned emplacement of the inner layer.
US10011952B2	Wear protection coating based on a synthetic resin matrix, method for the production thereof and use thereof The invention relates to a wear protection layer comprising a mixture of non-uniform transparent hard material particles, which are stored in a matrix material and which comprise a Mohs hardness of at least 6 and transparent solid material particles, wherein the transparent solid material particles encompass a bi-modal grain size distribution. The invention also relates to a method for producing a wear protection layer as well as the use thereof for producing wear protection surfaces, in particular surfaces on wood fiber boards, which are provided with a a décor.
US10011950B2	Papermaking felt and manufacturing method thereof There is provided a papermaking felt comprising a base fabric layer and at least one batt layer integrated with the base fabric layer, wherein the base fabric comprises at least one layer formed by spirally winding a band-shaped body having a width smaller than a width of the papermaking felt and having a plurality of ground warp yarns, a plurality of ground weft yarns, a first side edge, and a second side edge in such a manner that the first side edge and the second side edge are adjacent and thereby joining the side edges together; and a plurality of marks is arranged at regular intervals in a warp direction of the band-shaped body.
US10011932B2	Tufting machine drive system A tufting machine has a needle bar for carrying a plurality of needles for reciprocating into and out of a base material. A sliding needle bar shift mechanism may shift the needle bar laterally according to a pattern. The needle bar is mounted for reciprocation and for lateral movement relative to the direction of reciprocation by a drive system including a first directional drive component having a foot secured to a respective push rod of the tufting machine and a second directional drive component connected to the shift mechanism. The first and second drive components will connect to the needle bar through linear bearings or bushings so that the motion of the needle bar in multiple different directions is controlled while permitting greater machine operating and needle bar shifting speeds.
US10011931B2	Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substrates A dyeing and welding process may be configured to convert a substrate into a welded substrate having at least some color imparted thereto via a dye and/or coloring agent by applying a process solvent having a dye and/or coloring agent therein to the substrate, wherein the process solvent interrupts one or more intermolecular force between one or more component in the substrate. The substrate may be configured as a natural fiber, such as cellulose, hemicelluloses, and silk. The process solvent may include a binder, such as dissolved biopolymer (e.g., cellulose). After application of a process solvent comprised of a dye and/or coloring agent, the substrate may be exposed to a second application of a process solvent comprised of a binder, which second application may occur before or after a process temperature/pressure zone, process solvent recovery zone, and/or drying zone.
US10011930B2	Non-weft unidirectional fiber-reinforced fabrics A non-weft, unidirectional fabric is provided that includes a plurality of substantially parallel reinforcement fiber bundles. The reinforcement fiber bundles have a first surface and an opposing second surface. The non-weft, unidirectional fabric further includes at least one of a non-woven veil bonded to at least one surface and one or more bands of sprayed adhesive spanning across at least a portion of the width of one of the first and second surfaces of the plurality of substantially parallel reinforcement fibers.
US10011911B2	Hydrogen generating unit for producing hydrogen water The present invention relates to a hydrogen generating unit for producing hydrogen water, and more particularly, to a hydrogen generating unit which has a structure that is relatively small in volume and simple so as to be easily applied to a small capacity hydrogen water producing apparatus for home or business use, and particularly, in which when an upper electrode and a lower electrode are fastened, an upper cover and a lower cover, which have been used for the hydrogen generating unit in the related art devised by the applicant of the present invention, are not used, but instead, the upper electrode and the lower electrode may be positioned between a cap at the upper side and a housing at the lower side, and the upper electrode and the lower electrode may be assembled together when the cap and the housing are coupled to each other, thereby reducing the number of components used for the hydrogen generating unit, simplifying manufacturing processes, and achieving excellent assembly properties.
US10011901B2	Vapor deposition method and vapor deposition apparatus A vapor deposition method supplies a material gas onto a substrate while heating the substrate by a heater to sequentially form a plurality of films with vapor deposition, grows the film under a constant output control, which keeps an output of the heater at a predetermined output in each of the plurality of films, until a total film thickness of the films formed on the substrate reaches a threshold value, and grows the film under a temperature feedback control, which controls the output of the heater such that a temperature of the substrate measured by a radiation thermometer becomes a predetermined temperature, after the total film thickness reaches the threshold value.
US10011900B2	Method of coating metallic powder particles with silicon A method of coating metallic powder particles includes disposing an amount of metallic powder particles in a fluidizing reactor and removing moisture adhered to the powder particles within the reactor with a working gas at an elevated temperature for a predetermined time. The method further includes coating the powder particles in the reactor with silicon present within the precursor gas at an elevated temperature for a predetermined time and purging the precursor gas from the reactor using the working gas.
US10011896B2	Method for surface-treating a metallic substrate A method for surface-treating a metallic substrate, in particular steel plate, using a protective coating on a Zn basis, according to which a chloride-containing solution is applied to the protective coating and as a result an anti-corrosion layer comprising hydrozincite and simonkolleite is formed at least in parts. To increase the corrosion resistance of the protective coating and to improve the process sequence and reproducibility of the method, the invention proposes reacting the protectively coated substrate with the solution which, using an acid, is adjusted to a pH of 4 to 6 and contains 1.8 to 18.5% by weight chloride, so as to increase the proportion of simonkolleite in relation to the proportion of hydrozincite in the anti-corrosion layer.
US10011891B2	Methods for concentrating rare-earth metals in phosphogypsum and removing thereof from wet process phosphoric acid The present invention relates to a method for producing rare-earth metals (REM) compounds by complex processing of apatite, in particularly to a method for concentrating rare-earth metals (REM) in phosphogypsum, where to a process of decomposition of the REM containing raw phosphate material with sulphuric acid, a sodium salt in the amount of 0.25-5.0 kg in terms of Na2O or a potassium salts in the amount of 0.25-5.0 kg in terms of K2O or a mixture thereof in the amount of 0.25-5 kg in terms of Na2O and K2O to 1 kg of REM (in terms of Ln2O3 present in raw phosphate material) is added. The yield of REM transfer into phosphogypsum is up to 98%.
US10011888B2	Cold-rolled steel sheet for vitreous enameling and its named enameled product thereof A cold-rolled steel sheet for vitreous enameling has a predetermined chemical composition, in which a number density of Fe—Mn—Nb-based composite oxides having a diameter of 0.2 μm to 10 μm is 2×102 particle/mm2 to 1×104 particle/mm2; a fatigue limit ratio is higher than 0.42 after performing a heat treatment with an applied tensile strain of 10% at a heating temperature of 830° C. for a holding time of 5 minutes; voids are formed between the metallographic structure and the Fe—Mn—Nb-based composite oxides, and an equivalent circle diameter of the voids is 0.1 μm to 0.6 μm; and when each of the voids is approximated as a triangle and a long side of the triangle is set as a base, a value obtained by dividing a length of the base by a height of the triangle is 1.0 to 15.
US10011879B2	Method to predict or diagnose a gastointestinal disorder or disease The disclosure provides methods and compositions useful for identifying a subject's predisposition to a gastrointestinal disease or disorder.
US10011878B2	Compositions and methods for performing methylation detection assays Provided herein is technology relating to performing methylation assays. In particular, the technology relates to internal controls for methylation assays.
US10011875B2	Methods and assays relating to Huntingtons disease and Parkinson's disease Described herein are methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of neurological conditions, e.g. Huntington's Disease, relating to the misregulation of miRNAs in such conditions.
US10011870B2	Compositions and methods for identifying nucleic acid molecules The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for sequencing nucleic acid molecules and identifying individual sample nucleic acid molecules using Molecular Index Tags (MITs). Furthermore, reaction mixtures, kits, and adapter libraries are provided.
US10011866B2	Nucleic acid ligation systems and methods The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for nucleic acid ligation. In particular, the present disclosure provides oligonucleotide adaptors for use in nucleic acid ligation reactions.
US10011858B2	Methods for producing polypeptides by regulating polypeptide association In the course of the present invention, it was discovered that one could regulate association between polypeptides by modifying amino acid residues that form the interface during the association to amino acids carrying the same type of charge. In this context, the present invention enables efficient formation of heterologous molecules. For example, the present invention can be suitably applied to the preparation of bispecific antibodies.
US10011857B2	Mannosidases capable of uncapping mannose-1-phospho-6-mannose linkages and demannosylating phosphorylated N-glycans and methods of facilitating mammalian cellular uptake of glycoproteins The invention provides mannosidases capable of uncapping mannose-1-phospho-6-mannose moieties and demannosylating phosphorylated N-glycans, methods of using such mannosidases, glycoproteins produced using the methods, as well as methods of facilitating mammalian cellular uptake of glycoproteins.
US10011855B2	Fractionated coupled apparatus for saccharifying biomass and method for saccharifying biomass using the same The present invention relates to a fractionated coupled apparatus for saccharifying biomass and a method for saccharifying biomass using the apparatus, and more particularly, to a fractionated coupled apparatus and method for saccharifying biomass, in which biomass mixed with enzyme is first saccharified in a single-tubular plug-flow reactor (PFR) unit, and then distributed into and saccharified in a second multi-tubular PFR unit comprising 2-100 PFRs, each having a diameter smaller than that of the single-tubular PFR unit. According to the present invention, biomass is first saccharified in a PFR having a relatively large diameter, and then distributed into and saccharified in PFRs having a relatively small diameter. Thus, a high concentration of a sugar compound can be obtained without having to use an additional mixer.
US10011854B2	Fatty acid productivity The present disclosure relates to an engineered microbe capable of improved productivity of fatty acid or fatty acid derivative. An NAD+-dependent 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase or NAD+-dependent 3-oxoacyl-CoA reductase replaces or supplements the native NADP+-dependent 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase so as to utilize the higher availability of NAD+ rather than NADP+ in the cell. Higher production, yield and titer of fatty acids are therefore obtained. Such microbes can be combined with other mutations to further improve yield of fatty acids or fatty acid derivatives.
US10011850B2	Using RNA-guided FokI Nucleases (RFNs) to increase specificity for RNA-Guided Genome Editing Many studies have shown that CRISPR-Cas nucleases can tolerate up to five mismatches and still cleave; it is hard to predict the effects of any given single or combination of mismatches on activity. Taken together, these nucleases can show significant off-target effects but it can be challenging to predict these sites. Described herein are methods for increasing the specificity of genome editing using the CRISPR/Cas system, e.g., using RNA-guided Foki Nucleases (RFNs), e.g., Fokl-Cas9 or Foki-dCas9-based fusion proteins.
US10011849B1	Nucleic acid-guided nucleases Disclosed herein are nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Disclosed herein are engineered non-naturally occurring nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Targetable nuclease systems can be used to edit genetic targets, including recursive genetic engineering and trackable genetic engineering methods.
US10011842B2	Escherichia coli cell line with thyA knockout, folA knockout, and one or both of folP knockout, and folK knockout In this invention, cell lines are created for enzyme inhibitory testing of inhibitors against Plasmodium falciparum DHFR-TS and HPPK-DHPS. Provided the complementing DHFR-TS and HPPK-DHPS have sufficient activities to support growth of the surrogates in un-supplemented medium, the same surrogates could be used for screening inhibitors of targets against other parasite and pathogen species e.g. Plasmodium vivax, Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Toxoplasma gondii or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The cell lines in this invention are Escherichia coli strain whose thyA, folA, folK, and folP genes were disrupted using genetic knockout coupled with elimination of antibiotic resistance markers. The thyA KO, folP KO, folK KO, thyAfolA KO, folKfolP KO, thyAfolAfolP KO, thyAfolAfolK KO and thyAfolAfolKfolP KO E. coli cell lines are easy and convenient for testing single and combination drugs as plasmids bearing complementing parasite genes can be introduced simply by transformation using standard antibiotic selection.
US10011840B2	Engineering of multi-carbon substrate utilization pathways in methanotrophic bacteria The present disclosure relates to genetically engineered methanotrophic bacteria with the capability of growing on a multi-carbon substrate (e.g., glycerol) as a primary or sole carbon source and methods for growing methanotrophic bacteria on the multi-carbon substrate.
US10011825B2	Method for activating a surface by increasing the hydrophilicity and/or for binding target structures The invention relates to a method for activating a surface by increasing the hydrophilicity and/or for binding target structures, particularly selected from the group consisting of proteins, cellular proteins, proteins, cells, carbohydrates, peptides and amino acids. It also relates to the use of an oxidoreductase for activating a surface for the mentioned bonds and to corresponding activated surfaces.
US10011822B2	Phytase having improved thermostability A phytase having improved thermostability is disclosed. The phytase has a modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the modification is one of mutations A to D. The mutation A is to substitute amino acids at positions 143 and 262 with cysteine, the mutation B is to substitute amino acids at positions 259 and 312 with cysteine, the mutation C is to substitute amino acids at positions 205 and 257 with cysteine, and the mutation D is to substitute amino acids at positions 264 and 309 with cysteine.
US10011821B2	Melleolide-biosynthesis gene cluster and its applications The present invention relates to the production of hydroxylated protoilludenes and/or sesquiterpenoid protoilludene-type aryl esters using newly identified genes that can be employed. The present invention accordingly relates to a host microorganism that has been transformed with the newly identified nucleotide sequences and to methods employing the transformed microorganism.
US10011820B2	Adipose stromal vascular fraction cell constructs Three-dimensional tissue constructs are described, which may be created by isolating adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells, plating the cells onto a polymer scaffold, and culturing the plated scaffold in a culture of DMEM with approximately 10% FBS.
US10011817B2	Cell rolling separation The present invention provides systems for cell separation based on cell rolling on surfaces along edges of regions coated with cell adhesion molecules. A variety of designs of coated regions and edges are disclosed.
US10011815B2	Method to sporulate coccidial oocysts purified from animal faeces, sporulated oocysts obtained with this method and a vaccine containing these sporulated oocysts The invention pertains to a method to sporulate coccidial oocysts purified from animal faeces (5), the method comprising providing the purified oocysts as a layer (40) on a supporting surface (22), maintaining the layer at least intermittently in an oxygen containing gaseous environment (60) having a relative humidity of at least 15% and maintaining the temperature of the oocysts between 19° C. and 37° C. The invention also pertains to sporulated oocysts obtained with this method and to a vaccine containing such sporulated oocysts.
US10011803B2	Viscosity index improver concentrates A viscosity index improver containing, in diluent oil, one or more optionally functionalized linear block copolymers having at least one block derived from alkenyl arene covalently linked to at least one block derived from diene in an amount that is greater than the critical overlap concentration (ch), in mass %, for the linear block copolymers in the diluent oil; and ester base stock and/or at least one star (or radial) polymer, the star polymer being present in an amount such that the c/ch value of the star polymer in the concentrate falls within the range of from 0.01 to about 1.6, wherein c is the concentration in mass % of star polymer in the concentrate and ch* is the critical overlap concentration in mass % for the star polymer in the diluent oil used to form the concentrate.
US10011800B2	Slips surface based on metal-containing compound A method of preparing an article having a slippery surface includes providing a metal-containing surface, chemically modifying the metal-containing surface to roughen the metal-containing surface, and disposing a lubricating layer on the roughened metal-containing surface, wherein the lubricating layer is substantially stabilized on the roughened metal-containing surface.
US10011797B2	Methane-rich natural gas supply for stationary combustion systems Disclosed is a method for running natural gas powered stationary combustion systems, such as an internal combustion engine, a furnace, a fired heater, a power plant, an incinerator, and the like. In one embodiment of the present method, ethane and heavier hydrocarbons or propane and heavier hydrocarbons (29) are removed (90) from a natural gas feedstream (3) to provide the methane-rich natural gas stream (5) used to fuel the stationary combustion system (100). One embodiment of this method provides for the use of a regenerable adsorbent media to remove the higher hydrocarbons which is regenerated by a microwave heating system. Said regeneration step may be operated as a batch process, a semi-continuous process, or a continuous process.
US10011796B2	Method for extracting natural gas liquids from natural gas using an adsorbent media comprising a cross-linked macroporous polymer A method is disclosed for the separation of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons or propane and heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas to provide a methane-rich natural gas stream and less volatile natural gas liquids (NGLs). This method provides for passing a natural gas feedstream though a regenerable adsorbent media which adsorbs the NGLs to provides the methane rich natural gas product. The regenerable adsorbent media of the present invention is a cross-linked macroporous polymeric adsorbent media.
US10011791B2	Catalyst regenerating methods and apparatuses and methods of inhibiting corrosion in catalyst regenerating apparatuses Methods and apparatuses for regenerating catalysts and methods of inhibiting corrosion in catalyst regenerating apparatuses are provided. An exemplary apparatus includes: a metal vessel configured to receive a spent catalyst stream and contact at least a portion of the spent catalyst stream with an oxygen containing environment at a sufficiently high temperature to burn coke present in the spent catalyst stream; a refractory material overlying at least a portion of an inner surface of the metal vessel; and a corrosion inhibiting material in contact with at least a portion of the inner surface of the metal vessel and disposed between the inner surface and at least a portion of the refractory material, wherein the corrosion inhibiting material is heat stable at a temperature of at least up to about 400° F. (about 204° C.) and inhibits contact of an acid environment with the inner surface of the metal vessel.
US10011784B2	Integrated method for bitumen partial upgrading The present invention relates to decreasing the amount of diluent needed to convert a heavy oil to a bitumen product that can be transported by pipeline. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for partially upgrading heavy oil into a lower viscosity bitumen product.
US10011780B2	Methods of reducing impurities in diesel fuel Methods for reducing impurities and improving color in liquid hydrocarbon products (e.g., diesel fuel) are provided herein.
US10011777B2	Production of lubricant base oils from biomass Systems and methods are provided for processing a feed derived from a biomass source that contains nitrogen in the form of fatty amides, e.g., derived from hydrothermal processing of a biomass source feed, while reducing/minimizing the amount of heteroatom removal performed during subsequent/concurrent hydroprocessing. Optionally, the feed can also contain free fatty acids. This is accomplished in part by first exposing the feed to a catalyst comprising a rare earth oxide, alkali oxide, and/or alkaline earth oxide, which can remove the nitrogen heteroatoms from the compounds within the feed or can convert the nitrogen to a form readily removed in subsequent hydroprocessing. The catalyst may also suitable for catalyzing coupling (such as condensation) or conversion reactions of amides, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, and/or other molecules in the feed suitable for participating in the coupling reaction.
US10011773B2	Liquid crystal display device The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that includes a particular color filter containing a material containing chiral liquid crystals and a particular dye and/or pigment.The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that can prevent a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and solve the problem of display defects, such as white spots, variations in alignment, and burn-in.Because liquid crystal display devices according to the present invention characteristically prevent a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and reduces the occurrence of display defects, such as burn-in, the liquid crystal display devices are particularly useful as liquid crystal display devices in IPS mode and FFS mode for active-matrix driving and can be applied to household electrical appliances, automobiles, production facilities, measuring and analytical instruments, and communication devices.
US10011772B2	Liquid crystal aligning agent, liquid crystal alignment film and liquid crystal display device To provide a liquid crystal aligning agent to obtain a liquid crystal alignment film which is excellent in the adhesion to a sealing agent and in the liquid crystal alignment property.A liquid crystal aligning agent containing at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyimide precursor having structural units represented by the formula (1) and structural units represented by the formula (3) and an imidized polymer of the polyimide precursor: wherein X1 and X4 are a tetravalent organic group, Y1 is a bivalent organic group having a thermally-leaving group, Y2 is a bivalent organic group, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom or a C1-5 alkyl group, and Z1 and Z2 are a hydrogen atom, or a C1-10 alkyl group, C2-10 alkenyl group or C2-10 alkynyl group which may have a substituent.
US10011764B2	Porous cement composition for propping fractures open A method of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising: introducing a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation to create or enhance one or more fractures in the subterranean formation; introducing a cement composition into the one or more fractures, wherein the cement composition comprises: (A) cement; (B) water; and (C) an additive; and allowing the cement composition to set, wherein the additive creates a plurality of pores within the set cement.
US10011762B2	Biocidal composition A biocidal composition includes glutaraldehyde, alkyl-based quaternary ammonium, benzyl-containing quaternary ammonium, and an isothiazolinone composition. The biocidal composition can further include water, alcohol, or a magnesium salt. Such a biocidal composition finds particular use in treating fracking fluids. The biocidal composition can be mixed with a treatment fluid prior to pumping the treatment fluid through a well head.
US10011757B2	Method for remediation of damage in regions of formations near injection wells Aspects of the invention relate to compositions and methods that are used for the remediation of near-wellbore damage in regions of formations near injection wells in communication with subterranean reservoirs. The damage is caused by previous injection of a polymer emulsion into the injection well. A specific aspect is a method of injecting into the subterranean reservoir a composition containing an olefin sulfonate, a sulfosuccinate, and a chemical selected from an alcohol alkoxylated sulfate, an alcohol alkoxylated carboxylate, or a combination thereof. The polymer emulsion is thereby dissolved, cleaned and/or flushed away from the region near the injection well.
US10011751B2	Phosphine-catalyzed, michael addition-curable sulfur-containing polymer compositions Compositions comprising Michael acceptor-terminated sulfur-containing prepolymers, thiol-terminated sulfur-containing prepolymers, and e phosphine catalysts useful in aerospace sealant applications are disclosed. The compositions exhibit extended pot life, cure rapidly following activation, and provide cured sealants having improved properties useful in aerospace sealant applications.
US10011742B2	Adhesive tape for encapsulating an organic electronic arrangement Translucent multiphase adhesive comprising at least one continuous phase and dispersed domains, the at least one continuous phase having a refractive index of more than 1.45 and a permeation rate for water vapor of less than 100 g/m2, and the disperse domains being present in a size range of 0.1 μm to 50 μm and being included in a weight fraction of not more than 10 wt % in the adhesive, characterized in that the disperse domains are polymeric in nature and have a water vapor permeation rate of less than 100 g/m2d and a refractive index of less than 1.45.
US10011738B2	Clear paint composition for hot stamping film and painting method using the same A clear paint composition for a hot stamping film and a painting method using the same is provided. More particularly, disclosed are a clear paint composition for a hot stamping film which may enhance adhesion by mixing an epoxy-denatured acrylic resin and two light absorber types with an acrylic resin and a polyester polyol resin, may increase weather resistance by simultaneously blocking short and long wavelengths and may enhance chipping resistance, fouling resistance and water resistance by mixing a hardener including reactive silicone therewith, and a painting method using the same.
US10011737B2	Curable polyester polyols and their use in thermosetting soft feel coating formulations A soft feel curable polyester composition comprising the residues of a 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol, a C2-C20 diol other than 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol, a C2-C20 polyol, an alicyclic diacid and an acyclic aliphatic diacid, wherein said curable polyester contains at least 90 mole percent of aliphatic diacid residues, based on the total moles of diacid residues, and wherein said curable polyester has a hydroxyl number of about 100 to about 250 mgKOH/g, an acid number of 0 to about 30 mgKOH/g, and a number average molecular weight of about 500 to about 10,000 g/mole, a soft segment polyol, an isocyanate crosslinker and a solvent or a solvent mixture.
US10011729B2	Ink, method for producing ink, ink storage container, recording device, and recording method An ink is provided. The ink includes a quinacridone pigment and an organic solvent having a solubility parameter of from 9.00 to 11.80 in an amount of from 30% to 60% by mass of total mass of the ink. Both a viscosity change rate and a particle diameter change rate of the ink, before and after the ink is heated at 80° C. for 4 weeks in a sealed state, are in the range of from −5% to 1%.
US10011725B2	Paint compositions with color change characteristics A paint composition includes a fluid and a coloring agent in the fluid. The fluid maintains the coloring agent in a first protonation state. The coloring agent exhibits a first color characteristic in the first protonation state. The paint composition includes microcapsules in the fluid. The paint composition also includes a chemical compound in the microcapsules. Rupture of at least a portion of the microcapsules is configured to release the chemical compound and expose the coloring agent to the chemical compound. Exposure of the coloring agent to the chemical compound changes the coloring agent from the first protonation state with the first color characteristic to a second protonation state with a second color characteristic. The second color characteristic is visually distinct from the first color characteristic.
US10011714B2	Monolayer carbon dioxide barrier PET bottles Disclosed herein are articles comprising polymer compositions that can provide a barrier to carbon dioxide diffusion. The disclosed polymer compositions can be utilized in packaging to retard or prevent the diffusion of carbon dioxide out of a carbonated liquid, inter alia, a carbonated soft drink. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US10011696B2	Polymeric material for an insulated container A formulation includes a polymeric material, a nucleating agent, a blowing, and a surface active agent. The formulation can be used to form a container.
US10011695B2	Prepreg Provided is a prepreg including: a fiber layer containing unidirectionally arranged carbon fibers impregnated with a first thermosetting resin; and a resin layer disposed on at least one side of the fiber layer and containing a second thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin that is insoluble in the second thermosetting resin. The prepreg is configured such that the areal weight of fibers and the weight fraction of resin in the prepreg are 120 to 300 g/m2 and 25 to 50 mass %, respectively, and in the case where a plurality of prepregs are laid up, and the coefficient of interlayer friction is measured every 10° C. in a temperature range of 40 to 100° C. at a pull-out speed of 0.2 mm/min under a perpendicular stress of 0.8 bar, the temperature at which the coefficient of interlayer friction is 0.02 or less is present within a temperature range of 40 to 100° C. The prepreg exhibits high impact strength when formed into a fiber-reinforced plastic suitable for an aircraft structural member, and the prepreg also has excellent drapeability when a prepreg laminate is made to conform to a three dimensional shape.
