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US10094519B1	Light fixture retrofit kit and brackets thereof A visible LED retrofit kit includes a chassis for an LED assembly and an elongated bracket including a first end portion and a bifurcated second end portion. The first end portion of the bracket is configured to be bent for attachment thereof to a first longitudinal side of a light fixture housing. The second end portion of the bracket includes a first tab and a second tab. The first tab is configured to be bent for attachment of the second end portion to a second longitudinal side of the light fixture housing. The second tab is configured to movably couple the chassis to the second longitudinal side of the light fixture housing.
US10094513B2	Quick release bite mount The quick release bite mount comprises a quick release coupler portion and a malleable overmold that allows a user to bite down on the mount when a user holds the mount with a mouth. The overmold part of the mount can be a material such as rubber, plastic, or gel based structure. The overmold has an outer ridge that can hang from teeth of a user, allowing the user to relax their jaw during use. The plastic part of the mount has a thin, flexible area that the rubber part is overmolded over. This adds stiffness to the malleable area, while still allowing it to flex. The mount is configured to mechanically couple with a camera (or camera housing). The camera can be coupled to the mount such the camera can capture images in an unobstructed field of view when the mount is gripped in the mouth of a user.
US10094509B2	Building components and structures An extendible lateral support arm having at least two elongate arm members coupled together and displaceable relative each other. The first arm defines a first end of the extendible arm. The second arm defines a second end of the extendible arm. The distance between the first end and the second end is variable. The first end presents a first head that can engage a building structure. The second end presents a second head that can be secured to an adjacent structure.
US10094503B2	Sewer pipe fitting assembly A fitting assembly for establishing a fluid-tight connection with a pipe, the pipe having an aperture in a sidewall thereof, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The assembly comprises at least one adapting member, an internal sealing member disposed about the adapting member adjacent a distal end thereof, compression member disposed about the adapting member adjacent a proximal end thereof, and an external sealing member disposed about the adapting member between the internal sealing member and compression member. The distal end of the adapting member comprises teeth with outwardly extending flanged ends for insertion in the pipe aperture. Operation of the compression member causes the components to exert a compressive force on the sidewall of the pipe, forming the seal.
US10094483B2	Nozzle check valve The disclosed embodiments include check valves capable of improved dynamic performance (e.g., closing and opening times). The check valves may include an annular disc having an opening. The annular disc may be lightweight and present a reduced surface area to the flow, thus increasing the closure speed of the check valve as well as the opening speed of the check valve. Other components, such as a spacer component, may be reconfigured to modify the check valve for increased performance in a variety of applications, including low flow volume, medium flow volume, and high flow volume applications.
US10094479B2	Device for sealing pipelines This inventions relates to a plugging machine and a rigid tube provided with a stationary disc integral with the bottom of the tube and oriented almost orthogonal to the tube, with a movable disc paired with the stationary disc. A sealing ring of a resilient material is located between the discs and compressed when the movable disc is pressed against the stationary disc to adhere to an inner surface of the pipeline. The sealing ring is coaxial with respect to the pipeline. The movement of the movable disc is determined by raising or lowering a control rod within the tube by means of sloping sliders made in the lower portion of the rod which engage in respective grooves, likewise sloping, made in an axial shank associated with the movable disc and sliding inside an axial opening of the stationary disc. A component of a force is generated which is parallel to the axis of the discs. The axis is raised or lowered by rotation of a threaded ring engaging in a threading mate at the top of the rod.
US10094473B2	Heat-resistant gasket A heat-resistant gasket is provided with a first coating plate in which an annularly continuous emboss portion is formed and which is made of metal, a second coating plate which is arranged so as to face to the first coating plate in a thickness direction and is brought into close contact with a convex surface of the emboss portion, in which end portions in an inner peripheral side of the emboss portion are connected in a state of being in close contact with and lapped over the first coating plate and which is made of metal, and an expanded graphite core which is pinched between the first coating plate and the second coating plate, in a portion between the emboss portion and the overlapped portion of the end portions. Therefore, excellent sealing performance can be maintained even under a high-temperature environment while preventing stress relaxation due to heat.
US10094469B2	Apparatus for optoelectronically detecting a selector lever position, selector lever apparatus, method for producing an apparatus and method for optoelectronically detecting a selector lever position wherein predetermined light intensities or filtered wavelengths are assigned to predetermined positions The present disclosure relates to a device for the optoelectronic detection of different positions of a selection lever for selecting different gear steps of a gearshift transmission, in particular a motor vehicle transmission. The detection device can be coupled to the selection lever, and comprises at least one light source for emitting light, and one light sensor for detecting the emitted light. The detection device is distinguished in that the light sensor is provided for detecting a light intensity, or a wavelength of the emitted light, respectively, filtered by means of a light filter that can be disposed in a light path between the at least one light source and the light sensor, and to transmit data regarding the detected light intensity, or wavelength, respectively, to an evaluation device. Predetermined light intensities, or predetermined filtered wavelengths, respectively, are assigned thereby to predetermined selection lever positions, which are selected form different positions of the selection lever.
US10094468B2	Manual transmission for vehicle When a shift lever is moved to a shift position corresponding to a first gear position etc., the shift lever is urged by its own weight to a neutral position, which is disadvantageous for the shift lever in terms of gear slip-out after shifting. However, a counter mass is moved to a position reached by turning a second predetermined angle, larger than a first predetermined angle corresponding to the neutral position, downward with respect to a vertical line passing through a center of turn of the counter mass. Meanwhile, the shift lever is urged by the weight of the counter mass in the direction away from the neutral position, so that gear slip-out after shifting can be prevented.
US10094463B2	Linear actuator A linear actuator is disclosed having a housing and a plurality of components arranged in the housing. The actuator may include at least one conducting component, a group of mechanical, non-conducting components including components of a spindle mechanism, and at least one bearing arrangement designed to support components of the spindle mechanism in the housing. The at least one conducting component may be separated from the group of mechanical, non-conducting components by at least one seal in such a way that two mutually separate spaces sealed off from one another are formed within the housing.
US10094448B2	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicle A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving torque of an engine, an output shaft outputting changed torque of the engine, a first planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, a second planetary gear set including a fourth rotation element, a fifth rotation element, and a sixth rotation element, a third planetary gear set including a seventh rotation element, an eighth rotation element, and a ninth rotation element, and a fourth planetary gear set including a tenth rotation element, an eleventh rotation element, and a twelfth rotation element.
US10094446B2	Metal belt for continuously variable transmission In a metal belt for a continuously variable transmission having a saddle face of a metal element and a rocking edge positioned at substantially the same position in the radial direction, a rocking edge is provided at a radially outer end of a front face of a body part, the rocking edge being a fulcrum for pitching of the metal element of the metal belt which is wound around a drive pulley and a driven pulley and transmits a driving force between the two pulleys, and a recess is provided extending from a front face of a neck part to a front face of the body part. Thus, it is possible to minimize a space created between the front and rear metal elements and reduce the bending stress applied to the metal elements, thereby minimizing degradation of the power transmission efficiency.
US10094440B2	Suspension thrust bearing device The invention concerns a suspension thrust bearing for use with a suspension spring in an automotive suspension strut. The suspension thrust bearing provides a bearing with an annular upper part and a annular lower part in relative rotation one to the other, a lower support surface being provided by the lower part that axially supports an upper end of a suspension spring by the intermediate of a damping device made from resilient material. The resilient material of the damping device is molten in its preformed state with gas. After being molded, the molten material of the damping device provides an outer skinny layer and an inner foam body, the density of the outer skinny layer being strictly greater than the density of the inner foam body.
US10094431B2	Segment and laminated mechanical clutch race for permanently engaged starter one way clutch A race for a mechanical clutch assembly may be formed from multiple race layers that assembled from pluralities of stamped arcuate segments. First and second race layers may have the same shape when their arcuate segments are assembled are assembled. The arcuate segments of the first race layer may be identical to each other, and the arcuate segments of the second race layer may be identical to each other, but the first layer arcuate segments are not identical to the second layer arcuate segments. Interlocking joints between the first layer arcuate segments are not aligned with interlocking joints between the second layer arcuate segments when the race layers are joined together and aligned for use in the mechanical clutch assembly.
US10094425B2	Hydrodynamic bearing, and X-ray tube, and X-ray system, and a method for manufacturing a hydrodynamic bearing, The present invention relates to hydrodynamic bearings, X-ray tubes, X-ray systems, and a method of manufacturing a hydrodynamic bearing for an X-ray tube. The rotor of a hydrodynamic bearing is supported, in steady-state operation, by the pressure of lubricant which is pumped through grooves in the rotor. When the rotor is speeding up or slowing down, the pumping force will not be sufficient to lift the rotor clear of a stationary bushing, and damage, caused by direct contact of the metal surfaces of the bearing, can occur. Providing special coatings on the bearing surfaces can ameliorate this effect.
US10094419B2	Hybrid shaft bearing, wind generator comprising a hybrid shaft bearing, use of the hybrid shaft A hybrid shaft bearing, a wind generator comprising the hybrid shaft bearing, a use of the hybrid shaft bearing, and a method of operating the hybrid shaft bearing is provided. The hybrid shaft bearing comprises a hydrodynamic friction bearing and a rolling bearing. Both the hydrodynamic friction and rolling bearings cooperate with a support structure and rotatably support a shaft. The hydrodynamic friction bearing is a passive hydrodynamic bearing.
US10094417B2	Tilting pad journal bearing On a facing surface (12a) of a pad (12) that faces a rotation shaft, an oil supply unit (24) is provided in an end region downstream of the rotation shaft in the rotation direction, and the oil supply unit (24) is formed along part of an isopleth of the pressure distribution on the facing surface (12a) generated by a lubricant being caught between the rotation shaft and the facing surface (12a), said part of the isopleth being downstream, in the rotation direction, of the pressure maximum of the pressure distribution.
US10094412B2	Method of connecting a press-in bolt with a metal sheet and cover element for carrying out the method In a method for connecting a press-in bolt with a metal sheet, the metal sheet is positioned upon a cover element of a joining tool. The press-in bolt is forced by the joining tool in a pilot hole of the metal sheet as the metal sheet is supported by the cover element in its capacity as a die, until a head portion of the press-in bolt rests upon one side of the metal sheet and the cover element is pressed upon a shaft portion of the press-in bolt and radially deformed to rest upon another opposite side of the metal sheet.
US10094409B1	Bolt used for securing a backrest cushion on a chair A bolt used for securing a back rest cushion on a chair in which the backrest support for the cushion defines an oval aperture. The bolt comprises a head that has a front and a rear side, the front side of the head defines an adjusting point. And, a shank attached to the rear side of the head, the shank has a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a left and a right side, the top and bottom sides of the shank define an oval groove and the top and bottom sides of the shank are oval shaped, the left and right sides of the front of the shank are flat, and the top, bottom, left and right sides of the shank taper from the front side of the shank toward the rear side of the shank.
US10094407B2	Modular frame for making seats and furnishing elements in general provided with a supporting surface A modular frame for seats or furnishing elements provided with a supporting surface includes a plurality of section bars that are adapted to be rigidly constrained to one another so as to define the frame of the supporting surface. The cross section of the section bars is at least partially hollow and substantially triangular and is provided with an opening configured to allow a conveniently shaped terminal part of fixing elements to be longitudinally inserted in the section bar in order to join at least two section bars.
US10094384B2	Radial impeller and casing for centrifugal pump An improved impeller and a casing for a centrifugal pump are disclosed. The impeller comprises vanes which sweep an arc around an impeller axis to provide a smooth path past the impeller and through the pump. The casing is constructed to allow maximum flow rate at the eye of the impeller then shrink the flow channel to reduce internal recirculation promote efficiency, further limiting the effect of damaging forces. The impeller is suited for use in pumps in which a high head is required and in which only low shear forces must be applied to the fluid moving through the pump.
US10094378B2	System for measuring temporally resolved through-flow processes of fluids A system for measuring temporally resolved through-flow processes of a fluid. The system includes an inlet, a main line comprising a line section, an outlet fluidically connected with the inlet via the main line, a displacement device arranged in the main line, a circuitous line which branches off the main line between the inlet and the displacement device and to enter the main line between the displacement device and the outlet, a pressure difference transducer arranged in the circuitous line, an evaluation and control unit which controls the displacement device, and a bypass line comprising a pump and a sensor. The bypass line branches off from the main line or from the circuitous line and ends at a same side of the displacement device and the pressure difference transducer to bypass the line section or the circuitous line from which the bypass line branches off.
US10094373B2	Valve device of compressor, and sealed compressor including valve device A valve device of a compressor of the present invention comprises a plate (17), a reed (21, 75), and a stopper (31), wherein the reed includes: an opening/closing section (60, 70), a fastened section (61, 71); and a joining section (62, 72), the opening/closing section, the fastened section and the joining section being arranged in a direction in which a symmetric axis extends; wherein in a portion of the joining section which is closer to the opening/closing section, a pair of portions (102, 112, 82, 86) of an outer periphery of each of one or two openings (63, 65, 73, 77) which are closest to both ends of the joining section are symmetric with respect to the symmetric axis so as to form a substantially-V-shape or substantially-U-shape, in a direction from the opening/closing section toward the fastened section; and in a portion of the joining section which is closer to the fastened section, a pair of portions (103, 113, 83, 87) of the outer periphery of each of one or two openings which are closest to the both ends of the joining section are symmetric with respect to the symmetric axis so as to form a substantially-V-shape or substantially-U-shape, in a direction from the fastened section toward the opening/closing section.
US10094371B2	Methods and apparatus to determine operating parameters of a pumping unit for use with wells Methods and apparatus to determine operating parameters of a pumping unit for use with wells are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a housing and a processor positioned in the housing. The processor is to determine a rate at which to operate a motor of a pumping unit to enable a load imparted on a polished rod of the pumping unit to be within a threshold of a reference load or to enable a speed of the polished rod to be within a threshold of a reference speed.
US10094363B2	Method and apparatus for recovery of parasitic energy losses A system for the recovery of parasitic energy loss in a vehicle includes a magnet and coil arrangement operatively and movable coupled with respect to one another, such that motion of the drive train of the vehicle with respect to the frame components causes relative motion therebetween to thereby induce an electrical current in the coil which may be used or stored in the vehicle.
US10094362B1	Compressed air/fluid/gas energy method A primary tube with input and output ends is positioned between wheels of a wheeled vehicle. The primary tube is adapted to be deformed in response to the passage of the wheeled vehicle. A secondary tube is operatively coupled with the primary tube. An air/fluid/gas collection tank is operatively coupled with the secondary tube and the output end of the primary tube thereby forming a closed loop path of travel within and through the primary and the secondary tubes and the air/fluid/gas collection tank. A mechanical device is located laterally spaced from the wheeled vehicle in operative proximity to the air/fluid/gas collection tank. A power tube couples the mechanical device and the air/fluid/gas collection tank. The mechanical device is a mechanical conversion device chosen from the class of mechanical conversion devices consisting of turbines, generators and alternators. The wheeled vehicle is moved over the primary tube.
US10094359B2	Improvements relating to wind turbines The present invention relates to a method and to a wind turbine for determining the tip angle of a blade of a wind turbine rotor during rotation of the rotor. The method comprising: (a) transmitting a light signal from a first blade of the wind turbine rotor towards a second blade of the rotor; (b) receiving the light signal at the second blade of the rotor; and (c) calculating the tip angle of the first or second blade based upon characteristics of the received light signal.
US10094356B2	Multi mode wave energy converter with elongated wave front parallel float having integral lower shoaling extension A wave barrier or wave terminator type ocean wave energy converter (WEC) utilizing one or multiple adjacent floats together forming an elongated wave front parallel (EWFP) float rotatably connected by at least one swing or drive arm to a secondary floating or shore or seabed fixed body or frame, such that the at least one swing arm is rotating about a submerged pivot point or axle on such body or frame and constraining the motion of the float(s) relative to the body or frame when wave forces are applied against the float(s). Relative to the direction of oncoming wave fronts and relative to the still water line (SWL), the at least one EWFP float is substantially forward of, and above, the pivot point such that the float concurrently moves both upward and rearward on wave crests and returns both forward and downward on ensuing wave troughs. The rear surface of the EWFP float is substantially arcuate and concave with a radius approximating its distance from the pivot point such that the float produces minimal energy consuming back waves when it is being moved by oncoming wave forces. The lower rear arcuate surface of the float can extend below the bottom of the float deeper into the water column to capture additional wave energy.
US10094346B1	Fuel pump with an improved maximum-pressure valve for a direct-injection system Fuel pump for a direct-injection system and having: a pumping chamber; a piston; an intake channel regulated by an intake valve; a delivery channel regulated by a delivery valve; and a drain channel that originates in the delivery channel and is regulated by a maximum-pressure valve having: a shutter, a valve body provided with a valve seat, a calibrated spring for pushing the shutter against the valve seat, and a plate that is arranged in contact with the shutter on the opposite side of the valve seat; the plate of the maximum-pressure valve has a first annular groove, which is arranged around the shutter; and the valve body of the maximum-pressure valve has a second annular groove, which is arranged around the shutter and at least partially faces the first annular groove of the plate.
US10094345B2	Fuel consumption-measuring system and method for measuring the fuel consumption of an internal combustion engine A fuel consumption-measuring system includes a feed line, a first pump which pumps fuel from a tank via the feed line to a consumer, a fuel consumption-measuring device in the feed line, a first return line which branches off at the consumer and opens into the feed line between the fuel consumption-measuring device and the consumer, a second return line which branches off from the feed line between the first pump and the fuel consumption-measuring device which opens into the tank, a branch which leads from the feed line into the second return line, a heat exchanger, and a flow device arranged in the first and second return lines. The flow device provides an equal volume flow at an opening of the first return line into the feed line and at the branch leading from the feed line into the second return line.
US10094342B2	Fuel vaporizer system with fuel injection A fuel vaporizer including fuel injectors is described herein. The vaporizer includes a housing having a plurality of baffles defining a plurality of chambers, with each of the plurality of baffles defining an aperture between adjacent chamber, and the apertures define a flow path from the air inlet, through the plurality of chambers, and to the vapor outlet. A conduit extends through the baffles and chambers, and the conduit is adapted to accept a flow exhaust gas and transfer thermal energy from the exhaust gas to an airflow along the flow path A fuel injector is positioned in the housing to inject fuel into the flow path in the first chamber, the thermal energy from the conduit vaporizing the fuel injected into the airflow and producing the flow of vaporized fuel. The fuel vaporizer may include a heat exchanger pre-heating the airflow and electric heating elements supplementing the conduit heating.
US10094340B2	Sensor device for determining a displacement of a shaft The present disclosure relates to sensor devices and the teachings may be applied to a sensor for determining a displacement of a shaft along its longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, a sensor device may include a sensor unit and a detection element. The sensor element is disposed at a fixed radial distance from the longitudinal axis. The detection element is arranged between the shaft and the sensor unit and coupled to the shaft. The side of the detection element facing away from the axis comprises a convex shape. A gap distance defined between the detection element and the sensor unit varies over an extent of the sensor unit perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis and independently of a tilting angle of the shaft. The sensor unit generates a shaft displacement signal dependent on a displacement of the detection element in relation to the sensor unit along the longitudinal axis.
US10094337B2	Dual path cooled exhaust gas recirculation for turbocharged gasoline engines A dual path exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for an engine includes a common EGR intake path and first and second low pressure EGR paths including respective first and second EGR valves. The common EGR intake path is connected to the exhaust system downstream of a catalyst and includes an EGR cooler. The first EGR path is coupled directly to the EGR cooler and an inlet of a turbocompressor. The second EGR path is coupled directly to the EGR cooler and the intake system, thereby bypassing the turbocharger and an engine throttle valve. The engine includes an absence of any high pressure EGR path and the EGR valves are controlled such that the first EGR valve is closed and the second EGR valve is open at low engine speed and load operating conditions thereby providing EGR directly to the intake system that bypasses the turbocharger and throttle valve.
US10094336B2	Articulated diffuser and door for submerged ram air turbine power and cooling control A turbine exhaust system including a bypass fluid duct that includes: an outer exit shroud and an inner mold line (IML) forming a channel from an inlet to an outlet of the bypass fluid duct, a moveable diffuser configured to move between a forward and aft locations, and a door configured to pivot between minimum and maximum door angles, wherein the moveable diffuser and the door together form the outer exit shroud. The bypass fluid duct is configured to: receive an incoming fluid stream in a first direction through the inlet; bypass the incoming fluid stream around a turbine generator; and direct a flow path of the incoming fluid stream from the inlet through the outlet to join an ambient fluid flow. A movement of the door and the diffuser, from an unextended position to a fully or partially extended position varies a shape and volume of the channel.
US10094334B2	Internal mixing of a portion of fan exhaust flow and full core exhaust flow in aircraft turbofan engines A method of controlling plume exhaust heat and/or noise radiation from a turbofan engine assembly having a short nacelle. A mixer duct shell is supported such that a downstream edge of the short nacelle overlays an upstream portion of the mixer duct shell. A first portion of fan exhaust may be routed through the mixer duct shell between its inner surface and an outer surface of a core engine shroud. A second portion of fan exhaust may be routed over an outer surface of the mixer duct shell. At least one of the inner surface and an outer surface of the mixer duct shell may have an acoustic lining including a honeycomb core structure.
US10094333B2	Ventilation system using thrust reverser linkages A gas turbine engine includes a fan duct, an inner fixed structure, and a thrust reverser assembly. The inner fixed structure forms an inner diameter of the fan duct and encloses a core compartment. The thrust reverser assembly includes a linkage assembly mounted to the inner fixed structure within the fan duct. The linkage assembly is adapted to act as a ventilation system that allows for communication between the fan duct and the core compartment.
US10094324B2	System and method of operating an internal combustion engine A method of operating an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes combusting a mixture of fresh air and fuel within multiple cylinders. The method also includes directing a first portion of exhaust gases into a first-stage turbine and a second-stage turbine of a turbocharger for expanding the exhaust gases, directing a second portion of exhaust gases from the exhaust manifold via an exhaust channel bypassing the first-stage turbine and recirculating a third portion of exhaust gases into an intake manifold after mixing with fresh air. The method includes controlling at least one of: reducing a normal engine speed at each engine power setting while maintaining constant engine power level by increasing a fuel injection per cycle; concurrently increasing a flow rate of the third portion of exhaust gas during recirculation; and advancing a fuel injection timing for reducing emission levels that meets Tier 4 requirements.
US10094320B2	Methods and systems for dual fuel injection Methods and systems are provided for reducing fueling errors resulting from pressure pulsations in a port injection fuel rail. The pressure pulsations result from pressure pulsations generated in a high pressure fuel pump delivering fuel to both the port injection fuel rail and a direct injection fuel rail. A center of a port injection fuel pulse is repositioned on a nearest fuel rail pressure sampling point in the advanced direction to improve the accuracy of the delivered fuel pulse.
US10094315B2	Engine rotational speed control apparatus A rotational speed control apparatus for an engine that drives an air conditioning compressor includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit corrects a calculated value of a load torque of a compressor in accordance with a deviation between a rotational speed of the engine and a target rotational speed, as a changeover transition period control, in a changeover transition period. The electronic control unit also sets an execution period of the changeover transition period control such that the execution period in a changeover transition period from the stopped state to the driven state of the compressor is longer than an execution period of the changeover transition period control in a changeover transition period from the driven state to the stopped state of the compressor.
US10094312B2	Method to adjust an oil control valve actuation response time using cylinder valve diagnostics A method to adjust an oil control valve actuation response time using cylinder valve diagnostic results includes commanding an engine cylinder to deactivate/reactive when conditions are met and then detecting if a deactivation/reactivation response time failure has occurred by analyzing the cylinder diagnostics results. If a predetermined number of failures are detected at the cylinder within a predetermined number of engine cycles then the engine controller operates to adjust the oil control valve response time to improve the response time accuracy.
US10094308B2	System, method, and apparatus for improving the performance of an operator of a vehicle The systems, methods, and apparatuses provided herein disclose interpreting a performance criteria for a vehicle, wherein the performance criteria is indicative of a desired operating parameter for the vehicle; interpreting a good driver definition value indicative of a good driver profile for the interpreted performance criteria; determining a performance value indicative of how an operator of the vehicle is performing with respect to the good driver definition value; and in response to the performance value indicating that the vehicle is not satisfying the performance criteria, managing an actuator output response value for at least one actuator in the vehicle to facilitate achievement of the good driver definition value.
US10094306B2	Nonlinear model-based controller for premixed charge compression ignition combustion timing in diesel engines Advanced combustion modes, such as PCCI, operate near the system stability limits. In PCCI, the combustion event begins without a direct combustion trigger in contrast to traditional spark-ignited gasoline engines and direct-injected diesel engines. The lack of a direct combustion trigger encourages the usage of model-based controls to provide robust control of the combustion phasing. The nonlinear relationships between the control inputs and the combustion system response often limit the effectiveness of traditional, non-model-based controllers. Accurate knowledge of the system states and inputs is helpful for implementation of an effective nonlinear controller. A nonlinear controller is developed and implemented to control the engine combustion timing during diesel PCCI operation by targeting desired values of the in-cylinder oxygen concentration, pressure, and temperature during early fuel injection.
US10094301B2	Internal combustion engine controller A controller is applied to such an internal combustion engine that an exhaust throttle valve for controlling the flow volume of exhaust gas of the exhaust passage is provided in the exhaust passage, an intake variable valve mechanism for changing the timing of opening and closing each intake valve or an exhaust variable valve mechanism for changing the timing of opening and closing each exhaust valve is provided, and an overlap period when an opening period of the intake valve and an opening period of the exhaust valve overlap with each other can be provided, and controls the exhaust throttle valve so that an opening degree of the exhaust throttle valve in the overlap period is made smaller than an opening degree of the exhaust throttle valve in a case where the overlap period is not provided.
US10094289B2	Cavity swirl fuel injector for an augmentor section of a gas turbine engine A fuel injection system for a gas turbine engine includes a fuel nozzle with a fuel injection aperture to inject a fuel jet and a multiple of airflow passages in the fuel nozzle to communicate a multiple of air streams to interact with the fuel jet.
US10094288B2	Ceramic-to-metal turbine volute attachment for a gas turbine engine A means of attachment applicable to mating parts which have substantially different coefficients of thermal expansion is disclosed. The means of attachment substantially reduces the friction between the mating surfaces while still keeping the mating parts centered with respect to one another. The approach is based on radial recessed faces wherein the radial faces slide relative to each other. There may be three or more recessed/raised faces on each mating component, which when mated, maintain the alignment between the mating parts while allowing differential growth of the mating parts. This approach also the provides a much larger bearing surface for the attachment than a radial pin/slot approach, for example, and substantially eliminates areas of high stress concentration. It is thus a more robust design for components that undergo many thousands of thermal cycles.
US10094286B2	Gas turbine engine with lower bifurcation heat exchanger A gas turbine engine includes a nacelle, a lower bifurcation structure, and a heat exchanger. The nacelle extends circumferentially around an engine core and defines a fan bypass duct that is substantially annular between an inner wall and an outer wall. The lower bifurcation structure extends between the inner wall and the outer wall, bifurcating the fan bypass duct. The lower bifurcation structure defines a bifurcation duct extending along a central axis of the lower bifurcation structure. A heat exchanger is positioned in the bifurcation duct.
US10094284B2	High effectiveness low pressure drop heat exchanger A heat exchanger in the form of a honeycomb with a plurality of rectangular or otherwise polygon in cross-section passages which share common walls with adjacent passages. Two or more flow paths each comprises a plurality of serially connected passages. Each flow path passes through the heat exchanger in a helical pathway, thus through one passage in a first vertical stack of passages, then through a lower passage in an adjacent second vertical stack of passages, then through a lower passage in the first vertical stack, then through a lower passage in the second vertical stack and in this helical manner to the outlet from the heat exchanger. Thus, the flow path comprises alternate passages in each vertical stack, and another flow path comprises the alternate passages in at least one of the vertical stacks not taken up by the first flow path, whereby the flow paths at least partially overlap each other thereby providing both counter-flow and co-flow.
US10094282B2	Spinner aft-extended forward return flange A spinner for a fan assembly of a gas turbine engine, a method of fabricating a spinner for a fan assembly of a gas turbine engine, and a gas turbine engine are disclosed. The fan section may include a nosecap. The spinner may include a forward end, an aft end, and a return flange associated with the forward end. The return flange may include a forward flange extending forward towards the nosecap and an aft flange extending aft towards the aft end.
US10094277B2	Gas turbine engine configured for modular assembly/disassembly and method for same A method for assembling and disassembling a module of gas turbine engine is provided, along with a gas turbine engine configured for modular assembly/disassembly. The engine includes a first shaft and a second shaft. The first shaft connects a compressor section and a first turbine section. The second shaft is connected to the second turbine section. The first and second shafts are rotatable about the engine rotational axis. The second shaft and the second turbine section together form a module that can be assembled, or disassembled, or both from the engine.
US10094274B2	Turbo-electric turbo-compounding system Exhaust gases (28) from an engine (16, 16′), input to turbo-compounder (20), drive a bladed turbine rotor (48) therein, which drives a generator (56, 56.1, 56.1′, 126, 126′, 126″), the output of which is used to electrically drive an induction motor (104, 104′), the rotor (106) of which is mechanically coupled to the engine (16, 16′) so as to provide for recovering power to the engine (16, 16′). The turbo-compounder (20) also incorporates a wastegate valve (36, 36′) to provide for the exhaust gases (28) to bypass the bladed turbine rotor (48). Upon startup the wastegate valve (36, 36′) is opened, and the generator may be decoupled from the engine (16, 16′). The generator (56, 56.1, 56.1′, 126, 126′, 126″) may be coupled to the engine (16, 16′) either by closure of a contactor (110, 110′), engagement of an electrically-controlled clutch (124), or by control of either a solid-state switching (125) or control system or an AC excitation signal (130), when the frequency (fGENERATOR) of the generator (56, 56.1, 56.1′, 126, 126′, 126″) meets or exceeds that (fMOTOR) of the induction motor (104, 104′). Wastegate valve (36, 36′) closure provides for the generator (56, 56.1, 56.1′, 126, 126′, 126″) to recover power from the exhaust gases (28).
US10094273B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine including a first set of cylinders includes: a first two-stroke compression cylinder housing a first compression piston connected to a first crank shaft; an intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder housing an intermediate compression piston, wherein the second two-stroke compression cylinder is configured to receive compressed gas from the first two-stroke compression cylinder; and a first four-stroke combustion cylinder housing a first combustion piston, wherein the first four-stroke combustion cylinder is configured to receive compressed gas from the intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder; wherein the internal combustion engine further includes a second set of cylinders including: a second two-stroke compression cylinder housing a second compression piston connected to the first crank shaft, wherein the second two-stroke compression cylinder is configured to provide compressed gas to the intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder; and a second four-stroke combustion cylinder housing a second combustion piston, wherein the second four-stroke combustion cylinder is configured to receive compressed gas from the intermediate two-stroke compression cylinder; wherein each one of the intermediate compression piston and the first and second combustion pistons are connected to a second crank shaft, the second crank shaft being configured to rotate with a speed of at least twice the speed of the first crank shaft.
US10094259B2	Systems and techniques for heating urea injection systems A reductant delivery system is provided for delivery of reductant to an engine exhaust aftertreatment system that is heated during cold temperature conditions. A heat exchange fluid flows through a heat exchange circuit that provides a flow path from the heat source to the doser, from the doser to the reductant storage tank, and from the reductant storage tank to the heat source. A control valve controls the flow of the heat exchange fluid in the heat exchange circuit so that at least one heat exchange cycle includes a circulation period that increases the temperature of the reductant in the doser and storage tank and a termination period where circulation is stopped until reductant temperature in the doser reaches a lower limit.
US10094249B1	Rocker arm with integrated gear train A switchable rocker arm is provided having first and second arms. The first arm has a first outer end and a first inner end and the second arm has a second outer end a second inner end, with the first and second outer ends contacting a respective one of a cam or a valve. One of the first and second inner ends includes an opening with a ring gear and the other includes at least one support for a planet gear that engages the ring gear. A sun gear is located on a rocker shaft and engages the planet gear. A locking mechanism is switchable from a locked position, in which the sun gear is rotationally fixed to the rocker shaft to transfer a cam lift to the valve via the gear ratio provided in the sun, planet, and ring gear arrangement, and a release position, in which the sun gear is rotatable on the rocker shaft so no cam lift is transferred.
US10094248B2	Lash adjuster and method of making same A method of manufacturing a lash adjuster body for use in a lash adjuster assembly can include forming a lash adjuster body to an as-formed condition including an outer cylindrical surface and an inner cylindrical surface. The inner cylindrical surface can have a leak down portion and a blind bore. The method can also include imparting a wear resistant surface layer to at least the leak down portion of the inner cylindrical surface with a sub-critical temperature process. The method can also include preserving the leak down portion in the as-formed condition during imparting of the wear resistant surface layer.
US10094238B2	Material for ring rolling The present invention provides a high quality material for ring rolling. The material includes radially outer and inner peripheral surfaces. In the material, a center of gravity on a half section is located so as to be closer to the outer peripheral surface in contact with a main roll than a center of the half section in a thickness direction, a shape of the half section includes a height reducing portion having a height from a center line dividing the half section into halves in a height direction, this height is gradually reduced toward the inner peripheral surface in contact with a mandrel roll, and the shape is formed in a substantially linear symmetry such that the center line is a symmetric axis. A height of the inner peripheral surface is from 20% to 50% of a maximum height of the material.
