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US10036370B2	Linear compressor A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor includes a piston slidably received within a chamber of a cylinder assembly and a mover positioned in a driving coil. The linear compressor also includes features for coupling the piston to the mover such that motion of the mover is transferred to the piston during operation of the driving coil and for reducing friction between the piston and the cylinder during motion of the piston within the chamber of the cylinder.
US10036367B2	Method for controlling the pitch angle of at least one wind turbine blade The invention regards a method for controlling the pitch angle of at least one wind turbine blade in a rotor connected to a main shaft on a wind turbine, the method comprises the steps of determining; a first component of the wind vector which is upwind, horizontal and aligned with the main shaft direction and, a second component of the wind vector which is upwind, perpendicular to the first component of the wind vector, wherein the first component of the wind vector and the second component of the wind vector are determined by use of at least one ultrasonic sensor mounted on the rotor, whereby the pitch angle is controlled based on the first component of the wind vector and the second component of the wind vector.
US10036360B2	Electrical system for a vehicle with start/stop An electrical system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine with start/stop capability includes a primary battery connectible to an engine starter motor; a secondary battery, an alternator, and an electrical load in parallel with one another and selectively connectible in parallel with the primary battery by a charge switch; in parallel with the secondary battery, a DC/DC converter in series with a third electrical energy source; and a bypass switch operable to selectively bypass the DC/DC converter. The bypass switch allows for selective bypassing the DC/DC converter and charging/discharging of the third electrical energy source during start/stop operation, to ensure a sufficient voltage level over the additional vehicle electrical loads when the internal combustion engine and consequently the alternator are not running.
US10036342B2	Vehicle and manufacturing method of vehicle A vehicle comprises an engine, a throttle body including a passage section and a throttle valve, and a throttle valve controller which controls opening or closing of the throttle valve, wherein the throttle valve controller includes: a memory section which contains therein a medium output control command such that the medium output control command continues to be stored in the memory section in a state in which electric power supply to the throttle valve controller is ceased, the medium output control command indicating an opening degree of the throttle valve, corresponding to a preset medium output range, and wherein the throttle valve controller controls opening or closing of the throttle valve, in accordance with the medium output control command read from the memory section, when an engine output meets a medium output condition in which the engine output is controlled to fall into the medium output range.
US10036338B2	Condition-based powertrain control system A system and approach for development of setpoints for a controller of a powertrain system. The controller may be parametrized as a function of setpoints to provide performance variables that are considered acceptable by a user or operator for current operating conditions of the engine or powertrain. The controller may determine set point trajectories in real time during operation of the powertrain system and determine positions of manipulated variables do drive controlled variables to associated and determined set point trajectories. The present system and approach may determine set point trajectories for powertrain conditions on-line and in real time, whereas set point trajectories have previously been determined off-line for powertrain control.
US10036337B2	Systems and method for exhaust gas recirculation Various systems and methods are provided for exhaust gas recirculation. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system includes an EGR passage coupling an engine exhaust system to an engine intake system, a first EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage, the first EGR cooler configured to cool EGR with a first fluid, and a second EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage downstream of the first EGR cooler, the second EGR cooler configured to cool EGR with a second fluid.
US10036333B2	Cylinder deactivation control system A vehicle includes a transmission; a torque converter coupled to the transmission; a controller in communication with the transmission and the torque converter; a driver seat, a passenger seat, and a back seat coupled to the transmission; and sensors configured to detect user occupancy of the seats. The sensors are in communication with the controller. The controller is programmed to receive data from the sensors, determine an occupancy status based on the occupancy data, set an engine operating parameter of one of the transmission and the torque converter based on the occupancy status, and control one or both of the transmission and the torque converter to operate according to the parameter.
US10036328B2	Method for the computerized control and/or regulation of a technical system The invention concerns a method for the computerized control and/or regulation of a technical system (T). Within the context of the method according to the invention, there is implemented in a preset regulating process (CO1, CO2) an exploration rule (EP) by means of which new, as yet unknown, states (x) of the technical system (T) are started, a simulation model (SM) of the technical system (T) checking whether the actions (a2) of the exploration rule (EP) lead to sequential states (x′) lying within predetermined thresholds. Only in that case is the corresponding action (a2) performed according to the exploration rule (EP) on the technical system. The method according to the invention enables new states to be explored within the framework of the operation of a technical system, it being ensured through checking of appropriate thresholds that the exploration is carried out imperceptibly and does not lead to incorrect operation of the technical system. The method according to the invention is suitable in particular for controlling or regulating gas turbines or wind turbines.
US10036323B2	Rear nacelle assembly for a turbojet engine A rear nacelle assembly for turbojet engine includes an inner structure surrounding a downstream portion of the turbojet engine. In particular, the inner structure is movable in rotation between an operating position in which it forms a downstream fairing and defines an annular stream of cold air with a thrust reverser cowl, and a maintenance position in which the inner structure moves away from the downstream portion. A suspension pylon is further provided to mount the thrust reverser cowl and the inner structure. The thrust reverser cowl slides between an opening position clearing air flow deviation grids and a closing position recovering the air flow deviation grids. Moreover, the thrust reverser cowl is mounted on the suspension pylon by a pivot connection sliding around a main axis, and the inner structure is mounted on the suspension pylon by a pivot connection around the main axis.
US10036317B2	Capacity control of turbine by the use of a reheat combustor in multi shaft engine One example of a gas turbine engine can include a first compressor and a first turbine connected to the first compressor by a first shaft. The engine can include a reheat combustor, which is disposed downstream of the first turbine, and a second turbine, which is disposed downstream of the reheat combustor. The engine can further include a second compressor, which is connected to the second turbine by a second shaft and is disposed upstream of the first compressor. The first and second turbines can be disconnected from one another, and the first and second compressors can be disconnected from one another. The second compressor may have an outlet including a flow to the first compressor, such that the first and second turbines provide a shaft worksplit. The reheat combustor can be configured to receive fuel and generate a reheat exit temperature, so as to control an apparent capacity of the second turbine based on a plurality of parameters of the second compressor.
US10036313B2	Variable compression ratio internal combustion engine A variable compression ratio internal combustion engine comprises a crankshaft and a connecting rod. The connecting rod comprises a connecting rod body, a first hydraulic cylinder, a first hydraulic piston, a second hydraulic cylinder, a second hydraulic piston, a linking member, a hydraulic oil path, and a spool between a first operating position permitting supply of hydraulic oil from the second hydraulic cylinder to the first hydraulic cylinder, and a second operating position permitting supply of hydraulic oil from the first hydraulic cylinder to the second hydraulic. The variable compression ratio internal combustion engine further comprises a biasing member arranged inside the crank pin and biasing the spool so as to selectively switch a position of the spool between the first operating position and the second operating position.
US10036310B2	Exhaust-gas turbocharger An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a housing (2) which comprises a turbine housing (3), a bearing housing (4) and a compressor housing (5); and having a cooling device (10) which is integrated at least in the turbine housing (3) and which has a cooling device inlet (16), wherein a coolant swirling device (13) is arranged at the cooling device inlet (16).
US10036299B2	Exhaust apparatus of outboard motor An exhaust apparatus of an outboard motor equipped with a four-stroke engine includes an exhaust pipe having a cylindrical shape and being connected to an exhaust passage of an engine holder, wherein the exhaust pipe is disposed in an exhaust passage of the exhaust manifold in a manner being erected upright in parallel to the crankshaft, and the exhaust pipe has an upper end opened in an upper portion of the exhaust passage and a lower end supporting the cylinder block, and the exhaust manifold and the exhaust pipe are provided with a gap therebetween in a plan view acting as an exhaust collection space adapted to collect exhaust gas from the exhaust manifold.
US10036295B2	Aqueous urea solution supply device and aqueous urea solution supply method for internal combustion engine A aqueous urea solution supply device for an engine is provided with a tank that stores aqueous urea solution, a valve configured to add the aqueous urea solution to exhaust gas, and a passage configured to supply the aqueous urea solution in the tank to the valve. When a pressure of the aqueous urea solution supplied to the valve is equal to or lower than a predetermined pressure and the amount of the aqueous urea solution in the tank is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold, an electronic control unit determines that the aqueous urea solution in an amount required for cooling of the valve cannot be supplied from the tank to the valve and executes a return control for returning the aqueous urea solution in the valve to the tank.
US10036291B2	Exhaust after-treatment system including ammonia and hydrogen generation An after-treatment system including an exhaust treatment component provided in an exhaust passage, a tank carrying an aqueous reagent, and an electrochemical cell in communication with the tank and configured to receive the aqueous reagent therefrom. The electrochemical cell is configured to convert the aqueous reagent into a first exhaust treatment fluid and a second exhaust treatment fluid. A controller is in communication with the electrochemical cell. The controller is configured to vary amounts and/or composition of each of the first exhaust treatment fluid and the second exhaust treatment fluid produced by the electrochemical cell. An injector is in communication with the electrochemical cell and the exhaust passage, and is configured to receive one of the first exhaust treatment fluid or the second exhaust treatment fluid from the electrochemical cell, and dose the one exhaust treatment fluid into the exhaust passage at a location upstream from the exhaust treatment component.
US10036290B2	Crankcase ventilation valve for an engine A positive crankcase ventilation valve for an engine is provided with a valve body defining apertures fluidly coupling a crankcase and an intake manifold of the engine, with each aperture sized to prevent an entrained oil droplet from flowing therethrough. The valve has a valve element supported by the body to selectively cover at least one of the apertures in response to a pressure difference between the manifold and the crankcase to provide variable air flow from the crankcase to the intake manifold. A method includes, in response to an increasing absolute pressure difference between the manifold and the crankcase, passively moving a valve element to selectively cover apertures fluidly coupling the crankcase and the manifold to control an air flow from the crankcase to the intake manifold to a predetermined variable flow profile, and separating oil droplets from the air flow via the apertures.
US10036288B2	Regenerative braking power to operate vehicle electric heater A vehicle includes an electric machine configured to recharge a battery through regenerative braking, an electric heater configured to heat a powertrain lubricating oil, and a controller. The controller, in response to a temperature of the powertrain lubricating oil being less than a threshold, directs regenerative braking power to the electric heater.
US10036281B2	Mid turbine frame (MTF) for a gas turbine engine A mid-turbine frame for a gas turbine engine includes a CMC outer ring, a CMC inner ring, and a multiple of CMC airfoils between the CMC outer ring and the CMC inner ring. Each of the CMC airfoils includes at least one hollow tube and a shell of a multiple of CMC plies surrounding the hollow tube. The hollow tube reinforces the shell. A spring biased tie-rod assembly is mounted through at least one of the multiple of CMC airfoils.
US10036277B2	Gas turbine engine comprising a composite component and a metal component which are connected by a flexible fixing device A gas turbine engine for propulsion of an aircraft, the engine extending axially from upstream to downstream and including a composite part, a metal part, and a device for flexible fixing of the parts, the fixing device including: a flexible connecting element including a first fixing portion connected to the metal part by an axial connection and a second fixing portion connected to the composite part by an axial connection, the connecting element including an axially extending free end; and a rigid locking element including a fixing portion connected to the metal part by an axial connection and an axially extending free end, the free end of the locking element being aligned radially with the free end of the connecting element to limit deformation of the connecting element while the engine is in operation.
US10036270B2	Steam turbine rotor seal key member, related assembly and steam turbine Various embodiments include a rotor key member having: a body with a primary axis extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to an axial direction in a steam turbine, the body including: a first pair of opposing sides; a second pair of opposing sides extending between the first pair of opposing sides; a top surface and a bottom surface extending between the second pair of opposing sides; and a fillet, bevel or chamfer edge extending between a first one of the first pair of opposing sides and the bottom surface and extending an entire length of the body along the primary axis; and a slot within the body, the slot extending a portion of a length of the body along the primary axis between the second pair of opposing sides and forming an opening in a second one of the first pair of opposing sides.
US10036263B2	Stator assembly with pad interface for a gas turbine engine An inner platform structure of a stator vane for a gas turbine engine includes a male circumferential side opposite a female circumferential side, the male circumferential side includes a male wall received at least partially within a female wall of a neighboring stator vane at an interface with a pad at the interface.
US10036261B2	Blade dovetail bottom A blade has an airfoil extending radially outwardly of a dovetail. The dovetail has edges that will be at circumferential sides of the blade when the blade is mounted within a rotor. A bottom surface of the dovetail will be radially inward when the rotor blade is mounted in a rotor, and is formed such that a circumferentially central portion of the bottom surface is radially thicker than are circumferential edges. A fan and a gas turbine engine are also described.
US10036257B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an airfoil having pressure and suction sides extending in a radial direction from a 0% span position at an inner flow path location to a 100% span position at an airfoil tip. The airfoil has a curve corresponding to a relationship between a trailing edge sweep angle and a span position. The trailing edge sweep angle is in a range of 10° to 20° in a range of 40-70% span position. The trailing edge sweep angle is positive from 0% span to at least 95% span.
US10036256B2	Gas turbine with two swirl supply lines for cooling the rotor A gas turbine has at least one rotor and inner housing part to form an annular chamber therebetween. The annular chamber is fluidically connected to a compressor portion at one end and expansion turbine portion at the other, and is supplied with cooling fluid. First and second swirl supply lines supply the annular chamber with cooling fluid. The cooling fluid is supplied to the surface of the rotor with a tangential flow component, and a first seal element in the annular chamber acts as a flow resistor. A discharge line in the rotor between the first seal element and expansion turbine portion receives and discharges cooling fluid from the second swirl supply line. No bypass lines are provided from the first swirl supply line such that the cooling fluid is conducted around the second swirl supply line in order to be returned to a location of the annular chamber.
US10036254B2	Dual alloy bladed rotors suitable for usage in gas turbine engines and methods for the manufacture thereof Dual alloy bladed rotors are provided, as are methods for manufacturing dual alloy bladed rotors. In one embodiment, the method includes arranging bladed pieces in a ring formation such that contiguous bladed pieces contact along shank-to-shank bonding interfaces. The ring formation is positioned around a hub disk, which is contacted by the bladed pieces along a shank-to-hub bonding interface. A metallic sealing material is deposited between contiguous bladed pieces utilizing, for example, a laser welding process to produce an annular seal around the ring formation. A hermetic cavity is then formed, which is circumferentially bounded by the annular seal and which encloses the shank-to-shank and shank-to-hub bonding interface. Afterwards, a Hot Isostatic Pressing process is performed during which the ring formation and the hub disk are exposed to elevated pressures external to the hermetic cavity sufficient to diffusion bond the shank-to-shank and shank-to-hub bonding interface.
US10036252B2	Method for removing hydraulic support for solid filling coal mining A method for removing a hydraulic support for solid filling coal mining includes digging a support removing channel (3) in a coal body (2) in front of the hydraulic support (1), and laying a support removing track (4), then removing the hydraulic support from a coal conveying gateway (11) to a track gateway (5), temporary supporting is carried out by matching a single supporting column with a n-type steel beam before each hydraulic support is removed. A supporting roof is reinforced in time by means of erecting a crib (13) and grouting after each hydraulic support is removed, three grouting pipelines (12) are laid after the supports of the whole work surface are removed, and grouting is carried out in the whole finishing cut space. The roof of the support removing space of the work surface is stable so that the hydraulic supports on the work surface of solid filling coal mining are ensured to be safely and efficiently removed.
US10036249B2	Machine having boundary tracking system The boundary tracking system has a plurality of signal transmitting devices located to represent at least one boundary of a work site. The boundary tracking system also has a receiving device configured to receive signals transmitted from one or more of the plurality of transmitting devices and to generate an output based on the received signals. The boundary tracking system also has a controller configured to determine a location of at least one of the plurality of transmitting devices based on the output from the receiving device.
US10036248B2	Cutter head for longwall shearer A cutter head for a mining machine includes a first end and a second end with a drum axis extending between the first and the second ends. The cutter head also includes a web coupled to the second end of the drum. The web includes a plurality of arcuate apertures. Each arcuate aperture extends through an angle about the drum axis. The cutter head further includes a plurality of first ribs coupled to the web. Each of the first ribs is positioned between adjacent arcuate apertures. The cutter head also includes a plurality of second ribs coupled to the web. Each of the second ribs extend across one of the plurality of arcuate apertures. A first angle that extends between one of the first ribs and an adjacent one of the second ribs is different than a second angle extending between the one first rib and another adjacent second rib.
US10036242B2	Downhole acoustic density detection Fluid densities can be monitored in real-time in a wellbore, such as during downhole stimulation operations, using an acoustic pressure-sensing system. The measured acoustic signal can be used to determine pressure fluctuations of a fluid in non-laminar flow. An estimated density of the fluid can be calculated based on the pressure fluctuations of the fluid and a known flow rate of the fluid. The flow rate of the fluid can be known, such as when being held constant by surface equipment or when measured at the surface.
US10036228B2	Hydraulic cementing port collar with integral swivel-spline feature Embodiments relate to methods and devices for improved liner drill-in operations. Specifically, embodiments may provide the capability to selectively allow rotation of the liner, even once a packer has been set. Typical embodiments might couple a port sealing collar (that can selectively seal or open a port in the liner) to a selectively lockable swivel joint, for example.
US10036224B2	Seal lock down A wellhead assembly includes an outer wellhead member, the outer wellhead member having a locking profile on an inner surface. An inner tubular wellhead member lands within the outer wellhead member, defining a seal pocket between the inner tubular wellhead member and the outer wellhead member. A seal ring is located in the seal pocket. A seal energizing ring urges the seal ring into sealing engagement with the outer wellhead member and the inner tubular wellhead member. An annular lock ring is carried with the seal energizing ring and engages the locking profile. A lock energizing ring retains the annular lock ring in engagement with the locking profile.
US10036222B2	Bottom hole assembly retrieval for casing-while-drilling operations using a tethered float valve A bottom hole assembly for a casing-while-drilling operation utilizes a tethered float valve to retrieve the bottom hole assembly after the casing string has been positioned at a desired wellbore depth.
US10036219B1	Systems and methods for well control using pressure prediction Disclosed are systems and methods for predicting a stabilized pressure in a wellbore of a well after an undesired influx of formation fluids, i.e., a kick, into the wellbore in a real-time drilling operation. Following the kick, the well is shut in. Signals representing pressure data associated with the subterranean casing, drill pipe, wellhead, and/or the bottomhole assembly and associated time data are received in a processor. A regression analysis is performed using the pressure data and associated time data in the processor and solved for a predicted stabilized pressure associated with the subterranean casing, the drill pipe, the wellhead, and/or the bottomhole assembly respectively. The regression analysis is performed around a variant of the radial diffusivity equation describing the rate-pressure relationship for flow of a production fluid. The predicted stabilized pressure is communicated to a user.
US10036216B2	Self-adjusting pipe spinner A self-adjusting spinner is provided that is capable of accommodating various pipe sizes without requiring the need for an operator to climb up the support mechanism and manually change the position of the drive assembly. The self-adjusting spinner includes a case having two pivotally connected members: a stationary case member and a moving case member. Upper and lower plates having gear racks are mounted on the stationary case member for moving a drive assembly horizontally across the case. The drive assembly includes a motor that drives gear sprocket through a drive shaft. The drive sprocket then drives a chain that rotates a drill pipe in an operative position relative to the case. The spinner also includes an adjusting assembly mounted on the case that moves the drive assembly along the gear rack upon the actuation of an adjustment sequence. When the adjustment sequence is initiated, the effective length of the chain is adjusted to accommodate drill pipes of varying diameters.
US10036211B2	Torque limiting device A work string assembly for an oil or gas well has a first and second tubulars, and a torque limiting device connected in the work string. The torque limiting device has a body with an axial bore and two interconnected members that can disconnect to be relatively rotatable. The interconnected members can be repeatedly re-engageable when the torque levels drop below a torque threshold value, or can be connected by a frangible member that is broken when the interconnected members disconnect. A selectively actuable circulation port provided in the string adjacent to and above the torque limiting device allows the annulus between the work string and the casing to be flushed with fluid from the port.
US10036205B2	Stacked-plate reamer A stacked-plate system for a backreamer. The backreamer has a set of plates disposed about a central shaft for providing fluid for use in reaming operations. A distributor plate forms a cavity within a plate assembly for receiving fluid from the central shaft through radial fluid ports. Fluid from the cavity is then expelled through nozzles that overlay the cavity in a separate plate. The direction of fluid flow at the nozzles is axial, rather than toward the sidewall of the enlarged bore.
US10036201B1	Access ladder assembly for a movable machine An access ladder assembly for a machine includes a fixed section, a movable section, a biasing member, a locking member, and a release assembly. The fixed section includes a pair of guide members and a fixed step. The movable section is mounted on and is movable along the fixed section between extended and retracted positions. The movable section includes a pair of sidewalls, and at least one horizontal step and is biased towards the retracted position by the biasing member. The locking member locks the movable member at the extended position. The release assembly operates to release the locking member. A manually engagable actuator of the release assembly may be disposed adjacent the fixed step. The movable section may include rails that slide within a hollow portions of the guide members as the movable section moves between the extended and retracted positions.
US10036196B2	Automatic closing structure for slats of sash An automatic closing structure is disclosed, which is installed between a sash and a corresponding object, wherein the sash is pivotable relative to the corresponding object; the sash includes a frame and a plurality of turnable slats which are arranged in parallel in the frame; the automatic closing structure has a cord which is adapted to automatically close the slats, wherein the cord can be easily assembled into the automatic closing structure, and a tightness thereof can be adjusted.
US10036195B2	Modular enclosure The enclosure comprises: a partition (1) of panels (2) provided with longitudinal grooves (3) and a space for mounting a door (6); and a door (6) comprising: an upper box (7); and two vertical posts (9) with vertical guides (30) for moving a closing element (10), in addition to longitudinal channels (15) defining passages, with the longitudinal grooves (3), for housing fastening elements (16, 17) that can be vertically moved between a position wherein the door (6) is held and a position wherein the door (6) is released. The door comprises means for ensuring peripheral tightness in the closed position.
US10036191B2	Vehicle door opening/closing apparatus A vehicle door opening/closing apparatus includes: a support member that has a telescopic shaft shape, is interposed between a body and a door of a vehicle, and thereby is capable of holding the door at an open position, wherein the support member includes a cylindrical housing that accommodates a drive source, and a joint member that is fixed with a part thereof inserted into an end portion of the corresponding housing and is attached on the body or the door of the vehicle, and wherein the joint member has a contact portion which comes into contact with the housing when the joint member is fixed to the housing, and on which convex portions and concave portions recessed to an inner side in a radial direction with respect to the convex portions are alternately provided in a circumferential direction.
US10036190B2	Guide block for glass panel A guide block for stabilizing an edge of a glass panel relative to a surface is disclosed. The guide block includes a block base having a body of variable size and shape configured for mounting on the surface. The block base defines at least one fastening screw receiving hole on top and on a side thereof. The guide block further includes a mounting member having a pin extending therefrom an inner side of the mounting member. The block base has a front and a rear such that the front is configured to receive the pin in a hole therethrough such that the block base and the mounting member stabilize the edge of the glass panel disposed therebetween and the rear is configured as a receiving channel for stabilizing an edge of a sliding glass door disposed therein.
US10036184B1	Handcuffs and methods of making and using same The present disclosure is directed to a pair of handcuffs and method of making and using the handcuffs. Each handcuff includes a wristlet and a gripping portion. Each handcuff is connected to the other. Each wristlet is capable of being positioned about a wrist of a first individual. Each gripping portion is attached to a wristlet such that each gripping portion is positioned so that a second individual can grip the gripping portion when using the handcuffs.
US10036181B2	Household appliance having a pocket handle and associated display A household appliance including a cabinet defining a chamber with an access opening, a door movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively open and close the access opening and having a face, and a pocket handle having a recess provided in the door with an ingress opening to define a pocket, and a display provided with the door and overlying a portion of the pocket to define a handle pull, wherein a user can insert their fingers into the pocket through the ingress opening and pull against the handle pull to move the door to open the access opening.
US10036180B1	Fence post anchor installation system A system of for installing unanchored fence post anchors with equidistant blades accurately with one or two persons comprising tools to align the fence post anchor while it is being urged into an anchored state.
US10036179B1	Made in the shade An apparatus for providing shade or protection from the elements to an audio console includes frame, a panel, a couple of clips, a telescopic leg assembly, and a couple of magnetic leveling pads. The frame upholds the panel which prevents light and precipitation from passing through and coming into contact with the area beneath the panel. The couple of clips mount the apparatus onto the displays of the audio console. The telescopic leg assembly adjusts the angle of the panel in respect to the keyboard of the audio console. The couple of magnetic leveling pads fastens the telescopic leg assembly to a neighboring surface and fixes the angle of the telescopic leg assembly.
US10036158B2	Concrete anchor An anchor rod support comprises a support having a floor and legs extending downwardly from the floor with openings between the legs; and the support including threads for attaching thereto an anchor rod.
US10036154B2	Urinal anti-splash device A urinal anti-splash device including an anti-splash body sized and shaped to couple to at least a portion of a urinal. The anti-splash body may include a first portion, a second portion opposite the first portion, a longitudinal length extending from the first portion to the second portion, and an upper surface extending the longitudinal length. The urinal anti-splash device also includes a base coupled to the first portion and configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular from the first portion. The urinal anti-splash device further includes a first plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the upper surface of the anti-splash body and a second plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the base, the second plurality of protrusions configured to extend in the direction substantially perpendicular from the first portion of the anti-splash body.
US10036153B2	Toilet device having a backflushing function for a particle filter A toilet device for a rail vehicle includes flushing water-carrying installations and wastewater-carrying installations. The flushing water-carrying installations include an intermediate reservoir for storing flushing water and a supply line for supplying the intermediate reservoir with flushing water. The supply line includes a filter for filtering the flushing water supplied to the intermediate reservoir. The supply line is connected to the intermediate reservoir such that flushing water from the intermediate reservoir can be returned through the filter. A backflushing line is connected to the filter and opens into a wastewater-carrying installation. A method for operating the toilet device includes supplying the flushing water through a filter to fill the intermediate reservoir, and flushing a flushable bowl with flushing water from the intermediate reservoir or backflushing the filter with flushing water from the intermediate reservoir and draining off the flushing water to a wastewater-carrying installation.
US10036146B2	Multiple axis handle and mechanism A control mechanism for manually adjusting a plurality of control parameters, the control mechanism including a mechanical multiple axis handle movable about three axes of rotation for operating an operated device, wherein each of the axes of rotation pass through the handle, and a movement transformation assembly to transform rotational movements of the handle to control commands to the operated device.
US10036135B2	Methods and systems to contain pollution and hazardous environments (CPHE) A membrane system isolates environment volume, contains hazards, enables detoxification, hazard removal, infrastructure restoration, and substance recovery. The flexible membrane system adjusts to advantageously shape its isolated volume and integrate existing infrastructure. Pollution and hazardous energy, including crude oil, toxic-gas, radioactive fallout, fire, and other hazards are isolated, while concurrently enabling access within the isolated volume. Pod encapsulated and readily deployed, the membrane system operates semi-autonomously, uses selective-filtering, specific gravity and substance differences to channel matter, mitigate hazards, protect the biosphere, preserve infrastructure and capture substances.
US10036131B2	Method for waterproofing a bridge expansion joint A method of waterproofing a bridge expansion joint, gap between a pair of bridge decks or a bridge deck and a ground deck, implemented through a layer of primer, an elastic membrane, a waterproofing membrane, a reinforced membrane, and a repaving process. As the first step, the layer of primer is applied to adjacent ends of the pair of bridge decks or the bridge deck and the ground deck. The elastic membrane is then shaped to an inverted dome and positioned within the gap as terminal ends of the elastic membrane are thermally bonded to the layer of primer. The waterproofing membrane is then thermally bonded to the layer of primer and the elastic membrane. Then, the reinforced membrane is thermally bonded onto the waterproofing membrane along the bridge expansion joint. The repaving process is then executed to install an asphaltic plug, completing the waterproofing of the bridge expansion joint.
US10036119B1	Thimble assembly for a cord A thimble assembly that includes an arch portion connecting a first leg portion to a second leg portion. The thimble assembly may also include a peripheral groove extending substantially along an outer surface of the first and second leg portions and the arch portion. The thimble assembly may also include a plurality of connectors extending from a first lip of the peripheral groove and connecting to a second lip of the peripheral groove. The connectors may traverse the peripheral groove across the first and second leg portions and the arch portion. The thimble assembly may include a length of cord with a plurality of strands that traverses the peripheral groove. The strands may enclose the connectors such that the strands are woven around the connectors. In one embodiment, the thimble assembly may include a wireless tension detector connected to the thimble that includes a sensor that senses radial expansion and contraction of the cord under tension. The wireless tension detector may include an alert signal to indicate when expansion and contraction of the cord is not within a predetermined range.
US10036112B2	Tub for washing machine, apparatus and method of manufacturing According to a tub for a washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a bottom portion, an outer side wall portion, an inner side wall portion, a water flow passage side wall are integrally formed by injection molding so as to form a water flow passage. An apparatus and a method of manufacturing the tub for a washing machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure allow the bottom portion, the outer side wall portion, the inner side wall portion, and the water flow passage side wall to be integrally formed by injection molding.
US10036109B2	Laundry treating apparatus and control method for the same A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet with first and second cabinet doors. A first washing apparatus processes laundry that is placed through the first cabinet door at the front. A second washing apparatus processes laundry that is placed through the second cabinet door at the top. The second washing apparatus includes: a tub that holds water and has an opening at a top that is accessible through the second opening of the cabinet; a tub cover that covers the top of the tub and defines an inlet through which the tub is accessible; a tub door on the tub cover that opens or closes the inlet of the tub cover separately from the second cabinet door opening or closing the second opening; a drum inside the tub configured to rotate about a vertical shaft; and a first sensor that generates a signal based on the tub door being open.
US10036105B2	Porous carbon nanofibers and manufacturing thereof Described herein are nanofibers and methods for making porous carbon nanofibers. The pores have of any suitable size or shape. The presence and/or ordering of the pores results in a high surface area and/or high specific surface area. Such carbon is useful in a number of applications where high surface area carbon is desirable.
US10036102B2	Bismuth and magnesium co-doped lithium niobate crystal, preparation method thereof and application thereof A bismuth and magnesium co-doped lithium niobate crystal includes Li2CO3, Nb2O5, Bi2O3 and MgO, wherein the molar ratio of [Li] and [Nb] is 0.90-1.00, the molar percentage of Bi2O3 in the mixture is 0.25-0.80%, and the molar percentage of MgO in the mixture is 3.0-7.0%. The bismuth and magnesium co-doped lithium niobate crystal has enhanced photorefraction, improved photorefractive sensitivity, shortened holographic grating saturation writing time, and the photorefractive diffraction efficiency can reach up to 17%. The response time is only 170 ms, when the holographic storage experiment is carried out using 488 nm continuous laser. Therefore, this crystal can be used in the field of holographic imaging.
US10036098B2	Method for determining an analyte content of a liquid sample by means of a bioanalyzer A method for automated in situ determining an analyte content of a liquid sample by means of a bioanalyzer, wherein a measurement duct has at least one substrate, comprising a repeatedly performable sequence of steps as follows: (i) preparing a sensor matrix, which has a plurality of receptors, which bind the analyte and/or a further target molecule, or bring about a chemical conversion of the analyte or of the further target molecule, leading through the measurement duct a preparation solution of at least a first chemical species, wherein a plurality of the first chemical species are bound on the substrate via the functional group binding on the substrate, wherein the other functional group of the plurality of the first chemical species bound on the substrate serves as a receptor or for subsequent binding of a receptor; (ii) leading the liquid sample, through the measurement duct, wherein analyte contained in the liquid sample or in the liquid to be measured, and/or other target molecules contained in the liquid sample or the liquid to be measured, bind, preferably selectively and specifically, on the receptors or are chemically converted by the receptors, and determining a measured variable correlated with the amount of the target molecules bound or converted by the receptors, and deriving therefrom the analyte content of the liquid sample; and (iii) regenerating, especially clearing, the at least one substrate, wherein the sensor matrix and, in given cases, molecules bound thereto, especially analyte molecules, other target molecules or other molecules, are released from the substrate and/or at least partially decomposed.
US10036096B2	System and method for parallel solution extraction of one or more metal values from metal-bearing materials The present disclosure relates to a process and system for recovery of one or more metal values using solution extraction techniques and to a system for metal value recovery. In an exemplary embodiment, the solution extraction system comprises a first solution extraction circuit and a second solution extraction circuit. A first metal-bearing solution is provided to the first and second circuit, and a second metal-bearing solution is provided to the first circuit. The first circuit produces a first rich electrolyte solution, which can be forwarded to primary metal value recovery, and a low-grade raffinate, which is forwarded to secondary metal value recovery. The second circuit produces a second rich electrolyte solution, which is also forwarded to primary metal value recovery. The first and second solution extraction circuits have independent organic phases and each circuit can operate independently of the other circuit.