US10011694B2	Polyimide-carbon nanotube composite film A polyimide-carbon nanotube composite film is provided. The composite film includes a carbon nanotube, and a polyimide obtainable by imidizing a poly(amic acid).
US10011689B2	Hydrogel tissue expanders The present invention provides tissue expanders comprising biodegradable, chemically cross-linked hydrogels which are elastic in the dry state. These biocompatible tissue expanders are self-inflating and membrane-free. They swell slowly and elicit minimal negative tissue responses, while allowing for rapid and easy manipulation by the surgeon at the time of emplacement.
US10011688B2	Hydrophilic gels derived from grafted photoinitiators The invention provides a method for the manufacture of a gel, said method comprising the steps of: providing a matrix composition comprising a polymeric photoinitiator of the general formula (I): Polymer-[CR2—CHR-Spacer(PI)n]m (I) curing the matrix composition by exposing it to UV radiation and exposing the matrix composition to a swelling medium. The invention also relates to gels obtainable via the above method. The invention provides a hydrophilic gel precursor manufactured from the polymeric photoinitiator of Formula (I). Medical devices comprising the gels and hydrophilic gel precursors of the invention are provided. The invention also provides the use of a polymeric photoinitiator in the manufacture of a gel.
US10011687B2	Hydrophilic organosilanes The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising: an organosilane having the formula: (R1)(3-n) (R2O)nSiR3O(CH2CH2O)a(C3H6O)b R4 wherein: n is 1 or 2; a≥1, b may vary from 0 to 30, with the proviso a≥b; R1 is a hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms; and R4 is hydrogen, R1, or an acetyl group; and at least one of a thermoplastic resin, a thermoset resin, and an elastomer. The present organosilane compositions may be useful for treating various surfaces to render them, among other things, more hydrophilic.
US10011682B2	Method of preparing carboxylic acid functionalized polymers Methods for preparing water soluble, non-peptidic polymers carrying carboxyl functional groups, particularly carboxylic acid functionalized poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) polymers are disclosed, as are the products of these methods. In general, an ester reagent R(C═O)OR′, wherein R′ is a tertiary group and R comprises a functional group X, is reacted with a water soluble, non-peptidic polymer POLY-Y, where Y is a functional group which reacts with X to form a covalent bond, to form a tertiary ester of the polymer, which is then treated with a strong base in aqueous solution, to form a carboxylate salt of the polymer. Typically, this carboxylate salt is then treated with an inorganic acid in aqueous solution, to convert the carboxylate salt to a carboxylic acid, thereby forming a carboxylic acid functionalized polymer.
US10011680B2	Lactide block copolymer and method of preparation A method for producing a lactide block copolymer, to a lactide block copolymer and to an article including the lactide block copolymer. In particular, the instant invention relates to an improved lactide block copolymer which may be obtained by providing a polymer of a first lactide monomer including a residual amount of the first monomer, adding and polymerizing a first amount of a second monomer of opposite chirality and subsequently adding and polymerizing a second amount of the second monomer. The resulting lactide block copolymer generally has a high melting point (e.g. from 190 to 250° C.).
US10011679B2	Modified amine curing agents, their preparation and use in curable compositions A method for producing a modified form of an aromatic amine compound represented by the following structure I: where A is an amine group —NHR, R is independently selected from hydrogen, linear and branched alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably A is NH2; X is a halogen selected from Cl, Br, F, I, and At, or hydrogen (H). The method includes heating the aromatic amine compound, in its initial crystalline form, to a temperature above its melting point in order to obtain a molten material, then cooling the molten material to a temperature below the melting point of the crystalline compound so as to produce an amorphous, glassy form of the aromatic amine compound. The modified aromatic amine compound is suitable as a curing agent in resin compositions that are used for fabricating fiber-reinforced composites.
US10011676B2	Compound containing phenolic hydroxyl group, phenolic resin, curable composition, cured product thereof, semiconductor sealing material, and printed circuit board There are provided a compound containing a phenolic hydroxyl group, which exhibits excellent heat resistance and excellent flame retardancy in terms of a cured product thereof, a phenolic resin including the same, a curable composition and a cured product thereof, a semiconductor sealing material, and a printed circuit board. The compound containing a phenolic hydroxyl group has a molecular structure represented by the following General Formula (I): wherein X is a structural site represented by the following Structural Formula (x1) or (x2); in Formula (x1) or (x2), k is an integer of 1 to 3, m is 1 or 2, Ar is a structural site represented by the following Structural Formula (Ar1), and in a case where when k or m is 2 or greater, a plurality of Ar's may be the same as or different from each other; wherein p is 1 or 2.
US10011662B2	Downstream process for purifying polysaccharides The present invention relates to a novel process for purifying bacterial polysaccharide. It is an efficient and scalable process for removing impurities from Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (Men-C) polysaccharide which is capable of being used as such in a derivatized form or linked to other molecules, for the preparation of vaccines, more particularly conjugate vaccines for N. meningitidis infection.
US10011661B2	Anti-Jagged1 antibodies and methods of use The invention provides anti-Jagged1 antibodies and methods of using the same.
US10011660B2	Molecules with reduced effector function and extended half-lives, compositions, and uses thereof Provided are polypeptides comprising a variant IgG Fc domain, wherein the polypeptides exhibit reduced or ablated effector functions (e.g., ADCC and/or CDC) and increased stability and plasma half-life compared to a parent polypeptide. Also provided are compositions, methods of treatment, and methods to diminish Fc-induced effector function in a parent polypeptide.
US10011653B2	Antibodies to tau and methods of treatment therewith Monoclonal antibodies to human tau aggregate, compositions comprising such tau antibodies, and methods of using such tau antibodies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Pick's disease.
US10011651B2	Methods and compositions for increasing iduronate 2-sulfatase activity in the CNS Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a subject suffering from a deficiency in iduronate 2-sulfatase in the CNS. The methods include systemic administration of a bifunctional fusion antibody comprising an antibody that crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB) and an iduronate 2-sulfatase.
US10011650B2	Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more bacterial polypeptides, immunogenic portions thereof, polynucleotides that encode such polypeptides, antigen presenting cell that expresses such polypeptides, and T cells that are specific for cells expressing such polypeptides. The disclosed compositions are useful, for example, in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of IBD.
US10011641B2	ABD binding polypeptide The disclosure provides an ABD binding polypeptide comprising an ABD binding motif BM, which motif consists of an amino acid sequence selected from EX2X3X4AX6X7EIX10X11LPNLX16X17X18QX20X21AFIX25X26LX28D (SEQ ID NO: 166) and amino acid sequences with at least 89 % identity thereto.
US10011639B2	Peptidomimetic compounds The present invention relates to inhibitors of protein-protein interactions (PPI). Specifically, the present invention relates to a structural informatics approach to designing peptidomimetic macrocycles containing an amino acid “warhead” for ligand-directed covalent modification of cysteine and lysine-containing proteins for the treatment of diseases such as cancer. Further included is the targeting of components of the BCL2 signaling pathway, specifically BCL2-A1 and MCL-1.
US10011636B2	Inhibitors of metastasis The present invention relates to methods and compounds for treating or preventing cancer. Methods and compositions provided include including inhibiting or suppressing the development, maintenance, and proliferation of cancers, including blocking or inhibiting cancer cell metastasis.
US10011631B2	Stapled helical peptides and methods of synthesis The present disclosure relates to the design and generation of stapled helical peptides that perturb protein-protein interactions (PPIs). The methods disclosed herein for preparing stapled peptides involve providing a peptide having a first amino acid that is functionalized with a salicylaldehyde ester side group and a second amino acid functionalized with a 1,2-hydroxyl amine side group; reacting the first and second amino acids to generate an N,O-benzylidene acetal moiety; and performing acidolysis of the resultant N,O-benzylidene acetal moiety to generate the stapled peptide. In many forms, the stapled helical peptides described herein are not hydrophobic.
US10011627B2	C-aryl glucoside derivative, preparation methods thereof, and medical applications thereof C-aryl glucoside derivatives, preparation methods thereof, and medical applications thereof are described. Specifically, compounds represented by formula I, and, tautomers, enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, preparation methods thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and applications thereof are described. Compounds of formula (I) are useful as therapeutic agents, and particularly as sodium-dependent glucose contransporter protein (SGLT) inhibitors.
US10011622B2	Compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment of cancers The present teachings relate to compounds and compositions for treatment of cancers. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a platinum (IV) complex having at least one carboxylate or carbamate ligand.
US10011619B2	Process for reducing the chlorine content of organotetraphosphites Universally usable process for reducing the chlorine content of organotetraphosphites.
US10011617B2	Isocyanate derived organosilanes The invention relates to isocyanate derived organosilanes and the use thereof. The isocyanate derived organosilanes can be reacted with inorganic substrates, such as oxide particles, to result in a surface modified inorganic substrate.
US10011616B2	Boron-containing small molecules as antiprotozoal1 agents This invention provides, among other things, novel compounds useful for treating protozoal infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent. Formula (I) and (II)
US10011612B2	Aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclic compounds for treatment of medical disorders Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement Factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycle (R32) are provided. The inhibitors of Factor D described herein reduce the excessive activation of complement.
US10011609B2	Heterocyclic compounds The present invention relates to novel GPR 40 agonists of the general formula (I), their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods for their preparation, use of these compounds in medicine and the intermediates involved in their preparation.
US10011599B2	Compounds and compositions as inhibitors of MEK The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which n, R1, R2, R3a, R4 and R5 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the activity of MEK. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions in the management of hyperproliferative diseases like cancer.
US10011590B2	Crystalline forms of vilazodone hydrochloride and vilazodone free base The present application relates to crystalline and amorphous Vilazodone hydrochloride. The present application further relates to amorphous solid dispersions of vilazodone hydrochloride with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The present application also relates to a process for the preparation of form I of vilazodone free base.
US10011577B2	Methods for producing 5-(halomethyl)furfural The present disclosure provides methods to produce 5-(halomethyl)furfural, including 5-(chloromethyl)furfural, by acid-catalyzed conversion of C6 saccharides, including isomers thereof, polymers thereof, and certain derivatives thereof. The methods make use of acids with lower concentrations, and allows for conversion of sugars into 5-(halomethyl)furfural at higher temperatures and faster reaction or residence times.
US10011575B2	Method for fabricating titanium-containing silicon oxide material and application of the same A method for fabricating a titanium-containing silicon oxide material and an application of the same are disclosed. The method needn't use a template but directly use an amorphous silicon dioxide and a titanium source as the reactants. The reactants are mixed with a solvent and react in the solvent. The suspension generated by the reaction is processed by solid-liquid separation, flushing and drying to obtain a titanium-containing silicon oxide material. The method features a simplified fabrication process and a low fabrication cost. The titanium-containing silicon oxide material fabricated by the method has a superior catalytic activity, able to catalyze an epoxidation reaction of an olefin-group compound to generate an epoxide.
US10011574B2	Glutaminase inhibitors and method of use Compounds and compositions comprising compounds that inhibit glutaminase are described herein. Also described herein are methods of using the compounds that inhibit glutaminase in the treatment of cancer.
US10011551B2	Process for preparing an unsaturated carboxylic acid salt Catalytic process for preparing an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt, comprising reacting an alkene and carbon dioxide in the presence of a carboxylation catalyst and releasing the α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid salt with a base, the carboxylation catalyst being a transition metal complex, which comprises a structurally constrained bidentate P,X ligand, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of P, N, O, and carbene, the P and X atom are separated by 2 to 4 bridging atoms, and wherein the bridging atoms are part of at least one 5- to 7-membered cyclic substructure. A further catalytic processes for preparing α,βethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives from CO2 and an alkene is provided.
US10011546B2	Azeotropic compositions of 1,1,3,3-tetrachloroprop-1-ene and hydrogen fluoride Provided are azeotropic or azeotrope-like mixtures of 1,1,3,3-tetrachloroprop-1-ene (HCO-1230za) and hydrogen fluoride. Such compositions are useful as feed stock in the production of HFC-245fa and HCFO-1233zd.
US10011541B2	Recovery of ethylene from methanol to olefins process Olefins may be recovered from a methanol to olefins reactor effluent by initially feeding the effluent to an absorber demethanizer to contact the effluent with an absorbent to recover an overheads including methane and ethylene and a bottoms including the absorbent, ethylene, and ethane. The bottoms are separated to recover an ethylene fraction and an ethane fraction. The overheads are cooled and partially condensed in a first heat exchanger to a temperature of −40° C. or greater. The resulting stream, or a portion thereof, may be further cooled and condensed via indirect heat exchange with a mixed refrigerant to a temperature of less than −40° C. The non-condensed vapors are separated from the condensed liquids to form a liquid fraction and a methane fraction. The liquid fraction is fed to the absorber demethanizer as reflux, and the methane and ethane fractions combined to form the mixed refrigerant.
US10011540B2	Heterogeneous catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes or oxidative coupling of methane Improved methods of oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of short chain alkanes or ethylbenzene to the corresponding olefins, and improved methods of oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) to ethylene and/or ethane, are disclosed. The disclosed methods use boron- or nitride-containing catalysts, and result in improved selectivity and/or byproduct profiles than methods using conventional ODH or OCM catalysts.
US10011529B2	Ultra-high performance concrete A hydraulic composition includes in relative parts by mass with respect to the cement 100 parts of cement the particles of which have a BET specific surface area comprised from 1.20 to 5 m2/g; 32 to 42 parts of water; 5 to 50 parts of a mineral addition A1 the particles of which have a D50 less than or equal to 6 μm and selected from silica fume, metakaolin, slag, pozzolans or mixtures thereof; 90 to 230 parts of sand the particles of which have a D50 greater than or equal to 50 μm and a D90 less than or equal to 3 mm; 0.0001 to 10 parts of a superplasticizer, the active material concentration of which is 15% by mass.
US10011525B2	Glass sealing with transparent materials having transient absorption properties Transparent glass-to-glass hermetic seals are formed by providing a low melting temperature sealing glass along a sealing interface between two glass substrates and irradiating the interface with laser radiation. Absorption by the sealing glass and induced transient absorption by the glass substrates along the sealing interface causes localized heating and melting of both the sealing glass layer and the substrate materials, which results in the formation of a glass-to-glass weld. Due to the transient absorption by the substrate material, the sealed region is transparent upon cooling.
US10011522B2	Method for treating antireflection coatings on an optical substrate, the thus obtained optical substrate and device for carrying gout said method Method for treating antireflection coatings on an optical substrate (17) involves a stage for carrying out the physical vacuum-deposit of a fluorinated polymer-containing layer having a low refractive index and is characterized in that the stage includes in deposing a silicium or magnesium fluoride/fluorinated polymer hybrid layer (21d) by simultaneous vacuum evaporation of silicium or magnesium fluoride and the fluorinated polymer, In a preferred embodiment, the fluorinated polymer is embodied in the form of a polymer or tetrafluorethylen polymer and the components are evaporated by a Joule effect or by electron bombardment. The method is advantageously used for improving the adherence of a low refractive index layer to a subjacent layer of a pile of antireflection coatings which is deposited on any optical substrate or the inventive substrate. The substrate produced by the method and a device for carrying out the method are also disclosed.
US10011517B2	Optical preforms and methods for forming the same Optical preforms and methods for forming optical preforms are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for producing an optical preform includes compressing silica-based glass soot to form a porous optical preform comprising a soot compact. The porous optical preform is heated to a dwell temperature greater than or equal to 100° C. Thereafter, the porous optical preform is humidified at the dwell temperature in a water-containing atmosphere having a dew point greater than or equal to 30° C. to form a humidified porous optical preform. The soot compact portion of the humidified porous optical preform generally comprises greater than or equal to 0.5 wt. % water.
US10011513B2	Apparatuses and methods for forming hollow spheres Apparatuses and methods of forming hollow spheres are provided. Hollow sphere forming apparatus incorporate a bubble forming nozzle assembly in which outlets for gas and liquid materials are disposed substantially coaxially. The relative positions of the gas and liquid outlets are adjustable in at least one dimension (e.g., axially, radially or angularly relative to each other), such that a more uniform annular exit region for the gas and liquid outlets may be configured, such that more symmetric bubbles may be formed thus reducing the rejection rate in solidified bubbles due to asymmetry or decentering of entrapped gas.
US10011509B2	Method and system for the integral treatment of wastewater from the maize industry A process for the treatment of wastewater, commonly known as nejayote, from the nixtamal, masa and tortilla industry, having an improved method for removing the insoluble fraction and a filtration system for separating and concentrating the fractions forming the nejayote is described. The method includes the steps of: (a) neutralizing the nejayote; (b) enzymatically hydrolyzing the starch granules; and (c) flocculating and separating the insoluble fraction. The system includes the steps of (a) microfiltration; (b) ultrafiltration for concentrating long-chain carbohydrates; (c) ultra/nano filtration for concentrating medium-size compounds; and (d) nanofiltration/reverse osmosis for concentrating small molecules and obtaining water of sufficient quality that it can be re-used or safely discharged into the environment. In one embodiment of the invention, in order to remove unwanted phenolic compounds, the process includes a method including the steps of: (a) acidifying the effluents at pH<4; and (b) flocculating and separating the unwanted insoluble fraction.
US10011504B2	Method and apparatus for separating salts from a liquid solution An apparatus and method for removing a salt from a source solution is provided. The apparatus comprises a feed vessel, a collection vessel, and an ion transport channel in ionic communication with the feed vessel and the collection vessel. A plurality of electrodes is arranged along the ion transport channel.The method comprises receiving the source solution in a feed vessel, receiving the sink solution in a collection vessel, and applying periodic voltage signals to a plurality of electrodes arranged along an ion transport channel which is in ionic communication with the feed vessel and the collection vessel. The periodic voltage signals applied to at least some of the respective electrodes are phase offset to induce the ions to move through the ion transport channel from the source solution to the sink solution.
US10011500B1	Piston valve with annular passages A control valve (10) includes a valve body with a plurality of ports (A, B, C, D, E, F) and a plurality of annular flow passages (53, 55, 57). A piston (34) which includes a plurality of annular flow passages and a longitudinal flow passage is selectively movable within a bore (32) within the valve body through operation of a valve controller (70). The valve controller is selectively operative to control the position of the piston so as to enable liquid flow through a plurality of flow paths. The valve controller further includes a installable and removable valve controller housing (74) which is releasibly engageable with a valve base (72). The valve may include a changeable piston and changeable injector and plug components to adapt the valve to different flow and fluid mixing requirements.
US10011494B2	Process for preparing precipitated silica A process for preparing precipitated silica in which: (i) an aqueous stock having a concentration of alkali metal silicate less than 20 g/L is formed; (ii) acid is added to said initial stock, until at least 50% of the amount of M2O is neutralized; (iii) silicate and acid are simultaneously added, such that the degree of consolidation is greater than 4 and at most 100; (iv) silicate and acid are simultaneously added, such that the pH of the reaction medium is between 7 and 10; (v) acid is added until a pH value of between 2.5 and 5.3 is obtained; and (vi) the reaction medium is placed in contact with acid and silicate, such that the pH is between 2.5 and 5.3, wherein the acid used in at least one of the process steps is a concentrated acid.
US10011493B2	Methods for purifying halosilane-containing streams Methods for purifying a halosilane-containing process stream include a process stream purified by removing arsenic and phosphorous impurities by use of distillation.
US10011486B2	Tricalcium phosphates, their composites, implants incorporating them, and methods for their production Methods for the synthesis of tricalcium phosphates are presented, as well as a series of specific reaction parameters that can be adjusted to tailor, in specific ways, properties in the tricalcium phosphate precursor precipitate. Particulate tricalcium phosphate compositions having an average crystal size of about 250 nm or less are provided. Compositions of the invention can be used as prosthetic implants and coatings for prosthetic implants.
US10011479B2	MEMS structural component including a deflectable diaphragm and a fixed counter-element as well as a method for manufacturing it For simplifying the manufacture of a MEMS structural component including a deflectable diaphragm which spans an opening in the rear side of the structural component, and including a fixed counter-element, which is provided with passage openings, the counter-element from the base substrate of the MEMS structural component is patterned and the deflectable diaphragm is implemented in a layered structure on the base substrate. These measures are intended to improve the diaphragm properties and reduce the overall height of the MEMS structural component.
US10011466B1	Lifting bag device with recessed gas inlet A lifting device including a recessed inlet molded into an envelope structure of the lifting device at a notch section. The notch section, in turn, may include one or more protruding surfaces configured to protect the inlet, or air hose coupling attached to the inlet, from contact (e.g. falls/bumps) that may otherwise damage one or more of the air hose coupling or the recessed inlet while the lifting device is being stored, deployed, or used.
US10011464B2	Apparatus for recognizing the discard state of a high-strength fiber rope in use in lifting gear The present invention relates generally to lifting gear such as cranes which use high-strength fiber ropes instead of steel ropes. In this respect, the invention in particular relates to an apparatus for recognizing the discard state of a high-strength fiber rope in use at such lifting gear comprising a detection device for detecting at least one rope parameter as well as comprising an evaluation unit for evaluating the rope parameter and for providing a discard signal in dependence on the rope parameter evaluation. In accordance with the invention, the detection device of the apparatus for recognizing the discard state comprises a plurality of differently configured detection means for a magnetic, mechanical, optical and/or electronic detection of a plurality of different rope parameters which can be evaluated by the evaluation unit individually and/or in combination with one another for recognizing the discard state.
US10011463B2	Elevator door friction belt drive including one or more markers An elevator system includes a linkage, a control system and a friction belt drive. The linkage is adapted to attach to an elevator door. The friction belt drive is adapted to move the elevator door with the linkage between an open position and a closed position. The friction belt drive includes a v-belt with one or more markers arranged along a length of the v-belt. The control system is adapted to control the friction belt drive, and includes a sensor adapted to detect at least one of the markers.
US10011459B2	Safety circuit and elevator system with optical cable The safety circuit includes a safety switch or a series circuit of safety switches, which includes an input for an electrical safety circuit signal as well as an output, in which the electrical safety circuit signal being supplied to the input is present when all the safety switches are closed. The safety circuit also includes a cable including an optical fiber as well as a transmitter circuit for the optical signal, the output of which circuit is connected to the cable including an optical fiber. The input of the transmitter circuit is connected to the output of the aforementioned safety switch or of the series circuit of safety switches, and the transmitter circuit is configured to transmit in the optical fiber of the cable the safety circuit signal that is present in the output of the safety switch or of the series circuit of safety switches.
US10011458B2	Removable duplexer tray module for an imaging apparatus A removable media handling module includes a body that is horizontally slidable into and removable from an imaging apparatus. The media handling module includes a lower media guide extending between a front and a rear of the body in a direction of insertion of the body into the imaging apparatus. With the media handling module inserted into the imaging apparatus, the lower media guide is positioned parallel to and spaced from a corresponding upper media guide mounted in the imaging apparatus to form at least a portion of a duplex media path therebetween. The media handling module includes a media feed through channel extending from a bottom of the body to an entrance of a simplex media path to allow media to be fed from a media tray below the media handling module and into the simplex media path when the media handling module is installed in the imaging apparatus.
US10011455B2	Cutter assembly for stretched yarn An assembly and method for automated cutting of undesired stretched yarn in a yarn system. Stretched yarn can hang away from the yarn system differently than desired yarn. A cutter head is positioned a predetermined distance relative to yarn traveling through the yarn system so that the stretched yarn is cut by the cutter head and the desired yarn passes the cutter head without being cut. A plurality of cutter heads can be used to cut stretched yarn hanging away from the yarn system in different locations.
US10011451B2	Reversing device for a film web by means of an expander roller A reversing device for a film web, which has a take-off device, has at least one turning device and at least one deflecting roller. The film web can be guided by the take-off device via the at least one turning device and the at least one deflecting roller to a winding device. The axes of the take-off device, the at least one turning device, and the at least one deflecting roller are adjustable in angle relative to one another. The at least one deflecting roller is formed as an expander roller having an expanding capacity which increases towards the end faces of the deflecting roller.
US10011449B2	Open gap film roll core The disclosure generally relates to a film roll core used for winding a polymeric film around, an apparatus for winding the polymeric film on the film roll core, a process of winding the polymeric film on the film roll core, and a rolled film on the film roll core. The disclosure more particularly relates to an open gap film roll core that is capable of reducing defects in wound films.
US10011428B2	Coating rubber composition for conveyer belts A coating rubber composition for a conveyer belt, comprising 15 to 75 parts by mass of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 50 m2/g or less, 25 to 100 parts by mass of calcium carbonate and 40 parts or less by mass of an oil per 100 parts by mass of blended rubber comprising of natural rubber and at least one of either butadiene rubber or SBR. The above coating rubber composition for conveyer belts can improve not only the peel force which is a criterion of adhesiveness with the canvas cloth but also the power-saving capability of the conveyer belt while maintaining the durability thereof. Further, compounding of silica in an amount of 5 to 20 parts by mass can achieve a sufficient rubber attachability onto the canvas cloth when over-vulcanized, while maintaining the peel force when subjected to normal vulcanization.
US10011425B2	Conveyor for conveying suspended objects A conveyor for suspended objects has a first rail profile having a first, upper track and a second track arranged below the first track, a conveyor chain having lateral friction roller pressing surfaces to drive the conveyor chain continuously in the first track. Holding adapters for conveyed objects are coupled to the conveyor chain, with the holding adapters being transferred into the first rail profile by an induct switch. A pressing piece arranged on a side of the conveyor chain opposite the drive roller is adjustable between an active and a passive position. The adjustment path of the pressing piece is dimensioned such that in the active position the conveyor chain is in contact with the drive roller and in the passive position the conveyor chain is not in contact with the drive roller, whereby in the active position the drive roller can be driven by the conveyor chain.