US10094237B2	Solvent based environmental barrier coatings for high temperature ceramic components Environmental barrier coatings for high temperature ceramic components including a bond coat layer; an optional silica layer; and at least one transition layer including: from about 85% to about 100% by volume of the transition layer of a primary transition material including a rare earth disilicate, or a doped rare earth disilicate; and from 0% to about 15% by volume of the transition layer of a secondary material selected from Fe2O3, iron silicates, rare earth iron oxides, Al2O3, mullite, rare earth aluminates, rare earth aluminosilicates, TiO2, rare earth titanates, Ga2O3, rare earth gallates, NiO, nickel silicates, rare earth nickel oxides, Lnb metals, Lnb2O3, Lnb2Si2O7, Lnb2SiO5, borosilicate glass, alkaline earth silicates, alkaline earth rare earth oxides, alkaline earth rare earth silicates, and mixtures thereof; where the transition layer is applied to the component as a slurry including at least an organic solvent, the primary transition material and at least one slurry sintering aid, and where a reaction between the slurry sintering aid and the primary transition material results in the transition layer having a porosity of from 0% to about 15% by volume of the transition layer.
US10094233B2	Turbine shroud A turbine shroud for a gas turbine engine includes an annular metallic carrier, a blade track, and a cross-key connection formed between the annular metallic carrier and the ceramic blade track. The cross-key connection is formed between the annular metallic carrier and inserts included in the blade track. The inserts are bonded to an annular runner also included in the blade track by a braze layer.
US10094232B2	Self crystalline orientation for increased compliance Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal comprising: a shoe, and at least one beam coupled to the shoe, wherein the seal includes a single crystal material with a predetermined crystalline orientation. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a method for designing a seal, comprising: obtaining a requirement associated with at least one of: a geometrical profile of the seal, a temperature range over which the seal is to operate, a natural frequency associated with the seal, or a range of deflection associated with the seal, selecting a crystalline orientation for a single crystal material of the seal based on the requirement, and fabricating the seal based on the selected crystalline orientation.
US10094222B2	Impeller for a centrifugal pump The present invention relates to a centrifugal pump, the impeller of which comprises a shroud (34) with at least one solid and rigid working vane (36), and at least one solid and rigid rear vane (38), the at least one working vane (36) having a leading edge region (46), a trailing edge region (48), a central region (C), a side edge, a pressure face (42) and a suction face (44), the at least one solid and rigid rear vane (38) having a trailing edge region, a side edge, a pressure face and a suction face. The trailing edge region (48) of the at least one working vane (36) is rounded by means of a rounding to have a thickness greater than that in the central region (C).
US10094221B2	In situ gas turbine prevention of crack growth progression Methods for remotely joining material a surface area of a component of a gas turbine engine are provided. The method can include inserting an integrated repair interface attached to a cable delivery system within a gas turbine engine; positioning a tip of the integrated repair interface adjacent to a defect defined within a surface of the component; temporarily attaching the tip adjacent to the defect within the surface of the component; and supplying a new material to the area to fill the defect.
US10094211B2	Methods for estimating wellbore gauge and dogleg severity Methods for measuring wellbore gauge and dogleg severity are disclosed. The methods include deploying a downhole tool in a subterranean wellbore. The downhole tool includes first and second axially spaced stabilizers deployed on at least one tool body section coupled to a universal joint. The method for measuring wellbore gauge further includes measuring first and second axial directions of the tool body section when the universal joint is tilted in corresponding first and second cross-axial directions and processing the first and second measured axial directions to estimate the wellbore gauge. The method for measuring dogleg severity further includes measuring first and second tilt angles of the universal joint when the universal joint is tilted in corresponding first and second cross-axial directions and then processing the first and second measured tilt angles to estimate the dogleg severity.
US10094209B2	Drill pipe oscillation regime for slide drilling Apparatuses, methods, and systems include rotary drilling a first segment of a wellbore by rotating a drill string with a top drive forming a part of a drilling rig apparatus for a first period of time; obtaining data from a sensor disposed about the drilling rig apparatus while rotary drilling for at least a part of the first period of time; and based on the data from the sensor, determining a proposed oscillation revolution amount for the drill string to reduce friction of the drill string in the downhole bore without changing the direction of a bottom hole assembly while slide drilling.
US10094201B2	Chemical injection to increase production from gas wells There is described a chemical injection system for a natural gas well. An instrument monitors the production of gas from the well and the flow of chemicals injected into the well. The instrument controls the on and off time of a chemical injection pump that is attached to a chemical injection tank. The control is based for certain chemicals such as a surfactant on the gas flow rate in the production piping. The user of the system inserts in the instrument the setpoints associated with the well's flow rate. These setpoints determine for a given flow rate the on time for the chemical injection pump. Other chemicals can also be injected into the well using the system and the injection for those chemicals may be based on other criteria such as temperature, water rate, oil rate or pipeline flow rate.
US10094198B2	Big gap element sealing system A sealing system includes a packing element having a groove in a surface thereof. The packing element is adapted to form a double hump configuration upon compression. The sealing system may include a first ring member disposed a first end of the packing element, a second ring member is disposed at a second end of the packing element, a first seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the first ring member, and a second seal ring is disposed laterally outward of the second ring member. A first inner back-up ring is disposed laterally outward of the first seal ring. The first inner back-up ring includes slots. A first outer back-up ring is disposed adjacent the first inner back-up ring and includes slots, wherein that slots in the first outer back-up ring are offset from the slots in the first inner back-up ring.
US10094187B2	Collector circuit for drilling fluid circulation system and method for diverting the circulation of the fluid A collector circuit and associated circulation process, for intercepting and selectively diverting, at least partially, a fluid flow continuously flowing in a fluid circulation system, for drilling rigs. The collector includes a first sub-circuit with a first duct, with a first valve, and a second duct with a second valve; and; a second sub-circuit; The first sub-circuit, depending on the operating configurations of the first valve and the second valve, is adapted to allow the transit of the fluid flow in the first duct, and selectively divert fluid flow towards the second duct. The second sub-circuit is fluid-dynamically connected to the second duct of the first sub-circuit for receiving fluid flow, diverted by the first sub-circuit, and directing it towards a first outlet of the second sub-circuit. The second sub-circuit and the first sub-circuit are independent, and the second sub-circuit is removable from the collector circuit.
US10094186B2	Controlled pressure drilling system with flow measurement and well control A drilling system for drilling a wellbore has one or more valves or chokes to control the upstream pressure of drilling fluid flow in a controlled pressure drilling operation. A measurement is obtained of the drilling fluid flow from the wellbore. Based on the obtained measurement, the drilling fluid flow is selectively distributed with a distributor through one or more of a plurality of flowmeters, such as Coriolis meters. A reading of the drilling fluid flow is obtained from the selected flowmeter(s). Upstream pressure in the drilling fluid flow is controlled with the one or more valve based at least in part on the reading from the one or more selected flowmeters. The reading can be a flow rate, a pressure, or the like compared to capacities of the flowmeters. Additional valves downstream of the flowmeters can be controlled based on cavitation that the valves are estimated to produce.
US10094184B2	Craneless elevatable MGS vessel and swivel joint U-tube mud line and method of installation A craneless elevatable MGS vessel and U-tube assembly can be delivered on a winch truck to a drilling site and assembled in a far shorter time and without the need of having a crane and crane operator attend to the movement and placement of the MGS vessel and attached U-tube mud lines to a mud handling system in a drilling rig. The MGS vessel of the present application can be a standard type of MGS vessel well known in the industry. By fabricating this MGS vessel with attached and moveable U-tube connectors for the mud line, the system can be moved and assembled at the drill site without crane intervention. Moreover, the ability to raise the MGS vessel, after placement in its vertical position, permits ready attachment to multiple diverse drilling rig configurations.
US10094181B2	Fluid loss additive package for shallow well drilling fluids A wellbore treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a fluid loss additive package, the fluid loss additive package comprising: a water-swellable, superabsorbent polymer; a derivatized cellulose; and non-swellable particles that are insoluble in the base fluid. A method of drilling a wellbore into a subterranean formation comprising: providing the drilling fluid; and forming the wellbore using a drill bit and the drilling fluid.
US10094176B2	Side saddle substructure The drilling rig includes a first substructure and a second substructure. The second substructure is positioned generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first substructure and generally the same height as the first substructure. The drilling rig further includes a drill floor coupled to the first and second substructures, where the drill floor positioned substantially at the top of the first and second substructures.
US10094170B2	Electrical warning system for a climbable structure A warning circuit for use on ladders includes a first sensor responsive to the placement of a first of a user's feet thereon and a second sensor responsive to the placement of a second of the user's feet thereon. The second sensor is electrically connected in series to the first sensor, and a relay is electrically connected in series to one of the first and second sensors. A power source has a power output terminal electrically connected in series to the other of the sensors connected in series. A sound device is electrically connected to a load output of the relay and to the power source. The load output of the relay is energized only when the first sensor is activated prior to activation of the second sensor whereupon the load output then energizes the sound device.
US10094168B2	Method and fastening element for installing a sunshade in a glazing part A sunshade is installed to a glazing part, which comprises a transparent sheet with a first end edge and second end edge and a first side edge and second side edge. The side edges are free edges of the sheet. At least one first fastening element is attached close to the first end edge of the transparent sheet and at least one second fastening element is attached close to the second end edge of the transparent sheet, and the sunshade is suspended on the said fastening elements. The first and second fastening elements are attached to the side edges of the transparent sheet.
US10094162B2	Flood seal arrangement A flood seal arrangement, and particularly to a flood seal arrangement suitable for a low threshold door, that includes a first gasket member and a second gasket member. The first gasket member may be provided on a door leaf, while the second gasket member may be provided on a threshold. The first and the second gasket member are configurable to engage and thereby form a seal. In response to water pressure, the flood seal arrangement may be deformed and the seal may be improved.
US10094158B2	Door safety bumper A door safety device generally includes a mounting member for coupling the device to a door and a blocking member for preventing complete closure of the door when the mounting member is attached to the door and the device is in a blocking configuration. The device can also include an intermediate member coupled between the mounting member and the blocking member. The intermediate member defines a first hinge axis extending in a direction parallel to the surface of the door and parallel to an edge of the door. The blocking member is movable (e.g., rotatable or revolvable) about the first hinge axis, at least when the mounting member is coupled to the door and the device is in a blocking configuration, so as to inhibit the transfer of detachment forces from the blocking member to the mounting member upon impact.
US10094153B1	Door clamp Apparatuses and methods for securing a door. The apparatuses include a door clamp having a stop, a base, a jamb bracket, and a fastener and are used to clamp a door to prevent opening of the door.
US10094149B2	Motor vehicle door lock The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock, having at least one housing (3) and at least one lever (5) mounted rotatably about an axis (4) in the housing (3), wherein the lever (5) can be coupled to an actuating element (6) disposed outside the housing (3) and for this purpose passes through an opening in the housing (7), and the lever (5) has a cover (8) which substantially completely closes the housing opening (7) when viewed over the entire travel path(s) thereof.
US10094147B2	Rear compartment latch with power and manual release mechanism A latch is provided including a claw configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position. A pawl is rotatable in and out of engagement with the claw. The latch includes a first release mechanism, a second release mechanism, and a third release mechanism. The first release mechanism applies a rotational force to a first portion of the pawl to rotate the pawl out of engagement with the claw. The second release mechanism applies a rotational force to a second portion of the pawl to rotate the pawl out of engagement with the claw. The third release mechanism applies a rotational force to a first portion of the pawl to rotate the pawl out of engagement with the claw.
US10094144B2	Systems and methods for a key cover with an integrated label A key cover includes a body, the body including an aperture, the aperture shaped for receiving a key. The key cover further includes a flap, the flap interconnected with the body, the flap shaped such that the flap is foldable to an interior area of the body, the interior area is larger than the aperture, and the aperture leads to the interior area.
US10094139B2	Portable shelter with outer vinyl and low emissivity layers A portable shelter with low emissivity is provided for sheltering materials or human occupants at a remote location. The shelter has a flexible, multi-layer cover, including a vinyl material, reflective material located inside and immediately adjacent to the vinyl material, and insulation material located inside the reflective material. The low-ε vinyl cover is lightweight and thermally efficient. The shelter may be adapted for use with interior-climate control equipment at the remote location.
US10094135B2	Retractable column and method of forming The present invention is an improved apparatus and method for forming a retractable tower or column. The present invention includes pointed hooks wherein the hooks are attached to each section of a section chain, one in a horizontal direction and one in an off-set manner. The section chains are placed on a take up mechanism in an operable position and then raised utilizing a motor. As the section chains are raised, they are guided by a guide tower, rollers, shims, and gear racks into a position whereby hooks from adjacent sections of the section chains form coupled engagements. The coupled engagement of the hooks of the sections of each adjacent section chains thereby form the column.
US10094132B2	Techniques for protection of structures from wind and earthquake type stresses The tie rod for structural projects for the protection of structures for earthquake and wind is comprised of a cast iron base (7) which has a bolt (4) passing through a hole, which is surrounded by threaded ring (5) with handles (6). A base plate (2) that sits on the bolt and turns with a ball bearing. A steel cable (9) passes through all; the one end of the cable is fixed to the base (2) with bolts (3). The other end leads to a member with blades around it (10), (12), (13), (14) which open and close around the member (17) with the help of bars (11) connected around the axis of the member with pins. To the other end, they are connected with pins to the blades. The rod presses the structure to the ground by a bolt connected to a cable which pulls a member (17) with blades which open against the sides of a hole drilled on the ground and pull the building towards the ground decreasing torque created by the forces of an earthquake or the wind. It is used on buildings with a frame, continuous building, wood frame houses with storm problems, cable bridges, loose ground slopes, etc.
US10094129B2	Floating pool dispenser Exemplary embodiments of a floating pool dispenser are described. In one embodiment, a floating pool dispenser includes an outer assembly, an inner assembly, an end cover, and a lid. The inner assembly contains chemicals to be dissolved in a pool. The inner assembly moves vertically relative to the outer assembly in response to the continuous dissolving of chemicals.
US10094121B2	Slat device A slat device (1) comprising a plurality of slats (2) arranged parallel to one another, displacement means (9, 10) for displacing the slats (2) between and in a stacking zone and a sliding, and a guide profile (3), which is arranged on a lateral side of the slats (2), wherein a slat (2), on the said lateral side, is provided with a guide element (5), corresponding with the guide profile (3), for guiding the respective slat (2) relative to the corresponding guide profile (3, 6) during its displacement motion between and in the stacking zone and the sliding zone, such that the guide element (5) is rotatable over a certain angle relative to the guide profile (3) about an axis according to the longitudinal direction of the guide profile (3).
US10094114B2	Installation for producing reinforcement cages for tower segments of wind turbines A system for producing reinforcing cages for wind turbine tower segments, wherein a reinforcing cage has in each case substantially horizontally oriented ring segments and substantially vertically oriented stiffening elements. It is proposed that the system has a receiving area which is adapted so as to receive the preferably inner, substantially horizontally oriented ring segments of the reinforcing cage, a first handling robot for supplying and positioning the stiffening elements, and a second handling robot for connecting the ring elements to the stiffening elements.
US10094104B2	Orthogonal framework for modular resilient houses An orthogonal framework for the fabrication of modular buildings includes a plurality of hub members formed to fit in the ends of vertical hollow post members including base hubs for securing the lower end of a hollow post to a foundation and/or base beams or shear panels, terminal hubs for securing the top ends of a post upper beam members and/or the upper ends of shear panels, and intermediate tubes for securing the ends of two vertically aligned posts together and/or to support beams for the building. The hubs are hollow and have press nuts mounted on their inner surfaces to allow the terminals to be bolted to the posts, beams and shear panels in a large variety of beam and post combinations to form modular buildings in various configurations.
US10094100B2	Water backup prevention system A water backup prevention system is disclosed which has a valve and sensor assembly for being in a first position indicative of a normal condition and second position indicative of a water backup event, the valve and sensor assembly having a device for sensing when the valve and sensor assembly is in the second position and for generating a signal indicative of the water backup event, and a receiver device for receiving the signal indicative of the water backup event.
US10094094B2	Shovel connectable with an information terminal A shovel performing a work by being operated by a driver includes a lower running body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower running body and a control device that controls an operation of a hydraulic actuator in response to an operation applied to an operation lever. A cabin is provided in the upper turning body. An attaching part is provided in the cabin and is capable of attaching a multifunctional portable information terminal having a display and input function, a wireless communication function and a voice recognition function. The attaching part includes a connecting part connected to the multifunctional portable information terminal. The control device performs data communication with the multifunctional portable information terminal through the connecting part, and supplies electric power from an electric accumulation part of the shovel to the multifunctional portable information terminal through the connecting part.
US10094092B2	Hydraulic circuit for construction machinery having floating function and method for controlling floating function A hydraulic circuit for construction machinery having a floating function, according to the present invention, is provided with: two or more hydraulic pumps; a hydraulic cylinder connected to the hydraulic pumps; a boom driving control valve provided on the flow path between the hydraulic pump on one side and the hydraulic cylinder; a boom confluence control valve provided on the flow path between the hydraulic pump on the other side and the hydraulic cylinder; an operating lever; a first sensor for measuring the hydraulic fluid pressure of a large chamber of the hydraulic cylinder; a second sensor for measuring the boom lowering pilot pressure applied to one end of the boom driving control valve; a control valve provided on the flow path between the operating lever and the other ends of the boom driving control valve and the boom confluence control valve.
US10094085B2	Cellular structures A cellular structure includes a plurality of interconnected cells of fabric material. The cells are at least partially filled with a composite fill material that includes a particulate material and a bonding agent. A cellular unit made up of a plurality of the interconnected cells may have an associated load-bearing frame to enable lifting and/or transportation of the structure. The fill material is preferably resilient.
US10094080B2	Traffic cone A traffic cone is provided. The traffic cone includes a triangular base with feet coupled to a bottom side of the triangular base. The traffic cone further includes a cone body having eight surfaces forming an octagonal cone shape coupled to the triangular base, wherein the cone body extends from a top side of the triangular base. Additionally, the traffic cone includes at least one reflective member coupled around a perimeter of the cone body.
US10094079B2	Positioning arrangement for fitting an interchangeable milling assembly of a road-building machine The invention relates to a positioning arrangement for fitting an interchangeable milling assembly of a preset working width below the vertically adjustable chassis of a road milling machine, which chassis is carried on track-laying units. A vehicle carried on a plurality of wheels has a unit for receiving the milling assembly. The positioning arrangement has a handling chassis which can be lengthened in the longitudinal direction and to which the wheels are fixed. In a lowered position, the positioning arrangement, with the milling assembly resting on it, can be driven below the chassis of the road milling machine. In a raised position, the milling assembly can be fitted to the road milling machine.
US10094072B2	Method and apparatus for milling of railroad track A milling system for milling a track surface with at least one rotatable milling plate. A modular blade system for each milling plate allows individual blades to be removed and replaced when an individual blade becomes dull or broken. The blade system also allows the milling plates to be oriented in both Type 2 and Type 3 configurations depending upon track surroundings and the presence of encumbrance. The milling plates can be mounted to a positioning assembly for adjusting the relative distance between the milling plate and the track surface as well as the angle at which the milling plate engages the track surface. The milling system can include a depth guide so as to physically prevent the milling plate from cutting too deeply into the track surface.
US10094064B2	Portable drying rack There is provided a collapsible drying rack for easy packing and transport. The drying rack in configurable between a non-operative compacted configuration to an operative deployed configuration where a plurality of arms extends outwardly of the body for drying operation. Reversible conversion of the rack from the non-operative configuration to the operative configuration is performed by actuation of a triggering assembly. Once deployed, each arm may be used for hanging wet items such as clothes or sport's equipment. The drying rack may be anchored to various types of support via a retainer assembly including one or more elements for clipping and/or hanging the drying rack to the support.
US10094059B2	Garment cleaning appliance A garment cleaning appliance comprises a housing (1) having a chamber (2) to receive garments to be cleaned, and a steam generator (6) for supplying steam to the chamber (2) to clean the garments in the chamber (2). The appliance also includes a condensing element (9) arranged to condense the steam such that condensate is directed onto the garments.
US10094055B2	Method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for moving Presented is a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for moving. A method includes sensing a change in a torque on a motor operably connected to a sewing head for at least partially assisting movement of the sewing head relative to a workpiece. The method further includes adjusting an output of the motor to change at least one of a direction and a speed of movement of the sewing head in response to the sensed change in the torque.
US10094046B2	Precision cut high energy crystals Crystals having a modified regular tetrahedron shape are provided. Crystals preferably have four substantially identical triangular faces that define four truncated vertices and six chamfered edges. The six chamfered edges can have an average length of l, and an average width of w, and 8≤l/w≤9.5.
US10094044B2	SiC single crystal and method for producing same A SiC single crystal comprising no polycrystals, and no cracking other than at the side edges is provided. A method for producing SiC single crystal in which seed crystal held at bottom end face of holding shaft is contacted with Si—C solution having temperature gradient to grow SiC single crystal, wherein the contour of the end face of the holding shaft is smaller than the contour of the top face of the seed crystal, the top face of the seed crystal has center section held in contact with the entire surface of the end face of the holding shaft and outer peripheral section that is not in contact with the end face of the holding shaft, and carbon sheet is disposed on the top face of the seed crystal so as to cover at least the outer peripheral section, among the center section and the outer peripheral section.
US10094042B2	Method of supporting a growing single crystal during crystallization of the single crystal according to the FZ method A growing single crystal is supported in the region of a conical section of the single crystal via a supporting body during crystallization of the single crystal by the FZ method. The method comprises pressing the supporting body against the conical section of the growing single crystal at a temperature at which a first material of the supporting body becomes soft, and continuing pressing the supporting body against the conical section of the growing single crystal until the first material and a second material of the supporting body that remains hard at the cited temperature touch the conical section of the growing single crystal.
US10094040B2	Controlling a temperature of a crucible inside an oven Embodiments of the present invention relate to a furnace system for growing crystals. The furnace system comprises a crucible for growing a crystal and a furnace comprising a housing having an inner volume. The housing comprises a through hole connecting the inner volume with an environment of the housing. An insulation plug is movably insertable into the through hole for controlling a heat extraction out of the crucible by radiation, wherein the insulation plug is free of a force transmitting contact with the crucible.
US10094039B2	Low-temperature synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals Low-temperature organometallic nucleation and crystallization-based synthesis methods for the fabrication of semiconductor and metal colloidal nanocrystals with narrow size distributions and tunable, size- and shape-dependent electronic and optical properties. Methods include (1) forming a reaction mixture in a reaction vessel under an inert atmosphere that includes at least one solvent, a cationic precursor, an anionic precursor, and at least a first surface stabilizing ligand while stirring at a temperature in a range from about 50° C. to about 130° C. and (2) growing nanocrystals in the reaction mixture for a period of time while maintaining the temperature, the stirring, and the inert-gas atmosphere.
US10094034B2	Edge flow element for electroplating apparatus The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatus for electroplating one or more materials onto a substrate. In many cases the material is a metal and the substrate is a semiconductor wafer, though the embodiments are no so limited. Typically, the embodiments herein utilize a channeled plate positioned near the substrate, creating a cross flow manifold defined on the bottom by the channeled plate, on the top by the substrate, and on the sides by a cross flow confinement ring. Also typically present is an edge flow element configured to direct electrolyte into a corner formed between the substrate and substrate holder. During plating, fluid enters the cross flow manifold both upward through the channels in the channeled plate, and laterally through a cross flow side inlet positioned on one side of the cross flow confinement ring. The flow paths combine in the cross flow manifold and exit at the cross flow exit, which is positioned opposite the cross flow inlet. These combined flow paths and the edge flow element result in improved plating uniformity, especially at the periphery of the substrate.
US10094019B2	Film forming apparatus A film forming apparatus that includes a mounting table for loading a wafer, a encompassing member surrounding the mounting table and dividing an inside of a process container, an exhaust part that vacuum exhausts the process container, a clamp ring loaded upon an upper space of the encompassing member and lifted from the upper space of the encompassing member while contacting an inner circumference part thereof with an outer circumference of the wafer loaded on the mounting table, and a cylindrical wall extended downward from the clamp ring, formed along a circumference of the clamp ring into a cylinder shape, and positioned between an outer circumference surface of the mounting table and an inner circumference surface of the encompassing member.
US10094013B2	Method to prevent abnormal grain growth for beta annealed TI-6AL-4V forgings A method for heat-treating a titanium alloy, such as Ti-6Al-4V. The method may occur after or include a step of forging the titanium alloy such that localized, highly deformed grains are formed in the titanium alloy. Then the method may include steps of recrystallization annealing the titanium alloy by heating the titanium alloy to a temperature in a range between 30° F. to 200° F. below beta transus of the titanium alloy for 1 hour to 6 hours and then furnace cooling of the titanium alloy to 1200° F. to 1500° F. at a rate of 50° F. to 500° F. per hour. Following the recrystallization annealing, the method may include beta annealing the titanium alloy. These steps may be performed in a single heat treating cycle.
US10094011B2	Superstrength cold-rolled weathering steel sheet and method of manufacturing same The present invention discloses a superstrength cold rolled weathering steel sheet, wherein the weight percentage of the chemical elements thereof are as follows: C: 0.05˜0.16%; Mn: 1.00˜2.20%; Al: 0.02˜0.06%; Cu: 0.20˜0.40%; Cr: 0.40˜0.60%; Ti: 0.015˜0.035%; P: less than 0.03%; and C+Mn/16 is more than 0.19% and less than 0.23%; the remainders thereof being Fe and other unavoidable impurities. The present invention also discloses a method of manufacturing said superstrength cold rolled weathering steel sheet, comprising the following stages: smelting, heating and preservation, hot rolling, coiling, pickling, cold rolling, continuous annealing and skin passing. The advantages of the superstrength cold rolled weathering steel sheet and the method of manufacturing the same are: high strength, i.e., the yield strength more than 700 MPa and the tensile strength more than 1000 MPa; excellent performance of atmosphere corrosion resistance; thin so as to meet the demand of reducing the thickness and weight thereof; good shape and surface quality.
US10094009B2	Sintered alloy and production method therefor A sintered alloy having superior heat resistance and superior wear resistance and also having corrosion resistance against salt damage that may occur in cold-weather regions, and a production method therefor, are provided. The sintered alloy consists of, by mass %, 32.4 to 48.4% of Cr, 2.9 to 10.0% of Mo, 0.9 to 2.9% of Si, 0.3 to 1.8% of P, 0.7 to 3.9% of C, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, and it has a density ratio of not less than 90% and includes carbides that are dispersed in a matrix of a metallic structure thereof.
US10094007B2	Method of manufacturing a ferrous alloy article using powder metallurgy processing A method of manufacturing a ferrous alloy article is disclosed and includes the steps of melting a ferrous alloy composition into a liquid, atomizing and solidifying of the liquid into powder particles, outgassing to remove oxygen from the surface of the powder particles, and consolidating the powder particles into a monolithic article.
US10094004B2	Alloy A cobalt-nickel alloy composition comprising by weight (wt %): about 31 to 42 percent cobalt (Co); about 26 to 31 percent nickel (Ni); about 10 to 16 percent chromium (Cr); about 4 to 6 percent aluminum (Al); about 6 to 15 percent tungsten (W); the Co and Ni being present in an atomic ratio of about 1.3:1.
US10094001B2	Method for producing eutectic copper-iron alloy Method for producing eutectic copper-iron alloy in which crystal grain fragments containing iron are dispersed in a copper matrix, includes: a charging step charging a first melting furnace (MF) and second MF respectively with electrolytic-copper and pure iron grain fragments; molten copper (MC) deoxidizing step heating electrolytic-copper to at least melting-point in the first MF, melting and deoxidizing the electrolytic-copper; molten iron (MI) deoxidizing step heating pure iron to at least melting-point in the second MF, melting and deoxidizing pure iron; MI transfer step increasing the MI temperature generated in the second MF; transferring the MI to a primary reaction furnace; MC transfer step increasing the MC temperature in the first MF to at least the iron melting-point; transferring the MC to the primary reaction furnace; and a reaction step causing a crystallization reaction between copper in the MC and iron in the MI in the primary reaction furnace.
US10093987B2	Multiplexed KRAS mutation detection assay Provided herein is reagent mixture comprising multiplexed amplification reagents and flap assay reagents for detecting, in a single reaction, mutant copies of the KRAS gene that contain any of the 34A, 34C, 34T, 35A, 35C, 35T or 38A point mutations. Methods that employ the reagent mix and kits for performing the same are also provided.
US10093978B2	Compositions for detecting complement factor H (CFH) and complement factor I (CFI) polymorphisms The invention provides methods and compositions for treating various degenerative diseases (e.g., AMD) with a factor D inhibitor (e.g., anti-factor D antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof). Also provided are methods of selecting or identifying patients for treatment with a factor D inhibitor. Methods include the use of prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers.
US10093972B2	Conjugates of biomolecules to nanoparticles Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are polymerase-nanoparticle conjugates including a polymerase linked to a nanoparticle, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit reduced aggregation and improved stochiometries wherein the average biomolecule:nanoparticle ratio approaches or equals 1:1. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
US10093971B2	Heating mechanism for DNA amplification, extraction or sterilization using photo-thermal nanoparticles A heating mechanism for use in DNA applications such as DNA amplification, extraction and sterilization is provided. Nanoparticles having photo-thermal properties are put in contact with a reaction mixture and irradiated with an activation light beam to activate these photo-thermal properties, thereby releasing heat. Nanoparticles of several types may be used. Use of the same nanoparticles or of different one to monitor the reaction using a different light beam is also presented.
US10093970B2	Method for single cell analysis of telomere length using pre-amplification and multiple-copy reference sequence The invention relates to a method for single cell analysis of relative telomere length using multiplex pre-PCR followed by a qPCR (SCT-pqPCR).
US10093968B2	Method for improving nucleic acid synthesis reaction Provided are the following: a method, for improving reactivity of an acid synthesis reaction, comprising a step for adding an ω-amino acid to a reaction solution; a composition, for a nucleic acid synthesis reaction, comprising DNA polymerase, reaction buffer, at least one primer, at least one deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate, and an ω-amino acid; and a reaction buffer, for a nucleic acid synthesis reaction, comprising an ω-amino acid.
US10093959B2	Enzymatic determination of HBA1c A method for determining the amount of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), in which—if required—the erythrocytes in a sample are haemolysed, the haemoglobin that is then released—if required—is contacted with a proteolytic agent and the glycated haemoglobin degradation products obtained in this way or otherwise are quantified is disclosed. In order to provide such a process and reagents employable therein that has/have the property of sufficient stability of the chemical compounds that are essential to the reaction, for the stabilization of the haemoglobin which is unfolded at a very low pH in the range from 1 to 3, at least one suitable stabilizer is present in the haemolysis solution. Where a leuco dye is used in connection with the determination of the amount of HbA1c, it is proposed that the latter be stabilized with particular phosphine compounds and/or thio compounds, and, in particular embodiments, the requisite proteolytic agent is to be provided in the form of an inactivated protease which is then only reactivated in situ.
US10093947B2	AAV-directed persistent expression of an anti-nicotine antibody gene for smoking cessation The invention is directed to an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector which comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antibody or antigen binding fragment that binds to nicotine or a nicotine analog. The invention also is directed to a composition comprising the AAV vector and methods of using the AAV vector to induce an immune response against nicotine in a mammal.
US10093942B2	Transcription factor sequences for conferring advantageous properties to plants The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference or control plant, including increased plant size, seed size, increased leaf size, lignification, water deprivation tolerance, cold tolerance, or altered flowering time. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
US10093941B2	Modulation of flavonoid content in cacao plants Methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) flavonoid levels in cacao plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding flavonoid-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also provided are methods for accelerating breeding of Theobroma cacao plants of the porcelana variety with modulated levels of proanthocyanidin, its precursors and it polymers, useful in various medical and skin care products. Also provided are plants having modulated flavonoid levels and plant products produced from plants having modulated flavonoid levels.
US10093932B2	Exon skipping technology in VCP disease Provided herein are methods, compositions and transgenic mice useful in treating and developing treatments for VCP-associated neurodegenerative diseases.
US10093906B2	Cytochrome C protein variants for catalyzing carbon-silicon bond formation The present invention provides compositions and methods for catalyzing the formation of carbon-silicon bonds using heme proteins. In certain aspects, the present invention provides heme proteins, including variants and fragments thereof, that are capable of carrying out in vitro and in vivo carbene insertion reactions for the formation of carbon-silicon bonds. In other aspects, the present invention provides methods for producing an organosilicon product, the method comprising providing a silicon-containing reagent, a carbene precursor, and a heme protein; and combining the components under conditions sufficient to produce an organosilicon product. Host cells expressing the heme proteins are also provided by the present invention.
US10093903B2	Production of virus-receptive pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-derived hepatocytes The present disclosure provides methods for maturing hepatocytes comprising culturing with cyclic adenosine monophosphate and a Janus kinase inhibitor. There is also provided a method for screening inhibitors of hepatitis B virus infection and/or replication.