US10036094B2	Processes and systems for preparing lithium hydroxide There are provided processes for preparing lithium hydroxide. The processes comprise submitting an aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to a first electromembrane process that comprises a two-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions for conversion of the lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate to lithium hydroxide, and obtaining a first lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a first lithium hydroxide-enriched aqueous stream; and submitting the first lithium-reduced aqueous stream to a second electromembrane process that comprises a three-compartment membrane process under suitable conditions to prepare at least a further portion of lithium hydroxide and obtaining a second lithium-reduced aqueous stream and a second lithium-hydroxide enriched aqueous stream. There are also provided systems for preparing lithium hydroxide.
US10036092B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium A Technique includes forming a film on a substrate in a process chamber by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times. The cycle includes non-simultaneously performing supplying a precursor gas to the substrate, exhausting the precursor gas from the process chamber, supplying an oxygen-containing gas to the substrate, exhausting the oxygen-containing gas from the process chamber, supplying a hydrogen-containing gas to the substrate, and exhausting the hydrogen-containing gas from the process chamber. At least one among an amount of an exhausted gas and an exhaust rate in the act of exhausting the oxygen-containing gas is set greater than that in the act of exhausting the precursor gas, and at least one among an amount of an exhausted gas and an exhaust rate in the act of exhausting the hydrogen-containing gas is set greater than that in the act of exhausting the precursor gas.
US10036087B2	Bulk platinum-copper-phosphorus glasses bearing boron, silver, and gold The disclosure provides Pt—Cu—P glass-forming alloys bearing at least one of B, Ag, and Au, where each of B, Ag, and Au can contribute to improve the glass forming ability of the alloy in relation to the alloy that is free of these elements. The alloys are capable of forming metallic glass rods with diameters in excess of 3 mm, and in some embodiments 50 mm or larger. The alloys and metallic glasses can satisfy platinum jewelry hallmarks PT750, PT800, PT850, and PT900.
US10036085B2	Non-scaling heat-treatable steel and method for producing a non-scaling component from said steel A non-scaling heat-treatable steel with particular suitability for producing hardened or die-hardened components is disclosed, characterized by the following chemical composition in % by weight: C 0.04-0.50; Mn 0.5-6.0; Al 0.5-3.0; Si 0.05-3.0; Cr 0.05-3.0; Ni less than 3.0; Cu less than 3.0; Ti 0.010-≤0.050; B 0.0015-≤0.0040; P less than 0.10; S less than 0.05; N less than 0.020; remainder iron and unavoidable impurities. Further disclosed is a method for producing a non-scaling hardened component from the steel and a method for producing a hot strip from a steel.
US10036083B2	Reaction material pre-placement for reaction metallurgical joining A method of pre-placing a reaction material onto a surface of a metal workpiece substrate involves the use of oscillating wire arc welding. The method involves depositing and adhering the reaction material from a consumable electrode rod. In doing so, the reaction material can be deposited at any time before the metal workpiece substrate is ready for joining by reaction metallurgical joining, and the size and shape of the reaction material deposit can be more easily controlled.
US10036077B2	Covered sequence conversion DNA and detection methods Disclosed are methods for detecting a target nucleic acid in sample, which include contacting the sample with an oligonucleotide having a hairpin structure, where the oligonucleotide includes, in the 5′ to 3′ direction, an arbitrary sequence, an endonuclease recognition site for a nicking reaction, a sequence complementary to the arbitrary sequence, and a sequence complementary to the target nucleic acid; a polymerase; and an endonuclease capable of nicking the endonuclease recognition site. The disclosure also provides compositions and kits comprising an oligonucleotide having a hairpin structure, where the oligonucleotide includes, in the 5′ to 3′ direction an arbitrary sequence, an endonuclease recognition site for a nicking reaction, a sequence complementary to the arbitrary sequence, and a sequence complementary to a target nucleic acid.
US10036075B2	Risk stratification in influenza The present invention relates to methods for the identification of clinical risk in patients having, or suspected of having, influenza. The invention also relates to methods for distinguishing between patients having influenza or viral pneumonia from patients having a symptomatically similar condition. The methods of the invention comprise determination of the level of expression of interferon alpha inducible protein 27 (IF127) in a biological sample from a patient having, or suspected of having, influenza. Kits comprising suitable components for the performance of the methods are also provided by the invention. The invention allows stratification of patients into groups defining clinical risk, for example groups based on the severity of risk to the long-term health of the subject.
US10036071B2	Methods for the detection of sequence amplification in the BRCA1 locus Methods for detecting the amplifications of sequences in the BRCA1 locus, which sequences have ends consisting of or are framed with sequence stretches present at least twice in the BRCA1 locus, and which amplification results in at least two or at least three, especially three, tandem copies of the amplified sequence; methods for determining a predisposition to diseases or disorders associated with these amplifications, including predisposition to ovarian cancer or breast cancer and methods for detecting amplifications with similar features in other loci.
US10036065B2	Biochemical analysis apparatus and rotary valve An analysis apparatus for performing biochemical analysis of a sample using nanopores comprises: a sensor device that that supports plural nanopores, reservoirs holding material for performing the analysis; a fluidics system; and plural containers for receiving respective samples, all arranged in a cartridge that is removably attachable to an electronics unit arranged to generate drive signals to perform signal processing circuit to generate output data representing the results of the analysis. The fluidics system supplies samples selectively from the containers to the sensor device using a rotary valve. In one valve, a stator defines a plurality of first ports arranged around the rotational axis and a collection chamber extending in around the axis of rotation in communication with a second port. A rotor provides a passage extending between the collection chamber and a position in communication with any one of the plurality of first ports. In another valve a stator defining a plurality of first ports in an annular surface facing the rotational axis, and a rotor is mounted inside a liner arranged between the annular surface of the stator and a facing annular surface of the rotor. The liner has a greater compliance than the rotor and stator to facilitate sealing.
US10036056B2	Catalytic nucleic acid and gold nanoparticles for detection of biomolecules The present invention relates to catalytic nucleic acid molecule signal amplification combined with surface plasmon properties of gold nanoparticles to achieve simple and sensitive colorimetric detection of biological targets. The assays of the present invention have about 50 pM sensitivity without the need for purification steps, can detect multiple targets in parallel, and is easily adaptable to new targets. The methods of the present invention are capable of rapid detection of genetic targets for gonorrhea, syphilis, malaria, and hepatitis B infections.
US10036048B1	Process for obtaining a naphthoquinone derivative from Streptomyces sp The process for obtaining a naphthoquinone derivative from Streptomyces sp. includes providing a seed inoculum of a strain of Streptomyces sp.; culturing the Streptomyces sp. in a culture nutrient medium; centrifuging the culture nutrient medium to provide a supernatant and a biomass precipitate; admixing a water immiscible solvent to the supernatant to produce a water immiscible solvent extract layer and a water layer; and isolating the antimicrobial and cytotoxic compound from the water immiscible solvent extract layer by performing silica gel chromatography. The naphthoquinone derivative has the following chemical structure:
US10036045B2	Method for storing gaseous hydrogen through producing methanoate (formate) The present invention relates to a method for storing gaseous hydrogen, comprising the steps of producing methanoate (formate) through contacting gaseous hydrogen with carbon dioxide in the presence of a hydrogen dependent carbondioxide reductase (HDCR), and thereby storing of said gaseous hydrogen. The HDCR and/or its complex is preferably derived from Acetobacterium woodii.
US10036040B2	Methods and compositions for the activation of gamma-delta T-cells The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions for gene therapy and immunotherapy that activate gamma delta T-cells, and in particular, can be used in the treatment of various cancers and infectious diseases.
US10036033B2	Method of inhibiting sprouting in plant tissues The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting sprouting, particularly pre-harvest sprouting, in plant seeds, by introducing a polynucleotide encoding a FCA protein into the plant.
US10036030B2	Use of the soybean sucrose synthase promoter to increase plant seed lipid content Recombinant DNA constructs comprising the soybean sucrose synthase promoter operably linked to polynucleotides encoding transcription factors such as ODP1, Lec1 and FUSCA3 are disclosed. These constructs are used for increasing oil content while maintaining normal germination in oilseed plants. Methods to increase oil content in the seeds of an oilseed plant using this construct are also disclosed herein.
US10036029B2	Molecular markers for low palmitic acid content in sunflower (Helianthus annus), and methods of using the same This disclosure concerns methods and compositions for identifying sunflower plants that have a low palmitic acid content phenotype. Some embodiments concern molecular markers to identify, select, and/or construct low palmitic acid content plants and germplasm, or to identify and counter-select relatively high palmitic acid content plants. This disclosure also concerns sunflower plants comprising a low palmitic acid content phenotype that are generated by methods utilizing at least one marker described herein.
US10036025B2	Oligonucleotide compositions with enhanced efficiency The oligonucleotide compositions of the present invention make use of combinations of oligonucleotides. In one aspect, the invention features an oligonucleotide composition including at least 2 different oligonucleotides targeted to a target gene. This invention also provides methods of inhibiting protein synthesis in a cell and methods of identifying oligonucleotide compositions that inhibit synthesis of a protein in a cell.
US10036008B2	Screening of nucleic acid agents via particle display The present disclosure provides a method for identifying one or more nucleic acid agents, e.g., aptamers, having a desired property from a mixture of candidate nucleic acid agents. The method generally includes immobilizing the mixture of candidate nucleic acid agents onto particles, wherein only a subset of the candidate nucleic acid agents are immobilized on any one of the particles, and wherein the subset is present in multiple copies. The particles are exposed to a target, and particles including candidate nucleic acid agents having the desired property are isolated. In this way, one or more nucleic acid agents having the desired property may be identified. Related compositions and nucleic acid agents identified as having one or more desired properties are also provided.
US10036005B2	Protein having xylose isomerase activity and use of same A eukaryotic cell having xylose utilization ability. Provided is a protein that has xylose isomerase activity and has an amino acid sequence including, when aligned with an amino acid sequence expressed by SEQ ID NO:1, the 1st to 6th motifs expressed respectively by SEQ ID NOs:2 to 7 from the N-terminus side in the order described, and having, in place of asparagine (N) in an amino acid sequence of the 6th motif, another amino acid.
US10036003B2	Alkenol dehydratase variants of linalool dehydratase-isomerase Described are alkenol dehydratase variants having improved activity in catalyzing the conversion of a compound corresponding to the general formula CnH2nO into CnH2n-2 +H2O with 3
US10035998B2	Variants of a family 44 xyloglucanase The present invention relates to variants of a parent xyloglucanase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variant xyloglucanases and to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotide.
US10035992B2	Modified transposases for improved insertion sequence bias and increased DNA input tolerance Presented herein are transposase enzymes and reaction conditions for improved fragmentation and tagging of nucleic acid samples, in particular altered transposases and reaction conditions which exhibit improved insertion sequence bias, as well as methods and kits using the same.
US10035986B2	AgsE-deficient strain The present invention relates to a mutant microbial host cell which is deficient in the production of the AgsE protein or in the production of an homologous thereof if compared with a parent microbial host cell which has not been modified and measured under the same conditions. It has been surprisingly found that when the mutant microbial host cell according to the invention is used in a method to produce a compound of interest, for example an enzyme, an improved yield of said compound is obtained if compared to a method in which a parent host cell which has not been modified is used when measured under the same conditions.
US10035985B2	High titer production of adeno-associated viral vectors This invention relates to adeno-associated viral (AVV) vectors, to producer cell lines for the production of AAV vectors and to methods of producing such vectors. More specifically, the invention relates to producer cell lines adapted to increase the titer of said vectors and methods of producing AAV vectors using said producer cell lines.
US10035983B2	Gene therapy vectors and cytosine deaminases This disclosure provides modified cytosine deaminases (CDs). The disclosure further relates to cells and vector expressing or comprising such modified CDs and methods of using such modified CDs in the treatment of disease and disorders.
US10035980B2	Extracellular matrix derived from stem cells and methods for production The subject invention pertains to acellular extracellular matrix (ECM) and methods for preparing it. In one embodiment, the ECM is prepared from 3-D aggregates of pluripotent stem cells or from embryoid bodies. In one embodiment, the ECM is in the form of acellular microspheres. The stem cells used in the present invention can be embryonic stem cells (ESC). In a specific embodiment, the stem cells or embryoid bodies are from human. The ECM of the invention can be mass produced using PSC aggregates or embryoid bodies in large scale bioreactors. The acellular ECM produced using the present invention can be used for injection into a person or animal to regenerate tissue and/or treat a disease or condition. A method of the invention comprises growing stem cells in suspension culture as aggregates, e.g., in a bioreactor. Acellular ECM is then prepared from the cell aggregates by decellularization. In a specific embodiment, a decellularization reagent comprising Triton X-100 is used, followed by treatment with a DNase.
US10035972B2	Fragrance and flavor compositions containing isomeric alkadienals or isomeric alkadienenitriles A composition containing at least one isomeric alkadienal or at least one isomeric alkadienenitrile in an amount effective to impart a fragrance or flavor to the composition. A fragrance or flavor composition containing at least one isomeric alkadienal or at least one isomeric alkadienenitrile in an amount effective to impart a fragrance or flavor to the composition. A consumer product containing the fragrance or flavor composition having at least one isomeric alkadienal or at least one isomeric alkadienenitrile in an amount effective to impart a fragrance or flavor to the composition. A method of imparting a fragrance or flavor to a consumer product by adding to the consumer product a fragrance or flavor composition containing at least one isomeric alkadienal or at least one isomeric alkadienenitrile in an amount effective to impart a fragrance or flavor to the consumer product.
US10035966B1	Systems, devices, compositions, and/or methods for de-sulphurizing acid gases Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, reacting reactants comprising a ferric/ferrous chelate and a sour gas stream.
US10035963B2	Biomass high efficiency hydrothermal reformer A mixing apparatus for producing a feedstock for a reformer, the mixing apparatus including at least one mixing vessel comprising a cylindrical vessel with a conical bottom; a steam inlet configured for introducing steam into the conical bottom; a carbonaceous material inlet configured for introducing a carbonaceous feed into the cylindrical vessel; and an outlet for a reformer feedstock comprising at least 0.3 pounds of steam per pound of carbonaceous material, with the at least one mixing vessel configured for operation at a pressure of greater than about 10 psig.
US10035950B2	Compositions and methods for improving proppant conductivity Compositions and methods for improving proppant conductivity are disclosed herein. The compositions can include a proppant composition for use in hydraulic fracturing, the composition containing a plurality of particulates. At least one particulate of the plurality of particulates can contain at least one nutrient. The at least one nutrient can separate from the at least one particulate located inside a fracture of a subterranean formation after a period of time.
US10035949B2	Fluoro-inorganics for well cleaning and rejuvenation The present invention generally relates to methods for increasing recovery of crude oil from a subterranean hydrocarbon-containing formation and for removing or inhibiting deposits in a well, the methods comprising contacting an acid composition that comprises a salt of a nitrogen base having a fluoro inorganic anion with the well or the formation.
US10035944B2	Using synthetic acid compositions as alternatives to conventional acids in the oil and gas industry A synthetic acid composition for use in oil industry activities is disclosed. The composition comprises urea and hydrogen chloride in a molar ratio of not less than 0.1:1; a metal iodide or iodate; an alcohol or derivative thereof. Optionally, the composition may include formic acid or a derivative thereof propylene glycol or a derivative thereof, ethylene glycol glycerol or a mixture thereof; cinnamaldehyde or a derivative thereof; and a phosphonic acid derivative.
US10035940B2	Compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to a composition comprising HFO-1234yf, or trans-HFO-1234ze, or a mixture thereof; HFC-32; and HFC-152a, HFO-1243zf, or a mixture thereof, wherein said composition is selected from the group consisting of: (I) a first composition, wherein said HFO-1234yf or trans-HFO-1234ze or a mixture thereof is at least 56 weight percent of said first composition; (II) a second composition, wherein said HFC-32 is at most 29 weight percent of said second composition; (III) a third composition, wherein said HFC-152a is at least 56 weight percent said third composition; (IV) a fourth composition, wherein said HFC-32 is at least 56 weight percent of said fourth composition; (V) a fifth composition comprising trans-HFO-1234ze, HFC-32, and HFC-152a, HFO-1243zf, or a mixture thereof; and (VI) a sixth composition, wherein said HFO-1243zf or mixture thereof with HFC-152a is at most 20 weight percent of said sixth composition.
US10035936B2	A-staged thermoplastic-polyimide (TPI) adhesive compound and method of use A compound and method of use thereof consisting of an A-staged thermoplastic-polyimide (TPI) adhesive, a viscous uncured liquid of polyamic-acid polymer (PAA), the TPI precursor, synthesized and dissolved in a polar aprotic organic solvent, and including, as appropriate, combinations of particulate ceramic and/or metallic thermally conducting, electrically insulating, and thermally conducting, electrically conducting fillers for interface-bonding to create a robust joint between surfaces with conventional lamination processes that utilize relatively moderate temperatures and applied pressures.
US10035934B2	Polarizing plate The present application relates to a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device. The polarizing plate which is thin and light, meets requirements for physical properties such as durability, moisture resistance, workability and light leakage inhibiting ability, and has an antistatic property, and the liquid crystal display device including the same may be provided.
US10035926B2	Ionic liquid catalysts in sulfur-containing polymer compositions Compositions comprising thiol-terminated sulfur-containing prepolymers, curing agents reactive with the thiol-terminated sulfur-containing prepolymers, and ionic liquid catalysts, useful in aerospace sealant applications are disclosed. The use of ionic liquid catalysts provides curable sealant compositions having an extended working time and a rapid cure rate.
US10035913B2	Binder compositions and uses thereof The present invention relates to a new aqueous curable binder composition comprising a polyphenolic macromolecular compound which bears a multitude of catechol radicals (dihydroxybenzene), preferably lignosulfonate salts and condensed tannins and mixtures thereof, and a polyamine functional compound comprising primary and/or secondary and/or tertiary and/or quaternary amine functional groups, suitable for bonding particulate matter, such as fibers, more particularly mineral wool fibers, or particles, such as wood particles.
US10035907B2	Transparent thermoplastic resin composition and article produced therefrom A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article formed of the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes a polyalkyl (meth)acrylate resin, a rubber-modified aromatic vinyl graft copolymer, and an aromatic vinyl resin, wherein the polyalkyl (meth)acrylate resin has a weight average molecular weight of about 100,000 g/mol to about 145,000 g/mol, and the aromatic vinyl resin is a polymer of a monomer mixture comprising alkyl (meth)acrylate, maleic anhydride (MAH), an aromatic vinyl monomer, and a vinyl cyanide monomer. The thermoplastic resin composition can exhibit excellent properties in terms of scratch resistance, heat resistance, impact resistance, and transparency.
US10035905B2	Rubber compounds containing silicon dioxide for the production of tyres A rubber compound containing silicon dioxide for the production of tires, comprising at least one polymer base with cross-linkable unsaturated chain, silicon dioxide, a silane bonding agent, a vulcanization system and lignin comprising, in turn, at least part of its aromatic rings substituted with amine substituents.
US10035902B2	Resin blend Provided are a resin blend for melt processing, a pellet and a method of preparing a resin article using the same. The resin blend may include a first resin, and a second resin having a difference in melt viscosity from the first resin of 0.1 to 3000 pa*s at a shear rate of 100 to 1000 s−1 and a processing temperature of the resin blend. The resin blend can improve mechanical and surface characteristics of a resin article. Further, since coating or plating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.
US10035901B2	Rubber composition for use in tires A rubber composition for use in tires comprises: WT part(s) by weight of an aromatic modified terpene resin having a softening point of 100° C. or higher per 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber, the diene rubber containing a total of 50% by weight or greater but less than 90% by weight of a butadiene rubber and an emulsion-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber, wherein the butadiene rubber is contained in an amount of 35% by weight or greater but less than 65% by weight and the emulsion-polymerized styrene butadiene rubber is contained in an amount so that an amount of bonded styrene is 35% by weight or greater. In the rubber composition, the ratio of the compounded amount of the butadiene rubber (WB part(s) by weight) to the compounded amount of the aromatic modified terpene resin (WB/WT) is from 2.5 to 5.0.
US10035897B2	Dielectric film, process for producing same, and transducer using same A dielectric film which has high electrical resistance and excellent durability and a process for producing the dielectric film are provided. Also provided is a transducer which has large displacement and excellent durability. The dielectric film includes a three-dimensional crosslinked body that is synthesized from an organic metal compound, a rubber polymer that is other than a polydimethyl siloxane and has a functional group that is reactive with the organic metal compound, and an inorganic filler that has a functional group that is reactive with the organic metal compound. The transducer is configured by interposing the dielectric film between at least a pair of electrodes. The dielectric film may be produced by preparing a first solution that contains a rubber polymer and an inorganic filler in a solvent that is capable of dissolving the rubber polymer and of chelating an organic metal compound, then preparing a second solution by mixing the organic metal compound into the first solution, and then removing the solvent from the second solution to allow a crosslinking reaction to proceed.
US10035896B2	Salts of pyrophosphonic acid as flame retardants Flame retardant polymer compositions comprising certain thermally stable salts of pyrophosphonic acid as flame retardant materials, which flame retardant materials comprise one or more than one metals, are prepared and have excellent flame retardant activity.
US10035889B2	Optical film Disclosed is an optical film having low wavelength dispersibility which is obtained by stretching a film formed of a fluorine-containing cyclic olefin polymer including at least one selected from a repeating structural unit represented by the formula described below, wherein a phase difference at a wavelength of 550 nm is greater than or equal to 50 nm, wavelength dispersibility represented by a ratio Re (400 nm)/Re (550 nm) of a phase difference Re (400 nm) at a wavelength of 400 nm to a phase difference Re (550 nm) at a wavelength of 550 nm is 1.00 to 1.05, wavelength dispersibility represented by a ratio Re (400 nm)/Re (800 nm) of a phase difference Re (400 nm) at a wavelength of 400 nm to a phase difference Re (800 nm) at a wavelength of 800 nm is 1.00 to 1.05, and total light transmittance is greater than or equal to 92%.
US10035880B2	Heterobifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives and methods for their preparation Provided are methods of preparing heterobifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives (e.g., HO-PEG-OCH2CO2H) by alkylating poly(ethylene glycol). A method comprises: (a) synthesizing Ar—CR1R2O-Poly-OH (e.g., Bz-PEG-OH, where Bz is benzyl) by forming a polymer Poly (e.g., HO-PEG-OH) onto the aryl methyl oxide ion, Ar—CR1R2Oθ; (b) alkylating Ar—CR1R2O-Poly-OH to form Ar—CR1R2—O-poly-OR9 (e.g., Bz-O-PEG-OCH2CO2(CH3)3); (c) converting the Ar—CR1R2O— moiety to —OH by acid-catalyzed hydrolysis or hydrogenolysis to form a new mixture of R9O-PEG-OH and R9O-PEG-OR9 (e.g., HO-PEG-OCH2CO2H and HO2CCH2O-PEG-OCH2CO2H); and (d) optionally, isolating the R9O-PEG-OH product formed in (c). The method of the present invention obviates the extensive and laborious purification prior art steps normally required to remove HO-Poly-OH (e.g., HO-PEG-OH) from a preparation of the PEG derivatives.
US10035879B2	Oxygen-absorbing resin composition and oxygen-absorbing multilayer injection-molded article and oxygen-absorbing multilayer container using same An oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a polyester compound, and a transition metal catalyst, and wherein the polyester compound is a polyester compound having a tetralin ring obtained by synthesis using a zinc compound contained in a catalyst; the zinc compound contained in a catalyst is present together with the obtained polyester compound in the oxygen-absorbing resin composition; the transition metal catalyst is different from the zinc compound contained in a catalyst; and the oxygen-absorbing resin composition is obtained by mixing the transition metal catalyst with the polyester compound present together with the zinc compound contained in a catalyst.
US10035875B2	Patterned film structure, patterned film composite structure, method of selective inhibition of formation of organic film and method of selective adjustment of thickness of organic film A patterned film structure consists of a substrate and of a patterned polymeric layer which selectively covers and exposes part of the surface of the substrate. The patterned polymeric layer is selected form at least one of an unsubstituted poly-para-xylylene and a substituted poly-para-xylylene.
US10035869B2	Copolymer, aqueous ink, and ink cartridge To provide a copolymer including: a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (1) where X represents a hydrogen atom or a cation; a structural unit expressed by the following Structural Formula (1); and a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (2) where R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L is a single bond or —(CH2)n—O—CO— where n is an integer in a range of from 2 through 18, and a carbonyl carbon atom in the —(CH2)n—O—CO— is bound to naphthyl.
US10035868B2	Continuity compositions and methods of making and using the same Continuity compositions are provided as are methods of their preparation. The compositions comprise metal carboxylate salts and fatty amines and find advantageous use in olefin polymerization processes.
US10035867B2	Method for preparing polybutene by using catalyst containing N-propanol Disclosed a method for preparing polybutene by using a catalyst including normal propanol, wherein the polybutene has 40 to 70% of vinylidene content and 10% or more of tetra-substituted double bond content by using a complex catalyst including normal propanol as a cocatalyst and a main catalyst such as boron trifluoride. The method comprises: introducing, to a raw reaction material including 10 wt % or more of isobutene, a complex catalyst including normal propanol as a cocatalyst and boron trifluoride as a main catalyst; and polymerizing the raw reaction material at a reaction temperature of −33 to 33° C. under a reaction pressure of 3 to 50 kg/cm2, wherein the vinylidene content is adjusted by adjusting the reaction temperature.
US10035864B2	Control methods and systems for polymer product purge Disclosed herein are methods and systems for purging a polymer product of volatiles. The methods and systems are particularly useful in the purging of a polyethylene polymer product produced in a fluidized bed reactor.
US10035861B2	Compositions and methods relating to anti-IGF-1 receptor antibodies The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-IGF-1R antibodies. In particular embodiments, the invention provides fully human, humanized, or chimeric anti-IGF-1R antibodies that bind human IGF-1R, IGF-1R-binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and IGF-1R-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Other embodiments provide nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating or diagnosing subjects having IGF-1R-related disorders or conditions.
US10035854B2	Method of treating retinopathy with an anti-LRP5 antibody The invention provides anti-LRP5 antibodies and methods of making and using the same.
US10035853B2	Site-specific antibody conjugation methods and compositions Provided are novel antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), and methods of using such ADCs to treat proliferative disorders.
US10035851B2	TGF-β1 specific antibodies and methods and uses thereof Specific binding members, particularly antibodies and fragments thereof, which bind to transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) are provided, particularly recognizing human and mouse TGF-β1 and not recognizing or binding TGF-β2 or TGF-β3. Particular antibodies are provided which specifically recognize and neutralize TGF-β1. These antibodies are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with activated or elevated TGF-β1, including cancer, and for modulating immune cells and immune response, including immune response to cancer or cancer antigens. The anti-TGF-β1 antibodies, variable regions or CDR domain sequences thereof, and fragments thereof may also be used in therapy in combination with chemotherapeutics, immune modulators, or anti-cancer agents and/or with other antibodies or fragments thereof. Antibodies of this type are exemplified by the novel antibodies hereof, including antibody 13A1, whose sequences are provided herein.
US10035844B2	Broadly neutralizing HIV-1 VRC07 antibodies that bind to the CD4-binding site of the envelope protein Monoclonal neutralizing antibodies that specifically bind to HIV-1 gp120 and antigen binding fragments of these antibodies are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, vectors and host cells are also provided. Methods for detecting HIV using these antibodies are disclosed. In addition, the use of these antibodies, antigen binding fragment, nucleic acids and vectors to prevent and/or treat an HIV infection is disclosed.
US10035841B2	Monoclonal antibody against novel epitopes of foot-and-mouth disease virus protein 3ABC and uses thereof This disclosure pertains to isolated antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to the 3ABC non-structural protein of Foot-and-Mouth Disease virus (FMDV), wherein the antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof recognize the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6 or SEQ ID NO: 12. Accordingly, this disclosure also pertains to polypeptides having an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5 or SEQ ID NO: 12. Monoclonal antibody Mab 40C8 is also provided. The current disclosure also pertains to methods of detecting FMDV infection in an animal (including assays differentiating infected animals from vaccinated animals (DIVA)) and kits for performing the detection methods. Competitive ELISA kits comprising the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof and immunoassay plates coated with the polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6 and/or SEQ ID NO: 12 are also provided.
US10035833B2	Vascular endothelial growth factor antagonists and methods of making The present invention provides variant VEGF polypeptides which have been altered in their C-terminal heparin binding region to lower their heparin binding affinity. These variants have been found to act as receptor antagonists for VEGF receptors and antagonize angiogenesis. These variants are useful to treat diseases characterized by pathological angiogenesis.
US10035830B2	Method for treatment of GM1 gangliosidosis The present invention relates to a method for preparing a GM1 gangliosidosis human cell model based on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSCs originated neural progenitor cells, and a use of the GM1 model above for the development of a GM1 gangliosidosis treating agent. The iPSCs originated from GM1 patient fibroblasts can be differentiated into neural progenitor cells (NPCs) and neurosphere cells that can emulate the characteristics shown in GM1 patient, so that the said cells can be efficiently used for the investigation of intracellular GM1 symptoms such as the GM1 gangliosidosis and lysosome accumulation and the gene expression pattern change. So, the GM1 cell model of the present invention can be efficiently used for the study of GM1 development mechanism and the study for the development of a therapeutic agent for the disease. The present inventors also established the inflammasome inhibitor rhIL1RA or Z-YVAD-FMK by using the above GM1 cell model and further confirmed that it can be efficiently used as a relieving/treating agent of GM1 gangliosidosis.
US10035826B2	Proteins and nucleic acids from meningitis/sepsis-associated Escherichia coli Disclosed herein are various open reading frames from a strain of E. coli responsible for neonatal meningitis (MNEC), and a subset of these that is of particular interest for preparing compositions for immunizing against MNEC infections.
US10035817B2	Method of purifying cell-binding agent-cytotoxic agent conjugates with a PVDF membrane The invention provides processes for preparing purified cell-binding agent cytotoxic agent conjugates comprising subjecting a mixture comprising a cell-binding agent cytotoxic agent conjugate and one or more impurities to a polyvinyl difluoride (PVDF) membrane to remove at least a portion of the impurities from the mixture, thereby providing a purified cell-binding agent cytotoxic agent conjugate.
US10035815B2	Synthesis of protected 3′-amino nucleoside monomers Orthogonally protected 3′-amino nucleoside monomers and efficient methods for their synthesis are described. The methods employ selective protection of the 3′-amino group in the presence of the unprotected nucleoside base.
US10035806B2	Derivatized corroles and metallocorroles and their use as imaging and therapeutic agents The present invention is directed to derivatized corroles, methods of making and using the same as imaging and therapeutic agents. In certain embodiments, the corroles are compounds having a Structure (I-H) and (I-M): where R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently —F or —N(H)—(CH2)m—Y, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is —N(H)—(CH2)m—Y, and m and Y are described herein.
US10035803B2	Synthesis of copanlisib and its dihydrochloride salt The present invention relates to a novel method of preparing copanlisib, and copanlisib dihydrochloride, to novel intermediate compounds, and to the use of said novel intermediate compounds for the preparation of said copanlisib.
US10035802B2	Solid state forms of ibrutinib The present invention encompasses solid state forms of Ibrutinib, including forms G, J and K, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US10035793B2	Method for producing 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivative The invention provides a production method of a 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivative represented by formula (A), which comprises reacting a compound represented by formula (B) and a compound represented by formula (C) in the presence of a basic compound: wherein Ar is an aromatic group or an aromatic group having substituent(s); W, X, Y and Z are each independently —S—, —N═, —CH═ or —CR═, and one selected from W, X, Y and Z is —S—; and R is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a haloalkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a halogen atom.
US10035787B2	Intermediate and process useful in the preparation of {2-[1-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-5-pyridin-4-yl-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-yl]-pyridin-3-yl}-(2-chlorophenyl)-methanone The present invention relates to novel compounds, (2-chlorophenyl)-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)pyridin-3-yl]methanone benzoate, and (2-chlorophenyl)-[2-(2-hydroxy-2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)pyridin-3-yl]methanone toluate, which are useful intermediates for the preparation of the compound of Formula I: The present invention further relates to novel processes for preparing a crystalline compound, which is {2-[1-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-5-pyridin-4-yl-1H-[1,2,3]triazol-4-yl]-pyridin-3-yl}-(2-chlorophenyl)-methanone, Form IV.