US10011417B2	Paperboard packaging containers and related methods of use A method for mixing substances for the treatment of keratinous substrates may comprise separating a paperboard packaging container into at least two portions. The method may also comprise removing at least two containers containing differing substances from the paperboard packaging container and mixing the at least two substances together in one of the at least two separated portions of the paperboard packaging container so as to form a mixture of the at least two substances for the treatment of keratinous substrates. The method may further comprise applying the mixture to a keratinous substrate.
US10011416B2	Apparatus and method for making inflated articles A sealing device generally includes a rotatable support cylinder having an outer, circumferential surface and a heating element disposed about such surface and secured thereto such that the heating element rotates therewith. The heating element is coiled about the outer surface of the cylinder in the form of an overlapping helical pattern. Juxtaposed film plies may be sealed together by bringing the sealing device into rotational contact with the juxtaposed film plies and heating the heating element to a temperature sufficient to cause the film plies to seal together.
US10011408B2	Safety capsule for containers A safety capsule for containers, comprising: an external cap (2), provided with coupling means for the coupling thereof to the neck (C) of a container; an internal element (3), located inside the external cap (2) and configured to be associated, in a removable manner, with an opening (A) of the container; connecting means (4, 5), interposed between the external cap (2) and the internal element (3), and structured so as to leave the external cap (2) and the internal element (3) unconstrained with respect to a movement for opening or removal of the external cap (2) between a closed position and an intermediate position, and solidly constrain the external cap (2) and the internal element (3) with respect to the movement for opening or removal of the external cap (2) between the intermediate position and an opening position.
US10011407B2	Portable packaging system A portable packaging system is disclosed that includes a food container, a beverage container lid and a tray. The food container has a bottom and a wall extending from the bottom that defines a food container footprint. The lid has a rim coupling structure that detachably couples to the rim of a beverage container and a hole to allow access to the contents of the beverage container when the beverage container lid is coupled to the beverage container. The tray has a tray bottom and walls that define a tray footprint that complements the food container footprint such that the food container can securely nest in the tray. The tray and lid can detachably couple to each other. In other embodiments, the system need not have a separate food container.
US10011404B1	Child resistant sealing system The present application provides a container that includes: a first layer of sheet material forming the first side of the container and at least a second and third layer of sheet material forming the second side of the container, a pair of closure strips extending along the opening of the container, each of the closure strips having at least one of a male and a female linear interlocking strip. A first of the pair of closure strips includes: an extension above and an extension below the respective linear interlocking strip, and a second of the pair of closure strips comprising an extension below the respective linear interlocking strip. The linear interlocking strips configured to be released from each other by pulling the extensions below the linear interlocking strips apart using a pair of flaps extending from the closure strip extensions.
US10011392B2	Backpack insert with pockets An insert for a backpack includes an inner pocket assembly having staggered pockets. The inner pocket assembly is attached to the back panel of the insert. Arms are attached to the sides of the insert. The arms are configured to wrap in front to the insert and connect to each other. Each pocket of the staggered pockets include an opening in the bottom corners.
US10011387B1	Customized retail packaging for shipments A shipment container may be designed to provide information similar to retail packaging on the inside surfaces of the shipment container while providing customizable exterior surfaces. The interior surfaces may include content, graphics, text, and/or other information related to the contents of the shipment container. Initially, the exterior surfaces of the shipment container may be left primarily blank in anticipation of a later printing of customized graphics for a customer by a merchant or fulfillment center (FC) that prepares the shipment container for shipment to a customer. During processing of the shipment container, the merchant or FC may analyze the shipment container (e.g., size, shape, etc.) and the order of the item to determine custom graphics to print on the shipment container. The custom graphics may be selected in real-time or near real-time to enable up-to-date information, such as advertisements, notifications, and messages.
US10011385B2	Label applicator A label applicator, system, and method for applying labels to curved sides of objects, such as cell culture dishes, is provided. In an aspect, the label applicator includes a body having a first side and a second side, the second side comprising a curved surface; a base; at least one first resilient member having a defined length between a first end and a second end; and at least one second resilient member engaging the body and the base, wherein the second end of the at least one first resilient member is configured to removably attach to a label and, when the label is in contact with the second end and an object, to apply a pressure to the label that increases as the at least one first resilient member and at least one second resilient member are compressed. The system may also include a label verifier and/or label verification system.
US10011379B2	Apparatus and method for reducing restoring forces of package sleeves in a filling machine A method for reducing restoring forces of package sleeves in a filling machine, where flat-folded package sleeves are removed from a magazine of the filling machine, erected to form a package sleeve forming a parallelogram in cross-section and then transferred to a transport device for transporting the upright package sleeve along a transport path. In order to enable a reduction in the restoring force adapted to the particular material of the package sleeve without increasing the cycle time for the removal and unfolding of the flat-folded package sleeve, the restoring force is reduced by temporarily increasing the internal angle between the package walls at the outer fold edges to more than 90° while the upright package sleeve is located on the transport path of the transport device. The reduction of the restoring force can be accomplished during the movement or during a standstill of the package sleeve on the transport path.
US10011364B1	Collapsable ripcord grip Apparatuses and systems for activating parachutes are provided. For example, in an embodiment an apparatus includes a flexible concave shaped member between at least two layers of outer material. The outer layers are secured to each other. A first tuck flap and a second tuck flap are formed from portions of the outer layers of material. A plurality of locking tabs is secured to the outer layers of material. A handle and lanyard are secured to the outer layers and flexible material. A first locking pin is secured to one end of the lanyard and a second locking pin is secure to the other end of the lanyard.
US10011361B2	Aircraft environmental control system providing improved performance and backup temperature control An Environmental Control System (ECS) which includes a heat exchanger (HX) and an air conditioning unit (ACU) upstream of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger receives flows of hot air bled from a plurality of aircraft engines and flows of cold ambient air drawn from the aircraft exterior for use by the heat exchanger and the air conditioning unit for heating and cooling the interior cabin of the aircraft. The environmental control system may operate in one of several modes, whether the heat exchanger and air conditioning unit are operating normally or have failed. In a normal mode, the air conditioning unit and heat exchanger operate in series. In an “ACU only” mode, the air conditioning unit operates without the heat exchanger. In an “HX only” mode, the heat exchanger operates without the air conditioning unit. In an “ECS off” mode, both the heat exchanger and air conditioning unit are bypassed.
US10011357B2	System and method for providing an integrated user interface system at a seat A light-weight and low-power integrated system module suitable for installation at a passenger seat disposed aboard a passenger vehicle and methods for manufacturing and using same. By integrating selected interface system components with the associated interconnections, the integrated system module provides an intuitive user interface system for interacting with a passenger entertainment system. The integrated system module can be installed within a seatback of the passenger seat that compliments the look and feel of the user interface system, creating an immersive entertainment experience during travel.
US10011353B1	Maneuvering an unmanned aerial vehicle without considering the effects of gravity This disclosure describes an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that includes a lifting motor and lifting propeller that operate at a rotational speed to generate a force sufficient to maintain the UAV at an altitude. The UAV also includes a plurality of maneuverability motors and propellers that are utilized to stabilize and maneuver the UAV. When a maneuverability command is received, the forces to be generated by each of the maneuverability propellers are determined without considering the full effects of gravity because the lifting motor and lifting propeller effectively cancel out the force of gravity acting upon the UAV.
US10011352B1	System, mobile base station and umbilical cabling and tethering (UCAT) assist system An aspect of the embodiments includes a system comprising a mobile base station having a power supply, a fluid medium source; and processors operable to generate control signals to control a first unmanned self-propelled (FUSP) vehicle, having a tool with a dispended tool output, and to affect the dispensed tool output; and an umbilical cabling and tethering (UCAT) apparatus to interconnect the USP vehicle and the mobile base station. Cords connect to the FUSP vehicle, one or more of the power supply, the control signals and fluid medium source. The system includes a UCAT assist device comprising a second unmanned self-propelled (SUSP) vehicle having a fastener member, removably coupled to a fastener member of the UCAT apparatus. The UCAT assist device when attached to the UCAT apparatus assists a portion of the cords of the UCAT apparatus. Embodiments include a UCAT assist system.
US10011349B2	Tiltrotor aircraft having rotatable wing extensions A pylon assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft includes a fixed pylon having an outboard end. A rotor assembly is rotatably coupled to the fixed pylon and is operable to rotate between a generally vertical orientation in a vertical takeoff and landing mode and a generally horizontal orientation in a forward flight mode. The rotor assembly includes a proprotor operable to produce a generally vertical slipstream in the vertical takeoff and landing mode and a generally horizontal slipstream in the forward flight mode. A wing extension is rotatably coupled to the outboard end of the fixed pylon. The wing extension is operable to rotate generally with the rotor assembly such that a minimal dimension of the wing extension remains in the slipstream of the proprotor.
US10011345B2	Braided composite spar A braided composite spar or preform for a braided composite spar, comprising a plurality of tubular plies of braided fibers, wherein the spar or preform extends lengthwise from a root to a tip, and the spar or preform has a tapered portion in which each ply has a height which reduces and a width which increases as it extends toward the tip. The spar or preform can be used to provide a tubular main spar for a winglet. The winglet also has a front spar with a front spar web, an upper front spar cap, and a lower front spar cap. An upper skin of the winglet is joined to the braided spar and the upper front spar cap. A lower skin of the winglet is joined to the braided spar and the lower front spar cap.
US10011337B2	Water drone A water drone capable of navigating on the surface, or below the surface, of a body of water. In some embodiments such a vehicle is light-weight, electric-powered, and propeller-driven, and may be operated by remote control from the shore and guided with simple autopilot commands. The vehicle may have two actuators at the rear of the vehicle, each including a motor and a propeller, and each capable of producing forward or reverse thrust. The vehicle may be capable of travelling horizontally through the surf zone and diving vertically through the water column to the seafloor. The vehicle may monitor its own location and depth and may measure environmental conditions such as water temperature; such measurements may be communicated back to the operator using a telemetry system.
US10011318B2	Bicycle rear suspension system A bicycle may include a front triangle and a rear suspension system that couples the front triangle to a rear wheel and is dampened by at least one shock absorber. The rear suspension system includes a six-bar linkage having two ternary links separated from each other by one or more binary links, such that the two ternary links do not share a common joint. One of the ternary links may comprise a chain stay. In some examples, the other ternary link may comprise the front triangle. In some examples, the other ternary link may comprise a rocker arm coupling a seat stay link to the shock absorber.
US10011314B2	Rear wheel suspension device mounting structure of swingarm This rear wheel suspension device of a motorcycle is disposed so as to be displaced to the right lateral side relative to a center portion in the vehicle widthwise direction of the motorcycle. A swingarm-side support member which extends in the vehicle widthwise direction is provided to a swingarm. An upper end portion of the rear wheel suspension device is rotatably supported by a main frame, and a lower end portion of the rear wheel suspension device is rotatably supported at a right end portion of the swingarm-side support member.
US10011313B2	Tandem grip unit for motorcycle A tandem grip unit includes a pair of left and right tandem grips. Each of the tandem grips in turn includes a to-be-supported portion supported by a vehicle frame structure, a grip portion to be grasped by a fellow passenger, a bag fitting portion to which a pannier bag is fitted, and a casing fitting portion to which a top casing is fitted, all of those elements being formed integrally.
US10011312B2	Process for forming reinforced rocker panel assembly In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a process for forming a reinforced rocker panel assembly, and which includes positioning a reinforcement patch having first and second patch sections in surface-to-surface contact with a blank panel sheet, and welding the first patch section to the blank panel sheet. The process further includes bending both the blank panel sheet and the reinforcement patch along a bend line interposed between the first and second patch sections to form the blank panel sheet into a rocker panel portion having an elongated base section and a longitudinal flange, where the first and second patch sections are in at least partial abutting contact with the base section and the flange. The process also includes welding the second patch section to the flange.
US10011308B2	Tailgate assembly A tailgate assembly of a vehicle includes a tailgate, a left workpiece holder, and a right workpiece holder. The tailgate is elongated along an axis from a vehicle-left end to a vehicle-right end. The tailgate includes a left pocket at the vehicle-left end and a right pocket at the vehicle-right end. The left workpiece holder has an L shape and is configured to slidably engage the left pocket along the axis, and the right workpiece holder has an L shape and is configured to slidably engage the right pocket along the axis.
US10011303B1	Vehicle frame, body, and cabin structure assembly An automotive vehicle includes a body with a cabin. The cabin includes a cabin floor, and a rail member is disposed within the cabin. The vehicle also includes a frame having a frame structural member. The vehicle additionally includes a body structural member disposed below the cabin floor. The vehicle further includes a first bulkhead disposed between the body structural member and the cabin floor, and a second bulkhead disposed between the body structural member and the cabin floor. A gap is provided between at least a portion of the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead. A first fastener secures the body structural member to the frame structural member. The first fastener passes through a first location in the gap. A second fastener secures the body structural member to the rail member. The second fastener passes through a second location in the gap.
US10011299B2	Trailer angle detection using rear camera A trailer angle detection system and method of detecting a trailer of a vehicle including a wide-angle camera and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the wide-angle camera representative of an area behind the vehicle. The controller transforms the signal into a top-down image. The controller determines a first plurality of values. Each of the first plurality of values is indicative of an amount of symmetry in a region of the top-down image. The controller determines a second plurality of values. Each of the second plurality of values is indicative of how closely a shape in the top-down image matches a predetermined shape. Then, the controller determines an estimate of an articulation angle based on the first plurality of values and the second plurality of values. Then controller performs an automated vehicle maneuver based on the estimate of the articulation angle.
US10011293B2	Steering system A steering system enabling telescopic adjustment within a predetermined range includes a second tooth member supported by a lower jacket, a damper fixed to an upper jacket so as to face the second tooth member, and an abutting contact member fixed to the lower jacket and coming into abutting contact with the second tooth member from a side opposite from a side where the damper faces the second tooth member. The damper includes an inclined surface that is located at a portion (an end) of the damper, which faces the second tooth member and that is inclined so as to gradually be closer to the upper jacket toward the second tooth member. During telescopic adjustment, the second tooth member comes into abutting contact with the inclined surface of the damper at a sliding limit position.
US10011291B2	Cart pusher, mateable carts, and related systems, methods, and devices Various embodiments herein relate to powered pusher devices configured to push wheeled objects from one location to another. Further embodiments relate to wheeled objects such as carts for transporting items from one location to another. Other embodiments relate to platform powered pushers that can be coupled to a family of various wheeled objects.
US10011288B2	Railcar coupler system and method A railcar coupler includes a coupler head portion extending from a shank portion. The coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler head portion comprises a nose portion and a gathering face extending from the nose portion for engaging a second coupler knuckle coupled to the second railcar coupler. The coupler head portion comprises a guard arm portion extending from the nose portion towards the shank portion. The coupler head portion comprises a horn portion having a back surface. A distance between the back surface of the horn portion and a nose end of the guard arm portion is less than 11 inches. The coupler head portion comprises a locklifter shelf less than 2 inches above a bottom edge of the coupler.
US10011275B2	Collision prevention device A collision prevention device is mounted on a vehicle and prevents collision against an obstacle by controlling a driving system of the vehicle. This collision prevention device includes an obstacle sensor, an obstacle detection area setting unit, a detector and a vehicle controller. The obstacle sensor transmits one of a light wave, a radio wave and an ultrasonic wave to a predetermined obstacle detection area, and receives a reflected wave of one of the light wave, the radio wave and the ultrasonic wave. The obstacle detection area setting unit sets the obstacle detection area of the obstacle sensor. The detector detects the obstacle in the obstacle detection area based on a detection result of the obstacle sensor. The vehicle controller controls the driving system of the vehicle based on a result of the detection of the detector, and according to the obstacle detection area set by the obstacle detection area setting unit.
US10011274B2	Parking assistance system and method for parking a vehicle in a parking garage A parking assistance system for parking a vehicle in a parking garage includes a measuring sensor system, with at least one sensor which is arranged on at least one end of the vehicle, and which measures a contour of the parking garage. The parking assistance system further includes a steering control unit, which automatically steers the vehicle from a stopping point into a parking end position inside the parking garage.
US10011272B2	Method to control an electric motor with adjustment of the value of the equivalent impedance A method to control an electric motor including the steps of: determining a target torque; calculating a target current by dividing the target torque by a torque constant; determining an equivalent impedance by means of a predetermined map; calculating the voltage drop by multiplying the target current by the equivalent impedance; calculating a counter-electromotive force by multiplying an actual rotation speed by a speed constant; determining a control voltage to be applied to the power supply terminals of the electric motor by adding the voltage drop to the counter-electromotive force; determining an offset parameter; and correcting the equivalent impedance provided by the predetermined map by applying the offset parameter.
US10011271B2	Hybrid vehicle A control process including the following steps is executed. The control process includes, at the time of switching from series-parallel mode to series mode, a step of reducing an engine torque, a step of releasing a clutch, a step of reducing a reaction torque of a first rotary electric machine and a step of increasing a torque of a second rotary electric machine, and, when synchronization is started and a step of increasing a positive torque of the first MG, a step of starting engagement of a clutch, and, when a rotation speed of the first rotary electric machine and a rotation speed of an engine are synchronous with each other, a step of engaging the clutch.
US10011265B2	Hybrid vehicle and method for controlling the same Inverterless running control is control in which an inverter is set to a gate cut-off state, an engine is driven to mechanically rotate a motor-generator and to generate in the motor-generator, counter-electromotive torque in accordance with a difference between a counter-electromotive voltage of the motor-generator and a system voltage, and a vehicle runs with drive torque applied to an output shaft as reaction force of the counter-electromotive torque. An ECU controls drive torque to produce driving force determined by an accelerator position by raising or lowering the system voltage during inverterless running control.
US10011258B2	Monitoring apparatus and monitoring system Provided is a monitoring apparatus including an acquiring unit that acquires information relating to an operation status when an operating body is operated, a determination unit that determines one of plural categories of the operation status, which are classified based on a degree of occurrence of a malfunction of the operating body or a degree of danger of the operation status, to which the information relating to the operation status acquired by the acquiring unit belongs, and an attention calling unit that calls for an attention for an operation of the operating body in a case where the information relating to the operation status is determined to belong to a specific category.
US10011251B2	Cleaning device for vehicle-mounted camera An air passage and two lines of cleaning liquid paths are provided in a nozzle, and the air passage is bifurcated into two lines of distal end portions. A secondary tank is provided upstream of the cleaning liquid paths. A distal end portion of a cleaning liquid path and the distal end portion of the air passage are merged. When a compressed air is supplied to the air passage, the resulting air flow makes the inside of the secondary tank to be negative pressure. Thus, the cleaning liquid can be made into the form of a mist, and is suctioned, and the cleaning liquid in the form of a mist and the compressed air are mixed, whereby it is possible to clean a lens surface and to reduce the amount of cleaning liquid used.
US10011250B2	Adapter comprising flexible tongues for a wiping system An adapter with flexible tongues for wiper systems is disclosed. The adapter has retractable locking buttons, each fixed to the end of a flexible tongue, that are disposed facing each other so that their respective tongues move toward each other on insertion of said adapter in said end fitting, said tongues being disposed so as to cross over during insertion of said adapter in said end fitting.
US10011246B2	Belt tensioner for a safety belt system A belt tensioner for a seat belt system comprises a pinion (10) pivoted about an axis of rotation A which is adapted to be coupled to a best reel of a belt retractor, a drive unit, a force transmission element (12) and a guide means. By activating the drive unit the force transmission element (12) is moved along the guide means so that it engages in the pinion (10). The guide means includes a portion (16) which is deformable in a direction x perpendicular to the axis of rotation A of the pinion (10) and to the direction of movement y of the force transmission element (12).
US10011242B2	Vehicle device for protecting passengers from being thrown out A vehicle device for protecting passengers from being thrown out is disposed at an inner side of a window of a vehicle. The vehicle device includes two rail units disposed at two opposing sides of the window and a block unit disposed between the rail units. The block unit is connected with a drive unit. The drive unit is connected with a control unit. When the control unit detects that the vehicle is about to roll, the control unit will actuate the drive unit to drive the block unit so that the block unit is rapidly unfolded to block the entire window. Thereby, when the vehicle is rolling, the vehicle device can effectively protect the passengers from being thrown out of the vehicle, improving the safety of the vehicle greatly.
US10011234B1	Vehicle garment hook assembly A vehicle garment hanger assembly is provided. The vehicle garment hanger assembly includes a housing mounted on a vehicle, a fixed garment hanger extending forward of the housing, a first retractable garment hanger connected to the housing and rotatable to a deployed position, and a second retractable garment hanger connected to the housing and rotatable to a deployed position.
US10011228B2	Hitch angle detection for trailer backup assist system using multiple imaging devices A trailer backup assist system is provided herein. A plurality of imaging devices is configured to capture rear-vehicle images. A controller is configured to receive output from each imaging device. The controller processes the output from each imaging device to track a number of trailer features. The controller determines a confidence score for the output of each imaging device. The confidence score is determined based on the number of trailer features being tracked and a tracking quality of each trailer feature. The controller also determines a hitch angle between a vehicle and a trailer based on the output associated with whichever imaging device yielded the highest confidence score.
US10011223B1	Vehicle rotary lamp with variable intensity A vehicle is provided that includes a liftgate, a trim panel located on an interior side of the liftgate, and a rotary lamp assembly assembled on the trim panel. The rotary lamp assembly includes a rotary bezel and a lamp supported on the bezel, wherein the lamp assembly is rotatable about at least one axis to redirect light output from the lamp.
US10011221B2	Lighted visor mirror with a removable lighting module A visor assembly including a visor, a mirror attached to the visor a diffused light source, and a directional light source. The diffused light source and directional light sources are disposed in a modular housing that is removable from the mirror assembly. The diffused light source is powered by the vehicle electrical system. The directional light source is independently operable and powered by a separate rechargeable battery.
US10011220B1	Protective cover for vehicle button control panel The protective cover for vehicle button control panel is a protective barrier that is adapted for use with the interior door control panel of an automobile door. The protective cover for vehicle button control panel is a transparent barrier that is placed on top of the interior door control panel for the purpose of protecting the plurality of individual controls. The protective cover for vehicle button control panel is a plastic shield that fits over the interior door control panel such that the control switches of the interior door control panel can be operated through the plastic shield. The protective cover for vehicle button control panel further illuminates the interior door control panel to simplify the operation of the interior door control panel. The protective cover for vehicle button control panel comprises a guard, a lighting system, and an adhesive.
US10011218B2	Warning signal control system for motor vehicles A warning signal control system is equipped with an optical warning signal actuator, preferably the headlight flasher which is already available, an acoustic warning signal actuator for emitting a vehicle-external warning sound which differs from the conventional horn signal, at least one electronic control unit, and a single operating switch. The switch signal is an input signal of the control unit by which both the optical warning signal actuator as well as the acoustic warning signal actuator can be activated separately or together. In the process, the activation of the optical warning signal actuator and/or the acoustic warning signal actuator can be controlled at least depending on the vehicle speed when the operating switch is actuated. The operating switch is the operating element which is already provided for the conventional light flashing function and is used here in a multifunctional manner.
US10011217B2	Turn signal switch device A turn signal switch device has a manipulation lever and a cancel lever that can advance and retract to and from the rotation path of a cancel protrusion, which is shaped like a sector and rotates together with a shaft. A cancel protrusion engaging part that engages a cancel protrusion is formed at the front end of the cancel lever. The cancel protrusion engaging part is disposed at a position offset from the lever body of the cancel lever in the axial direction of the shaft.
US10011205B2	Value assembly for seatbacks and cushions A method of assembling a vehicle seat assembly is provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a preassembled front seatback module and a seatback frame. The method further includes assembling a seatback assembly by coupling the front seatback module to a preassembled rear seatback module around and interconnected to the seatback frame. The method further includes providing a preassembled seat module and pivotally coupling the seat module to the seatback assembly. The assembly method further includes coupling the seat module to a seat frame, and further coupling a preassembled headrest module to an upper portion of the seatback assembly.
US10011198B2	Vehicular seating assembly, system and method The present application is directed to a vehicular seating assembly including a plurality of forward facing seating configurations and a rearward facing seating configuration, the rearward facing seating configuration including an infant seat carrier operationally configured to be concealed from view when the seating assembly is set at a forward facing seating configuration, wherein the infant seat carrier is releasably attachable to the seat member assembly for vehicular seating assembly use and releasably attachable to vehicular child anchors for standalone use of the infant seat carrier apart from the seating assembly.
US10011184B2	Power supply system for vehicle A power supply system for a vehicle, which executes the following control, is provided. When a connector coupled to an external power supply is connected to the vehicle, a CHR is set to an on state. When a voltage is lower than a threshold, B2 charging process is executed. When the voltage is higher than the threshold and an SOC1 of a first battery is lower than a threshold, a charging device is stopped and both a first SMR and a second SMR are set to an on state, and B1 charging process is executed. When the SOC1 is higher than or equal to the threshold, the charging device is stopped and both the first SMR and the second SMR are set to an off state.