US10093901B2	Use of specific regulatory T-cells to induce immune tolerance The present invention generally relates to the production of antigen-specific T regulatory cells (Tregs). Such cells can be used in therapy to minimize undesirable immune responses such as those observed in autoimmunity and hemophilia and other diseases as well as in the response to protein therapy for genetic diseases. Methods for producing antigen specific Tregs and conditions for preferential expansion of functionally stable, specific Tregs are also provided.
US10093882B2	Processes for recovering oil from fermentation product processes and processes for producing fermentation products The present invention relates to processes for recovering/extracting oil from fermentation product production processes based on starch-containing material, wherein an alpha-amylase, a high dosage of protease, and optionally a glucoamylase, are present and/or added in liquefaction. The invention also relates to processes for producing fermentation products and to enzyme compositions suitable for use in processes of the invention.
US10093848B2	Delayed gelling agents The disclosure is directed to polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles that can be used to deliver agents deep into hydrocarbon reservoirs. Methods of making and using said polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles are also provided.
US10093847B2	Dual breaker system for reducing formation damage during fracturing Methods and compositions for use in subterranean operations are disclosed comprising providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid, a gelling agent, and a synergistic breaker composition, comprising: a controlled degradable acid generating material, and an oxidizing component; introducing the treatment fluid into a formation; allowing the synergistic breaker composition to substantially reduce the viscosity of the treatment fluid.
US10093846B2	Amido-amine based cationic gemini surfactants for clay inhibition Methods for stabilizing a formation containing water sensitive materials include forming a composition including at least one amido-amine based cationic gemini surfactant and treating the water sensitive materials with an effective amount of the composition.
US10093844B2	Methods of pneumatically conveying solid particulates A method for transferring barite for use in wellbore fluids may include providing a ground weight material comprising barite and quartz having a d50 between about 4 and 8 and a d90 between about 15-25 microns to a pneumatic transfer vessel, supplying an air flow to the ground weight material in the pneumatic transfer vessel, and pneumatically transferring the ground weight material from the pneumatic transfer vessel to a storage vessel.
US10093843B2	Elastomer and/or composite based material for thermal energy storage A composite material for storing thermal energy at various temperatures (30° C. to 450° C.) formed by an elastomer matrix into which a phase change material such as an inorganic salt is encapsulated. The material is characterized by a high volumetric thermal conductivity, a low density, a highly interconnected porosity and a relatively high modulus of elasticity. The significant properties of the matrices are: a large amount of energy involved in full melting/crystallization, a fairly low relative volume expansion upon melting and fairly low sub-cooling. The main advantages of the resulting composites are a very high energy density, a relatively low volume expansion, highly enhanced heat transfer, thermo adaptability, stability and insignificant hysteresis.
US10093842B2	Moldable mass containing graphite and phase change material, process for producing a molding from the mass, and production methods of using the molding A moldable mass contains graphite and a phase change material (PCM). The moldable mass further contains a binder and microcapsules having the PCM. A process produces a molding from the moldable mass, and the molding is used to produce various products such as cooling elements, battery temperature control elements, cooling elements for vehicle cabins, electronic components, and motors.
US10093835B2	Double-sided adhesive tape There is provided a double-sided adhesive tape includes a foam base, a resin film disposed on a surface of the foam base, an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the resin film, and an adhesive layer disposed on another surface of the foam base. The foam base has a density of 0.45 g/cm3 or less and an interlaminar strength of 10 N/cm or more. The adhesive layer has a 180°-peel adhesion of 10 N/20 mm or more. The 180°-peel adhesion is measured at a peeling speed of 300 mm/min when an adhesive tape including a 25-μm-thick PET base and a 25-μm-thick adhesive layer disposed on the PET base is bonded to an aluminium board at 23° C. and 65% RH by pressing the adhesive tape against the aluminium board with one stroke of a 2-kg roller and subsequently the adhesive tape is left standing for 1 hour at 23° C. and 50% RH.
US10093829B2	Curable film-forming compositions demonstrating burnish resistance and low gloss, and methods of improving burnish resistance of a substrate The present invention is directed to curable film-forming compositions comprising: (a) a polymeric binder comprising: (i) a polysiloxane having reactive functional groups and in which is dispersed protonated silica particles having an average particle size of 2 to 20 microns; and (ii) optionally, at least one additional polymeric resin different from the polysiloxane (i), having reactive functional groups; and (b) a curing agent containing functional groups that are reactive with the reactive functional groups of (i) and/or (ii). After application to a substrate as a coating and after curing, the curable film-forming composition demonstrates an initial 85° gloss of less than 30 and an increase in 85° gloss of no more than 10 gloss units when subjected to various ABRASION TEST METHODS as defined herein.Also provided is a method of improving burnish resistance of a substrate using the curable film-forming compositions of the present invention.
US10093818B2	Preparation of aqueous green inkjet compositions An aqueous organic pigment dispersion contains a green copper phthalocyanine pigment and an azo-coupled β-ketoamide pigment. It also includes an organic pigment dispersant at 40 weight % to 100 weight %, based on the sum of the weights of the organic pigments. This aqueous organic pigment dispersion can be combined with a humectant to provide an aqueous green inkjet ink composition. The weight ratio of the green copper phthalocyanine pigment to the azo-coupled β-ketoamide pigment is from 1:1 to 10:1. The median particle diameter of each of the green copper phthalocyanine pigment and the azo-coupled β-ketoamide pigment is less than 85 nm. At least 95% of the total particles of each of the green copper phthalocyanine pigment and the azo-coupled β-ketoamide pigment have a particle diameter of less than 150 nm. The aqueous green inkjet ink compositions can be used in various inkjet printing methods.
US10093817B2	Pigment dispersions and inkjet ink compositions An aqueous dispersion contains pigment colorant particles that are present in an amount of at least 5 weight % and up to and including 80 weight %; a dispersing polymer that is a hexyloxy benzoic acid polymer; and an aqueous medium. The weight ratio of the pigment colorant particles to the dispersing polymer is from 19:1 to and including 2:1. Such aqueous dispersions can be incorporated into aqueous inkjet ink compositions that can be used for forming opaque images such as white images using inkjet printing methods.
US10093805B2	Bio-plastic composite containing brewer's spent grains A bio-plastic composite containing brewer's spent grains, comprising: addition amounts of 10%˜60% brewer's spent grains, 40%˜90% petrochemical plastic, wherein the brewer's spent grains have a length-to-diameter ratio of 7.6 to 10.2.
US10093803B2	Sulfur asphalt in roofing, damp-proofing and water proofing A sulfur-extended plastomer asphalt binder composition useful for water proofing, damp proofing and roofing applications includes elemental sulfur, a plastomer and an asphalt binder. The sulfur-extended plastomer asphalt binder composition can be applied to the surface of a protected member such that the sulfur-extended plastomer asphalt binder composition contacts, adheres to and forms a layer upon the surface of the protected member. The asphalt binder composition is applied at a temperature no greater than 150° C.
US10093801B2	Halogen-free flame retardant polyamide moulding compositions with increased glow wire and fire resistance The present invention relates to halogen-free flame retardant compositions essentially comprising polyamide polymers (preferred is PA6), at least an Hypophosphorous acid metal salt (preferred is Aluminum hypophosphite), at least an organic phosphinate metal salt (preferred is Aluminum Di Ethyl Phosphinate), at least a Nitrogen based flame retardant agent (preferred is Melamine Cyanurate), at least an organic polyhydric polymer (preferred is EVOH) and optionally further conventional components. Such compositions are highly flame retarded at low thickness and have high Glow Wire temperature resistance.
US10093800B2	Polyphenylene ether resin composition, and a prepreg and a copper clad laminate made therefrom The present invention relates to a polyphenylene ether resin composition, and a prepreg and a copper dad laminate made therefrom. The polyphenylene ether resin composition comprises: (A) functionalized polyphenylene ether resin, (B) crosslinking agent, and (C) initiator; the component (A) functionalized polyphenylene ether resin is polyphenylene ether resin that has a number average molecular weight of 500-5000 and unsaturated double bonds at the molecule terminal; the component (B) crosslinking agent is olefin resin with a number average molecular weight of 500-10000, of which styrene structure comprises 10-50 wt %, and of which the molecule comprises 1,2-addition butadiene structure. The polyphenylene ether resin composition of the present invention is a composition of functionalized polyphenylene ether resin with a low molecular weight. The prepreg and copper clad laminate made from the polyphenylene ether resin composition have good dielectric properties and heat resistance.
US10093795B2	Resin composition, multilayer sheet, packaging material and container A resin composition includes an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) (A) having an ethylene content of 20 to 50 mol %, an EVOH (B) having an ethylene content of 30 to 60 mol %, and a saturated carbonyl compound (C) having 3 to 8 carbon. The saturated carbonyl compound (C) is a saturated aldehyde, a saturated ketone, or a combination thereof. A value obtained by subtracting the ethylene content of the EVOH (A) from the ethylene content of the EVOH (B) is 8 mol % or greater. The mass ratio (A/B) of the EVOH (A) to the EVOH (B) is 60/40 to 95/5. The content of the saturated carbonyl compound (C) with respect to the resin content is 0.01 ppm or greater and less than 100 ppm.
US10093784B2	On demand radiation induced constructive and deconstructive chemical reactions A method is provided for decomposition of a polymeric article, wherein the polymeric article contains a polymer and one or more energy modulation agents, by applying an applied energy to the polymeric article, wherein the one or more energy modulation agents convert the applied energy into an emitted energy sufficient to cause bond destruction within the polymer.
US10093772B2	Process for the production of polyoxymethylene block copolymers The invention relates to a process for producing polyoxymethylene block copolymers, comprising the step of activating the DMC catalyst in the presence of an OH-terminated polymeric formaldehyde starter compound by means of a defined amount of alkylene oxide, optionally followed by polymerization with alkylene oxides, if necessary in the presence of other comonomers. The invention further relates to polyoxymethylene block copolymers that can be obtained by means of such a process and to the use of these for producing polyurethane polymers.
US10093771B2	Polyester resin, method for manufacturing polyester resin, and coating composition containing polyester resin The present invention relates to a polyester resin with excellent solubility in generic solvents, especially with excellent solubility at a temperature of 0° C. or lower. According to the present invention, by using the polyester resin with excellent solubility in generic solvents, solubility at a lower temperature, especially the solubility at a temperature of 0° C. or lower, is enhanced, making it easier to prepare paints, coatings and the like. The polyester resin related to the present invention contains 0.05 to 0.5 mol of an isosorbide-derived structural unit and 0.015 to 0.4 mol of a trihydric or higher alcohol-derived structural unit relative to 1 mol of a polycarboxylic acid-derived structural unit.
US10093763B2	Stereoregular diblock polybutadienes having a 1,4-cis/syndiotactic 1,2 structure from stereospecific polymerization Stereoregular diblock polybutadiene composed of a polybutadiene block having a 1,4-cis structure and a polybutadiene block having a syndiotactic 1,2 structure. Said stereoregular diblock polybutadiene can be advantageously used in both the footwear industry (for example, in the production of soles for shoes) and in the production of tires for motor vehicles and/or trucks.
US10093762B2	Process for modifying polymers Process for modifying a polymer comprising the steps of (a) mixing the polymer with a maleimide-functionalized mono-azide and/or a citraconimide-functionalized mono-azide at a temperature in the range 80-250° C. to form a functionalized polymer, and (b) reacting the functionalized polymer with a substance containing one or more functional groups that can react with a maleimide or citraconimide functional group.
US10093759B2	Producing high comonomer content propylene-based polymers A gas-phase process for making a propylene-based polymer in a fluidized-bed reactor, the reactor containing a fluidized bed including polymer product particles and a catalyst, the process having a set of quantitative criteria for maximum monomer partial pressure, maximum reactor temperature, and comonomer content(s) in the propylene-based polymer. The propylene-based polymer may be EBPT or BPRCP. The catalyst may include a catalyst/donor system comprising (1) a supported Ziegler-Natta pro-catalyst, (2) a co-catalyst, and (3) a mixed external electron donor system including (a) an activity limiting agent including at least one carboxylate ester functional group, and (b) a selectivity control agent.
US10093756B2	Process for cross-linked polyethylene production A method of producing a silane cross-linked polyethylene is disclosed which includes maleating a polyethylene polymer to form a maleated polyethylene and reacting the maleated polyethylene with a primary or secondary amino silane to form a silane-grafted polyethylene. The method further includes treating the silane-grafted polyethylene in a moisture curing process to form the silane cross-linked polyethylene.
US10093754B2	Method for preparing a solution of a rare-earth alkyl phosphate Disclosed is a method of preparing a rare-earth alkyl phosphate solution, the method including step (a) of preparing an alkyl phosphate amine salt solution by reacting an organic amine with an alkyl phosphate in a first solvent; step (b) of preparing a rare-earth metal salt solution by reacting a rare-earth metal oxide with an acid in the second solvent; and step (c) of mixing and reacting the alkyl phosphate amine salt solution with the rare-earth metal salt solution.
US10093753B2	Syrup polymer compositions and adhesives therefrom Acrylic syrup polymer composition are provided by partially polymerizing a (meth)acrylic monomer mixture in the presence of a thiol chain transfer agent to produce a first syrup polymer composition comprising a low molecular weight solute (meth)acrylic copolymer and solvent monomers, quenching the chain transfer agent, further polymerizing the first syrup polymer composition to produce a second syrup polymer composition comprising the low molecular weight solute acrylic copolymer, a high molecular weight solute acrylic copolymer and optionally unreacted solvent monomers, optionally adding a crosslinker and photoinitiator; and further photopolymerizing the syrup polymer composition to produce a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
US10093752B2	Homopolymer nanoparticles by self-emulsion polymerization reaction and preparation method thereof Disclosed herein is a preparation method of homopolymer nanoparticles without using a surfactant. The homopolymer nanoparticles prepared thereby are expected to be widely used not only as a template of a semiconductor metal oxide, a drug delivery system (DDS), an electron transport layer (ETL), and a seed having vertical structural shape, but also in a high precision field such as replacement of an organic device polystyrene bead film.
US10093751B2	Modified diene elastomer predominantly comprising a diene elastomer coupled by an alkoxysilane compound bearing an epoxide group and amine-functionalized at the end of the chain The invention relates to a modified diene elastomer comprising predominantly the entity functionalized in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolyzed to give silanol, bearing an epoxide function and the silicon atom of which bonds the two pieces of the chain, the chain ends of the modified diene elastomer being functionalized to at least 70 mol %, with respect to the number of moles of chain end, by an amine function.
US10093750B2	Modified diene elastomer comprising a diene elastomer coupled by an aminoalkoxysilane compound and having an amine function at the chain end, and rubber composition comprising same The invention relates to a modified diene elastomer comprising predominantly the entity functionalized in the middle of the chain by an alkoxysilane group, optionally partially or completely hydrolyzed to give silanol, bearing a tertiary amine functional group and the silicon atom of which bonds the two pieces of the chain, the chain ends of the modified diene elastomer being functionalized to at least 70 mol %, with respect to the number of moles of chain end, by an amine functional group.
US10093743B2	Muscle specific tyrosine kinase-fluorophore conjugate compositions, kits and methods of using Provided herein is a method of diagnosing muscle specific tyrosine kinase specific autoimmune myasthenia gravis in an individual. Generally, in the method a level of muscle specific tyrosine kinase binding to B cells is determined in a sample from an individual. A significant increase in the level of muscle specific tyrosine kinase reactive B-cells compared to that in a healthy individual indicates the presence of muscle specific tyrosine kinase autoimmune myasthenia gravis. Also provided is a fluorophore-muscle specific tyrosine kinase conjugate and a kit comprising the same useful to test the frequency of muscle specific tyrosine kinase binding B cells expressing specific markers, for diagnosis or as biomarker for muscle specific tyrosine kinase autoimmune myasthenia gravis.
US10093742B2	Multispecific GITR-binding fusion proteins and methods of use thereof This disclosure generally provides molecules that specifically engage glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related protein (GITR), a member of the TNF receptor superfamily (TNFRSF). More specifically, the disclosure relates to multivalent and/or multispecific molecules that bind at least GITR.
US10093739B2	Covalent diabodies and uses thereof The present invention is directed to diabody molecules and uses thereof in the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders, including immunological disorders, infectious disease, intoxication and cancers. The diabody molecules of the invention comprise two polypeptide chains that associate to form at least two epitope binding sites, which may recognize the same or different epitopes on the same or differing antigens. Additionally, the antigens may be from the same or different molecules. The individual polypeptide chains of the diabody molecule may be covalently bound through non-peptide bond covalent bonds, such as, but not limited to, disulfide bonding of cysteine residues located within each polypeptide chain. In particular embodiments, the diabody molecules of the present invention further comprise an Fc region, which allows antibody-like functionality to engineered into the molecule.
US10093738B2	Covalent diabodies and uses thereof The present invention is directed to diabody molecules and uses thereof in the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders, including immunological disorders, infectious disease, intoxication and cancers. The diabody molecules of the invention comprise two polypeptide chains that associate to form at least two epitope binding sites, which may recognize the same or different epitopes on the same or differing antigens. Additionally, the antigens may be from the same or different molecules. The individual polypeptide chains of the diabody molecule may be covalently bound through non-peptide bond covalent bonds, such as, but not limited to, disulfide bonding of cysteine residues located within each polypeptide chain. In particular embodiments, the diabody molecules of the present invention further comprise an Fc region, which allows antibody-like functionality to engineered into the molecule.
US10093737B2	HHLA2 as a novel inhibitor of human immune system and uses thereof Provided are methods of treating an autoimmune disease in a subject, or of suppressing transplant rejection in a subject, or of treating a cancer in a subject, as well as compositions therefor.
US10093729B2	Polypeptide, and use thereof This invention provides a novel means that allows efficient secretion and production of a target protein in a host cell. This invention concerns a novel polypeptide having an activity of improving the secretion productivity of a target protein, a gene comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding such polypeptide, a vector comprising such gene, a transformant obtained by transforming a host cell with such vector, and a method for producing a protein comprising a step of culturing such transformant and recovering a target protein from the culture product.
US10093722B2	Nucleotide sequences, vectors and host cells The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising fragments from toxin A and/or toxin B of Clostridium difficile, wherein the polypeptide elicits antibodies that neutralize toxin A or toxin B or both.
US10093707B2	Antagonists of activin-ActRIIa and uses for increasing red blood cell levels In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing red blood cell and/or hemoglobin levels in vertebrates, including rodents and primates, and particularly in humans.
US10093704B2	Expression and purification of CRM197 and related proteins The present invention is directed to the cells, compositions and methods for the production of recombinant protein. In particular, the invention is directed to a production process for obtaining high levels of soluble recombinant CRM197 protein from E. coli. Cells preferably contain one or more mutations of disulfide reductase genes, so that disulfide reductase activity is reduced. The invention also relates to purification method for CRM197 as well as characterization of properly folded CRM197 protein.
US10093703B2	Computationally optimized broadly reactive antigens for H1N1 influenza Described herein is the generation of optimized H1N1 influenza HA polypeptides for eliciting a broadly reactive immune response to H1N1 influenza virus isolates. The optimized HA polypeptides were developed through a series of HA protein alignments, and subsequent generation of consensus sequences, based on selected H1N1 viruses isolated from 1918-2011. Provided herein are optimized H1N1 HA polypeptides, and compositions, fusion proteins and VLPs comprising the HA polypeptides. Further provided are codon-optimized nucleic acid sequences encoding the HA polypeptides. Methods of eliciting an immune response against influenza virus in a subject are also provided by the present disclosure.
US10093701B2	Fusion proteins for promoting an immune response, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of making and use thereof Disclosed herein are compositions, cells, kits, and methods for inducing an immune response in a subject. The compositions can be used as vaccines or vaccine adjuvants against cancer (e.g., melanoma, glioma, prostate, breast) and infectious diseases (e.g., therapeutic and preventative vaccination for viruses), and can be used in cell-based therapies for preventing and treating disorders such as cancer and infection. The compositions, cells, kits and methods involve one or more nucleic acids that encode one or more LMP1 fusion proteins (chimeric proteins), and in a typical embodiment, synergistic activation of immune responses by a combination of two or more LMP1 fusion proteins. By combining multiple fusion proteins composed of the LMP1 protein aggregation (transmembrane) domain and the cytoplasmic domain of toll-like receptors (TLR), proteins, Tumor Necrosis Factor Super Family Receptors (TNFSFR) proteins, PRR proteins, or adapter proteins that are involved in innate/adaptive immune signaling pathways, introduction of the fusion proteins into dendritic cells or other antigen presenting cells results in synergistic activation.
US10093700B2	Conformationally-preorganized, MiniPEG-containing gamma-peptide nucleic acids The present invention relates to γ-PNA monomers according to Formula I where substituent groups R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, B and P are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention also provides methodology for synthesizing compounds according to Formula I and methodology for synthesizing PNA oligomers that incorporate one or more Formula I monomers.
US10093699B2	Peptides with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and use of the peptides with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities A peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities is provided. The peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities, includes: an α-helix peptide; and a short peptide consisting of about 4-10 positively charged amino acids, connected to an N-terminus of the α-helix peptide to form the peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities, wherein the total length of the peptide with antimicrobial, anticancer and/or wound-healing promoting activities is about 10-20 amino acids.
US10093694B2	Compounds for treating eye disorders or diseases Described herein are compounds that inhibit or prevent protein aggregation, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with protein aggregation.
US10093690B2	Heterocyclic selenaphosphites and process for preparation thereof Novel heterocyclic selenaphosphites, process for preparation thereof and use thereof as ligand for employment in complexes.
US10093689B1	Composition containing a gold (I) complex and cancer cells Gold(I) complex with mixed ligands as an anticancer agent. The gold(I) ion is coordinated to a dithiocarbamate ligand and a phosphorus-containing ligand (e.g. phosphines). Also described are a pharmaceutical composition incorporating the gold(I) complex, a methods of synthesizing the gold(I) complex, and a method for treating cancer.
US10093684B2	Substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines as Syk inhibitors Certain imidazopyrazines of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are provided herein: Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of Syk activity, which comprises administering to such patients an amount of at least one chemical entity effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are provided. Also provided are methods for determining the presence or absence of Syk kinase in a sample.
US10093680B2	Asymmetric benzotrichalcogenophene compound, synthesis method thereof and polymer A synthesis method of benzotrichalcogenophene (BTC) includes using a tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh3)4) catalyst and a [1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene]chloro[3-phenylallyl]palladium(II) (Pd-IPr) catalyst. The asymmetric benzotrichalcogenophene compound is a heterocyclic compound having furan, thiophene, selenophene and/or tellurophene subunits.
US10093667B1	Coumarinyl-thiazole-sulfonyl conjugate and preparation thereof The present application relates to a compound of formula (I) The present application also relates to synthesizing the compound of formula I and treating a patient with the compound of formula I having a neuropsychiatric illnesses such as a depressive disorder, schizophrenia; alcohol, nicotine, and morphine withdrawal induced depression and hyperalgesia; neuropathic pain caused by anticancerous drugs; diabetic neuropathic pain; obsessive compulsive disorder; alcohol withdrawal syndrome; static and dynamic allodynia in diabetic and cancer patients on anticancer therapy and chronic pain therapy.
US10093665B2	Solid oral formulations and crystalline forms of an inhibitor of apoptosis protein The present disclosure relates to crystalline form of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, salts and hydrates thereof. This disclosure also relates to solid oral formulation of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates (including hydrates) thereof, as well as methods of treatment using the same.
US10093644B2	3-[(Benzo[D][1,3]dioxolan-4-yl)-oxy]-3-arylpropylamine type compounds and applications thereof The present invention relates to 3-[(benzo[d][1,3]dioxolan-4-yl)-oxy]-3-arylpropylamine compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and use thereof. The compound may be used to prepare an antidepressant agent.
US10093641B2	Process for making beraprost A method is described for making single isomers of synthetic beraprost diol, a key intermediate for making 314-d isomer of beraprost. The method requires fewer steps than the known methods for making these compounds and can be used to scale up the reaction more easily to produce commercial quantities.
US10093636B2	Method for synthesizing bio-plasticizers using acidic ionic liquids as catalysts Synthesizing bio-plasticizers with acidic ionic liquids as catalysts. The acidic ionic liquids are Bronsted acidic ionic liquids, which are composed of alkyl sulfone pyridinium and strong Bronsted acid. Epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters could be obtained via epoxidation of fatty acid alkyl esters using the acidic ionic liquids as catalysts. The epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters perform well as bio-plasticizers, which could be substituted for phthalate ester plasticizers. The acidic ionic liquids catalysts provide good catalytic performance, are easy to separate, reusable, and may reduce corrosion of pipelines.
US10093633B2	Functionalized 4- and 5-vinyl substituted regioisomers of 1, 2, 3-triazoles via 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition and polymers thereof The present invention provides novel functionalized mixtures 4- and 5-vinyl substituted regioisomers of 1,2,3-triazoles via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. Functionalized alkyne moieties with a terminal alcoholic functionality are reacted with functionalized organic moieties with a terminal leaving group and an azide to provide an alcoholic functionalized mixture of 4- and 5-substituted regioisomers of 1,2,3-triazole moieties. The mixture may be converted to a wide variety of useful functionalized mixtures of 4- and 5-vinyl substituted regioisomers of 1,2,3-triazole moieties, which in turn can be converted to a wide variety of useful polymers The novel alcoholic functionalized mixtures of 4- and 5-substituted regioisomers can be separated by chromatography to provide the purified 4- and 5-alcoholic functionalized substituted 1,2,3-triazole moieties. The novel compounds of the invention can be employed in a wide variety of compositions (Formulae (I), (II)); wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4, are defined herein.
US10093630B2	Pyrazole compounds and methods of making and using same Provided herein are pyrazole compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful as modulators of one or more of MAGL, ABHD6, and FAAH. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of, for example, pain, solid tumors and/or obesity.
US10093625B2	Process for the preparation of [[2(S)-[[4(R)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3(R),4-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl]methyl]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropyl]amino]acetic acid dihydrate The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of [[2(S)-[[4(R)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3(R),4-dimethyl-1-piperidinyl]methyl]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropyl]amino]acetic acid dihydrate, represented by the following structural formula (I).
US10093622B2	Efficient process for the synthesis of cyclic amides Disclosed herein is an efficient, economical, industrially advantageous, straight-through process for the preparation of cyclic amides, also referred as lactams, in substantially pure form and high yield, from the corresponding cyclic ketones and a hydroxylammonium salt, using a combination of amphoteric metal oxide or amphoteric masked metal oxide and a base.
US10093617B1	Method for producing 2-amino-4-substituted phenol A compound represented by formula (3): (wherein R1 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, R2 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, and m represents an integer of 0 to 3) can be produced by reacting a C1-C6 alkanesulfinic acid salt optionally having one or more halogen atoms with a compound represented by formula (2): (wherein R2 and m are as defined above) in the presence of a protonic acid.
US10093616B2	Preparation of hydroxy-benzylbenzene derivatives Methods for preparing intermediates of SGLT2 inhibitors are provided, including crystalline forms and methods of crystallizing intermediates.
US10093613B2	Selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) ligands and methods of use thereof This invention provides novel 3-amino propanamide selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in treating prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer, androgenic alopecia or other hyperandrogenic dermal diseases, Kennedy's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and uterine fibroids, and to methods for reducing the levels of androgen receptor-full length (AR-FL) including pathogenic or resistance mutations, AR-splice variants (AR-SV), and pathogenic polyglutamine (polyQ) polymorphisms of AR in a subject.
US10093612B2	Process to prepare phenolic ethylenediamine diacetic acid compounds The present invention relates to a process to prepare N,N′-di(2-hydroxybenzyl) ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetic acid and salts thereof comprising a reaction between formaldehyde, ethylenediamine diacetic acid or a salt thereof and phenol at a pH of between 3 and 7 and a temperature below 60° C. wherein the reaction mixture contains 0.2 to 1.1 molar equivalents of alkali metalions on the molar amount of EDDA.
US10093609B2	TAK1 kinase inhibitors, compositions, and uses related thereto The disclosure relates to TAK1 inhibitors, compositions, and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions having a compound of formula I, and methods of treating or preventing cancer by administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition having a compound of formula I to a subject in need thereof.
US10093606B2	Method of producing farnesyl acetone The present invention relates to a process for preparing farnesyl acetone.
US10093602B2	Process for the conversion of saccharide-containing feedstock The invention provides a process for the catalytic conversion of a saccharide-containing feedstock in a reactor, wherein saccharide-containing feedstock is provided to the reactor as a feed stream through a feed pipe and is contacted with a catalyst system in the reactor and wherein, as the saccharide-containing feedstock is fed through the feed pipe, a solvent stream, initially comprising essentially no saccharide, is fed along the internal walls of the feed pipe.
US10093600B2	Method for producing trifluoroethylene A method to efficiently and stably produce trifluoroethylene from 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane is provided. In the method, a material gas containing 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane in a gaseous phase and calcium oxide in a solid phase are brought into contact with each other in a reactor. Clogging of the reactor is less likely to occur, the load of the moisture removal process is light, and problems such as a decrease in the yield of trifluoroethylene do not arise.
US10093596B1	Process for removing oxygenated contaminates from an ethylene stream The present invention is, in a first embodiment, a process for removing oxygenated contaminants from an ethylene stream comprising:a) providing a dried ethylene stream (A) comprising essentially ethylene, up to 1 w % oxygenates, ethane, CO, CO2, H2, CH4 and C3+ hydrocarbons,b) sending said stream (A) to a stripper (also referred to as a demethanizer) to producean overhead stream comprising essentially CO, H2 and CH4,a bottom stream comprising essentially ethylene, oxygenates, ethane, CO2 and C3+ hydrocarbons,c) sending said bottom stream of step b) to a deethanizer to produce a bottom stream comprising essentially ethane, oxygenates and C3+ hydrocarbons,an overhead stream consisting essentially of ethylene and CO2,d) sending said overhead of step c) to a fixed bed CO2 adsorption zone to recover an ethylene stream essentially free of CO2.In another embodiment the CO2 adsorption zone can be located at the inlet of the deethanizer.In another embodiment the demethanizer is replaced by two demethanizers.In another embodiment the deethanizer is replaced by two C2 splitters.
US10093595B2	Concurrent reduction for improving the performance of the dehydrogenation of alkanes A process of catalytically dehydrogenating an alkane to an alkene, using Cr2O3 as a catalyst, where the catalyst is reduced concurrently with the dehydrogenation by using CO as a reducing gas. In reducing the catalyst with CO, CO2 is produced, which may be reacted with H2 produced by the dehydrogenation, to form CO and H2O by the reverse water-gas shift reaction. A Cu O heat-releasing material may be included with the catalyst in the reactor. The CO reducing gas reduces CuO to form Cu and CO2, releasing heat. The CO2 produced by reducing the Cu O may also be reacted with H2 produced by the dehydrogenation, to form CO and H2O by the reverse water-gas shift reaction.
US10093593B2	Use of catalyst to adjust product distributions in MTO process A process is presented for generating light olefins with the methanol to olefins process from a combination of catalysts. The process controls the product distribution for ethylene, propylene and butylenes, to enable shifting of the product distribution. The process includes passing a second catalyst to a reactor while the process is on-going.
US10093592B2	Additive manufactured combustible element with fuel and oxidizer A combustible element includes regions of fuel material interspersed with regions of oxidizer material. The element may be made by additive manufacturing processes, such as three-dimensional printing, with the fuel material regions and the oxidizer material regions placed in appropriate locations in layer of the combustible element. For example, different extruders may be used to extrude and deposit portions of a fuel filament and an oxidizer filament at different locations in each layer of the combustible element. The combustible element may define a combustion chamber within the element, where combustion occurs when the combustible element is ignited. The fuel material and the oxidizer material may be selected, and their relative amounts may be controlled, such that desired relative amounts of fuel and oxidizer are present for combustion with desired characteristics, such as combustion rate.
US10093590B2	Methods for treating solid fertilizer The present disclosure provides a method for treating a solid fertilizer. The method comprises contacting the solid fertilizer with an amount of a liquid composition effective for reducing clumping in the fertilizer caused by absorption of water. The liquid composition may comprise one or more organic solvents and/or petroleum distillates. The organic solvents may be selected from the group consisting of glycol, dialkylcarbonate, C1-C4 alcohol, vegetable oil, esters of hydroxyacids, heterocyclic alcohols, cyclic esters of carbonic acid, and esters of dicarboxyacids.
US10093587B2	Processes for the manufacture of lightweight ceramic materials and articles produced thereby In a process for manufacturing foamed material an expansion agent, a ceramic base material and water are blended together. The blend is heated and pressurized to homogenize and liquefy or plasticize it. The blend is then extruded through a die where, in the course of the extrusion, superheated water in the blend vaporizes to foam the blend. To make articles of manufacture, extrudate is cut to length, machined and fired, or is injection molded while still malleable and then fired.