US10035784B2	Agonists that enhanced binding of integrin-expressing cells to integrin receptors A method of enhancing binding of cells to an integrin-binding ligand comprises treating integrin-expressing cells in vitro with an agonist of integrin, wherein the integrin is selected from the group consisting of α4β1, α5β1, α4β7, αvβ3 and αLβ2, and contacting the treated cells with an integrin-binding ligand; integrin agonist compounds having the general formula I; methods of treating integrin-expressing cells with such agonists to enhance binding; and therapeutic methods comprising administering agonist-treated cells or agonist compounds to a mammal.
US10035782B2	Relating to ethylene oxide recovery A process for recovering an ethylene oxide (EO) enriched product stream from fat absorbent (FA) comprising water, EO, and acetaldehyde. The process comprises passing a feed of FA from a loopgas EO absorber to a multi-stage countercurrent distillation zone, the feed of FA having a concentration of EO in the range of from about 1 to about 15 wt % upon entering the distillation zone; and obtaining from the distillation zone an acetaldehyde enriched stream, a lean absorbent (LA) stream, a vapor stream enriched in light ends, a glycol enriched bottoms stream and an EO enriched product stream. Suitable apparatus is also disclosed.
US10035781B2	Process for producing ethylene oxide To provide a novel technique capable of further reducing the argon purge amount in a process for producing ethylene oxide.A method for producing ethylene oxide, including: a step of supplying an ethylene oxide-containing reaction product gas produced in an ethylene oxidation reaction step in an ethylene oxidation reactor, in which ethylene is subjected to contact gas-phase oxidation using a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a silver catalyst, to an ethylene oxide absorption column to bring the reaction product gas into contact with an absorption liquid supplied to the ethylene oxide absorption column, supplying an ethylene oxide-containing column bottom liquid of the ethylene oxide absorption column to an ethylene oxide purification system, and purifying ethylene oxide in the ethylene oxide purification system; and a step of supplying at least part of a carbon dioxide gas-containing gas discharged from a column top part of the ethylene oxide absorption column to a carbon dioxide gas absorption column to bring the carbon dioxide gas-containing gas into contact with an absorption liquid, extracting the resulting carbon dioxide gas-rich absorption liquid as a column bottom liquid of the carbon dioxide gas absorption column and supplying the same to an upper part of a carbon dioxide gas stripper column, and stripping a carbon dioxide gas from the carbon dioxide gas-rich absorption liquid and discharging the same from a column top part of the carbon dioxide gas stripper column as an exhaust gas, the concentration of molecular oxygen (O2) in the molecular oxygen-containing gas supplied from outside the system into the system being 99.7% by volume or more.
US10035769B2	Quaternary heteroatom containing compounds The invention provides heterocyclic compounds with quaternary centers and methods of preparing compounds. Methods include the method for the preparation of a compound of Formula (II): comprising treating a compound of Formula (I): with a transition metal catalyst and under alkylation conditions as valence and stability permit.
US10035766B2	Compositions for preventing and/or treating lysosomal storage disorders The present invention provides novel compositions as well as methods for preventing and/or treating lysosomal storage disorders. In particular, the present invention provides methods for preventing and/or treating Gaucher's disease.
US10035765B2	Nitrogen-containing polycyclic compound and organic light emitting device using same The present specification provides a multicyclic compound including nitrogen and an organic light emitting device using the same.
US10035760B2	Inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication Compounds of Formula I with activity against HIV, including pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using these compounds in treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, are set forth:
US10035753B2	Method for continuously producing ketomalonic acid compound using flow reactor The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for continuously producing a ketomalonic acid compound such as a ketomalonic acid diester or a hydrate thereof, which is an industrially useful compound, on an industrial scale and in a safe and steady manner. The present invention relates to: a method in which a malonic acid diester, a carboxylic acid compound and a chlorous acid compound are used as raw material compounds, and these raw material compounds are mixed together to prepare a mixture and the mixture is supplied to a flow reactor continuously, thereby continuously producing a corresponding ketomalonic acid diester or a hydrate thereof; and a continuous production apparatus for performing the method.
US10035747B2	Method for recovering inert material and method for producing acrylic acid using inert material recovered by said method The present invention provides a method for allowing a used inert material that has been subjected to a reaction once, which is disposed of in the background art, to be used again as well as a brand-new one. A method of recovering an inert material of the present invention is characterized by in the fixed-bed reactor, the inert material is loaded in an inert material layer provided between a first-stage catalyst layer and a second-stage catalyst layer, the first-stage catalyst layer is loaded with a first-stage catalyst for producing acrolein from propylene, and the second-stage catalyst layer is loaded with a second-stage catalyst for producing acrylic acid from acrolein, the method comprising the steps of: extracting the inert material from the fixed-bed reactor; washing the extracted inert material; and screening the washed inert material.
US10035745B1	Methods of purifying crude sevoflurane A method of purifying crude sevoflurane comprising (i) providing crude sevoflurane and an aqueous base to a first centrifugal separator, wherein the crude sevoflurane comprises sevoflurane and hexafluoroisopropanol; (ii) mixing the crude sevoflurane and the aqueous base in the first centrifugal separator; and (iii) separating the sevoflurane from the aqueous base in the first centrifugal separator, thereby purifying the crude sevoflurane.
US10035739B2	Process for the production of high-purity paraxylene from a xylenes cut, using two simulated moving bed separation units operating in series and two isomerization units The present invention describes a process for the production of high-purity paraxylene from a xylenes cut capable of containing ethylbenzene and C9 compounds, said process using two simulated moving bed separation units operating in series and two isomerization units.
US10035737B2	Plant and process for producing propylene from methanol The present invention relates to a plant and a process for producing propylene at least one oxygenate, comprising a reactor for converting the reactant mixture into a product mixture which comprises propylene and also aliphatic and aromatic C5+ hydrocarbons, at least one distillation column for removing a C5+ stream, the C5+ stream comprising at least 90 wt % of the aliphatic and aromatic C5+ hydrocarbons of the product mixture, an extractive distillation column for separating the C5+ stream into an aromatics stream and an aliphatics stream, the aliphatics stream comprising at least 90 wt % of the aliphatics of the C5+ stream, and the aromatics stream comprising at least 90 wt % of the aromatics of the C5+ stream, and an aliphatics recycle line for at least partial recycling of the aliphatics stream to the reactor. According to the invention, an aromatics recycle line is provided which returns the aromatics stream at least partially as extractant into the extractive distillation column.
US10035723B2	Glass housing, manufacturing equipment and method thereof A glass housing includes an inner surface; an outer surface opposite to the inner surface; and a circumferential surface interconnecting the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein a distance between the inner surface and the outer surface ranges from 0.2 mm to 1 mm, each of the inner surface and the outer surface includes a planar portion and two curved portions extending outwardly from opposite edges of the planar portion toward a side of the inner surface, the curved portion is an arc surface having a radius of curvature ranging from 5 mm to 50 mm. The present disclosure further provides a manufacturing device and manufacturing method of manufacturing the glass housing.
US10035718B2	Water treatment apparatus and water treatment method A water treatment apparatus including: discharge treatment units each including a ground electrode and a discharge electrode opposing the ground electrode, and water to be treated is treated by forming a discharge between the ground electrode and the discharge electrode, and generating ozone by the discharge, and moreover causing the water to be treated to contact the discharge; a water reservoir portion that collects, in the interior of the treatment tank, the water to be treated having been subject to water treatment by one of the discharge treatment units; and an ozone supply section that supplies the ozone in the treatment tank to the water to be treated in the water reservoir portion are provided, and wherein the water to be treated passes through the plurality of discharge treatment units as a continuous flow.
US10035716B1	Immiscible liquid separator for marine vessels An immiscible liquid separator for maintaining a desired liquid relationship between an oil spillover and a water spillover irrespective of a tilt angle of the separator. The use of the separator is thus well adapted for use on ships and the like. The separator includes a cylindrical weir having an open top over which separated water spills when waste liquid is drained into the separator. The separator also includes a cylindrical oil stack having an open top over which separated oil spills when waste liquid is drained into the separator. The cylindrical oil stack is located within the cylindrical water weir, thus allowing the separator to function as desired independent of the angle of tilt of the separator.
US10035709B2	Process for pure carbon production, compositions, and methods thereof The disclosure provides for methods of oxidizing carbide anions, or negative ions, from salt like carbides at temperatures from about 150° C. to about 750° C. In another aspect, the disclosure provides for reactions with intermediate transition metal carbides. In yet another aspect, the disclosure provides for a system of reactions where salt-like carbide anions and intermediate carbide anions are oxidized to produce pure carbon of various allotropes.
US10035708B2	Method for manufacturing graphene using cover member and method for manufacturing electronic element including same A method of manufacturing graphene, including forming a metal catalytic layer on a substrate (Step a), providing a cover member on the metal catalytic layer of Step a (Step b), and growing graphene on the metal catalytic layer of Step b by performing chemical vapor deposition (Step c), whereby the size of the micro-scale grain boundary on the surface of the metal catalyst can be reduced by simultaneously promoting the aggregation of metal catalytic molecules in a chemical vapor deposition device and preventing the evaporation of the metal catalyst due to the effect of the cover member, ultimately improving the quality of synthesized graphene, including the transparency thereof. Also, a graphene sheet can be grown under various concentrations of carbon source gas, and efficient mass production thereof is possible in a chemical vapor deposition device having a confined space.
US10035698B2	Getter device for a micromechanical component A getter device for a micromechanical component, having a metallic getter structure that is situated in a cavity of the micromechanical component. The getter structure is heatable using a defined electric current. It is possible to evaporate the material of the getter structure in a defined manner.
US10035694B1	Advertising accessories for bar guns Advertising accessories for bar guns are disclosed. An advertising accessory for a bar gun may include a frame and a front face extending from one side of the frame. A user interface void may be formed in the frame. The frame may be configured to mate with a user interface of a bar gun. A clip extending from the front face may engage a nozzle surface of the bar gun to couple the advertising accessory to the bar gun.
US10035673B2	Image forming apparatus for forming image on conveyed sheet A conveyance unit conveys a sheet on a conveyance path. A first detection unit detects a sheet on the conveyance path. A determination unit determines an adjustment amount for adjusting an interval from a trailing end of a preceding sheet to a leading end of a succeeding sheet according to a difference between a measurement interval and a target interval. A correction unit corrects the adjustment amount according to a difference between a measurement value of a length of the preceding sheet in a conveyance direction and a reference value of the length of the preceding sheet in the conveyance direction. A control unit controls the conveyance unit such that a conveyance speed of the conveyance unit is accelerated or decelerated during a period of time that corresponds to the adjustment amount corrected by the correction unit.
US10035671B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus (1) includes an image forming device (5), a conveyor device (L), and a manual paper feed section (8). The conveyor device (L) conveys paper (P). A part of the conveyor device (L) is constituted by a conveyance guide unit (83) and an exterior unit (82). The exterior unit (82) is located opposite to the conveyance guide unit (83) and constitutes a part of an exterior surface of the image forming apparatus (1). The manual paper feed section (8) includes a paper feed roller (821) and a retard roller (831). The paper feed roller (821) is located in the exterior unit (82) and feeds paper (P) placed on a manual feed tray (81) to the conveyor device (L). The retard roller (831) is located in the conveyance guide unit (83) and separates sheets of the paper (P) fed by the paper feed roller (821).
US10035665B2	Table for accumulating FIFO items Table for accumulating FIFO items including a sensor S1 positioned at the upstream end of an outlet conveyor U having reading in the longitudinal direction and in proximity to an external lateral side of the conveyor, configured for intercepting the items signaling the presence thereof at a reading height Q which defines a limit reference area of the presence or absence of the items on the outlet belt U; at least one pressure sensor S2 and a presence sensor S3 placed on the outlet sides of conveyor U and of the downstream conveyor, respectively; a control unit B configured for defining the position Z of deflector V as a function of the reading measure Q of sensor S1 and of the values of sensor values S2, S3; wherein measure Q that the sensor should detect is reset by the same control unit each time it is reached by the items.
US10035664B2	Transport apparatus A transport apparatus comprises: transport means 150 which is equipped with transport members 152 for holding preforms 200 to be rotatable in a horizontal direction and transports the transport members 152 along a transport line 151; and positioning means 300 for aligning the preforms 200 in a predetermined direction. The transport members 152 include regulation members for regulating the rotation of the preforms 200 aligned in the predetermined direction by the positioning means 300.
US10035662B2	Cleaning system for a transporting and storing device having adjustable capacity for tobacco industry rod-like elements A cleaning system for a transporting and storing device having adjustable capacity for tobacco industry rod-like elements, the device comprising at least one circular conveyor located on a stationary support element of the device and at least one circular conveyor of the device located on a rotary support element, wherein the conveyors are arranged one above another. The cleaning system comprises a plurality of cleaning units attached to the support elements and oriented towards a transporting surface of the conveyor located below a corresponding cleaning unit of the plurality of cleaning units and configured to remove contaminations from the transporting surface of the conveyor. At least a first cleaning unit of the plurality of cleaning units is attached to the stationary support element and at least a second cleaning unit of the plurality of cleaning units is attached to the rotary support element.
US10035651B2	Storage systems and methods for retrieving units from a storage system A system and method suitable for storing multiple product lines in an automated warehouse environment are disclosed. The storage system includes a frame containing a plurality of stacks of containers, a first handling device capable of lifting a plurality of containers from a stack in a single operation, and a second independently moveable handling device capable of lifting a single container and moving the container laterally. The first and second handling devices can work together to remove a target container quickly and with minimum use of resources.
US10035644B2	Combination glass and bottle package The combination package includes a beverage glass having an upper shell-shaped body defining an upwardly narrowing tapered flume of generally uniform thickness terminating in a smooth upper rim thereof defining an open mouth, and a lower base opposite the open mouth; and a bottle defining a container for retaining a beverage and a pour spout for dispensing the beverage therefrom, the bottle having a size and shape for select slide-in reception through the open mouth of the beverage glass in an inverted orientation such that the upwardly narrowing tapered flume selectively engages a sidewall of the container for friction-fit engagement therewith, wherein engagement of the bottle with the beverage glass forms the combination package.
US10035639B2	Treatment of modified atmosphere packaging The invention relates to a device for preserving, sanitizing, ripening, and preventing or suppressing the growth of microbials within a package used for the transport and storage of various items, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, and other perishables and parcels. The device includes an enclosed container and at least one sack operably disposed adjacent the container, wherein the sack encloses an agent and the agent releases gases in the container upon the presence of humidity within the container.
US10035638B1	Retention package with article-loading aperture and method of making and using the same Packaging structures that are adapted for insertion into an outer container and containers including packaging structures are disclosed. The packaging structures include a support frame including at least a platform panel having first and second opposed faces, the support frame further including an article-loading aperture. A flexible sheet overlies at least a portion of the first face of the platform panel and the article-loading aperture. An article-receiving area between the flexible sheet and the platform panel is accessible to an article only by loading through the article-loading aperture.
US10035637B2	Plastic bags Methods of sealing a woven laminated plastic bag are provided that result in no adhesive-to-adhesive contact. In various aspects the bag can be fabricated from woven polypropylene and/or polyethylene layer which can be laminated with a film layer, can form a pinch bottom bag, and can have one or both sides include graphics and/or printing. The bag can also provide a top end and/or a bottom end either or both of which provide a discrete area which may contain discrete graphics and/or printing.
US10035631B2	Tagged products and tracking thereof using customizable data points Container top assemblies and methods of fabrication thereof are provided. Product management and tracking of data for customizable data points is further provided. A customer account is configured based on provided customer information, and a product template for a product type is configured, where configuring the product template defines data points for which data about a product of that product type are to be maintained. The data points may be defined according to customer specification. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag data is received, the RFID tag data being of an RFID tag embedded within a product of the product type, and the product is registered with a database and associated with the account for the customer. The RFID tag data uniquely identifies the product in the database, and the registering configures the database to maintain data about the product for the data points defined by the product template.
US10035626B2	Pressure-release sealing cap A pressure-release sealing cap for a reservoir includes a rotatable platform with a ramp connected to a rotatable enclosure. A movable plunger is connected to a movable pressure-release member with a guide stud and a valve. The guide stud disposed is on the ramp between first and second reference portions of the ramp, while the sealing cap is installed on the reservoir and the guide stud disposed to rotate on the ramp on rotation of the enclosure to lift the valve, to release the excess pressure while concurrently removing the sealing cap from the reservoir. The pressure-releasing member is actuated indirectly to release excess pressure from the reservoir, in a controlled and gradual manner.
US10035625B2	Wide mouth gusseted pouches A reclosable gusseted bag is disclosed wherein a single web multiple alignment zipper is placed around the interior of the mouth of the bag, downwardly adjacent from the upper edge of the front panel, rear panel and side gussets thereby resulting in an increased size of opening as the mouth of the gusseted bag. The use of a single web multiple alignment zipper allows opposing portions of the web to engage each other within a range of alignments thereby allowing for simplified use by the consumer.
US10035621B2	Multi-barrier bottles having tabbed preforms, and methods of forming the same Multi-barrier bottles having tabbed preforms, as well as methods of forming the same are disclosed. A tabbed preform includes an elongate body extending into a cavity of a first barrier, where the cavity is defined by at least one piece having a recess therein. The tabbed preform further includes at least one preform extension piece extending from the elongate body at a predetermined distance from a top surface of the elongate body. The at least one preform extension piece is sized and shaped to correspond to a size and a shape of the recess.
US10035619B2	Method and container treatment machine for equipping containers with equipment characteristics A container treatment machine has treatment positions provided on a circumferential transport element rotating about a vertical machine axis. Each has a container carrier, a centering element, an aggregate, a control valve, and an actuation element. The treatment position clamps empty containers with a clamping force between the carrier and the cone. The actuation element generates the container clamping force. The control valve controls flow through the channel. Containers lying in a sealed position against the centering cone are loaded with pressure medium that travels through the channel to generate a container-stabilizing internal pressure. The control valve, which is in the centering element, causes container pre-tensioning by being opened by a container clamping force that acts between the centering cone and the container to pretension the container.
US10035609B2	Wireless engine monitoring system for environmental emission control and aircraft networking A wireless engine monitoring system for an aircraft engine includes a housing and wireless transceiver that receives engine data, including engine data relating to environmental engine emissions. A processor processes the engine data and generates an alarm report when the environmental engine emissions exceed a threshold.
US10035603B2	Aircraft including plane equipment heating with a thermodynamic loop having a closed circuit in which heat transfer liquid circulates and the closed circuit loop including an evaporator An aircraft provided with at least one piece of aeronautic equipment, the equipment (25) including a part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) of the aircraft and elements for heating the part, characterized in that the heating elements include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator (14) associated with functional elements (70) of the aircraft forming a heat source giving off heat during their operation and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, and in that outside the evaporator, the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section.
US10035601B2	Ram air channel assembly and method for operating a ram air channel assembly An aircraft ram air channel assembly having: a first ram air inlet with a deflector protruding from the aircraft outer skin, the deflector guiding an air flow into a first ram air inlet channel; a second ram air inlet having a cross-sectional area flush with the outer skin, the second inlet being coupled to a second ram air inlet channel and arranged proximate to the first inlet upstream of the first inlet; and a flap pivotable about an axis between first and second operating positions. The axis is upstream of the first and second inlets and extends perpendicular to the air flow. The flap in its first position projects into the second inlet channel to control air flow through the second inlet into the second inlet channel, and in its second position projects into the air flow to prevent foreign objects from entering the first and second inlets.
US10035599B2	Seat support system Described is a passenger seat that includes a seat bottom assembly (201) with a forward edge and a rear edge and a seat back assembly (101) extending up from the rear edge of the seat bottom assembly (201). The seat back assembly (101) may include a frame (103), a plurality of panels (104-107) within a perimeter of the frame (103), and at least one attachment member (161) configured to attach the plurality of panels (104-107) to the frame (103). The seat bottom assembly (201) may include a frame (203) and a plurality of panels (204,205,206) within a perimeter of the frame (103).
US10035590B2	Shrouded rotary assembly from segmented composite for aircraft A shrouded rotor assembly for an aircraft. The shrouded rotor assembly comprises a stator hollow structure comprises formed from a plurality of composite angular segments. Each composite angular segment includes: a core arched section of a central hub casing, a peripheral rim section of an external hollow duct and a pair of angularly opposed sliced portions, respectively for one of a pair of guide vanes. The resulting stator hollow structure is a unitary one-piece, integrating together continuously the composite angular segments. The invention typically applies e.g. to aircrafts such as rotary wing aircrafts.
US10035589B2	Foldable drone A foldable drone is provided to improve the portability of the drone, which includes a drone body and a rotary wing part connected to the drone body. The rotary wing part includes a first rotary wing module and a second rotary wing module with each having at least one rotary wing, and the first rotary wing module and the second rotary wing module are respectively articulated to two sides of the drone body, to allow the first rotary wing module and the second rotary wing module to rotate about their respective articulating shafts, so as to be folded or unfolded.
US10035588B2	Laminar flow winglet An aircraft wing tip device may include a unitized, monolithic leading edge torque box that may be formed of polymer matrix fiber-reinforced material. The leading edge torque box may include a skin that may define a continuous, uninterrupted outer mold line surface extending aftwardly from a winglet leading edge by a distance of at least approximately 60 percent of a local chord length. The leading edge torque box may further include at least one internal component extending between opposing inner surfaces of the skin and being integrally formed therewith.
US10035583B2	Rotorcraft controls and rotorcraft including such rotorcraft controls Rotorcraft controls and rotorcraft including such rotorcraft controls. An example apparatus includes a collective control column for an aircraft includes a rotational interface rotatable in a first direction to provide a first input and a second direction opposite the first direction to provide a second input; a memory to store instructions; and a processor responsive to the first input to execute the instructions to cause the aircraft to perform operations associated with flying the aircraft, the processor responsive to the second input to execute the instructions to cause the aircraft to perform operations associated with idling the aircraft.
US10035574B2	Propulsion system for a watercraft A watercraft propulsion system for moving a watercraft along a waterway having a bottom and a surface, wherein the watercraft presents a port side and a starboard side. The watercraft propulsion system comprises a boom assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end being rotatably coupled with the watercraft. The watercraft additionally comprises a wheel mounted to the distal end of the boom. The wheel includes at least one generally radially-extending blade assembly, with the blade assembly comprising a primary blade and a secondary blade. The secondary blade extends at an angle with respect to the primary blade so as to present a fluid channel between the primary blade and the secondary blade.
US10035568B2	Subsea connector There is disclosed a subsea connector (100), e.g. a mooring connector, and a method of mooring a subsea structure to a line, e.g. a mooring chain, with the subsea connector. The subsea connector comprises a first portion (105) and a second portion (110), means for connecting (120) the first portion and the second portion, and means for rotationally aligning the first portion and the second portion. The first and second portions are connectable to a respective line, such as a respective mooring chain. The means for rotationally aligning comprise a first alignment member at least partly spanning across a bore, such as an internal bore, of the first or second portion. The means for rotationally aligning comprise a second alignment member provided by the other of the first or second portion. The first and second alignment members co-act when the first and second portions are brought together or mated.
US10035567B1	Anchoring systems A system for anchoring a floating object (e.g., watercraft) to the terrain forming of a body of water (e.g., bottom of lake). More particularly, the system provides an anchoring system that allows a rigid support structure to be configured between the anchor point and the watercraft, thereby fixing the watercraft in a constant position.
US10035562B2	Assembly for connecting a non-structural bulkhead to the structure of a ship, and method for the installation thereof A floating connection assembly of a bulkhead to at least one element of constraint includes a projection integral to the element of constraint and at least one first longitudinal sealing bead. At least one projecting element protrudes from the bulkhead. The assembly has at least a second flexible seal and at least one closure plate, arranged in such a way that the bulkhead and the element of constraint are separated along an edge of the bulkhead. The one first longitudinal sealing bead is interposed between the bulkhead and the projection, on which is present at least one through hole through which passes the projecting element, integral with a respective closure plate, so that the bulkhead remains cantilevered on the protrusion, avoiding a different support, and so that the projecting element is free to oscillate inside the hole.
US10035561B2	Gear motor system for vehicles with two or three wheels, installable coaxially with the bottom bracket of the vehicle and vehicle comprising said system Electric gear motor system for vehicles with two or three wheels, of the type externally installable on the bottom bracket of the vehicle. The system is applied to vehicles with two and three wheels, of the type including a standard bicycle frame with levers and pedal cranks for the transmission of the advancing motion of the vehicle. The gear motor unit is of “outrunner” type, i.e. with rotor outside the stator, and the gear box is of planetary type, nested inside the stator cavity; the system is characterized in that it is installed coaxially with the bottom bracket of the frame, by a hub, suitably shaped so as to be inserted in the cavities of the bottom brackets present on the standard bicycle frames, in a manner such that the revolution axes of the motor, the gear box and the pedal cranks coincide; the motor is situated outside the frame.
US10035545B2	Side sill for a motor vehicle with a sill panel The sill panel is of multi-part design and consists of a lower sill panel part facing the carriageway and composed of nonwoven fabric (LWRT) and of an upper adjoining sill panel part composed of plastic (PTT). The two sill panel parts are connected to each other by means of an edge-side overlap which is adhesively bonded or welded.
US10035542B2	Unit with longitudinal beam and front plate for a motor-vehicle structure Unit with longitudinal beam and front plate for a motor-vehicle front structure, comprising a longitudinal beam in the form of a hollow profile and a front plate rigidly connected to a front end of said longitudinal beam. The longitudinal beam comprises a first beam element defining an upper wall, a lower wall and a first side wall of the longitudinal beam and a second beam element having a wall defining a second side wall of the longitudinal beam. The front plate has a rear face facing towards the longitudinal beam to which there are welded a first flange and a second flange which are separate from each other, for connecting the front end of the longitudinal beam. The first flange is a C-shaped bracket with an upper wall, a lower wall and a side wall respectively welded to the upper wall, the lower wall and the first side wall defined by said first beam element. The second flange is an L-shaped bracket, with a first wall welded to the rear face of the front plate and a second wall facing towards said second side wall defined by said second beam element. The above mentioned welds are electric spot welds. The two flanges may have different thickness.
US10035538B2	Electric power steering system with motor controller An electric power steering system for a vehicle works to determine an assist command based on steering torque to produce assist torque through an electric motor for assisting in turning a steering wheel of the vehicle, also determines a tracking command for producing automatic steering torque which brings a value of a given physical quantity associated with steering of the vehicle into agreement a target value, and controls a response rate at which a value of a given physical quantity is brought into agreement with a target value in a feedback mode. A motor driver works to actuate an electric motor based on the sum of the assist command and the tracking command to output the torque for steering the system vehicle.
US10035532B2	Foldable joint and stroller Disclosed are a foldable joint having an unfolded position and a folded position, and a stroller having the foldable joint. The foldable joint comprises a base rod (1), a first rotary rod (2) and a second rotary rod (3), wherein one end portion of the base rod (1), one end portion of the first rotary rod (2) and one end portion of the second rotary rod (3) are rotationally connected to one another, a slider (4) is slidably arranged on the base rod (1), a driving part (41) is connected to the slider (4), a first guide portion (21) is arranged on the first rotary rod (2), a second guide portion (31) is arranged on the second rotary rod (3), and the driving part (41) is slidably fitted with the first guide portion (21) and the second guide portion (31) respectively. In the process of unfolding or folding the foldable joint, the driving part (41) moves relative to the first guide portion (21) and the second guide portion (31) simultaneously, and the driving part (41) moves along with the slider (4) relative to the base rod (1) such that the three components, i.e. the first rotary rod (2), the second rotary rod (3) and the base rod (1) are rotated relative to one another.
US10035531B2	Cart The disclosure describes a cart having a frame, a front assembly attached to the frame, a back assembly attached to the frame, and a rotating enclosure assembly attached to the frame. The rotating enclosure assembly includes a removable side and a cage. The removable side is removable from the cage to aid in loading or unloading coils of flexible tubing and can be fixedly attached when installing the flexible tubing coiled around the rotating enclosure assembly. The cart may further include an adjustment mechanism that allows the cart to be adjusted between a mobile state and an immobile state. The back assembly may include one or more immobilizers configured to immobilize the cart into the immobile state.
US10035521B2	Covered hopper railcar for carrying flowable materials A covered hopper railcar includes a roof portion and a plurality of side portions coupled to the roof portion. The plurality of side portions and the roof portion at least partially define a longitudinal centerline axis and a transverse centerline axis that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline axis. The covered hopper railcar also includes a bottom assembly coupled to the side portions. The bottom assembly includes a plurality of bottom side sheets and a trough assembly coupled to the plurality of bottom side sheets. The trough assembly is substantially parallel to and substantially aligned with the longitudinal centerline axis.
US10035519B2	System and method for autonomous vehicle driving behavior modification A system and method for autonomous vehicle driving behavior modification include: receiving passenger driving behavior preferences for setting a driving behavior of an autonomous vehicle; generating driving behaviors controls based on the passenger driving behavior preferences; setting an initial driving behavior of the autonomous vehicle using the driving behavior controls, wherein setting the initial driving behavior comprises providing the driving behavior controls to be implemented by the autonomous vehicle during one or more routes involving the passenger; aggregating vehicle behavior feedback relating to a driving behavior of the autonomous vehicle during the one or more routes; and modifying the driving behavior of the autonomous vehicle based on the vehicle behavior feedback.
US10035515B2	System and method for analyzing the energy efficiency of a motor vehicle, in particular of an apparatus of the motor vehicle The invention relates to a system (1) for analyzing an energy efficiency of a motor vehicle (2), having: a first device (4a, 4b), in particular a sensor, configured to detect a first data set of at least one first parameter, which is suitable to characterize energy consumed by at least one apparatus A, in particular a steering system or drive device (3); a second device (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d), in particular a sensor, configured to detect a second data set of at least one second parameter, which is suitable to characterize an operating state of the at least one apparatus A; a third device (6), configured to detect a third data set of at least one third parameter, which is suitable to characterize at least one driving state of the vehicle (2); a first comparison device (7), in particular part of a data processing device, configured to compare the values of the second data set with predefined parameter ranges which correspond to at least one operating state, and to compare the values of the third data set with predefined parameter ranges which correspond to at least one driving state; an allocation device (8), in particular part of the data-processing device, configured to allocate the values of the first data set and the values of the second data set to the respectively present at least one driving state; and a processing device (9), in particular part of the data-processing device, configured to determine at least one first characteristic value which characterizes at least the energy efficiency of the at least one apparatus A on the basis of the first data set and the second data set as a function of the at least one driving state.
US10035514B1	Dynamic configuration of event recorder content capture A system for capturing video comprises an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive sensor data. The processor is configured to determine whether a driver is in a dangerous state based at least in part on the sensor data; and in the event the driver is in the dangerous state, provide an indication to turn on interior video capture.
US10035513B2	Seat belt height system and method A system for a vehicle includes a seat belt height adjuster and a sensor configured to determine eye location of a driver of the vehicle. A control module is in communication with the sensor and the seat belt height adjuster. The control module is programmed to adjust a position of the seat belt height adjuster based at least on the eye location.
US10035511B2	Method and system for controlling operation of an engine powered device having cyclical duty cycles A method of controlling operation of a powered device is provided, comprising determining whether the device is experiencing a cyclical load profile including high load conditions and low load conditions, applying a first power component to the device using an engine, the first power component corresponding to an average power required by the cyclical load profile, and applying a second power component to the device using a motor/generator, a sum of the first power component and the second power component corresponding to a power required by the powered device during the high load conditions.
US10035500B2	Regulation of concentration/fraction of substances in an exhaust stream A method for regulation of a concentration/fraction of one or several substances in an exhaust stream in a motor vehicle through control of its driveline. The motor vehicle includes a driveline comprising a combustion engine; a driveline comprising a combustion engine connected to a gearbox, and an exhaust system for removal of an exhaust stream from the engine. The method includes the step: controlling the driveline for activation or deactivation of coasting of the vehicle based on one or several first parameters P1 for the regulation of a concentration/fraction CEXIXEX of one or several substances TEX in the exhaust stream, where at least one of the or several first parameters P1 are a first concentration/fraction difference between the first concentration/fraction C1/X1 in the exhaust stream and a reference concentration/fraction CRefIXRef. Further, a computer program, a computer program product, a system and a motor vehicle such a system are disclosed.
US10035499B2	Stabilizing chock assembly for caster wheel and associated method of use A stabilizing chock assembly for a caster wheel or the like, including: a first stabilizing member or piece and a second stabilizing member or piece; and a clamping mechanism coupling the first stabilizing member to the second stabilizing member, the clamping mechanism operable for selectively biasing the first stabilizing member and the second stabilizing member together about a wheel; wherein the first stabilizing member and the second stabilizing member collectively define a conformal recess that is configured to selectively receive and retain a lower portion of the wheel. Optionally, the first stabilizing member and the second stabilizing member each define an arcuate ramp structure that forms a portion of the conformal recess. Optionally, the chock assembly also includes a friction surface disposed on a bottom surface of each of the first stabilizing member and the second stabilizing member.