US10011180B2	Communication and control system and method regarding electric vehicle charging equipment for wireless electric vehicle electrical energy transfer A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically accessing energy impartation information regarding imparting of wireless electrical energy from one or more wireless electrical energy imparting stations to an electric vehicle, the energy impartation information including aspects regarding evidence of intended activity of one or more users of the electric vehicle, the electric vehicle configured for travel by electromotive force through electrical energy wirelessly received from the one or more wireless electrical energy imparting stations and stored by the electric vehicle; and electronically determining operational direction information for wirelessly imparting electrical energy from the one or more wireless electrical energy imparting stations to the electric vehicle based at least in part upon the energy impartation information. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US10011179B2	Method for operating a resonant DC-DC converter of a charger A method is provided for operating a DC-DC converter (22) of a charger (20). The DC-DC converter has on a primary side a first transformation coil (28) and at least one second transformation coil (30) that are arranged in series one behind another and also alongside a secondary side transformation coil (48). A respective semiconductor switch is connected in parallel with the at least one second primary side transformation coil (30). The at least one second primary side transformation coil (30) is switched either on or off by the semiconductor switch depending on a present value of at least one operating parameter of the charger (20).
US10011174B2	Tandem axle gearing arrangement A drive axle system including a first axle assembly having an input shaft in driving engagement with an under-drive arrangement, an inter-axle differential in driving engagement with the under-drive arrangement, a through drive shaft in driving engagement with the inter-axle differential, a first axle drive pinion in driving engagement with the inter-axle differential, and a first axle differential arrangement including a first axle ring gear in driving engagement with the inter-axle differential through the first axle drive pinion. The drive axle system further includes the second axle assembly in driving engagement with the through drive shaft. The second axle assembly includes a second axle drive pinion drivingly engaged with the through drive shaft and meshingly engaged with a second axle ring gear of a second axle differential arrangement. The under-drive arrangement is configured to reduce a drive ratio of the first axle assembly and the second axle assembly.
US10011171B2	Multi-mode power trains with direct-drive lock-up A multi-mode power train and multi-mode vehicle include a power-conversion device that is in communication with an engine via a direct mechanical power-transfer connection extending from the engine to the power-conversion device. A continuously variable power source (CVP) is in communication with the power conversion device via an intermediate power-transfer connection. A lock-up device with first and second engagement states is provided between the engine and the power-conversion device or the CVP. With the lock-up device in the first engagement state, mechanical power from the engine is converted by the power-conversion device for use by the CVP, with the CVP using the converted power to provide mechanical power to a power-output connection. With the lock-up device in the second engagement state, the engine transmits mechanical power through the lock-up device to the power-output connection.
US10011160B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a right pillar, a left pillar, a high voltage equipment-accommodation portion, a high voltage equipment, and a high voltage equipment-protection cover. The right pillar is provided at a right end part. The left pillar is provided at a left end part. The high voltage equipment-accommodation portion is provided between the pillars. The high voltage equipment is provided in the high voltage equipment-accommodation portion and has a front face. The high voltage equipment-protection cover covers the high voltage equipment-accommodation portion to cover the front face. The high voltage equipment-protection cover includes a right extension portion and a left extension portion. Each of the extension portions has a groove portion or a bent portion. Each of the extension portions is bent toward front at the groove portion or the bent portion.
US10011158B2	Sealing system for movable window of rear window assembly A method of forming a unitary perimeter seal for attachment at a fixed window panel of a slider window assembly of a vehicle includes forming upper, lower and side sealing portions each having elongated body portions and sealing lips extending substantially therealong. The upper and lower sealing portion are arranged with first ends adjacent a respective end of a first side sealing portion and second ends adjacent a respective end of a second side sealing portion. The sealing portions are arranged so as to result in a perimeter frame that circumscribes an opening for the slider window assembly. Corner regions are molded at and partially over adjacent ends of the elongated body portions of the sealing portions, such that the corner regions include a curved sealing lip that provides a transition between the sealing lips of the adjacent ends of the sealing portions.
US10011156B2	Cloud-based in-car HVAC system A method for controlling a vehicle cabin climate is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving and aggregating data relating to one or more inputs, wherein at least some of the data is acquired at the vehicle and some of the data is acquired from sources located remotely from the vehicle. The method further includes using a climate control module to determine an optimal cabin climate based on the aggregated data, and controlling one or more climate features according to the optimal cabin climate.
US10011141B2	Security structure including phosphorescent and fluorescent compositions The present invention relates to a security structure (10), comprising at least one first fluorescent composition (13) and at least one second phosphorescent composition (12), the first and second compositions being simultaneously excitable by a predefined illuminant from a single first surface (14) of the structure, the security structure (10) being provided in the form of a security thread, a security film, or a patch, wherein the first fluorescent composition is at least partially stacked on the second phosphorescent composition and/or the first and second compositions are used for the reference marking on the security structure.
US10011136B2	Ink curing apparatus and method An ink curing apparatus for curing ink on an object and method includes at least one thermal imaging sensor that is configured to image thermal radiation of the object and at least one heating element that is configured to generate heat energy. A control responsive to the imaging sensor controls the heating element. The control controls the heating element as a function of the thermal radiation of the object to heat the object to a particular radiation level. The method may be used to cure ink on the object. The object may be made of a textile. The method may be used with at least one chosen from screen printing, digital printing, sublimation ink printing, discharge ink printing, and pad printing.
US10011135B2	Recording medium A recording medium includes a substrate and an ink-receiving layer as the top layer. The ink-receiving layer contains inorganic particles. The inorganic particles contain cationized colloidal silica, alumina hydrate, and fumed alumina. A content of the cationized colloidal silica is 5% or more by mass and 25% or less by mass based on a content of the inorganic particles. The mass ratio of the alumina hydrate to the fumed alumina (alumina hydrate content:fumed alumina content) is from 95:5 to 55:45.
US10011124B2	Performing marginless printing based on image data Marginless printing is performed by using a printhead which ejects ink. Information on an inclination of a sheet to be conveyed is obtained, and in performing the marginless printing at a leading end of the sheet, an image region with respect to which ink is discarded to an outside of the sheet is set based on the obtained information. Further, a platen which supports the sheet by sucking in a manner facing the printhead which ejects the ink is provided and control is performed such that in performing printing sequentially from the leading end to a trailing end of the sheet, suction force of the platen is decreased upon approach of a portion to be printed to the trailing end of the sheet.
US10011121B2	Printing on cylindrical objects An apparatus for printing on cylindrical objects (31) comprises a plurality of printheads (32); and at least one holding device movable relative to the printheads (32) such that, in use, the holding device moves the object between the printheads. The path of the at least one holding device comprises a plurality of vertical sections (34) which are horizontally offset from one another. Each vertical section (34) comprises at least two identically orientated printheads (32) arranged such that they are vertically displaced from one another, with one directly above the others. The at least one holding device moves the object (31) between the at least two printheads (32) such that part or all of its path between the printheads is vertical.
US10011120B2	Single heating platen double-sided sublimation printing process and apparatus A process and apparatus for sublimating printed images onto two or more sides of a product simultaneously using a single heating platen are disclosed. The apparatus is configured to print one or more images onto transfer media, then position the transfer media onto a substrate. A product to receive the sublimated image is positioned on top of the transfer media, and the apparatus manipulates the transfer media to substantially surround the product and place at least one image onto each side of the product to be sublimated. A single heating platen then engages the transfer media to sublimate the image. The heating platen is configured, using a control, to sublimate opposing sides of a product substantially simultaneously in a single thermal cycle.
US10011118B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a recording head configured to discharge an ink onto paper for recording, a case accommodating at least the recording head, a reading device openable and closable between an open position and a closed position, a liquid container having a liquid storage chamber for storing the ink to be supplied to the recording head and an injection port enabling the ink to be injected from the outside to the inside of the liquid storage chamber, a blocking member configured to block the injection port by coming into contact with the injection port, and a cover provided such that the cover can be opened or closed between an open position where the injection port is exposed and a closed position where the injection port is not exposed. The blocking member is mounted on the cover.
US10011105B2	Removable scraper device A removable scraper device is described herein. The removable scraper device includes an attachment element and a socket defined by the attachment element, wherein the socket is configured to receive a post of a scraper element therein. The removable scraper device further includes a slot defined by the attachment element, wherein the slot is configured to receive a portion of a bucket of a wheeled-machine therein. The removable scraper device further includes an aperture defined by the attachment element and a bolt sized to be received within the aperture. In some embodiments of the removable scraper device, the bolt and aperture are configured to selectively press the attachment element against the bucket to removably secure the removable scraper device thereto.
US10011104B2	Method for performing delamination of a polymer film A method and apparatus for delaminating a polymer film from a carrier plate is disclosed. The carrier plate is at least partially transparent and has deposited on it a pixelated pattern layer of light-absorptive material, upon which is deposited a layer of light-reflective material. A polymer film, which is to be delaminated, is deposited on the light-reflecting material layer. Next, a pulsed light source is utilized to irradiate through the carrier plate from the side opposite the polymer film to heat the light-absorptive material layer. The heated areas of the light-absorptive material layer, in turn, heat the polymer film through conduction at the interface between the light-absorptive material layer and the polymer film, thereby generating gas from the polymer film by its thermal decomposition, which allows the polymer film to be released from the carrier plate.
US10011100B2	Slit nozzle and method of manufacturing display apparatus using the same A slit nozzle includes: a first head, a second head facing the first head; and a plurality of cores located between the first head and the second head, wherein the plurality of cores includes: a first core and a third core for coating a coating solution; and a second core located between the first core and the third core so that coating of the coating solution via the first core and the third core is achieved at different instants of time.
US10011095B2	Synthetic resin laminate The present invention has an object of providing a synthetic resin laminate that is excellent in shape stability against a high temperature and high humidity environment, surface hardness and the like. The above object is achieved by a synthetic resin laminate, comprising a substrate layer (B) containing polycarbonate; and a resin layer (A) laminated on one or both of two surfaces of the resin layer (B), the resin layer (A) containing 5 to 55% by mass of (meth)acrylate copolymer (C) and 95 to 45% by mass of polycarbonate (D), wherein the (meth)acrylate copolymer (C) contains an aromatic (meth)acrylate unit (c1) and a methyl methacrylate unit (c2) at a mass ratio (c1/c2) of 5-80/20-95, and the (meth)acrylate copolymer (C) has a mass-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 30,000; and the polycarbonate (D) has a mass-average molecular weight of 21,000 to 40,000.
US10011094B2	Modular wall panels and planar structures A modular glass panel comprising a glass structure having at least one thin glass sheet having a thickness ranging from about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm, a backing frame positioned adjacent the glass structure and situated along the perimeter of the glass structure, and a polymer layer intermediate the glass structure and backing frame to adhere the glass structure together with the backing frame. The glass structure can further comprise the at least one thin glass sheet and a second glass sheet having a polymer interlayer therebetween. The backing frame generally has a geometric cross-section with a rounded interior edge adjacent the glass structure to prevent breakage of the structure upon loading or impact of an exterior surface of the structure.
US10011092B2	Asphaltic sheet materials including expandable graphite An asphaltic sheet comprising an asphaltic component including an asphalt binder and expandable graphite.
US10011089B2	Method of reinforcement for additive manufacturing Materials and methods are presented for manufacturing fiber reinforced parts. A powder material comprising a matrix material of a particular particle size distribution comprising substantially oriented fiber of a predetermined length distribution and diameter (L/D). A manufactured part that has substantially randomly oriented fiber is provided using an energy delivery system and the powder material.
US10011088B2	Process for producing a fiber composite component, as well as a semi finished assembly for producing a fiber composite component A semi-finished product arrangement for producing a fiber composite component by molding a planar semi-finished fiber composite product in a molding tool is provided. The arrangement includes the semi-finished fiber composite product and multiple holding elements fixed in place thereon and each extending beyond the edge of the semi-finished fiber composite product. The holding elements are countersunk in recesses of the semi-finished fiber composite product, in order to avoid a projection in terms of height.
US10011086B2	Peel-open package The present invention is directed to a peel-open package having a first film comprising an exterior sealant layer comprising a polyolefin polymer resin and a fatty acid or a fatty acid derivative, and a second film comprising an exterior layer comprising paper or a nonwoven material. The paper or nonwoven material is adhered to the sealant layer of the first film to form a peelable interface therebetween and to enclose a product, to accordance with the present invention, the polyolefin sealant layer of the first film is heat sealed directly to the paper or nonwoven material of the second film to form a peelable seal which can be readily peeled without substantial release of free fibers form the paper or nonwoven material.
US10011083B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing rubber member An apparatus for manufacturing a rubber member includes an extruder; a mouthpiece; and a support surface which faces the mouthpiece in an opposed manner. The apparatus further includes: a rubber pool portion formed between the mouthpiece and the support surface; and a closing surface having an inclined surface shape and capable of closing a moving-direction front side of the rubber pool portion. A rubber material is ejected from an ejection port in a state where the rubber pool portion is closed by the closing surface, the support surface and the mouthpiece are moved relative to each other after the rubber pool portion is filled with the rubber material, and a lamination starting end of the rubber material is pressed to the closing surface thus molding the lamination starting end into an inclined surface and, thereafter, the closing surface is moved in a direction away from the support surface.
US10011082B1	Pneumatic tire repair and inflation device A tire repair and inflation device having a housing, a cavity for receiving and removably retaining a disposable self-contained aerosol container as a source of sealant, a disposable self-contained aerosol container containing sealant under pressure and a release valve. The device also includes a compressor and a multi-way valve, the multi-way valve having a first inlet for receiving sealant from the disposable self-contained aerosol container upon actuation of the release valve and a second inlet for receiving air under pressure from the compressor and an outlet for selectively discharging sealant and compressed air to a tire under repair, wherein the sealant being delivered to the multi-way valve and the compressed air being delivered to the multi-way valve act independently of one another.
US10011077B2	Laminate shaping apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program Provided is a laminate shaping apparatus including an ultraviolet-ray source that applies ultraviolet rays a model material ejecting unit that ejects an ultraviolet curable model material a support material ejecting unit that ejects an ultraviolet curable support material which assists shaping of a three-dimensional shaped product which is shaped by the model material a driving unit that drives at least one of the ultraviolet-ray source, the model material ejecting unit, and the support material ejecting unit, and a shaping stand on which the three-dimensional shaped product is shaped, and a control unit that controls the model material ejecting unit, the ultraviolet-ray source, the driving unit, and the support material ejecting unit.
US10011075B2	Systems and methods of post-processing features for additive fabrication According to some aspects, a method of additive fabrication wherein a plurality of layers of material are formed on a build platform is provided. The method comprises forming a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform and forming additional material in contact with the raft structure. According to some aspects, an additive fabrication apparatus configured to form a plurality of layers of material on a build platform is provided. The apparatus comprises the build platform, and at least one controller configured to form a raft structure in contact with the build platform, the raft structure formed from one or more layers of material and comprising at least one removal pocket adjacent to the build platform, and form additional material in contact with the raft structure.
US10011073B2	Reinforced fused-deposition modeling An apparatus for manufacturing an object includes an extrusion head having an extrusion needle for extruding thermoplastic material associated with one or more fiber strands. The apparatus may further include a turn-table, a more robotic arm for moving the extrusion head and needle, thermoplastic filament and fiber strand spools and thermoplastic filament and fiber strands. A controller is provided for directing the robotic arm, extrusion head and the turn-table. Further, a method for manufacturing an object includes generating a design for the object that substantially satisfies desired structural properties of the object and generating a sequence for extruding one or more beads of thermoplastic material to manufacture the object according to the design, in which the one or more beads of thermoplastic material are associated with one or more fiber strands. The one or more beads of thermoplastic material and the associated one or more fiber strands are then extruded according to the sequence.
US10011070B2	Process for producing formed thermoplastic A process for forming a sheet of thermoplastic material into a three-dimensional shape comprising at least one vertex, the process comprising the steps of (i) forming the sheet by means of a former having a profile such as to produce a first formed shape in the sheet, followed by (ii) positioning a male former within the first formed shape, the male former having a profile within the first formed shape comprising at least one vertex and (iii) raising the temperature of the first formed shape above that of forming in step (i), thereby causing the first formed shape to shrink back towards its original sheet form and thereby adopting the profile of the male former.
US10011067B2	Pet blow moulding machines A blow molding machine for blow molding a container having an integrally formed handle; said container blow molded from a previously injection molded preform; said preform comprising a body portion and said integrally formed handle; said machine including a preform loading station at which said preform is oriented by a preform orienting apparatus.
US10011062B1	System, method, and apparatus for molding precision parts A melt distributor has an orifice for receiving molten plastic. A plurality of melt distributor channels are in fluid communication with the orifice and each of the plurality of melt distributor channels have substantially the same length and cross-sectional volume. A plurality of injection tips terminates each of the melt distributor channels. A channel passes through each of the injection tips, a first end which is in fluid communication with a corresponding one of the melt distributor channels and a second end of which is for connecting to a corresponding injection port of a corresponding mold. Molten plastic flows at substantially equal flow rates and timing through each of the melt distributor channels and through each of the injection tips, entering each of the two injection ports of each mold at substantially the same timing, flow rate, and temperature.
US10011054B1	Cutter for trimming tread of tire A cutter for trimming a tread of a tire includes a cutting plate which has a plurality of cutting slits sequentially formed at a lower end thereof to cut over-flow rubber formed on the tread of a tire, and a handle coupled to the cutting plate configured for a user to hold to cut the over-flow rubber using the cutting plate. The cutting plate has a plurality of grooves formed on a rear surface thereof to vertically guide and discharge the over-flow rubber cut by the cutting slits for trimming the tread and prevent over-flow rubber discharged in a process of trimming the tire from scattering.
US10011052B2	Post-mold cooling method and apparatus with cyclone cooling effect A post-molding cooling apparatus directs a stream of cooling fluid against a concave interior surface of a molded article to cool the molded article. The apparatus includes an outlet positioned to direct the stream of cooling fluid into an open end of the molded article. The interior surface of the molded article is concave. The outlet is configured to direct the stream of cooling fluid in a helical direction such that at least a portion of the concave interior surface of the molded article acts as a curved surface relative to a direction of flow of the stream of cooling fluid to create turbulent flow of the stream of cooling fluid against the concave interior surface of the molded article along a length of the concave interior surface from the open end of the molded article toward a closed end of the molded article.
US10011044B2	Method of forming green part and manufacturing method using same A method of manufacturing a part, including providing a green body made of powder injection molding material and connected to a solid support member partially contained in the green body. The support member is engaged with a retaining fixture of a machine tool. While supporting the green body through the engagement between the support member and the retaining fixture, the green body is machined to obtain a machined green part. The machined green part is debound and sintered. A method of forming a powder injection molding part in a green state including machining a molded body using a machine tool while supporting the blank with a retaining fixture, and a machining blank having a green body and a solid support member including one locating feature of a pair of complementary locating features snuggly engageable with one another are also discussed.
US10011041B2	Modular press A modular press suitable for use in the manufacture of EWC products may include a plurality of frame modules coupled together and aligned along a feed path axis. Each frame module may have a generally planar body supported on a corresponding pair of bases, an elongate aperture, an upper and a lower platform within the aperture, and a platen between the platforms. Optionally, the ends of the aperture may be curved. A first actuator system may be operable to move the platen from a raised position to an intermediate position, and a second actuator system may be operable to press the platen downwardly from the intermediate position onto a workpiece within the aperture. Some modular presses may include conveyor rolls and a third actuator system to raise and lower the conveyor rolls. In some embodiments, the actuator systems may be pneumatic actuator systems. Corresponding methods and systems are also described herein.
US10011037B2	Selectively adjustable heel member for a push block and a push block with the same A heel member for a push block used with a woodworking apparatus comprises a side surface that is disposed substantially perpendicular to a bottom surface of the push block and is spaced apart from and end of the push block. A heel position adjustment mechanism is operatively connected to the heel member to adjust the heel member and a bottom edge of the heel member to multiple selected positions relative to a bottom surface of the push block. The heel member may have an inclined surface abutting an incline surface at the end of the push block and female and male guides along both inclined surfaces in mating relationship.
US10011036B2	Blade and blade attachment system for an oscillating tool A blade attachment system includes a tool mount, a blade holder plate attached to the tool mount adapter; and a clamping assembly attached to the blade holder plate. The clamping assembly includes a plurality of fixed clamping positioned adjacent to at least one of the lateral edges of the blade when the blade is placed on the blade holder plate and including tapered surfaces configured to overlap the lateral edges of the blade and at least one movable clamping pin that is movably mounted to the blade holder plate, the movable clamping pin being configured to move with respect to the blade to move the lateral edges of the blade into engagement with the tapered surfaces of the clamping pins.
US10011029B2	Clipper comb having a holdable extension One embodiment provides a guide comb having a holdable extension. The guide comb includes a central portion including a plurality of teeth extending at one end thereof and the holdable extension extending from an opposite end with respect to the plurality of teeth. A lower face of the central portion includes an attachment mechanism to reversibly secure a hair clipper. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US10011028B2	Modular articulating assembly of a robotic system An articulating assembly of a robotic system has an extruded connector arm including a longitudinally-extending body portion and a connection portion. The body portion has an axial base member, a perimeter wall, and a plurality of webs extending radially from the base member to the perimeter wall. The robotic system may also have an actuatable joint secured to the connection portion of the connector arm. The connector arm may be cut-to-size and replaceable, thereby forming a modular component for the robotic system.
US10011022B1	Robotic system with reconfigurable end-effector assembly An end-effector assembly includes a master boom, a frame rail coupled to the master boom, at least one branch rail movably coupled to the frame rail by a branch lock, and a swing arm movably coupled to the at least one branch rail by a swing lock. The swing lock includes a clamp configured to movably secure the swing arm to the branch rail. A pivot shaft extends through the clamp and the swing arm and is configured to rotationally secure the swing arm to the clamp. A swing plate is secured to the pivot shaft and is configured for engagement with a configuration tool. Further, a locking fastener extends through the swing plate and into the pivot shaft. The locking fastener is configured to lock and unlock the swing lock in position along the branch rail.
US10011018B2	Entry guide manipulator with a roll system and an instrument manipulator positioning system A surgical system uses a single entry port in a wide variety of surgeries. To insert multiple surgical instruments into a patient through a single entry port requires that the shaft of at least one of the surgical instruments be bent between the base of the surgical instrument and the point where the shaft contacts a channel in an entry guide. Each surgical instrument is positioned by an instrument manipulator positioning system so that when the shaft is inserted in a channel of the entry guide, any bending of the shaft does not damage the surgical instrument and does not inhibit proper operation of the surgical instrument.
US10011007B2	Universal center punch A universal center punch has a body with a passage therein, a punch rod extending along the passage, a first leg pivotally mounted adjacent one side of the body so as to extend outwardly of the body, and a second leg pivotally mounted adjacent an opposite side of the body so as to extend outwardly of the body. The first and second legs are linked together so such that a movement of one of the legs causes a corresponding movement of the other leg. Each of the legs has a magnet thereon. An inclinometer can be removably affixed to the body so as to measure an inclination of the punch rod.
US10011006B2	Fastener setting algorithm for drill driver A method is provided for setting a fastener in a workpiece. The method includes: monitoring a parameter of the power tool during operation of the power tool, where the parameter is indicative of the placement of a fastener being driven by the power tool in relation to the workpiece; detecting, a change in the parameter, where the detected change in the parameter indicates that the power tool became disengaged with the fastener; modifying operation of the power tool in response to the detected change in the parameter; subsequently detecting a second change in the parameter; and interrupting transmission of torque to the output spindle in response the detected second change in the parameter, thereby properly setting the placement of the fastener in relation to the workpiece.
US10011000B1	Leached superabrasive elements and systems, methods and assemblies for processing superabrasive materials A method of processing a polycrystalline diamond material includes exposing at least a portion of a polycrystalline diamond material to a processing solution, the polycrystalline diamond material including a metallic material disposed in interstitial spaces defined within the polycrystalline diamond material. The method includes exposing an electrode to the processing solution, applying a positive charge to the polycrystalline diamond material, and applying a negative charge to the electrode. An assembly for processing a polycrystalline diamond body includes a polycrystalline diamond body and an electrode that are in electrical communication with a volume of processing solution, and a power source configured to apply a positive charge to the polycrystalline diamond body and a negative charge to the electrode.
US10010995B2	Valve seat machining device, and valve seat machining method using said valve seat machining device A valve seat processing machine (1) configured to process a valve seat (118) in a valve device (101) including a valve body portion (110) which forms a flow passage of fluid and a valve drive portion (120) which drives a valve element (124) capable of tightly engaging with the valve seat (118) in the valve body portion (110) includes: a base portion (10) attached to the valve body portion (110); a main body portion (20) movable relative to the base portion (10) in two different axial directions; a support portion (30) movable relative to the main body portion (20) in a drive direction of the valve element (124); a main spindle (40) rotatable relative to the support portion (30) about an axis parallel to the drive direction of the valve element (124); and a tool holder (50) configured to hold a tool (T) for processing the valve seat (118).
US10010990B2	Machine tool A machine tool with a chip evacuation device according to the present invention is provided with a cleaning mechanism for cleaning a part or the whole of the chip evacuation device and a control unit configured to control respective operations of the chip evacuation device and the cleaning mechanism in association with each other. By using an electric motor, such as a synchronous motor capable of position control, as a power source for the chip evacuation device, the respective operations of the chip evacuation device and the cleaning mechanism can be associated with each other to effectively clean the chip evacuation device.