US10093581B2	Refractory batch and use thereof A batch made of refractory mineral materials for lining of assemblies used for nonferrous metal melts, contains over 90% by weight of a mixture of the following constituents:—from 3 to 74% by weight of at least one coarse-grain raw olivine material with at least 70% by weight forsterite content and having grain sizes of 50% by weight over 0.1 mm—from 25 to 49% by weight of at least one ground magnesia with grain sizes of 50% by weight≤1 mm—from 0.9 to 14% by weight of at least one ground silicon carbide (SiC) with grain sizes of 50% by weight≤1 mm—from 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one fine-particle dry pulverulent silica with particle sizes≤500 μm—from 0 to 4% by weight of at least one antioxidant known per se for refractory products—from 0 to 4% by weight of at least one additional granulated refractory raw material known per se, more particularly having grain sizes of 50% by weight, in particular of 80% by weight, preferably of 100% by weight over 0.1 mm—from 0 to 2% by weight of at least one additive known per se for the production of refractory products from batches—from 0 to 4% by weight of at least one additional substance known per se made of ground refractory materials and/or in the form of what is known as medium-grain-size material and/or of what is known as coarse-grain-size material—from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one binder known per se for refractory materials, e.g. in dry form or in ancillary packaging in liquid form.
US10093569B2	Diffused aeration systems and methods for cleaning fouled diffusers in aeration systems A method for cleaning and preventing diffuser membrane fouling of an aeration system can include: transporting a liquid acidic solution into a downcomer pipe or a purge line positioned in a reservoir of an aeration system containing a body of water such that the liquid acidic solution flows into a manifold and air distribution pipes; allowing the liquid acidic solution to vaporize; and blowing the vaporized acidic solution into a plurality of diffusers supported by the air distribution pipes. An aeration system that can implement the method is also included.
US10093568B2	Method for wastewater treatment by urine separation, seawater addition, and nitrification and in-sewer denitrification A method for wastewater treatment which comprises (a) separating and/or collecting urine from the wastewater for pretreatment, (b) removing phosphorus from urine using seawater, (c) optionally oxidizing nitrogen from urine, and (d) discharging the phosphorus-removed and/or nitrogen-oxidized urine to a sewer.
US10093565B2	Water straining and chemical additive device for marine vessels and recreational vehicles In some embodiments, a water straining and chemical additive device may include a filter body having a wall inflow surface, a central aperture, and a peripheral aperture. A return water tube having a tube outflow surface and a tube inflow surface may be coupled to the filter body. An inflow conduit may be in fluid communication with the peripheral aperture, and the inflow conduit may be formed by the wall inflow surface and the tube inflow surface. An inflow filter screen may be coupled to the peripheral aperture. A filter cap forming a primary cavity in fluid communication with the central aperture and the peripheral aperture may be coupled to the filter body. An outflow filter screen may be coupled to the central aperture. An outflow conduit may be in fluid communication with the central aperture, and the outflow conduit may be formed by the tube outflow surface.
US10093559B2	Dehydration of water containing source of formaldehyde, and a method for producing an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic ester Disclosed are methods for dehydrating a water containing source of formaldehyde in which water is separated from the water containing source of formaldehyde using a zeolite membrane. In certain aspects, the water containing source of formaldehyde includes a separation enhancer having a relative static permittivity ranging from 2.5 to 20, and the water containing source of formaldehyde may further include methanol. In certain aspects, (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester may be produced using the dehydrated source of formaldehyde.
US10093556B2	Processes for removing metal particles from water Disclosed is a process to remove neutrally buoyant metal particles composed of solid particles and droplets of oil from water such as produced water from petroleum production or refinery wastewater. In one aspect, the water is contacted with oleophilic adsorbent materials which adsorb the neutrally buoyant metal particles. Also disclosed is a process for removing metal particles from a fluid volume that includes crude oil and/or condensate. The fluid volume is washed with a volume of water to form a volume of wastewater, thereby transferring at least a portion of the metal particles from the fluid into the wastewater. The volume of wastewater including the transferred metal particles is then contacted with an oleophilic adsorbent material wherein the neutrally buoyant metal particles are adsorbed by the adsorbent material. The adsorbent material is then separated from the wastewater. Finally, the treated wastewater is used to wash the crude and/or condensate.
US10093555B2	Counter current filter apparatus for treatment or purification of water The present invention relates to a method for treatment and/or purification of water, in particular wastewater or drinking water, preferably for the adsorptive removal of inorganically or organically-based, impurities, such as trace substances and/or micropollutants, wherein, in a counterflow filter device, e.g. a counterflow adsorption filter column, the water that is to be treated and/or that is to be purified firstly, and, secondly, an, in particular particulate, adsorption material are conducted in a counterflow direction. In particular, a procedure is followed in such a manner that the water to be treated and/or purified is passed through a bed of the adsorption material present in the counterflow filter device for the adsorptive removal of impurities and the bed is exchanged and regenerated by preferably continuous removal and supply of the adsorption material in counterflow to the water that is to be treated and/or that is to be purified.
US10093550B2	Method for manufacturing hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles A method of producing hexagonal plate-like zinc oxide particles having a sharp particle size distribution (i.e., a relatively uniform particle size) at a high weight yield and a high percent yield is provided. The method of producing hexagonal plate-like zinc oxide particles of the present invention comprises mixing by stirring an aqueous hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) solution, a solution of an anionic surfactant in a water-insoluble organic solvent, and optionally water to form a microemulsion containing an aqueous phase of an aqueous hexamethylenetetramine solution having a molar concentration of 0.05 M or more; dropwise adding an aqueous zinc salt solution to the microemulsion; and heating the microemulsion containing the aqueous zinc salt solution to a reaction temperature of 80° C. or more without using any autoclave to form hexagonal plate-like zinc oxide particles.
US10093542B2	Auto thermal reforming (ATR) catalytic structures An autothermal reforming catalytic structure for generating hydrogen gas from liquid hydrocarbons, steam and an oxygen source. The autothermal reforming catalytic structure includes a support structure and metal particles dispersed homogenously throughout the support structure.
US10093540B2	Method for producing renewable fuels According to the present invention, organic material is converted to biogas through anaerobic digestion and the biogas is purified to yield a combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane. A fuel production facility utilizes or arranges to utilize combustible fluid feedstock to generate renewable hydrogen that is used to hydrogenate crude oil derived hydrocarbons in a process to make transportation or heating fuel. The renewable hydrogen is combined with crude oil derived hydrocarbons that have been desulfurized under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen or alternatively, the renewable hydrogen can be added to a reactor operated so as to simultaneously desulfurize and hydrogenate the hydrocarbons. The present invention enables a party to receive a renewable fuel credit for the transportation or heating fuel.
US10093534B2	Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer and method of fabricating the same A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer includes a device substrate including a first trench defining a plurality of first portions corresponding to an element and a second trench spaced apart from the first trench; a supporting unit provided on the device substrate, the supporting unit defining a plurality of cavities; a membrane provided on the supporting unit to cover the plurality of cavities; a top electrode electrically connected to a second portion in the second trench through a via hole penetrating through the membrane and the supporting unit; and a through silicon via (TSV) substrate provided on a bottom surface of the device substrate, the TSV substrate including a first via metal connected to the plurality of first portions corresponding to the element and a second via metal connected to the second portion.
US10093515B2	Elevator apparatus In an elevator apparatus, a safety device that makes a car perform emergency stopping is mounted to the car. A rope is installed in a loop inside a hoistway. The rope is connected to the car. A tensioning sheave around which the rope is wound is disposed in a lower portion of the hoistway. A tensioning sheave displacement detecting portion detects downward displacement of the tensioning sheave that accompanies dropping of the car due to breakage of the suspending body and activates the safety device.
US10093514B2	Collating apparatus and a method for operating such a collating apparatus A collating apparatus (10), in particular for printed products such as brochures, flyers or the like, comprising a collecting section (11) having at least two collecting zones (11a,b) arranged in parallel and working independently of each other, onto which respectively a plurality of products are fed successively and are united lying one on top of the other into a collected product, and at least one further processing section (13, 15) positioned behind the collecting section (11) having at least one further processing apparatus (13a,b; 15a,b). High flexibility during operation is achieved by the arrangement between the collecting section (11) and the at least one further processing section (13, 15) of a distribution apparatus (12), which feeds the collected products arriving from the collecting zones (11a,b) selectively to the at least one further processing apparatus (13a,b, 15a,b).
US10093513B2	Folding apparatus and method An apparatus for folding sheets or sheet stacks, including at least two folding/transport rollers, transport device and knife, the transport device defining transport plane E for sheets or sheet stacks fed in transport direction R, knife being movable substantially perpendicularly to and through transport plane E, folding/transport rollers being arranged above transport plane E, oppositely on both sides of knife, axis of rotation A of folding/transport rollers extending substantially perpendicularly to transport plane E, and at least two folding/transport rollers each having, at their end facing toward transport plane E, rounded portion, such that narrowing gap S is formed between the at least two folding/transport rollers, into which gap sheets or sheet stacks can be introduced by means of knife so as to be folded there and at same time conveyed away in transport direction R, and to corresponding method.
US10093512B2	Apparatus having detachment unit for binding unit A sheet processing apparatus includes a binding unit including a first portion and a second portion and configured to nip a sheet bundle between the first portion and the second portion to deform the sheet bundle in a thickness direction to bind the sheet bundle, and a detachment unit configured to push the bound sheet bundle toward the second portion to detach the bound sheet bundle from the first portion.
US10093507B2	Device for holding a flat sheet-shaped element circulating in a processing machine A holding device (1) for a succession of sheet-shaped elements circulating in a processing machine (100) along conveying path T. The holding device (1) has two series (10, 20) of a plurality of suction members (11, 21). At least one series of suction members 20 extends along and is movably mounted parallel to the transport path T of the sheets, between a retracted position and a deployed position. Each series is in an array, parallel to the transport path and the suction members are arranged spaced apart alongside one another, so that the array of members extend perpendicular to the conveying path T of the sheets and the suction members (11, 21) of each series (10, 20) are transversely offset relative to the suction members (11, 21) of the other series (10, 20).
US10093503B2	Method and machine for discharging a roll of tape from a winding spindle Method and machine for discharging at least one roll of tape from a winding spindle, according to which a cradle for partially housing the roll is fed by means of a motorized cart with wheels rolling on the floor below the roll and is then lifted to bring the roll into engagement with the cradle; during lifting of the cradle, the position of the same cradle with respect to the cart is adjusted in a horizontal plane by the action exerted by the same roll mounted on the winding spindle.
US10093502B2	Cutting apparatus and splicing apparatus A label cutter comprises a movable cutting blade, a pre-tensioning device, and a trigger. The pre-tensioning device pre-tensions the cutting blade into an arrested position. Upon its release, the cutting blade moves from the arrested position to a cutting position for cutting a label strip. In the arrested position, the cutting blade is retracted behind a component of the cutter.
US10093490B2	Conveyor apparatus for the transportation and weighing of agricultural products Method for the transportation and weighting of each of a continuous succession of agricultural products comprising a singling device with a plurality of pockets linearly arranged and on a rectilinear motion in translation along a parallel direction to the alignment line of the pockets, wherein the products are grasped in a drawing station by means of a first transferring means provided with gripping devices (grippers) opening downside and transferred to a release station wherein they are placed onto a second transferring means, wherein said gripping devices grasp in succession the products arranged on said singling device and wherein during the transportation onto the first transferring said products are singly weighed; said gripping means and the respective products are subjected to, in said first transferring means, a translation and to sequential and ordered distribution along two or more distinct and parallel alignment axes; said second transferring means comprises a plurality of movable conveyors parallel one to the other, aligned onto the respective vertical plane with respective alignment axes, and provided with a plurality of containers and open at the top; the motion of said grippers and of said containers is such that to a same gripping device is associated a corresponding one of said containers, so that each gripping device releases the respective product onto a respective one of said containers.
US10093474B2	Selectively changeable, volumetric dispensers and methods of dispensing materials having known unit volumes Volumetric dispensers and methods dispense one or more units of a material having units with a volume utilizing independently controllable and linearly movable gates.
US10093469B2	Hearing aid battery packaging A battery package includes a card, a cover attached to the card, a tray positioned between the card and the cover, batteries, and tabs. The cover includes an opening and a door. The door is movable between an open position to provide access to the opening and a closed position. The tray includes a plurality of receptacles in which are positioned the batteries. Each tab is removably attached to one of the batteries and is positioned between the cover and the battery. The tray is rotatable relative to the card and the cover about an axis of rotation to selectively align one of the receptacles with the opening in a battery removal position. With the door in the open position, the tab attached to the battery in the receptacle in the battery removal position is accessible through the opening from the front of the cover and the peripheral edge of the cover.
US10093467B2	Package containing rolls of absorbent material A package is disclosed, and contains at least two rolls of absorbent material wrapped in flexible cover material, and a handle. First and second end portions of the handle are respectively attached to the flexible cover material in areas where they are in contact with respective portions of cylindrical outer surfaces of respective first and second rolls. At least a portion of the handle bridges the distance between uppermost points of the cylindrical outer surfaces of adjacent rolls, the uppermost points being located in the first plane, so that a space is formed between the handle and the flexible cover material which is wrapped around the rolls, such that the handle can be gripped by a hand within the space, without moving the handle away from the first plane.
US10093464B2	Receiving box A receiving box comprises a cover and a base. The cover comprises a first slit, a first connection part and a top surface. The first slit and the first connection part are respectively disposed at opposite sides of the top surface. The base comprises a first convex portion comprising two first bending parts and a first link part, and a second convex portion. The first convex portion is correspondingly disposed at the first slit. The second convex portion is correspondingly disposed at the first connection part. Two first bending parts are respectively located on opposite sides of the first link part. When the cover combines with the base, the second convex portion inserts into the first connection part, the first convex portion inserts into the first slit, the two first bending parts bend to contact the top surface. Thus, the cover firmly attaches to the base.
US10093457B2	Package having a lap or fin seal without an air gap formed adjacent the seal A flexible package having a closure device and a lap or fin seal is provided that reduces or eliminates an air gap present at the fin or lap seal portion of conventional packages. The package can include a film with a closure applied to the film. A bridge material is provided to the film to fill the air gap when the closure is in a sealed condition. The flexible package alternatively can include a film having a closure device applied to the film transverse to the first and second side edges of the film, with the first side edge portion extending into the fin seal such that at least a portion of the first side edge portion to eliminate an air gap between the fin seal and at least one of the first and second side edge portions.
US10093455B2	Tongs for sealing opening of bag Tongs for sealing an opening of a bag includes a first body having a first side, a second side and a third side connecting the first and second side, and a second body having a first side, a second side and a third side connecting the first and second side. The first body and the second body are configured to be combined with each other, so that the first body and the second body cover a surface and an opposite surface of the bag configured to cover and seal the opening of the bag.
US10093448B2	Plastic pallet with support blocks having inner and outer blocks and associated methods A pallet includes a top deck, a bottom deck, and spaced apart support blocks coupled between the top and bottom decks. Each support block includes an inner block and an outer block joined together. The outer block has an open top surface exposing an inner block receiving area therein, and includes a bottom surface, and first and second pairs of opposing outer block side surfaces between carried by the bottom surface. Each opposing outer block side surface has a pocket opening therein for also exposing the inner block receiving area. The inner block is inserted into the inner block receiving area of the outer block, and includes first and second pairs of opposing inner block side surfaces. Each opposing inner block side surface is aligned with a pocket opening in a corresponding outer block side surface so as to form a pocket by covering the pocket opening.
US10093431B2	Aircraft instrumentation systems for displaying electronic circuit breaker information Aircraft instrumentation systems and controllers are provided. An aircraft instrumentation system includes a display and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor an electronic circuit breaker (ECB) status of each of a plurality of aircraft systems. The controller is further configured to generate, for each of the plurality of aircraft systems, a visual indicator that indicates the ECB status. The controller is yet further configured to generate an image arrangement that includes the visual indicator for each of the plurality of aircraft systems and to generate a signal that causes a display to present the image arrangement.
US10093430B2	Rat frame for a soft aircraft interface A mounting frame for a ram air turbine includes a front support block having a top side opposite a bottom side. A rear support block is disposed opposite the front support block, the rear support block also having a top side, and a bottom side. A top plate extends between the front support block and the rear support block, the top plate having a forward end connected to the front support block proximate the top side of the front support block, an aft end connected to the rear support block proximate the top side of the rear support block. A bottom plate extends between the front support and the rear support opposite the top plate.
US10093428B2	Electric propulsion system A propulsion system includes an electric propulsor and a gas turbine engine. The propulsion system also includes an electric machine coupled to a rotary component of the gas turbine engine generating a voltage at a baseline voltage magnitude during operation of the gas turbine engine. An electric communication bus is provided electrically connecting the electric machine to the electric propulsor. The propulsion system additionally includes a means for providing a differential voltage to the electric propulsor equal to about twice the baseline voltage magnitude.
US10093425B2	Annular ozone converter with replaceable core An ozone converter includes a toroidal shaped inlet housing and an outlet housing that is removably coupled to the inlet housing. The converter also includes a ring shaped ozone removable core disposed at least partially within the inlet housing.
US10093423B2	Passenger seat for aircraft A passenger seat 100 for an aircraft, including a seat bottom frame 210, a backrest frame 220 and a headrest frame 230 that constitute a reclining assembly, which are supported by a spreader 170 and pipes 130 and 132 fastened to a floor by seat track fittings 110, the pipes 130 and 132 passing through left and right legs 120. A direct-acting-type damper 300 is attached to the backrest frame 230, and an extension member 400 is attached to the headrest frame 230, whereby a structural design is provided in which the reclining assembly, the direct-acting-type damper and the extension member can be easily replaced.
US10093417B2	Unmanned flying device An unmanned flying device including a body, a first blade and at least a second blade, and a coupling assembly for coupling the first blade and the at least second blade to the body. Both the first blade and the at least second blade are rotateable about the body and are deployable away from the body via rotation of the first and the at least second blades about the body. The coupling assembly urges the collapsing of the first blade and the at least second blade towards the body.
US10093409B2	Electromechanical decoupler A compact electromechanical decoupler device is operatively connected between a manual control device of an aircraft and an electromechanical actuator that controls the flight modes of the aircraft. The electromechanical decoupler device is operable to decouple the operative connection between the manual control device and the electromechanical actuator with the absence of power supplied to the electromechanical decoupler device. The electromechanical decoupler device can recouple the operative connection between the manual control device and the electromechanical actuator on resupply of power to the electromechanical decoupler device and on manually achieving proper rotational alignment or indexing between the mechanical control device and the electromechanical actuator.
US10093397B2	Enhanced body board A body board for use by a rider in water includes a buoyant board body defined as having a top rider surface opposite a bottom submerged surface, a front half opposite a rear half, a left half opposite a right half and a board centerline. The board centerline extends from the front section half to the rear section half separating the left half from the right half. A left side riser is disposed on the top rider surface located in the left half and rear half, the left side riser extending above the top rider surface and configured to abut a rider's left rib cage and/or left hip. A right side riser is disposed on the top rider surface located in the right half and rear half, the right side riser extending above the top rider surface and configured to abut a rider's right rib cage and/or right hip.
US10093386B2	Bicycle pedal A bicycle pedal, including a pedal body rotationally connected to a spindle assembly suitable to be coupled to a pedal crank, the pedal body having a central portion including a cylindrical seat in which the spindle assembly is inserted and rotatably supported. The pedal includes a plurality of spacers, inserted along the spindle assembly and/or inside the cylindrical seat, suitable to be relocated in order to modify the Q-factor of the pedal.
US10093377B2	Case and mount system for handheld electronic device A protective case for a handheld electronic device is provided. The protective case can include a removable mounting system comprised of an interlocking member and a plurality of mounting bases. The protective case may further include a non-slip member to prevent the device from slipping on a surface and a magnet for attaching the device to a magnetic surface.
US10093376B2	Motorcycle cargo storage system A motorcycle cargo storage system is disclosed having a lid that is translatable and rotatable relative to a compartment body to permit for the lid to be fully cleared of the access opening of the cargo storage system. The system may further include a securing system that selectively holds the lid of the cargo storage system in a closed position relative to the compartment body.
US10093375B1	Fast combination structure for bicycle rear shelf and luggage bag A fast combination structure for a bicycle rear shelf and luggage bag, includes a rear shelf and a luggage bag; the rear shelf has a connection device, shelf body and adjustment unit, where the rear shelf is coupled to a bicycle seat tube through the connection device, and the self body is configured with a slide groove and perforated slot; the adjustment unit has an adjustment element, latching unit and pull rod, where the adjustment element is configured with an accommodation groove in which the latching unit is installed, the pull rod is passed through the accommodation groove and connected to the latching unit, and a return spring is positioned therebetween; the lower side of the luggage bag has a slide device having slide wings and a plurality of buckling holes each allowing the latching unit to be inserted in to fix the luggage bag.
US10093374B2	Saddle adjustment system A bicycle assembly comprises a saddle adjustment assembly, the saddle adjustment assembly comprising an adjustable height saddle post, the adjustable height saddle post comprising first and second slidably coupled supports; a saddle post locking mechanism that selectively restricts sliding of the second support relative to the first support; and a saddle angle adjustment mechanism configured to couple to a bicycle saddle to enable rotation of the bicycle saddle between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position, wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism enables rotation of the bicycle saddle between the first and second predetermined positions, and wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in a locked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism maintains the bicycle saddle in one of the first and second predetermined positions.
US10093369B2	Anti-theft bicycle locking device Anti-theft bicycle locking device, wherein the bicycle has a saddle column (4), a saddle (3) and a rear frame tube (2), the device has a foldable locking loop that can be wrapped around the bicycle and a stationary object, the loop comprises a plurality of loop portions of which each has a predetermined length, a first loop portion is constituted by the saddle column (4) being a hollow tube, and a second loop portion (8, 16, 20) that has an outer diameter smaller than the diameter of the saddle column (4) and has a first end slidably connected to and moving in the interior of the saddle column (4), a closure member (11, 17) in the remote end part of the saddle column (4) preventing the removal of the second loop portion (16, 20) from the saddle column (4), a lock (7) is attached to an upper portion of the saddle column (4) close to the saddle (3), and a lock part (9) is attached to a free end of the last portion of the loop, the lock part (9) can be fitted in and engaged by the lock (7), and said loop portions can be pushed to take a compressed state and pulled to form the loop, an in compressed state said loop portions except for the saddle column (4) are positioned in the hollow inner space of the saddle column (4) and the rear tube (2), and the loop comprises at least one further loop portion attached to the remote end of the second loop portion (8, 16, 20), and the loop has a minimum length (LL) in fully unfolded state which is at least as long as the combined length of the rear frame tube (LFT) and twice the length of the saddle column (LSC), in equation: LL≥LFT+2*LSC.
US10093362B2	Vehicle tailgate latch and tailgate system A vehicle tailgate latch is provided. The latch having: a first portion; a second portion; a linkage for rotatably securing the first portion to the second portion, wherein the second portion is rotatably secured to the first portion for movement about a vertical axis with respect to the first portion; and a latching mechanism for releasing the second portion from the first portion.
US10093361B2	Adjustable vehicular fender extension An apparatus for providing a vehicular fender extension comprise a wheel-well casing having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, the wheel-well casing being adapted to fit within a vehicular wheel-well, a guiderail located at the outside edge of the wheel-well casing, and an extending member slideably supported by the guiderail, the extending member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, extending between first and second ends. The apparatus further comprises at least one actuator operable to move the extending member between a first position wherein the extending member is contained within the wheel-well casing, and a second position wherein the outside edge of the extending member is distal from the outside edge of the wheel-well casing.
US10093360B2	Vehicle roof support assembly A vehicle roof structure assembly includes a mounting bracket having a first aperture disposed therethrough. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes a roof bow having a longitudinal body portion defining an inner channel. The longitudinal body portion includes a bottom wall having a second aperture axially aligned with the first aperture. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes an insert block disposed within the inner channel of the roof bow. The insert block defines a third aperture disposed through a thickness of the insert block. The third aperture is axially aligned with the first aperture and the second aperture. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes a fastener disposed through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture to rigidly secure the roof bow to the mounting bracket, and to rigidly secure the insert block to the roof bow.
US10093356B2	Suspension system A suspension system having a piston platform that supports an air spring. The piston platform may be pivotally mounted to an upper control arm. The upper control arm may be pivotally mounted to a subframe. The piston platform may rotate with respect to the upper control arm when the upper control arm rotates with respect to the subframe.
US10093354B2	Hydraulic stabilizing unit for steer axles The present invention relates to a new hydraulic stabilizing unit that can be mounted onto any self-steering axle assembly that utilises a pneumatic stabilizing system. The hydraulic stabilizer works in conjunction with the pneumatic stabilizer to eliminate a “dead zone” of the pneumatic system to avoid wheel shimmy and hop conditions associated with out of specification caster angles on the axle.
US10093339B2	Steering column assembly having a locking assembly A steering column assembly includes a locking assembly. The locking assembly is operatively connected to a jacket assembly. The locking assembly includes a housing, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The housing has a base and a wall that extends from the base. The wall and the base define a cavity. The first member is disposed within the cavity. The first member defines a first member ramp. The second member is disposed within the cavity and is spaced apart from the first member. The second member defines a second member ramp. The third member has a body that is disposed between the first member and the second member and an actuation arm that extends from the body.
US10093336B2	Electric pullet truck The present invention provides an electric pullet truck in the technical field of land transportation equipment. The electric pullet truck comprises a frame including two forks; a steering drive assembly including i) a drive wheel component disposed behind the frame; ii) an oil cylinder component to drive the forks up, which includes a cylinder body and a plunger which could telescopically move within the cylinder body, wherein the cylinder body is fixedly connected with the drive wheel component; iii) a supporting seat component including an annular sleeve and two support arms extending from both sides of the annular sleeve, wherein the annular sleeve is covered outside of a lower portion of the oil cylinder body; and iv) a handle seat component fixedly connected with an upper portion of the cylinder body. The electric pullet truck of the invention has advantages like a high degree of integration and smooth steering.
US10093331B2	Train automatic stopping control with quantized throttle and braking Methods and systems for controlling a train movement to a stop at a stopping position between a first position and a second position. Determining constraints of a velocity of the train with respect to a train position forming a feasible region (FR) for a state of the train during the movement, such that a lower curve bounding the FR has a zero velocity only at the first position, and an upper curve bounding the FR has a zero velocity only at the second position. Determining a control invariant subset (CIS) of the FR, wherein for each state within the CIS there is at least one control action having a value selected from a finite set of values that maintains the state of the train within the CIS. Controlling train movement subject to constraints by selecting a control action maintaining the state of the train within the CIS of the FR.
US10093329B2	Track circuit mechanical joint integrity checker An electrically insulating mechanical joint checker for mechanical joints connecting rails of following track segments of a railway line, each track segment forming part of a track circuit. The track segment includes electric signal transmitting units and receiving units for transmitting and receiving train presence detection signals within the track segment and/or relating communication signals between the train and the track segment. The train presence detection signals and communication signals include a further joint detection signal, generated and transmitted by the transmitting units and received by the receiving units belonging to the same track segment, the joint detection signal relating to the track segment being different at least in respect to the one relating to the adjacent track segments. A method to detect a failure or breakage of a mechanical joint inside a track segment is also disclosed.
US10093328B2	In-line brake An in-line brake having a displaceable carriage for slowing and stopping a zip track trolley, that allows the trolley to continue in its direction of travel after it stops. The carriage is then repositioned automatically to stop the next trolley.
US10093318B2	Method of controlling launch of vehicle A method of controlling launch of a vehicle, may include setting step in which a controller sets a basic target engine speed; a transient control step in which the controller controls a clutch torque based on the basic target engine speed; a transient state determining step in which the controller determines, whether a transition period of change of the engine speed elapsed; a first correction amount determination step in which the controller determines a correction amount; a correction applying step in which the controller adds the correction amount to the predetermined target engine speed and then determines a final target engine speed; an error determination step in which the controller determines the engine speed control error; and a feedback determination step in which the controller uses the engine speed control error and determines a feedback control amount for feedback-controlling a clutch actuator.
US10093302B2	Supplemental hydraulic motor for continuously variable transmission A supplemental hydraulic motor is provided that is coupled to an output of a continuously variable transmission in order to increase transmission output torque. The supplemental hydraulic motor is powered by a hydraulic steering pump and is also operational as a ground-driven, secondary hydraulic steering pump. In addition, the supplemental hydraulic motor may be used to retard the transmission.
US10093298B2	Abnormal brake behavior detection The present disclosure relates to brake control and monitoring, and more particularly, to a brake control and monitoring system that monitors brake actuation force.
US10093297B2	Apparatus and method for controlling electric parking brake Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling an electric parking brake. The apparatus for controlling an electric parking brake includes a calculation unit which calculates, when a parking operation is clamped to park, based on a current disk temperature sensed in real time by a sensing apparatus, a current parking force loss amount after parking according to the current disk temperature in real time, a determination unit which determines whether the calculated current parking force loss amount is out of a preset reference parking force loss amount range, a driving unit which drives, when the current parking force loss amount is out of the reference parking force loss amount range, the electric parking brake to re-clamp the parking operation according to a target parking force range preset in the calculation unit, and a control unit which receives the current disk temperature, transmits a calculation command to the calculation unit, transmits a determination command to the determination unit, and transmits a driving command to the driving unit.
US10093293B2	Brake pressure modulator of an electronic braking system of a utility vehicle A brake pressure modulator (1) of an electronic braking system of a utility vehicle includes pressure control circuits (13, 14) respectively associated with a braking circuit of a vehicle axle, each pressure control circuit (13, 14) comprises a compressed air supply system (4, 5), at least one redundancy control pressure path (21), at least one ventilation path (19, 19a) and a common electronic control unit (2). Said pressure control circuits (13, 14) can be controlled independently from each other by the electronic control unit (2). Each pressure control circuit (13, 14) has an independent ventilation path (19, 19a) and at least one of the pressure control circuits (13, 14) has an independent redundancy control pressure path (21) and at least one other of the pressure control circuits (13, 14) comprises a device (16a) for forced venting in the event of a failure by means of the associated ventilation path (19a).
US10093289B2	Autonomous emergency braking system and method of controlling the same An autonomous emergency braking system includes a vehicle speed detector, a pedestrian position detector, a pedestrian information storage portion and an electronic control unit which receives the vehicle speed and information of the position of the pedestrian detected by the pedestrian position detector, calculates a time to collision (TTC), predicts a relative position of the pedestrian compared with the vehicle at a point in time after the calculated TTC passes by tracking a moving trajectory of the pedestrian from a time series change in the position of the pedestrian stored in the pedestrian information storage portion, and performs autonomous emergency braking control depending on the predicted relative position of the pedestrian.
US10093288B2	Multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on self-energy-regenerative braking device and controlling method therefor Disclosed are a multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on a self-energy-regenerative braking device and a controlling method therefor. The multi-wheel aeroplane braking system based on a self-energy-regenerative braking device can comprise a controller, a self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly, hydraulic pumps, and sets of braking actuators. The controller is connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly for sending a braking instruction thereto. The hydraulic pumps are respectively connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly for feeding a high pressure oil thereto under the driving motion of the aeroplane wheels. The self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly is configured to receive at least part of the high-pressure oil fed by the hydraulic pumps and the braking instruction sent by the controller and feeding the high pressure oil to each of the braking actuators according to the braking instruction. The barking actuators are respectively connected to the self-energy-regenerative braking device assembly.
US10093287B2	Transmission and method of engagement While a transmission range selector is in a Park position, a controller engages multiple transmission shift elements to place the transmission in a tie-up state. In the tie-up state, both the transmission output shaft and the turbine shaft are held against rotation by the shift elements. To transition from Park to Drive, the controller releases one of the shift elements to place the transmission in a 1st gear state. To transition from Park to Reverse, the controller releases a different one of the shift elements to place the transmission in a reverse state. The controller may wait until the driver releases the brake pedal to release the shift element.
US10093286B2	Timer based vehicle leveling and stabilization system and method of manufacture An example leveling/stabilization system for a vehicle includes a jack, an actuator, a user interface device, and a controller. The jack is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle and is extendable from a stowed position to an auto-deployed position. The actuator is coupled to the jack and is operative to extend and retract the jack responsive to signals from the controller. The user interface device is adapted to receive input from a user. The controller is responsive to an auto-deploy signal from the user interface and operative to provide the control signals to the actuator causing the actuator to continuously extend the jack from the stowed position for a predetermined time period, thereby positioning the jack in the auto-deployed position. No level sensor is required.
US10093277B2	Method of controlling operation standby time of driver convenience system A method of controlling an operation standby time of a driver convenience system installed in a vehicle using a control unit including a memory and a processor includes: setting a plurality of learning positions; generating a plurality of test cases based on a day of a week and a time associated with each of the plurality of set learning positions; receiving a plurality of sensor signals and a plurality of switch signals associated with the driver convenience system; generating a learned neural network algorithm by using a neural network algorithm to learn an operation standby time of each of the plurality of generated test cases based on the plurality of sensor signals and the plurality of switch signals associated with the driver convenience system; and determining an operation standby time of the driver convenience system at a current learning position using the learned neural network algorithm.