US10035488B2	Airbag apparatus An airbag apparatus includes a gas generator main body and an airbag. The gas generator main body includes a gas outlet portion, which includes gas discharging holes, and a non-outlet portion. The airbag includes an inflation portion, which is inflated by inflation gas, and a storage chamber, which is arranged outside the inflation portion and stores the gas generator main body. The storage chamber includes an insertion port for inserting the gas generator main body and a partition wall. The partition wall includes a pass-through portion through which the non-outlet portion is passed. The partition wall separates the storage chamber and the inflation portion from each other and restricts leakage of inflation gas in the inflation portion to the storage chamber through the gap between inner wall surface of the pass-through portion and the non-outlet portion.
US10035483B2	Rear impact guard A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a trailer includes first, second, third, and fourth support bases coupled to a the rear end of the trailer, first, second, third, and fourth bumper support members associated with the first, second, third, and fourth support bases, respectively, and a bumper mounted to lower ends of the first, second, third, and fourth bumper support members.
US10035482B2	Mounting structure for vicinity information detection sensor A mounting structure for a vicinity information detection sensor, comprising: an apron upper member arranged along a vehicle front-and-rear direction at a vehicle width direction outer side of a vehicle front portion; and a vicinity information detection sensor equipped with a detection unit that detects vicinity information of the vehicle, the vicinity information detection sensor being mounted to the apron upper member, directly or via a bracket, such that the detection unit is oriented to the vehicle outer side.
US10035478B2	Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for measuring vehicle carbon footprint Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for determining carbon emissions of one or more vehicles. For instance, in one example embodiment, an apparatus may calculate miles traveled by the vehicles along a predefined route and may calculate a fuel usage of the vehicles for traveling along the route to obtain one or more fuel values. The apparatus may also analyze data indicating the miles traveled and the fuel values to determine fuel efficiency values corresponding to the vehicles traveling the route. The apparatus may also determine an estimate of an amount of carbon emissions for each of the vehicles based in part on applying at least one carbon emission value to respective fuel values associated with corresponding determined fuel efficiency values.
US10035471B2	Carrier device for vehicles The present invention provides a carrier device for carrying a load, said carrier device is configured for clamping to a trunk of a vehicle and for loading a load thereto for carrying thereof The carrier device comprising: at least one inner part configured for clamping the vehicle trunk, creating an anchor point for supporting an external part; and at least one external part for holding said load, said external part connects to said at least one inner part via at least one anchor connector supported by said anchor point, where said external part includes at least one main support sub-assembly having at least one support element pressed against to the lower bumper of the vehicle and an arc support sub-assembly having an upper arc to be pressed against the upper rear part of the vehicle.
US10035463B1	Door retention system A door retention system includes a housing defining a slot configured to accept the insertion of a door. The slot is deep enough to position a majority of the door within the slot. A sensor is positioned within the slot and configured to detect the presence of the door within the housing.
US10035458B2	Image processing apparatus A display screen of a display apparatus of an image display system includes a one-way mirror on a front side of the display screen. In an image processing apparatus, an image signal input obtains a captured image signal representing a captured image captured by a camera that captures an image of surroundings of the vehicle; an image generator that generates the display image from the captured image signal; an image output that outputs the display image to the display apparatus to cause the display image to be displayed on the display screen of the display apparatus; and a processor that controls the image generator to cause a partial region of the display image to be a black image so that a portion of the display screen at which the black image is displayed functions as a mirror.
US10035456B2	Vehicle control apparatus The invention relates to a vehicle control apparatus configured to perform a first particular situation informing for providing information depending on a first particular situation regarding a vehicle traveling where a driver of a vehicle should be alerted and the vehicle should continue to be stopped when determining that a first particular situation occurs and perform a simultaneous operation informing for providing information depending on a simultaneous operation situation where both of an acceleration operator and a brake operator of the vehicle are operated when determining that the simultaneous operation situation occurs. The vehicle control apparatus is configured to perform the first particular situation informing without performing the simultaneous operation informing when determining that both of the first particular situation and the simultaneous operation situation occur.
US10035449B2	Deformable wheel pad for securing a standing motorcycle A deformable wheel pad for receiving a wheel of a vehicle and assisting in securing the received wheel in place on a cargo bed or other transporting surface includes a multilayered pad member having a top layer constructed of an elastic material, a middle layer constructed of a rigid material, and a bottom layer constructed of a an elastic material, with layers arranged on top of one another. When the pad member is placed on the cargo bed of a convention truck or trailer, the top layer can contour its shape to grip a wheel which has been strapped thereto and bottom layer's forms to and grips factory bed ribs. The elasticity of the top layer and the bottom layer, with the middle layer disposed therebetween, provides two discrete shock absorption surfaces.
US10035448B1	Pivoting strobe light A warning light assembly for a vehicle having a tilt bed is provided. The warning light assembly includes a housing having an opening and a light assembly pivotally suspended within the housing. The light assembly is configured to pivot through the opening when the housing is rotated, thereby remaining in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to a ground surface.
US10035442B2	Adjustable upper seatback module A vehicle seating assembly has a seat having a lower seat and a seatback extending upwardly from the lower seat. The seatback has a lower stationary seatback base portion having a seatback frame assembly, and an upper movable seatback hood module vertically adjustable relative the lower stationary portion. The upper movable seatback hood module has an upper seatback slide bracket, and a plurality of rail guides slidably engaging a rail. An electric motor drive unit engages a driven member to vertically adjust the upper movable seatback hood module relative the lower stationary portion when the electric motor drive unit is actuated.
US10035433B2	Frameless transit seat A frameless transit seat is used for carrying passengers in a transit vehicle. The transit seat is comprised of at least two pedestals which connect the seating portion to the vehicle floor and which distribute the weight of the seat and its passenger(s). Under the passenger, at least two side supports are affixed on top of the pedestals, and one or more crossbars or stabilizers, without any rack frame structures connecting the pedestals. A variant of the transit seat has two seats and uses a mounting plate to connect the two inner side supports to a central pedestal. The components of the transit seat include hollow beams, bent sheet metal, and other components optimized to decrease mass while retaining maximum strength. Optionally, the seat may recline and be upholstered in a variety of covering options.
US10035424B2	Battery management system, vehicle and method for controlling main relay The invention discloses a battery management system for a vehicle, a vehicle comprising the same and a method for controlling a main relay of the vehicle. The battery management system comprises a main control unit for receiving a main control signal from a vehicle control unit of the vehicle and sending a positive main control signal and a negative main control signal according to the main control signal; an auxiliary signal processing unit for receiving a first auxiliary control signal and a second auxiliary control signal from the vehicle control unit and sending a positive auxiliary control signal and a negative auxiliary control signal according to the first auxiliary control signal and the second auxiliary control signal; and a driving unit for transmitting a positive driving signal to a positive relay of the vehicle according to the positive main control signal and the positive auxiliary control signal, and transmitting a negative driving signal to a negative relay of the vehicle according to the negative main control signal and the negative auxiliary control signal.
US10035418B1	Mobile fueling system and method Some embodiments include a mobile fueling system. The mobile fueling system includes a fueling lid configured to cover a fueling compartment opening, and a recessed fueling compartment having the fueling compartment opening. The recessed fueling compartment includes one or more compartment walls having at least one recessed wall portion that is recessed a predetermined distance away from the fueling compartment opening, with the one or more compartment walls defining an interior compartment volume. The recessed fueling compartment further includes a fueling port configured to couple the recessed fueling compartment to a fuel storage tank, and a gas inlet in at least one of the one or more compartment walls of the recessed fueling compartment. The gas inlet is configured to introduce a gas into the interior compartment volume. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10035416B2	Operating-fluid container The invention relates to an operating-fluid container (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a container body which is assembled from two mutually complementary injection-molded shells (2a, 2b) which consist of thermoplastic material and are welded together in an encircling manner to form a substantially closed hollow body, wherein at least one shell (2a, 2b) is at least in regions formed from thermoplastic materials having different strengths, wherein at least one part-region consists of a thermoplastic material having a fibrous filling, wherein the shell (2a, 2b) has been obtained by way of a co-injection process during injection molding.
US10035414B1	Automatically-shiftable hybrid transaxle An automatically-shiftable transaxle includes an input member configured to receive an external power-source torque and rotate about a first axis. The transaxle also includes torque transmitting device(s) and a gear-train, each operatively connected to the input member for selecting transaxle speed ratios, and a first transfer gear operatively connected to the gear-train and rotatable about the first axis. The transaxle also includes an intermediate shaft rotatable about a second axis, and a second transfer gear rotatably fixed to the intermediate shaft and meshed with the first transfer gear. The transaxle additionally includes an electric motor arranged on a third axis for providing a torque input to the second transfer gear. Furthermore, the transaxle includes a differential assembly operatively connected to the intermediate shaft and rotatable about a fourth axis to thereby transmit a transaxle output torque to drive the load. All four transaxle rotational axes are arranged in parallel.
US10035412B2	Vehicle cover Methods and devices are provided for using vehicle covers. For example, a method of covering a vehicle is provided including placing a pre-folded vehicle cover between front and rear wheels of the vehicle and then driving the vehicle forwards until the rear wheels of the vehicle are on top of the vehicle cover. The method includes extending a rear portion of the vehicle cover and driving the vehicle backwards until the front wheels of the vehicle are on top of the vehicle cover. The method further includes extending a front portion of the vehicle cover and covering at least a bottom and at least part of each side of the vehicle with the vehicle cover to form a barrier underneath and at least partially around the vehicle. The method can also include covering a top of the vehicle and entirely enclosing the vehicle.
US10035408B2	Vehicle roof system mounting to existing frame and attachment points A substantially planar roof frame comprising: at least one rail, a front frame member, and a rear frame member. The at least one rail has surfaces suitable to permit attachment and detachment of accessories independent of roof top and side panels.
US10035406B2	Liquid containing drill cuttings transport vessel A transport vessel and method specifically adapted for safely transporting liquid containing unstabilized drill cuttings. Typically drilling waste is stabilized using binding agents like fly-ash, liquids absorbing pellets or sawdust. In many jurisdictions binding agents are required to stabilize the drilling waste prior to transport. A sealed transport vessel is described herein which is specifically sized and positioned over a set of axels so as to provide for safe, non-spilling transport.
US10035401B2	Battery system with heat exchange device A battery pack is provided including: a plurality of battery cells arranged in multiple battery cell rows; one or more heat exchange spaces; and a device for providing heat exchange to the battery pack. Further, the device includes a heat conduction medium passage arranged in the heat exchange spaces, such that the heat conduction medium passage surrounds multiple battery cells in each battery cell row. The heat conduction medium passage is provided with at least a first group of channels and a second group of channels, which are in contact with the surface of each battery cell, and a heat conduction medium is provided in the first group of channels and the second group of channels. The heat conduction medium flows in the first group of channels in a direction opposite from the flow of the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels.
US10035400B2	Vehicle suspension system A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a structure and a wheel maintaining contact with a road surface. A suspension supports the structure and includes one or more suspension corner assemblies connecting the wheel to the structure and configured to maintain contact between the wheel and the road surface. A secondary actuation system cooperates with the suspension system and is operable to selectively change at least one vehicle operating property. The secondary actuation system includes at least one actuator device operatively connected to the structure at a first end and the one or more suspension corner assemblies at a second end to selectively change at least one vehicle operating property and a spring assembly in fluid communication with the at least one actuator device selectively actuated to adjust an amount of fluid in the at least one actuator device to selectively change the at least one vehicle operating property.
US10035399B2	Mechanical component having a cylindrical nanotube force sensor A mechanical component for a vehicle, such as a ball stud, having a cylindrical measurement region with an outer surface. A force sensor is associated with the cylindrical measurement region for detecting at least one force to which the component is exposed. The forces detected by the nanotube sensor may include compressive and/or tensile stress forces. The force sensor includes a layer of carbon nanotubes applied to the outer surface of the cylindrical measurement region.
US10035398B2	Damper control device A damper control device feeds back a pressure within an extension-side chamber to control an extension-side solenoid valve that adjusts the pressure within the extension-side chamber, and feeds back a pressure within a compression-side chamber to control a compression-side solenoid valve that adjusts the pressure within the compression-side chamber. The damper control device performs a compression-side reduction correction which reduces a compression-side current supplied to the compression-side solenoid valve during extension of a damper, and performs an extension-side reduction correction which reduces an extension-side current supplied to the extension-side solenoid valve during contraction of the damper.
US10035394B2	Roll angle stop arrangement for a suspension system in an off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle includes a chassis, an axle carriage, a rigid axle and a pair of suspension cylinders. The axle carriage is attached to or forms a part of the chassis, and includes a generally vertically arranged slot. The rigid axle is mounted to the axle carriage with a wheel hub at each end thereof, and is vertically movable relative to the axle carriage. The suspension cylinders are connected between the axle carriage and axle, and are operable to move the axle in vertical directions relative to the axle carriage. The off-road vehicle is characterized in that the axle includes a first pair of roll angle stops which engage the axle carriage when the axle is at or near a fully lowered position relative to the axle carriage, and a second pair of roll angle stops which engage the axle carriage when the axle is at or near a fully raised position relative to the axle carriage.
US10035386B2	Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing semiconductor device, tire, and moving object To provide a circuit with low power consumption, a semiconductor device with low power consumption, a highly reliable semiconductor device, a tire whose performance is controlled, a moving object whose performance is controlled, or a moving object with a high degree of safety. A tire provided with a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a circuit portion, an antenna, and a sensor element. The circuit portion includes a transistor. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor. The sensor element is configured to measure the air pressure of the tire.
US10035385B2	Tire producing electrical power The present application relates to a tire (2) comprising a tread portion (4) and sidewalls (6) terminating with beads, with inner sides defining an annular cavity; a deformable structure (8) located in the annular cavity in contact with the inner side of the tread portion (4), said structure (8) comprising bendable elements (10); wherein the bendable elements (10) of the deformable structure (8) comprise a piezoelectric material (102) so as to produce electrical energy from bending of said elements (10) and comprise at least one thermoelectric material (101, 103) so as to produce electrical energy from heat of said elements.
US10035384B2	Tire inflation system with a passage for routing pressurized gas A tire inflation system having a spindle that is configured to support a wheel bearing. A passage for routing pressurized gas may be provided with the spindle or with a sleeve that may be disposed on the spindle.
US10035382B2	Stud pin and pneumatic tire A stud pin configured to be installed in a stud pin installation hole in a tread portion of a pneumatic tire includes a tip end which makes contact with a road surface; and a buried base embedded in the tread portion; pressure from the side surface of the stud pin installation hole on the bottom portion and the trunk portion securing the stud pin. The buried base extends in one direction and includes a flanged trunk portion provided between the bottom portion and the tip portion. The bottom portion includes a plurality of first recesses formed on and along an outer peripheral surface thereof that is in contact with a side surface of the stud pin installation hole. The trunk portion includes a plurality of second recesses formed on and along an outer peripheral surface thereof that is in contact with the side surface of the stud pin installation hole.
US10035379B2	Hybrid cord and high-performance radial tire including the same A hybrid cord for a tire, a method of manufacturing the same, and a high-performance environment-friendly radial tire including the same are disclosed herein. The hybrid cord includes a high-modulus fiber ply and a low-modulus fiber ply. The hybrid cord has a stress-strain curve including an initial modulus section, an intermediate modulus section and a final modulus section. The initial modulus of the initial modulus section is higher than the intermediate modulus of the intermediate modulus section, and the final modulus of the final modulus section is higher than the intermediate modulus.
US10035377B2	Axle attachment An axle attachment includes a guide element having a guide-side attachment region that is curved in a concave manner and a guide-side fixing region adjoining the guide-side attachment region along the curvature line, and a clamping element having a clamping-side attachment region that is curved in a concave manner and that is arranged opposite the guide-side attachment region, and a clamping-side fixing region. A fixing element engages into a guide-side fixing region and into an opposing clamping-side fixing region and forces the regions against each other in order to fix an axle body to the axle attachment in a force-fitting manner.
US10035372B2	Adhesive applicator An adhesive application comprises an elongate tubular body having a first open end and a second end opposite to the first end, a rod of adhesive material located within the elongate tubular body, an adaptor comprising a C-shaped body for clipping onto the elongate tubular body. Said rod is moveable along the elongate tubular body so that a free end of the rod of adhesive material is able to travel relatively past the first end of the elongate tubular body. Said rod of adhesive material is retainable at a selected axial position. Said adaptor comprises a disk-like cap connected to the C-shaped body by a neck. The C-shaped body and the disk-like cap form a slot opening for receiving a sheet of paper. The adaptor is slidable relative to the elongate tubular body so that a portion of the C-shaped body remains in contact with the elongate tubular body.
US10035371B2	Device for connecting two objects A device for connecting two objects, especially for holding a writing instrument on a notebook or the like, with a clamping body having clamping arms extending across a narrow side, for example, of the notebook, which clamping body grips one of the objects in a pliers-like fashion with its clamping arms and forms a holder for holding the other object, e.g., the writing instrument, parallel to the longitudinal direction of the narrow side. Mechanisms are provided to spread open the clamping arms.
US10035370B2	Printing plate unit A printing plate unit to be demountably mounted on a printing plate mounting portion of a plate cylinder includes a printing plate and a printing plate coupling member. A length of the printing plate coupling member is larger than a width of the printing plate so that the printing plate coupling member is provided with a projecting portion projecting from the printing plate formed cylindrically in an axial direction. The printing plate unit is fitted to the printing plate mounting portion from one end side, and is demounted from the same one end side by gripping the projecting portion of the printing plate coupling member in a state both end portions of the printing plate formed into a cylindrical shape are coupled to each other by the printing plate coupling member.
US10035364B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus capable of closing a pivotable discharge portion with respect to a body.
US10035347B2	Inkjet printhead assembly having printhead chip carriers received in slot A printhead is provided having an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel fluid supply channels, a shim supported by the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which fluid from respective supply channels is supplied, and a plurality of elongate printhead modules supported serially on the shim. Each module defines a plurality of fluid supply passages through which fluid passes to fluid ejection nozzles from respective rows of the openings. Either end of each module defines complementary formations such that adjacent modules nest together.
US10035341B2	Driving circuit for driving capacitive load A driving circuit for driving a capacitive load includes a signal modulation section that causes an original drive signal to be pulse-modulated to generate a modulation signal, a signal amplification section that amplifies the modulation signal to generate an amplification modulation signal, and a coil that smooths the amplification modulation signal to generate a drive signal.
US10035336B2	Multilayer body Provided is a multilayer body excellent in terms of heat resistance, low water absorbency, shock resistance, surface hardness, and adhesion, including: at least one layer made of a polycarbonate resin (A) whose main repeating units include a unit (a-1) represented by the following formula: and a unit (a-2) represented by the following formula: (wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each a hydrogen atom or a C1-5 monovalent alkyl group), the unit (a-1) and the unit (a-2) being in a molar ratio (a-1/a-2) of 32/68 to 70/30; and at least one layer made of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (B).
US10035334B2	Liquid optical adhesive compositions The disclosure describes a curable composition comprising a) a solute (meth)acryloyl oligomer having a plurality of pendent, ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable functional groups and nucleophilic, hydrophilic groups, a Mw of 5 k to 30 k, a Tg<20° C.; b) a solvent monomer component; a chain transfer agent, and a photoinitiator. The curable composition may be used as an adhesive in optical applications.
US10035333B2	Fibre reinforced composite A secondary ply structure suitable for incorporation into a continuous fiber reinforced composite structure comprising a matrix material and a plurality of fiber ply reinforcing structures, a continuous fiber reinforced composite material so formed, and a method for the fabrication of the same are described. The secondary ply comprises a carrier sheet for example in the form of a ply of primary fibers and carries a two dimensional planar array of secondary fibers extending outwardly of the plane of the sheet into a third dimension in generally aligned manner and disposed across at least a major part of the surface thereof in generally aligned manner to provide out of plane reinforcement in the consolidated structure.
US10035331B2	Light-weight hybrid glass laminates A glass laminate comprises an external glass sheet, an internal glass sheet, and a polymer interlayer formed between the external glass sheet and the internal glass sheet. The external glass sheet is a chemically-strengthened glass sheet having a thickness of less than 1 mm, the polymer interlayer has a thickness of less than 1.6 mm, and the internal glass sheet is a non-chemically-strengthened glass sheet having a thickness of less than 2.5 mm.
US10035327B2	Coextruded, crosslinked multilayer polyolefin foam structures from recycled polyolefin foam material and methods of making the same A physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous multilayer foam structure comprising at least one polypropylene/polyethylene coextruded foam layer is obtained. The multilayer foam structure is obtained by coextruding a multilayer structure comprising at least one foam composition layer, irradiating the coextruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure.
US10035322B2	Microlayer coextrusion of electrical end products The present invention including the disclosed embodiments thereof generally relate to extruding multiple laminated flow streams using microlayer extrusion, and in particular to creating and forming products with electrical properties that are formed from layers and particles with dimensions in the micro to nanometer range.
US10035315B2	Bead-unit assembly device A press-up member presses a movable member upward, thus raising a pressing member. A support block is moved forward by means of the press-up member and a moved member. Due to the cam action brought about by such movement, the pressing member is arranged above a filler on a balloon of a molding drum. Then, the press-up member is lowered to press a distal end section of the filler onto the balloon. In this state, the molding drum is rotated to mold the filler in an annular shape. The pressing member is then separated from the filler and the pressing member is arranged at a standby position outside the molding drum. The press-up member and the moved member are separable from each other and, in the separated state, the molding drum is independently rotatable.
US10035311B1	Method for manufacturing a leak tight porous component A method for manufacturing a leak tight porous component includes the steps of forming a porous component; applying a first application of a surface sealant layer to the component; providing pressurized gas into a wall of the component via a known leak in the surface sealant; applying liquid to the component while pressurized gas is flowing into the wall of the component via the known leak. The method further includes the steps of inspecting the component for the formation of bubbles; identifying a new leak area in the component; removing at least a substantial amount of liquid from the component; and applying a second application of surface sealant to the new leak area.
US10035310B2	Methods, compositions and blends for forming articles having improved environmental stress crack resistance Several processes for the manufacture of thin-walled tubes are described, including: injection molding an article and annealing the article, injection molding a blend of a polymer and a high melt flow polymer, injection molding a blend of a polymer and nanoparticles or nanocomposites. Using nanoparticles to improve ESCR and/or tear resistance of a polymer or blend is also disclosed.
US10035308B2	Bone regeneration material A method of manufacturing a bone substitute structure for reconstruction of bone material in a patient. The method comprises the steps of providing data reflecting a cavity in a bone of a patient, defining and modelling a three dimensional structure corresponding to the cavity in the bone; and providing an individualized bone substitute structure, corresponding to the defined and modeled three dimensional structure, by combining calcium phosphate cement, growth factors and the patient's own un-coagulated blood.
US10035305B2	Method of making carbon fiber preforms In some examples, a method includes depositing a mixture including a resin and an additive powder via a print head of a three-dimensional printing system to form a carbon fiber preform including a plurality of individual carbon fiber layers, wherein each individual layer of the plurality of individual carbon fiber layers includes a plurality of carbon fibers and the mixture of the resin and the additive powder.
US10035302B1	Universal floor seam sealer A hand-held, portable floor seam sealing device is provided that has universal application to many commercially available floor sheet materials, including vinyl, linoleum, rubber, sport floors as well as other flooring sheet materials. The device employs a seam sealing welding gun and a nozzle of unique configuration defining a cavity bounded by a front end with two rows of at least eight air jet apertures directed toward a gap formed between forwardly projecting glue stick receiving flanges. The nozzle also through has a downwardly directed fin that terminates in a multiplicity of downwardly directed air jet discharge apertures. As the device is moved along the length of a seam between adjacent sheets of flooring, hot air from the apertures in the downwardly directed air jet discharge ridge preheats the portion of the seam into which sealant is about to be dispensed while hot air from the air jet apertures in the front end of the nozzle melts the sealant.
US10035295B2	Plastic tube bending method and apparatus A plastic tube is bent by advancing the tube to position a desired first bend location of the tube at a bending/cooling station, the bend location of the tube having been previously heated by a tube heating assembly sufficiently for bending. The tube heating assembly is moved to a next desired bend location of the tube. Bending and cooling the tube at the first bend location, and heating the next desired bend location, take place in overlapping time windows, before advancing the tube to position the next desired bend location of the tube at the bending/cooling station. Total cycle time for heating, bending and cooling is thereby substantially reduced compared to carrying out heating, bending and cooling sequentially. The apparatus is controlled by PLC or PC-based programs, which effect movement via servomotors and also control other parameters such as heating and cooling times and temperatures.
US10035292B2	Bottle with extended neck finish and method of making same A blow molded synthetic resin bottle has a body and an elongated neck with the body providing a shoulder extending about the base of the neck. The neck has a first collar extending thereabout spaced adjacent the shoulder and at least one additional collar extending thereabout adjacent the upper end of the neck. The resin in the neck is substantially unoriented. To produce the bottle, a synthetic resin preform is injection molded with a generally tubular body and the elongated neck. This preform is placed in a blow mold cavity having a body receiving portion and a neck receiving portion that has a recess extending thereabout seating the first collar therein. The additional collar is disposed outwardly of the mold cavity and is disposed on the upper surface of the mold.
US10035285B2	Optical tape embosser drum with shim identification A method is provided for making an embossing drum that is useable to emboss tape media. The method includes assembling together multiple stamper plates that each have embossing features for embossing tape media, and the stamper plates include at least one first plate and at least one second plate. Furthermore, the embossing features of each first plate are inverted with respect to the embossing features of each second plate.
US10035281B2	Saw slicer guide A device and method are disclosed. The device may be mountable in a band saw table with a miter slot parallel to the cutting plane. An anchor bar may be mountable in the miter slot. A first and second guide bar may be perpendicularly connected to the anchor bar extending away from the cutting plane. A base may be slideably engaged to the first and second guide bar to allow the base to have transverse movement relative to the cutting plane. A guide rail may be connected to the base, wherein the guide rail may be perpendicular to the first and second guide bar, and may be positioned parallel to the anchor bar. A carriage may be slideably engaged to the guide rail for movement along the guide rail in a direction parallel to the cutting plane, the carriage may have a mounting surface for mounting a workpiece.
US10035273B2	Electric appliance for personal care The present invention relates to electric appliances for personal care, in particular electric shavers, comprising a magnetic linear drive unit having first and second drive components supported for linear displacement relative to each other and adapted to magnetically interact with each other, wherein a drive support is provided for supporting the drive unit onto a mounting structure. The drive support supporting the drive unit onto a mounting structure of the installation environment is adapted to provide for at least one axis of rotation for at least one of the drive components of the drive unit allowing said at least one drive component to rotate relative to the mounting structure.
US10035256B1	Buckling apparatus of a toolbox A buckling apparatus includes a buckle, a connector and an elastic element. The buckle includes two bores. The connector includes a main axle, two levers transversely extending from the main axle, and two external rods extending from the levers into the bores. The elastic element includes a first torque spring, a second torque spring, and an intermediate lever formed between the first and second torque springs. The first torque spring is located between and connected to the levers and adapted for biasing the buckle from the connector. The second torque spring is supported on the first lever and adapted for biasing the connector from a toolbox. The intermediate lever is placed against the first lever.
US10035247B2	Bolt retrieval apparatus and bolt retrieval system A retrieval apparatus for retrieving a bolt includes a guide including an opening that passes through the guide vertically, a first plate that includes a first end, a second plate that includes a second end, the first end and the second end being arranged facing each other so as to define an adjacent region, on an upper side of the opening. When the bolt is inserted from inside the opening toward the adjacent region, the first plate and the second plate abut against the bolt and pivot upwards, and the first end and the second end abut against a side surface of the bolt and grip the bolt.
US10035235B2	Device for sharpening blades Sharpening device for sharpening blades mounted on cutting machines, comprising two grinding wheels (2, 3) supported by respective movable supports (20, 30) adapted to move said grinding wheels (2, 3) from a standby or rest configuration in which the grinding wheels (2, 3) are positioned at a predetermined distance from the blade (4) to an active configuration in which the grinding wheels (2, 3) are in contact with a cutting edge (40) of the blade (4) and vice-versa along a predetermined trajectory (R2, R3). The movable supports (20, 30) are adapted to move said grinding wheels (2, 3) along respective arcuate trajectories, such that the contact of each grinding wheel (2, 3) with a respective side of the cutting edge (40) of the blade (4) is progressive, whereby the contact between the grinding wheels and the blade increases progressively when the device passes from the standby rest configuration to the active configuration.
US10035233B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing a transmission case A method of manufacturing a transmission case housing is provided wherein a minimum quantity of lubrication as a compressed air/oil mist is supplied as the housing is rough bored and face milled. The transmission case defines a plurality of transmission fluid drainage holes for draining transmission fluid from the transmission when installed in a vehicle. The housing is positioned with the fluid drainage holes below a central axis of the housing and a plurality of internal bores and faces are bored and face milled on the housing. The compressed air/oil mist is sprayed from the cutting head to cool and lubricate the boring and face milling tools. Machining chips are blown off the rough bored housing through the fluid drainage holes.
US10035229B2	Processing apparatus and processing method A processing apparatus and a processing method with which an object-to-be-cut is processed, and a high-precision superconducting acceleration cavity can be formed. The processing apparatus forming a half cell by processing a hollow workpiece, and is provided with a securing jig, a rotational drive portion rotating the securing jig, and a cutting tool. The securing jig having a plurality of members, when cutting a first portion-to-be-cut of the workpiece, the plurality of members are combined in a first pattern so that the first portion-to-be-cut is exposed, when cutting a second portion-to-be-cut of the workpiece, the plurality of members are combined in a second pattern so that the second portion-to-be-cut is exposed, and the combination of the plurality of members is changed from the first pattern to the second pattern without removing the workpiece.
US10035227B2	Positioning device A positioning device capable of increasing the amount of diametrical expansion of an engagement member to be engaged in a cylindrical hole in a workpiece, and capable of performing positioning while not exerting any force on the workpiece in the downward direction positions a cylindrical hole (Ha) in a workpiece (W) in a first direction while permitting shifting thereof in a second direction, the device comprising: the insertion shaft member; a hydraulic cylinder for driving the insertion shaft member; a pair of engagement members; a taper engagement mechanism for shifting the engagement members to increase their diameter; and a movement permitting holding mechanism that, along with supporting the engagement members, so that they cannot shift in the first direction but are capable of shifting in the second direction.
US10035223B2	Repair method for the additive repair of a component The invention relates to a repair method for a component and includes the steps of removal of a damaged region of the component with the formation of at least one separating surface; arrangement of the component in a processing chamber of a device for the additive restoration of at least the region of the component that has been removed; determining first structural data of the component disposed in the processing chamber; providing second structural data of the component; determining third structural data based on the first and the second structural data; and additive restoration of the component region that has been removed on the at least one separating surface of the component. In addition, the invention relates to a device for the additive repair of a component.
US10035218B2	Laser machining apparatus and numerical control program creation software A laser machining apparatus includes a height controller that performs an approach operation. The height controller uses a first approach speed and a first gain when performing the approach operation in a non-peripheral-edge portion of the workpiece, and uses a second approach speed lower than the first approach speed and a second gain lower than the first gain when performing the approach operation in a peripheral edge portion of the workpiece, and to make the time required when the approach operation is performed in the non-peripheral-edge portion of the workpiece shorter than the time required when the approach operation is performed in the peripheral edge portion of the workpiece.
US10035217B2	Joint configuration The invention relates to a joint and welding configuration used during repair of metal and metal alloy plates specifically for providing a means of joining metal plates and filling voids in metal plates where access from one side is restricted. A joint arrangement suitable for repairing a void in at least one element, wherein said at least one element has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the thickness of the at least one element is at least 10 mm, further comprising two or more insert elements, each of said two or more insert elements each being friction stir welded at their abutted surfaces to said at least one element, characterized wherein said at least one element comprises at least one recess portion, wherein a Friction Stir Weld is caused from the direction of said first surface.
US10035214B2	Stud welding gun and magazine A tool configured to dispense consumables, such as a plurality of stackable weld clips. The tool may receive the insertion of a magazine, which may include the weld clips, a pusher, and a retention pin positioned on a cartridge skewer. The magazine may be inserted into a magazine holder assembly to provide a magazine assembly. The magazine holder assembly may include one or more movable and stationary racks that engage the pusher. The rearward lateral displacement of a spindle may displace the movable rack and electrode arms, while opening retention arms. The electrode arms, which may include clip back-up arms, may be positioned to provide a clamping force on a weld clip that is being dispensed. The forward displacement of the spindle may displace the clamped welding clip with the electrode arms, pivotally open a pawl mechanism, move the retention arms to a closed position, are result in the indexing of weld clips in the magazine assembly.