US10010979B2	Solder paste for bonding micro components A solder paste for soldering micro components which suppress electro-migration is provided. The solder paste comprising: a powdered Pb-free soldering alloy comprising Cu of 0.1˜3.0 wt. % and In of 0.5˜8.0 wt. % simultaneously in addition to Sn; and a pasty or liquid flux; the powdered Pb-free soldering alloy and the pasty or liquid flux being mixed; whereby effectively suppressing electro-migration occurring at a solder bonding portion. It is possible to add Ag, Sb, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn and Cr as a strength improvement element, Bi and Zn as a melting point drop element and P, Ga and Ge as an anti-oxidant element to the powdered Pb-free soldering alloy.
US10010972B2	Machine tool comprising a punching device and a laser machining device A machine tool for machining workpieces comprising a support structure, a punching device mounted on the support structure, and a laser machining device mounted on the support structure. The machine tool includes a suspension device provided between the punching device and the laser machining device to reduce the laser machining device from being stimulated to move unintentionally due to the operation of the punching device. The suspension device has a spring rate which can be adjusted by a laser positioning device. The laser positioning device can move the laser machining device relative to the workpiece into a functional position and also into a position remote from the functional position. The spring rate of the suspension device is adjusted such that the functional position of the laser machining device is assigned a higher spring rate than that assigned to the position of the laser machining device remote from the functional position.
US10010966B2	Electrode for resistance spot welding of dissimilar metals A method of spot welding a workpiece stack-up that includes a steel workpiece and an aluminum alloy workpiece involves passing an electrical current through the workpieces and between welding electrodes that are constructed to affect the current density of the electrical current. The welding electrodes, more specifically, are constructed to render the density of the electrical current greater in the steel workpiece than in the aluminum alloy workpiece. This difference in current densities can be accomplished by passing, at least initially, the electrical current between a weld face of the welding electrode in contact with the steel workpiece and a perimeter region of a weld face of the welding electrode in contact with the aluminum alloy workpiece.
US10010950B2	Cutting insert having a variable-width land and cutting tool A cutting insert has an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface connecting the upper and lower surfaces. An intersecting edge between the upper surface and the side surface is provided with a cutting edge. The cutting edge has, in order, a second major cutting edge, a first major cutting edge, a corner cutting edge connected to these major cutting edges, and a flat cutting edge. An obtuse interior first angle (θ) is formed by the second and first major cutting edges. A interior second angle (α) formed by the flat cutting edge and the first major cutting edge is larger than an interior third angle (β) formed by the flat cutting edge and the second major cutting edge. A land is provided adjacent to the first major cutting edge, a width of the land increasing toward the first corner cutting edge.
US10010949B2	Master key identification and feedback system A key model identification and feedback system includes a key identification housing, a master key receiving aperture, a master key identifier, a processor in communication with the master key identifier, and a feedback module. The processor is configured to access a database defining a plurality of known key models, compare the physical characteristics of the master key with physical characteristics of the known key models in the database to identify a model of the master key, and communicate the model of the master key to the feedback module coupled to the key identification housing. The feedback module, responsive to the communication from the processor, outputs an indication of the model of the master key and directions to a location remote from the key identification housing where a key blank having the same model of the master key is available for duplicating the master key.
US10010944B2	Tool post for machine tool A first driving force transmission part is disposed between an attachment part turning transmission shaft and a tool attachment part. The first driving force transmission part transmits rotary driving force from a side of the attachment part turning transmission shaft to the side of the first turning driving force transmission shaft, and includes a groove, a tenon shaped protrusion, and protrusions. The groove is formed on a tip of a slide shaft of the attachment part turning transmission shaft. The tenon shaped protrusion is formed in the first turning driving force transmission shaft and detachably engages with the groove. The protrusions once releases an engaging posture by pressing the groove that is biased to the engaging posture in an disengaging state when the tool is in the middle of the movement to a predetermined position.
US10010940B2	Cubic boron nitride cutting tool An object is to prolong the life of a cubic boron nitride cutting tool used for cutting a heat-resistant alloy. A cubic boron nitride cutting tool includes an edge tip made of a sintered cubic boron nitride compact having a thermal conductivity within the range of 20 to 70 W/m·K and including cubic boron nitride particles having an average particle diameter within the range of 0.5 μm to 2 μm; and a base metal that holds the edge tip at a corner portion of the base metal, wherein a cutting edge formed on the edge tip of the tool has a positive rake angle.
US10010935B2	Iron powder for dust cores The present invention provides iron powder for dust cores that has excellent compressibility and low iron loss after formation. In the iron powder for dust cores, Si content is 0.01 mass % or less, apparent density is 3.8 g/cm3 or more, the ratio of iron powder particles with a particle size of 45 μm or less is 10 mass % or less, the ratio of iron powder particles with a particle size of over 180 μm and 250 μm or less is less than 30 mass %, the ratio of iron powder particles with a particle size of over 250 μm is 10 mass % or less, and the Vickers hardness (test force: 0.245 N) of a powder cross-section is 80 Hv or less.
US10010933B2	Magnetically controlled casting process for multistructural materials The disclosure provides a method to produce solid materials displaying structural ordering which can be controlled through a wide range of sizes and shapes. The process involves casting a medium, which solidifies (such as a resin or molten metal) over the surface of a magnet-fluid.
US10010928B2	Device for connecting structural components, in particularly by means of direct screwing, especially flow hole screwing, or by means of friction welding, and method for connecting structural components, in particular by means of direct screwing or friction welding A device for direct screwing, in particular flow hole screwing, or friction welding includes a guide element extending in an axial direction and being formed in particular as a guide pipe. A driveshaft is movable in the axial direction, disposed within the guide element and driven by a rotary drive. A feed drive is disposed and constructed to generate a feed movement and feed force transmitted to the driveshaft, which is achieved by a feed unit. During the process, depending on a process parameter, a switchover is made from a high feed force to a reduced feed force (flow hole screwing) or to a higher feed force (friction welding). In order to enable the most compact and weight-saving embodiment possible, the feed unit is disposed coaxially to the driveshaft within the guide element and transmits the feed force to the driveshaft in the axial direction and centrally.
US10010925B2	Swage apparatus and swage method A swage apparatus includes a main body for supporting a coupling such that an axis of the coupling is oriented in a first direction, a stopper which comes into contact with one member of a first member or a second member of the coupling and restricts the one member from moving in the first direction, a pusher which comes into contact with the other member of the first member or the second member and pushes the other member in the first direction, and a cover member for covering the coupling so as to prevent the axis of the coupling from becoming displaced. The axis can thereby be prevented from becoming displaced.
US10010923B1	Textured sheet metal A material includes a sheet of metal having a first face and an opposed second face, and a metal grain direction. The first face is textured with a first set of texturing features. Each texturing feature of the first set includes, respectively, a groove cut into the first face and extending along a groove axis, and a barb extending from the groove and away from the first face. The texturing features of the first set are arranged in a plurality of rows, and the groove axes of the texturing features in a given row extend generally parallel to the given row. The rows are generally non-perpendicular to the grain direction.
US10010921B2	Methods for bending thin-walled tubes A method for bending a thin-walled tube to form a small radius bend on the thin-walled tube includes providing a die, lubricating the thin-walled tube, extruding the thin-walled tube, and thrusting elastomer fillers. A die defining a curved cavity enclosed within is provided. The curved cavity is configured to receive the thin walled tube. The thin-walled tube is lubricated using an antifriction coating material applied on an exterior surface of the thin-walled tube for reducing friction between the exterior surface of the thin-walled tube and the curved cavity of the die. The thin-walled tube is extruded into a curved section from an insertion end of the die. The elastomer fillers are thrusted into an inner surface of the thin walled tube via a mandrel. The mandrel is forced against the thin-walled tube to prevent damage of the inner surface of the thin-walled tube to form the small radius bend.
US10010920B2	Method to improve geometrical accuracy of an incrementally formed workpiece A method of incrementally forming a workpiece. The method may include incrementally forming a stiffening feature on the workpiece and incrementally forming a part on the workpiece. A gap between forming tools may be decreased to reform the part.
US10010919B2	Method and arrangement for aligning a vehicle A method for of aligning a vehicle includes the steps of: supporting a first portion (19A, 19B) of the vehicle, deforming the vehicle by applying a force to a second portion (5) of the vehicle, positioning at least one motion sensing measuring unit (9A, 9B) including at least one accelerometer on the supported first portion (19A, 19B) of the vehicle before the deforming step, and tracking any movements of the supported first portion (19A, 19B) of the vehicle during the deformation by means of the motion sensing measuring unit (9A, 9B). An arrangement for aligning a vehicle is also provided.
US10010908B2	Method for coating a surface of an electrically non-conductive substrate with powder coatings A method for coating a surface of an electrically non-conductive substrate with powder coatings, the method comprising the following steps: providing a substrate to be coated, pre-heating the substrate to be coated to a temperature of 40 to 140° C. in order to decrease the surface resistance of the substrate to less than 1012 ohms, preferably to within the range of 1010 to less than 1012 ohms, electrostatically coating the surface with powder coating in a single layer, which powder coating comprises a reactive system which, in particular, cures into a thermoset, curing the powder coating layer at a temperature of 170° C. or less.
US10010907B2	Method for color register spraying of hub The present invention provides a method for color register spraying of a hub, which includes machining and turning for glossy finish after spraying a black paint on the surface of a hub, and then spraying a color transparent paint onto the hub. The method provided by the invention achieves a spraying-based color register effect through spraying of the color transparent paint, which greatly improves the production efficiency and is available for batch production.
US10010904B2	Applicator for applying a coating material to a substrate An exemplary coating applicator is provided for evenly applying a material having an aggregate to a substrate. The exemplary applicator provides for a generally even distribution of the material and the aggregate the coating material to the surface such as a wall or a floor where it is desirable to have a finished, textured surface and a material having an evenly distributed aggregate.
US10010896B2	Dispenser pump and method for operating a dispenser pump Dispenser pump for pumping reservoir fluid to a dispenser head, has a dip tube to insert into the fluid, a cylinder housing connected with the dip tube, a piston pipe guided in longitudinal direction by the cylinder housing for pumping the fluid from the dip tube to the dispenser head, wherein the piston pipe comprises a connecting area for connecting the dispenser head to the piston pipe, a top part connected with the piston pipe, a bottom part connected with the cylinder housing and a spring bellow for pushing the piston pipe in a direction outwards the cylinder housing, wherein a lower axial end of the spring bellow is connected with the bottom part via a lower retainer ring located inside the spring bellow and/or a higher axial end of the spring bellow is connected with the top part via a higher retainer ring located inside the spring bellow.
US10010891B2	Magnetic filter A high capacity magnetic filter for separating magnetic and non-magnetic contaminants from contaminated liquid streams includes a housing having (i) an interior region between the inlet and outlet for a process stream, (ii) a plurality of vertically oriented, elongated non-magnetic holder sleeves positioned within the interior region (iii) paramagnetic metal packing material that is randomly distributed in the interior region to form a packed compartment that has a void volume which is above 95 percent, and (iv) a device to generate a magnetic field within the interior region. Generation of a uniform magnetic field within the packed compartment magnetizes the holder sleeves and matrix of packing materials. The holder sleeves and matrix create a large surface area for collecting the contaminants.
US10010890B2	Document destruction system and methods The invention provides a system and method for processing at least one document thereby rendering the document illegible; and recording an information summary associated with the document and the processing of the document.
US10010884B1	Droplet actuation enhancement using oscillatory sliding motion between substrates in microfluidic devices A droplet-based microfluidic device having a first confining plate, a second confining plate, and an actuator. Each confining plate includes a respective substrate and hydrophobic layer having a planar major surface. The first confining plate additionally includes a common electrode between its hydrophobic layer and substrate. The second confining plate includes an electrode array between its hydrophobic layer and substrate. The confining plates are disposed opposite one another with their major surfaces separated from one another by a gap. The actuator is to impart oscillatory sliding motion between the confining plates in a direction principally parallel to the major surfaces. The oscillatory sliding motion effectively allows voltages applied between the common electrode and the electrodes of the electrode array to move a microfluidic droplet located in the gap across the major surfaces without sticking.
US10010880B2	Ligands of the benzo [H] quinoline class and transition metal complexes containing them and use of said complexes as catalysts A new class of ligands derived from benzo[h]quinoline are described and these ligands are used to prepare several novel transition metal complexes. The complexes are preferably of the group VIII transition metals iron, ruthenium or osmium, with the benzo[h]quinolone ligands acting as tridentate ligands. The complexes described are proved to be very active catalysts for the reduction of ketones and aldehydes to alcohols, via hydrogen transfer and hydrogenation reactions. These compounds hence can be usefully employed as catalysts in said reduction reactions.
US10010877B2	Stable support for Fischer-Tropsch catalyst and methods for making and using A process has been developed for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst precursor and a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst made from the precursor. The process includes preparing a catalyst precursor by contacting a boehmite material with a stabilizer containing vanadium-phosphorus. The boehmite material includes two or more different crystalline boehmites having the same average crystallite size to the nearest whole nanometer and having differing properties selected from surface area, pore volume, density and combinations thereof. The boehmite material is subjected to at least one heat treatment at a temperature of at least 500° C., either before or after the contacting step to obtain a stabilized catalyst support having a pore volume of at least 0.3 cc/g. A catalytic metal or a compound containing cobalt is applied to the stabilized catalyst support to form the catalyst precursor. Finally, the catalyst precursor is reduced to activate the catalyst precursor to obtain the Fischer Tropsch catalyst. The catalyst has enhanced hydrothermal stability as measured by losing no more than 6% of its pore volume when exposed to water vapor.
US10010871B2	Carrier for exhaust gas purification catalyst and exhaust gas purification catalyst Provide is a new carrier for exhaust gas purification catalyst which exhibits excellent catalytic activity, particularly catalytic activity at a low temperature. Proposed is a carrier for exhaust gas purification catalyst composed of particles which contain a silicate or phosphate containing one kind or two or more kinds among the elements belonging to Group 1 and Group 2 in the periodic table.
US10010867B2	Process for producing carbon nanofibers and/or carbon nanotubes The invention is directed to a process for producing carbon nanofibers and/or carbon nanotubes, which process comprises pyrolyzing a particulate cellulosic and/or carbohydrate substrate that has been impregnated with a compound of an element or elements, the metal or alloy, respectively, of which is capable of forming carbides, in a substantially oxygen free, volatile silicon compound containing atmosphere, optionally in the presence of a carbon compound.
US10010847B2	Circulating fluidized bed with moving bed downcomers and gas sealing between reactors A system and process for carrying out one or more chemical reactions are provided and include one or more chemical reactors having particulate solids forming a bed therein, and a gas stripping zone forming a non-mechanical seal between said reactors which includes a conduit connecting the reactors. The conduit includes an inlet for a stripping gas which is adapted to prevent process gas from passing between reactors while permitting particulate solids to pass between reactors.
US10010834B2	Operating method for membrane separation device and membrane separation device A membrane separation device includes a separation membrane immersed in water to be treated and an air diffusion device positioned below the separation membrane, and provides treated water that has permeated through the separation membrane while diffusing air from the air diffusion device towards the separation membrane. A target value setting step sets a target value of an amount of diffusion air diffused from the air diffusion device based on a transmembrane pressure difference, and the air diffusion device is controlled such that the amount of the diffusion air becomes the target value. In the target value setting step, an absolute value of a change or a rate of change in the target value for increasing the amount of the air diffusion is set greater than an absolute value of a change or a rate of change in the target value for decreasing the amount of the air diffusion.
US10010833B2	Spiral wound membrane module with reinforced fold line A spiral wound module in which the membrane sheet is heat and pressure treated to collapse at least some of the pores of the support layer. The treated membrane can then be folded along the heat and pressure treated area to form a crease. Once folded, the membrane sheet can be wound around a perforated inner tube along with a feed channel spacer and a permeate collection sheet. The wound module can then be enclosed into a hard shell with anti-telescoping devices at each end. By collapsing at least some of the pores in the support layer, the membrane becomes less permeable to fluid in the treated area. As such, there will be less or no leakage of unfiltered fluid passing through the fold line of the membrane sheet during operation of the wound module.
US10010825B2	Air cleaner arrangements; serviceable filter elements; and, methods An air cleaner arrangement or assembly is provided. The air cleaner arrangement includes a serviceable filter cartridge. The air cleaner assembly also includes an arrangement for positioning the filter cartridge into a preferred, sealing, orientation and for securing the filter cartridge in that location. Preferred serviceable filter cartridges are provided, as well as methods of assembly and use.
US10010824B2	Dust collection device A dust collection device (1) for removing fine particles from an atmosphere is provided with a filter (3), a blower (11), a dust removal device (7), and a pressure introduction device (9). The filter (3) removes fine particles from an atmosphere drawn into a filter chamber (5A). The blower (11) draws the atmosphere into the filter chamber (5A) and generates an air flow through the filter (3). The dust removal device (7) removes fine particles adhering to the filter (3). The pressure introduction device operates during operation of the dust removal device (7) and introduces an atmospheric pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure inside an air passage to the air passage downstream from the filter (3).
US10010799B2	Tunnel assembly A tunnel assembly includes a tube that may be placed on a support surface thereby facilitating a user to run through the tube. The tube has an inside diameter of at least one hundred twenty cm. A figure head is coupled to the tube to enhance an ornamental appearance of the tube. A spray unit is coupled to the tube. The spray unit is fluidly coupled to a fluid source thereby facilitating the spray unit to spray a fluid into an interior of the tube.
US10010797B2	System and method of automatic entry creation for blogs, web pages or file-sharing sites based on game events Systems and methods are provided for at least partially automating content generation of blog entries chronicling an entity's interaction with a multiuser environment. The same may combine automatic data generation with user-generated and/or user-edited or created narrative. The systems and methods may be employed for automatically generating and publishing descriptions, such as posting blog articles. In one implementation, a system automatically posts blog articles with automatic screenshots and automatically-generated descriptive copy of events that occur within a video game, such as in a massive multiplayer online role-playing game.
US10010794B2	Display interaction in a computer device Rendering an image of a game board on a display comprising a plurality of tiles and a tumbler object abutting at least one tile; recording in a memory the position of the tumbler object in a physical world; detecting a user input to insert a new tile; detecting if the new tile creates a match with two adjacent existing tiles and if so rendering a new image of the game board on the display wherein the new and two existing tiles are removed; detecting in the physical world if the tile abutting the tumbler object has been removed and if so rendering an image of the tumbler object falling down the display under a simulated gravity imposed by a physics engine; and monitoring the position of the falling tumbler object and on determination that one of its edges abuts another tile, preventing it from falling further.
US10010790B2	System and method for playing an interactive game An interactive treasure hunt game is provided. Game participants receive a card, map and/or identification badge configured with an RFID tag, bar-code or a magnetic “swipe” strip or the like. The RFID tag or other identifying device is used to store certain information identifying each play participant and/or describing certain powers or abilities possessed by an imaginary character that the card may represent. Players advance in the game by finding clues and solving various puzzles presented by the game. Players may also gain (or lose) certain attributes, such as magic skills, magic strength, fighting ability, various spell-casting abilities, etc. All of this information is preferably stored on the RFID tag or card so that the character attributes may be easily and conveniently transported to other similarly-equipped play facilities, computer games, video games, home game consoles, hand-held game units, and the like. In this manner, the game can seamlessly transcend from one play environment and/or entertainment medium to the next.
US10010780B2	Head engaging assembly for golf swing training device A modular head engaging assembly for use with a golf swing training device, the assembly including a U-shaped back-of-the-head positioning element including axially aligned inner and outer coupling pieces, the U-shaped back-of-the-head positioning element extending from a position adjacent the forehead of a golfer across the top of the head to a position overlying a portion of the rear of the head, a U-shaped collar element including axially aligned inner and outer coupling pieces, the U-shaped collar element being extending from a position adjacent the forehead of the golfer around each side of the head with a free end positioned above each of the ears, and a front head-positioning element including an inner coupling piece, the front head-positioning element being positioned adjacent the forehead. The three elements being coupled by the coupling pieces.
US10010774B2	Golf club A golf club has within the grip a main device, a connector, a wireless module, an antenna, a light emitting element, and an optical fiber. The main device is a device that includes a sensor such as a motion sensor, a circuit such as a CPU, and a battery. The light emitting element is an indicating means that emits light in accordance with the state of a component mounted in the golf club. The light emitted by the light emitting element is guided to the grip end by the optical fiber and emitted to the outside of the grip via the grip end.
US10010769B2	Golf club head An exemplary golf club head having an increased amount of discretionary mass may be realized by utilizing improved drop angles, an improved average crown height, and/or articulation points. The discretionary mass may be placed low and deep in the club head to improve the location of the center of gravity as well as the inertial properties. A preferred break length may also be utilized to further improve the depth of the center of gravity. In one example, the center of gravity may be positioned to substantially align the sweet spot with the face center of the club head.
US10010765B2	Golf balls having a center with surrounding foam outer core layer Multi-layered golf balls having a dual-layered core and cover of at least one layer are provided. The dual-core construction includes a non-foamed inner core (center) made of a thermoplastic or thermoset composition such as polybutadiene rubber. An outer core layer comprising a foamed composition, such as polyurethane foam, is disposed about the inner core. In one version, the foamed outer core layer is made of a relatively soft foam composition having low flex modulus and density. The foamed outer core layer may specific gravity gradient within the layer, wherein the outer surface specific gravity is greater than the midpoint specific gravity. A cover may be disposed about the core structure. For example, an inner cover made of ethylene acid copolymer ionomer and outer cover made of polyurethane may be used.
US10010761B2	Process for designing rugged pattern on golf ball surface A golf ball has, on a surface thereof, a rugged pattern composed of a land and a large number of dimples. A method for designing the rugged pattern includes the steps of: (1) assuming a large number of circles on a surface of a phantom sphere; (2) assuming a large number of generating points 16 based on positions of the large number of circles; (3) assuming a large number of Voronoi regions 18 on the surface of the phantom sphere by a Voronoi tessellation based on the large number of generating points 16; and (4) assigning a dimple and a land to the surface of the phantom sphere based on contours of the large number of Voronoi regions 18.
US10010751B2	Information-presentation structure with impact-sensitive color changing incorporated into football or baseball/softball field A variable-color region (106) of a football-playing or baseball/softball-playing structure of an information-presentation structure extends to an exposed surface (102) at a surface zone (112) and normally appears along it as a principal color. An impact-dependent portion (138) of the variable-color region responds to an object (104) impacting the zone at an object-contact area (116) by temporarily appearing along a closely matching print area (118) of the zone as changed color materially different from the principal color. For football, the zone typically adjoins an end or side line (1446 or 1448) to help determine whether the object, typically a person's shoe, impacted the surface “in” or “out”. For baseball/softball, the zone typically adjoins a foul line (1506) to help determine whether the object, a baseball/softball, impacted the surface “fair” or “foul”.
US10010746B1	Seat adjustment structure for exercise machine A seat adjustment structure for an exercise machine includes a T-shaped pipe, a sliding pipe, a locking member, and a connecting rod. The T-shaped pipe includes a transverse rod and an upright rod which are connected with each other. The transverse rod has an axial hole. The transverse rod has an elongated groove which is axially disposed along the transverse rod and extends to one of two ends of the transverse rod to form a notch. The sliding pipe slides from the notch into the transverse rod. The sliding pipe has a plurality of fixing holes. The locking member is disposed on the transverse rod and inserted in the axial hole, and can be engaged in any one of the fixing holes. Through the notch, the sliding pipe can be transversely inserted into the axial hole and accommodated in the transverse rod. The assembly operation is easy and simple.
US10010733B2	Networked systems for monitoring fire extinguisher operational readiness Aspects of the present disclosure describe apparatus, methods and systems for monitoring the operational status of fire extinguishers through the utilization of optically sensed, color profile determinations of a pressure gauge positioned on the fire extinguisher as well as the utilization of vibrational, and location sensing devices. Advantageously, monitoring apparatus according to the present disclosure are networkable, and a number of their operational characteristics may be configured via the network and associated servers. Furthermore, monitoring apparatus according to the present disclosure may employ vibrational, acceleration, GPS, RFID, and ultrasonic sensors to detect movement, location, and obstructions. In sharp contrast to the prior art, apparatus, methods and systems according to the present disclosure operate with existing fire extinguishers and provide a convenient, cost effective, and highly functional upgrade path for deployed fire extinguishers.
US10010722B2	Transducer cartridge for an ultrasound therapy head Medical ultrasound systems. A base unit is included having system electronics, a user interface and ultrasound control electronics. An ultrasound therapy head is in electronic communication with the base unit. The therapy head includes a replaceable, sealed transducer cartridge with a coupling fluid therein. A cooling system is provided for cooling the coupling fluid. A plurality of guide indicators are positioned around the therapy head to align with crossed lines on a patient so as to properly align the therapy head prior to use. The therapy head can provide variable treatments to an area while the therapy head is in contact with a patient.
US10010711B2	Needleless access connector and method of use A positive-displacement needleless access connector is disclosed that has a housing with a first luer fitting at a proximal end thereof, a base with a second luer fitting at a distal end thereof, and a valve element with a proximal end that creates a seal at the first luer fitting and fastens to the base so that a surface of the valve element is substantially flush with a surface of the base.
US10010705B2	Powder delivery device Provided is a device for the dispensing of powders of the type in which a generated gas flow entrains the powder to be dispensed and carries the powder from the device via a barrel. The barrel has a bore including a main portion with a continuous internal surface, and is characterized in that the length of the main portion is at least fifteen times its maximum internal diameter; and/or the internal bore of the main portion is tapered; and/or the barrel has an outwardly flared outlet portion.