US10093271B2	Tortuous path filter for airbag inflator An airbag assembly may include an airbag and an inflator that provides inflation gas to inflate the airbag. A filter module may be positioned such that inflation gas exiting the inflator must first pass through the filter module. The filter module may be formed of a sheet of metal that is wrapped into a generally spiraling tubular shape. The filter module may have an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer. The intermediate layer generally encircles the inner layer, and the outer layer generally encircles the inner layer and the intermediate layer in a spiraling fashion. The inner layer, the intermediate layer, and the outer layer each may have a pattern of holes and dimples that are separate from and/or displaced from each other. The dimples may protrude toward an adjacent layer to maintain spacing to enable relatively unrestricted gas flow from the holes of the inner layer through unaligned holes of the intermediate layer and the outer layer. The resulting tortuous gas flow path may help to slow, cool, and/or purify the gas before it exits the inflator.
US10093268B2	Trim component for vehicle interior A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may be a trim component configured to support an airbag module providing an airbag configured to be deployed through an opening into the vehicle interior. The trim component may comprise a panel comprising a first material and providing a front side and a back side; and a structure formed from a second material molded on the back side of the panel. The panel may comprise a compression-formed component. The compression-formed component may be configured to provide the opening through a door established upon deployment of the airbag to facilitate deployment of the airbag. The structure may be configured to support the airbag module and to direct the airbag toward the door during deployment of the airbag. The compression-formed component may comprise a feature formed within the panel configured to establish the opening at the door to be created by the airbag at the feature upon deployment of the airbag from the airbag module so that the airbag will deploy through the panel at the opening. A method of manufacturing a vehicle trim component is also disclosed. The method includes disposing a fiber panel within a mold cavity and aligning an airbag chute assembly with the fiber panel and compressing the fiber panel within the mold cavity to form the fiber panel into a desired shape. At least a portion of the fiber panel is compressed between a surface of the mold cavity and a surface of the airbag chute assembly.
US10093263B2	Energy absorbing instrument panel component An instrument panel component includes a wall, a first projection, and a second projection. The wall is configured to be supported by the instrument panel. The first and second projections are supported by the wall and extend in a common direction away from the wall. The length of the first projection is different than the length of the second projection and both projections are of a different material than the material of the wall.
US10093258B2	Arrangement for absorbing kinetic energy An arrangement for absorbing kinetic energy acting on a front bumper of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes at least one pedestrian protection element which can be arranged on a cross member of the bumper, at least one absorption element which can be arranged on the cross member and is movable on the cross member in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle relative to the cross member between a front absorption position and a rear release position, and at least one locking device which can be arranged on the cross member by which the absorption element can be temporarily arrested in the absorption position thereof. The absorption element, in the absorption position thereof, is switched parallel to the pedestrian protection element in respect of a force initiated by the kinetic energy into the bumper.
US10093253B2	Systems and methods for notifying a user about a temperature condition after a lapse of a remote start based on estimated temperature A system and method for notifying a user about a temperature condition of a passenger compartment of a vehicle after a lapse of a remote start of a drive system of the vehicle. The system and method include retrieving a weather forecast for an area in which the vehicle is located and estimating a future temperature of the passenger compartment in response to a remote start request. The future temperature of the passenger compartment is a temperature of the passenger compartment after a lapse of a predetermined runtime. In response to determining that the estimated future temperature is outside of the predetermined temperature range a notice is sent to a computing device.
US10093252B2	Transport facilitation system for configuring a service vehicle for a user A transport facilitation system can receive a pick-up request from a user device running a designated application of a transportation arrangement service managed by the transport facilitation system, where the pick-up request comprising a unique identifier and a pick-up location. Using the unique identifier, the transport facilitation system can perform a lookup in the database for a comfort profile indicating vehicle setup preferences for a user of the user device, and based on the pick-up location, select a service vehicle to service the pick-up request. Based on the vehicle setup preferences indicated in the comfort profile, the transport facilitation system can transmit a set of configuration instructions to the selected service vehicle, where the set of configuration instructions to configure a number of adjustable components of the selected service vehicle for the user prior to the selected service vehicle arriving at the pick-up location.
US10093250B2	Aircraft supplemental electrical power systems and methods Supplemental power systems for aircraft are described. One example is a power conversion system for an electrical power system in a twin engine aircraft having a first generator and a second generator is described. The power conversion system includes a first branch, a second branch, and a selector. The first branch has a first input, a first power converter, and a first output configured for coupling to an aircraft electrical distribution system. The second branch includes a second input, a second power converter, and a second output configured for coupling to the aircraft electrical distribution system. The selector is coupled between the first branch and the second branch. The selector is configured to selectively connect the first generator to the first branch or to the first and second branches. The selector is also configured to selectively connect the second generator to the second branch or the first and second branches.
US10093246B2	Vehicle driving assistance device A vehicle driving assistance device can include a display unit that displays a front pattern that is shaped like a vehicle front of a vehicle and is positioned within a forward view, and to superimpose the front pattern on a forward image that is an image of the forward view of the vehicle. A controller can be provided that can execute a process of controlling the display unit and causing the display unit to display driving assistance information for the vehicle, using the front pattern.
US10093242B2	Vehicle mountable carrier system In one series of embodiments, a carrier system includes a rack mountable on a vehicle to transport material. The rack includes a frame having one or more suction cups attached to the rear side of the frame, e.g., for attachment to a surface such as the side of the vehicle. A support bar mates with the frame. The support bar and the frame may include attachment configurations which mate with one another to selectively and securely attach the bar to the front side of the frame with the bar extending in a direction away from the one or more cups. With the rack comprising a plurality of suction cups, the frame may be configured as a plate or may comprise a series of arms or connected braces which extend away from a center position to the suction cups.
US10093235B2	Automotive side view mirror attachment structure An automotive side view mirror attachment assembly includes first and second loading surfaces for engaging a mounting member of a side view mirror assembly, wherein the first and second loading surfaces are disposed within an interior of a vehicle door, such that, in assembly, a mounting member of the mirror assembly is substantially or fully disposed within the interior of a vehicle door, thereby minimizing the overall mirror footprint by eliminating the need for an external base for attachment of a mirror assembly to a vehicle door.
US10093231B1	Driver alert safety gloves The driver alert safety glove comprises a glove with a battery-operated drowsiness alarm coupled to the back of the glove. The drowsiness alarm comprises a control circuit, a first magnetized contact, a second magnetized contact, and a sound transducer in a housing on the back of the glove. The magnetized contacts are coupled to the material on the back of the glove such that when the driver's hand is attentively gripping the steering wheel the back of the glove is stretched and pulls on the magnetized contacts, causing them to separate. If the drive gets drowsy and relaxes their grip, the magnetic properties of the magnetized contacts draw them together and the contacts complete an electrical circuit. Completion of the electrical circuit causes the control circuit to emit an audible sound via the sound transducer to alert the driver.
US10093228B1	Sound, temperature and motion alarm for vehicle occupants and pets Systems, devices and methods of using sound detectors, motion detectors and temperature sensors inside vehicles for activating alarms to protect vehicle occupants that can include babies, children, infirm, elderly and pets. Mounted sound detector(s), motion detector(s) and temperature sensor are used wherein detected sound from the sound detector can activate the motion temperature sensor and motion detected to activate adjacent or remote alarms when unsafe cold and warm interior vehicle temperatures are reached. Low battery indicators such as audible alarms, chirp sounds and lights can be used to indicate low battery power supplies.
US10093226B1	Deployable vehicle light assembly A vehicle light assembly is provided that includes an extension mechanism coupled to an interior component on a vehicle and extendable between stowed and deployed positions, and a support member coupled to the extension mechanism. The vehicle light assembly also includes a rotary lamp rotationally coupled to the support member, wherein the lamp is rotatable relative to the support member to redirect light output from the lamp in a desired direction.
US10093219B2	Retractable room actuation assembly for recreational vehicle A slide-out or retractable room for a mobile living quarters, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided with actuating assemblies mounted on opposite side walls of the slide-out room and the adjacent wall of the main living area. The actuating assemblies include a pair of parallel gear racks mounted on the side wall, which are engaged by pinions rotated by torque shafts mounted on the main living quarters. Each torque shaft is rotated by a separate motor. A roller engages a bearing surface on the lower portion of the gear racks. Accordingly, the slide-out room is extended and retracted by rotating the torque shafts to cause the gear racks and the attached slide-out room to extend and retract. The weight of the slide-out room is supported by the rollers, thereby supporting the slide-out room off of the floor of the main living quarters as it extends and retracts. A synchronizing control operates the motors.
US10093214B2	Mechanical manual leg tilt A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat frame. A support bracket is rotatably coupled with the seat frame, and is coupled with a front seat cushion tube supporting a forward portion of a seat. A spindle bracket is operably coupled with the frame. A position clamp includes a spring-biased piston rotatably coupled with the spindle bracket. A housing is slidably coupled with the piston, operable between fore and aft positions, and is rotatably coupled with a clamp mounting bracket, which is fixedly coupled with the support bracket. A release bar is operably coupled with the position clamp, is operable between lock and release positions, and is spring-biased to the lock position. A release handle is operably coupled to the release bar and configured to disengage the release bar from the lock position, thereby allowing sliding movement of the housing fore and aft relative to the piston.
US10093210B2	Vehicle seat An automotive rear seat (1) includes a seat cushion (2) and a seat back (6). The seat back (6) includes a seat back main body portion (10) and a seat back side portion (20) disposed on one side of the seat back main body portion (10). The seat back side portion (20) is fixed to a vehicle body (body frame (FR)) or the seat cushion (2) via a first attachment portion (30) provided on a lower portion of the seat back side portion (20), and the seat back side portion (20) includes, at a position different from a position at which the first attachment portion (30) is provided, a rotation-restricting portion (40) configured to contact the vehicle body or the seat cushion (2) to restrict rotation of the seat back side portion (20).
US10093207B2	Radiant barrier for automotive vehicle Embodiments of radiant barriers for vehicles are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes an interior cabin at least partially enclosed by a roof panel, a floor panel, and an engine compartment firewall, and a radiant barrier positioned within the interior cabin. The radiant barrier includes a first thermally reflective surface and a second thermally reflective surface opposite the first thermally reflective surface and separated from the first thermally reflective surface by a thickness t. The thickness t is constant along a length and a width of the radiant barrier. The radiant barrier at least partially thermally isolates the interior cabin from an external environment.
US10093205B2	Head rest with a compartment for a travel pillow A head rest assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The head rest assembly includes a body having a storage compartment and a cover for mating with the body and enclosing the storage compartment. Further, the head rest assembly includes a travel pillow that is held in the storage compartment where it is made conveniently available for use by a passenger of the motor vehicle.
US10093192B2	Charging device for vehicle and control method thereof A charging device for a vehicle includes: a charge port connected to a charge cable and accessible from the outside of the vehicle; a locking device locking the charge cable to the charge port; a battery configured to be charged by electric power supplied from the charge cable; a button including an icon that is turned on according to a lock setting state and accessible from the outside of the vehicle; and a processor configured to change a lock setting state of the charge cable and the charge port according to a user input received through the button, turn on or turn off the icon included in the button according to the lock setting state, and control locking of the locking device according to the lock setting state.
US10093185B2	Safety apparatus for battery of vehicle and method for operating the same A safety apparatus for a vehicle battery and a method for operating the same capable of preventing accidents such as fire and battery explosion are provided. The safety apparatus includes a fixed housing that is fixed to a vehicle body and a movable housing that is movably disposed in the fixed housing to move due to external impact. An impact sensor is disposed within the fixed housing configured to be fractured due to the movement of the movable housing and an elastic member is configured to provide a restoring force to the movable housing.
US10093177B2	Compact planetary wheel drive A compact planetary wheel drive uses a high speed input planet carrier partially residing with a stationary spindle, and, an input planet gear engaging an internal ring gear within the stationary spindle. Inclusion of the input planet gear within the stationary spindle enables use of an additional stage of the planetary wheel drive while keeping the planetary wheel compact. Two and three stage planetaries may be accommodated with use of the same internal output ring gear of the rotatable output housing.
US10093172B2	Vehicular active air flap assembly capable of being opened or closed during failure A vehicular active air flap assembly capable of being opened or closed during a failure may include an air flap that can be manually opened to allow air required during the operation of the vehicle to be supplied into the engine compartment even when the air flap malfunctions, wherein the vehicular active air flap assembly is configured to operate the air flap mounted on a hole formed in a radiator grill to allow cooling air to be supplied into an engine compartment of a vehicle or block the supply of cooling air and wherein the air flap is rotatably coupled at opposite end portions thereof to the radiator grill, and at least one end portion thereof is mounted to be movable in a front-rear direction of the vehicle.
US10093167B2	Electric or hybrid electric vehicle having multiple drive units arranged in separate parts of the vehicle An articulated vehicle having at least two vehicle parts which are connected to and articulated relative to each other is provided. The vehicle includes a front vehicle part and at least one rear vehicle part arranged behind the front vehicle part with respect to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The front vehicle part has a first drive unit including at least an electric motor and a first energy storage system; and at least one rear vehicle part has a drive unit including at least an electric motor and an energy storage system. Each rear vehicle part includes an individual electrical system that is galvanically isolated from the front vehicle part and from each other at least under normal driving conditions.
US10093165B2	Control device of vehicle A control device of a vehicle including a first differential portion, a second differential portion, and a second rotating machine, the first differential portion including a first rotating element, a second rotating element to which a first rotating machine is coupled in a power transmittable manner, and a third rotating element coupled to drive wheels, the first differential portion having a differential state controlled through control of the operational state of the first rotating machine, the second differential portion including a fourth rotating element to which an engine is coupled in a power transmittable manner, a fifth rotating element, and a sixth rotating element to which the first rotating element is coupled, the second rotating machine being coupled to the drive wheels in a power transmittable manner, the vehicle further including at least one engagement device out of a first engagement device and a second engagement device as well as a third engagement device, the first engagement device coupling any two rotating elements out of the fourth rotating element, the fifth rotating element, and the sixth rotating element, the second engagement device coupling the fifth rotating element to a non-rotatable member, the third engagement device coupling any one rotating element out of the second rotating element and the third rotating element to the fifth rotating element, the control device comprising: an engagement control portion; and a differential rotation suppression control portion, during running of the vehicle in a rotation stop state of the engine, when the engaged state of only the first engagement device or the engaged state of only the second engagement device out of the first engagement device, the second engagement device, and the third engagement device is switched to the engaged state of only the third engagement device, or when the engaged state of only the third engagement device out of the first engagement device, the second engagement device, and the third engagement device is switched to the engaged state of only the first engagement device or the engaged state of only the second engagement device, the engagement control portion configured to put all engagement devices included in the vehicle out of the first engagement device, the second engagement device, and the third engagement device into the released state and, after a differential rotation speed is made equal to or less than a first predetermined value in an engagement-switching engagement device that is an engagement device to be put into the engaged state after the switching, configured to put the engagement-switching engagement device into the engaged state, and the differential rotation suppression control portion configured to control the operation of the first rotating machine so as to make the differential rotation speed equal to or less than the first predetermined value in the engagement-switching engagement device in the released state of all the engagement devices.
US10093164B2	Hybrid module designed as an insertable module The invention relates to a hybrid module including a clutch that includes a clutch actuator, also including an electric machine, an internal combustion engine end and a transmission end. The hybrid module is designed as a pre-assembled insertable module to be inserted into a transmission housing, and an actuator electronics module is already pre-mounted on the hybrid module. The invention further relates to a method for assembling a hybrid module, characterized in that the following step is carried out: —pre-assembling the hybrid module as an insertable module, an actuator electronics module being pre-mounted on the hybrid module.
US10093160B2	Opening trim weather strip An opening trim weather strip includes an attaching base portion and a hollow seal portion. The hollow seal portion is formed to be divided into a first hollow portion and a second hollow portion. The first hollow portion includes a first outer peripheral sidewall extending from an opening end of a vehicle outside sidewall of the attaching base portion, the hollow seal portion connection wall, a first inner peripheral sidewall, and the vehicle outside sidewall. The second hollow portion includes a second outer peripheral sidewall and a second inner peripheral sidewall. A connector between the first outer peripheral sidewall and the second outer peripheral sidewall forms a hollow seal portion bent portion, and an outer surface of the hollow seal portion bent portion is formed to be positioned in the inner peripheral direction of the vehicle body opening peripheral edge than the tip portion of the second hollow portion.
US10093158B2	Supplemental load transfer trim system A supplemental load transfer system for a vehicle includes a vehicle kick-up cross-member and a door trim panel configured to attach to a vehicle door member. The door trim panel includes a pusher disposed to transfer an impact load to the kick-up cross-member. The pusher may be configured as a matrix formed by a plurality of columns and substantially orthogonal connecting ribs to define a plurality of receivers. One or more of the receivers may be at least partially filled with a load-transferring substrate. The one or more receivers may be disposed at a bottom portion of the pusher. One or more columns of the plurality of columns may be oriented whereby an impact-receiving end and an impact-transmitting end of the pusher define different surface areas.
US10093156B1	Protective film for vehicle window The protective film for vehicle window is a protective window film that is adapted for use with a vehicle. The protective film for vehicle window is adapted for use with the windshield of the vehicle. The protective film for vehicle window is applied to the windshield. The protective film for vehicle window is adapted to protect the windshield from damage by deflecting debris that falls upon the windshield during travel. The protective film for vehicle window is texturized. The protective film for vehicle window comprises a protective sheeting and an adhesive. The adhesive attaches the protective sheeting to the windshield.
US10093153B2	Air vent An air vent (7) having a housing (10) which includes an outflow opening (A), and having a plurality of vanes (12) which are associated with the outflow opening (A) of the housing (10) and are swivel-mounted, the vanes (12) being coupled to each other, is characterized in that at least three coupling members (18) are provided which couple the vanes (12) to each other and are arranged at a distance from each other along the vanes (12) and at a distance from the front edge (V) of the vanes (12).
US10093151B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature regulation system A method for controlling a temperature regulated system within the cabin of a vehicle. The method comprises providing a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor, the temperature sensors being located within the cabin such that the first temperature sensor is located at a substantially higher level than the second temperature sensor when the vehicle is on a level surface. The method further comprises calculating TR, an estimated temperature, wherein TR is calculated using T1, the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor and T2, the temperature measured by the second temperature sensor. The method then comprises operating the temperature regulation system according to the calculated value TR for a predefined period of time after start up, and thereafter operating the temperature regulation system according to the measured value of T2.
US10093149B2	Vehicle body with HVAC unit A vehicle includes a vehicle body and an HVAC unit. The vehicle body has a first structure and a second structure that define a gap. The HVAC unit is fixed to the vehicle body and includes a motor and a case housing the motor. The case is disposed in the gap, abuts the first structure and the second structure, and reinforces the vehicle body between the first structure and the second structure.
US10093144B2	Compressed air supply installation and pneumatic system A compressed air supply installation for operating an air suspension installation of a vehicle includes an air supply unit configured to supply air, an air compression unit configured to compress air, a bleeding line, and a compressed air supply line. The bleeding line includes a bleeding valve arrangement in the form of a controllable solenoid valve arrangement comprising a magnetic part and a pneumatic part actuatable directly via the magnetic part, and a bleeding port for bleeding air. The compressed air supply line includes an air dryer, and a compressed air port for supplying the pneumatic installation with compressed air. The pneumatic part is open in an unactivated state of the magnetic part of the solenoid valve arrangement. The pneumatic part is open in a branch line of the compressed air supply line between a pressure-side valve port and a control-side valve port of the branch line.
US10093135B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a carcass ply wound up from an inner side to an outer side around bead cores, chafers wound up from an outer side to an inner side around the bead cores, and an inner liner rubber which is arranged in an inner side of the carcass ply, wherein a squeegee rubber having a higher modulus than the inner liner rubber is provided closer to the inner liner rubber side than the chafers between the carcass ply and the inner liner rubber, and the squeegee rubber is arranged so as to cover inside wound-up ends of the chafers, and is provided with a thick portion which is thicker than the inner liner rubber, and thin portions which are arranged respectively in an inner side and an outer side in the tire diametrical direction of the thick portion and are thinner than the inner liner rubber.
US10093131B2	Tire A tire 1 includes plural land portions 40 formed on a tread portion 10. The plural land portions 40 are segmented by a circumferential direction groove 30 extending in a tire circumferential direction L and a width direction groove 20, or segmented by an end portion 10E of the tread portion 10 in the tire width direction W and the width direction groove 20. A length of the width direction groove 20 in the tire width direction W is not less than 30% of a length of the tread portion 10 in the tire width direction W. The width direction groove 20 has at least one angled portion 50A/50B configured to be bent toward an opposite direction to a tire rotational direction R on at least one side of a tire equator line CL.
US10093121B2	Sheet binding device and sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet binding device includes a first tooth-shaped member that has plural arranged teeth, and a second tooth-shaped member that has plural arranged teeth, bites the first tooth-shaped member to clamp and bind sheets in cooperation with the first tooth-shaped member, and is tilted relative to the first tooth-shaped member from a beginning of biting to a completion of biting.
US10093118B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes: a carriage that has a recording head which performs recording on a medium; and a gap adjusting unit that causes the carriage to shift in a direction in which a gap between a medium and the recording head changes depending on rotation of a cam. In a state in which the carriage is positioned at an end portion in a moving range in the first direction, at least a part of the carriage and at least a part of the cam overlap in a moving direction of the carriage. In the state in which the carriage is positioned at the end portion in the moving range in the first direction, the cam does not project with respect to the carriage in the first direction.
US10093116B2	Printing apparatus and printing method There is provided a printing apparatus including: a driving roller which drives a recording medium in a predetermined direction by rotation thereof; a supporting member which supports the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller; a discharge head which is provided to oppose the supporting member and discharges liquid to the recording medium supported by the supporting member; a tension control portion which adjusts tension of the recording medium supported by the supporting member by controlling tension of the recording medium based on a result of detecting tension of the recording medium further on the downstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller; and a first destaticizing portion which destaticizes the recording medium further on the upstream side in the predetermined direction than the driving roller.
US10093115B2	Method for printing on a plurality of sheets; an inkjet printing apparatus A method for printing on a plurality of sheets includes the steps of: arranging the plurality of sheets on a support surface of an endless conveyor, the plurality of sheets including a first sheet and a second sheet being arranged at a sheet-to-sheet distance between one another; advancing the plurality of sheets on the support surface in a conveying direction along a print head assembly for applying droplets of ink on the sheets; providing a suction force through perforations arranged in the support surface for holding the plurality of sheets on the support surface, wherein the suction force provides an air flow through uncovered perforations present in the sheet-to-sheet distance in a print region between the print head assembly and the support surface; and forming an image by the print head assembly on each of the plurality of sheets supported on the support surface of the conveyor by applying droplets of ink. The method further includes the step of controlling the sheet-to-sheet distance in response to a dew formation attribute for indicating dew formation on the print head assembly.
US10093113B2	Image-forming device and method for applying varnish An image-forming device includes a printing portion that forms images on the media being transported using ink, a varnish application portion that applies aqueous varnish to the media on which the images are formed, a treatment portion that performs a treatment on the media so that a stickiness evaluation value which is a stickiness evaluation value indicating a degree of stickiness of the aqueous varnish applied to the media when the media to which the aqueous varnish is applied are output from the varnish application portion and is derived using a damped vibration percentage of a pendulum caused to do pendulum motions from an arbitrary location of the media to which the aqueous varnish is applied as a pivot reaches 0.24 or less, and an accumulation portion that accumulates the media to which the aqueous varnish is applied and on which the treatment is performed.
US10093110B2	Printing apparatus and printing method In accordance with an embodiment, a printing apparatus comprises a printing section, a first temperature sensor and a processor. The printing section carries out printing on a sheet through heating. The first temperature sensor measures a temperature of the sheet on which the printing section carries out the printing. The processor sets a heating amount on the basis of the temperature of the sheet and controls the printing section to carry out printing through the heating amount.
US10093095B2	Method for controlling inkjet printing apparatus A method for controlling an inkjet printing apparatus performing printing to an elongated printing medium 11, the method having a discharging step of performing continuous application to a piezoelectric element 23 of a nozzle to be used with a pulse number of two or more waves per one printing element to deform the piezoelectric element and thereby discharge ink in an ink chamber 22 from an opening portion 21, and a vibrating step of performing application of the piezoelectric elements 23 to all the nozzles with a pulse number of one wave per one printing element to deform the piezoelectric elements, thereby imparting only vibrations to the inks in the ink chambers 22 without discharging the inks, where the discharging step and the vibrating step are performed alternately.
US10093093B2	Liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus and piezoelectric element A piezoelectric element includes a plurality of individual electrodes, a piezoelectric layer formed on each of individual electrodes, and a common electrode which is formed on the piezoelectric layer and is an electrode common to the individual electrodes. Further, a protection film covering a region, which is not covered by the common electrode on the individual electrode, is provided.
US10093091B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes: a plurality of pressure generating chambers communicating with nozzles through which a liquid is ejected; a manifold communicating with the plurality of pressure generating chambers; a flexible member that has a surface on one side which defines at least a part of a wall of the manifold, that has a surface on the other side, on which an adhesive layer is formed, and that has a compliance region, which is able to perform deflection in response to pressure fluctuation in the manifold, in a region in which the adhesive layer is formed; a compliance space disposed on a side opposite to the manifold through the flexible member; a cap member facing the flexible member through the compliance space; and a frame-like member that is disposed between the flexible member and the cap member and has a cantilever, in which the cantilever is fixed to at least a part of the flexible member of the compliance region and has an unfixed region which is not fixed to the cap member on the distal end side thereof.
US10093089B2	Printed matter producing device The disclosure discloses a printed matter producing device including a unique information acquiring portion, an identifier determining portion, a bar-coding portion, and a control portion. The unique information acquiring portion is configured to acquire unique information uniquely retained by the printed matter producing device. The identifier determining portion is configured to read a template so as to determine whether a predetermined collection identifier exists or not in the read template. The bar-coding portion is configured to generate and expand print data to a printing buffer in the case that the collection identifier is present, the print data having the unique information acquired and assigned to contents of the bar-code object included in the template. The control portion is configured to, by using the print data expanded to the printing buffer, to produce the printed matter having a bar-code print portion corresponding to the bar-code object.
US10093084B2	Laminating process employing grid-like adhesive application The present invention relates to a process for laminating components with sheets, in which an adhesive is applied to the surface of the laminating sheet and/or of the component in a grid-like manner, so that, after the sheet and the component are joined, the adhesive is arranged between the sheet and the component, and the regions between the applied adhesive form a channel system that enables the removal of the air that is present between the component and the sheet. The invention further relates to a laminated molded part obtainable by the above-outlined process. The use of an adhesive grid provided between a component and a laminating sheet results in a reduction or prevention of air inclusions when the component is laminated with a laminating sheet.
US10093081B2	Peel ply, method of surface preparation and bonding composite structures using the same A resin-rich peel ply that does not leave behind residual fibers after peeling and can work well with different resin-based composite substrates. The resin-rich peel ply is composed of a woven fabric impregnated with a resin matrix different from the resin matrix of the composite substrate. The peel ply is designed such that, upon manual removal of the peel ply from the composite substrate's surface, a thin film of the peel ply resin remains on the composite substrate's surface to create a bondable surface capable of bonding with another composite substrate, but no fibrous material from the woven fabric remains on the same surface.
US10093068B2	Method and system for providing a rubber lining A system including one or more rubber bodies with respective rubber portions. The rubber body is positionable on a preselected portion of a surface of an object. An inner side of the rubber body is engageable with the preselected portion, and an outer side thereof is opposed to the inner side. The system includes a release film positionable on the rubber body, a heating blanket positionable on the release film, and a breather fabric. The system also includes a vacuum cover engageable with the breather fabric, which is sealed along a perimeter surrounding the preselected portion of the surface. A vacuum pump is in fluid communication with an interior space partially defined by the vacuum cover, for subjecting the rubber body to a predetermined pressure. The rubber portion is vulcanizable when subjected to heat generated by the heating blanket and to the predetermined pressure.
US10093060B2	Guide wheel for assemblies for fitting layers of armoring wires A guide wheel (26) for fitting a layer of carbon armor wires around a tubular core (24). The guide wheel (26) has a central cavity (32), an internal circular edge (34), and a peripheral circular edge (38) that extends coaxially at a distance from said internal circular edge (34), the guide wheel (26) includes a plurality of guiding devices (46), each of which is capable of guiding in translation a plurality of carbon armor wires, the guiding devices being mounted around said central cavity (32). The guiding device (46) includes a peripheral redirecting member (50) in order to be able to guide the carbon armor wires to the internal circular edge (34), and a central redirecting member (52) in order to be able to guide said carbon armor wires through a second curved passageway.
US10093058B2	Methods and machines for making oral products A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.
US10093047B2	Method of manufacturing glass fiber product and portable electronic device A manufacturing method of a glass fiber product is disclosed. A glass fiber resin is provided. The glass fiber resin includes a thermoplastic resin, a glass fiber, and an additive. The amount of the thermoplastic resin is between 30 wt % and 70 wt %, the content of the glass fiber is between 40 wt % and 70 wt % and the amount of the additive is between 0.1 wt % and 15 wt %. A molding process is performed for the glass fiber resin to mold the glass fiber resin into a semi-finished product. A mechanical machining process is performed on the semi-finished product to form at least one recessed structure in the semi-finished product, so as to form a final product.
US10093046B2	Injection-molding tool and method for producing an injection-molded part The invention relates to an injection molding tool for producing an injection molded part, in particular made of plastic, having an injection mold which has a cavity corresponding to the negative of the shape of the injection molded part to be produced, wherein a plasma nozzle, which is configured to produce an atmospheric plasma jet, is attached to the injection mold in such a way that an injection molded part produced in the injection mold can be impacted in the injection mold with a plasma jet.
US10093039B2	Three-dimensional parts having interconnected Hollow patterns, method of manufacturing and method of producing composite part A three-dimensional part is printed using an additive manufacturing technique. The three-dimensional part includes an outer wall having an outer surface defining a shape of a part and in interior surface defining an interior cavity. The part includes a plurality of first sections having a plurality of printed layers, each printed layer of the first section having a plurality of wall segments that form triangle shaped cells wherein each of the plurality of first sections are attached to the interior surface of the outer wall. The part includes a plurality of second sections having a plurality of printed layers, each printed layer of the second section having a plurality of wall segments that form hexagram shaped cells of hexagons and triangles, wherein each of the plurality of second printed sections are attached to the interior surface of the outer wall and wherein the first and second sections are in an alternating pattern, wherein when adjacent printed layers of the first and second sections are printed a wall segment of a cell defining a triangle bisect the hexagon shaped cell.
US10093024B2	Robot linear-object handling structure Provided is a linear-object handling structure of a robot, in which a linear object for a motor that drives a second arm and a wrist and a linear object for a work tool that is attached to the wrist pass from a base part to the inside of a rotational drum in the vicinity of a first axis, are guided upward to the outside through a through-hole provided in the rotational drum, are respectively curved toward opposite lateral sides of the rotational drum in the substantially circumferential directions while each given a margin of length required for the motion of the rotational drum, are guided from the lateral sides of the rotational drum to the second arm in the longitudinal direction of the first arm while each being given a margin of length required for the motions of the first arm and the second arm.
US10093018B2	Tool holder A tool holder comprises a first pair of opposing sides and a second pair of opposing sides. The second pair of opposing sides is disposed intermediate the first pair of opposing sides. The tool holder includes an at least one pocket attached to at least one of the sides. A first pair of straps connect a top edge of each of the first pair of opposing sides. The tool holder is configurable between an expanded position and a collapsed position.
US10093008B2	Ball stud separator tool An adapter for a ball stud separator tool may include a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body may include a threaded end and a mating end oppositely facing the threaded end. A plurality of adapter threads may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the threaded end and may be configured to threadably receive a plurality of ball stud threads of a ball stud. A flared cylindrical wall may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the mating end. The flared cylindrical wall may terminate at a curved seat disposed in the cylindrical body.
US10093006B2	Auxiliary device of screwdriver An auxiliary device of screwdriver refers to an auxiliary device attached on a screwdriver, which is adapted for keeping coupled on a recess close to an end of the screwdriver. The auxiliary device has an expanding portion and a hollow column formed by the extension of the expanding portion. An end of the expanding portion has a magnetic element arranged thereon. The hollow column is formed by connecting a plurality of ribs and walls. The inner margin of the hollow column extends to form a plurality of locking portions that allow the housing to couple with the screwdriver, wherein the auxiliary device is able to pivot on the screwdriver.
US10093001B1	Ratchet wrench interface system A right-angle socket for ratchet tools includes a hexagonal drive port adapted to receive interchangeable interface fittings, or adapters, which accept ratchet drives from various styles of ratchets. The interface fitting journals within and coaxial with the hexagonal drive port and is held in place by a keeper such as a spring ball. A coaxial port within the interface fitting accepts one type of conventional ratchet drive, such as a square drive, of selected size commonly available. Other interface fittings accept other types of ratchet drives, such as pass-through drives. The interface fitting may be inserted from either side of the socket and includes a circumferential groove that receives the keeper to hold the interface fitting axially affixed within the hexagonal port. Both single and double-sided interface fittings are provided, as well as swivel fittings.