US10035213B2	Welding method and welding apparatus An arc welding apparatus disclosed in this specification includes: first electrode; second electrode; and a first gas supply unit which supplies a first shielding gas from the circumference of a base material-side portion of an arc region formed between the first electrode and a base material connected to the second electrode toward the center of the arc region, and controls the ratio of the pressure outside the arc region to the pressure at the center of the arc region to within the range of 70 to 5000.
US10035207B2	Method of brazing a plate heat exchanger using screen printed brazing material; a plate heat exchanger manufacturing by such method A method for brazing a plate heat exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates (110,115) is provided with a pressed pattern of ridges (R) and grooves (G) adapted to form contact points between the plates (110, 115) and provide for interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat is provided. The interplate flow channels are in selective fluid communications with port openings (120, 130, 140, 150) provided near corners of the heat exchanger plates (110, 115). The method comprises the following steps: calculating or measuring the exact position of all contact points between the ridges (R) and grooves (G) of the neighboring plates (110, 115); applying brazing material (B) close to, but not at, the contact points; stacking heat exchanger plates (110, 115) provided with brazing material to a stack; placing the stack of heat exchanger plates (110, 115) in a furnace; heating the stack of heat exchanger plates (110, 115) to a temperature sufficient for melting the brazing material (B); and allowing the stack of heat exchanger plates (110, 115) to cool down such that the brazing material (B) solidifies and binds the plates (110, 115) together.
US10035206B2	Controller for wire electric discharge machine having consumable exchange function A controller for a wire electric discharge machine recognizes that a consumable, such as a filter, an electrode pin, and an ion exchange resin, has reached the end of its life and the timing at which discharge machining is interrupted and temporarily stops programmed operation in accordance with the timing. When receiving an evaluation result representing that time for exchange of the consumable has been reached, the controller instructs a consumable exchanging unit, such as a robot, to cause it to exchange the consumable for automatic exchange of the consumable. After the consumable has been exchanged, a programmed operation resumption instructing unit resumes the programmed operation.
US10035203B2	Method and apparatus for separating hollow sections A method for separating hollow sections after the extrusion process, the hollow sections being separated to create a component with a predefined geometrical shape by way of a punching operation.
US10035200B2	Gear cutter with radial adjustability of stick blades A bevel gear manufacturing face cutter head (2) for face hobbing and face milling wherein the cutter head includes positive blade seating surfaces (16, 18) and the capability to clamp the blades (8) tight to the positive seating surfaces and to adjust the cutting blades radially after they are pre-clamped and axially located.
US10035197B2	Quick change system for rotary tools A quick change system for rotary tools is disclosed, particularly hole saws. The system includes an elongate shank and a tool adapter for coupling a rotary tool to the shank. The quick change system includes a rotation blocking, a first axial blocking which can be operated and a second axial blocking which cannot be operated. A shank and a tool adapter for the purpose of forming a quick change system for rotary tools are also disclosed.
US10035190B2	Multilevel parts from agglomerated spherical metal powder There is provided a method for the manufacture of a multilevel metal part, the method comprising the steps of: a) compacting agglomerated spherical metal powder to a green multilevel preform such that an open porosity exists, wherein the green multilevel preform fulfills the relation zg=zHVC·a, b) debinding the green preform, c) sintering the green preform in an atmosphere comprising hydrogen d) compacting the green preform with high velocity compaction to a density of at least 95% TD, e) subjecting the part to densification to a density of at least 99 % TD. There is further provided a multilevel metal part. Advantages of the method include that it is possible to manufacture a multilevel part which is essentially uniform throughout the entire part and which has excellent tolerance, which at the same time has virtually full density and thereby having excellent mechanical properties as well as excellent corrosion properties.
US10035187B2	Aluminum material for sintering, method for producing aluminum material for sintering, and method for producing porous aluminum sintered compact This aluminum sintering material is an aluminum sintering material that is used for producing a porous aluminum sintered compact in which a plurality of aluminum base materials are sintered together, and the aluminum sintering material includes: the aluminum base materials; and a plurality of titanium powder particles fixed to outer surfaces of the aluminum base materials, wherein the titanium powder particles are composed of either one or both of metallic titanium powder particles and hydrogenated titanium powder particles.
US10035186B2	Solid gold-nickel alloy nanoparticles and production method thereof The purpose of the present invention is to provide novel solid gold-nickel alloy nanoparticles and a production method thereof. Provided are solid gold-nickel alloy nanoparticles having a particle diameter of 500 nm or less. In particular, gold-nickel alloy nanoparticle are provided in which the concentration of nickel in the gold-nickel alloy is 2.0-92.7 wt %, and the main component is a gold-nickel alloy in which gold and nickel are in a nano-level fine mixed state. The gold-nickel alloy particles have as the main component a substitutional solid solution of gold and nickel. These gold-nickel alloy particles are optimally formed by mixing and discharging gold ions, and a substance having reducing characteristics in the thin film fluid occurring between processing surfaces which are arranged facing each other, which can move towards and away from each other, and at least one of which rotates relative to the other.
US10035180B2	Guided keeper assembly and method for metal forming dies A guided keeper assembly includes a base, at least one marginal fastener aperture to detachably mount the base to an associated die shoe, and a central guide aperture. A guide pin is closely received in the central aperture of the base. A first end of the guide pin has an enlarged head to positively limit travel between the die shoe and die pad, and an opposite second end with a generally flat terminal shoulder configured for close reception in a blind hole in the die pad. The shoulder has a fastener aperture at a location spaced radially offset from the central axis of the guide pin. A fastener extends through the fastener aperture in the die pad and engages in the fastener aperture in the second end of the guide pin to securely, yet detachably, connect the second end portion of the guide pin with the die pad.
US10035177B2	Method and device for cleaning deposited material from a molding surface of a mold for forming ophthalmic lenses A method of cleaning deposited material from a molding surface (10) of a mold (1) for forming ophthalmic lenses, including bringing a cleaning head (20) into contact with the molding surface (10), the rotational axis (22) of the cleaning head (20) being arranged normal to the molding surface (10), rotating (220) the cleaning head (20) around the rotational axis (22) while maintaining the contact between the cleaning head (20) and the molding surface (10), moving the cleaning head (20) to perform a precession motion (110) around a central normal (11) on the molding surface (10), while rotating (220) the cleaning head (20) around the rotational axis (22) and while maintaining the contact between the cleaning head (20) and the molding surface (10). During the precession motion (110) the rotational axis (22) includes an inclination angle (α1,α2) with the central normal (11) on the molding surface (10).
US10035171B2	Paint roller shield A paint roller and paint roller shield assembly comprises a roller for applying paint, having a paint applying surface that terminates at a rim located at an end of the roller. A paint roller shield, connected to the end of the roller, comprises a plate with a planar surface having a substantially round and beveled peripheral edge and a curved cutout configured as a missing portion of the plate. The beveled peripheral edge is angled and sloped outwardly away from the planar surface. In a plan view of the plate, the cutout exposes a part of the rim comprising part of the paint applying surface of the roller and wherein the plate and the beveled peripheral edge covers a remaining part of the rim of the roller not exposed by the cutout.
US10035168B1	Low pressure two component fluid metering, mixing and dispensing system A base valve, a base pump, a catalyst valve, a catalyst pump, a mixing chamber, a base cylinder connected to the base valve, and a catalyst cylinder connected to the catalyst valve. The base and catalyst cylinders are actuated so as to push base and catalyst fluids out of the base and catalyst cylinders, respectively, and into the mixing chamber. An electronic controller has a ready mode and a dispensing mode. In the ready mode, the controller i) activates the base and catalyst pumps and ii) signals the actuator to push or pull, in response to a dispense signal being asserted. In the dispensing mode, the controller a) deactivates the base and catalyst pumps, b) signals the actuator to stop pushing or stop pulling, and maintains a) and b) in response to the dispense signal being de-asserted. Other embodiments are also described.
US10035164B2	Spray nozzle assembly with one piece spray nozzle and quick disconnect retention cap A spraying apparatus comprising a plurality of spray nozzle assemblies mounted along a liquid supply boom. The spray nozzle assemblies each include a one piece spray nozzle and retention cap (20) having an upstream cap section (21) and a downstream nozzle section (22) integral with the cap section. The cap section (21) is formed with internal camming and locking grooves (25) for drawing the cap section into mounted position on a liquid inlet stem (12) as an incident to rotation of the cap, and the nozzle section (22) has a liquid inlet passage (41) communicating with the inlet stem (12) for directing a discharging liquid spray. A pre-orifice insert (60) is mounted within the spray nozzle and retention cap (20) which has a smaller diameter nozzling passage section, and an intermediate section (24) of the one piece spray nozzle and retention cap (20) is formed with air passageways communicating between the pre-orifice liquid flow passage and outside ambient air.
US10035163B2	Liquid application system It is provided in a liquid application system for applying liquid to a material cake transported on a conveyor device having a liquid application device, that the conveyor device comprises a porous section on which the material cake lies or which the material cake contacts and which is permeable for a liquid to be applied, that the liquid application device comprises an application device via which the liquid to be applied can be applied to the side of the porous section of the conveyor device facing away from the material cake, and that the liquid application device comprises an overpressure chamber having a first overpressure relative to the environment by which the porous section of the conveyor device passes, wherein the applied liquid can be transported via the first overpressure through the porous section of the conveyor device or held via the first overpressure to the porous section.
US10035145B2	Piston assembly and related systems for use with a fluidics device Disclosed are fluidics devices and assemblies allowing for fluid flow between a plurality of wells. The fluidics devices and assemblies that are provided mimic in vivo tissue environments by allowing for initially segregated tissue cultures that can then be linked through fluid flow to measure integrated tissue response. The fluidics devices and assemblies provide a pumpless system using surface tension, gravity, and channel geometries. By linking human tissue functional systems to better simulate in vivo feedback and response signals between the tissues, the need for testing in animals can be minimized. Further, piston assemblies and related systems are provided for nesting engagement on top of the fluidics device in order to provide a dosing fluid thereto.
US10035140B2	Process for producing xylene using a metal-doped zeolite catalyst A method of preparing a metal-doped zeolite catalyst with a modified topology (e.g. a pillared zeolite or a delaminated zeolite), and a method of using thereof in a process for converting an alkyl-aromatic hydrocarbon stream to BTX (benzene/toluene/xylene), wherein an enhanced pore topology in the metal-doped zeolite catalyst determines a selectivity to transalkylation of trimethylbenzene to xylene, which in turn leads to a higher xylene yield. Various embodiments of the method of preparing the metal-doped zeolite catalyst, and the process for converting the alkyl-aromatic hydrocarbon stream to BTX are also provided.
US10035139B2	Method for improving solar energy conversion efficiency using metal oxide photocatalysts having energy band of core-shell for ultraviolet ray and visible light absorption and photocatalysts thereof The present invention discloses a method for improving solar energy conversion efficiency using metal oxide photocatalysts having an energy band of core-shell structure for ultraviolet (UV) ray and visible light absorption, comprising a first process of forming a nanoparticle thin film layer; a second process of preparing a core-shell metal oxide on metal oxide nanoparticles by a plasma reaction under a hydrogen and nitrogen gas atmosphere, and a third process of depositing a transition metal on surfaces of core-shell metal oxide nanoparticles to produce a photocatalyst for energy conversion. A great amount of oxygen vacancies is formed in a shell region by the core-shell metal oxide to achieve effects of improving transfer ability of electron-hole pairs excited by light, and extending a wavelength range of absorbable light to a visible light region by changing a band-gap structure.
US10035136B2	Catalyst for reduced nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in an oxodehydrogenation process The present invention discloses a process to treat a ferrite based catalyst useful in the oxidative dehydrogenation of monololefins and diolefins which process includes a preheat step prior to use of the catalyst in the OXO-D reactor. The catalyst is preferably a zinc ferrite catalyst for the production of butadiene. It has been observed that substantially no nitrogen oxide emissions result from the use of this treated catalyst in the reactor unit during the oxidative dehydrogenation reaction.
US10035134B2	Coating suspension The invention relates to a coating suspension containing at least one platinum group metal on a support material, as well as manganese(II) carbonate, and to a method for coating a catalyst support substrate.
US10035131B2	Multilayer organic-templated-boehmite-nanoarchitecture for water purification An adsorbent composition comprising a nanoscale shell of metal oxide or hydroxide on an organic-templated-boehmite-nanoarchitecture (OTBN) is provided. The nanoscale shell is prepared by impregnating OTBN with a metal or a non-metal ion, followed by in-situ hydrolysis of the deposited ion on the OTBN surface. The thickness of the shell is less than about 3 nm, which is less than the size of OTBN core. The number of layers of the shell is flexible, thereby leading to a multi-layer nanoscale hybrid composition. The adsorbent composition is capable of removing inorganic anions such as fluoride from water, with an increased adsorption capacity.
US10035127B2	Metal-organic frameworks with a high density of highly charged exposed metal cation sites The disclosure provides for Metal-Organic Frameworks comprising M2 (m-dobdc)-based cores, and methods of use thereof, including gas separation, gas storage, sensing, and other applications utilizing a high density of exposed metal cation sites.
US10035124B2	Methods, materials, and systems for converting alcohols Described herein is a method of converting a first alcohol to a second alcohol that includes forming a mixture including a superparamagnetic catalyst and a feedstock, wherein the feedstock includes the first alcohol, and exposing the mixture to a fluctuating magnetic field to form a product, wherein the product includes a second alcohol having a longer carbon chain length than the first alcohol. A flow-through method is described for converting a first alcohol to a second alcohol, wherein the second alcohol has a longer carbon chain length than the first alcohol. Also described is a method of converting glycerol to butanol that includes forming a mixture including a superparamagnetic catalyst and a feedstock, wherein the feedstock includes glycerol, and exposing the mixture to a fluctuating magnetic field to form a product, wherein the product includes butanol. A flow-through method is described for converting glycerol to butanol.
US10035116B2	Fluid mixing system with tiltable support housing A fluid mixing system that can be used as a bioreactor or fermentor can include a stand and a support housing pivotably mounted to the stand. The support housing bounds a chamber into which a container assembly is removably disposed. The container assembly includes a flexible bag bounding a compartment adapted to hold a fluid and a mixing element disposed within the compartment. The support housing can be tilted relative to the stand for ease in insertion of the container assembly. The support housing can also be repeatedly rocked relative to the stand form mixing fluid within the container assembly.
US10035108B2	Membranes A composite membrane comprising: a) a porous support; b) a gutter layer; and c) a discriminating layer which satisfies Formula (1): wherein: Ø is <4; x is the arithmetic mean of N measurements of the thickness of the discriminating layer and has a value of between 30 and 150 nm; N is at least 100; xlow_meas is the thickness in nm of an individual measurement of thickness within the N measurements; x>xlow_meas>0; and n is the number of individual thickness measurements where x>xrow_meas, >0 ∅ = x _ ( N - n ) ⁢ ( n - ∑ i = 1 n ⁢ ⁢ ( 1 - 1 x low meas ) ) Formula ⁢ ⁢ ( 1 )
US10035104B2	Biochip for high-throughput screening of circulating tumor cells Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to the use of effusive filtration to segregate tumor cells from a sample of bodily fluid. In one embodiment, fluid containing a cell is flowed down a channel having a filtration medium present along at least one side wall. The tumor cell is captured when the fluid passes through the filtration medium. Accumulated pressure on the captured tumor cell is reduced by allowing the fluid that has passed through the filtration medium to re-enter the channel. In a particular embodiment, the filtration medium may comprise side wall apertures having a width smaller than that of the cell, with downstream apertures allowing re-entry of the fluid into the channel.
US10035097B2	Fuel tank cap capable of capturing harmful vapors A fuel tank cap includes a casing; a main chamber disposed in the casing; a vapor vent channel disposed in the casing and communicating with the main chamber; annular partition walls disposed in the main chamber and configured to divide the main chamber into troughs surrounding a central tunnel, each partition wall including a cut so that the troughs and the tunnel are capable of communicating with each other via the cut; activated carbon filled in the troughs; and a permeable plug disposed in the tunnel, which is made by wrapping rust-resistant flexible wires so that a plurality of intercommunicated air gaps are formed among the flexible wires. The vapor vent channel includes the cuts, the troughs and the air gaps. The activated carbon captures fuel vapors and absorbs VOCs in the fuel vapors when the fuel vapors pass through the vapor vent channel.
US10035096B2	Method and apparatus for removal of oil from utility gas stream The present application is directed to a method and system for preparing gaseous utility streams from gaseous process streams, particularly, removing oil contamination from such streams prior to use in a dry gas seal. The methods and systems may include at least one kinetic swing adsorption process including pressure swing adsorption, temperature swing adsorption, calcination, and inert purge processes to treat gaseous streams for use in dry gas seals of rotating equipment such as compressors, turbines and pumps and other utilities. The adsorbent materials used include a high surface area solid structured microporous and mesoporous materials.
US10035095B2	Diverted pulse jet cleaning device and system A pulse jet cleaning system is disclosed having at least one diverter device and having at least one control valve configured for receiving pulse air from a pulse air manifold and controllably passing a pulse of pulse air downstream to clean the filter assemblies. The at least one diverter is configured for receiving the pulse from the control valve and diverting the pulse into a plurality of outlet ports for providing pulse air to at least two blowpipes for cleaning a filter assembly.
US10035092B2	Housing, housing cover and connecting part of a device for separating at least one fluid from a gas and a device for the separation of a fluid Described is a housing (18) for a separating device (12) for separating fluid from a gas, a housing cover (28) and a connecting part (16) of a device (12) and a device (12) for separating a fluid. The housing (18) has at least one first gas passage (82), which is centrally disposed relative to an axis (30) on a connection device (14). The housing (18) has at least one second gas passage (52), which is disposed radially outside the at least one first gas passage (82) with respect to the axis (30). The housing (18) has at least one fluid outlet (36, 48, 64) for fluid separated from the gas, which is disposed radially between the at least one first gas passage (82) and the at least one second gas passage (52) with respect to the axis (30). Between the at least one second gas passage (52) and the at least one fluid outlet (36, 48, 64), at least one housing-side fluid outlet sealing part (66) of at least one fluid outlet sealing device (92) is disposed, which is configured to sealingly interact with at least one corresponding connection-side fluid outlet sealing part (68) of the connecting part (16), which is provided for connecting the housing (18) with the connection device (14).
US10035083B2	Mud pump and vacuum gas extraction system Systems and methods for extracting hydrocarbon gas utilize a vacuum chamber with a mud chamber portion that is expandable and contractible. Gas is extracted at vacuum pressures.
US10035079B2	Distillation system for reducing energy consumption by thermal coupling The claimed invention relates to a method for reducing energy consumption in a distillation process by using thermal coupling. Embodiments of the claimed invention are directed to the inclusion of a side reboiler and a partial condenser in the prefractionation section of a first column, which in turn helps to uniformly distribute the vapor liquid traffic between a first column and a second column.
US10035077B2	Falling film evaporator A falling film evaporator, includes an outer shell formed by a cylindrical shell and convex ends, at least one tube bundle formed of vertical tubes arranged inside the outer shell, whereby a heat-releasing, condensable vapor can be fed into the vertical tubes from below upwards, and a heat-receiving, vaporizable liquid can be fed to the upper end of the tube bundle to flow downwards along the outer surface of the vertical tubes as a thin liquid layer, whereby an element for discharging non-condensable gases contained in the heat-releasing vapor has been arranged in the tube bundle. The evaporator includes two or more tube bundles each being provided with a tube plate of its own, whereby the vertical tubes of each tube bundle are at their lower ends attached to the tube plate of the corresponding tube bundle and at their upper ends to collecting manifolds of the corresponding tube bundle.
US10035069B1	Interface-based game-space contest generation An approach to facilitating interface-based game-space contest generation is provided. A user interface may be provided to an administrator. The user interface may be configured to receive user inputs from the administrator that include one or more performance criteria to be associated with a contest to be provided in a game space, one or more awards to be distributed in association with the contest, and one or more qualifications to participate in the contest. A notification that relates to the contest may be provided, based on the user inputs, in the game space. Performance scores of users that participated in the contest may be determined based on the performance criteria and activities that are performed in the game space by the participating users. Automated distribution of the awards to individual ones of the participating users may be facilitated in accordance with the performance scores of the individual participating users.
US10035066B2	Interactive entertainment electronic system The present invention relates to a remote play device for an interactive entertainment system and may include a class D amplifier and at least one motion detection device. The remote play device may also include a processor to adapt sound effects played through the class D amplifier based upon the at least one motion detection device. A battery may also be included powering at least the class D amplifier.
US10035065B2	Geographic-based content curation in a multiplayer gaming environment Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for selecting, distributing, and/or consuming content, including but not limited to recorded speech, written productions, images, recorded music, and video recordings. A multiplayer game based on content curation includes information associated with a graphically simulated multiplayer gaming environment including a plurality of different locations, a plurality of different compositions, a plurality of user profiles, and a plurality of playlists, each electronically linked to a user profile and specifying at least one composition of a plurality of different compositions, a map representing at least a subset of the plurality of different locations and at least one user icon occupying a location of at least the subset of the plurality of different locations based on associated user location information.
US10035064B2	Game aim assist Methods for game aim assist are provided. In electronic games, a game player may control the actions of a game character within a game environment. The game environment, which includes a focus area, may be displayed from a perspective of or with respect to a game character. During game play, one or more objects may be detected in the focus area. One of the objects may then be selected based on the distance between the object and the center of the focus area. The aim of the game character is then automatically adjusted toward the selected object, which allows the game player to direct an attack action on the object.
US10035062B2	Roulette lottery apparatus A roulette lottery apparatus with a novel configuration causes a player not to lose interest. The roulette lottery apparatus 1 for a roulette game comprises: plural roulette bodies that have plural ball pockets into which lottery balls enter, the plurality of roulette bodies being held so as to be rotatable about a horizontal or tilted rotation axis in a state where a rotation plane of the ball pockets is raisable, each of the plurality of the roulette bodies having different diameters; a drive source that rotationally drives the roulette bodies; and ball guide members that guide the balls to enter into any ball pocket among the ball pockets while causing the balls to be in pendular movement. The plural roulette bodies are arranged in a stepped state in which the roulette bodies are displaced in an axis direction on the rotation center line.
US10035049B1	Golf club head Described herein is a golf club head that includes a body that includes a sole portion, a crown portion, a skirt portion, a forward region, and a rearward region. The golf club head also includes a face portion including a striking face with a maximum height from the ground plane of at least about 50 mm. The golf club head has a peak crown height, from the ground plane, of at least about 60 mm. A volume of the golf club head is at least about 370 cm3. A location of a center-of-gravity of the golf club head is at a minimum distance (Zup) away from the ground plane. The difference between Zup and half of the peak crown height is less than about −5.75 mm. A z-axis moment of inertia of the golf club head about a CG z-axis is greater than about 300 kg-mm2.
US10035040B2	Exercise machine with stationary bicycle and inflatable seat An exercise machine may include a frame with set of foot pedals mounted thereon. A seat-receiving space is defined by the frame rearward of the set of pedals and a seat that is in the form of an inflatable bladder is received within the seat-receiving space. The inflatable bladder is retained within the frame in such a way that the bladder is able to move within the frame when the exercise machine is used. A seat back extends upwardly of and adjacent the inflatable seat and supports a user's back while the user is seated on the inflatable seat. Left and right arms are secured to the frame and extend respectively to the left and right of the inflatable seat. The user may undertake a cardiovascular workout and a core workout of abdominal and back muscles using the exercise machine.
US10035039B1	Convertible conversion table exerciser A convertible exercising inversion table having a main support frame with an inversion table pivotally mounted there between. Multiple exercise station receiving supports provided on the support frame and inversion table for sequential selective insertion of independent repositional user engagement gripping bars for different user exercises.
US10035037B2	Selectorized dumbbell having kettlebell style handle A selectorized dumbbell incorporates a handle assembly that includes a generally triangularly shaped handle housing having an upwardly extending loop style handle in the manner of a kettlebell handle. The handle housing has angled side walls that provide surfaces on which the user's forearm can rest when doing certain exercises. The handle housing is hollow inside. Various add-on weights are vertically stacked on top of another inside the handle housing. The weights are nested together to prevent sliding relative to one another by tongue and groove and pin and hole interconnections. A repositionable connecting pin can be placed into different positions on the handle housing to selectively couple a desired number of the add-on weights to the handle housing.
US10035034B1	Systems and methods for locking a starting block stem within an anchor A starting block lock having a clamp, top and bottom locking wedges, and a rod is provided. The clamp includes top and bottom portions each having an inside surface and a body between the top and bottom portions. The body includes a cylindrical bore extending on a longitudinal axis between the top and bottom portions. The top and bottom locking wedges each include an outer surface, an inner surface, a side surface, and an aperture extending between and through the outer and inner surfaces. At least a portion of each of the side surfaces slidably contact the inside surface of the clamp. The rod extends through the apertures and the cylindrical bore and is configured rotate in a first direction to linearly displace the top and bottom locking wedges toward each other thereby providing an outward force against the inside surfaces of the clamp to expand the clamp.
US10035027B2	Device and method for ultrasonic neuromodulation via stereotactic frame based technique One embodiment involves modifying neural transmission patterns between neural structures and/or neural regions in a noninvasive manner. In a related exemplary method, sound waves are directed toward a first targeted neural structure and characteristics of the sound waves are controlled at the first target neural structure with respect to characteristics of sound waves at the second target neural structure. In response, neural transmission patterns modified to produce the intended effect (e.g., long-term potentiation and long-term depression of the neural transmission patterns). In a related embodiment, a transducer produces the sound for stimulating the first neural structure and the second neural structure, and an electronically-based control circuit is used to control characteristics of the sound waves as described above to modify the neural transmission patterns between the first and second neural structures.
US10035019B2	Apparatus and method using near infrared reflectometry to reduce the effect of positional changes during spinal cord stimulation A positionally sensitive spinal cord stimulation apparatus and method using near-infrared (NIR) reflectometry are provided for automatic adjustments of spinal cord stimulation. The system comprises an electrode assembly with an integrated optical fiber sensor for sensing spinal cord position. The integrated optical fiber sensor, comprising a pair of optical elements for emitting light from an IR emitter and for collecting reflected light into a photodetector, determines a set of measured photocurrents. As the spinal cord changes position, the angles of incidence for light from the IR emitter and the measured optical intensities change. Electrode pulse characteristics are adjusted in real time, based on the set of measured optical intensities, to minimize changes in stimulation perceived by the patient during motion. The system includes automatic calibration of the optical fiber sensor when the patient is at rest, and a patient orientation detection.
US10035015B2	Methods and architecture for power optimization of iontophoretic transdermal drug delivery Embodiments of the invention provide an architecture, system and methods for optimizing power utilization for transdermal iontophoretic drug delivery which maintain a iontophoretic driving voltage at a reduced or even minimum value to support an iontophoretic delivery current. The reduced voltage reduces the power requirements for a transdermal iontophoretic delivery system during a period of drug delivery. Embodiments of an architecture for implementing this approach can utilize a controller which compares the desired current to the actual current and adjusts the voltage to reduce the amount of power used for iontophoretic drug delivery. The controller can comprise a state machine or microprocessor. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for extending the battery life of transdermal iontophoretic drug delivery systems.
US10035013B2	Subcutaneous electrodes for cranial nerve stimulation An implantable subcutaneous electrode system is disclosed. The implantable subcutaneous electrode system may include an electrode body with electrical contacts disposed thereon or integrally formed therein. The electrode body also may include an insulation region defined between the electrical contacts and an aperture defined in the electrode body for receiving an anchoring device. A minimally invasive delivery device and methods for delivery of an implantable electrode system is also provided. The methods may include steps of introducing a needle comprising a cannula and a stylet through a patient's skin, removing the stylet while leaving the cannula in place, introducing an electrode applicator through the cannula, the electrode applicator comprising a hollow driver which receives the electrode assembly, and anchoring the electrode assembly to a bone by driving the hollow driver such that a self-tapping screw within the electrode assembly screws into the bone.
US10035012B2	Percutaneous electrode Disclosed is a system including an electrode and a stylet configured to steer the electrode towards its intended position during implantation, and a method for such system's use. An electrode is provided having regions with varied flexibility. A stylet having bends that are indexed to specific regions of flexibility of the electrode may be inserted into the electrode, and upon minimal radial and/or longitudinal movement of the stylet within the electrode, will cause the magnitude of the angle to which the lead is bent to either increase or decrease so as to aid the operator in placement of the electrode.
US10035005B2	Devices for urethral treatment A dilation device (206) for an intra-body lumen, for example, a urethra partially occluded by an enlarged prostate in the form of a resilient curved body configured to be implanted in a cut around the lumen, and a method for dilating such a lumen by implanting a dilation device in a cut around the outside of the lumen. Also, a deployment system (300) including a delivery device for the implant, and a device for dilating the lumen before and while the cut is being made, and a method of using the implant and the deployment system. The implant may be formed of a strip or a coiled wire. The cut may be performed in part by the implant. The cut may be performed by a sharp edge, and/or by application of electrical current to the area being cut, or by a piezoelectric transducer.
US10035003B2	Dual balloon dual syringe delivery device and method of use The present invention relates to a dual balloon catheter with controlled expansion and solution flow, a multi-port manifold and a dual syringe delivery device and method with intended use in sclerotherapy.
US10035000B2	Fixed dimensional and bi-directional steerable catheter control handle An apparatus for imparting a tensile force to deflect a distal portion of a catheter while maintaining its exterior dimensions may include a handle grip including a cross-section of generally predetermined exterior dimensions, and a longitudinal axis. A flexible elongate member may include proximal and distal end portions, with the proximal end portion being coupled to the handle grip. An adjustment knob may include a cross-section of generally predetermined exterior dimensions, and is rotatably coupled to the handle grip around the longitudinal axis. An elongate deflection member may be operably coupled to the adjustment knob and to the distal end portion of the elongate member. Rotation of the adjustment knob may impart a tensile force to the deflection member thereby causing the distal end portion of the elongate member to deflect from a prior configuration while maintaining the generally predetermined exterior dimensions of the handle grip and the adjustment knob.
US10034994B2	Mask A mask is disclosed that has a gas outlet which is quiet and provides for a diffused outlet flow of gases. The outlet is preferably a slot formed between a hollow body and cover over said hollow body. The mask also preferably extends and seals under a user's chin in use.
US10034992B2	Speaking valve A speaking valve for fitment on to a tracheostomy cannula includes a valve unit and an attachment unit. The attachment unit has a tubular housing having a first and a second end and a longitudinal axis extending from the first to the second end. The first end of the attachment unit can be connected to a connector on the tracheostomy cannula and the valve unit is arranged at the second end of the attachment unit. The valve unit and the attachment unit are connected together movably. The valve unit is designed that in a first position it closes the housing of the attachment unit air-tightly with respect to a flow direction, and in at least one second position it permits a flow of air into the housing and out of the housing.
US10034988B2	Methods and devices for compound delivery Provided herein are methods and devices, systems for delivering one or more compounds to a subject. Also described herein are methods and devices for transitioning a smoker to an electronic nicotine delivery device and for smoking or nicotine cessation.
US10034987B2	Essential oils diffuser An essential oils diffuser with a micro air pump providing between 500 and 1500 Pa of pressure with a consumption of between 0.2 and 1 Watts may be used to push air into essential oils or an essential oil solution to diffuse and expel the oils into the air, while keeping the oils away from the air pump, preventing the oils from shortening the life of the diffuser. The diffuser may include a power supply and a controller to regulate the operation of the diffuser.
US10034986B2	Method and apparatus of tubal patency catheter and delivery systems A method and apparatus for assessing bodily cavities and lumens utilizing an integrated, automated aerating device is described. The aeration device can selectively supply a gas a liquid during ultrasound and radiographic procedures for enhanced visualization of the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes.
US10034983B2	Dosing device for an infusion system and method thereof A dosing device for an infusion system comprises a dosing unit having a variable volume and at least one opening in fluid connection with the variable volume, through which opening the variable volume can be filled with a substance or the substance can be dispensed from the variable volume. The dosing device is operable in a first state for filling the substance from a supply conduit, in a second state for preventing filling and dispensing, or in a third state for dispensing through a dispensing conduit. No direct fluid connection exists between the supply conduit and the dispensing conduit at any time. Methods for dosing a substance with the dosing device.