US10010702B2	Method of selective catheterism of an anatomical structure using a guide A method of selective catheterism of in a network of conduits of an anatomical structure including inserting a flexible distal end of a guide for catheterism through the network of conduits. An appendage is attached on the distal end of the guide, the appendage includes a channel extending along a longitudinal axis of the guide. A catheter is slid along the catheter until a distal face of the catheter surrounding the guide engages a proximal surface of the appendage. A force oriented in a distal direction is exerted with the catheter on the appendage, which disengages the appendage from the distal end of the guide within the network of conduits. Navigation through the network of conduits is continued with the flexible distal end of the guide once the appendage is removed.
US10010701B2	Locking assembly for a drainage catheter A drainage catheter includes an elongated tubular member and a locking assembly. The locking assembly includes a first protruding element and a collar. The first protruding element is disposed proximal to a port in the tubular member through which a proximal portion of a tension member may exit. The collar is coaxially disposed about the tubular member and has a second protruding element projecting from an interior surface of the collar. The collar is configured for longitudinal sliding movement relative to the tubular member such that the collar may be moved along the tubular member toward the proximal end of the tubular member thereby interacting with the first protruding element and securing the proximal portion of the tension member between the first protruding element and the collar.
US10010700B2	Control handles for catheters A plunger-type control handle for controlling the deflection of a distal tip of a catheter. The control handle includes a spool driven by a gear, the spool being connected to the proximal end of at least one pull wire. For bi-directional deflection, a second proximal end of a pull wire is connected to the spool such that when one of the proximal ends is collected by the spool, the other of the proximal ends is released in an equal amount. The gear is operatively coupled to the plunger and engages a gear rack disposed on the control handle housing, such that when there is relative movement between the housing and the plunger, the gear and spool are rotated. In one embodiment, a switching mechanism is provided that reverses the rotation direction of the gear and spool, thereby providing full stroke resolution of the plunger in each of the bi-directional directions.
US10010696B2	Product gas concentrator and method associated therewith Various equipment and methods associated with providing a concentrated product gas are provided. In one embodiment, the equipment includes an input device first and second sieve tanks, a variable restrictor, and a controller. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) selecting a desired output setting for the concentrated product gas from a plurality of output settings, b) separating one or more adsorbable components from a pressurized source gaseous mixture via first and second sieve tanks in alternating and opposing pressurization and purging cycles to form the concentrated product gas, and c) selectively controlling a variable restrictor based at least in part on the desired output setting to selectively provide flow between the first and second sieve tanks such that the flow for at least one output setting is different from the flow for at least one other output setting in relation to corresponding pressurization cycles.
US10010691B2	Breathing apparatus and method for detecting leakage in a sampling line In a breathing apparatus and a method for the operation thereof, a gas monitor monitors at least one gas and includes a pump that controls a sidestream flow from a patient circuit to the gas monitor via a sampling line having a first end connectable to the gas monitor and a second end connectable to the patient circuit. At least one pressure sensor measures a pressure at the sidestream gas monitor and provides a first pressure signal indicative of the measured pressure. A processor determines if a leakage is occurring in the sampling line based on the pressure signal.
US10010688B2	Intubation systems and methods based on airway pattern identification An intubation system of the present disclosure intubates based on an airway pattern indicating a trachea opening. The airway pattern is determined from analysis of airway data detected by a trachea identifying device disposed on a moveable guide stylet of the intubation system. A navigation element is generated based on the airway pattern. In one embodiment, the airway pattern is a gas exchange pattern indicating a trachea opening. In another embodiment, the trachea opening transition pattern is a topographic pattern indicating a trachea opening. The guide stylet is capable of moving in a plurality of degrees of freedom in the airway following the guidance from the navigation element.
US10010673B2	Adjustable medium diverter A system for modulating delivery of a fluid medium to a selected site within a patient's body includes a syringe for injecting the fluid medium, a delivery catheter including a conduit for delivering the fluid medium from outside of the body to the selected site within the body, a medium reservoir configured to receive a portion of the fluid medium, and a flow diverter assembly disposed in a fluid medium flow path between the syringe and the delivery catheter. The syringe includes a chamber for receiving the fluid medium therein. The flow diverter assembly is configured to divert the portion of the fluid medium from the chamber of the syringe away from the delivery of the medium through the delivery catheter conduit during injecting with the syringe, and simultaneously increase medium fluid flow resistance with increasing pressure level of the fluid medium within the flow diverter assembly.
US10010668B2	Occlusion detection techniques for a fluid infusion device having a rotary pump mechanism and a force sensor An embodiment of a fluid infusion device includes a fluid pump mechanism having a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a reference surface and a cam element rising from the reference surface. The stator includes a cam element having a stator cam surface. The cam elements cooperate to axially displace the rotor as a function of rotation. A biasing element provides force to urge the cam elements together. A drive motor is coupled to actuate the rotor to pump medication fluid from a fluid cartridge module to a body, via a subcutaneous conduit. A force sensor is coupled to the rotor to generate output levels in response to force imparted thereto. The force sensor cooperates with a detection circuit that obtains and processes the output levels to detect occlusions in a fluid path downstream of the fluid pump mechanism.
US10010667B2	Implantable infusion device including anti-sealing reservoir Techniques are disclosed for reducing the accumulation of gases in an implantable infusion device. In one example, an implantable infusion device (IID) includes a housing, an expandable and contractible reservoir, and a standoff member. The expandable and contractible reservoir is configured to store a therapeutic agent and is arranged within the housing. A first end of the reservoir is configured to collapse toward a second end of the reservoir as the reservoir contracts. The standoff member is interposed between the first end and the second end of the reservoir and is configured to hold at least a portion of the first end offset from the second end when the reservoir is in a contracted state.
US10010664B2	Life support system A life support system such as a heart-lung machine may include a plurality of medical devices a control panel and an excellent control position. The control panel may have separate control elements for operating the medical devices. The control panel may be constructed protruding essentially flat over a floor area of the majority of the medical devices. The control panel may be constructed to protrude in such a manner, that a control element, aligned only with a particular device and with the control position, is assigned to each device.
US10010663B2	Fluid circuit for delivery of renal replacement therapies A flow loop for hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration and hemofiltration for the treatment of pathological conditions such as End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) that has a controlled compliant flow path for preparing fluids required for a hemodialysis therapy session from water. The controlled compliant flow path modifies water into any one of a solution for priming a hemodialysis system, a physiologically compatible solution for contacting blood, a physiologically compatible solution for infusion to a subject, and a solution for blood rinse back to a subject. The controlled compliant flow path has a means for selectively metering in and metering out fluid from the flow path.
US10010661B2	Slide device, mechanical seal, pump and auxiliary artificial heart system Provided is a slide device which includes a fixed-side slide member having an annular-shaped first slide surface, and a rotary-side slide member having an annular-shaped second slide surface, with the slide device being configured such that the first slide surface and the second slide surface are positioned opposite to each other, and an outer peripheral side of the fixed-side slide member and an outer peripheral side of the rotary-side slide member are brought into contact with a liquid containing a blood component, and a region where the first slide surface and the second slide surface face each other along the rotary-side slide member, the first slide surface and the second slide surface are brought into contact with each other on an outermost periphery of the opposite-facing region of the first and second slide surfaces.
US10010649B2	Method and means for culturing osteoblastic cells A method of culturing human or mammalian mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) or osteoblastic cells to form corresponding cell aggregates evenly distributed in the culturing medium having a reduced content of cells with fibroblast morphology comprises contacting MSC or OC with a water-soluble cellulose derivative over a period of from 1 day to one or two weeks. Also disclosed are a corresponding aggregates, a culture medium and a pharmaceutical composition, and uses of the aggregate, the culturing medium and the composition.
US10010647B2	Silver containing wound dressing A wound dressing having anti-microbial activity comprises a first fiber capable of bonding with silver (1) cations. The wound dressing comprises a blend of the first fiber to which silver (1) cations are bonded and a second fiber which is substantially free from silver. The wound dressing comprises from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight of silver (1) cations, based on the weight of fiber.
US10010643B1	Apparatus for dissolving a fragrance carrier An apparatus for dissolving a fragrance carrier such as a shower tablet, including a fragrance carrier holder and a mount bracket supporting a water-holding reservoir and configured so that water in the reservoir or from the reservoir can contact and dissolve the fragrance carrier on the holder. The reservoir can be provided with a valve to at least partially control flow of water from the reservoir. The valve is preferably a flapper valve, a rotatable flow regulator valve, a poppet valve or a duckbill valve. A method of dissolving the fragrance carrier is also provided.
US10010635B2	Detergent pourer sterilizer and sterilizing method thereby Disclosed herein is a detergent pourer sterilizer. In one aspect, a detergent pourer sterilizer is provided to include a housing including a hollow portion having an open side; a detergent pourer configured to be detachably attached to the housing; a cover member configured to open or close the one open side of the hollow portion; and at least one UV LED configured to emit ultraviolet light toward the hollow portion.
US10010629B2	Compositions and methods for in vivo imaging The present disclosure provides lipid-probe compounds, and compositions comprising the compounds. A subject lipid-probe compound is useful for various imaging applications, which are also provided.
US10010626B2	Molecular constructs with targeting and effector moieties The present disclosure provides various molecular constructs having a targeting element and an effector element. Methods for treating various diseases using such molecular constructs are also disclosed.
US10010623B2	Lysosome-cleavable linker The present invention relates to a linker for forming conjugates of a protein or peptide with a therapeutically active agent and which comprise a thiomaleamic acid moiety that is susceptible to cleavage under the pH conditions prevalent in the lysosome.
US10010619B2	Bipartite inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase The invention provides bipartite inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase having the general structural formula (I): X-α-Y (I) wherein X is an moiety that binds to the rifamycin binding site of a bacterial RNA polymerase, Y is a moiety that binds to the GE23077 binding site of a bacterial RNA polymerase, and α is a linker. The invention also provides compositions comprising such compounds, methods of making such compounds, and methods of using said compounds. The invention has applications in control of bacterial gene expression, control of bacterial growth, antibacterial chemistry, and antibacterial therapy.
US10010613B2	Anionic-core composition for delivery of therapeutic agents, and methods of making and using the same The present invention is directed to compositions comprising a polymer backbone with protective chain and anionic groups, and a cationic therapeutic agent. The present invention is directed to compositions for treating infections, inflammatory diseases, excess growth, and damaged cells and organs.
US10010612B2	Sustained delivery formulations of risperidone compounds The present invention relates to a risperidone sustained release delivery system for treatment of medical conditions relating delusional psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, obsessive-compulsion disorder, Tourette syndrome, and autistic spectrum disorders. The sustained release delivery system includes a flowable composition containing risperidone, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof and an implant containing risperidone, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof. The flowable composition may be injected into tissue whereupon it coagulates to become the solid or gel, monolithic implant. The flowable composition includes a biodegradable, thermoplastic polymer, an organic liquid, and risperidone, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof.
US10010600B2	Compositions and methods for administration of vaccines against dengue virus Embodiments of the present invention report compositions and methods for vaccinating a subject against dengue viruses. In some embodiments, vaccine compositions may be administered by intradermal introduction. In certain embodiments, intradermal introduction in a subject of a vaccine against dengue virus may include one or more intradermal boosts after initial vaccination. Other embodiments include intradermal injection of a vaccine composition against dengue virus wherein the composition provides protection against two or more of DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4.
US10010595B2	Live recombinant booster vaccine against tuberculosis Embodiments of the invention comprise an improved vaccine for generating an immune response and preventing or treating mycobacterial diseases such as tuberculosis in humans and animals. Embodiments of the invention also comprise a method for using the vaccine against such mycobacterial diseases.
US10010592B2	Nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal for increasing the expression of an encoded tumour antigen The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising a tumor antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of cancer or tumor diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising a tumor antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal.
US10010584B2	Treatment of depressive disorders The invention provides for the use of carbonic anhydrase activators; protein kinase C activators and FGF-18 to treat depressive disorders. The invention also relates to improved animal models and methods for screening and identifying compounds to treat depressive disorders.
US10010578B2	Insulin independence among patients with diabetes utilizing an optimized hamster Reg3 gamma peptide Embodiments of the present invention provide for novel therapies, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for insulin independence utilizing a new optimized hamster Reg3 gamma peptide, which is new to the art and has not previously been considered for development in the 30 year history since its discovery. Methods, pharmaceutical compositions and therapies novel to the prior art are utilized in this invention to render patients with recent onset and existing type 1 diabetes insulin independent by an optimized hamster Reg3 gamma peptide and an immune tolerance agent for type 1 patients to become insulin independent and used alone without an immune tolerance agent for type 2 diabetes. While not wishing to be bound by theory, optimized Reg3 gamma peptides increases beta cell generation by its demonstrated properties shown within of transforming ductal pancreatic cells into new islets.
US10010576B2	Method of treatment The present disclosure relates to the control of fungal infection of horn-like envelopes covering dorsal and terminal phalanges in humans and animals and related cerebral protrusions in animals as well as keratin comprising material on surfaces of humans and animals. Agents and natural and synthetic formulations and extracts useful for the control of fungal infection of these envelopes and related protrusions and keratin comprising material are also encompassed by the subject disclosure. In an embodiment, the present disclosure teaches the treatment of fungal infection of nails and in particular onychomycosis in humans.
US10010574B2	Silk peptide for improving neuroprotective and neurofunctional effects and a method of its preparation A silk peptide having neuroprotective and neurofunctional activities and its preparation method are discussed. One method relates to preparing silk protein preferably having neuroprotective activity with weight average molecular weight of 200-100,000 by hydrolysis of silk fibroin; also discussed are a composition for preventing or treating brain disease comprising silk peptide and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a composition for improving brain function.
US10010573B2	Engineered rice having alcoholism relief and liver protection function, and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a functional engineered rice having alcoholism relief and liver protection functions for those drinking alcohol over an extended period of time or drinking alcohol excessively, and preparation method thereof. The engineered rice comprises six starting materials: coarse rice powder, isolated soy protein, kudzu root extract, corn oligopeptide, purple sweet potato powder, and hawthorn extract, and is prepared by: premixing the starting materials; employing a double screw extruder to conduct texturized processing and forming under high temperature and high pressure; and then drying, dedusting and packaging.
US10010571B2	Nutritional supplement for the enhancement of muscle irisin and enhancement of brown fat, metabolic rate, and weight loss, and methods of use thereof The present invention includes a method of activating irisin by administering to an individual in need of such treatment a composition comprising irisin-activating ingredients, thus increasing the conversion of white fat to BAT, and consequently, increasing metabolic rate and promoting weight loss. In an embodiment, the composition includes a Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract, a Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, capsaicinoids, and grains of paradise or constituents thereof. The composition may optionally comprise additional ingredients to activate the increased BAT, thus further increasing metabolic rate and furthering weight loss.
US10010565B2	Stimulation of ovarian follicle development and oocyte maturation Methods are provided for stimulating ovarian preantral and antral follicles in a mammal.
US10010556B2	Bicyclic bromodomain inhibitors The invention relates to substituted bicyclic compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in therapy.
US10010544B2	METAP2 inhibitors and methods of treating obesity The present invention relates to modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of preventing, inducing, causing or increasing weight loss, treating obesity and/or treating metabolic syndrome utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic control, reducing insulin levels and/or improving leptin sensitivity utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors.
US10010543B1	Transdermal dosage form The disclosure generally relates to tamper-resistant transdermal dosage forms. The dosage forms can comprise an active agent and more than one antagonist reservoir.
US10010524B2	Short acting phenylalkylamine calcium channel blockers and uses thereof The present invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutically effective amount of an short-acting calcium channel blocking compound to treat ischemic heart conditions, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertensive crisis in an emergency room setting, hypertension before, during, or after surgery, no-reflow phenomenon following reperfusion, and diseases associated with decreased skeletal muscle blood flow. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions formulated for use in such methods and to kits for such methods.
US10010523B2	Short acting phenylalkylamine calcium channel blockers and uses thereof The present invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutically effective amount of an short-acting calcium channel blocking compound to treat ischemic heart conditions, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertensive crisis in an emergency room setting, hypertension before, during, or after surgery, no-reflow phenomenon following reperfusion, and diseases associated with decreased skeletal muscle blood flow. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions formulated for use in such methods and to kits for such methods.
US10010518B2	Prostacyclin compounds, compositions and methods of use thereof Prostacyclin compounds and compositions comprising the same are provided herein. Specifically, prostacyclin compounds comprising treprostinil covalently linked to a linear C5-C18 alkyl, branched C5-C18 alkyl, linear C2-C18 alkenyl, branched C3-C18 alkenyl, aryl, aryl-C1-C18 alkyl or an amino acid or a peptide (e.g., dipeptide, tripeptide, tetrapeptide) are described. The linkage, in one embodiment, is via a carbamate, amide or ester bond. Prostacyclin compounds provided herein can also include at least one hydrogen atom substituted with at least one deuterium atom. Methods for treating pulmonary hypertension (e.g., pulmonary arterial hypertension) and portopulmonary hypertension are also provided.
US10010516B2	Method for regulating retinal endothelial cell viability Here provided is a method for regulating retinal endothelial cell viability in a mammal by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a quinic acid analog. The method may be applied to prevent, treat or cure pathological conditions of retinal endothelial cells associated with radiation retinopathy, diabetic retinopathy and chemotherapy for retinoblastoma.
US10010499B2	Methods of using microneedle vaccine formulations to elicit in animals protective immunity against rabies virus The present invention relates to microneedle vaccine formulations, as well as methods of use thereof to provide animals, including canines, protective immunity against infection and disease caused by rabies viruses. Once placed onto the skin of the animals, the microneedle formulations dissolve quickly into the surrounding skin, where the antigens then elicit in the animals high and protective levels of rabies virus neutralizing antibodies.
US10010498B2	Methods for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with follistatin fusion proteins The disclosure provides, in part, follistatin polypeptides that are suitable for use in local administration and methods for use.
US10010494B2	Methods for the treatment of hyperhidrosis The present invention relates in general to methods of treating sweating disorders and in particular to topical compositions for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. The methods of the present invention relate to the topical application of a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of oxybutynin, tolterodine or a substituted benzamide such as sulpiride.
US10010491B2	Oral care composition An oral care composition is disclosed comprising calcium silicate and high refractive index particles wherein the calcium silicate and high refractive index particles are present in a relative weight ratio of 1110 to 511 and the surfaces of the high refractive index particles are substantially uncoated by calcium.
US10010483B2	Cassette assembly for syringe fill system A syringe fill system is described, which is useful for filling syringes for dental anesthetic applications. The system incorporates capability for “push-pull”, “pull-push”, “push-push”, and “pull-pull” modes of operation, for loading syringes with compositions comprising multiple fluid components. A syringe fillable by such syringe fill systems is described, providing haptic and audible feedback to a user, to aid in administering precise amounts of therapeutic compositions. Also disclosed are cassette assemblies for use in such syringe fill systems. Such cassette assemblies may be formed of plastic and elastomeric materials of construction, as disposable or single-use components of the syringe fill system.
US10010481B2	Flexible package with a sealed sterile chamber for the reconsitution and administration of fluid medicinal or nutritional substances instillable into the body of a patient A package for infusion or instillation of medicinal or nutritional products into the body of a patient comprises a bag of liquid diluent equipped with at least one drain tube and a mixing tube equipped with a coupling and perforation device for a bottle of a pharmacological or nutritional substance in powder, gel or other material, provided with a perforatable cap. The package comprises a flexible airtight sterile casing, containing said bottle of the substance in powder or other and the coupling and perforation device. The bottle is housed in the casing in a coupling position with the coupling and perforation device and is manually manoeuvrable from the outside of the casing up to a perforating position of the cap of the bottle.
US10010477B2	Portable radiant exercise and sauna tent A modular portable exercise and sauna tent is an apparatus that provides an enclosed phototherapeutic environment for a user. The size and shape of the apparatus is adjustable depending on the position of the user within the apparatus. The apparatus includes a scaffolding, a thermally insulative cover, and at least one heating lamp. The thermally insulative cover further includes a first panel, a second panel, and an overlay panel. The scaffolding defines an area of heat around the user. The thermally insulative cover encloses the defined area. The scaffolding further includes a first base frame, a second base frame, and a plurality of lateral posts, each of which are adjustable in length. The shapes of the first base frame and the second base frame are both adjustable. The apparatus preferably includes a flooring layer that provides comfort and protection for the user against the ground.
US10010475B2	Systems and methods for treating amblyopia by visual stimulation of the brain A system for treating amblyopia through the visual stimulation of the brain through a predetermined regime is provided. The system for treating amblyopia comprises a headmountable visual content display device, a controller unit, a visual content source, a data storage device, a graphic processing unit and an audio source. A protocol useful for treating amblyopia by visual stimulation of the brain is also provided. A predetermined regime useful for treating amblyopia by stimulation of the brain is additionally provided.
US10010466B2	Support surface system for securing objects An apparatus has conforming arms each respectively attached to a support surface in a pattern for cooperatively receiving an object. Actuators respectively position the plurality of conforming arms between a disengaged state to receive the object and an engaged state to contact the object at a respective contact area to immobilize the object. A control system selectively controls each of the actuators to cause the respective one of the conforming arms to curve inwardly toward the object to cooperatively exert a grasping force upon the object such that only a fraction of total force required to immobilize the object is applied to the object by each individual conforming arm. A selected grasping force of a selected one of the conforming arms corresponds to a relative fragility of the respective contact area.
US10010454B2	Systems, methods, and devices for treating a tissue site on a mammal having hair proximate the tissue site Systems, methods, and devices are presented for treating a tissue site and managing hair proximate the tissue site. A composition is provided for inhibiting, removing, or weakening hair proximate the tissue site and for providing an improved fluid seal by a flexible film drape over the tissue site. In some example embodiments, a hair-modification agent is disposed at least proximate a peripheral edge of a treatment manifold between a drape and epidermis proximate a tissue site. The hair-modification agent can be configured to flow over imperfections on the epidermis and to form a fluid seal against the epidermis, and can further be configured to at least substantially weaken hair on the epidermis as the hair encounters the hair-modification agent.
US10010449B2	Corneal crosslinking with oxygenation In corneal crosslinking by applying a photoactivated crosslinking facilitator such as riboflavin to the cornea and irradiating the cornea with light, the cornea is contacted with a liquid (33) containing a source of oxygen during irradiation. The liquid transfers oxygen to the cornea to facilitate crosslinking.
US10010444B2	Breathing assist device Apparatus for providing breathing assistance, the apparatus including a body including a recess for receiving teeth of a user to thereby position the body within an oral cavity of the user, a first opening extending beyond lips of a user to allow air from outside the oral cavity to be drawn in through the opening, a second opening provided in the oral cavity to allow air to be directed into a posterior region of the oral cavity and a channel connecting the first and second openings, the channel extending through at least part of a buccal sulcus of the user.
US10010443B2	Coupling for an ostomy appliance A coupling for an ostomy bag is provided. The coupling comprises a substantially non-extendable string functioning as locking ring in the coupling. The string is twisted by use of a tab when it is moved from an un-locked position to a locked position. A coupling as described can be made flexible and thereby more comfortable for the user.
US10010442B2	Nasal dilator with elastic membrane structure An external nasal dilator comprises resilient and engagement elements. The engagement element functions primarily to affix, adhere, or otherwise engage the dilator to the skin surface of the nose. The resilient element comprises one part that provides out-of-plane resiliency, or spring biasing forces, and another part that provides in-plane elasticity, or stretching or tensioning forces. The dilator includes horizontal regions adapted to engage outer wall tissues of first and second nasal passages of a nose. When in use the dilator stabilizes or expands nasal outer wall tissues and prevents the outer wall tissues from drawing inward during breathing.
US10010434B2	Prosthetic and orthotic devices having magnetorheological elastomer spring with controllable stiffness A prosthetic or orthotic device includes a body configured to support at least a portion of a human limb of a user wearing the prosthetic or orthotic device. The device can also include a shock absorption member coupled to the body. The shock absorption member includes one or more magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) springs disposed between a first portion of the body and a second portion of the body. The one or more MRE springs are selectively actuatable to vary a stiffness of the shock absorption member via the application of a magnetic flux, thereby adjusting a stiffness of the body of the prosthetic or orthotic device to a level corresponding to an activity level of the user.
US10010433B2	Method of digitally constructing a prosthesis A prosthetic limb and process to digitally construct a prosthetic limb which includes first, digitally producing a modified mold of a residual limb via 3d scanners and software known to the industry; constructing a test socket from the digitally modified mold and be equipped with an alignable system; for example, a pylon, along with the desired prosthetic foot; accurately scanning the test socket, preferably with a 3D scanner, along with finalized alignment that has been recorded and adjusted by a certified practitioner to provide a 3-D Image of the finalized prosthetic alignment; transferring the finalized digital alignment of the test socket to the finalized digitally modified mold; once the modified model has received the transferred alignment, fabricating the type of hookup in the socket; i.e., plug fit, four hole, support drop lock, or any other type of industry standard connection or accommodation via basic 3D software; and once the desired prosthetic attachment is finalized, the next step is to send the finished file to a 3-D printer to produce the definitive prosthetic device. The 3-D printed socket would then be placed in a vibratory finishing system to smooth out the interior and exterior surfaces of the printed socket; and the walls of the 3-D printed socket would be sealed by applying a mixture of epoxy sealant, for example, TC-1614, to the inside and outside walls of the socket, and placing the socket into an oven for a sufficient amount of time to seal the walls of the socket. Preferably, the prosthesis would be printed out of Nylon 12 material or of a strong plastic, such as ULTEM®, or carbon fiber, or other material of equivalent or greater strength that may be known or developed in the future.