US10092999B2	Vise grip pliers Vise grip pliers capable of stably clamping an object with a simpler structure than that of normal vise pliers and also providing a vise grip function by means of a simple operation. To this end, the present invention has first and second jaws formed at the front end of a body, forms a space in which a ring pin can be provided, by outwardly bending handles, and then rebending the same without extending the handles immediately after hinge parts cross each other, in addition to, one hinge crossing the jaws in an X-shape by a hinge pin (P), and ensures the vise grip function by providing a tapered ring in the ring pin space, and then recrossing the handles in an X shape.
US10092992B2	Polishing apparatus, polishing head, and retainer ring A polishing apparatus which can allow easy replacement of a retainer ring and can allow the retainer ring to be secured to a drive ring without causing deformation of the retainer ring is disclosed. The polishing head includes a head body having a substrate contact surface, a drive ring coupled to the head body, and a retainer ring surrounding the substrate contact surface and coupled to the drive ring. A first screw thread is formed on the drive ring, a second screw thread, which engages with the first screw thread, is formed on the retainer ring. The second screw thread extends in a circumferential direction of the retainer ring.
US10092986B2	Self-locking molded-in blind inserts Blind inserts for use with sandwich panels and methods for manufacturing the same. A blind insert can include a nut arranged in an insert. The insert can include a cavity at an end of the nut. When a screw is screwed into the nut, the screw can enter the cavity and dig into the insert. The interference between the insert and the screw can provide friction that prevents the screw from loosening in a vibrating environment. The blind insert can be made by placing a mandrel into the nut. The mandrel includes a nose that extends past the end of the nut. When the insert is molded around the nut, the mandrel prevents mold material from entering a threaded aperture of the nut and forms the cavity in the insert. The blind insert can also be made by placing a cap that defines the cavity on the end of the nut. The insert can be molded around the cap and the nut.
US10092985B2	Heat exchanger with mechanically offset tubes and method of manufacturing An extruded multi-port tube for use in a heat exchanger comprises a main body extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end thereof. The main body is divided into a plurality of longitudinally extending segments. Each of the ports formed in the main body extend from the first end to the second end thereof for conveying a fluid therethrough. Each of the ports extend substantially parallel to the main body along each of the segments thereof. Both the main body and each of the ports of one of the segments are offset laterally relative to both the main body and each of the ports of an adjacent one of the segments.
US10092983B2	Brazing composition, heat exchanger tube, and heat exchanger A brazing composition contains 1 part by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less of Zn powder, 1 part by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less of Si powder, 3 parts by mass or more and 10 parts by mass or less of K—Al—F flux, 1 part by mass or more and 3 parts by mass or less of (meth)acrylic resin, wherein the mass ratio (Zn/Si) of Zn powder relative to Si powder is 1 or more and 5 or less.
US10092982B2	Fillet welded joint and method of production of same The present invention provides a fillet welded joint and a method of production of a fillet welded joint which can raise the productivity of the method of production of a fillet welded joint and a fillet welded joint without sacrificing the strength against fatigue fracture of the welded structural member. The fillet welded joint of the present invention is a fillet welded joint formed by fillet welding at least two metal members, wherein, on the surface of at least one of the metal members, the fillet welded joint comprises a press bead of a rib-shaped projection provided by press-forming so as to project upward to the side having a weld bead formed by the fillet welding, and part of the press bead contacts or overlaps the weld bead.
US10092977B2	Welding head and method for joining a workpiece A method for joining a workpiece by means of a welding head, in which at least one line of light is generated on a workpiece, which crosses a joint line at a site to be joined and a joint seam generated at a joined site after processing. The lines of light are imaged at the site to be joined and at the joined site in order to generate reference data relating to the geometry of the site to be joined and measurement data relating to the geometry of the joined sites. The reference data and the measurement data are then compared at one and the same workpiece site before and after processing, in order to determine the geometry of the joint seam independently of the geometry of the site to be joined.
US10092974B2	Method for producing a circuit carrier and for connecting an electrical conductor to a metallization layer of a circuit carrier One aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing a circuit carrier. For this purpose, an electrically insulating carrier is provided, having an upper side and also an underside opposite from the upper side. A first metal foil and a hardening material are likewise provided. Then, an upper metallization layer, which is arranged on the upper side and has a hardening area, is produced. In this case, at least one contiguous portion of the hardening area is created by at least part of the hardening material being diffused into the first metal foil.
US10092972B2	Welding diffuser insert A diffuser insert is provided for use with a welding diffuser and contact tip assembly comprising a diffuser with an interior chamber configured to receive a wire conduit that supplies electrode wire and a shielding gas used during a welding operation and a contact tip coupled to the diffuser and configured to receive electrode wire. The diffuser insert comprises a diffuser insert body configured to be disposed within the interior chamber of the diffuser, and further comprises an insert bore extending therethrough configured to receive electrode wire. An outer periphery of the diffuser insert has at least one surface feature configured to manipulate a flow of said shielding gas from within said interior chamber of the diffuser and out of exit passages to thereby direct said flow of shielding gas about a molten welding puddle formed during a welding operation.
US10092964B2	Assembly-type cutter An assembly-type cutter includes a shank and a cutter head. The shank has a hole at one end. The hole has a receiving portion, which includes an internal thread and can be treated thermally for increased rigidity. The cutter head has a cutting portion and a connecting portion at opposite ends respectively. The connecting portion includes a threaded member and can also be treated thermally for increased rigidity. The cutter head and the shank are threadedly connectable via the connecting portion and the receiving portion. The threaded member includes a body portion, whose diameter is defined as a root diameter, and an external thread on the body portion. The body portion is slightly tapered such that a locus of the root diameter is inclined.
US10092959B2	Portable lathe machine A rotating machining device for machining a work piece includes a support housing adapted for mounting on the work piece and a headstock rotatably mounted on the support housing about an axis. The headstock including an internal gear. A drive module is arranged to drive rotation of the headstock about the axis and at least one gear connection is formed between the internal gear and the drive module. The at least one gear connection is positioned radially inside of an outer diameter of the support housing to protect an operator from a pinch point associated with the at least one gear connection.
US10092957B2	Tool feed system for use with a rotating machining device A rotating machining device for machining a work piece includes a body having a support housing and a headstock rotatable relative to the support housing. A tool module is mounted to the headstock that includes a tool feed system and an actuating assembly is attached to the support housing. The actuating assembly is arranged to collide with and actuate the tool feed system at a collision point. The radial position of the collision point is adjustable relative to the tool module such that the collision point is repositionable independent of the tool module.
US10092956B2	Device and method for machining an optical workpiece A device and a method for machining of a flat side of an optical workpiece. The device has two flat guides and a side guide for fluidic guidance of a spindle unit and/or a slide. A linear drive with an assigned tool is located on a slide with a turntable. Highly accurate machining is enabled.
US10092945B2	Apparatus for and method of forming a metal strut The aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for forming a metal strut mount having a C-shape cross-section and a pair of flanges extending therefrom and a method of forming a metal strut mount utilizing a rolling machine.
US10092941B2	Spinning forming apparatus and forming method A spinning forming apparatus shapes a plate while rotating the plate around a rotational axis. The spinning forming apparatus includes: a holding member to which the plate is attached and which rotates the plate around the rotational axis; a processing tool configured to contact a first main surface of the plate to process and shape the plate; and a heater configured to heat the plate. The heater is arranged at the opposite side of the processing tool across the plate. The heater locally heats a position of a second main surface of the plate opposite to the first main surface, the position being located on a circumference around the rotational axis, the circumference being defined by a position, with which the processing tool contacts, of the plate.
US10092939B2	Spinning forming device A spinning forming device according to one aspect, a receiving jig supporting a central portion of a plate to be formed is attached to a rotating shaft, and a transform target portion of the plate is pressed by a processing tool and locally heated by a heater that performs induction heating. The heater includes an electric conducting pipe in which a cooling liquid flows. The electric conducting pipe includes: a coil portion extending in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft and having a doubled circular-arc shape facing the plate; and a pair of lead portions extending from the coil portion outward in a radial direction of the rotating shaft. Each of the pair of lead portions is retreated father away from the plate than the coil portion at its end portion adjacent to the coil portion.
US10092937B2	Measuring unit for measuring the bending radius and the forwarding of a workpiece in a bending machine The measuring unit comprises a first carriage arranged to be connected to the bending machine and to be passed through by the workpiece under bending coming from the bending machine. The first carriage comprises: a main body; a pair of measure rollers; a first measuring device; a guide device; an elastic device; a second measuring device; and a positioning device.
US10092933B2	Methods and apparatuses for cleaning electroplating substrate holders Disclosed herein are methods of cleaning a lipseal and/or cup bottom of an electroplating device by removing metal deposits accumulated in prior electroplating operations. The methods may include orienting a nozzle such that it is pointed substantially at the inner circular edge of the lipseal and/or cup bottom, and dispensing a stream of cleaning solution from the nozzle such that the stream contacts the inner circular edge of the lipseal and/or cup bottom while they are being rotated, removing metal deposits. In some embodiments, the stream has a velocity component against the rotational direction of the lipseal and/or cup bottom. In some embodiments, the deposits may include a tin/silver alloy. Also disclosed herein are cleaning apparatuses for mounting in electroplating devices and for removing electroplated metal deposits from their lipseals and/or cup bottoms. In some embodiments, the cleaning apparatuses may include a jet nozzle.
US10092926B2	System and methods for deposition spray of particulate coatings A particle deposition system can have a particle source providing a nanomaterial at a controlled rate and a gas distribution system coupled with the particle source and operable to receive the nanomaterial aerosol. A high pressure chamber can be coupled with the gas distribution system, and a nozzle can be disposed between the high pressure chamber and a low pressure chamber. The nozzle can have a nozzle opening allowing fluidic communication of a nanomaterial aerosol between the high pressure chamber and the low pressure chamber and the opening can have a length exceeding a width.
US10092924B2	Aerosol generator An aerosol generator (100) has a vibratable plate (1) with apertures therein and an annular piezo (2) which causes movement of the vibratable plate (1). An annular support member (3) supports the piezo (2) and the vibratable plate (1). A first electrical power conducting pin (10) engages directly with a first, top, surface of the piezo (2). A second electrical power conducting pin (11) indirectly conducts electrical power to a second surface of the piezo (2), by contacting an extension tab (103) of the support member (20), also on its top side. There is a film of cured epoxy adhesive on the tab (103), providing excellent gripping force between the pin (11) and the support (3). The aerosol generator (100) avoids need for soldered joints for electrical contact, and the pins are conveniently mounted parallel to each on the on the same lateral and top side of the piezo and support member. The pins may have multi-point tips (50) for particularly effective electrical contact.
US10092921B2	Fluid product reservoir and dispenser incorporating such a reservoir A fluid reservoir including a neck that defines an opening in which a stopper is engaged. The stopper is movable by sliding in the neck between a high closed initial position in which the stopper hermetically closes the opening of the neck and a low open final position in which at least one feed passage puts the inside of the reservoir into communications with the outside.
US10092920B2	Spraying head A spray head for a fluid dispenser device, having a body with an expulsion channel terminated by a dispenser orifice, an insert in the expulsion channel, the end of the insert is co-operates with the downstream end portion of the expulsion channel to define a spray profile. The insert includes an elastically-deformable portion adapted to deform to absorb and/or compensate for variations in the dimensions of the body and/or insert, and/or to compensate for deformations and/or movements of the insert. The elastically-deformable portion of the insert has tabs that are axially and/or radially deformable, and/or an overmolded portion made of deformable material, and/or one or more radial openings that pass through the insert, and/or at least one sloping strip of deformable material.
US10092917B2	Method for producing a spray jet, and two-component nozzle A method for producing a spray jet from a liquid/gas mixture with a two-component nozzle having a nozzle housing, including the steps of blending a supplied liquid and a supplied gas and producing a spray jet consisting of gas and liquid drops, producing a gas jet and mixing of gas jet with the spray jet.
US10092908B2	Continuous belt for belt-type separator devices An improved belt for use in a belt separation apparatus and an improved method to separate a particle mixture based on tribo-electric charging of particles is disclosed. The improved belt is particularly suitable for tribo-electric separation of particles that tend to accumulate on the edges of the belt separation apparatus and/or tend to compound, or blend, with the belt material. The improved belt comprises impermeable longitudinal edges, apertures interior to the longitudinal edges of the belt, and periodic notches formed in the longitudinal edges of the belt at periodic locations in the edge of the belt.
US10092906B2	Diagnostic cartridges having flexible seals Disclosed are cartridges and modules that may be utilized in diagnostic systems and methods. The cartridge includes a flexible seal that caps the cartridge. The flexible seal has an opening for a pipette tip, and the flexible seal is configured to create a sealed environment when a pipette tip is positioned in the opening of the flexible seal and when the pipette tip is moved in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis.
US10092901B2	Microplate A Microplate comprising a plurality of wells (2) is arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein each well (2) is inclined or pivotably mounted in the microplate (1) so that the wells (2) align with the direction of a centrifugal force during centrifuging of the microplate (1).
US10092889B2	Element for ejecting gas into a regenerator of a fluid catalytic cracking unit An injection element (10) for a gas injection system (1) inside a regenerator of a fluid catalytic cracking unit, said injection element defining a flow passage (12) and being arranged so as to be able to be fastened to a support (11) so that said flow passage opens on one side into a cavity and on the other side into a fluidized catalyst bed, characterized in that said injection element is made of ceramic material.
US10092886B2	Fluid mixer and heat exchange system using same A fluid mixing device includes a hollow tubular main body (41) to mix an exhaust gas (G4) and a warming gas (G5) within it, a first inflow port (43) provided in an upstream end portion of the main body (41) and through which the exhaust gas (G4) flows, a mixing promotion body (38) of a tubular shape disposed inside the main body (41) and having a longitudinal axis (C1) extending in a direction conforming to a direction of flow of the exhaust gas (G4), and a second inflow port (45) provided in a peripheral wall of the main body (41) and through which the warming gas (G5) flows towards an outer peripheral wall of the mixing promotion body (38). The exhaust gas (G4) flows outside and inside the mixing promotion body (38).
US10092877B1	Dust removal and desulfurization of FCC exhaust gas Apparatus and methods for denitrification and desulfurization of and dust removal from an FCC tail gas by an ammonia-based process. The apparatus may include a first-stage waste heat recovery system, a denitrification system, a dust removal and desulfurization system, a tail gas exhaust system, and an ammonium sulfate post-processing system. The dust removal and desulfurization system may include a dedusting tower and an absorption tower disposed separately. The top and the bottom of the absorption tower may be connected respectively to the tail gas exhaust system and the ammonium sulfate post-processing system. The absorption tower may include sequentially, from bottom to top, an oxidation section, an absorption section, and a fine particulate control section. The methods may be implemented with the apparatus.
US10092872B2	Valve with small vessel penetration diameter The invention refers to an arrangement of a valve and a pressure vessel. The valve has a housing with at least an opening, a plunger slideably positioned in the housing, a control mechanism to cause plunger movement. The pressure vessel has an exterior surface with at least an opening. The valve is connected to the at least an opening of the pressure vessel. The plunger has at least a first part with a larger size and a second part with a smaller size. The first part of the plunger is positioned outside of the pressure vessel in all valve configurations.
US10092868B2	Liquid filter assembly, system and methods A filter cartridge includes a key ring with at least first and second protrusions to engage a lock-out assembly in a filter head, permitting the cartridge to connect to the filter head. A filter system includes a filter assembly, including a filter cartridge and a cartridge housing, connected to a filter head, in which the filter head includes an adapter assembly with a lock-out mechanism. The lock-out mechanism is unlocked by a key ring on the filter cartridge. A method of installing a filter assembly includes using protrusions on a key ring on a filter cartridge to unlock an adapter assembly in a filter head to allow for connection between the filter assembly and the filter head.
US10092858B2	Method and apparatus for improved resolution chromatography An apparatus and a method are provided for column chromatography, which provide improvements in separation resolution and detection sensitivity, comprising a chromatography column having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is configured to introduce a flow of mobile phase into the column carrying a sample, wherein the inlet is further configured to introduce the flow of mobile phase into the column in at least two separate portions which are independently controllable, and to introduce the portions into different radial regions of the column, such that the portions flow longitudinally through the column in different radial regions. The sample preferably is contained in one of the portions, especially a central portion, in a higher concentration than in the other portion(s). Preferably the flow velocities of the portions are independently controllable.
US10092843B1	Interactive system and method A system and method for receiving an ordered set of images and analyzing the images to determine at least one position in space and at least one motion vector in space and time for at least one object represented in the images is disclosed. Using these vectors, a four dimensional model of at least a portion of the information represented in the images is formulated. This model generally obeys the laws of physics, though aberrations may be imposed. The model is then exercised with an input parameter, which, for example, may represent a different perspective than the original set of images. The four dimensional model is then used to produce a modified set of ordered images in dependence on the input parameter and optionally the set of images, e.g., if only a portion of the data represented in the images is modeled. The set of images may then be rendered on a display device.
US10092841B2	Methods and systems for determining a player position in a game Described herein are methods, systems and apparatus for determining a player position in an instance of a game. Embodiments include retrieving a placement value for each player in a set of players wherein the placement value represents a relative measure of advantages and disadvantages related to position experienced by each player in prior game instances; and determining player position assignments for a current game instance based upon the placement values. In one embodiment, determining player position assignments includes determining a number of lottery entries for each player based on the placement value of each player, the lottery entries being used to determine player positions for the players in a current instance of a game. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
US10092840B2	Game control device, game system, and information storage medium A first display control unit displays an item selecting screen, which receives a selection of at least one of a plurality of items, on a display unit. A second display control unit displays a setting screen on the display unit in response to a first operation for selecting at least one of the items in a case where the item selecting screen is being displayed, the setting screen receiving a change of content of the selected item. The item selecting screen includes an area displaying information on content of a specified item among the plurality of items. A change control unit changes the content of the specified item displayed on the area in response to a second operation that is different from the first operation, in a case where the item selecting screen is being displayed.
US10092838B2	Electronic apparatus for controlling a multi-field-of-view display apparatus, electronic system and control method Provided are an electronic apparatus, an electronic system and a control method thereof. The electronic apparatus is used for controlling a multi-field-of-view display apparatus, wherein the multi-field-of-view display apparatus has multiple view areas each of which covers the entire display area of the multi-field-of-view display apparatus and displays one picture respectively, and the electronic apparatus controls the multi-field-of-view display apparatus such that at least two pictures among the pictures simultaneously displayed in the view areas are based on different angles of view. The electronic apparatus is applicable to multi-person games, and enables multiple players to view pictures with different game scenes through the same screen, and would not reduce visual experience due to reduction of screen area that needs to be viewed by each player.
US10092830B2	Game controller with flexible bridge supporting point of sale input device A device directed to a combination computing and input device. The computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen and a back of the computing device. The input device communicates with the computing device and provides a pair of control modules adjacent to and confining the computing device on at least two opposing sides of the computing device. The input device further provides a structural bridge securing the pair of control modules one to the other, a touch sensitive input module, and a full function keyboard. The structural bridge adaptively and snugly accommodate the length of the computing device. A first of the pair of control modules features a retention mechanism communicating with the structural bridge, which snugly accommodates the length of the computing device.
US10092829B2	Attachment An example attachment is attachable to a game controller including a controller-side slide portion on which a controller-side operation button is provided. The attachment includes a strap and an attachment-side slide portion, the attachment-side slide portion having a first side and a second side opposite to each other in a predetermined slide direction. The attachment-side slide portion is provided on a first surface of the attachment, wherein the attachment-side slide portion is configured to slidably engage with the controller-side slide portion in the predetermined slide direction. The controller-side slide portion is insertable into the attachment-side slide portion from the first side.
US10092823B2	Method and system for conducting and linking a televised game show with play of a lottery game A lottery game is linked to a televised game show having a plurality of mini-games followed by a final bonus game. An audience is defined for the game show composed of members from a plurality of different lottery jurisdictions, and audience members are selected for play of a plurality of mini-games conducted during taping of the game show. A plurality of substitute mini-games are separately conducted and taped such that at least one substitute mini-game having a winner from each lottery jurisdiction is taped and stored. One or more winners of the actual mini-games are selected for play of the final bonus. The original version of the taped game show is prepared for broadcast to all of the lottery jurisdictions. The broadcast intended for transmission to any lottery jurisdiction that does not have a winner of an actual mini-game in the original taped version is modified by inserting into the broadcast one of the substitute mini-games having a winner from the respective lottery jurisdiction.
US10092822B2	Game of strategy, memory, and chance A game is disclosed having two or more players, each player has a set of game pieces with the same front, and the back having an indication of rock, paper, or scissors. A game board has pre-designated positions for initial positioning of each player's game pieces such that each player may see the back of their respective game pieces and only the front of any other players', one of the positions being the winning position. In turn, each player moves any of their game pieces to an adjacent open position or may challenge another player to a position occupied by that player, the challenge being resolved in the traditional manner. The losing piece is removed from the board or, if a tie, the game pieces are left unchanged. Play ends upon one player occupying the winning position without being able to be challenged by any remaining player.
US10092818B2	Skateboard Skateboard having a board with a first platform and a second platform, fastenings fixed to the board, wheels rotatably mounted in the fastenings in order to move the board, a first frame-fixed to the first platform and a second frame fixed to the second platform, and connection means rotatably connecting the first frame to the second frame in such manner that the skateboard can be in an open position, in which the first platform and the second platform are aligned and coplanar, and in a closed position, in which the first platform and the second platform are parallel and disposed on different planes.
US10092812B2	Disparity correction for location-aware distributed sporting events Various embodiments facilitate location-aware distributed competitions. In one embodiment, a system facilitates a distributed sporting event that includes multiple players traveling over non-uniform courses that are remote from one another. The system includes a manager that receives state information, such as location information, from client devices used by each of the players. The manager then transmits location information for each of the players to the client devices, which are each configured to present a graphical representation, such as a map annotated with the locations of each of the players. The system corrects for disparities between the non-uniform courses traveled by the players, for example by mapping a location on a course traveled by a first player to a location on a course traveled by a second player. Various mechanisms for establishing the mapping between non-uniform courses are also described.
US10092809B2	Attachable golfing aid An attachable golfing aid providing a reference for a golfer during a swing includes a contoured plate that is attachable to a body or shirt of a golfer. The contoured plate includes a first connection element configured to connect to a removable visual aid such that the removable visual aid extends outwardly from the contoured plate.
US10092808B2	Golf teaching aid A golf aid has a compressible center shaped to fit comfortably between a golfer's upper arm and torso; and a slippery covering over the compressible center, such that the golfer must compress the golf aid in the armpit to prevent slippage of the golf aid. This enables the golfer to develop a consistent set-up and address posture with the appropriate tension in the correct muscles. This golf aid has been found to be helpful in correcting the golfer's swing and in improving the short game and putting.
US10092793B1	Trajectory detection and feedback systems for tennis A system for capturing and analyzing a trajectory of a tennis ball or other object associated with a play of a game of tennis and providing feedback is described. The system may be designed to capture and analyze a trajectory of a tennis ball during various activities related to the play of a game of tennis. The system may be configured to provide immediate feedback that may be utilized by a player to improve their performance as well as provide entertainment value above and beyond what is normally associated with the play of a game of tennis. Further, the system may be operable for use in an area where tennis is normally played during normal playing activities, such as player playing a game or practicing on an outdoor tennis court. The system may be operable to account for factors associated with its ambient environment, such as wind, temperature and humidity.
US10092789B2	Exercise device having damped oscillating foot platforms An exercise device including two foot platforms riding on elongated rails for longitudinal motion relative thereto. The platforms are directly connected to each other by one or more elastic elements. One or more dampers are installed substantially parallel with the elastic elements to oppose the energy return of the elastic elements. When the two platforms are side-by-side, the elastic elements and dampers run in a substantially crosswise direction. A seated user may place feet on the platforms and move his/her feet and lower legs back and forth in a scissoring motion to move the platforms in opposition directions along the rails. In so doing, the user overcomes the resistance of the elastic elements and dampers connecting the platforms. This provides the user with exercise and its accompanying benefits.
US10092776B2	Integrated translation/rotation charged particle imaging/treatment apparatus and method of use thereof The invention comprises a method and apparatus for imaging a tumor of a patient using one or more imaging systems positionable about the tumor and treating the tumor using positively charged particles, such as a process of: (1) rotating a gantry support and/or gantry, connected to at least a portion of a beam transport system configured to pass a charged particle treatment beam, circumferentially about the patient and a gantry rotation axis; (2) translating a translatable imaging system past the patient on a path parallel to an axis perpendicular to the gantry rotation axis; (3) imaging the tumor using the translatable imaging system; and (4) treating the tumor using the rotatable treatment beam.
US10092773B2	Subject target tissue specific template device A subject target tissue specific template device (300) that includes a block of material (302) and a plurality of apertures (310) in the material. An aperture of the plurality of apertures is located in the block of material at a location that corresponds to an area of interest identified in an image of an anatomical region of interest of a subject and transferred to an image of block of material with no aperture, which is geometrically aligned with the image of the anatomical region of interest of the subject. A method includes aligning, with a computing system, an image of anatomical tissue of interest with an image of a grid, marking at least one area of interest of tissue of interest within the image of tissue of interest, transferring the marking to the image of the grid, and saving the image of a grid with the marking as a file in an electronic format.
US10092771B2	Skin treatment device for multiphoton ionization-based skin treatment The invention provides a non-invasive skin treatment device (200) for generating a multiphoton ionization process at a target position (110) in skin tissue (102). The skin treatment device (200) comprises a laser source (105) configured and constructed for generating a laser beam (106), an optical system (109, 112) for focusing the laser beam into the target position below a skin surface (103), and a plasma unit (117) configured and constructed for generating a plasma (100) such that, in use, at least a portion of the plasma penetrates the skin tissue for generating at least one free electron at the target position. The skin treatment device further comprises a control unit (123) configured and constructed for controlling the laser source and the plasma unit such that, in use, at least a portion of the light of the laser beam is absorbed by said at least one free electron generated at the target position, thereby generating the multiphoton ionization process. A result of the use of the plasma in generating the multiphoton ionization process is that an overall laser beam intensity, required to generate the multiphoton ionization process, is reduced as compared to skin treatment devices which generate the multiphoton ionization process using a laser beam only.
US10092770B2	Light therapy spot applicator Phototherapy systems comprising a therapeutic lamp platform for radiant lamps such as LEDs disposed in a holdable spot applicator assembly, the holdable spot applicator assembly including a reflective surface facing towards a patient and a plurality of LEDs for communicating lamp radiation from the lamps to a user. The lamps and associated circuitry are housed within a holdable elongated structure.
US10092767B1	System and method for network-enabled automatic electronic defibrillators A system and method of network-enabled automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) may be used to assist with cardiac emergencies. The system includes at least two AEDs positioned in different geographic locations. At least one location-providing tag is positioned on each of the at least two AEDs. A controller is capable of communicating with the location-providing tag of each of the at least two AEDs through at least one network connection. When a cardiac emergency occurs, an AED located nearby may be identified or requested to assist with the emergency.
US10092765B2	Labeled implantable medical devices In general, techniques are described for labeling an implantable medical device (IMD). In one example, an IMD can include a housing including electronic circuitry. The IMD can include a header coupled to the housing and includes a core. The core can define a bore and include a first metal label positioned adjacent to the at least one bore. The IMD includes a lead assembly including at least one lead having a distal end and a proximal end, the at least one lead including a second metal label, the distal end including at least one electrode and the proximal end received within the bore.
US10092763B2	Medical device systems and methods with multiple communication modes Medical device systems and methods with multiple communication modes. An example medical device system may include a first medical device and a second medical device communicatively coupled to the first medical device. The first medical device may be configured to communicate information to the second medical device in a first communication mode. The first medical device may further be configured to communicate information to the second medical device in a second communication mode after determining that one or more of the communication pulses captured the heart of the patient.
US10092757B2	Architectures for sharing of current sources in an implantable medical device A group select matrix is added to an implantable stimulator device to allow current sources to be dedicated to particular groups of electrodes at a given time. The group select matrix can time multiplex the current sources to the different groups of electrodes to allow therapy pulses to be delivered at the various groups of electrodes in an interleaved fashion. Each of the groups of electrodes may be confined to a particular electrode array implantable at a particular non-overlapping location in a patient's body. A switch matrix can be used in conjunction with the group select matrix to provide further flexibility to couple the current sources to any of the electrodes.
US10092752B2	Venous electrical stimulation apparatus and methods and uses thereof An electrical venous stimulation apparatus comprising an electrical signal generator, the signal generator configured to generate a specified electrical output signal. The apparatus also includes a plurality of electrodes in electrical communication with the signal generator and configured to be placed in electrical communication with a subject. The electrical output signal sent to the subject includes an output voltage, electrical current, and waveform that changes with time in a preprogrammed repeating cycle. The output voltage, electrical current, and waveform are configured to elicit a physiological response that stimulates a plurality of peripheral nerves in the subject, activates a venous muscle pump mechanism in one or more limbs of the subject, and non-invasively alter the physiology of target vein(s), wherein the target vein(s) is caused to distend from under the surface of the subject's skin.
US10092744B2	Active fixation medical electrical lead A medical electrical lead and a method of its use. The lead has an elongated lead body having an outer circumference and provided with an electrode. A push tube is mounted circumferentially around the lead body and the lead body is longitudinally movable with respect thereto. A fixation helix is mounted to the push tube, extending along a generally helical axis around the outer circumference of the lead body. The lead may be employed by advancing the lead to a desired location for the fixation helix and then rotating the push tube to secure the helix to tissue. The lead body may then be moved longitudinally with respect to the push tube to place the electrode in a desirable location.
US10092734B2	Method and tools for implanted device A method and toolset capable of remotely moving a rotor of an implanted device in a first arcuate direction and detecting a first limit of travel, moving the rotor in a second, opposite direction and detecting a second limit of travel without altering the current performance setting of the implanted device, comparing the first and second limits of travel with known values for a plurality of selectable performance settings, and indicating the current performance setting of the implanted device.
US10092729B2	Catheter securement device A device for securing a medical implement, such as a catheter to a body of a patient. The device having an adhesive pad for securing the pad to the body of a patient. An adjustable plate is rotatable with respect to the fixed plate to secure a catheter. In some aspects, a pair of adjustable plates can be rotated with respect to the fixed plate. Tabs affixed to the fixed plate and the adjustable plate cooperate with each other to secure a catheter there between. The adjustable plate can be rotated so as to retain a catheter between the tabs. Complementary pawl and ratchet members are used to enable limited rotation of the plates with respect to one another and to fix the plates in a selected adjustment position.
US10092723B2	Retention drainage catheter A multi-lumen catheter, for insertion into and draining a body cavity, that mitigates the risk of obstruction of the drainage ports and drainage lumen of the catheter, reduces the detrimental effects caused by the suction forces of the drainage ports on the body cavity being drained, and reduces the risk of infection of the body cavity being drained by decreasing the residual volume of fluid retained in the body cavity being drained. These advantages are achieved by the novel approach of disposing a perforated filter membrane over a segmented retention element and also over the drainage ports of the drainage lumen of the catheter thereby creating internal interstitial drainage channels and internal interstitial drainage cavities.
US10092720B2	Unobtrusive interface systems An apparatus for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient for the treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) that is less obtrusive includes a nasal cannula, cannulae (2a, 2b), prongs, or pillows and may be sealed or unsealed with the nares of the patient in use. The cannula, pillows or prongs may be positioned on the face of the patient by a headgear (6). The cannula, pillows or prongs may be smaller, lighter, and/or less visible than other nasal cannula, cannulae, pillows or prongs and may therefore be less obtrusive to the patient.
US10092716B2	Flow generator A flow generator includes a housing, a blower structured to generate a flow of pressurized breathable air, and a suspension device to support the blower within the housing and provide a pressure seal between low and high pressure sides of the blower. The suspension device includes a bellows-like portion provided along the perimeter of the blower to absorb shock applied at least radially to the blower and one or more cones provided along upper and/or lower sides of the blower to absorb shock applied at least axially to the blower.
US10092714B2	Dose indicators The present disclosure relates to a dose indicator for a pressure-actuated metered dose inhaler (pMDI) device. In an embodiment, the dose indicator comprises a chassis element having a viewing portion, a display element located within the chassis element, a resilient deformable element, and an indexing element having an axis, translation of the indexing element along its axis from a first position to a second position causing deformation of the resilient deformable element in the same direction as translation of the indexing element resulting in generally greater displacement of portions of the resilient deformable element nearer to the axis relative to portions thereof further from the axis, the displacement of the portions of the resilient deformable element in the same direction as translation of the indexing element inducing indexing of the display element from a current position to a subsequent position relative to the viewing portion of the chassis element.
US10092708B2	Retractable syringe with improved delivery efficiency and locking system A plunger, a needle assembly and a retractable syringe comprising same are provided. The plunger comprises a plunger member and a plunger outer having a lock spring that prevents or impedes movement of the plunger member after needle retraction. The plunger further comprises another locking member for engaging the barrel to prevent or impede further movement of the plunger outer after delivery of fluid contents. The plunger member has a plunger seal which engages a retractable needle of the needle assembly for retraction. The retractable needle comprises a cannula and needle body with a plurality of fluid channels that co-operate with a fluid conduit of the plunger seal to efficiently direct fluid to the cannula. A needle retainer comprises a plurality of barbed arms releasably coupled to the needle body, whereby an ejector with tabs facilitates release of the retractable needle from the needle retainer to allow compressed spring-driven retraction.