US10034982B2	Spindle for a drug delivery device A spindle for driving a bung of a cartridge. The spindle includes a generally circular shaft having an outer surface. The generally circular shaft extends from a distal end to a proximal end of said circular shaft. A first helical groove is provided along a first portion of the outer surface. The first helical groove having a first pitch. A second helical groove provided along a second portion of the outer surface of the generally circular shaft. The second helical groove overlapping the first helical groove. The second helical groove having a second pitch.
US10034980B2	Medical injector with post-autoreconstitution dose setting and autoplunger drive A medical injector is provided herein having a body; a reservoir containing first and second mixable components; a stopper; a plunger disposed in the body; a spring disposed to advance the plunger; a first releasable retainer for releasably retaining the plunger in a first state against force of the spring; a first trigger for causing the first releasable retainer to release the plunger; a second releasable retainer for releasably retaining the plunger in a second state against force of the spring; and, a second trigger for causing the second releasable retainer to release the plunger. The spring causes the plunger to advance so that the stopper traverses at least a predetermined extent of advancement thereby causing mixing of the first and second mixable components. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a medical injector is provided which allows for autoreconstitution with subsequent dose setting and autoplunger activation being activated by separate triggers.
US10034978B2	Method and system for dose rate regulation in drug infusion treatment A system for drug delivery by infusion is disclosed where the concentration of the drug solution withdrawn from a drug container (1, 2) to be delivered to the patient (8) according to a predetermined dose rate protocol for the drug is repeatedly analyzed during the infusion, and the concentration data obtained are used to continuously control the infusion rate to at least substantially maintain the predetermined dose rate. A method for drug delivery by infusion is also disclosed.
US10034973B2	Disposable apparatus and kit for conducting dialysis An extracorporeal blood processing system comprises a plastic molded compact manifold that supports a plurality of molded blood and dialysate fluidic pathways along with a plurality of relevant sensors, valves and pumps. A disposable dialyzer is connected to the molded manifold to complete the blood circuit of the system. The compact manifold is also disposable in one embodiment and can be detachably installed in the dialysis machine.
US10034969B1	Kits for local delivery of water soluble agents and methods of use A kit includes a mesh substrate and a polymer that is fixed to the mesh substrate. The polymer includes an active agent that is configured to elute over time. The kit further includes a hemostatic agent. The hemostatic agent is separate from the mesh substrate and the polymer. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US10034967B2	Implantable biomaterials having engineered functional surfaces Implantable materials having defined patterns of affinity regions for binding endothelial cells and providing for directed endothelial cell migration across the surface of the material. The affinity regions include photochemically altered regions of a material surface and physical members patterned on the material surface that exhibit a greater affinity for endothelial cell binding and migration than the remaining regions of the material surface.
US10034966B2	Coated vaso-occlusive device and methods for treatment of aneurysms A method is described herein for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The method comprises inserting into an aneurysm an embolism coil coated with a polymeric coating comprising a genipin, such as genipin or a derivative thereof, thereby increasing the stability of clots within the aneurysm. According to one example, the coating is a poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) is used to release genipin to crosslink fibrin clots thereby creating more stable occlusions. Increased clotting can improve segregation of the weakened portion of the blood vessel from the rest of the vasculature and reduce the risk of recurrence.
US10034956B2	Class of anti-adhesion hydrogels with healing aspects Disclosed are hydrogels polymerized with a biofunctional moiety, biodegradable and permanent, designed to be implantable in a mammalian body and intended to block or mitigate the formation of tissue adhesions. The hydrogels of the present invention are characterized by comprising four structural elements: a) a polymeric backbone which defines the overall polymeric morphology, b) linkage groups, c) side chains, and d) biofunctional end groups. The hydrophobicity of the various structural elements are chosen to reduce tissue adhesion and enhance the biofunctional aspect of the end groups. The morphology of these polymers are typically of high molecular weight and have shape to encourage entanglement. Useful structures include branching chains, comb or brush, and dendritic morphologies.
US10034946B2	Odor free milk production enhancers for ruminants A feed supplement for ruminants to increase milk production, comprised of a carrier and the reaction product of a water soluble polycarboxylic acid, a metal salt, and a C3 to C10 fatty acid, the water soluble carboxylic acid having a pendant carboxylic acid group and being linked to the metal of the metal salt, which is in turn linked to the C3 to C10 fatty acid.
US10034936B2	Method of inducing a cross-reactive HIV-1 immune response by administering a composition comprising the GBV-C E2 protein GB virus C (GBV-C or hepatitis G virus) is a flavivirus that frequently leads to chronic viremia in humans. The invention provides compositions and methods involving an anti-GBV-C antibody or other GBV-C binding agent, or a GBV-C antigen, for inhibiting and treating HIV infections.
US10034932B2	H3 influenza A virus The invention provides an isolated H3 equine influenza A virus, as well as methods of preparing and using the virus, and genes or proteins thereof.
US10034929B2	RNA interference functions as an antiviral immunity in mammals The disclosure provides recombinant viral vectors and attenuated viruses and viral vaccines comprising a virus lacking a functional viral RNA suppressor of host RNAi.
US10034928B2	Proteins and nucleic acids useful in vaccines targeting Staphylococcus aureus Disclosed are novel immunogenic proteins derived from Staphylococcus aureus, as well as methods for their use in conferring protective immunity against S. aureus infections. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the proteins and methods of use of these nucleic acids.
US10034927B2	Methods and compositions relating to synthetic beta-1,6 glucosamine oligosaccharides The invention relates to the compositions of synthetic oligo-β-(1→6)-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glu-copyranosides conjugated to carriers, and methods for making and use same.
US10034914B2	Brain and neural treatments comprising peptides and other compositions The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for treatment of subjects in need of muscle growth, muscle repair, improved muscular and neuromuscular control, and treatments for neuromuscular and neurological disorders, including brain disorders. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide and/or peptides such as thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and/or GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone). The nitric oxide and/or peptides may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other structures containing nitric oxide and/or peptide. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin, e.g., onto a location where muscle growth, muscle repair, or improved muscular and neuromuscular control is desired, or on another suitable portion of the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US10034912B2	SMAC Mimetic A SMAC mimetic and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use.
US10034906B2	Polysaccharides from prasinococcales There is provided a composition comprising a polysaccharide obtainable from the microalgae, Prasinococcus capsulatus and strains related to P. capsulatus for use in the treatment of disorders of the immune system, for example in psoriasis and dermatological conditions, internal immune system disorders, in particular gut inflammatory conditions and respiratory conditions. Further, there is provided derivatives of a polysaccharide obtainable from the microalgae, Prasinococcus capsulatus or an algal strain related to P. capsulatus and the use of such derivatives in the treatment of disorders of the immune system.
US10034903B2	Bacterium-based microrobot capable of targeting cancer tissue To provide a bacterium-based microrobot which can be specifically targeted to cancer in vivo, the present invention provides a drug delivery system for cancer tissue, comprising a bacterium, and a microbead encapsulated with at least one drug, wherein biotin is bound to a surface of the bacterium and a surface of the microbead is coated with streptavidin.
US10034894B2	Method of treating inflammation The present invention concerns methods of treating systemic, regional, or local inflammation from a patient suffering or at risk of inflammation comprising administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a sorbent that sorbs an inflammatory mediator in said patient. In some preferred embodiments, the sorbent is a biocompatible organic polymer.
US10034888B2	Method for making bismuth containing liquid pharmaceutical suspensions A method of producing a liquid pharmaceutical suspension by mixing magnesium aluminum silicate, gellan gum, bismuth subsalicylate, and methyl cellulose.
US10034886B2	GLP-1 receptor modulators Compounds are provided that modulate the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor, as well as methods of their synthesis, and methods of their therapeutic and/or prophylactic use. Such compounds can act as modulators or potentiators of GLP-1 receptor on their own, or with incretin peptides such as GLP-1(7-36) and GLP-1(9-36), or with peptide-based therapies, such as exenatide and liraglutide, and have the following general structure (where “” represents either or both the R and S form of the compound): where A, B, C, Y1, Y2, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, W1, n, p and q are as defined herein.
US10034883B2	Mesoporous dosage forms for poorly soluble drugs The present invention is directed to a new pharmaceutical dosage form comprising mesoporous particles loaded with a poorly soluble active pharmaceutical ingredient, the particles being at least partially, preferably homogeneously, covered with a polymer solid dispersion.
US10034874B2	Nalmefene for reduction of alcohol consumption in specific target populations The present invention relates to nalmefene for use in the reduction of alcohol consumption in a patient with alcohol dependence who has a high drinking risk level. The present invention also relates to nalmefene for use in the reduction of alcohol consumption in a patient with alcohol dependence who maintains a high DRL after an observation period following initial assessment.
US10034868B2	Methods for the prevention and the treatment of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis The present invention relates to the prevention and the treatment of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
US10034867B2	Quinuclidine derivatives and medicinal compositions containing the same Provided is a powder inhaler comprising a powder inhalant comprising 3(R)-(2-hydroxy-2,2-dithien-2-ylacetoxy)-1-(3-phenoxypropyl)-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane wherein an anion X− is associated with the positive charge of the nitrogen atom and wherein X− is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion of a mono- or polyvalent acid.
US10034866B2	Inhalable medicament comprising tiotropium This invention relates to a solution formulation comprising a tiotropium salt, 12-20% ethanol, 0.1-1.5% of water, 0.05-0.10% citric acid (or other organic acid) and an HFA propellant, wherein the percentages are percentages by weight based on the total weight of the formulation. The invention also provides a p MDI comprising a canister containing the formulation.
US10034850B2	Sprayable aqueous composition comprising glyceryl trinitrate The present application relates to a pharmaceutical preparation comprising (a) from 0.15 to 3 weight percent of glyceryl trinitrate, (b) from 40 to 95 weight percent water, and (c1) from 2 to 10 weight percent of at least one water soluble polymer, or (c2) from 1 to 10 weight percent of at least one water soluble polymer and 5 to 20 weight percent of ethanol.
US10034849B2	Omega-3 compositions, dosage forms, and methods of use Omega-3 compositions, dosage forms, and methods of use are disclosed herein. The omega-3 compositions and dosage forms disclosed herein may comprise DHA and EPA at a ratio of about 5:2. The omega-3 compositions and dosage forms disclosed herein may comprise re-esterified triglycerides. Methods of treatment using the compositions and dosage forms are also disclosed.
US10034848B2	Increase of protein synthesis ameliorates synaptopathy-related neurological disorders Disclosed herein is a method for increasing the dendritic spine formation or dendritic spine density in a subject, who is affected by a dendritic spine defect caused by the impairment in neurofibromin (NF1 protein), valosin-containing protein (VCP), atlastin-1 (ATL1), or superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). Accordingly, also disclosed herein is a method for treating a subject having or suspected of having a synaptopathy caused by the impairment in NF1, VCP, ATL1, or SOD1.
US10034845B2	Autoimmune disorder treatment using RXR agonists The present specification provides RXR agonist compounds, compositions comprising such RXR agonists, and methods using such compounds and compositions to treat an autoimmune disorder, inflammation associated with an autoimmune disorder and/or a transplant rejection as well as use of such RXR agonists to manufacture a medicament and use of such compounds and compositions to treat an autoimmune disorder, inflammation associated with an autoimmune disorder and/or a transplant rejection.
US10034843B2	Odor free volatile fatty acids as an energy source for ruminants, swine and poultry A feed supplement energy source for ruminants, swine and poultry comprised of a carrier and the reaction product of a water soluble polycarboxylic acid, a metal salt, and a C3 to C10 fatty acid, the water soluble carboxylic acid having a pendant carboxylic acid group and being linked to the metal of the metal salt, which is in turn linked to the C3 to C10 fatty acid.
US10034834B1	Compositions and methods for treating skin conditions The dermatological compositions deliver water and/or other hydrophilic compounds into or through the dermis using reverse micelles. The compositions include an oil-based continuous phase and an emulsifier that form nanoparticle micelles. The nanoparticle micelles are formulated into biocompatible topical ointments that are stable at room temperature and can be distributed in consumer packaging and consumer distribution channels.
US10034830B2	Composition for treating skin pigmentation The invention relates to a topical composition containing a bilirubin-producing plant extract. In particular, the bilirubin-producing plant extract is obtained from the genus Stelitzia. When topically applied to skin, the composition is effective in accelerating the degradation of heme by-products such as bilirubin present in the skin.
US10034825B2	Luminate eye gel The present invention features novel cosmetic skin care compositions for improving the appearance of skin, particularly the periocular region.
US10034820B2	Personal care formulation and uses thereof The present document describes a personal care formulation comprising from about 2% to about 50% (vol/vol) of at least one edible oil; from about 0.02% to about 0.08% (wt/vol) of at least one edible abrasive; and a thickening agent mixture comprising from about 3% to about 66% (vol/vol) of at least one first thickening agent chosen from aloe vera gel, aloe vera juice, xanthan gum, and cellulose gum, or from about 0.1% to about 0.3% (wt/vol) of carrageenan, or combinations thereof. The present document also describes use of the formulation of skin care and oral hygiene.
US10034810B1	Apparatus and method for applying spinal traction force An apparatus for applying traction force to a spine of a user has a chassis with an upper surface. A user lies on the upper surface with the spine extending generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the chassis. Two members extend from the chassis on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, each member being positioned to engage an armpit. A lever is pivotally attached to the chassis for rotation about a lateral axis, and a pad coupled to the lever contacts a proximal portion of each upper leg when the leg is bent forward at a hip joint. A force applied to the lever is transmitted through the pad to each upper leg and opposed by the members, thereby applying traction force for decompressing the spine. The force may be applied by the arms of the user or by a motor.
US10034803B2	Motion assistance system for wheelchairs The presently disclosure describes a motion assistance system for a wheelchair, for example, a powered drive wheel system that can continually drive a wheelchair in a circular or elliptical path. The motion assistance system comprises a mounting mechanism attachable to one or more structural elements of the wheelchair, and a drive linkage pivotable with respect to the mounting mechanism. A drive wheel can be mounted to an end of the drive linkage such that the drive wheel contacts the ground when installed on the wheelchair. The drive wheel comprises a plurality of lateral rollers positioned radially about the circumference of the power drive wheel. The lateral rollers can rotate about an axis tangential to the circumference of the drive wheel in order to facilitate driving the wheelchair in a radial direction.
US10034789B2	Dynamic force hinge joint for knee brace and knee brace equipped therewith A hinge joint for orthopedic knee braces that enable a wearer or medical professional to quickly and efficiently adjust the lateral corrective force placed on the knee joint so as to apply the force at heel strike (full extension) when it is most needed, but will relax the loading during flexion. The hinge joint, for use in a three point pressure system of a knee brace, has a first part that is connectable to a femoral arm of a knee brace and a second part that is mounted to be able to telescope out of the first part as the leg is extended and to telescope back into the first part as the leg flexes.
US10034786B2	Medical implant The invention relates to a medical implant (1) for the occlusion of a patients auricula sinistra by endovascular means, said implant having a cage structure (10) comprising a plurality of webs (3) that are proximally attached to a retaining ring (4) via connecting webs (2) and distally limited by a rim of converging webs (3), wherein said implant (1) consists of a self-expanding material, has in contracted state the shape of a slotted tube and, after expansion, assumes the cage structure (10) of a diameter larger than that of the retaining ring (4) and wherein at least one or several anchor elements (7) are arranged within or distally to the cage structure (10); said anchor elements being proximally connected directly or indirectly with the retaining ring (4), therein (a) the one or more anchor elements (7a) are provided at the distal end with a tip (8) with barb (9), with tip (8) and barb (9) projecting beyond the cage structure (10) with the intention for the tip (8) and barb (9) to be anchored in the muscle tissue of the auricula sinistra, or (b) the one or more anchor elements (7b) project laterally beyond the cage structure (10), extend in proximal direction in a curved configuration with the intention to be laterally supported against the muscle tissue of the auricula sinistra, or (c) a combination of alternatives (a) and (b) is provided.
US10034777B2	Implant insertion tool for use in a surgical procedure to implant a stemless humeral component A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed.
US10034775B2	Contact surface adapter and components for artificial prosthesis installation clamp In the use of devices and methods for measuring applied pressure on an article, such as a patella construct during a surgical procedure, differently sized and configured clamp bushing adapters can be interchangeably employed with, and removably secured to, a clamp stem to adapt to the relative sizes of objects being clamped. Embodiments of an installation cap can also be provided to assist with proper setup and operation by, for example, removably covering spike elements associated with a working surface of embodiments of the device.
US10034772B2	Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof An expandable fusion device is capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. The fusion device may include a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
US10034771B2	Spinal implant system and method A spinal implant includes an implant body extending between an anterior surface and a posterior surface. The implant body includes a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. The implant body defines a cavity. A plate is connectable with the implant body via a coupling member adjacent the cavity and is translatable relative thereto. The coupling member has a portion including a frangible torque limit. The plate defines at least one opening oriented to implant a fastener with tissue. Systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
US10034767B2	Spinal implant device A spinal fusion device that is expandable. The device features a top and bottom surface for engaging adjacent vertebrae, a hollow center for stacking of bone or bone growth material, and a slidable mechanism with grooves for expanding or contracting the device in cooperation with a hinge assembly.
US10034764B2	Interbody fusion device with lipped anterior plate and associated methods A method and apparatus is provided for use in spinal fusion procedures. An interbody fusion device has a first piece that is a load bearing device designed to bear the axial loading from the end plates of adjacent vertebrae. A second piece of the interbody fusion device is a retention device whose function is to prevent migration of the load bearing device. One or more fasteners secure the retention device to the vertebrae above and below the load bearing device. The fasteners cause the end plates of the vertebrae to compress the end plates to the load bearing device to facilitate proper fusion. The second piece can be configured to include lips that abut the apothyseal rings during, with the plate including bores angled such that fasteners penetrate the apothyseal rings.
US10034763B2	Artificial spinal disk prosthesis Intervertebral endoprosthesis discs suitable for surgical implantation between two vertebrae having and methods thereof. The prosthetic disc may have an endoprosthesis body including an anterior region and a posterior region designed to be positioned between a first vertebra and a second vertebra with a first and second movable insert positioned rotatably in anterior cavities and is rotatable to adjust the fasteners.
US10034759B2	Reverse shoulder implants Embodiments of the present invention include a convertible prosthesis that is capable of conversion from a humeral head replacement to a reverse reconstruction without any removal of parts integrated into the patient's bony anatomy (e.g. implant stems). A desired overall implant inclination angle may be achieved by matching various implant stems with various reverse inserts, thus permitting a resection surface to be matched with an implant stem selection while also permitting a desired overall implant inclination angle to be achieved through the selection of an appropriate insert.
US10034754B2	Taper protection system for orthopedic implants during polishing phases by tribofinishing A surface protection system comprising a protective sleeve positionable over an orthopedic tool or implant, for example the tapered end of an orthopedioc femoral stem implant to shield the covered surface from exposure to abrasive particles during an automated polishing process is described. The protective sleeve comprises a body having an annular sidewall that extends from a proximal end to a distal end and is composed of a polymeric material. A cavity resides within the body extending through the distal end to a proximal end sidewall positioned perpendicular to the annular sidewall. The protective sleeve further comprises at least one annular recess intermediate at least two annular ridges that reside along an interior surface at the distal end of the sleeve. These series of annular ridges and recesses form a removably tight seal around the exterior surface that minimizes the migration of abrasive polishing particles to the exterior surface of the orthopedic tool or implant. The system further comprises an impactor and extractor tools which facilitate the positioning and removal of the protective sleeve from the surface thereof.
US10034752B2	Method of implanting a penile prosthetic by capturing a suture in a slot formed through an exterior surface of a needle One aspect provides advancing a distal end of a needle out of a bore of a tool, and capturing a suture in a slot formed through an exterior surface of the needle, with the suture engaged with a penile implant. The method includes retracting the distal end of the needle and a portion of the suture into the bore of the tool, and inserting a shaft of the tool into a corpora cavernosum of a penis and forcing the distal end of the needle and the portion of the suture out of the bore of the tool and through a glans of the penis. The method includes retracting the needle into the bore and retaining the portion of the suture exterior to the glans of the penis. Pulling on the suture pulls the penile implant into the corpora cavernosum of the penis.
US10034748B2	Endovascular prosthetic heart valve replacement A prosthetic aortic valve intended for native or valve-in-valve within bioprostheses includes an expandable support scaffold and valve leaflets disposed within an upper leaflet portion of the support scaffold. The valve leaflets within the upper portion may be located within the annulus (intravalvular), above the annulus, or above the native or prosthetic leaflets (supravalvular). The valve within a previously implanted degenerated heart valve such that a base or lower portion of the replacement valve is within the previously implanted valve and the upper portion is expanded within the aorta, the internal area of the valve can be increased and the hemodynamics of the valve improved. Alternatively, the valve may include separate upper and lower portions allowing the portions to be implanted sequentially if needed and the length and other characteristics of the valve to be adjusted based on patient anatomy and condition.
US10034743B2	Breast implant with analyte sensors responsive to external power source Breast implants including sensor modules and related methods are described herein. Breast implants include those with: a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, each of the plurality of sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid adjacent to the shell, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier and is configured to utilize energy transmitted from an external source.
US10034740B2	Covered stent A covered stent having a selected arrangement of uncovered cells is provided. The uncovered cells are configured to provide a desired flexibility profile to the stent structure. In one preferred embodiment, the stent contains one or more circumferential rows of uncovered cells located between two or more circumferential rows of covered cells. In some embodiments, the stent may have a central body portion and one or more flanges where the circumferential rows of uncovered cells may be located within the flange(s).
US10034735B2	Implants, tools, and methods for treatments of pelvic conditions Described are devices, systems, and combinations useful for monitoring tension in an implant, which may be an implant useful to treat a pelvic condition, the device, system, or combination including an implant and a tension indicator.
US10034719B2	Grip force control for robotic surgical instrument end effector A method of controlling an end effector of a robotically-controlled surgical instrument may include receiving a first input signal indicative of a high grip level input at a master grip input mechanism that controls a slave gripping force of the end effector; receiving a second input signal indicative of a user's readiness to operate the surgical instrument to perform a first surgical procedure; and outputting a locking signal in response to receiving the first input signal and the second input signal together to lock one or more degrees of freedom of the surgical instrument during the first surgical procedure.
US10034717B2	System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm A system and method of breakaway clutching in a computer-assisted medical device includes an articulated arm having one or more first joints and a control unit coupled to the articulated arm and having one or more processors. The control unit operates each of the first joints in multiple states. The multiple states include a locked state, wherein movement of respective first joints is restricted, and a float state, wherein movement of the respective first joints is permitted. The control unit further switches one or more second joints selected from the first joints from the locked state to the float state when a stimulus on the second joints exceeds one or more unlock thresholds and switches the second joints from the float state to the locked state when a velocity of each of the second joints is below one or more lock thresholds.
US10034709B1	Focused radio frequency ablation This disclosure is directed to a method of applying spatially localized radio frequency (“RF”) beam to a target location by placing RF resonant circuits at the target location. In a preferred embodiment, the target location is a portion of the anatomy of a subject, e.g., a tumor in a human body, and the RF resonant circuits are placed at the target location using a catheter or needle injection. The localized RF beam is provided is provided by a RF transmitter whose frequency is tuned to those of the RF resonant circuits. The RF transmitter may thus selectively supply concentrated thermal radiation capable of treating the target location without significantly heating (e.g., damaging due to high temperatures, or exposure to prolonged increased temperatures, etc.) areas proximate the target location (e.g., healthy tissue in other portions of the body.
US10034704B2	Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Various forms are directed to systems and methods for dissection and coagulation of tissue. A surgical instrument includes an end effector configured to dissect and seal tissue at a distal end thereof, and a selector switch having a plurality of surgical modes. A generator is electrically coupled to the surgical instrument and is configured to deliver energy to the end effector. Each surgical mode of the selector switch corresponds to an algorithm for controlling the power delivered from the generator to the end effector, and each algorithm corresponding to the plurality of surgical modes is configured to allow a user to control the power output level of the generator.
US10034694B2	Lamina implant and method A prosthetic implant for restoring lamina after a laminectomy. The implant is generally a lamina-sized construct having a hollow interior. The lamina removed during the laminectomy may be converted to autologous bone that may then be placed inside the hollow interior of the implant. The implant may then be secured to the spine at the site of the laminectomy so that lamina restoration can occur as the hollow interior of the implant solidifies with bone growth.
US10034692B2	Elastic member clamps The present application generally relates to orthopedic stabilization systems, and in particular, to systems including clamps. The clamps can be used in addition to or to replace hooks that grasp onto bone members, such as the lamina. One example of such a clamp is an in-line clamp that includes a central opening for receiving a rod member, a first opening for receiving a set screw and a second opening for receiving an elastic member therethrough. Another example of such a clamp is an off-set clamp that includes an upper plate, a bottom plate, and an opening for receiving a rod therein. The upper plate can be separated from the bottom plate to make space for an elastic member that can be secured within the plates. Tulip clamps that utilize one or more elastic members are also provided.
US10034685B2	Features to apply fluid to an ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument An apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a wetting member. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body. The end effector is located at a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises an ultrasonic blade that is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency. The wetting member is selectively movable between a first position and a second position. The wetting member is configured to be spaced away from the ultrasonic blade in the first position. The wetting member is configured to contact the ultrasonic blade in the second position and thereby apply a cooling fluid to the ultrasonic blade.
US10034678B2	Tibial arthroplasty jig A method and system for performing a total joint arthroplasty procedure on a patient's damaged bone region. A CT image or other suitable image is formed of the damaged bone surfaces, and location coordinate values (xn,yn,zn) are determined for a selected sequence of bone surface locations using the CT image data. A mathematical model z=f(x,y) of a surface that accurately matches the bone surface coordinates at the selected bone slice locations, or matches surface normal vector components at selected bone surface locations, is determined. The model provides a production file from which a cutting jig and an implant device (optional), each patient-specific and having controllable alignment, are fabricated for the damaged bone by automated processing. At this point, the patient is cut open (once), the cutting jig and a cutting instrument are used to remove a selected portion of the bone and to provide an exposed planar surface, the implant device is optionally secured to and aligned with the remainder of the bone, and the patient's incision is promptly repaired.
US10034672B2	Surgical cutting guide Tools or other instruments can be used by a surgeon to complete an orthopedic procedure. One tool can include a resection tower and a valgus guide. The resection tower can include a cutting block and a dial coupled with the cutting block. The resection tower can be configured such that rotational movement of the dial, about an axis, effectuates movement of the cutting block along a plane substantially parallel with the axis. The dial, when rotated in a first direction, can move between a first position, which corresponds to a minimum cutting depth of the cutting block, and a second position, which corresponds to a maximum cutting depth of the cutting block. The valgus guide can be coupled with the resection tower and includes a rotatable member. The rotatable member can include an angular surface with one or more variable depth splines providing varus/valgus angle adjustment of the cutting block.
US10034671B2	Tissue compression device with pressure indicator Tissue compression devices having pressure indicators and methods of using the same. The tissue compression devices provide feedback to a user with respect to the pressure being applied to selected tissue at a selected location such as a radial artery to assist the user in applying the desired amount of pressure to the tissue (such as the pressure needed to achieve hemostasis at an access site). The pressure indication may be provided by a ring indicator that moves between two configurations (e.g., a concave configuration and a convex configuration), a bellow chamber in a housing, a bladder located below a bladder window, etc.
US10034669B2	Anastomosis devices and methods Methods and devices are provided for anastomosing tissue in the body. In one exemplary embodiment, an anastomotic device is provided having an elongate tubular body that is disposable through a body lumen and that includes proximal and distal portions. The proximal and distal portions can each include a plurality of asymmetrical s-shaped slits and can each be adapted to expand upon rotation to form proximal and distal wings. The proximal and distal wings can extend toward one another to engage tissue therebetween and thereby form a passageway through the tissue.
US10034666B2	Tissue stop for surgical instrument A surgical instrument including a handle assembly, an elongate portion, a pair of opposed jaw members and a tissue stop is disclosed. The elongate portion extends distally from the handle assembly, and the pair of opposed jaw members extend distally from the elongate portion. The pair of opposed jaw members include first and second jaw members. The tissue stop cammingly engaged with the first jaw member and is movable between a first position where at least a portion of a stopping portion of the tissue stop is disposed between a tissue-contacting surface of the first jaw member and a tissue-contacting surface of the second jaw member and a second position where the portion of the stopping portion is between the tissue-contacting surface of the first jaw member and a lower surface of the first jaw member.
US10034661B2	Specimen retrieval device A specimen retrieval device is having a housing, an outer shaft, and an inner shaft releasably supporting a pouch. The device may further include a stripper plate operably coupled to the inner shaft for movement between a retracted configuration, in which the pouch and the stripper plate are within the outer shaft, and a deployed configuration, in which the pouch and the stripper plate are outside of the outer shaft. The stripper plate may define major and minor axes, wherein the dimension along the major axis is greater than the inner diameter of the outer shaft, and the dimension along the minor axis is smaller than the inner diameter of the outer shaft. The stripper plate may include one or more apertures, e.g., to receive a support mechanism of the device, or a suture. The device may also include structure preventing premature deployment of the pouch and the stripper plate.
US10034659B2	Urine collection device for dependent patients The present invention provides a device that allows the collection of urine samples in patients who are not self-sufficient, providing a simple method to operate both for the patient and for the health personnel. The device is equipped with a primary collection system and a secondary collection system, which allows to obtain a complete sample of urine that can be transported for further analysis in the laboratory.
US10034648B2	System and method for motion artifacts reduction A system for reconstructing a 3D volume has a surface acquisition system with a light source and an image sensor for characterizing the surface contour of a patient and an X-ray imaging system for acquiring X-ray projection data of the patient from a number of angular positions. A controller is programmed with instructions to synchronize the 3D surface contour characterization from the surface acquisition system with the acquired X-ray projection data. A processor executes a motion reduction method that uses the acquired X-ray projection data and the generated 3D surface contour characterization to reconstruct a 3D volume.
US10034641B2	Extremity imaging apparatus for cone beam computed tomography An apparatus for cone beam computed tomography can include a support structure, a scanner assembly coupled to the support structure for controlled movement in at least x, y and z orientations, the scanner assembly can include a DR detector configured to move along at least a portion of a detector path that extends at least partially around a scan volume with a distance D1 that is sufficiently long to allow the scan volume to be positioned within the detector path; a radiation source configured to move along at least a portion of a source path outside the detector path, the source path having a distance D2 greater than the distance D1, the distance D2 being sufficiently long to allow adequate radiation exposure of the scan volume for an image capture by the detector; and a first gap in the detector path.
US10034630B2	Apparatus and method to train autonomous driving model, and autonomous driving apparatus Disclosed is an apparatus and method to train an autonomous driving model. The apparatus includes a driver information collection processor configured to collect driver information while a vehicle is being driven. The apparatus also includes a sensor information collection processor configured to collect sensor information from a sensor installed in the vehicle while the vehicle is being driven, and a model training processor configured to train the autonomous driving model based on the driver information and the sensor information.
US10034618B2	Single injection methods for obtaining conductance measurements within luminal organs using impedance devices Single injection methods for obtaining conductance measurements within luminal organs using impedance devices. In at least one method embodiment, the method is performed by introducing at least part of an impedance device into a mammalian luminal organ, the impedance device comprising an elongated body and a detector positioned along the elongated body, obtaining conductance measurements indicative of a fluid native to the mammalian luminal organ and indicative of a fluid injection while the detector is present within and outside of the lumen of the outer sheath, and calculating a size parameter of the mammalian luminal organ based in part upon some of the obtained conductance measurements.
US10034614B2	Fractional flow reserve estimation Approaches for assessing hemodynamic characteristics for an organ of interest are related. In one implementation, a fluid dynamics model may be provided with data derived from an anatomic imaging modality and blood flow information derived by ultrasound to derive the desired hemodynamic characteristics. In one such implementation, a fractional flow reserve is estimated.
US10034611B2	Subject information obtaining apparatus and subject information obtaining method A subject information obtaining apparatus and a subject information obtaining method are provided with which a resolution of a photoacoustic image can be improved even when an absorber arranged at a particular position with respect to a detector for photoacoustic waves is used.The subject information obtaining apparatus is configured to obtain an optical characteristic value distribution of a subject by using photoacoustic waves. A signal processing apparatus constituting this subject information obtaining apparatus executes generating a correction table on the basis of a variation quantity of a signal intensity related to a signal from an ultrasonic wave detector and processing a signal from a photoacoustic wave detector by using a value of the correction table.
US10034609B2	Temperature sensor for tracking body temperature based on printable nanomaterial thermistor Provided are wireless temperature sensors. A temperature sensor with a flexible, large-area printed thermistor can include an negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor for temperature sensing, a control circuitry for electrically connecting with the NTC thermistor and obtaining the temperature sensed by the NTC thermistor, a power source for providing power supply to the NTC thermistor and the control circuitry, and a frame element for supporting the NTC thermistor, the control circuitry and the power source, where the frame element is at least partially thermally insulated to establish thermal equilibrium within the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor can sense the temperature in a fast and accurate way due to fast thermal equilibrium established within the sensor.