US10010425B2	Prosthesis A prosthesis for primary artrodhesis can be used for artroplasty and a prosthesis for artroplasty comprises members for artrodhesis. The prosthesis (1b) for primary artrodhesis comprises a locking member (33b) with an attachment portion (16b) which is insertable into a hole (8b) in a first attachment member (4b) of the prosthesis for location of the locking member therein, and a lockable member (34b) integral with a second attachment member (5b) of the prosthesis. The lockable member (34b) is configured for adjustable setting thereof relative to the locking member (33b) and for fixation thereof, in set position, to the locking member. Alternatively, the lockable member comprises an attachment portion which is insertable into a hole in the second attachment member for location of the lockable member therein. At the prosthesis for artroplasty, the hole in the first screw-like attachment member is partly configured to define a press fit with an attachment pin of a socket member and partly threaded to permit, after removal of the socket member, during artrodhesis, securing by screwing in the hole of the locking member for cooperation with a lockable member which is configured for adjustable setting thereof relative to the locking member and for fixation thereof, in set position, to the locking member.
US10010398B2	Filter device, system, and method A filter device has a single hub and a plurality of filter struts extending in a first longitudinal direction. A plurality of wire loops extend in a second longitudinal direction opposite the filter struts. The filter struts and wire loops each engage the vessel wall of a body lumen when deployed. The wire loops limit the filter device from becoming tilted and embedded in the vessel wall. A retrieval device includes a sheath and a snaring mechanism. The snaring mechanism engages a hook member of the filter and the sheath envelopes the wire loops and filter struts. The sheath will cause the wire loops to bend and fold over the filter struts during retrieval such that the wire loops and filter struts extend in the same longitudinal direction after being enveloped by the sheath.
US10010394B2	Pelvic floor treatments and related tools and implants Described are implants, tools, and methods useful for treating pelvic conditions such as prolapse, by placing an implant to support pelvic tissue, the implants, tools, and methods involving one or more of an insertion tool that works in coordination with a sheath, adjusting engagements, specific implants and pieces of implants, placement of implants at locations within the pelvic region, and insertion, adjusting, and grommet management tools.
US10010376B2	Medical manipulator This medical manipulator includes a body section, an insertion section, a channel, a movement amount detection section configured to detect an amount of movement of a medical treatment tool inserted through a body-side channel provided in the body section, a distal-end-side contact section provided to be in contact with the medical treatment tool inserted through an insertion-side channel arranged in the insertion section and configured to rotate about its own axis to move the medical treatment tool, a first drive section configured to rotate the distal-end-side contact section. The distal-end-side contact section is rotated so as to move the medical treatment tool with respect to the insertion-side channel by an amount of movement which is the same as the amount of movement detected by the movement amount detection section.
US10010371B2	Sampling system A sampling system for an individual to self-collect sample form mucous tissue is disclosed here. The collecting device has a flexible shaft having a handle at one end, and a sample collecting element removably connectable with the other end of the shaft and operable to collect a cell sample from mucous tissue of an individual. The collecting element includes an RFID tag for tracking the device and the sample once it is collected onto the collecting element. The system includes a sealable unit to store the sample collecting element having a cell sample thereon.
US10010363B2	Energy treatment instrument The energy treatment instrument includes an end effector performing treatment using treatment energy, and a moving part disposed so as to be movable relative to a housing and moving relative to the housing based on an operation input to move the end effector or an operation input to supply treatment energy to the end effector. The energy treatment instrument includes an energy converter converting kinetic energy due to a movement of the moving part into electric energy and storing the converted electric energy in an electricity storage.
US10010358B2	Internal fixation plate for sternoclavicular joint An internal fixation plate for sternoclavicular join comprises a locating rod junction and the clavicle fixation segment, both with flat cross sections. The locating rod junction and the clavicle fixation segment are not in the same plane, and the transition segment connects in between the locating rod junction and the clavicle fixation segment. The clavicle fixation segment is of a long strip, and screw holes are designed in the clavicle fixation segment. The locating rod junction is movably connected to the cylindrical sternum locating rod, through the connector, and allows the sternum locating rod to rotate and swing relative to the locating rod junction. The internal fixation plate connects the clavicle fixation segment to the sternum locating rod through a movable connection, so as to prevent the sternum locating rod from scratching and enlarging the bone holes in sternum.
US10010347B2	Intermaxillary fixation device and method of using same A medical apparatus having a bar, the bar having a slot extending laterally along the bar; and a plurality of hooks, wherein the bar is an arch bar that is configured to be attached to a mandible or a maxilla. Such medical apparatuses may also have a plurality of arch bar fasteners, wherein each arch bar fastener is a bone screw having a threaded shaft and a compound head, the compound head having a threaded bore configured to receive a set screw. The medical apparatus may be used in methods to fixate a maxillary or mandibulary arch, or to aid in reducing a fracture of the mandible or maxilla.
US10010341B2	Ultrasonic surgical shears and method for sealing a blood vessel using same An ultrasonic surgical shears includes an ultrasonic surgical blade, a clamping arm operable to open and close toward the blade, and a tissue pad attached to the clamping arm. A method for sealing a blood vessel of a patient includes obtaining an ultrasonic surgical shears and positioning the blood vessel between the blade and the tissue pad. The clamping arm is operated to exert an average coaptation pressure between and including 120 psi and 210 psi. The blade is ultrasonically vibrated to transect and seal the blood vessel.
US10010335B2	Inverting mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses Mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses (devices, systems, etc.) and methods for positioning them within a vessel and using them to remove a thrombus, e.g., clot, from within a vessel. In particular, described herein are methods of advancing an inverting tractor thrombectomy apparatus having a tractor comprising a flexible tube of material that inverts over itself as it rolls over a distal end opening of an elongate inversion support by extending the tractor region and/or a puller coupled to the tractor distally beyond the end of the catheter. Also described herein are power-driven mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses.
US10010334B2	Contour lock guides Provided herein are patient-specific surgical guiding tools for positioning on a socket of a ball-and-socket joint, e.g., an acetabulum. The guiding tools comprise a central contact element fitting within the socket and one or more lateral contact elements fitting on the rim of the socket. The guiding tools allow accurate positioning of surgical tools such as alignment elements, according to a pre-operational planning. Methods for the manufacture and use of said guiding tools are also provided.
US10010326B2	Endoscopic treatment tool An endoscopic treatment tool includes: a sheath in which a lumen is formed; a treatment part which is inserted into the lumen and is configured to protrude and retract from a distal end of the sheath; a main manipulation part which is connected to the proximal end side of the sheath and allows the treatment part to perform a first motion and a second motion; an auxiliary manipulation part which is disposed to be separate from the main manipulation part and is configured to perform the first motion of the treatment part and configured to put the second motion out of action; and a manipulation transmission member which is made of a flexible member, connects the auxiliary manipulation part to the main manipulation part, and transmits a manipulation input of the auxiliary manipulation part with respect to the main manipulation part.
US10010323B2	Bushing arm deformation mechanism A medical device includes (a) a capsule including a lumen extending therethrough, a proximal end of the capsule including at least one window extending therethrough; (b) a bushing including a channel extending therethrough, a distal end including at least one arm extending distally therefrom such that a corresponding one of the arms is releasably engagable with a corresponding one of the windows; and (c) a core member including a locking portion and at least one engaging element. The locking portion is sized and shaped to be received within the channel of the bushing to apply a pressure to the arm such that the arm engages the windows. The engaging element extends laterally outward from a portion of the core member such that the engaging element engages a corresponding one of the arms to deform the arms radially inward and out of engagement with the windows.
US10010321B2	Adjustable forceps for osteosynthesis clip A system and method for the manipulation and insertion of an osteosynthesis clip (100, 200, 300) is provided. The system includes an osteosynthesis clip and an instrument (10). The osteosynthesis clip includes a base (103, 104) having first and second portions, a thickness, and first and second flanges (107, 108) that extend from the base in which the flanges also have a thickness. The instrument of the system includes a distal end (14) and at least a jaw (80), extending from the distal end. The jaw is dimensioned to receive one of the thicknesses of the base and at least one of the flanges. The jaw is movable to a plurality of jaw positions relative to the distal end.
US10010313B2	Mandibular subluxation device and method A mandibular subluxation device (MSD) is provided. The device includes an upper MSD component and a lower MSD component. The upper MSD component includes and upper tooth guide connected to an upper plate having a pair of depending legs. The upper MSD component further includes an upper force receiving plate. The MSD also includes a lower MSD component. The lower MSD component includes a lower tooth guide connected to a lower plate. The lower MSD component further includes a lower force receiving plate. The upper and lower MSD components are connected in a way that allows relative longitudinal movement between the two components between a neutral position and a plurality of extended positions. A ratchet mechanism inhibits movement of the lower plate from any extended position toward the neutral position. The ratchet mechanism may be manually disengaged to allow the lower MSD component to return to the neutral position.
US10010306B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, method for operating ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus is configured to generate an ultrasound image based on an ultrasound signal obtained by an ultrasound probe having an ultrasound transducer that transmits ultrasound to a subject and receives the ultrasound reflected from the subject. The apparatus includes: an analysis unit that analyzes a frequency of the ultrasound signal to calculate a frequency spectrum of the ultrasound signal for each reception depth; a calculation unit that calculates, in a predetermined order, a distance change rate and a frequency change rate in the frequency spectrum or in a function defined by using the frequency spectrum, to calculate a second-order change rate of the frequency spectrum or of the function; and an estimation unit that estimates an attenuation rate of the ultrasound signal, per unit distance and per unit frequency, in a predetermined region within a scanning region of the ultrasound transducer using the second-order change rate.
US10010302B2	System and method for generating a 2D image from a tomosynthesis data set A 2D mammogram image is synthesized from at least one of tomosynthesis projection images and/or the tomosynthesis reconstructed image data. In a simplest form, the mammogram may be synthesized by selecting one of the tomosynthesis projection images for display as a synthesized mammogram. Other methods of synthesizing a mammogram include re-projecting and filtering projection data and/or reconstructed data. The synthesized mammogram is advantageously displayed together with at least a portion of the reconstructed data to aid in review of the reconstructed data. The present invention thus provides a familiar image which may be used to facilitate review of a tomosynthesis data set.
US10010297B2	Lock-block shield device Apparatus and techniques for blocking radiation in a medical environment are described. In one or more embodiments, a lock-block shield device includes a base that is configured to adhesively couple to an object associated with a patient. In some embodiments, the base includes a lock mechanism for securing a work piece that has a generally tubular shape. A shield that is configured to at least partially block transmission of radiation can be coupled to the base in a releasable manner. For example, a clasp is used to secure the base and shield together. In embodiments, a ball and socket joint couples the shield and base to permit, for example, the shield to pivot and articulate with respect to the base.
US10010296B2	Systems and methods for x-ray CT scanner with reconfigurable field of view A gantry assembly for use with an imaging system is provided. The gantry assembly includes an x-ray source and a modular detector assembly that includes a plurality of selectively removable detector modules. A first detector module of the plurality of detector modules is mounted at a first distance from the x-ray source and a second detector module of the plurality of detector modules is mounted at a second distance from the x-ray source. The first distance is different from the second distance. The gantry assembly is configured to image objects using both a first field of view and a second field of view that is larger than the first field of view.
US10010294B2	Combining electronic monitoring with inhaled pharmacological therapy to manage cardiac arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation Disclosed herein are methods of treating cardiac arrhythmia with electronic monitoring in a timely manner. Also disclosed herein are systems for electronic monitoring of cardiac arrhythmia.
US10010285B2	Method and device for determining a damage characteristic value of a kidney The invention relates to elements of a method (1) for determining a damage characteristic value of a kidney (2). Images comprising the kidney (2) and the kidney artery (3) are entered into the method (1), from a three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography which is carried out by administering a contrast medium at the proximal end of the kidney artery (3) and comprises a fill run and a mask run, said method (1) comprising the following method steps: S1) determining a parenchymal blood volume into which the subtractions from images of the fill run and the mask run of the three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography are entered, additionally determining an arterial input function and normalizing the parenchymal blood volume with said arterial input function; S2) segmenting the kidney (2), determining an average normalized parenchymal blood volume value, and determining a total value of the parenchymal blood volume into which the normalized parenchymal blood volume values of the segmentation of the kidney (2) are entered; S3) receiving an average normalized parenchymal blood volume normal value and a total normal value for a parenchymal blood volume, and determining at least one damage characteristic value of the kidney (2) into which the average normalized parenchymal blood volume value and the average normalized parenchymal blood volume normal value and/or the total value of the parenchymal blood volume and the total normal value of a parenchymal blood volume are entered; S4) issuing the at least one damage characteristic value of the kidney (2).
US10010283B2	Lancing device for taking blood samples The invention relates to a lancing device (1) for taking blood samples, comprising a housing (2), an axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) for holding a lancet (12), and a display apparatus (40) for displaying the respective operating states (41,42) of the lancing device (1), the display apparatus (40) comprising a release element (13) for initiating a lancing procedure, in which the axially displaceable lancet holder element (32) is accelerated in a lancing direction (18), in which, when the lancing device (1) is in an operating state (41) ready for lancing, the release element (13) is arranged in a disengaged display position (43) projecting further outwards over the outer housing surface (15) than when the lancing device (1) is in a different operating state (42).
US10010279B2	Method of determining an analyte concentration of a fluid An electrochemical sensor system is adapted to assist in determining an analyte concentration of a fluid. The electrochemical sensor system comprises a substrate, conductive material and a hydrogel or liquid. The substrate having porosity therethrough. The conductive material includes at least one electrode. The at least one electrode is coupled to the substrate. The at least one electrode has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The hydrogel or liquid is adapted to assist in carrying the analyte of the fluid to the first and second surfaces of the at least one electrode.
US10010276B2	Regional oximetry user interface A regional oximetry system has a display and at least one processor causing a plurality of views to be displayed on the display, each configured to occupy at least a portion of the display. The views are adapted to present data responsive to at least one physiological signal. A first sensor port is configured to receive at least a first physiological signal representative of a regional tissue oxygenation level, and a second sensor port is configured to receive at least a second physiological signal representative of an arterial oxygen saturation level. One view presents a first trend graph of the first physiological signal and a second trend graph of the second physiological signal. An area between the first trend graph and the second trend graph can include a differential analysis of regional-to-central oxygen saturation.
US10010270B2	Sensing system This disclosure relates to systems and/or methods for detection of eye blinking using an active contact lens with multiple sensors and detecting orientation of the active contact lens.
US10010268B2	Endoscope apparatus Provided is an endoscope apparatus for measuring a subject. The endoscope apparatus including: an elongated insertion unit; an image capturing unit being provided on a distal end part of the insertion unit, the image capturing unit configured to obtain an image of the subject; an illumination unit comprising a first light source and configured to illuminate an observation viewing field of the image capturing unit; and a fringe projection unit comprising a second light source configured to emit a light, which differs from a light of the first light source, and a fringe pattern generation unit configured to form the fringe pattern, and configured to project the fringe pattern on the subject.
US10010266B2	Medical breathing apparatus A medical mouthpiece may include a U-shaped first member having a tubular portion, the first member forming at least one lateral interocclusal passageway extending through the first member, and a second member received within the tubular portion. A medical breathing apparatus may include a U-shaped first member forming left and right lateral interocclusal passageways extending through the first member, a second member attached to the first member, and an adapter receivable within a tubular portion of the first member, wherein the adapter includes a respiratory orifice configured to deliver respiratory gas to the left and right lateral interocclusal passageways. A method for delivering positive pressure and/or a respiratory gas to a patient may include inserting a mouthpiece into a mouth of the patient, and delivering the positive pressure and/or the respiratory gas through the mouthpiece to a space adjacent a posterior oropharynx of the patient.
US10010265B2	Method of producing temperature sensor, and temperature sensor A method of producing a temperature sensor which is configured to detect a temperature change of a respiratory gas of a subject, includes: preparing a rod-like heat sensitive element which includes a heat sensitive portion in a tip end portion; placing the heat sensitive portion in a cavity of a mold; injecting a resin material into the cavity to mold a protective portion which covers the heat sensitive element; and releasing the tip end portion in which the protective portion is formed, from the mold.
US10010261B2	Electrode arrays Electrode arrays have a plurality of electrodes. These arrays may have any combination of the following improvements. The arrays may have features that enable easier electrical connections and reduced bending stiffness by having a stop region and a torsion relief region, respectively. The arrays may have a shielding feature that may reduce electrical interference. The arrays may come in pairs that are designed to simplify measurements of electric signals of bilateral organs and tissues, such as eyes and ears.
US10010257B1	Patient electrode connectors for electrocardiograph monitoring system An electrode connector adapted for attachment to a biomedical patient electrode by either pinch or snap connection includes a pair of pivotally connected members including a connector body and a jaw pivotally connected to said connector body, with the jaw defining a beveled lower surface that functions to urge the jaw open by engagement of the top surface of an ECG stud thereby allowing the connector to be attached by snap engagement. An electrically conducting plate is disposed at the bottom of the connector to maximize electrical contact with the electrode stud. The jaw member further includes a lip functioning to engage a lower portion of the head of the stud and urge the radially enlarged base of the stud into electrical contact with the bottom surface of said electrically conducting member. An ECG electrode connector in accordance with the present invention may further be fabricated of radiolucent materials.
US10010248B1	Instrument for measuring near point of convergence and/or near point of accommodation An instrument for measuring near point of convergence (NPC) and/or near point of accommodation (NPA) is disclosed herein. The instrument includes an instrument housing, at least one visual target viewable by the subject; a distance measuring device configured to emit one or more output signals that are representative of a distance between a measurement reference point of the instrument and a body surface of the subject spaced apart from the measurement reference point of the instrument; and a processing device operatively coupled to the distance measuring device, the processing device configured to receive the one or more output signals that are output by the distance measuring device and to calculate the distance between the measurement reference point of the instrument and the body surface of the subject using the one or more output signals. In one or more embodiments, the instrument further includes a camera and a light source.
US10010246B2	Steerable endoscopes In one embodiment an apparatus for insertion in a body cavity (e.g., an endoscope) may include an elongate assembly, an instrument tip disposed at a distal end of the elongate assembly, and a terminal base disposed at a proximal end of the elongate assembly. The elongate assembly may include a first peripheral tube, a second peripheral tube spaced apart from the first peripheral tube and a plurality of collar members. Each collar member may include a first channel grasping the first peripheral tube, and a second channel grasping the second peripheral tube. The collar members may be spaced apart from one another along a length of the elongate assembly such that adjacent collar members do not contact one another. The terminal base may include a first control fitting attached to the first peripheral tube and a second control fitting attached to the second peripheral tube. The first control fitting may be configured to apply tension to the first peripheral tube. The second control fitting may be configured to apply tension to the second peripheral tube.
US10010243B2	Flexible tube for endoscope and method for manufacturing the same A flexible tube for an endoscope includes a flexible tube base, an outer coating layer including a soft resin layer and a hard resin layer, a ratio changing portion, and a tapered portion. In the ratio changing portion, a percentage of a thickness of the hard resin layer decreases and a percentage of a thickness of the soft resin layer increases toward a distal side from a proximal side of the base. In the tapered portion, a ratio between the thickness of the hard resin layer and the thickness of the soft resin layer is maintained, which ratio is the same as that at a position in the ratio changing portion where the percentage of the thickness of the hard resin layer is a lower limit. In the tapered position, an outer diameter of the outer coating layer decreases toward a distal end of the flexible tube base.
US10010234B2	Diverter valve and dishwasher with diverter valve A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation and including a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, at least one sprayer configured to emit a corresponding spray of liquid into the treating chamber, at least one liquid circuit supplying liquid to the at least one sprayer, a pump having a pump inlet fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and a pump outlet, and a diverter valve controlling a flow of liquid from the pump to the at least one sprayer.
US10010232B2	Device for washing floors A device for washing floors, comprising a handle that can be gripped by a user and is connected to a supporting element for at least one washing cloth that has at least one working portion arranged on a respective plane of arrangement, the device comprising a wringing device that is mounted so that it can slide on the handle and supports at least one friction tooth intended to act on the washing cloth, with the device placed in the wringing and cleaning condition, as a consequence of a relative sliding motion of the wringing device with respect to the handle.
US10010218B2	Automated cleaning of cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus includes a base including a lower heating plate an upper heating unit including an upper heating plate and a cleaning structure configured to move a cleaning blade along at least one of the lower heating plate and the upper heating plate. The apparatus also includes a control circuit configured to control movement of the cleaning blade across the one of the lower heating plate and the upper heating plate.
US10010214B2	Collapsible pan tilt A collapsible pan tilt has two or more tilt bases connected to one another by a base hinge. The tilt bases can be relatively long and narrow members that have a flat bottom surface and an angled/tilted top surface. At a proximal end of the tilt bases can be a base hinge connecting the two or more tilt bases together. A single base hinge can connect all of the tilt bases together; alternatively, multiple base hinges can be utilized. A pan stop can be incorporated to stop the pan or other item that is placed on the tilted top surface from sliding down off of the pan tilt. A lid holder can be incorporated in the tilt bases. Additionally, one or more of the hinges can be attached at the distal ends of two or more of the tilt bases in some embodiments.
US10010208B2	Modular tree with electrical connector A lighted artificial tree, including a first tree portion having a first electrical connector having a first electrical terminal positioned in line with a central vertical axis, and a second electrical terminal. The tree also includes a second tree portion that includes a second electrical connector having a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal, the second electrical terminal defining a ring shape that encircles the first electrical terminal. When the first tree portion is coupled to the second tree portion, the first electrical connector is coupled to the second electrical connector, such that the first electrical terminal of the first electrical connector is electrically connected to the first electrical terminal of the second electrical connector, and the second electrical terminal of the first electrical connector is electrically connected to the second electrical terminal of the second electrical connector.
US10010206B1	Hanger organizer A hanger organizer has a hanger portion with a rod hook that suspends the hanger organizer from a closest rod. An extension from the rod hook extends to a coupler portion from which a first and second hanger retainer arm extends. The first and second hanger retainer arms extend in opposing direction and have a bend that leads to the arms for retaining the hanger loop ends. A hanger hook retainer which may be a receptacle extends out perpendicularly to the vertical axis of the hanger organizer for hooking a clothes hanger there around. A plurality of ties may be placed in the receptacle and used to synch around a plurality of hangers for return to the dry-cleaners.
US10010191B1	Mattress bag assembly A mattress bag assembly includes a bag that is selectively be positioned around a mattress. A first barrier unit is coupled to the mattress to pose an obstacle for the bed bugs thereby requiring the bed bugs to crawl over the first barrier unit. The first barrier unit includes a first adhesive to adhere to the bed bugs when the bed bugs crawl over the first barrier unit. Thus, the bed bugs are inhibited from accessing a person lying on the mattress. A second barrier unit is coupled to the mattress to pose an obstacle for the bed bugs thereby requiring the bed bugs to crawl over the second barrier unit. The second barrier unit includes a second adhesive to adhere to the bed bugs when the bed bugs crawl over the second barrier unit. Thus, the bed bugs are inhibited from accessing a person lying on the mattress.
US10010180B2	Container mountable support apparatus A padded support for workmen, sportsmen, hobbyists and the like who perform activities in a seated and/or kneeling position for a sustained period of time. The support includes a combined seat and knee board mountable to a container, such as a utility bucket. A recessed groove on the bottom of the support is concentric with the container and mounts to an end of the container.
US10010169B2	Computer work desk A monitor mounting device that allows more flexibility and support for large-format, thin, flat, touchscreen monitors. This mount offers the solution to use these monitors as the computer interface, along with a standard keyboard and mouse platform mounted below for more traditional input options. The flexible height and tilt controls combined with the constantly-level keyboard tray provide an improved, comfortable balance between large-format, touch computing and traditional work station configurations. This invention is optimized to improve human comfort and the computing experience.
US10010166B2	Oral care implement with cover member An oral care implement having a cover member. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care implement comprising: a body comprising a handle and a head, the head comprising a coupling element; a store of oral care material located within the body; an outlet located on the head and in fluid communication with the store; a cover member comprising a cap portion, a mounting portion, and a coupling element; and wherein the cover member is detachably coupled to the head via cooperation between the coupling element of the cover member and the coupling element of the head, and the mounting portion is configured to mount the oral care implement to a vertical surface.
US10010164B2	Oral care implement having multi-component handle An oral care implement having a multi-component handle. The oral care implement may include a head and a handle. The handle may include a transparent component and an opaque component. The transparent component may have a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface. The opaque component may at least partially cover the front and rear surfaces of the transparent component while leaving the first and second lateral surfaces of the transparent component exposed. Thus, the transparent component may form a window through the lateral surfaces of the handle.
US10010162B1	Portable beverage service device A portable beverage service device may include a base, defining a central cavity, and a minor lid movably coupled to the base. An organizing divider may be disposed in the base over the central cavity. A plurality of container receptacles may be positioned on the organizing divider and may extend into the central cavity. A chest, which may define an auxiliary cavity that extends into the central cavity, may be disposed in the organizing divider. A major lid, having a lateral restraint, may be coupled to the base and may be movable between a major lid open position and a major lid closed position. The lateral restraint may be moved to a horizontal position when the major lid is in the major lid closed position, and the lateral restraint may be moved to a vertical position when the major lid is in the major lid open position.