US10092697B2	Drug delivery device with drug container comprising a sensor and optical data transmission system A container designed to contain a fluid medicament and adapted to cooperate with a delivery device for delivering the fluid medicament comprises an electrically operable sensor system for measuring at least one physical or chemical parameter value related to the container and/or fluid medicament therein, wherein the sensor system comprises an optical receiver designed to receive optical radiation energy and to transform said optical radiation energy into electrical energy for operating the sensor system.
US10092690B2	Infusion pump including syringe sensing An infusion pump operable with a syringe having a syringe barrel and a syringe plunger includes a housing having a compartment to receive the syringe and defining a wall, and a syringe clamp moveable towards and away from the wall, the syringe clamp contacting the syringe barrel; a drive mechanism supported and structured and arranged to contact and end of the syringe plunger so as to be able to move the syringe plunger within the syringe barrel; a syringe barrel size sensor including a magnet operably coupled to the syringe clamp, and a sensing member supported by the housing and configured to generate an output indicative of a magnetic field associated with the magnet; and software installed on the pump and programmed to use the output to determine a size of the syringe barrel received by the compartment.
US10092688B2	Medicament kit and method of use A medicament delivery system and method of use. A medicament delivery system comprising a medicament, a medicament delivery device, an alerting device, operating instructions, and a carrying case. The medicament can be glucagon for use with Type 1 diabetics. A method where a person assisting a patient in medical distress locates the patient's medicament injection pen by using an alerting device that sends a signal to the pen's carrying case, and where a triggered alarm in the case alerts the assisting person of the pen's whereabouts. A method where a person assisting a patient in medical distress provides a medicament to the patient by pushing an actuator on a medicament injection pen until a diaphragm separating two chambers in the pen breaks allowing medicament and diluting solution to mix, and where the assisting person then injects the mixture into a soft tissue of the patient.
US10092683B2	Fluid volume measurement using canister resonance for reduced pressure therapy systems A wound fluid collection system includes a canister adapted to collect bodily fluids from a tissue site. The canister includes an acoustic transducer adapted and positioned to insonify a cavity within the canister, the cavity being defined by a wall of the canister and the bodily fluids collected within the canister. A resonant frequency may be calculated based on a resulting received signal from the insonification. The resonant frequency may indicate a volume of the cavity within the canister. The difference between a known volume of the canister and the calculated volume of the cavity provides the volume of bodily fluid collected in the canister.
US10092678B2	Extracellular matrix for the treatment of intestinal disease and methods thereof A matrix, including epithelial basement membrane, for inducing repair of mammalian tissue defects and in vitro cell propagation derived from epithelial tissues of a warm-blooded vertebrate.
US10092675B1	Wear-resistant joint arthroplasty implant devices A prosthesis for a synovial joint arthroplasty within a human body is provided. The prosthesis includes a first prosthetic component, the first prosthetic component including a first surface and the first prosthetic component is formed of a plastic compound, the plastic compound includes a polymer, a plurality of long glass fibers, the long glass fibers being randomly dispersed throughout the polymer to improve surface fatigue life and inhibit surface crack propagation to the prosthesis and improve wear resistance of the prosthesis, a number of the plurality of long glass fibers configured to protrude outward from the first surface of the first prosthetic component, a plurality of beads, the beads being randomly dispersed throughout the polymer to improve surface fatigue life and inhibit surface crack propagation to the prosthesis and improve wear resistance of the prosthesis, a number of the plurality of beads configured to protrude outward from the first surface of the first prosthetic component, a second prosthetic component, the second prosthetic component including a second surface, the second surface of the second prosthetic component configured to engage said first surface of said first prosthetic component and slide relative to the first surface of the first prosthetic component while contacting the plurality of long glass fibers protruding outward from the first surface of the first prosthetic component and the plurality of beads protruding outward from the first surface of the first prosthetic component.
US10092669B2	Sterilizing radiation system for use with door handle A sterilization system is configured to emit energy, such as UV radiation, for sterilizing a surface, such as a door handle, faucet handle, elevator button, or other target surfaces known in the art. The sterilization system is configured to operate automatically in response to detection of a user's hand interfacing with the handle. After a user releases a handle, the sterilization system is actuated to sanitize the handle for subsequent users.
US10092667B2	High efficiency polymeric sterilant container assembly The present invention relates to a method for sterilizing an article inside a sealed container by placing a polyoxymethylene melt formable co-polymer fiber that has been irradiated between about 1 and 200 kGy and then heated at from about 20° C. to about 90° C. for a selected period of time.
US10092666B2	Air filter unit An air filter unit for removing contaminations from air is disclosed. The air filter unit includes an airflow generating device configured to generate and direct at least one airflow from an air inlet to an air outlet, a filter disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet and including at least one filter layer for removing contaminations from the at least one airflow, a heater disposed upstream of the filter and configured to heat the at least one airflow directed towards the filter, an ejection device disposed upstream of the filter and configured to inject a sterilizing agent into the at least one airflow directed towards the filter, and a duct interposed between the air inlet and the filter and configured to feed the at least one airflow to the filter. The duct includes a volute-like outlet portion, and the ejection device is arranged in the duct.
US10092664B2	Decontamination cover for decontaminating an object Provided is a decontamination cover to be applied over an object to be decontaminated. The decontamination cover includes a sheet-like body formed from a pliable material, and includes an outward-facing surface that is substantially opaque to UVC light and an inward-facing surface that is to be arranged opposite a surface of the object to be decontaminated. A plurality of UVC sources are exposed at the inward-facing surface, and a plurality of spacers are arranged among the UVC sources to maintain a suitable separation between the UVC sources and the surface of the object to be decontaminated. This suitable separation promotes complete coverage of the surface with UVC light emitted by the UVC sources.
US10092663B2	Polymers Polymers are described herein comprising: a reaction product of a prepolymer solution including at least one macromer, at least one flexomer, and at least one visualization agent. Methods of making and using these polymers are also described.
US10092662B2	Macromolecular delivery systems for non-invasive imaging, evaluation and treatment of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases This invention relates to biotechnology, more particularly, to water-soluble polymeric delivery systems for the imaging, evaluation and/or treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Using modern MR imaging techniques, the specific accumulation of macromolecules in arthritic joints in adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats is demonstrated. The strong correlation between the uptake and retention of the MR contrast agent labeled polymer with histopathological features of inflammation and local tissue damage demonstrates the practical applications of the macromolecular delivery system of the invention.
US10092658B2	Method for manufacturing transdermally delivered hyaluronic acid-protein conjugate and transdermally delivered hyaluronic acid-protein conjugate manufactured using same A transdermal delivery system of drug and a method of preparing the same are provided. More specifically, the invention can be a transdermal delivery system applied for various protein drugs such as vaccines and chemical drugs, because the drug delivery system has a biocompatibility, biodegradation property, transdermal delivery property, the safety of human body, maximum activity of protein drugs, good bio-conjugation efficiency and a long-term efficacy, a method of preparing the same and its use.
US10092654B2	Coacervate micro and/or nano droplets and hydrogels A composition includes a plurality of coacervate micro and/or nanodroplets of oxidized alginate and a methacrylated gelatin.
US10092650B2	Guided bone regeneration membrane and manufacturing method thereof A guided bone regeneration material is disclosed. The guided bone regeneration material includes biodegradable fibers produced by an electrospinning method. The biodegradable fibers produced by the method include a silicon-releasing calcium carbonate and a biodegradable polymer. The silicon-releasing calcium carbonate is a composite of siloxane and calcium carbonate of vaterite phase. The biodegradable fibers may be coated with apatite. When the guided bone regeneration material is immersed in a neutral aqueous solution, silicon species ions are eluted from the calcium carbonate. The guided bone regeneration material excels in bone reconstruction ability.
US10092634B2	UBE2T peptides and vaccines containing the same Peptide vaccines against cancer are described herein. In particular, epitope peptides derived from the UBE2T that elicit CTLs are provided. Isolated antigen-presenting cells with CTL inducibility and CTLs that target such peptides, as well as methods for inducing the antigen-presenting cell, or CTL are also provided. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such epitope peptides derived from UBE2T or polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as active ingredients. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of (i.e., preventing) cancers (tumors), and/or the prevention of a postoperative recurrence thereof, as well as methods for inducing CTLs, methods for inducing anti-tumor immunity, using the epitope peptides derived from UBE2T, polynucleotides encoding the peptides, or antigen-presenting cells presenting the peptides, or the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention.
US10092633B2	Newly identified peptides for use in the induction of oral tolerance in young mammals The invention relates to newly identified peptides of that are capable of inducing tolerance to cow's milk, especially to β-lactoglobulin. The peptides may be administered to mammals, especially to young infants who are at risk of allergy to cow's milk proteins, to induce oral tolerance to cow's milk; they may also be administered to children or adults who are allergic to cow's milk to allow “desensitization” towards the allergenic milk proteins, especially β-lactoglobulin, to occur. The peptides may also be used to induce tolerance to goat's and buffalo's milk proteins, especially β-lactoglobulin. The peptides are capable of modulating the mammalian immune response to allergens.
US10092630B2	Methods of treating anorexia nervosa by intranasal administration of insulin The present system is directed in several embodiments to a method of administration of a therapeutic composition for treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, safely and without significantly affecting the blood glucose or blood insulin levels of the patient. The method includes administering one or more therapeutic compositions comprising an effective amount of insulin directly to the subject patient's CNS, with no to minimal systemic exposure. Preferably, this method comprises administration of an effective amount of insulin to the upper third of a patient's nasal cavity, thereby bypassing the patient's blood-brain barrier and delivering the therapeutic composition directly to the patient's central nervous system.
US10092618B2	Composition comprising peptides made by lactococcus lactis strains New Lactococcus lactis strains, NRRL B-50571 and NRRL B-50572, and a bacterial preparation containing the same, have the ability to produce bioactive peptides that reduce blood pressure, lower LDL-cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and present antioxidant properties for better cardiovascular health. These biologically active peptides may be produced within the food for the production of a food product, such as a functional food, or they may be produced from protein sources and subsequently added to a food as part of the formulation or as part of a food supplement or a pharmaceutical preparation.
US10092603B2	Composition for inducing proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells It was found that bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium induce accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells) in the colon. Moreover, the present inventors found that regulatory T cells (Treg cells) induced by from these bacteria suppressed proliferation of effector T-cells. From these findings, the present inventors found that the use of bacteria belonging to the genus Clostridium or a physiologically active substance derived therefrom made it possible to induce proliferation or accumulation of regulatory T cells (Treg cells), and further to suppress immune functions.
US10092600B2	Method of preparing an adipose tissue derived matrix An acellular soft tissue-derived matrix includes a collagenous tissue that has been delipidated and decellularized. Adipose tissue is among the soft tissues suitable for manufacturing an acellular soft tissue-derived matrix. Exogenous tissuegenic cells and other biologically-active factors may be added to the acellular matrix. The acellular matrix may be provided as particles, a slurry, a paste, a gel, or in some other form. The acellular matrix may be provided as a three-dimensional scaffold that has been reconstituted from particles of the three-dimensional tissue. The three-dimensional scaffold may have the shape of an anatomical feature and serve as a template for tissue repair or replacement. A method of making an acellular soft tissue-derived matrix includes steps of removing lipid from the soft tissue by solvent extraction and chemical decellularization of the soft tissue.
US10092593B2	Citrate-rich calcium-magnesium supplement and uses thereof Disclosed is an effervescent preparation of calcium and magnesium with additional citric acid in a defined ratio. Also disclosed is the use of these compositions to raise cardioprotective citrate and magnesium in serum to help prevent heart attacks from calcium supplements, and to provide bioavailable calcium and magnesium to prevent osteoporosis-related fractures and low blood magnesium from the use of proton pump inhibitors.
US10092592B2	Application of cyclic dinucleotide (cGAMP) in anti-tumor field The present invention belongs to the field of medicine technology, particularly relating to an application of cyclic dinucleotide (cGAMP) in tumor treatment. Researches carried out in the present invention show that, cGAMP can inhibit growth of many types of tumor cells, with remarkable anti-tumor effect, thus, it can be used in preparation of anti-tumor drugs; and the prepared anti-tumor drugs have low toxicity and favorable effect. Proved by a subcutaneous tumor model in nude mice, cGAMP has a remarkable inhibition effect on tumors of human gastric carcinoma cell line MNK-45, human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549, human colorectal carcinoma cell line Lovo, human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721, human prostatic carcinoma cell line PC-3 and human pancreatic carcinoma cell SW1990, which are subcutaneously implanted in nude mice, and also proved by animal acute toxicity experiment. cGAMP has a relatively low acute toxicity, therefore and may be used for preparing anti-tumor drugs.
US10092590B2	Composition of HMB and ATP and methods of use The present invention provides a composition comprising HMB and ATP. Methods of administering HMB and ATP to an animal are also described. HMB and ATP are administered to increase power and strength. The combination of HMB and ATP together has a synergistic effect, which results in a surprising and unexpected level of improvement in power and strength. HMB and ATP are also administered to increase lean body mass and muscle hypertrophy and to prevent typical declines in performance that are characteristic of overreaching.
US10092589B2	Anti-tumor agent containing anti-tumor platinum complex, and anti-tumor effect enhancer In order to provide a novel cancer treatment method using a FTD⋅TPI combination drug that exhibits markedly excellent anti-tumor effects with fewer side effects, the present invention provides an anti-tumor agent characterized in that the FTD⋅TPI combination drug and an anti-tumor platinum complex are administered in combination.
US10092578B2	Active agents and their oligomers and polymers Conjugates comprising at least two active agents linked by a diglycolic acid or polyglycol diacid linker are disclosed. The invention also concerns oligomers and polymers of these conjugates and their use in therapeutic and industrial applications for localized, immediate or fast release delivery of an active agent, such as an anti-microbial, anti-infective, or antiseptic agent.
US10092564B2	Use of masitinib for treatment of an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient subpopulation Disclosed is a method for treating patients afflicted with non-aggressive or moderately aggressive amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) whose rate of change of the revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) prior to treatment initiation is <1.1 points per month, the method including administering a tyrosine kinase inhibitor or mast cell inhibitor, in particular masitinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, optionally in combination with at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient.
US10092559B2	Abuse resistant pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to a composition comprising pharmaceutical active ingredients which are susceptible to, or have potential for, abuse. The invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a first population of beads and a second population of beads. The first bead population comprises a pharmaceutically active ingredient susceptible to, or having the potential for, abuse. The second bead population comprises a gelling agent and a coating substantially surrounding the gelling agent, but containing no pharmaceutically active ingredient. The first bead population and the second bead population are physically separable, but visually indistinguishable to the naked eye. Upon ingress of water into the second population of beads, the gelling agent is caused to swell forming a viscous mass inhibiting or preventing the extraction of the active ingredient.
US10092554B2	Compositions, methods and uses for the treatment of diabetes and related conditions by controlling blood glucose level The present invention relates to compositions and methods for controlling glycemia in a mammalian in need thereof. The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of diabetes and related disorders. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel therapies or combinatorial therapies for diabetes and related disorders, based on compositions controlling the blood glucose level.
US10092550B2	Therapeutic compositions containing curcumin, harmine, and isovanillin components, and methods of use thereof Human therapeutic treatment compositions comprise at least two of a curcumin component, a harmine component, and an isovanillin component, and preferably all three in combination. The agents are effective for the treatment of human conditions, especially human cancers.
US10092547B2	Substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero- heteraphanes and metallocenes useful for treating HCV infections The present disclosure provides substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes, of Formula I D-M-D (Formula I) useful as antiviral agents. In certain embodiments disclosed herein M is a group —P-A-P— where A is Certain substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes disclosed herein are potent and/or selective inhibitors of viral replication, particularly Hepatitis C virus replication. Pharmaceutical compositions/and combinations containing one or more substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided by this disclosure. Methods for treating viral infections, including Hepatitis C viral infections are provided by the disclosure.
US10092546B2	Imidazole derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1′ is CH3; R1 is methyl, ethyl, CF3, CH2OH, cyclopropyl or cyano, or R1′ and R1 may form together a 1,1-dioxo-tetrahydro-thiophen-3-yl ring; R2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tertbutyl, cyclopropyl, hydroxmethyl, or 2-propyl-2-ol; R3 is Cl, F, CF3, methyl, methoxy, isopropyl, cyano or cyclopropyl; R4 is hydrogen, methyl, F or Cl; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof. The compounds of formula I may be used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or autism spectrum disorder.
US10092541B2	Methods for the treatment of diseases ameliorated by PDE4 inhibition using dosage titration of apremilast Methods of treating, managing or preventing diseases ameliorated by inhibiting PDE4 such as psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, Behcet's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of apremilast in specific dosage titration schedule, alone or in combination with a second active agent.
US10092534B2	Composition for treating headaches The present invention concerns a non-toxic solid pharmaceutical composition for oral administration, containing one or more cysteine compounds from the group of L-cysteine, D-cysteine and N-acetyl cysteine, combined with one or more additional active agents, at least one of which being selected from cystine, glutathione and methionine, the composition further containing one or more pharmaceutical additives. Further, the invention concerns a method for reducing the incidence of severe headaches, particularly migraine and/or cluster headaches.
US10092527B2	Methods for the biosynthesis of taurine or hypotaurine in cells The present invention describes an approach to increase taurine or hypotaurine production in prokaryotes. More particularly, the invention relates to genetic transformation of organisms with genes that encode proteins that catalyze the conversion of cysteine to taurine, methionine to taurine, cysteamine to taurine, or alanine to taurine. The invention describes methods for the use of polynucleotides that encode cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) and sulfinoalanine decarboxylase (SAD) polypeptides in prokaryotes to increase taurine, hypotaurine or taurine precursor production. The preferred embodiment of the invention is in plants but other organisms may be used. Increased taurine production in prokaryotes could be used as nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or therapeutic compounds or as a supplement in animal feed.
US10092525B2	Use of cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of atonic seizures. In particular the CBD appears particularly effective in reducing atonic seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; Doose Syndrome; Aicardi syndrome; CDKL5 and Dup15q in comparison to other seizure types. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
US10092508B2	Polymer implants for treatment of metabolic disorders Implantable devices including a biocompatible matrix configured for long term location in adipose tissue and a biologically active agent that can be carried by the matrix and delivered to the adipose tissue following implant therein. The biologically active agent can include a modulator or a precursor thereof that can directly or indirectly modify the gene expression of adipose cells, e.g., adipocytes, and thereby modify the presence or quantity of one or more expression products of the adipose tissue that may act locally on distant from the implant site in an endocrine fashion. Modulators can include small molecules (e.g., resveratrol), polynucleotides (e.g., RNAi), or polypeptides (e.g., antibodies or functional fragments thereof).
US10092507B2	Implantable cellular and biotherapeutic agent delivery canister The invention relates to a metallic, nanoporous canister used to encapsulate cellular and/or biotherapeutic agents. The device is biocompatible and functions to wholly isolate a therapeutically active agent and/or cells therein. Their implantation, and survival in vivo, permits the local or systemic diffusion of their encapsulated cellular and/or biomolecular and therapeutics factors with the potential to promote repair of damaged or degenerated tissues in mammalian hosts, primarily humans.
US10092505B2	Oral film-form base and preparation The present invention provides an oral film-form base which has a rapid dissolution profile in the mouth and sufficient film strength, and gives an improved taking property by foaming in the mouth. The oral film-form base includes an edible polymer soluble both in water and in an organic solvent having a solubility parameter of 9.7 or higher, a foaming agent, and an auxiliary foaming agent, wherein the foaming agent is foamable in the presence of water, and the foaming agent and the auxiliary foaming agent each are insoluble in the organic solvent, have an average particle size of 0.1 to 60 μm, and are included in particle states.
US10092497B2	Bleaching agent containing polymers An agent for lightening keratin fibers, which, with regard to its weight, includes 20 to 75 wt. % of oil(s), 0.05 to 5 wt. % of polymer(s) from the group of copolymers of ethylene/propylene/styrene and/or copolymers of butylene/ethylene/styrene, and/or copolymers of butylene/propylene/styrene, and 1 to 70 wt. % of peroxydisulfate(s), wherein the fibers contain 1 to 44 wt. % of potassium peroxydisulfate and 0 to <5 wt. % of sodium peroxydisulfate, and 0 to <5 wt. % of ammonium peroxydisulfate. The agent has increased storage stability, whereby not only the physical stability (settling, phase separation) but also the chemical stability (decomposition of the peroxide salts) is improved.
US10092496B2	Stick-shaped base material containing lipid peptide compound A solid base material for skin external application has a breaking strength high enough to be used for a stick-shaped base material and the like. A solid base material for skin external application has: a surfactant; water; and a lipid peptide compound including at least one of compounds of Formula (1) and the analogous thereof or pharmaceutically usable salts of the compound: wherein R1 is a C9-23 aliphatic group; R2 is a hydrogen atom, or a C1-4 alkyl group that may have a C1 or C2 branched chain; R3 is a —(CH2)n—X group, where n is a number from 1 to 4, and X is amino group, guanidino group, —CONH2 group, or a 5-membered or 6-membered ring that may have 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms or a condensed heterocycle composed of 5-membered and 6-membered rings that may have 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms.
US10092494B2	Sunscreen compositions with improved water resistance of UVA sunscreen active agents Sunscreen compositions, products and methods that include at least one UVA sunscreen active agent, at least one UVB sunscreen active agent, and one or more water insoluble film forming polymers. The compositions, products and methods may further include one or more active or inactive cosmetic ingredients. The water insoluble film forming polymers synergistically affect the UVA and UVB sunscreen active agents, in particularly the UVA sunscreen active agents by significantly enhancing the water resistance of the UVA sunscreen active agents after water exposure as determined by the SPF and UVAPF values measured before and after water exposure.
US10092482B2	Oral care compositions with film forming polymers Oral care compositions comprising: a) an oral care active; and b) an acrylic film forming polymer. In various embodiments, such polymers comprise monomeric units such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylates, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the film forming polymer comprises a copolymer of a first monomeric unit selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and combinations thereof, with a second monomeric unit selected from the group consisting of acrylates, acrylamides, acetates, and combinations thereof. In various embodiments, the polymer is a terpolymer comprising a combination of the second monomeric units. Preferably, the composition additionally comprises a lower alcohol, such as ethanol. In various embodiments, the oral care active comprises a whitening material, such as a peroxide.
US10092476B2	Mobility device for visually impaired toddler A device for providing hands-optional mobility to a visually impaired toddler is disclosed. The device has a frame with vertical rods that connect to a toddler's body with a fastener. Curved surfaces at the distal ends of the rods slide along the floor and transmit tactile sensations to the toddler. Advantageously, the vertical rods are sufficiently flexible that the toddler cannot utilize the rods as walking aids.
US10092474B2	Supporting frame and motion assistance apparatus including the same A supporting frame and a motion assistance apparatus including the same may be provided. In particular, the supporting frame including a first frame including a hinge connecting portion, a second frame configured to slidingly move with respect to the first frame, and an assistance force sensing portion on at least one of the first frame and the second frame may be provided.
US10092465B2	Caster wheel assembly and wheelchair comprising the same The present disclosure relates to a caster wheel assembly (1) for a wheelchair, comprising: a caster housing (3), a central body (9) having a radially outwards extending flange (9a), which central body (9) is configured to be received by the caster housing (3), a spindle shaft (23) configured to be rotationally locked relative to the central body (9), a first bearing (11) having an inner bearing race (11b) configured to be rotationally locked relative to the spindle shaft (23), a friction member (13; 11a) configured to be rotationally locked relative to the caster housing (3), and a resilient member (15) configured to be arranged between the flange (9a) and the friction member (13), and configured to provide a force between the flange (9a) and the friction member (13) to thereby create friction torque between the caster housing (3) and the spindle shaft (23).
US10092460B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article comprising a top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent core provided therebetween; wherein flap sheets having a center region, end regions and intermediate regions positioned therebetween are provided on both sides of the top sheet in a width direction, the flap sheet has a base part facing to the top sheet and a rising part extending from the base part and formed by folding the flap sheet at an inner edge of the base part in the width direction, the center region and the end region of the base part are joined to the top sheet and/or the back sheet at an inner position, in the width direction, of that the intermediate region of the base part is joined to the top sheet and/or the back sheet, and the rising part is joined to the base part at the end region.
US10092452B2	Targeted delivery of magnetically tagged active agents in combination with negative pressure wound therapy Methods and systems for treating a wound using targeted delivery of magnetically-tagged active agents in combination with negative pressure wound therapy are presented. In particular, a magnetically-active wound insert may be used to attract magnetically-tagged stem cells to a wound site to treat the wound.
US10092444B2	System for applying radiation to a target region within a subject The invention relates to a system for applying radiation to a target region within a subject. An introduction element (12) like a brachytherapy catheter is inserted into the subject and a radiation source (10) is moved within the introduction element such that it is located within or close to the target region. The target region is heated, wherein the movement of the radiation source within the introduction element is controlled depending on the temperature along the introduction element. The susceptibility of the subject for the radiation emitted by the radiation source at a respective location along the length of the introduction element can depend on the temperature at the respective location such that by controlling the movement of the radiation source depending on the temperature along the length of the introduction element the application of the radiation can be optimized.
US10092439B2	Rigid ankle support system A moldable rigid ankle brace is disclosed. The rigid stabilizing ankle brace includes a heat-moldable multi-layer housing having an opening for receiving a user's ankle, a footplate attached to the housing, and a closure mechanism. The multi-layer housing includes a middle layer, which is substantially stiff at a temperature below about 130° F. and moldable at temperatures between about 130° F. and 275° F. A method of stabilizing an ankle is also disclosed. The method may include providing a rigid stabilizing ankle brace, having a heat-moldable multi-layer housing having an opening for receiving a user's ankle, and a footplate removably attached to said housing, heating the ankle brace to between about 130° F. to about 275° F., and applying said heated ankle brace to the ankle of a patient in need thereof.
US10092437B2	Forearm and wrist support sleeve A wrist and forearm sleeve is adjustable to provide varying amounts of compression and support at different positions along the wrist and forearm. Among other things, the sleeve might include an elastic internal sleeve, an adjustable cuff, and an adjustable sheath. In addition, a method of supporting a wrist and forearm includes donning the wrist and forearm sleeve.
US10092432B2	Stent delivery system An stent delivery system may include a delivery device and a tubular body having a lumen sized to slidably fit about an outer diameter of the delivery device and a drainage stent having an anchoring mechanism, wherein the delivery device includes a constraining member configured to engage an external portion of the tubular body at the proximal end of the delivery device. A method of delivering a stent may include inserting a tubular body into the port of an endoscope, inserting a stent delivery device and a stent having an anchoring mechanism into the tubular body, wherein the delivery device includes a constraining member configured to engage and retain the tubular body at the proximal end of the delivery device, advancing the drainage stent distally through the tubular body, sliding the tubular body proximally, and engaging an external portion of the tubular body with the constraining member.
US10092429B2	Flared stents and apparatus and methods for delivering them Flared stents are disclosed, and apparatus and methods for delivering such stents into a bifurcation between a main vessel and a branch vessel. The stent includes a first tubular portion a second flaring portion that may be flared radially outwardly to contact the ostium. The stent may include variable mechanical properties along its length. The stent may be delivered using a catheter including proximal and distal ends, the stent overlying first and second balloons on the distal end. During use, the catheter is advanced through an ostium into the branch to place the stent within the branch. The first balloon is expanded to flare the stent to contact a wall of the ostium, thereby causing the stent to migrate partially into the ostium. The second balloon is expanded to fully expand the stent within the ostium and branch.
US10092427B2	Alternating circumferential bridge stent design and methods for use thereof A stent includes a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section each include a plurality of expandable modules and a plurality of bridging modules. Each expandable module includes a plurality of strut elements that join together at a plurality of apices, and each bridging module includes bridging elements that connect an apex of a first module with an apex of a second module. In some aspects, the first section is more flexible along the longitudinal axis of the stent than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of a vessel that requires flexibility to accommodate surrounding anatomy. In some aspects, the first section is more radially stiff than the second section and is configured to be placed in a specific region of the vessel that requires radial stiffness to counteract crushing force caused by surrounding anatomy.
US10092423B2	Coordinated control for an arm prosthesis A control method for an arm prosthesis having at least one powered joint and at least one inertial measurement sensor (IMS) includes determining a motion and an orientation of the arm prosthesis relative to the inertial reference frame based at least on an output of the IMS and generating control signals for the at least one powered joint based on the motion and the orientation of the prosthetic arm.
US10092413B2	Implantable systems, devices and related methods The present application is generally directed to implantable systems, devices and related methods pertaining to spinal surgery. In particular, the present application discloses a frame and spacer system for inserting into a disc space. The frame and spacer system is of low profile. The frame can receive different fixation devices, including threaded and non-threaded fixation devices.
US10092410B2	Methods of using a vertebral body replacement device Tissue spacer implants, surgical distraction instruments, surgical insertion tools, coupling devices, surgical kits, surgical methods for distraction, and methods for coupling bodies are disclosed. The tissue spacer implants include a first end member, a second end member, and an intermediate spacer member having a coupling mechanism adapted to couple the first end member with the intermediate spacer member and to couple the second end member with the intermediate spacer member. The surgical instruments may be used for inserting these implants and include a first elongated member, a second elongated member, a distraction mechanism, and an actuator. The coupling devices may be used to couple the components of the implants.
US10092409B2	Subtalar arthroereisis implant apparatus and treatment method A device and method of manufacturing and implanting a custom subtalar arthroereisis implant having side surfaces which are mirrored in topography with the sinus tarsi of a patient. The implant is formed using images of the patient standing in a weight bearing position with their sinus tarsi and the surrounding bone structure in an anatomically correct alignment. Once implanted, the implant urges and maintains the anatomically correct alignment thereby minimizing any patient tendency for abnormal motion between said patent's talus and calcaneus.
US10092405B2	Method of treating a patient's joint using a resilient arthroplasty device The disclosure is directed to a resilient implant for implantation into human or animal joints to act as a cushion allowing for renewed joint motion. The implant endures variable joint forces and cyclic loads while reducing pain and improving function after injury or disease to repair, reconstruct, and regenerate joint integrity. The implant is deployed in a prepared debrided joint space, secured to at least one of the joint bones and expanded in the space, molding to surrounding structures with sufficient stability to avoid extrusion or dislocation. The implant has opposing walls that move in varied directions, and an inner space filled with suitable filler to accommodate motions which mimic or approximate normal joint motion. The implant pads the damaged joint surfaces, restores cushioning immediately and may be employed to restore cartilage to normal by delivering regenerative cells.
US10092403B2	Systems and methods for securely assembling a spinal implant Systems and methods for implanting a spinal implant between two vertebral bodies are provided. The spinal implant may include a main body adapted to rest between and adjacent to the two vertebral bodies, the main body having a cavity therein adapted to hold a filler and a cap adapted to connect to the main body where the cap is connectable after the main body has been inserted between the vertebral bodies and after the filler has been inserted into the cavity of the main body. The cap is securable to the main body by means of a securement member providing for a permanent connection between the main body and the cap.
US10092398B2	Prosthetic heart valve cooling Methods of compressing a stented prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. The method including inserting a stented prosthetic heart valve having a self-expandable stent frame into a container, initiating a cooling element in the container, transferring heat through a thermal conductor to cool an interior of the container, reducing a temperature of the self-expandable stent frame while located within the container to a critical temperature of not greater than 8° C., and compressing an outer diameter of the stented prosthetic heart valve while the stented prosthetic heart valve is at the critical temperature.
US10092394B2	Intraocular lens inserter and system and method regarding same An inserter, system and method for inserting an IOL may include a lumen having an outer wall and an inner wall that includes at least one hollowed portion; a plunger for advancing along the lumen and having a plunger shaft extending into an open proximal end and terminating at a distal plunger end; a reservoir within the lumen between the distal plunger end and the distal insertion tip, having an opening that is misaligned with the at least one hollowed portion prior to advancing of the plunger, and that is aligned with the at least one hollowed portion during advancing of the plunger; and a viscous fluid within the lumen that flows along a bypass formed of the at least one hollowed portion and the opening and into the reservoir, decreasing an inserting displacement force effected at the distal insertion tip from a plunger displacement force applied to said plunger.
US10092393B2	Corneal implant systems and methods According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an implant for correcting vision impairment is disclosed. The implant is made from a donor corneal tissue sized and shaped to provide a predetermined refractive correction and reshaping of a cornea. The donor corneal tissue includes a posterior surface and an anterior surface. The posterior surface has a surface profile that is configured to generally correspond to a shape of an implantation site of the cornea.
US10092392B2	Textured breast implant and methods of making same Methods for texturing surgical implants, for example, breast implants, are provided. The methods include the use of computer controlled 3D printing of a sacrificial material to create a textured surface on an unfinished surface of the implant.
US10092391B2	Endoluminal prosthesis having modular branches and methods of deployment The present embodiments provide an endoluminal prosthesis having modular branches, and systems and methods for facilitating deployment of the endoluminal prosthesis. In one example, the endoluminal prosthesis comprises a graft including a bifurcated body of a biocompatible material. The bifurcated body includes distally extending limbs. Limb extensions can be longitudinally and circumferentially adjusted prior to mating with the limbs to enable an “off-the-shelf” prosthesis that can conform to various complex anatomy. When adjusted and mated, fenestrations in the limb extensions can align with branch vessels.