US10034599B2	Scanning endoscope apparatus with scanning endoscope and determination circuit for determining whether scanning endoscope is abnormal A scanning endoscope apparatus is provided that includes: an endoscope having a light guide portion configured to guide and emit an illuminating light for illuminating a subject, and an actuator configured to oscillate the light guide portion; a storage portion configured to store a resonance frequency at a time when the light guide portion is caused to oscillate in a resonant state; an application portion configured to sequentially apply a plurality of signals having different frequencies to the actuator; a signal monitoring portion configured to monitor signals that are applied to the actuator; and a determination portion configured to compare a frequency of a signal which is smallest in a case where the actuator is taken as a load with the resonance frequency stored in the storage portion to determine whether or not the endoscope is abnormal.
US10034595B2	Dishwasher and controlling method thereof A dishwasher includes a tub that accommodates dishes; a nozzle assembly that sprays washing water; a vane assembly that is moved between a first position and a second position of an inside of the tub and changes a progression path of the washing water so that the sprayed washing water can be directed toward the dishes; and a controller that moves the vane assembly to the second position if the vane assembly is disposed at the first position. When a linear washing portion washes a small quantity of dishes by spraying washing water while making a reciprocal motion in part of an inside of a washing chamber, a washing time can be reduced, and concentrated washing can also be performed.
US10034591B2	Robot cleaner Disclosed is a robot cleaner capable of reducing the material cost thereof by use of fewer motors, and performing wet cleaning while travelling in all directions and rubbing the floor surface, the robot cleaner includes a plurality of motors generating driving forces, a plurality of pad assemblies configured to rotate by receiving a driving force from one of the plurality of motors, and provided in a tilted manner so that a bottom surface of each of the plurality of pad assemblies has an uneven frictional force with respect to a floor surface, and a tilt gear unit configured to simultaneously vary tilting directions of the plurality of pad assemblies by receiving a driving force from another one of the plurality of motors, wherein the robot clean can travel in all directions depending on a tilting direction and a rotational direction of each of the plurality of pad assemblies.
US10034586B2	Permanent wet wipe dispensing container with decorative faceplate installed into a wall A permanent wipe dispensing container with a faceplate installed into a wall is disclosed. The wipe dispensing container described herein provides a permanent solution to house and dispense wipes with a single hand, is recess mounted in the wall, and can change appearance with interchangeable faceplates.
US10034580B2	Container and handle and method of forming a container and handle Containers can be configured to retain a volume of liquid, and include a first inner wall having a first end having an opening extending into an internal reservoir, and a second outer wall forming an outer shell. The second outer wall can include a second end configured to support the container on a surface. The containers can include a removably engaged handle.
US10034574B2	Apparatus and method for controlling an espresso machine An espresso machine that includes a group control head for controlling the brewing and dispensing of espresso drinks. In particular, the group control head includes a novel arrangement of proximity switches, magnets, and centering post that allows for a more efficient workflow in the controlling, automating, and duplicating the brewing of multiple doses of espresso. An associated method for using the group control head is also described.
US10034572B2	Beverage agitator-frother A device for the convenient frothing or mixing or agitating of milk or other liquids is disclosed. The unit may take many forms, but common to nearly all is that the user simply pours or dispenses the liquid from the devices vessel or holding area, and as the fluid flows to the devices exit spout, the fluid is frothed, thus providing a “Pour to Froth” experience.
US10034571B2	Liquid volume measurement device The present invention relates to a measurement device (10) for measuring a volume of liquid contained in a vessel, comprising: —a main vessel (12) for receiving a liquid; —a reference vessel (14) which has a smaller volume than the main vessel (12), wherein the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14) are fluidly connectable to each other as communicating vessels; —a pump (16) which is connected to the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14) for extracting liquid from the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14); —a minimum level sensor (26) which is configured to send a reference signal if a minimum liquid level within the reference vessel (14) is reached; —a first valve (20, 20′) via which the reference vessel (14) is fluidly connected to the pump (16), wherein the first valve (20, 20′) is configured to be closed off if the minimum liquid level within the reference vessel (14) is reached; and —a control unit (30) which is connected to the minimum level sensor (26, 26′) and the pump (16) and configured to measure a reference time between an activation of the pump (16) and a receipt of the reference signal, wherein the control unit (30) is further configured to calculate, based on the reference time and a flow rate of the pump (16), a liquid volume within the main vessel (12) and/or a total liquid volume within the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14) together.” has been deleted and —The present invention relates to a measurement device (10) for measuring a volume of liquid contained in a vessel, including: —a main vessel (12) for receiving a liquid; —a reference vessel (14) which has a smaller volume than the main vessel (12), wherein the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14) are fluidly connectable to each other as communicating vessels; —a pump (16) which is connected to the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14) for extracting liquid from the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14); —a minimum level sensor (26) which is configured to send a reference signal if a minimum liquid level within the reference vessel (14) is reached; —a first valve (20, 20′) via which the reference vessel (14) is fluidly connected to the pump (16), wherein the first valve (20, 20′) is configured to be closed off if the minimum liquid level within the reference vessel (14) is reached; and —a control unit (30) which is connected to the minimum level sensor (26, 26′) and the pump (16) and configured to measure a reference time between an activation of the pump (16) and a receipt of the reference signal, wherein the control unit (30) is further configured to calculate, based on the reference time and a flow rate of the pump (16), a liquid volume within the main vessel (12) and/or a total liquid volume within the main vessel (12) and the reference vessel (14) together.
US10034564B2	Lockable beverage container closure A beverage container closure or lid that is adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container is provided. The lid is selectively couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable cover that, when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The lid is provided with a dual-locking mechanism including an actuation disk locking mechanism and a press-button locking mechanism. Each locking mechanism is operable to transition between a locking position and an unlocking position and opening the cover to permit the passage of fluid requires that both locking mechanism be in their respective unlocking positions.
US10034563B2	Portable head support A portable head support includes an upper portion having a top surface and a lower portion having a bottom surface. The top surface includes a first lobe portion at one end, a second lobe portion at an opposite end, and an intermediate or shaft portion separating the first and second lobe portions. The intermediate or shaft portion has a height, HI, and a length, LI, with respect to the bottom surface and the first and second lobe portions each have a height, H2, and a length, LL with respect to the bottom surface. The height, H1, and the length, LI, of the intermediate or shaft portion are less than the height, HL, and the length, LL, of the first and second lobe portions. The bottom surface includes a groove for allowing the portable head support to be mounted onto an object.
US10034561B2	Order rack or order reel An apparatus for the display of orders, especially suited for use in restaurants, commercial kitchens and the like, includes a holder element for receiving and releasably retaining an order, and an element upon which a plurality of said holder element can be releasably mounted for display, as well as for display, as well as for selective and controlled movement therealong. The holder mounting element may be in the form of either an elongate member or rail or a continuous loop.
US10034560B2	Storage tank for refrigerated display case A temperature-controlled display case includes a storage tank. The storage tank includes a single-piece inner skin having an integrated locating feature formed within and configured to locate a functional component of a refrigeration system relative to the inner skin. The storage tank includes a single-piece outer skin coupled to the inner skin and having an integrated mount formed within and configured to receive a caster for mobilizing the temperature-controlled display case. The storage tank also includes a first structural frame receiving a first end of the inner skin and a first end of the outer skin, and a second structural frame receiving a second end of the inner skin and a second end of the outer skin, wherein by said receiving of the inner skin and the outer skin the first structural frame and the second structural frame are configured to couple the inner skin and the outer skin.
US10034559B2	Refrigerated merchandise display system A merchandise display system for storing and dispensing merchandise is provided. The merchandise display system includes an outer housing, a transparent front door, a refrigeration unit, and a door that includes an extended canopy. The merchandise display system also includes a front grille for a refrigeration system having a surface adjacent a curved surface.
US10034553B2	Multi-layered impermeable fabric for use in pocketed spring assembly A pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of individually pocketed springs. Each string is joined to at least one adjacent string. Each string has first and second opposed plies of fabric and a plurality of pockets formed along a length of the string by transverse segmented seams joining the plies. Gaps between the segments of the seams allow air to pass into and out of the pockets despite the fabric being impermeable to airflow through the fabric. The size of the gaps determines the firmness or “feel” of the pocketed spring assembly or portion thereof.
US10034547B1	Reclinable office chair A reclinable office chair includes a reclination adjustment unit coupled to a bottom base disposed at the bottom of the office chair and having an angle limiting element disposed below and spaced apart from a connecting element abutting against carrying elements. When a user sitting on the office chair tilts the office chair in a predetermined direction, the connecting element and the carrying elements, whose movement is restricted by a rim of the bottom base, are stopped from tilting further as soon as the angle limiting element tilts to an extent to come into contact with the rim, not only allowing the office chair in operation to be tilted within a predetermined safety range in any direction, but also enhancing the anti-slip effect which takes place between the office chair and the floor.
US10034546B2	Device and method for mounting a sensor and for sealing a cabinet A device for mounting a sensor, comprising: a bracket formed with at least one guide hole therein; at least one support rod each passing through a mounting hole in a housing of the sensor and the guide hole in the bracket and mounted on the housing of the sensor and the bracket; and at least one elastic element each disposed on the support rod, so that the sensor is movable relative to the bracket along the support rod against the elastic element. Other brackets can be used. The sensor senses when a cabinet door is closed and sealed.
US10034544B2	Jewelry detangling system Provided herein are disclosures relating to systems and methods of detangling jewelry. The jewelry detangling system may include a body, the body further including a cavity and a plurality of arms located in a cavity of the body and operably coupled therein. The plurality of arms further include corresponding beds dimensioned to receive jewelry pieces thereon during the detangling process. A magnifier including a frame and a lens may be coupled to the body of the jewelry detangler and rotatable about a hinge thereon about a plurality of positions.
US10034540B1	Motorized shelf assembly A cabinet includes a first shelf disposed inside the cabinet at a height above waist level, the first shelf having a retracted position and a deployed position below and outwardly from the retracted position. First and second pivot arms are pivotally operably attached to the first end the first shelf and to the cabinet, the first and second pivot arms forming a first parallelogram. Third and fourth pivot arms are pivotally operably attached a second end of the first shelf and to the cabinet below the first shelf, the third and fourth pivot arms forming a second parallelogram. A first drive motor operably is operably to one of the first and second pivot arms and the third and fourth pivot arms to swing the first and the second parallelograms outwardly and downwardly from the cabinet to position the first shelf from the retracted position to the deployed position.
US10034530B2	Photo-activatable formulation applicator An applicator device includes a photo-active formulation assembly and a photo-dose assembly operably coupled to the photo-active formulation assembly. The photo-active formulation assembly includes a dispenser portion and one or more photo-activatable formulation reservoirs. The photo-active formulation assembly is operable to dispense a photo-activatable formulation from the one or more photo-activatable formulation reservoirs onto one or more regions of a biological surface. The photo-dose assembly includes at least one illuminator oriented to focus electromagnetic energy onto one or more focal regions of a biological surface. The focused electromagnetic energy is of a character and for a duration sufficient to photo-activate the photo-activatable formulation dispensed from the one or more photo-activatable formulation reservoirs.
US10034529B2	Cosmetic product applicator including a massage element This applicator comprises a base (22) and a product applicator tongue (25) that projects from the base (22) along an axis (A-A′), said tongue (25) defining a central cavity (30). It comprises a massage element (32) disposed in the central cavity (30), with the massage (32) element and the tongue (25) defining therebetween in the cavity (30) an intermediary product retaining space (33). The massage element (32) and the tongue (25) can move in relation to one another transversally in relation to the axis (A-A′).
US10034525B2	Folding box Folding box (1) for a piece of jewellery or timepiece, including a foldable blank (2) with a packaging band (3) having a direction (D) movable between an unfolded position in a plane (P) and a folded position, and including two flaps (31; 32) movable in relation to a base (30).It includes a foldable structure (4), movable between a folded position parallel to said plane (P) and a stable unfolded position, including a base face (40) fixed to said base (30) or forming said base, and two bearing surfaces (51; 52) each for receiving in abutment one of said flaps (31; 32) in said unfolded position of said foldable structure (4),Said foldable structure (4) is foldably movable, between the flat folded position and stable unfolded position, around a folding crease (46) which is oblique with respect to said direction (D), forming one edge of said base face (40).
US10034523B2	Umbrella assembly for ski pylon mount An assembly for mounting an umbrella proximate a mounting location for a ski pylon comprises an elongated member having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end defines features for securing the member first end to a ski pylon mount. The second end defining features for securing the member second end to a central shaft of an umbrella.
US10034500B2	Garment Provision of a garment capable of positively holding a biological information detecting device and suppressing the reduction of product lifetime to realize improvement in productivity and reduction of costs. A garment 100A includes a garment body 101 and a device housing portion 120 provided in the garment body 101 and holding a heart rate measuring device 10 having a device body 20 and electrodes 26A and 26B contacting a biological surface so as to be attached/detached, in which the device housing portion 120 holds part of the device body 20 in a state where the electrodes 26A and 26B are exposed toward the biological surface side. The device housing portion 120 houses the device body 20 in a stretched state.
US10034494B2	Reservoir for aerosol delivery devices An aerosol delivery device or electronic cigarette generates an aerosol or vapor for consumption by a consumer. The device may include a cartridge holding an aerosol precursor substance or fluid that is turned into the aerosol or vapor. The fluid may be stored in reservoir that allows for the fluid to be passed to an atomizer for generating the aerosol. The reservoir may be a flexible bladder that equalizes pressure inside the cartridge to reduce leakage, such as with an internal valve to activate fluid transfer. Alternatively, the reservoir may include one or more capsules that can be broken or melted to release the fluid.
US10034488B2	Frozen beverage dispenser An improved frozen product dispenser wherein a product is placed into a cooled hopper and the product is then fed from the hopper into a freezing and dispensing chamber where it is frozen and dispensed.
US10034475B2	Treated biodiesel glycerin Disclosed are compositions that include treated biodiesel glycerin. The disclosed compositions may be utilized as soil-amendments for controlling pests, weeds and for enhancing growth of plants. The biodiesel glycerin utilized in the disclosed compositions may be treated by one or more steps including neutralization, heating, refluxing, condensing, and distilling.
US10034471B2	Wildlife deterrence system arranged in wind turbine blade Systems and methods are disclosed for deterring wildlife, such as bats and birds, from drawing too proximate to an operating wind turbine. Wildlife species may be sensitive to transmitted frequencies, such as ultrasonic frequencies above the range of human hearing. For example, bats may avoid areas where ultrasonic frequencies are being emitted, either because the emitted ultrasonic frequency interferes with the echolocation of the bat, or because encountering the ultrasonic frequency is uncomfortable for the bat. In some aspects, acoustic transmitters may be arranged along a length of a blade of a wind turbine. A controller may direct the acoustical transmitters to transmit signals having ultrasonic frequencies to deter wildlife encounters. The controller may direct the transmitters to transmit only during periods where wildlife encounters are likely to occur (e.g. at night, during migration seasons, during favorable weather conditions, or the like).
US10034467B2	Ice fishing stand According to an aspect, another ice fishing stand is disclosed and includes a base, a tip up arm, and a rod holder arm. The base is configured to be positioned about an ice-fishing hole, and has a receiving feature. The tip up arm is configured to hold a spool. The rod holder arm includes a rod holder that is configured to hold a fishing rod. The rod holder arm is releasably mountable to the receiving feature.
US10034464B2	Fish harvesting head with arm retraction system A fish harvesting head is disclosed having one or more barb arms protruding from barb receiving slots in a harvesting body and having an arm retraction system configured to withdraw the barb arms toward the harvesting body for removal of the fish harvesting head from a body. The arm retraction system is configured to allow the barb arms to move between a shooting barb position and a fish retaining barb position. The arm retraction system may also be activated to retain the barb arms against the harvesting body of the fish harvesting head in a fish harvesting head release position, which enables the fish harvesting head to be easily pulled back through a body, such as a fish, after it has been shot. The barb arms may be held in the fish harvesting head release position while all components, including a pierce tip, remain attached to the fish harvesting head.
US10034463B2	High-throughput mouse model for optimizing antibody affinities Described herein are compositions (e.g. cells and transgenic animals) and methods relating to engineered Ig loci that permit expression of particular antibodies or antibody segments while still permitting recombination and/or maturation process for antibody optimization.
US10034453B2	Intelligent pet food dispenser In one embodiment, a system for dispensing pet food includes a chamber, a transport conveyor, a blade, and an extractor. The chamber may dispense a pet found pouch to the transport conveyer. The transport conveyor may receive the pet food pouch and transport the pet food pouch to the blade wherein the blade may cut open the pet food pouch. The transport conveyor may then move the opened pet food pouch to the extractor. The transport conveyor may activate the extractor causing the extractor to lower onto the transport conveyor and extract pet food from the pet food pouch into a food tray. The transport conveyor may dispose the pet food pouch into a trash tray by releasing a trapdoor.
US10034451B2	Pet enclosure with dual axes swivel connector A dual axes swivel connector for connecting various panels to assemble a pet enclosure is disclosed. The dual axes swivel connector allows panels of the enclosure to be reliably pivoted with respect to each other. The dual axes swivel connector may comprise first and second parts. The first part may be fabricated from a flexible material compared to the second part, whereas the second part may be fabricated from a more rigid material compared to the first part. The flexibility of the first part allows the first part to have a tighter fit with the wire rods. The second part has a looser fit with the wire rods but the rigidity of the second part compensates for the looser fit. When the first and second parts are interlocked, they create a tight fit which can reliably provide a hinge between the panels.
US10034432B2	Bale forming apparatus and method with overload protection An apparatus and a method for forming a bale from loose material are disclosed. A feeder feeds loose material to a bale former. The bale former forms a bale from loose material. A feeding-side output shaft drives the feeder. A forming-side output shaft drives the bale former. An input shaft drives both output shafts. A torque measuring arrangement measures a value indicative of the input torque provided by the input shaft. If the input torque value exceeds a given torque threshold, a control unit triggers the bale former for reducing the torque consumption taken from the forming-side output shaft.
US10034429B2	Embedded-outer rotor motor direct driven mower driving wheel and mower The present invention provides an embedded-outer rotor motor direct driven mower driving wheel and a mower. The embedded-outer rotor motor direct driven mower driving wheel comprises a driving wheel main body formed by the assembling of a wheel side cover I, a wheel side cover II, and a wheel body sandwiched between the wheel side cover I and the wheel side cover II, the wheel side cover I, the wheel side cover II and the wheel body are enclosed to define a cavity, an outer rotor motor is mounted in the cavity, an outer rotor portion of the outer rotor motor is fixedly arranged relative to the driving wheel main body, an internal stator portion of the outer rotor motor is provided with a fixed shaft penetrating through the wheel side cover I and extending out of the driving wheel main body, and the wheel side cover I is provided with a shaft hole I allowing the fixed shaft to penetrate through. The present invention arranges the outer rotor motor inside the driving wheel and directly drives the mower driving wheel through the outer rotor motor, thus, transmission precision and reliability are good, and the inner space of the mower is more reasonable.
US10034427B2	Harvesting device A harvesting system or device formed with an agricultural harvesting machine having a crop transfer device that that swivels about a swivel angle (φ) for transferring crop and allows for setting a setpoint swivel angle (φ soll) for discharging the crop, and a hauling vehicle that receives the crop. The crop that is discharged from the agricultural harvesting machine impacts the hauling vehicle at an adjustable impact point. If the deflection of the transfer device deviates from the setpoint swivel angle (φ soll), a return of the transfer device to the setpoint swivel angle (φ soll) is regulated by changing the ground speed (VE) of the agricultural harvesting machine, the ground speed (VT) of the hauling vehicle or bother while maintaining a position of the impact point substantially unchanged.
US10034425B2	Automatic header coupling A combine harvester with a feeder house assembly, the assembly including a feeder house with an inlet end; a tilt frame surrounding the inlet end of the feeder house and in pivotal arrangement relative to the feeder house; a gearbox attached to the tilt frame; and a first dog clutch operably coupled to the gearbox.
US10034423B2	Biomass sensing A harvester interacts with plants so as to separate a harvested portion from a biomass portion of each of the plants. At least one sensor carried by the harvester outputs a signal based upon an attribute of the biomass portion.
US10039219B1	Method and devices for picking and placing workpieces into devices under manufacture using dual robots A device may comprise a track defining a common X-axis and first and second robots. The first robot may comprise a first X-axis driven element for movement along the track; a first Z-axis driven element, for moving parallel to a Z-axis and along the common X-axis; a first Y-axis driven element, attached to the first Z-axis driven element, for moving parallel to a Y-axis, the Z-axis and along the common X-axis. The second robot may comprise a second X-axis driven element for movement along the track; a second Z-axis driven element, for moving parallel to the Z-axis and along the common X-axis; a second Y-axis driven element, attached to the second Z-axis driven element, for moving parallel to a Y-axis, the Z-axis and along the common X-axis. The first and second robots have first and second end-effectors coupled to the first and second Y-axis drive elements, respectively.
US10039213B1	Air inlet channel with thermoelectric cooling element An example electronic device may include a chassis, a circuit board in the chassis that includes a first active component, a number of fans, a number of guide walls that define an air inlet channel, and a thermoelectric cooler (TEC). There may be an airflow path such that, when the fans operate, air flows along the airflow path from an intake opening of the air inlet channel to an exhaust of the chassis, with the first active component being located in the airflow path downstream of the intake opening of the air inlet channel. A cold portion of the TEC may extend into the airflow path upstream of the first active component and a hot portion of the TEC may extend into the airflow path downstream of the first active component.
US10039208B2	Method for cooling a connector system A cage can include a thermal plate positioned so as to be aligned with a bottom of a channel. An adjustable biasing system is provided to urge a module toward the thermal plate. The adjustable biasing system may be a riding heat sink. The thermal plate may include a fin to help increase its surface area. A housing with a card slot aligned with the channel can be provided in the cage to provide a receptacle that has a card slot aligned with the channel. A receptacle so configured allows for greater thermal energy to be removed from a module.
US10039189B2	Circuit fixing member, circuit module, and joining method for circuit module A circuit fixing member is provided which achieves a connection with a controlled object after a circuit module is produced, thereby avoiding disconnection of a wire member in the course of the production, easy to transfer between production processes, and is designed to avoid the entry of water into the circuit module. The terminal-embedded portion 110 of the circuit fixing member 10 which retains the control circuit 15 is equipped with a plurality of circuit supports 111 and the space 115 which communicates at an end thereof with the opened terminal insertion hole 117 and is closed at the other end thereof. For engaging the terminal fitting portion 130 of the terminal member 13 with the fitting portion 200 of the controlled object side terminal member 20 within the space 115, the terminal locking opening 114 and the terminal locking member 14 are provided. The terminal locking member 14 works to secure the locked portion 201 in the space 115.
US10039185B2	Manufacturing method of landless multilayer circuit board Provided is a landless multilayer circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes steps of forming a first circuit on a first substrate, patterning a photoresist layer to form at least one via between the first circuit and a second circuit, forming at least one connecting pillar in the at least one via, removing the photoresist layer, forming a second substrate to cover the at least one connect pillar, and forming the second circuit on the second substrate. The second circuit is connected to the first circuit through the at least one connecting pillar. When the second circuit is formed, the at least one via does not need to be filled, thereby making the second circuit flat.
US10039178B2	Failure event detection in a plasma arc torch A method of determining a failure event of consumable for a plasma torch is provided. The method includes monitoring at least one of an operating current or an operating voltage during a transfer arc mode of the plasma arc torch. The method also includes determining when at least one parameter associated with the operating current or the operating voltage exceeds a tolerance threshold for a time period indicative of the failure event. The method further includes shutting off at least one of the operating current or the operating voltage of the plasma arc torch when the at least one parameter exceeds the tolerance threshold for the time period.
US10039171B1	Feedback circuit The present invention particularly discloses a novel feedback circuit, mainly comprising: a signal sampling unit, a feedback unit, a signal concerting unit, and a signal adjusting unit. During the operation of the feedback circuit, a current-mode error amplifier unit is configured to output a current error signal based on a current sampling signal and a dimming signal outputted by the signal converting unit, so as to activate a PWM controlling unit to stabilize an output current of a LED driver circuit. In the meantime, a voltage-mode error amplifier unit cooperates with the PWM controlling unit to adaptively regulate an output voltage of the LED driver circuit based on a voltage sampling signal and an adjustment signal outputted by the signal adjusting unit, in order to facilitate the LED driver circuit provides a constant output power.
US10039165B2	Multi-pad, multi-junction LED package A light emitting diode (“LED”) module is disclosed. The LED module includes a first LED tap and a second LED tap, the first tap being powered on for a longer amount of time than the second LED tap, based on an alternating current voltage. The LED module also includes a first LED package on which a first LED associated with the first LED tap and a second LED associated with the second LED tap are disposed. The LED module further includes a second LED package on which a third LED associated with the first LED tap and a fourth LED associated with the second LED tap are disposed.
US10039161B2	Lighting arrangement with battery backup A lighting arrangement can include a light emitter portion and a battery backup portion. The light emitter portion can have a plurality of light emitting diodes and circuitry for driving the plurality of light emitting diodes including a rectifier and an IC chip configured to drive the plurality of light emitting diodes with the rectified voltage provided by the rectifier. The battery backup portion can be in electronic communication with the light emitter portion and can have a battery portion with one or more batteries and a converter portion with a DC-AC inverter downstream of the one or more batteries that directs the electrical power to the rectifier and is driven by the one or batteries.
US10039151B1	Methods and systems for connecting a wireless communications device to a deployable wireless communications network Methods and systems for connecting a wireless communications device to a deployable wireless communications network. The method includes receiving, from the wireless communications device via a mobile management entity (MME) configured to operate as an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) authenticator, an extensible authentication protocol packet. The method further includes authenticating the wireless communications device based on the extensible authentication protocol packet. The method further includes establishing a first wireless connection between the wireless communications device and a deployable subscription bootstrapping service of the deployable wireless communications network. The method further includes generating a subscription profile for the wireless communications device, and communicating the subscription profile to the wireless communications device via the first wireless connection. The method further includes discontinuing the first wireless connection, and establishing a second wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the deployable wireless communications network using the subscription profile.
US10039145B2	System, apparatus, and method for received signal strength indicator (RSSI) based authentication Described herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing proximity-based authentication operations using received signal strength indicator (RSSI) values. An expected proximity of devices to be paired is used to determine whether to execute a wireless personal area network (WPAN) connection process. This expected proximity is correlated with the RSSI value of received signals. By utilizing the RSSI value of received signals, embodiments do not utilize any additional hardware for performing the described proximity-based authentication process, and in some implementations, do not utilize any additional processes or routines to determine an RSSI value (e.g., some devices utilize RSSI values in order to adjust output power levels of transmitted signals, and thus, already execute processes or routines to determine RSSI values).
US10039142B2	Method and apparatus for performing initial access procedure in wireless communication system A method for and apparatus for performing an initial access procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device detects a discontinuous transmission (DTX) cell that operates in a discontinuous transmission (DTX) state by receiving a discovery signal from the DTX cell; transmits an initial request message to the DTX cell to request the DTX cell to transition from the DTX state to a continuous transmission (TX) state.
US10039141B2	Event-triggered mode switching for a mobile terminal A mobile terminal comprises a modem for communication with a wireless network. The modem is configured for operating in a plurality of different modes. The mobile terminal comprises a processing device operative to, in response to detecting a trigger event, perform a mode selection to select a mode from the plurality of modes in accordance with at least one constraint, and control the modem to start operating in the selected mode.
US10039136B2	Base station, service processing method, and cloud computing system A base station, a service processing method, and a cloud computing system. The method includes: establishing a wireless network bearer channel with a UE; receiving a service request of the UE through the wireless network bearer channel; parsing a request content in the service request of the UE, and generating a cloud service access request according to a content, which needs to be processed by a cloud server end, in the request content; and sending the cloud service access request to the cloud server end, and returning a corresponding processing result of the cloud server end to the UE through the wireless network bearer channel. Therefore, a transport layer protocol and an access layer protocol on a user equipment side are terminated at a base station, so that in the embodiments of the present invention, inter-layer optimization is implemented.
US10039134B2	Method and apparatus for random access in wireless communication system Disclosed is a method and apparatus for random access in a wireless communication system. In a communication environment in which a first terminal and a second terminal coexist, a base station receives a random access identification signal from one among a first terminal and a second terminal. The base station transmits a busy signal in response to the random access identification signal. After that, the base station receives data from the terminal having transmitted the random access identification signal.
US10039129B2	Wireless device, wireless communication method and wireless communication system A wireless device performs communication of a first access period and a second access period, the first access period including a plurality of slots in which communication is performed on a slot basis by allocating the slots and the second access period including a plurality of slots in which communication is performed in a contention-based access scheme on a slot basis, and includes a transmitter, a receiver and an control circuitry. The control circuitry performs, when one slot in the second access period is determined, carrier-sensing during a period of time depending on a type of the frame, and controls to transmit via the transmitter the frame at a timing defined depending on the type of the frame after the period of time.
US10039121B2	Scheduling method for device-to-device communication and apparatus for same The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for performing a HARQ action and an apparatus for same, comprising the steps of: receiving from a base station resource allocation information which indicates a subframe set for D2D communication; receiving D2D data from a subframe #n from different user equipment; and receiving HARQ-ACK information with respect to the D2D data, wherein the HARQ-ACK information is transmitted from subframe #(n+k) when the subframe #(n+k) belongs to the subframe set for the D2D communication, and the HARQ-ACK is transmitted from a subframe that is closest to the subframe #(n+k) from among subframes belonging to the subframe set for the D2D communication after the subframe #(n+k), when the subframe #(n+k) does not belong to the subframe set for the D2D communication.
US10039120B2	Scaling of shared spectrum exclusive resources Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication systems configured to utilize a shared spectrum between two or more network operators. Coexistence between the different network operators on the shared spectrum may be provided by reserving resources for exclusive use by each of the network operators within a period of time that is variable based on the number of network operators. Non-exclusive use of resources may further be granted to one or more network operators in accordance with network operator priorities.
US10039118B2	Determining and sending channel quality indicators (CQIS) for multiple cells A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may determine channel quality indicators (CQIs) from measurements of downlink transmissions from many cells. CQIs for a first cell of the many cells may be transmitted by the WTRU at transmission time intervals (TTIs) and CQIs for a second cell of the many cells may not be transmitted with CQIs of the first cell. In response to expiration of a timer for the first cell, transmission of the control information may be ceased for the first cell and transmission of CQIs may continue for the second cell. Transmission of the CQIs for the second cell may be ceased in response to a received layer 2 (L2) message while transmission of CQIs for other cells continue.
US10039116B1	Long term evolution scheduler to mitigate interference A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable storage media for scheduling physical resource blocks (PRBs) comprises a communication radio access network (RAN) base station with a scheduler that assigns one or more PRBs to a communication channel of a user device. The PRBs can be prioritized according to a radio frequency (rf) interference level across the contiguous band of PRBs. The rf interference level of a communication channel of the user device can be monitored by the scheduler. The scheduler assigns one or more of the prioritized PRBs according to the rf interference level of the PRBs and according to the rf interference level of the communication channel of the user device.
US10039112B2	Methods and systems for provisioning a virtual network in software defined networks Upon receiving a request for a virtual network and before admitting the requested virtual network, a virtual service provider controller may assess the ability of the virtual service provider network to meet conditions specified in the request. In particular, the virtual service provider controller may consider details of the traffic expected in the requested virtual network in the context of existing traffic on the virtual service provider network. Consideration may be given to geographic distribution of traffic, type of traffic, and key performance indices. Indeed, traffic of different types may be homogenized through the use of weighting factors to simplify the assessment. Upon determining that the virtual service provider network may not be able to meet the conditions, the virtual service provider controller may attempt to obtain additional resources from an infra-structure provider network or may attempt to adjust resources allocated to already admitted virtual networks.
US10039100B2	Systems and methods for OFDM channelization Systems and methods for OFDM channelization are provided that allow for the coexistence of sub-band channels and diversity channels. Methods of defining diversity sub-channels and sub-band sub-channels are provided and systematic channel definition and labeling schemes are provided.