US10010153B2	Cosmetic container The present invention relates to a cosmetic vessel including a discharge unit discharging cosmetics to an outside, and a discharge plate provided at one side of the discharge unit from which the cosmetics are discharged, including at least one discharge hole, and formed of a metal of SUS 300 series.
US10010149B2	Dryer A dryer includes a body portion arranged to hold a motor, a first tubular portion arranged to at least partially cover an outer circumferential portion of the body portion, and a second tubular portion arranged axially behind the first tubular portion, and arranged to at least partially cover the outer circumferential portion of the body portion. An outer circumferential joining portion included in the body portion is held between an axial rear edge portion of the first tubular portion and an axial front edge portion of the second tubular portion.
US10010144B2	Anti-theft security panel for a carrying bag In various embodiments, a carry (or carrying) bag is provided that includes an interior, substantially cut-resistant security panel assembly with a matrix of wires secured between or on one or more flexible material layers. Also in various embodiments, the security panel assembly may be positioned intermediate the bag outside wall and a lining of the bag, and in other embodiments, may also take the form of an expansion panel. Second or secondary locking fasteners are also provided to lock first or primary fasteners to or within the carrying bag, to provide security for compartments and pockets. A strap with one or more security cables, and various locking fasteners, may be attached to the carry bag. Methods for forming such security panel assemblies, expansion panels, and carrying straps are also disclosed.
US10010139B2	Method for making a cleated plate member and apparatus A method for making a cleated plate member of an article of footwear includes forming a blade cleat assembly having an anchor member associated with a blade member, the blade member having a planar body, the body having a base portion, a head portion opposite the base portion, and a through hole formed in the base portion, a first molding material of the anchor member surrounding the base portion of the blade member and extending through the through hole formed in the base portion of the blade member, and associating the blade cleat assembly with an exposed surface of a plate body to form a cleated plate member. The base portion of the blade member further may include a pair of opposing shoulder flange portions. A blade cleat assembly may be disposed in a cleat assembly receptacle of a mold system configured to form a cleated plate member.
US10010130B2	Article of footwear designed to impart controlled spin on a ball when kicked with the toes An article of sports footwear that changes shape in two ways. Firstly, a change of shape occurs when such footwear is used to kick a ball with the toes. This change of shape maximizes the area of contact with a ball that is kicked with the toes. Secondly, a change of shape occurs when the article of sports footwear bends during running. This change of shape shortens the entire length of the article of sports footwear in order to prevent tripping. A flexible toe cap encases the foot and parts of a traditional article of footwear and attaches at or near the tarsometatarsal joint of a wearer.
US10010129B2	Lockout feature for a control device An article of footwear can include provisions for improving the operation and use of various systems associated with the article. A control device included in the article can be configured to allow manual control of a system by a user. A lockout feature that can disable manual control may be included. During periods of competitive activity, the manual controls may be disabled to allow a user wearing the article to engage in different activities without inadvertent activation of a system. In some cases, the control device and lockout feature can be used in conjunction with a motorized tensioning system.
US10010125B1	Hair extension devices A hair extension for integration with a person's head of hair is described in this disclosure. The hair extension illustratively includes a plurality of supplemental hairs and an attachment band that provides means for removably coupling the plurality of supplemental hairs to natural hairs included in the person's head of hair. The attachment band is illustratively flexible and couples to natural hairs included in the person's head of hair mechanically.
US10010124B2	Glove and manufacturing method of glove A glove includes: an inner glove knitted from a fiber yarn; an outer glove that covers an outer side of the inner glove; and a hot-melt adhesive interposed partially between the inner glove and the outer glove which are layered, the outer glove including: a base knitted from a fiber yarn; and a coating layer layered on an outer face of the base and composed of a rubber or resin as a principal component; and the inner glove and the outer glove are bonded together by first heating the hot-melt adhesive applied onto a bonding portion on the inner glove or the outer glove, and then cooling and pressurizing the bonding portion. The inner glove is preferably a knitted product. The inner glove is preferably seamless. The cooling temperature during the cooling and pressurizing is preferably no higher than a softening point of the hot-melt adhesive.
US10010119B2	Nursing cover A nursing cover for covering a mother's body and a nursing infant. The nursing cover includes a substantially cylindrical main body having an upper edge defining a top opening and lower edge defining a bottom opening and a means for adjusting the size of the top opening. The nursing cover further includes a viewing window having an upper edge positioned adjacent to the upper edge of the main body and a lower edge positioned along the main body towards the lower edge of the main body and boning positioned adjacent to the lower edge of the viewing window with the boning configured to maintain the lower edge of the viewing window away from the mother's chest such that the viewing window is disposed to cross the mother's line of sight from her eyes to the nursing infant.
US10010117B1	Bra with storage pockets Aspects herein are directed to a bra with multiple pockets positioned at different locations on the bra to provide a variety of storage options. The bra comprises one or more portions comprised of layers of material where the pocket spaces are formed between the layers of material. The layers of material of the different portions are joined along their perimeter edges except for one or more select areas that form openings in communication with the pocket spaces.
US10010116B2	Dress shirt for use with decorative fastening devices The present invention relates to a dress shirt adapted with buttonholes and brackets for use with decorative fasteners, such as cufflinks, to keep the collar in place.
US10010104B2	Systems and methods for monitoring of fractional gluconeogenesis and targeting of fractional gluconeogenesis via nutritional support Systems, techniques and methods for estimating the metabolic state or flux, e.g., the body energy state (“BES”) of a patient, are disclosed. The BES provides a deep insight into the nutritional needs of the patient, thus allowing for a sort of exquisite glycemic control with regard to the patient. The invention discloses systems and methods for estimating fractional gluconeogenesis. The invention also discloses systems and methods for estimating and targeting patient blood lactate concentration, both as a target itself and as an intermediate step to estimating and targeting patient fractional gluconeogenesis glucose production. Nutritional support methods and formulations are also disclosed. The invention is suitable for any sort of patient, including those who are injured, such as with traumatic brain injury, ill, or have other conditions that stress the metabolic system.
US10010099B2	Non-caloric sweeteners and methods for synthesizing Disclosed are steviol glycosides referred to as rebaudioside V and rebaudioside W. Also disclosed are methods for producing rebaudioside M (Reb M), rebausoside G (Reb G), rebaudioside KA (Reb KA), rebaudioside V (Reb V) and rebaudioside (Reb W).
US10010097B2	Protein composition obtained from meat trimmings A protein fraction and an oxidation stable fat fraction are recovered from meat trimmings. The trimmings are comminuted, mixed with a food grade acid at pH 3.6 to 4.4 to form a liquid protein fraction and a solid fat fraction. The liquid fraction is mixed with a food grade alkali to precipitate the protein. A myoglobin rich fraction is recovered from the protein fraction and mixed with the precipitated protein.
US10010096B2	Ice cream sandwich apparatus An ice cream sandwich apparatus for making and wrapping ice cream sandwiches. The ice cream sandwich apparatus includes a plurality of stations driven by servo motors.
US10010094B2	Polypeptides having beta-1,3-galactanase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to polypeptides having beta-1,3-galactanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US10010091B2	Freeze-dried, dairy or dairy-substitute compositions and methods of using same The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using same to promote and/or improve child development.
US10010087B1	Methods and packaging for wet aging meat Methods, packaging, and packets for wet aging meat are described herein. For example, in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure a package for wet aging meat includes a cut of meat having a fat layer portion and an edible meat portion, an adsorptive material to adsorb gases emitted from the cut of meat wherein the adsorptive material is positioned on the fat layer portion, a salt material positioned on the adsorptive material or on the fat layer portion with the adsorptive material, and wherein the cut of meat with the adsorptive material and salt material is sealed in a packaging material to form the package.
US10010077B2	Ginkgo derived compositions and their use to prevent fruit infestation by codling moth Codling moth, Cydia pomonella, (L.), is a cosmopolitan pest of the apple, potentially causing damage to circa 80% of the fruit. Disclosed here are use of extract of Ginkgo biloba, or its synthetic metabolites for preventing or treating apple feeding and infestation by neonate larvae of codling moth.
US10010065B2	Insect trap using UV LED lamp The present document relates to an insect trap using an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV LED) lamp, and more particularly, to an insect trap using, in place of a conventional UV light source lamp, a UV LED lamp that significantly increases the insect trapping efficiency. One example implementation of the insect trap includes: a UV LED lamp disposed in an air inlet portion of the duct, and including a printed circuit board (PCB) that has a UV LED chip mounted thereon; an installing portion for installing the UV LED lamp on; and a trapping portion provided near the installing portion.
US10010058B2	Transgenic animal for production of antibodies having minimal CDRS A transgenic animal is provided. In certain embodiments, the transgenic animal comprises a genome comprising: an immunoglobulin light chain locus comprising: a) a functional immunoglobulin light chain gene comprising a transcribed variable region encoding: i. light chain CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 regions that are composed of 2 to 5 different amino acids; and ii. a light chain framework; and, operably linked to the functional immunoglobulin light chain gene: b) a plurality of pseudogene light chain variable regions each encoding: i. light chain CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 regions that are composed of the same 2 to 5 different amino acids as the CDRs of the functional gene; and ii. a light chain framework that is identical in amino acid sequence to the light chain framework of the transcribed variable region.
US10010056B2	Disposable diaper for pets A disposable diaper for pets includes: a back-side waist area; a stomach-side waist area; a crotch area; a tail insertion opening; an absorbent core; an area not having the absorbent core arranged therein; an attachment section in the stomach-side waist area; an attachment area that receives the attachment section; an expandable/contractible elastic member for legs, arranged, in an extended state, in a prescribed area in the diaper longitudinal direction, between the absorbent core and an end section in the diaper longitude-intersecting direction; an expandable/contractible elastic member for the waist, arranged, in an extended state, in the area not having the absorbent core arranged therein, in the diaper longitude-intersecting direction; and a contraction force intersecting area in which the contracting force of the expandable/contractible elastic member for legs and the expansion/contraction force of the expandable/contractible elastic member for the waist intersect.
US10010055B2	Disposable diaper for pets A disposable diaper for pets, in which part of a crotch area stands up as a result of the contraction of an expanding/contracting elastic member, and a standing-up section is formed, said disposable diaper for pets having: a rear-side waist area; a stomach-side waist area; the crotch area; both end sections in the diaper longitudinal direction; both end sections in the diaper longitude-intersecting direction; a tail insertion opening; an absorbent core; an attachment section provided in the stomach-side waist area; an attachment area that receives the attachment section; and the expanding/contracting elastic member arranged the diaper longitudinal direction.
US10010054B1	Automated horse tracking, training, and competition system A method, system, and apparatus are provided for a cutting horse trainer that operates to train a cutting horse without additional input from an operator or trainer. More specifically, in one aspect of the disclosure described herein, positioning systems, such as transmitters, receivers, camera tracking, gyroscopes, accelerometers, and/or GPS tracking allow a cutting horse trainer system to detect the position of the horse with respect to a field of view (azimuth) of a decoy, and automatically adjust the position of the decoy accordingly.
US10010040B1	Soybean variety XR50E15X The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR50E15X. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR50E15X. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR50E15X and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR50E15X with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US10010038B2	Soybean cultivar BY1312015 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety BY1312015 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety BY1312015 and its seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny, and methods of using BY1312015 in a breeding program.
US10010028B1	Chopper assembly for a harvester with an automatic blade reset mechanism A chopper assembly for a harvester may include a blade reset assembly having an automatic blade reset mechanism configured to apply a force that urges the assembly to pivot about a pivot axis such a blade element supported by the blade reset assembly is biased towards an extended position. In addition, blade reset assembly may be configured to pivot against the force applied by the blade reset mechanism when the blade element is subjected to a sufficient counterfbrce force such that the blade element is moved towards a retracted position.
US10010024B2	Metering system for an agricultural machine A metering system for a row unit for individual dispensing of grains comprises metering devices having a chamber for carrying grains, whereby a defined pressure level in the chamber is higher than ambient pressure. At least two metering elements establish a border to the chamber, whereby the metering elements are arranged within the housing so that they can be turned and the metering elements consist of cut-outs arranged along a curved path for picking up grains. At least one grain dispensing area is intended, which is defined by the chamber and the metering elements. The grain dispensing area includes a seed inlet element for transporting separated grains to a seed metering pipe to dispense the separated grains into a furrow, whereby a pressure application device is arranged at the seed inlet element or the seed metering pipe, to produce an air stream for the acceleration of the grains.
US10010023B2	Seed metering device A seed metering system comprising a housing, a seed pick-up disc with a singulating member and one or more resilient members. The housing defines a space therewith which is partitioned by a rotating seed pick-up disc. The seed pick-up disc is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart seed holding grooves. The housing accommodates seeds within a portion of the space which are picked up by the seed holding grooves during rotation of the seed pick-up disc. The singulating member cooperates with the seed pick-up disc to eliminate excess seed within each of the seed holding grooves to ensure sowing of single seed at regular intervals.
US10015913B2	Power converter and cooler A power converter, including a heat generating element, and a cooler that includes a heat receiving plate, a plurality of cooling fins and a baffle plate. The heat generating element and the plurality of cooling fins are respectively mounted on two different surfaces of the heat receiving plate. Each cooling fin is a plate of a rectangular shape, and the plurality of cooling fins are arranged in parallel to one another, surfaces of any adjacent two of the cooling fins defining a course for cooling air to flow therethrough. The baffle plate is provided across the plurality of cooling fins, and has a substantially rectangular surface in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the courses.
US10015900B2	Compact flash retainer A method and apparatus for retaining a removable module (such as a memory card) in engagement with an interface structure of a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB is coupled to a tray, wherein the module is positioned between the PCB and the tray. The tray includes one or more forms configured to receive the module, and prevent the module from moving out of engagement with the interface structure of the PCB. A first form includes a depressed region formed in the tray, wherein the module is fitted within the depressed region. A slot, which extends through the tray, may be located adjacent to the depressed region, wherein an edge of the slot restricts movement of the module. A second form may include a raised lip, which is located adjacent to the module, and restricts movement of the module.
US10015897B1	Flexible information handling system display sliding frame An information handling system having rotationally coupled housing portions supports a flexible display disposed across the housing portions with a hinge structure that manages flexible display curve radius in a folded configuration. The flexible display is supported on a display frame that slides relative to a housing of the information handling system during rotation of housing portions. A biasing device provides force to the display frame in coordination with the sliding motion to reduce forces applied to the flexible display surface during housing portion rotations.
US10015895B2	Casing device and insertion structure thereof A casing device and an insertion structure thereof are provided. The casing device includes a first casing, a second casing, and an insertion structure. The second casing has an engagement structure. The insertion structure includes a tamperproof element. The tamperproof element has one end extended outward to form two barb-like protruding portions and the other end protrudingly provided with a leaf spring. The leaf spring includes resilient protruding plates protrudingly formed on the outer surface of the tamperproof element. Since the resilient protruding plates and the engagement structure are engaged with each other, the insertion structures can clamp the first casing and the second casing to prevent consumers from dismantling an electronic device enclosed by the casing device but enable the electronic device manufacturers to confirm whether the casing device has been inappropriately dismantled by the consumers, thereby settling disputes over damages liability between a consumer and a manufacturer.
US10015885B2	Printed circuit board, and method for manufacturing same Provided are a printed circuit board and a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board including: a first element and a second element; a first base substrate including an embedding part in which the first element is embedded and a cavity into which the second element is mounted; and a second base substrate bonded to one surface of the first base substrate and including a first via for the second element.
US10015874B2	Hybrid standing wave linear accelerators providing accelerated charged particles or radiation beams A hybrid linear accelerator is disclosed comprising a standing wave linear accelerator section (“SW section”) followed by a travelling wave linear accelerator section (“TW section”). In one example, RF power is provided to the TW section and power not used by the TW section is provided to the SW section via a waveguide. An RF switch, an RF phase adjuster, and/or an RF power adjuster is provided along the waveguide to change the energy and/or phase of the RF power provided to the SW section. In another example, RF power is provided to both the SW section and the TW section, and RF power not used by the TW section is provided to the SW section, via an RF switch, an RF phase adjuster, and/or an RF power. In another example, an RF load is matched to the output of the TW section by an RF switch.
US10015869B2	Lighting apparatus Disclosed is a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes: a control module supplying power; a heat sink receiving the control module; a light source mounted on the heat sink and connected to the control module; and a communication module including a connection terminal inserted into the heat sink and connected to the control module, and an antenna device protruding from the heat sink. Since the lighting apparatus can be controlled in a wireless scheme, a user of the lighting apparatus can easily control the lighting apparatus.
US10015867B2	Low-voltage controller with dimming function and method A low-voltage controller (LVC) is configured to utilize a low-voltage signal to operate a high-voltage load, such as, for example, a lamp. The LVC is configured to receive a low-voltage step signal at a switch input. The LVC has a line input for connection to a source of power at a line voltage and a load output for connection to a first load, and a dimmer for setting an intensity of the first load. Subsequent step signals may alter the intensity of the load. A method for low-voltage control of a load is provided. A method includes the steps of receiving a first switch signal at a switch input of an LVC; setting a lamp to a first intensity; receiving a second switch signal at the switch input; and setting the lamp to a second intensity.
US10015866B2	Smart phone controlled wireless light bulb The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that employ a control component integrated in a light bulb to control the light bulb wirelessly. The wireless light bulb can include a light source, a control component that manages operation of the light source, an input component that wirelessly obtains input signals that can be utilized by the control component, and a power source. For instance, the light source can be one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) and/or the power source can be one or more batteries. Moreover, the input component can receive the input signals (e.g., radio frequency, infrared, . . . ) from a remote control, a sensor, a differing wireless light bulb, a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag, etc. Further, the wireless light bulb can be mechanically coupled to a lighting fixture, where the lighting fixture may or may not be electrically coupled to an alternating current (AC) power source.
US10015856B2	Light-emitting apparatus A light treatment apparatus is an example of a light-emitting apparatus including a white light source, a blue light source, and a controller. The controller performs (i) constant light emission control for causing each of the white light source and the blue light source to emit light at constant brightness, and (ii) light reduction control which is performed after the constant light emission control so as to cause each of the white light source and the blue light source to reduce light intensity. The controller causes the blue light source to start reducing light intensity before causing the white light source to start reducing light intensity, and turns on the blue light source at the same time as or before turning on the white light source.
US10015853B2	LED lighting device using AC power supply Provided is a light emission device. When the size of an input voltage exceeds a minimum light emission voltage, all light emission elements emit light always irrespective of the size of a voltage, and as the size of the voltage decreases, the light emission device has a configuration in which the light emission elements are connected in parallel with each other, and as the size of the voltage increases, the light emission device has a configuration in which the light emission elements are connected in series with each other.
US10015848B2	Primary side controlled LED driver with ripple cancellation Described herein are methods and circuits for improving the performance of an AC to DC power supply. The methods and circuits achieve high power factor (PF) at the AC side and at the same time, reduce or substantially eliminate ripple in the DC output power. The methods and circuits provide an isolated topology including primary side voltage and current sensing and primary side ripple cancellation control. The methods and circuits may be used in any application where high power factor and/or low output ripple are required. In particular, the methods and circuits may be used in DC lighting applications, such as in light emitting diode (LED) lighting, wherein suppression of low frequency ripple in the output power eliminates visible flickering.
US10015847B1	Multi-cavity microwave cooking appliance A multi-cavity microwave cooking appliance provides at least two (2) microwave cooking ovens a vertically elongated third beverage heating unit in at least one (1) embodiment. In general, each of the ovens and the heating unit are operated and controlled independently from each other. However, the ovens and heating unit may be controlled together if a particular switch is pressed. Each oven and the heating unit have separate access doors, magnetrons, and control switches. A control unit can be used to enter cooking information to the ovens and heating unit. The multi-cavity microwave cooking appliance further supports a tray and turntables.
US10015845B2	Heating cooker The heating cooker includes: a heating compartment having a bottom tray mounted at the bottom part; a light source provided on the upper side of the heating compartment; a light-receiving element for receiving light transmitted by the bottom tray out of the light emitted from the light source, the light-receiving element being provided on the lower side of the bottom tray; and a determining part for determining, on the basis of a light-reception signal detected by the light-receiving element, the presence/absence or the size of a heating object placed on the bottom tray in the heating compartment. Thus, a heating cooker capable of preventing leakage of steam and detecting the presence/absence of food in the heating compartment, even when heat cooking using steam is performed, is provided.
US10015844B2	Condensation inhibiting device including thermoelectric generator, and method of inhibiting condensation A condensation inhibiting device includes a condensation inhibiting unit for inhibiting condensation on a first surface, and a thermoelectric generator which powers the condensation inhibiting unit.
US10015838B2	Method and apparatus for controlling data communication A method for controlling data communication in a terminal is provided. The method includes sensing whether a voice call occurs in the terminal, determining whether a data suspension condition is satisfied during the voice call, and suspending the data communication in the terminal during the voice call if the data suspension condition is satisfied. An apparatus for controlling data communication in a terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate data between the terminal and a base station, and a controller configured to detect whether a voice call occurs in the terminal, determine whether a data suspension condition is satisfied after the voice call occurs, and cause the communication unit to suspend the data communication in the terminal while the data suspension condition is satisfied.
US10015829B2	Controlling interference A method of controlling interference may include receiving interference parameters. The method may further include determining an interference measurement of a resource element. The interference measurement may be associated with a first location. The method may further include calculating a maximum transmission power of the resource element based at least in part on the interference parameters and the interference measurement. The method may further include transmitting a transmission via the resource element, the transmission including a transmission power equal to or less than the maximum transmission power.
US10015816B2	Network apparatus and user terminal A network apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a receiver configured to receive, from a user terminal, channel state information corresponding to a channel state of a downlink signal from a cell to which the user terminal is connected, to the user terminal; a controller configured to determine transmission frequency of the channel state information; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to the user terminal, frequency information indicating the transmission frequency determined by the controller. The controller determines the transmission frequency of the user terminal on the basis of fixation information indicating that the user terminal is a fixed user terminal whose movement is restricted.
US10015811B1	Systems and methods for prioritizing wireless device selection for coordinated multipoint (COMP) Systems and methods are described for coordinating transmissions from a multiple access nodes in a communication network. A relay-capable status of wireless devices connected to an access node may be determined. Relay capable wireless devices are dynamically selected from the connected wireless devices for assignment of coordinated transmissions from an access node. Scheduling between the selected relay capable wireless devices and the access node is conducted.
US10015808B2	Method of detecting device resource-utilization and adjusting device behavior and related wireless device Provided are resource-utilization controlling methods for a device-to-device communication and wireless devices therefor. The method performed by a first wireless device comprises steps of: detecting current utilization state of the resource for the device-to-device communication as a resource utilization state; and explicitly or implicitly signaling the resource utilization state through broadcasting in the physical layer. The method performed by a second wireless device comprises steps of: receiving one or more resource utilization states explicitly or implicitly signaled from one or more other wireless devices; and determining whether and/or how to adjust the transmission behavior of the second wireless device based on the received one or more resource utilization states.
US10015807B2	Radio link failure handling for dual connectivity Embodiments of an evolved Node B (eNB) and methods for radio link failure handling for dual connectivity are generally described herein. A method performed by circuitry of a User Equipment (UE) may include connecting, at a UE, to a Master eNB (MeNB) and connecting to a Secondary eNB (SeNB). The method may include determining, at the UE, that one of the connections has a Radio Link Failure and determining at the UE, that the other of the connections remains connected to the UE. The method may include refraining from initiating a Radio Resource Control (RRC) re-establishment procedure while at least one of the connections does not have a radio link failure.
US10015804B2	System and method for providing context-based anticipatory dynamic resource reservation Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for operating network devices, such as wireless access points, in a network environment. For example, wireless client devices may have resources reserved for their use by a network device if the wireless client device is categorized for such resource reservation, such as if the wireless client device is categorized as more important than other wireless client devices. Such categorization may be indicated by a context associated with the wireless client device, including belonging to or being associated with an important user or being used for an important purpose, such as emergency purposes, prescheduled purposes or involving multiple users. Reservation of wireless resources for wireless client devices may be performed to ensure an important user or device is provided with adequate resources to place a voice or video call, for example.
US10015799B2	Radio resource management Embodiments of the present invention relate to a communication system and method adapted to manage interference between users of base stations.
US10015791B2	Wireless radio access point configuration Methods and systems for configuring an access point (AP) are provided. According to one embodiment, a wireless network architecture includes multiple dual concurrent wireless access points, each including dual radios and dual antennas. The dual radios are configured to operate in a same frequency band and include multiple channels within the frequency band. The dual radios in each of the dual concurrent wireless access points are configured with different channels. The dual concurrent wireless access points are configured in a cell pattern, configured to use all of the channels within the frequency band.
US10015790B2	Method and device for transmitting/receiving radio signal in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and, particularly, to a method and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving first uplink resource allocation information from a base station, wherein the first uplink resource allocation information includes information indicating a subframe set and TPC range indicating information; transmitting second uplink resource allocation information to the base station, wherein the second uplink resource allocation information includes a TPC value selected by a user equipment in the TPC range determined on the basis of the TPC range indicating information; and transmitting uplink data to the base station in the subframe set, wherein the transmission power for the uplink data is set on the basis of the TPC value, the subframe set includes multiple subframe groups, and the TPC range is changed in a unit of subframe groups according to the predefined pattern.

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