US10092390B2	Method of making implantable medical devices having controlled surface properties An implantable medical device that is fabricated from materials that present a blood or body fluid or tissue contact surface that has controlled heterogeneities in material constitution. An endoluminal stent-graft and web-stent that is made of a monolithic material formed into differentiated regions defining structural members and web regions extending across interstitial spaces between the structural members. The endoluminal stent-graft is characterized by having controlled heterogeneities at the blood flow surface of the stent.
US10092383B2	Artificial sphincter An artificial sphincter includes at least two elements associated with each other and hollow for containing a pressurized fluid; the elements being adapted to be arranged on the sides of the urethra of a patient and have a substantially semi-conical shape; each element has a respective contact surface with the urethra of substantially semi-cylindrical shape.
US10092381B2	Orthodontic retainer cleaning case A lidded plastic container has a plunger in the lid which pushes dental appliances down into a cleaning solution. The container includes vent holes in its lid to allow gas-evolving cleaning agents to vent without building up pressure inside the container and to drain the fluid from the container.
US10092380B1	Manually-operated tooth-buffing tool The manually-operated tooth-buffing tool is a dental appliance that is adapted for use with a tooth. The manually-operated tooth-buffing tool is a handheld disposable tool that is used for the buffing and polishing of the tooth. The manually-operated tooth-buffing tool comprises a buffing head and a handle. The buffing head further comprises a grit that is rubbed against the tooth such that the plaque, calculus, and stains on the tooth are removed and the surface of the tooth is smooth.
US10092378B2	Method for producing dentures and articulator for carrying out the method For producing dentures, a new method and device render it possible to evaluate and shape movements generated by the individual jaw joints of the patient such that work with appropriate articulators becomes possible, which employ the individual jaw joints as articulation joints and thus carry out the identical movements. The known articulators are equipped with joint-space duplicates such that they can be employed with optimal equipment for the respective patient. The support pin is moved back as fixing pin in the retral space of the articulator such that it does not constitute an impediment when working on and when inspecting the jaw models arranged on the frame upper part and the frame base part. Moreover, setting different biting positions is made significantly easier, because the frame upper part is fixed to a swivel arch of the frame base part by an adjustable position stabilizer but can also be detached.
US10092376B2	Orthodontic self-locking bracket An orthodontic self-locking bracket includes a bracket body having an arch wire bracket slot and a bracket cover matched with the bracket body. Two sides of the arch wire bracket slot are provided with work wings. A bracket opening is arranged at the intersection of the arch wire bracket slot on the bracket body, and the bracket cover is inserted into the bracket opening and is in sliding fit with the bracket body. Left side of the arch wire bracket slot is provided with a pin shaft penetrating through the bracket opening, and the pin shaft is in clamping fit with the lower part of the bracket cover, so that the arch wire bracket slot can be closed and opened by the bracket cover. The bracket is locked and unlocked only by sliding rather than overturning the bracket cover. Complex operation for ligaturing a steel wire is eliminated.
US10092375B2	Invisible orthodontic appliance with molar distalization device The present invention provides an invisible orthodontic appliance with a molar distalization device, comprising an orthodontic invisible aligner, and further comprising a molar distalization device arranged on the orthodontic invisible aligner, wherein the molar distalization device comprises a lip bumper arranged just in front of the orthodontic invisible aligner close to the lip side, and a connector connected with the lip bumper, and the end of the connector is connected to the molar position of the orthodontic invisible aligner. The end of the connector forms a U-shaped structure and the tail end of the U-shaped structure is connected to the molar position of the orthodontic invisible aligner. The novel orthodontic appliance provided by the present invention has the advantages of ensuring the attractiveness and greatly improving the orthodontic effect, improving the orthodontic speed and shortening the service cycle of the aligner.
US10092366B2	Products for reducing tissue trauma using water-resistant stress-distributing materials Methods and products for protecting tissue of a patient during a surgical procedure that involve making an incision in the tissue and retracting the tissue to make a larger opening, wherein the methods and products use a water-resistant stress-distributing layer.
US10092364B2	Flow control in computer-assisted surgery based on marker position The invention is in particular directed to a data processing method for use in computer-assisted surgery, comprising the following steps: a) providing marker data which describe a spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a change in a relative spatial arrangement of at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); b) providing condition data which describe a condition for the spatial arrangement of at least one marker device and/or a condition for the change in the relative spatial arrangement of the at least two marker devices (5, 6, 7); and c) controlling a control flow of the data processing method on the basis of the marker data and the condition data.
US10092363B2	Intelligent catheter A system includes a microprocessor executable verification module in a base unit and a microprocessor readable identifier of an endovasoular device in a memory of the endovascular device. The microprocessor executable verification module, based on the identifier, at least one of configures the endovascular device for use and determines whether the endovascular device can be enabled for use.
US10092362B2	Method of designing orthopedic implants using in vivo data The present disclosure is directed to orthopedic implants and methods of rapid manufacturing orthopedic implants using in vivo data specific to an orthopedic implant or orthopedic trial. Specifically, the instant disclosure utilizes permanent orthopedic implants and orthopedic trials (collectively, “implants”) outfitted with kinematic sensors to provide feedback regarding the kinematics of the trial or implant to discern which implant is preferable, and thereafter rapid manufacturing the implant.
US10092356B2	Radial emissions from optical fibers Radial emission optical fiber terminations that include conical elements can prevent axial emission and redirect all incident light to radial positions. One termination includes an optical fiber having an up-tapered terminus, the up-tapered terminus having a maximum taper diameter of at least 1.5 times the core diameter and ending at a cone-tip which has an apex angle in a range of about 70° to about 100°. Another termination includes a fiber cap that is a unitary construction of a glass tube and an optical element that bisects the glass tube. The glass tube includes an open end adapted to receive an optical fiber and a closed end. The optical element, consisting of fused quartz or fused silica, has an input face proximal to the open end of the glass tube and a conical face proximal to the closed end of the glass tube.
US10092347B2	Medical TFT instrument comprising a pivotable electrode support A manually operable HF instrument in bipolar construction includes a jaw part having two electrode legs which can be moved relative to each other like pincers or scissors, and an instrument handle for operating and activating the jaw part. A separate electrode mount is articulated on at least one electrode leg of the jaw part so as to be able to pivot relative to it, an electrode in turn being elastically/pliably installed on the electrode mount.
US10092345B2	System and method of an electrosurgical controller with output RF energy control An electrosurgical controller with output RF energy control. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are electrosurgical controllers configured to change a first output voltage on the first active terminal relative to the first return terminal by selective control of a number of turns of the primary winding of a transformer used to create the output voltage.
US10092341B2	Screw A screw has a screw tip defined at a forward end of the screw. A screw head is formed at a rear end of the screw. A screw thread helically extends from adjacent the screw tip towards the screw head. The screw thread has a series of successive screw thread portions each helically extending through 360 degrees. At least one flute extends from adjacent the screw tip towards the screw head through at least one of the screw thread portions. For each flute, a leading edge region of each of at least one screw thread portion through which the flute extends is convexly curved. Each leading edge region is defined by a trailing wall of the flute adjacent a crest of the respective screw thread portion.
US10092337B2	Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates Certain embodiments of the invention provide plates for treating periarticular fractures or other non-full body weight bearing applications that combine polyaxial fixation with a low profile and enhanced contouring that more closely conforms to bone. Such plates can be designed to achieve buttressing effect and/or to be used in a reinforcement mode. Other features can be combined with these. Such plates can be created for use on bone sites such as on a tibia, fibula, metatarsal, calcaneous, other foot bone, humerus, radius, ulna, spinal, maxillofacial, as well as sites on other bones.
US10092336B2	Dynamic bone fracture plates A bone fracture plate assembly including female and male plate portions. The female plate portion has a post, a female dovetail, and an extending arm with a group of ratchet teeth. The male plate portion has two upstanding posts, a male dovetail for coupling to the female dovetail so that the plate portions move linearly with respect to each other, a slot for the arm, and a pawl for engaging the ratchet teeth. A spring, coupled to the posts of the plate portions, dynamically connects the plate portions by applying a compressive load therebetween. The spring has a pair of elongated ears, each defining a slot to allow for relative movement of the plate portions. The ratchet teeth are engaged by the pawl to retain the plate portions together, and the spring mounts on the posts of the plate portions such that the spring biases the plate portions together.
US10092334B2	Femur fixation apparatus A femur fixation apparatus includes an intramedullary nail, a lag screw that is inserted through the intramedullary nail, and an adjuster 4 fitted in the intramedullary nail. The adjuster includes a sliding part unrotatable and slid-movable in a longitudinal direction relative to the intramedullary nail and a rotation part rotatably connected to the sliding part. A lower end of the rotation part is formed with an inward flange part and a cutout. An engaging part of an engaging protrusion formed to the sliding part is inserted into the rotation part via the cutout from the radial direction, and the engaging part is supported by the inward flange part from the bottom, rotatably connecting the sliding part to the rotation part.
US10092332B2	Intramedullary nails The present invention is generally directed to intramedullary nails that can include a keel configured for rotational stabilization and/or a multi-sectioned rod configured to apply compression to a fracture.
US10092330B2	Spinous process fixation devices and methods of use Orthopedic implant and methods of implantation for fixing adjacent bones. In one embodiment, the implant includes a locking mechanism that is adapted to be advanced by a locking instrument, wherein advancement of the locking mechanism in a first direction produces rotation of a first rigid abutment surface of the implant from a first orientation to a second orientation, and continued advancement of the locking mechanism produces advancement of the first rigid abutment surface towards a second rigid abutment surface of the implant. The continued advancement may also place a compressive load onto the implant sufficient to immobilize the implant relative to a first bony surface and a second bony surface.
US10092321B2	Bladeless obturators and bladeless obturator members A surgical obturator that includes an elongated shaft defining a longitudinal axis and an obturator member disposed adjacent a distal end of the elongated shaft. The obturator member may include a proximal section being convex along a majority of its length. It may also include a central section disposed adjacent the proximal section, the central section including a first pair of surfaces disposed relative to each other on radially opposite sides of the central section, and a second set of surfaces disposed between the first pair of surfaces and further being disposed relative to each other on radially opposite sides of the central section, at least a portion of a length of each one of the first pair of surfaces being concave, and at least a portion of a length of each one of the second pair of surfaces being convex. The obturator member may also include a guiding nub disposed distally of the central section and including a rounded distal-most portion. The rounded distal-most portion of the guiding nub may be atraumatic to tissue.
US10092316B2	Endoscopic surgical device and overtube An overtube includes a slider within an overtube body, which guides an endoscope and a treatment tool into a body cavity. An endoscope-coupled part and a treatment tool-coupled part are provided in the slider, and the slider has a dead zone where the forward and backward movement of either the endoscope or the treatment tool does not interlock with the movement of the other and a sensing zone where the forward and backward movement of either the endoscope or the treatment tool interlocks with the movement of the other. A fluid-supplying connector that is provided on a base end surface of the overtube body, and has an axial direction that is made parallel to a longitudinal axis of the overtube body, and is detachably connected to an air supply tube for sending fluid into the body cavity through an internal space of the overtube body.
US10092314B2	Safety scalpel with replaceable blade cartridge In an embodiment, there is a safety scalpel having a handle, and a replaceable blade cartridge assembly that is releasably attached to the handle. The handle comprises a first end and a second end. The blade cartridge assembly comprises a housing that can be slideably mounted onto the second end of the handle, a blade holder that can be disposed within the housing, and a blade that can be attached to the blade holder. The safety scalpel has a resilient lock member that prevents the cartridge assembly from being detached from the handle during use.
US10092310B2	Electrosurgical devices In various embodiments, a surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises a handle assembly having a closure trigger, a closure actuator coupled to the closure trigger at a first pivot, and a closure spring. The closure actuator moves proximally on a longitudinal axis in response to actuation of the closure trigger. The closure spring applies a force vector to the closure spring tangential to the longitudinal axis. A shaft assembly is coupled to the handle assembly. An end effector is coupled to a distal end of the shaft assembly. The end effector comprises a jaw assembly comprising a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The first jaw member is pivotally moveable with respect to the second jaw member. At least one of the first and second jaw members are operatively coupled to the closure actuator.
US10092293B2	Graft apparatus Stents and methods of using stents are provided. Stents of the invention provide external support structure for a blood vessel segment disposed within, wherein the stents are capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the compliance properties of an artery. The stent may be formed of a knitted or braided mesh formed so as to provide the needed compliance properties. A venous graft with the stent and a vein segment disposed within is provided, wherein graft is capable of mimicking the compliance properties of an artery. Methods of selecting stents for downsizing and methods of using the stents of the invention in downsizing and smoothening are provided. Methods of replacing a section of an artery with a venous graft including a stent of the invention are provided. Methods of reducing intimal hyperplasia in implanted vein segment in a venous graft using stents of the invention are provided.
US10092287B2	Medical implement for manipulating sutures particularly useful in arthroscopic surgery A medical implement for transport of a suture shuttle, comprising a handle including a proximal portion configured for manual gripping by a user, a distal portion, an internal passageway for a suture shuttle, extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the handle; an intermediate portion formed with a thumb depression facing a first direction; the proximal portion comprising a slot extending from the internal passageway to a lateral face of the handle for enabling side-loading of a suture shuttle into a proximal portion of the internal passageway, the slot facing a second direction; the slot extending longitudinally from a proximal end of the handle to an intersection with the thumb depression, wherein at the intersection the slot is exposed in the first direction, and a roller rotatably mounted at the thumb depression.
US10092284B2	Suture anchor system and method A suture anchor system and method including a suture anchor and a suture anchor drive. The suture anchor is positionable on a rod of the suture anchor drive. The rod defines an awl for forming a hole in a bone. The suture anchor drive further has an impactor for moving the suture anchor along the rod between a retracted position and an advanced position so as to implant the suture anchor in the bone with the awl positioned in the bone.
US10092282B2	Sternal retractor Devices and methods for sternal retraction that reduces bleeding from the cut edges of a sternum and reduces fracturing of the sternum during retraction. The devices and methods involve the use of sternal retractor blades having a certain geometry and inserts placed inside the sternal retractor blades during retraction of the sternotomy incision. The blades and inserts act to tamponade the blood flow from the cut sternal edge and reduce fracturing of the sternum during retraction.
US10092276B2	Tissue acquisition device with indication system Among other things, there is disclosed a biopsy needle system in which the needle is capable of obtaining more than one length of sample. Generally, the needle includes an inner stylet, an outer cannula, and a handle connected to the stylet and cannula. The stylet has a notch that is extendable from the cannula to accommodate a tissue sample. An insert member is provided for attachment to the handle to make the amount of exposed notch smaller. Consequently, when the insert member is not attached to the handle, the needle can obtain a larger sample of tissue, and when the insert member is attached to the handle, the needle can obtain a smaller sample of tissue.
US10092274B2	Sub-performing transducer element detection for medical ultrasound Sub-performing elements of an ultrasound transducer array are detected. The power, such as current, used by or provided to the transmit driver is measured. By driving each element or group of elements separately, defective elements or groups of elements are detected from the amount of power used.
US10092267B2	Generating material hardening effect data A method for generating material hardening effect data is provided. Actual X-ray attenuation values of a universal phantom corresponding to different angles at each of channels may be obtained. Equivalent filtration thicknesses corresponding to each of the channels may be determined according to theoretical X-ray attenuation values and the actual X-ray attenuation values corresponding to different angles at each of the channels. Hardening effect data corresponding to a material may be generated according to a predetermined length of the material, a number of sampling points and the equivalent filtration thicknesses corresponding to each of the channels.
US10092260B2	X-ray device and method for controlling X-ray irradiation area using the same An X-ray device includes a camera to image an object and output the image of the object, a display member using a touch screen to display the image of the object output from the camera, and an X-ray irradiation region of the object, an X-ray irradiation region controller to control a region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated, and a control member to enable the irradiation region controller to control the region of the object to which an X-ray is irradiated according to the X-ray irradiation region, when the X-ray irradiation region is determined, based on the image of the object displayed in the display member.
US10092256B2	Cone beam computed tomography volumetric imaging system Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus for a radiographic imaging can include a plurality of x-ray sources disposed in a curve and a detector configured to revolve relative thereto. In one embodiment, a CBCT imaging method and/or apparatus can include performing a first scan at a first speed using stationary angularly distributed x-ray sources to acquire first CBCT projection data that impinge a detector of a first field of view (FOV), identifying an area of interest within the first FOV, and performing a second scan at a second speed using the x-ray sources acquire second CBCT projection data that impinge a portion of the detector of a second smaller FOV including the area of interest within the first FOV using second emissions by the x-ray sources, where the second speed is greater than the first speed.
US10092253B2	System, method, and computer accessible medium for modulating X-ray beam intensity An imaging system for imaging a portion(s) of an anatomical structure can be provided. For example, an x-ray source first arrangement can provide x-ray radiation, and a multi-hole collimator second arrangement can be provided in a path of the x-ray radiation, and can be configured to undersample the radiation beam which can be forwarded to the portion(s) of the anatomical structure. A third hardware arrangement can be configured to receive a further x-ray radiation from the portion(s) that can be based on the undersampled x-ray radiation.
US10092245B2	Methods and apparatus for detecting motion noise and for removing motion noise from physiological signals Methods and apparatus are presented for removing motion artifacts from physiological signals produced by a physiological sensor of a wearable device, wherein the physiological sensor includes at least one optical emitter and at least one optical detector. Light emitted by the at least one optical emitter that is scattered by a body of a subject wearing the device is detected, and a physiological information signal therefrom is produced via the at least one optical detector. Light emitted by the at least one optical emitter that is scattered by a light regulating region of the wearable device is detected, and a motion noise information signal is produced via the at least one optical detector. The physiological information signal and the motion noise information signal are processed via at least one processor associated with the wearable device to at least partially remove unwanted motion artifacts from the physiological information signal.
US10092242B2	Bed with user occupancy tracking If a user enters a bed, a sensor in the pump of the bed can detect the user's presence in the bed.
US10092237B2	Performance of a diagnostic procedure using a wearable computing device The present disclosure describes example systems and methods for identifying an indication of an injury of a user of a wearable computing device. The systems and methods may be directed to determining that an acceleration experienced by the wearable computing device exceeds a threshold value. In response, the wearable computing device may perform a diagnostic procedure in order to identify an indication of an injury experienced by the user of the wearable computing device. The diagnostic procedure may include one or more of an eye response test, a verbal response test, a motor response test, and a visual diagnostic test.
US10092236B2	Emergency medical services smart watch A system comprising: a wrist-worn device configured to be worn on the wrist of a rescuer performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the wrist-worn device including: one or more sensors coupled with the wrist-worn device, the one or more sensors being configured to sense one or more parameters indicative of a fatigue level of the rescuer; and a sensor interface configured to provide the sensed parameters to one or more external computing devices via an interface; and a wearable computing device configured to be worn by a rescuer, the wearable computing device including: a device interface for receiving information related to CPR; and a display for displaying an indication of the received information.
US10092235B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing nervous function Disclosed is a method for interacting with the nervous system. The method includes detecting signals associated with a biological function at one or more sensors. It also includes processing the signals to create a representation thereof, delivering effector responses based on the representations, and controlling a physical process.
US10092232B2	User state selection based on the shape of the exhale stream The three-dimensional (3D) shape of the exhale stream from a user's nostrils is often correlated with the user's state (e.g., an emotional state and/or a certain health condition). Thus, identifying the shape of a user's exhale stream can help determine the user's state. In one embodiment, a system that selects a state of a user includes at least one inward-facing head-mounted thermal camera that takes thermal measurements of at least three regions below the nostrils (THS). THS are indicative of shape of the exhale stream (SHAPE). The system also includes a computer that generates feature values based on THS, which are indicative of the SHAPE, and utilizes a model to select the state of the user, from among potential states of the user, based on the feature values. Optionally, the system includes a user interface that present the user's selected state.
US10092225B2	Non-invasive system and method for measuring blood glucose in the human body utilizing a modified ceramic coaxial resonator A system and method for measuring glucose levels in a user's blood without having to draw a blood sample. A wave energy source emits wave energy. A modified ceramic coaxial resonator is provided that receives the wave energy and produces a frequency oscillation. An opening is formed in a conductive layer surrounding the ceramic coaxial resonator. Skin tissue is pressed against the opening. The sample tissue alters the frequency oscillation created by the ceramic coaxial resonator. At least some of the altered frequency oscillation is indicative of blood glucose levels within the sample tissue.
US10092221B2	Analysis of breathing data A method of analyzing breathing data representing a shape of the trunk of a subject 104 as a function of time to monitor and/or analyze the subject's breathing pattern. The data is measured and processed into a data array relating to a 2-dimensional grid having grid points, a position in space of the shape at each grid point and points of time. The method includes the steps of mapping the data array onto a 2-dimensional array, decomposing the 2-dimensional array and forming a signature of the subject 104 from the decomposed 2-dimensional array representing a motion pattern.
US10092218B2	Pelvic digitizer device with inertial sensor unit and method A pelvic digitizer device has a body defined by a shaft having a tooling end and a handle end with a handle for being manipulated. A visual guide is oriented in a reference plane of the digitizer device. A cup is connected to the tooling end and adapted to be received in an acetabulum of a patient. An inertial sensor unit is connected to the body, the inertial sensor unit having a preset orientation aligned with the reference plane.
US10092217B2	Use of light transmission through tissue to sense joint flexure Various embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods of using light transmission thought living tissue, such as a finger, to detect the flexure of a joint. Light is introduced into the tissue at one point, passes through the tissue, and exits the tissue at a second point where a sensor receives the light as it exits the tissue. Transmission of light through living tissue such as a finger can be affected by movement of the finger. As the finger flexes and, for example, the joints of the finger change angle, the characteristics of the light exiting the tissue, such as the intensity of the light, can change. These changes in characteristics can be used as an indirect means of determining the flexure of the joint.
US10092210B2	Impedance measuring device The present invention relates to an impedance measuring device obtaining impedance of portions of an object corresponding to two sensing electrodes by detecting, through the two sensing electrodes, an electrical variation shown on the object as an electrical signal is applied. A detector amplifying each of signals detected through the two sensing electrodes and then differential-operating the amplified signals to generate a signal for obtaining impedance is subjected to a calibration process for adjusting the gain of the amplifiers to reduce in-phase noise added due to an imbalance between the sensing electrodes.
US10092205B2	Methods for closed-loop neural-machine interface systems for the control of wearable exoskeletons and prosthetic devices Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) systems or movement-assist systems may be utilized to aid users with paraplegia or tetraplegia in ambulation or other movement or in rehabilitation of motor function after brain injury or neurological disease, such as stroke, Parkinson's disease or cerebral palsy. The BMI may translate one or more neural signals into a movement type, a discrete movement or gesture or a series of movements, performed by an actuator. System and methods of decoding a locomotion-impaired and/or an upper-arm impaired subject's intent with the BMI may utilize non-invasive methods to provide the subject the ability to make the desired motion using an actuator or command a virtual avatar.
US10092199B2	MR imaging apparatus and method for generating a perfusion image with motion correction A magnetic resonance method and system are provided for generating real-time motion-corrected perfusion images based on pulsed arterial spin labeling (PASL) with a readout sequence such as a 3D gradient and spin echo (GRASE) image data acquisition block. The real-time motion correction is achieved by using a volumetric 3D EPI navigator that is provided during an intrinsic delay in the PASL sequence, which corrects for motion prospectively and does not extend the image data acquisition time as compared to a similar non-motion-corrected imaging procedure.
US10092196B2	Method for analysis of complex rhythm disorders A method of analyzing a complex rhythm disorder in a human heart includes accessing signals from a plurality of sensors disposed spatially in relation to the heart, where the signals are associated with activations of the heart, and identifying a region of the heart having an activation trail that is rotational or radially emanating, where the activation trail is indicative of the complex rhythm disorder and is based on activation times associated with the activations of the heart.
US10092194B2	Illuminated blood pressure cuff A blood pressure gauge for monitoring the blood pressure values of a patient in a darkened or low light environment. The blood pressure gauge is selectively illuminated when an internal air pressure within an attached blood pressure cuff is first detected or after it has reached a predetermined threshold value as determined by a pressure transducer in the blood pressure gauge. The blood pressure gauge is illuminated by a plurality of light emitting diodes or by plurality of components comprised of photoluminescent material. The blood pressure cuff is inflated by the actuation of a bulb attached to the blood pressure gauge. The bulb is actuated or squeezed against a stationary hand grip portion of the blood pressure gauge so as to provide a greater compressive force and deliver a larger volume of air to the blood pressure cuff.
US10092192B2	Methods for generating multiple mismatched coded excitation signals The present disclosure provides systems and methods for imaging based on the generation and use of mismatched coded excitation signals. Cross-correlation properties of the received signal reveal the location and/or timing and/or properties of the source. The use of mismatched signals enables spatial and/or temporal and/or functional encoding of the transmitted signals. In some embodiments, high-speed imaging may be performed by employing mismatched codes for spatial and/or temporal encoding, and by employing a subset of transducer elements as transmitters, and another subset of elements as receivers. Various example embodiments of different types of mismatched codes are provided, including codes that employ multiple frequency chirps, codes that employ concatenated multi-frequency binary phase-coded waveforms, and chirped binary phase-coded waveforms.
US10092188B2	Methods and compositions for identifying subjects at risk of developing stent thrombosis The invention provides methods and compositions for determining whether a subject containing a stent immobilized in a blood vessel has asymptomatic stent thrombosis or is at risk of developing clinically symptomatic stent thrombosis. In one approach, the method involves imaging a region of the blood vessel that contains the stent using a probe that contains a fluorochrome, for example, a near-infrared fluorochrome, and a targeting moiety that binds a molecular marker indicative of the presence of asymptomatic stent thrombosis or the development of symptomatic stent thrombosis. To the extent that the subject displays one or more such markers, the probe binds to the markers and increases the local concentration of the probe in the vicinity of the stent. The imaging method identifies those patients that display a higher density of such markers in the vicinity of the stent. As a result, those patients can be monitored for, and/or treated to prevent, symptomatic stent thrombosis.
US10092181B2	Method of imaging multiple retinal structures Methods and apparatus for imaging multiple retinal structures and montaging of multiple retinal images are provided. The method involves cross-correlating images from different imaging channels to compensate for intra-frame distortion due to retinal movement during image acquisition, and conducting a second cross-correlation to filter out any motion artifacts in the images. The resultant images are combined to generate a composite image. The method also involves controlling light directed on the retina spatially and temporally.
US10092180B2	Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging systems having adaptable lens systems and related methods and computer program products OCT imaging systems are provided for imaging a spherical-type eye including a source having an associated source arm path and a reference arm having an associated reference arm path coupled to the source path. The reference arm path has an associated reference arm path length. A sample is also provided having an associated sample arm path coupled to the source arm and reference arm paths. A lens having a focal power optimized for a diameter of the spherical-type eye is provided along with a reference arm path length adjustment module coupled to the reference arm. The reference arm path length adjustment module is configured to automatically adjust the reference arm path length such that the reference arm path length is based on an eye diameter of the subject.
US10092162B2	Dishwasher base structure A dishwasher with a tub defining a treating chamber having an access opening. A closure selectively closes the access opening and a base supports the tub. The base can include a set of spaced panels and a set of spaced beams connecting the set of panels. The base can be formed by inserting the set of spaced beams within the set of spaced panels.
US10092152B2	Sweeper with a skirt assembly Embodiments include a floor surface maintenance machine, comprising a cleaning tool chamber comprising a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. A rotary broom is housed in the cleaning tool chamber and substantially enclosed by the first, second, third and fourth sides thereof. The rotary broom sweeps particulate from the surface. A vacuum system generates vacuum for drawing particulate swept by the rotary broom. The vacuum system is positioned proximal to the first side. A skirt assembly extends substantially around the second, third and fourth sides of the cleaning tool chamber. The skirt assembly has a vacuum passage defined therein and in fluid communication with the vacuum system to direct air flow into the vacuum passage, thereby drawing particulate into the vacuum passage and preventing particulate accumulation at portions of the second, third and fourth sides that are distal to the vacuum system.
US10092146B2	Multistage cyclone and surface cleaning apparatus having same A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone assembly comprising a first stage cyclone and a second stage cyclone. The first stage cyclone has a first stage cyclone chamber and a first stage dirt collection chamber. The second stage cyclone is downstream from the first stage cyclone and at least partially nested in the first stage cyclone and has a second stage cyclone chamber and a second stage dirt collection chamber. The cyclone assembly has an openable end comprising at least one of the front end and the rear end, the openable end is moveable and closes the first stage cyclone chamber, the first stage dirt collection chamber, the second stage cyclone chamber and the second stage dirt collection chamber.
US10092145B2	Fibrous structures Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Modulus (GM Modulus) of less than 1402.4 g/cm at 15 g/cm as measured according to the Modulus Test Method described herein and a Geometric Mean Elongation (GM Elongation or GM Elong) of less than 10.2% measured according to the Elongation Test Method described herein are provided.
US10092138B2	Modified dicing procedure for a food processor A food processing device (10) includes a drive assembly coupled to a dualaction cutting tool (20) and a single-action dicing tool (40). First and second cutting assemblies (51, 52) are disposed on the cutting tool (20) and are adapted to make first and second cuts in a food substrate as the cutting tool (20) rotates within a food processing path (26). The cutting tool (20) is further adapted to urge the cut food substrate towards and through the dicing tool (40) where generally parallel spaced-apart blades (66) further cut the food substrate to form diced food elements. The sequential cutting arrangement of the cutting tool (20) and the dicing tool (40) provides for a food processing device (10) that is capable of dicing a food substrate with lower torque and lower power requirements as compared to conventional dicing methods.
US10092134B2	Waffle maker A waffle maker includes a first grill member and a second grill member openably coupled to the first grill member. The first grill member has a grill body and a cross-shaped rib mounted in a receiving space of the grill body. The cross-shaped rib has first rib portions, second rib portions under the first rib portions when the first grill member is at an upright state, and a cross-shaped notch. The cross-shaped notch has first notch portions extending respectively along the first rib portions, and second notch portions extending respectively along the second rib portions and communicating with the first notch portions. Each of the first notch portions has a length larger than that of each of the second notch portions.
US10092128B2	Variable speed steam cooker A user-manipulable apparatus uses a steam generator responsive to pressure while also allowing the user to increase or decrease cooking speed, water consumption and energy efficiency of a steam cooker as desired. In one exemplary embodiment, a steam cooker includes a variable-area vent orifice and a steam generator responsive to pressure in the cooking chamber. If the pressure in the cooker is lower than desired, more steam is generated until the pressure reaches a predetermined set point. If the pressure is higher than desired, steam generation is slowed or stopped until the pressure lowers to a predetermined set point.
US10092116B1	Jewelry display case The invention of the current application is directed to a jewelry display device which securely displays jewelry at optionally varying heights in such a way that the jewelry optionally face outward when the hold bar is positioned horizontal to the eye line of the customer and also optionally prevent theft while optionally still allowing the customer to handle and interact with the jewelry.
US10092114B2	Product display unit with extension A product display unit. The product display unit includes a base, a distal section, and an extension. The base includes a track that defines a longitudinal axis and that is configured to support a plurality of products thereon. The distal section is configured to releasably engage a distal portion of the base. The extension is configured to selectively engage the distal portion of the base.
US10092106B2	Recliner and legrest mechanism for a furniture member A furniture member may include a stationary base frame, a seatback frame, a seat bottom frame and a linkage. The seatback frame is supported by the base frame and is pivotable relative to the base frame. The seat bottom frame maybe supported by the base frame and may be movable relative to the seatback frame and the base frame. The linkage is attached to the base frame, the seatback frame, the seat bottom frame and a legrest platform. The linkage is movable between first and second positions. Movement of the linkage toward the first position causes the seatback frame to move toward a fully upright position and simultaneously causes the legrest platform to move toward a stowed position. Movement of the linkage toward the second position causes the seatback frame to move toward a fully reclined position and simultaneously causes the legrest platform to move toward a fully extended position.
US10092092B2	Ergonomics system for a workplace system An ergonomics system for a workplace system with adjustable furniture comprises a data processing device and an image recording device connected to the data processing device and arranged and designed such that image data representing an image of the workplace system user is transmitted to the data processing device. The data processing device is connected to an ergonomics database and is designed to evaluate the image data in order to determine the user's position data and posture data, to compare the determined position data and posture data to reference data in the ergonomics database in order to determine a measurement of a correctness of a corresponding position and posture of the user on the basis of the comparison, and to signal the determined measurement of correctness to the user.
US10092089B1	Height-adjustable table A height-adjustable table includes a table top with two support block units, a linkage mechanism including first and second linkages respectively pivotally connected to the support block units, and a lifting control mechanism including first and second sliding tooth racks respectively slidably mounted in respective sliding open chambers of the support block units and respectively pivotally connected to first and second legs of the first and second linkages, two lock mechanisms with center gears thereof meshed with the first and second sliding tooth racks and two operating handles operable to lock/unlock the center gears for allowing the first and second linkages to be extended out or received so as to further adjust the elevation of the table top.

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