US10039099B2	Wireless communication system and wireless communication method Provided is a wireless communication system that efficiently carries out communications between a wireless control device and a wireless device. A wireless control device (20) has a wireless resource allocation unit (22) and a wireless resource instruction unit (24). The wireless resource allocation unit (22) allocates wireless resources that are used by a wireless device (30) when wirelessly communicating with a wireless terminal (2). The wireless resource instruction unit (24) sends, to the wireless device (30), instructions for causing the allocated wireless resources to be used. The wireless device (30) has a wireless signal processing unit (32) and a wireless transmission unit (34). On the basis of the instructions from the wireless control device (20), the wireless signal processing unit (32) performs processing, for performing wireless communications using the allocated wireless resources, on data to be sent to the wireless terminal (2). The wireless transmission unit (34) converts signals processed by the wireless signal processing unit (32) to wireless signals, and transmits the wireless signals to the wireless terminal (2).
US10039098B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic bandwidth provisioning in frequency division duplex systems A method and apparatus are described that provides flexible spectrum usage by using a paired frequency division duplex (FDD) spectrum to enable dynamic access in television white space (TVWS), sub-leased spectrum or unlicensed spectrum, (e.g., industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) bands), in a femto cell environment or the like. Elastic FDD (E-FDD) enables femto cell operation in TVWS, sub-leased spectrum and/or unlicensed spectrum, either simultaneously with licensed spectrum or as an alternate channel to licensed spectrum. E-FDD enables dynamic asymmetric bandwidth allocation for uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) in FDD, and enables variable duplex spacing, (i.e., using FDD with minimum duplex spacing between DL and UL spectrum, or, using hybrid-FDD, (FDD in a time duplexed fashion), when a spectrum gap between the UL and DL spectrum is below a certain minimum threshold. Additionally, the signaling enhancements to implement E-FDD are also provided.
US10039097B2	Remote head simultaneously transmitting radio wave Systems and methods for communicating in an Ethernet cloud radio access network are disclosed. In some implementations, a baseband unit determines a time when a plurality of remote radio heads, accessible to a user equipment, are scheduled to transmit a signal to the user equipment. The baseband unit transmits, via an Ethernet connection and in advance of the determined time, the signal and information about the determined time to each of the plurality of remote radio heads, to enable the plurality of remote radio heads to simultaneously transmit, at the determined time and via a radio connection, a Fourier transform of the signal to the user equipment.
US10039096B2	System and method for protecting time slots A method for prioritizing first group devices over second group devices in accessing a channel during a time slot scheduled for communications by the first group devices is provided. The method includes generating a frame comprising a Duration field containing a value set to a sum of a duration of a frame exchange including a transmission of the frame and a duration of a time extension, and transmitting the frame in the time slot.
US10039092B2	Wireless communication apparatus and channel allocation method Disclosed is a base station in which the frequency usage efficiency can be improved when the communication bandwidths are asymmetric in the uplink line and the downlink line. A base station can communicate by using a plurality of downlink unit bands and a smaller number of uplink unit bands. A control unit allocates uplink resource allocation information and downlink resource allocation information to a PDCCH which is arranged in each of the plurality of downlink unit bands, and allocates a response signal to the uplink line data to a PHICH which is arranged in the same number of downlink unit bands from the plurality of downlink unit bands as there are uplink unit bands. A transmit RF unit transmits the resource allocation information or the response signal.
US10039088B2	Method and apparatus for scheduling communication for low capability devices Methods and apparatus are described for a User Equipment (UE) with reduced processing capabilities (e.g., Machine Type Communication (MTC) UE) to transmit and receive signaling are provided. The Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats scheduling a transmission of a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) or a reception of a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) are designed and have a smaller size than respective DCI formats for conventional UEs. DCI formats scheduling PUSCHs to or PDSCHs for a group of MTC UEs are also designed and can have a same size as DCI formats scheduling PUSCH or PDSCH for an individual MTC UE.
US10039087B2	Uplink control data transmission Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.
US10039074B1	Locating connected devices Aspects of the present disclosure provide a first apparatus comprising a transmitter, a receiver, a processor, and a UI. The transmitter is configured to command a second apparatus to emit at least one tone. The receiver is configured to receive the at least one tone. The processor is configured to determine at least one of: a signal strength and a direction associated with the at least one tone. The UI is configured to output an indication of a current location of the second apparatus based, at least in part, on the determined signal strength or the determined direction. According to an example, at least one of the request or the at least one tone may be a high-frequency or ultrasonic signal.
US10039072B2	System and method for providing power saving mode enhancements in a network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining that a periodic timer for a user equipment (UE) is about to expire; communicating to an application service, prior to expiration of the periodic timer for the UE, an indication associated with an availability of the UE to receive data from the application service; and communicating the data from the application service to the UE upon receiving the indication. In some cases, the method can include registering, by the application service, to receive the indication from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) support node (SGSN), wherein the registering is performed via a service capability exposure function (SCEF) in communication with the MME or the SGSN and the application service.
US10039065B2	State transition procedure in a wireless network A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may operate in a first state where the WTRU does not have configured physical channels and discontinuously monitors for pages and a second state where the WTRU has configured uplink physical channels. The WTRU may, in response to a signal, transition to the first state and store an identity and medium access control (MAC) information. The WTRU may reinitiate communication with a network using the stored identity and MAC information.
US10039061B2	Method and apparatus for increasing performance of communication links of cooperative communication nodes A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, monitoring performance parameters in a communications network, identifying a degradation in performance of one or more nodes of the communications network according the monitored performance parameters, and initiating corrective action to mitigate the degradation in performance of the one or more nodes of the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10039023B2	Method and apparatus for automatically switching an intelligent device between test mode and normal work mode The present disclosure provides a method and as apparatus for operating an intelligent device in a test mode. The method includes: scanning a Wi-Fi network periodically, determining whether a service set identifier (SSID) of the Wi-Fi network scanned includes a preset SSID, and operating the intelligent device in a test mode if the SSID of the Wi-Fi network scanned includes the preset SSID.
US10039018B2	Systems and methods for recovering an out-of-service node in a hierarchical network Systems and methods for communicating with a radio frequency (RF) device are disclosed herein. In particular, a method of recovering an out-of-service node comprises sending a hailing message on a plurality of hailing channels from a second node to the out-of-service node, the second node being in direct wireless communication with the out-of-service node, and sending a synchronization request message from the second node to the out-of-service node on a first data channel.
US10039013B2	LTE cell level layer management auto optimization Systems and methods are provided to administer a wireless telecommunication network (WTN) having a plurality of cell sites. Network data is received from a data source for a subject cell site. A baseline performance of the subject cell site is determined. Parameters to optimize for the subject cell site based on the baseline performance are identified. Load balancing is performed on the subject cell site by comparing a normalized user equipment (UE) downlink (DL) throughput at a first cellular frequency band to a second cellular frequency band. A cellular coverage of the subject cell site is adjusted based on a voice over LTE (VoLTE) drop call rate for a predetermined time period and a normalized UE DLL throughput. A layer management is performed on the subject cell site.
US10039011B2	Polarization beamforming communication method and apparatus The polarization beamforming communication apparatus of a base station estimates an azimuth, elevation, and polarization of each of terminals using a reference signal of a terminal received through a plurality of dual polarization antennas, determines a stream to be transmitted based on the azimuth, elevation, and polarization of the terminal, and sends the stream to be transmitted to the terminal through a polarization-matched beam formed in accordance with each of the plurality of dual polarization antennas using the azimuth, elevation, and polarization of the terminal.
US10039008B2	Method and apparatus for wideband spectrum sensing Examples of wideband spectrum sensing techniques for cognitive radio are provided. The techniques permit undersampling (e.g., sub-Nyquist sampling) the spectrum band, which permits use of more cost effective electronic components (e.g., lower frequency analog-to-digital converters (ADC)). The techniques permit determination of whether there are any (or sufficient) sub-channels that exist in the band to use for transmission, so that only a portion of less than the entire spectrum band is sampled. Detection decisions can be based at least partly on a pair of performance metrics more appropriate for wideband spectrum sensing. These performance metrics are the probability of insufficient spectrum opportunities (PISO) and the probability of excessive interference opportunities (PEIO).
US10039001B2	Method for secured transmission of a data object A method is disclosed comprising receiving identification information on an addressee, to whom an encrypted data object is sent by a transmission device or for whom the encrypted data object is to be provided by the transmission device for retrieval, from the transmission device to a server, associating the identification information with a key for decrypting the encrypted data object by the server, sending the key for decrypting the encrypted data object to the addressee by the server, or providing by the server the key for decrypting the encrypted data object for retrieval by the addressee.
US10039000B2	Host-slave control system and addressing method thereof A host-slave control system and an addressing method thereof are provided. The host-slave control system includes a plurality of slave devices, a host device, and a remote control device. The host device is coupled to and controls the slave devices through a host-slave transmission interface. When one of the slave devices receives an addressing signal sent by the remote control device, the one of the slave devices sends an addressing information to the host device, such that the host device assigns a specific address as the address of the one of the slave devices according to the addressing information. In particular, the addressing information includes a default identification code of the one of the slave devices, and the address assigned to the one of the slave devices corresponds to the default identification code of the one of the slave devices.
US10038997B2	Storing profile data in data repository local to a regional service area Examples herein retrieve a profile data corresponding to a mobile device from a first data repository in response to the mobile device entering a regional service area. The examples store the profile data in a second data repository. The second data repository is local to the regional service area.
US10038991B2	Information reporting method, equipment and storage medium An information reporting method is disclosed. A User Equipment (UE) receives configuration information for a Device to Device (D2D) resource acquisition failure, the configuration information for the D2D resource acquisition failure being used for a D2D UE with a drive test capability to collect information on the D2D resource acquisition failure in case of the D2D resource acquisition failure, and send the information on the D2D resource acquisition failure. Another information reporting method, an evolved Node B, a UE and a storage medium are also disclosed.
US10038982B2	System and method for information enhancement in a mobile environment This disclosure pertains to systems and methods that may be used to increase the information content of a mobile device so as to locate, track, or determine the behavior of a mobile device and/or the user of the mobile device. Separate pieces of information (information snippets) may be aggregated over time to form information linkages. The snippets and linkages may be associated with a time stamp and/or a time frame. The snippets and linkages may be associated with a probability value which may be updated as more information is acquired. The snippets and linkages may be aggregated with, for example a building floor plan to provide more complete informational description of the mobile device and/or the behavior of the user of the mobile device (information map).
US10038971B2	Secure mobile device recovery An approach includes contacting a predefined contact information when a mobile device, which is password protected, is lost and subsequently found. The approach includes receiving an activation event predefined for a specified password protected mobile device, and receiving predefined contact information stored in the mobile device while the mobile device remains password protected, upon the receipt of the activation event.
US10038968B2	Branching mobile-device to system-namespace identifier mappings Provided is a process of merging data from feeds from multiple sources of computing device network activity data having heterogenous device identifier namespaces and device identifier to device mappings that change over time, the process including: accessing three or more sources of network activity log data from three or more different sources of network activity data, wherein: for each of the sources of network activity log data, based the respective network activity log data, updating a multi-namespace mapping that maps the external-namespace device identifiers to internal-namespace device identifiers in an internal namespace of a system configured to profile mobile computing devices based on logged network activity data of the mobile computing devices, wherein: the namespace mapping comprises a plurality of external-namespace-specific mappings each mapping a respective type of device identifier in a respective external namespace used in the network activity log data to one or more internal-namespace device identifiers.
US10038949B1	Remote surveillance composite machine A remote surveillance composite machine includes a primary device and a secondary device wirelessly connected with and driven by the primary device. The secondary device includes a housing provided with a recess, a pivot member and a locking member. The secondary device is used individually or connected with a hanging arm which is mounted on a baby playpen. The hanging arm has a distal end provided with a pivot hole and a locking hole. The recess is mounted on the distal end of the hanging arm. The pivot member is connected with the pivot hole. The locking member is locked in the locking hole. Thus, the secondary device is mounted on the distal end of the hanging arm and is located above the playpen to face the baby.
US10038936B2	Source device detection Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for source device detection. Source device detection may be performed for a variety of types of connectors such as cables or board/substrate connectors across which a DC voltage or stable presence signal is normally supplied during connections when the power signal of the connector is not present. An alternating power source is coupled to a capacitor of known capacitance via a switch. The capacitor is in series with an effective capacitance of a sink device, a connector, and a source device. When the switch is open, the voltage between the capacitor and the effective capacitor is read to determine if a source device is present and On, and when closed, if the source device is present and Off or in Stand-By, or not present. The methods, systems, and apparatuses described include tunability for the capacitor based on temperature and effective capacitance variations.
US10038935B2	System and method for real-time transfer of audio and/or video streams through an ethernet AVB network The disclosure relates generally to transfer of audio and/or video streams, and, more particularly, to system and method for real-time transfer of the audio and/or video streams through an Ethernet audio/video bridging (AVB) network. In one embodiment, multiple audio and/or video streams from multiple AVB enabled devices are received by an AVB enabled network device. Each of the multiple AVB enabled devices has a static priority based on criticality of an application that each of the multiple AVB enabled devices is performing. Further, each of the multiple audio and/or video streams is dynamically queued, by the AVB enabled network device, based on the static priority of the associated one of the AVB enabled devices. Furthermore, real-time transfer of the multiple audio and/or video streams to a user device is enabled, by the AVB enabled network device, through an Ethernet AVB network upon queuing the multiple audio and/or video streams.
US10038933B2	Information providing system and information providing method, content recording apparatus and content recording method, and computer program Disclosed is an information providing system for providing information on content recording. The system includes: a network communicating unit for communication via a network; and an information distributing unit for distributing the information on content recording via the network.
US10038926B2	Server-side blackout enforcement Some embodiments provide server-side implementation and enforcement of blackout rules for streaming content. A server receives a request from an end user device and extracts a first identifier identifying the end user device and a second identifier identifying the requested stream from the request. The server determines if blackout rules identified for the requested streaming content using the second identifier apply to the end user device based on the first identifier. The blackout rules may restrict IP addresses, IP address subnets, or geographic regions defined using zip codes or DMAs. The first identifier can be an IP address that directly or indirectly maps to the blackout rules. If the first identifier is restricted by a blackout rule, the server identifies the restrictions of the rule, when they apply, and how they are to be applied before dynamically altering the content that is streamed to the end user device.
US10038919B2	In loop chroma deblocking filter Chroma deblock filtering of reconstructed video samples may be performed to remove blockiness artifacts and reduce color artifacts without over-smoothing. In a first method, chroma deblocking may be performed for boundary samples of a smallest transform size, regardless of partitions and coding modes. In a second method, chroma deblocking may be performed when a boundary strength is greater than 0. In a third method, chroma deblocking may be performed regardless of boundary strengths. In a fourth method, the type of chroma deblocking to be performed may be signaled in a slice header by a flag. Furthermore, luma deblock filtering techniques may be applied to chroma deblock filtering.
US10038915B2	Escape sample coding in palette-based video coding In an example, a method of processing video data includes determining a value of a block-level syntax element that indicates, for all samples of a block of video data, whether at least one respective sample of the block is coded based on a color value of the at least one respective sample not being included in a palette of colors for coding the block of video data. The method also includes coding the block of video data based on the value.
US10038912B2	Method and an apparatus for processing a video signal The present invention relates to a video signal decoding method for adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type to prediction of a macroblock in coding a video signal. Some implementations may include obtaining a macroblock type, when a macroblock includes the intra prediction coded sub-macroblock and the inter prediction coded sub-macroblock based on the macroblock type, obtaining prediction mode flag information indicating whether the sub-macroblock is the intra prediction coded or the inter prediction coded, and obtaining a prediction value of the sub-macroblock. Accordingly, implementations disclosed herein may raise coding efficiency of video signal by adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type in predicting a macroblock.
US10038905B2	Image decoding method, image coding method, image decoding apparatus, image coding apparatus, program, and integrated circuit An image decoding method which can improve both image quality and coding efficiency is an image decoding method for decoding a coded stream which includes a plurality of processing units and a header for the processing units, the coded stream being generated by coding a moving picture, the processing units including at least one processing unit layered to be split into a plurality of smaller processing units, the image decoding method including specifying a hierarchical layer having a processing unit in which a parameter necessary for decoding is stored, by parsing hierarchy depth information stored in the header, and decoding the processing unit using the parameter stored in the processing unit located at the specified hierarchical layer.
US10038904B2	Method and apparatus for controlling transmission of compressed picture according to transmission synchronization events An image processing method includes at least the following steps: partitioning a picture into a plurality of slices, wherein each slice row in the picture includes at least one slice; generating a compressed picture by encoding each of the slices; and controlling at least one of start of transmission of encoded data of a slice row and end of the transmission of encoded data of the slice row according to a transmission synchronization event.
US10038886B2	Inertia audio scrolling Embodiments discussed herein include: accessing by a user terminal a recording of a communication session in the form of a media file wherein the media file comprises at least an audio component; accessing by the user terminal, metadata associated with the media file, wherein the metadata comprises an indication of a respective one or more visual representations of each of a plurality of events determined to have occurred during the communication session, wherein at least some of the visual representations comprise text converted from at least one communication stream of the recorded communication session, and wherein the metadata further comprises timing information linking the respective visual representations to the events; playing the media file using a media playing application running on the user terminal; and controlling play back of the media file so that a play back rate of the audio component is synchronized with a rate of a user scrolling through the visual representations.
US10038882B2	Projector and method of controlling projector A projector and a method of controlling the projector that may give information on suitability of a light source. A projector includes light sources, light modulators (liquid crystal panels) that modulate lights output from the light sources, a projection optical device that projects the lights modulated by the light modulators, a determination unit that determines whether or not a light source unadapted to a mounting position of the projector is attached, and an informing unit (display control unit) that, if a determination that the light source unadapted to the mounting position of the projector is attached is made by the determination unit, gives information in response to a determination result.
US10038880B2	Control device, method, and medium controlling display of images A control device is connectable to a first projection device and a second projection device. The first projection device performs projection onto a projection area to display a first image with a first resolution in the projection area. The second projection device performs projection onto the projection area to display a second image with a second resolution lower than the first resolution in the projection area. Both the first and second images are displayed to display an image based on target image data in the projection area. The control device includes a control unit that controls the display of the first image and the display of the second image based on the target image data. The control unit controls the display of the first image and the second image such that the first image attains gradation almost equal to gradation of the target image data.
US10038879B2	Bi-directional virtual reality system The present disclosure relates to a bi-directional VR (virtual reality) system and, more particularly, to a bi-directional VR system using a user image and a user voice extracted by a 3D depth camera, and media processed by synthesizing an interactive content image and sound.A bi-directional VR system may include two or more terminals; and a mixing server configured to transmit mixed data generated by processing signals transmitted from the terminals to the respective terminals. At least one main terminal of the two or more terminals may include a 3D depth camera; a main body unit provided with a processor and a memory, and loaded with an operation program; at least two sound devices connected to the main body unit to be controlled by the main body unit, and provided with an audio output terminal and a microphone terminal; and at least two display units connected to the main body unit to be controlled by the main body unit.
US10038878B1	Video conference method using conference room objects The present invention relates to a video conference method using a computer 20 and a conference server 10 connected to the Internet, in which objects that can be selected by a user, such as icons, buttons and the like, are outputted on the computer 20 connected to the conference server 10, and the computer 20 is registered as a participant of a conference as the user performs handling of selecting an object, and thus circulation of video information is performed through the conference server 10. Through the present invention, it is possible to participate in a video conference only by intuitive handling of selecting an object implemented in a computer 20 without inputting the complicated identification information or a URL, and therefore, an effect of enhancing user's convenience and expanding utilization of an Internet video conference can be obtained.
US10038877B1	Event conditioned views for teleconferencing sessions Systems and methods for displaying a teleconference session are described. Teleconference data including display streams is transmitted to a number of client computers. Each of the streams may include at least a video and an audio component. A user interface includes a first display area rendering a first stream and a second display area rendering a second stream. An event may occur that removes a video component from the first stream. In response to the event, the rendering of the first stream may be removed from the first display area, and one or more streams of the plurality of streams may be displayed in at least a portion of the first display area. Such techniques for modifying user interface displays based on the actions of select users that have transitioned to an audio-only mode can optimize the use of a display area.
US10038876B2	Binding separate communication platform meetings Binding of separate communication platform meetings is provided. Video conference service interconnection with online meeting service may be achieved by allowing the online meeting service to provide a tenant identifier to the video conference service, which may be associated with the tenant and used in a key that is used by the video conference service to schedule and initiate meetings. The online meeting service may also include the key in metadata used by its scheduling service. The tenant identifier and/or the key may be used by the components involved in initiating and, facilitating various meetings by users of the online meetings (and by users of the video conference service).
US10038868B2	Solid-state image sensing device and electronic device The present invention provides a technique for achieving higher picture quality of a captured image by reducing noise which occurs at the time of resetting in a solid-state image sensing device and the like. A pixel array in a solid-state image sensing device includes a plurality of pixels and includes an OB pixel region and an effective pixel region. The solid-state image sensing device has a signal processing unit outputting a pixel signal of each of the pixels in the effective pixel region on the basis of the signal level of a signal output from each of the pixels. The solid-state image sensing device obtains a signal without applying a reset signal to each of the pixels in the OB pixel region, obtains the difference between the signal and a signal of a pixel in the effective pixel region, and outputs an image signal.
US10038866B2	Image sensor and image processing system including the same An image sensor including a comparator configured to generate a comparison signal by comparing a ramp signal and a pixel signal with each other, a counter configured to generate a digital pixel value by counting an input clock signal according to the comparison signal, and a divider configured to control a frequency of the input clock signal according to an analog gain of the image sensor.
US10038856B2	Imaging device, imaging method, and program An imaging device includes an imaging optical system that includes a first optical system and a second optical system having a common optical axis and having different focal lengths, an imaging element that includes a first sensor group selectively receiving light passing the first optical system and a second sensor group selectively receiving light passing the second optical system, and an image compositing unit that generates a first generated image by performing registration on a plurality of first captured images captured in different states of an optical axis L of the first optical system and by compositing the registrated plurality of first captured images and that generates a second generated image by performing registration on a plurality of second captured images captured in different states of the optical axis L of the second optical system and by compositing the registrated plurality of second captured images.
US10038855B2	Operating a device to capture high dynamic range images Some embodiments provide a method of operating a device to capture an image of a high dynamic range (HDR) scene. Upon the device entering an HDR mode, the method captures and stores multiple images at a first image exposure level. Upon receiving a command to capture the HDR scene, the method captures a first image at a second image exposure level. The method selects a second image from the captured plurality of images. The method composites the first and second images to produce a composite image that captures the HDR scene. In some embodiments, the method captures multiple images at multiple different exposure levels.
US10038850B2	Optical image stabilization (OIS) with compensation for component misalignment Systems and methods for compensating angular misalignment in Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) systems are described. In some embodiments, a method may include measuring an angle representing a misalignment between an actuator and an electronic component within a camera; and compensating for the misalignment using a rotation matrix, wherein the rotation matrix is calculated based upon the angle. In other embodiments, a camera may include an image sensor coupled to a Printed Circuit Board (PCB); an OIS actuator coupled to the PCB and optically coupled to the image sensor, where the OIS actuator is physically misaligned with respect to the image sensor; and a controller coupled to the PCB, the controller configured to: measure an angle representing the misalignment; and compensate for the misalignment using a rotation matrix at the time of an image capture, where the rotation matrix is calculated based upon the angle.
US10038842B2	Planar panorama imagery generation One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for generating improved planar panorama imagery, which may be used to view street-level, human-scale locations along a desired path, for example. One or more desired objects can be detected in source imagery that may be used to produce the resulting planar panorama imagery. Respective object regions comprising a desired object can be identified in one or more frames of the source imagery. One or more portions of the source imagery that do not comprise the object region for the desired object can be joined with at least some of the one or more frames that do comprise the object region for the desired object. The resulting planar panorama imagery can thus comprise the desired object. Also, the planar panorama imagery can be generated so as to lack one or more non-desired objects and/or adverse effects that may result therefrom.
US10038838B2	Directed image capture A process is provided for graphically guiding a user of a capture device (e.g., smartphone) to more accurately capture a series of images of a building. Images are captured as the picture taker moves around the building—taking a plurality (e.g., 4-16) of images from multiple angles and distances. Before capturing an image, a quality of the image may be determined to prevent low quality images from being captured or to provide instructions on how to improve the quality of the image capture. The series of captured images are uploaded to an image processing system to generate a 3D building model that is returned to the user. The returned 3D building model may incorporate scaled measurements of building architectural elements and may include a dataset of measurements for one or more architectural elements such as siding (e.g., aluminum, vinyl, wood, brick and/or paint), windows, doors or roofing.
US10038831B2	Lighting devices configurable for generating a visual signature A lighting device includes a light source, an image sensor, a controller, a memory, and a wireless transceiver. The light source is configured to emit light for general illumination. The image sensor is configured to acquire an image of an area illuminated by the light source. The controller is coupled to control the image sensor and to receive the acquired image of the illuminated area from the image sensor. The controller is configured to operate the wireless transceiver to receive identification information from a wireless device in the illuminated area. The controller is further configured to automatically generate a visual signature based on image information of a person or object, obtained from the image of the illuminated area. The controller also is configured to store the visual signature of the person or object in the memory in association with the wireless device identification information.
US10038829B2	Electronic device mount A directionally adjustable mounting device is disclosed for use with a small electronic device such as a wireless camera. Also disclosed is a method of using the mounting device. The mounting device has a mounting rod extending from a rotatable bearing. The hearing is biased into frictional contact with a socket by a spring to inhibit movement of the camera relative to the mount housing. The mount is configured to receive an opposing force on the bearing to overcome the spring force and allow the electronic device to be repositioned.
US10038816B2	Information processing apparatus, display control method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus, comprises: an obtainment unit that obtains information from an external apparatus; a determination unit that determines an operation mode of the information processing apparatus; and a notification unit that performs a notification based on the information obtained by the obtainment unit, wherein the notification unit, if the mode determined by the determination unit is a specific operation mode, performs the notification based on the information obtained by the obtainment unit in a second notification screen that is smaller than a first notification screen, and, if the mode determined by the determination unit is not the specific operation mode, performs the notification based on the information obtained by the obtainment unit in the first notification screen.
US10038814B2	Printing apparatus, print control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium In one or more embodiments, a control unit reads image data and date information of a main image from a memory card into a RAM. When a watermark printing is set, the control unit combines characters of the date information having a high gradation value with overcoat layer data having a mixture pattern in which pixels having a high gradation value and pixels having a low gradation value are located randomly or alternately in rows and columns to generate overcoat layer print data and stores the data in an overcoat layer data storage area. The control unit generates CMY print data from the image data of the main image to print it on image-receiving paper by using a print processing section. After printing of the main image, the control unit prints the overcoat layer print data so that it is superimposed on the main image on the image-receiving paper.
US10038808B1	Methods and systems for remotely configuring a multi-function device The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for remotely configuring a multi-function device without requiring an expert visit at a user's place. The method includes transmitting a configuration request through the multi-function device for configuring the multi-function device along with a unique parameter of the multi-function device. Based on the request, one or more configuration files having one or more keys are retrieved, as generated by a remote server. The one or more keys are generated based on the unique parameter of the multi-function device and one or more features to be configured related to the multi-function device. As a next step, the multi-function device is automatically configured by installing the one or more configuration files using the one or more keys.
US10038804B2	Image forming apparatus, control method of image forming apparatus and, program An image forming apparatus includes: an accepting unit to accept user operations to transition the apparatus from a standby state to a power save state; a detecting unit to detect objects around the apparatus; and a power control unit to transition the apparatus from the power save state to the standby state according to detection of an object by the detecting unit, and to transition the image forming apparatus from the standby state to the power save state according to user operations accepted at the accepting unit. The power control unit prohibits the apparatus from transitioning from the power save state to the standby state according to the detection of the object, until a user, which performed operations accepted by the accepting unit to transition the apparatus from the standby state to the power save state, thereafter ceases to be detected by the detecting unit.
US10038790B2	Communication service operating method and electronic device supporting the same An electronic device includes: a first communication module configured to perform a call signal based communication and a second communication module configured to perform a short range communication or wired communication; and a processor configured to control call signal reception processing of the first communication module, wherein when an operation change of a communication channel established based on the second communication module, based on at least one of a movement of an electronic device and a movement of a second electronic device that is connected through the second communication module or has a connection history, the processor allows the electronic device or the second electronic device to receive the call signal.
US10038785B1	Methods and systems for automatically recognizing actions in a call center environment using video data A system for recognizing processes performed by a call center agent during a session may receive input data from a screen recording system that includes a video signal representing a plurality of frames from a time-series video recording or video stream of a desktop of a user electronic device. The system processes the video signal to identify one or more frames of interest from the plurality of frames. Each frame of interest includes a change in a layout of the corresponding one or more screens as compared to a preceding frame in the time-series video recording. The system automatically identifies actions performed by the call center agent that represent an interaction that the call center agent had with one or more screens corresponding to the frame of interest. The system generates an event log that includes a timeline depicting a visual representation of the identified actions.
US10038784B2	System and method for providing agent guidance A system and method for providing agent guidance is provided. Speech communicated by a user to an agent is monitored during a call within a call center. Traits of the user are identified during the call based on the speech of the user. A determination is made as to how likely the user is to accept an offer provided by the agent based on the user traits. The user is classified as belonging to one of a plurality of stages of persuasion based on the likelihood determination, and guidance is provided to the agent based on classification of the user in at least one of the classes. The offer is provided to the user based on the guidance.
US10038779B2	Intercepting voice over IP communications and other data communications Methods and apparatus for intercepting communications in an Internet Protocol (IP) network involve maintaining dialing profiles for respective subscribers to the IP network, each dialing profile including a username associated with the corresponding subscriber, and associating intercept information with the dialing profile of a subscriber whose communications are to be monitored. Intercept information will include determination information for determining whether to intercept a communication involving the subscriber, and destination information identifying a device to which intercepted communications involving the subscriber are to be sent. When the determination information meets intercept criteria communications are established with a media relay through which communications involving the subscriber will be conducted or are being conducted to cause the media relay to send a copy of the communications involving the subscriber to a mediation device specified by the destination information.
US10038768B2	Coupling of radio hardware with a mobile device acting as a software defined radio The devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure allow a radio device to connect to a mobile device. When interconnected with the radio device, the mobile device may communicate via radio connection as well as cellular network connections and other wireless connections inherent to the mobile device. Described herein are devices, systems, and methods to create a coupled mobile device and radio, with a Software Defined Radio capability operating on the mobile communication device to control the radio functionalities embedded within the radio device.
US10038766B2	Partial reassembly and fragmentation for decapsulation In one embodiment, a decapsulating network device receives a plurality of encapsulated packet fragments of an original packet, and decapsulates them into respective decapsulated packet fragments. The decapsulating network device caches an inner header of the original packet from one of the decapsulated packet fragments, and in response to caching the inner header, and for each particular decapsulated packet fragment as it is received and decapsulated: prepends the inner header and fragmentation information to the particular decapsulated packet fragment; and forwards the particular decapsulated packet fragment with the prepended inner header and fragmentation information from the decapsulating network device toward a destination of the original packet.
US10038765B2	Method of transmitting and receiving data using new layer in wireless communication system A method of transmitting data and an eNB are disclosed. The method of transmitting data, which is received from a user equipment and transmitted to a network entity by an eNB, can include the steps of receiving a data packet of the user equipment from a first layer different from an IP layer of the eNB in the IP layer, checking whether or not the data packet corresponds to a data packet transmitted by the first layer using a header of the data packet, if the data packet corresponds to the data packet transmitted by the first layer, adding an IP header selected using a pre-stored mapping table to the data packet, delivering the data packet to which the IP header is added to a second layer corresponding to a lower layer, and transmitting the data packet to which the IP header is added to the network entity.
US10038764B2	Data transmission method and apparatus A data transmission method includes determining, by a transmitting device, a long training sequence set, where the long training sequence set includes a plurality of long training sequences. The method also includes determining a mapping relationship between each long training sequence in the long training sequence set and first sub-identity information in identity information of each receiving device in a communications system. When data needs to be transmitted to a target receiving device, the method includes selecting a target long training sequence from the long training sequence set according to first sub-identity information of the target receiving device and the mapping relationship. The method includes performing encapsulation processing on the data according to the target long training sequence to generate a data packet, so as to carry the target long training sequence in the data packet. The method includes sending the data packet to the target receiving device.
US10038761B1	Method and system for predictive loading of software resources In general, embodiments of the technology relate to a method for predictive loading of software resources in web applications. The method includes determining, based on a current state of the web application, one or more predicted future states of the web application. Determining the predicted future states includes predicting a first set of possible future states based on use case data and determining an associated probability for each possible future state in the first set of possible future states, and identifying, from the first set of possible future states, a first predicted future state. The first predicted future state is the possible future state in the first set of possible future states with the highest associated probability. The method further includes determining resources required by the predicted future states, and loading the resources required by the predicted future states.

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